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Evening star., 1936-06-24
.DEMOCRATSSLOW
OPENING SESSION
Delegates Gather TardiIy
and Are Entertained by
Band and Organ.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-An-
other day and another episode in
Democracy's quadrennial political pag-
cant is unfolding here today in Phila-
delphia's newest and largest closed
arena with an all-star cast of New
Dealers"
It's noon In Philadelphia but IL am.
in most other cities in the Eastern
time belt. The official program sched-
ules the start Of the show at this hour,
but the past two performances have
been an hour late getting under way.
None of the principals in this great
drama are yet on the stage. The radio
men in the broadcasting booths over
looking the big arena are all set to 60.
So are 500 or more newspapermen.
There are only about 500 of the 5000
alternates and delegates to the con-
vention on the floor. The two-tiered
balcony, with seats for 5000, has only
few hundred scattered spectators in
its massive oval shape. The tenseness,
the excitement and the noise that pre-
vailed at the same time yesterday is
lacking now.
Band Strikes Up March.
Five minutes pass. All! the flood
lights 60 on, bathing the auditorium
in a mass Of brilliancy. Almost
simultaneously the band, way up there
in the top tier of the far end of the
balcony, almost out Of sight, strikes
up a stirring march tune. And now
it's the organ that's playing. The
delegates are coming in more rapidly
now. The balconies also have added
few hundred spectators. Chairman
Doughton of the House Ways and
Means Committee arrives. He looks
at the brilliant red Democratic shield
that decorates the Speakers platform,
turns around and chats with Joe Sin
mott, doorkeeper Of the House.
Restless delegates wander aimlessly
about the floor. Some come up to the
enormous press stand and gaze Curl
ously at the newspaper men grinding
out convention news on portable type
writer's and telegraphers by their side,
flashing the information to the country
Again the band swings into action.
This time it's Sousa's stirring "Stars
and Stripes Forever" The organ joins
in with an accompaniment, but a little
late. Slowly the hall is coming to life.
The big clock suspended from the
ceiling, midway in the auditorium
points to 1925. And still the dynamo
of the convention-Postmaster General
Farley-has not put in his appearance.
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Platform Committee Hears
Plea to Scrap Spoils System
n. F. of L. and Government EMPLOYEES
Officials Urge CiuiI Service Be E1-
tended and " re LeueI Raised,
Rr \ stat, correspondent Of The star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Sup-
port for the merit system in the Fed
eral service was urged upon the DEM
ocratic platform builders today by
William Green, president Of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, and Luther
c. Steward, head of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees. Stew
ard also spoke for the Legislative
Council Of Government employe Or
ganizations.
Green added to his speech q plea
for adequate wage standards for the
thousands Of Government workers.
Later the speeches of these two
were reinforced by q strong request
for a "spoils abolition-merit substi-
tuition" plank in the Democratic plat
form, presented by Mrs. Larue Brown
of Boston on behalf of the National
League Of Women Voters.
Steward urged extension Of the merit
system to all positions in the Federal
service, except those Of a policy
making nature.
Mrs. Brown said, in part:
Speaking not only as q represent
ative of the League Of Women Voters,
but also as . Democrat who has been
active in party work for many years.
] believe the greatest menace to
Evening star., 1936-06-24
Australian Boy, 3,
With Nail in Lllng,
Here for Ren,OUaI
Child Goes 5000 Miles
to Permit Philadel-
phia Treatment.
Ry tie Associated Press.

fy tEe ASSOCIATED PreSS.
NEW YORK, June 24-Three-year-
cd Kelvin Rogers of Melbourne,
Australia, concluded 9,000-mile
journey today to permit a Philadel-
phia doctor to attempt to remove a
nail from his lung.
Doctors in his native land said Kel-
vim would not live unless the nail
were removed. Two attempts to re-
move it in Australia failed.
DR.. Chevalier Jackson of Temple
University, Philadelphia, will have
charge of the effort to dislodge the
nail. Inventor Of the bronchoscope,
DR.. Jackson will have his first look
at his patient late today or tomorrow.
The boys mother, Mrs. Marjorie
Rogers, wife of a Boort, Australia,
mechanic, said Kelvin was in no pain
during the voyage.
Blond. blue-eyed and pink checked
Kelvin practically had the run Of the
vessel, jeff Davis, during the voyage,
Miss Alison Collar, fellow passenger,
related that paint and dirt were the
principal problems for Kelvin. He
managed to collect both.
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CALLEN ACCLAIMED
HEAD Of K|WAN|S
Lynch and Taylor Named
Vice PresidentS-F.B.I |.
Chief Speaks.

A. Copeland Callen of Urbana, Ill,
today was elected president of the
Kiwanis International by acclama-
ton. James M. Lynch of Florence,
S. c., and F. Trafford Taylor of
Winnipeg. Manitoba, were elected
vice presidents and H. G. Hatfield OF
Oklahoma City was reelected treas
urer.
The elections today followed an ap-
peal by j. Edgar Hoover, director OF
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
to Kiwanis members to organize COM
mittees on law and order in every
one of the 1000 Kiwanis communities
to support local officials in the war
on crime.
The new Kiwanis president is heac
of the Department of Mining anc
Metallurgical Engineering at the Uni
versity of Illinois. For four years he
has been a member of the Kiwanii
Board Of Trustees, and for three year!
chairman of the Finance Committee
Both Lynch and Taylor were retiring
trustees.
Address Of Hoover.
In his address to the delegates, Hoo.
yer declared that "ceaselessly, hour
after hour and day after day and
month after month, 100000 majol
crimes year are being rolled up ints
a horrible toll of plunder and pill.
lage."
Such an organized fight by the de.
cent, law-abiding manpower of the Ma.
ton, Hoover said, ''is Of the utmos
importance in the life Of every man
woman and child"
The army Of known criminals in thu
United States today Is greater than the
armed forces raised by this country
during the World War, Hoover said
and the "crime tax" of America
amounts to $120 a year for every man
woman and child"
"It may shock you," the chief of tn,
G-men said, "to know that even durin,
(See KIwANIS- Page 0l
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Veteran Who Refused to Use
Bonus to Aid Child Goes to Jail

road. He was found guilty by Justice
Luhring of wilfully failing to pay his
wife, Barbara Carnella, portion Of
the $1,160 he is in arrears In main-
tenance for their child.
Attorney Jean M. Boardman, who
filed the contempt petition, told the
Judge that Carnella had just received
bonus certificates worth $839.
The wife was awarded limited d.
vorce several years ago here after the
District courts had set aside Florida
decree Carnella had obtained. The
former policeman was ordered to pay
$40 monthly for the child's support.
Evening star., 1936-06-24

Justice Oscar r. Lurhing Of District
Supreme Court today sent to jail for
60 days a father who had just re-
ceived his veterans bonus, but refused
to use any of it for the maintenance
Of his 11-year-old child.
This was the first local case IN
which the courts have ruled that a
bonus recipient may not plead the
immunity from attachment given his
bonus by law to evade alimony or
maintenance remittanceS.
The man held In contempt and
sent to jail was Anthony w. Carnellas
retired policeman. Of 1884 Columbia
Evening star., 1936-06-24
HINDENBURG EN- ROUTE
ON THIRD TRIP HOME
- tie Associated Press.

8s tie Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. j., June 24.-The
dirigible Hindenburg was over the
North Atlantic today en- route to its
home port of Frankfort-on-Main for
the third time since it established
commercial transportation service be-
tween Germany and the United States.
The ship left its mooring mast at
the naval air station at 1925 pm,
Eastern standard time, last night with
81 passengers and a crew Of 54 aboard.
Its skipper, DR.. Hugo Eckener, ex-
pected to complete the West-to-East
crossing in approximately so hours.
The Hindenburg is due again at
Lakehurst July 2.
Among the passengers, seven Of
whom must sleep in cots because the
capacity was exceeded, were Max
Schmeling, German heavyweight who
conquered Joe Louis, and three United
States naval officers acting. as ofdcial
observers.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
BY JOHN II. CLINE,


PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-The
Platform Committee of the Democratic
National Convention today received its
first demand for a platform plank
putting the party on record as favor
Ing constitutional amendment abridg-
ing the powers of the Supreme Court.
This plea came from William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, whose suggested plank was
similar to the one he submitted to
the Republican National Convention
in Cleveland.
Second Attack on Court.
A second attack on the Supreme
Court was made by William Jennings
Bryan, jr., son of the Great Com
noner." He urged plank committing
the party to constitutional amend
ment requiring a unanimous vote OF
the court to invalidate State law.
"A citizen cannot be convicted OF
a crime except by unanimous vote OF
the jury" Bryan said. "Why should
1t be possible for the Supreme Court to
convict State of violating the Con-
stitution by less than a unanimous
vote?"
Green said Supreme Court decisions
dnvalidating laws by mere majority
vote have created most unfavorable
impression and aroused widespread
dissatisfaction, particularly among the
workers of the Nation"
For this reason" he added, 1--WE
recommend that you incorporate in
your platform a declaration in favor
of the adoption of an amendment to
the Constitution which provides that
no law shall be declared unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court except
by not less than two-thirds vote of
its members"
He also expressed the hope that JUS
tices with "a social outlook and social
vision" might be added to the Supreme
Court. He offered no suggestion as to
how this might be done.
Applauded frequently.
The federation president, whose
name has not figured in the pre-con-
vention platform discussions, submitted
his recommendations in vigorous Ian
guage and was applauded frequently
by the spectators. The applause was
scattered, however, when he set forth
his views on constitutional amend
ment.
Attacking the treaty of recognition
with Soviet Russia, he asserted labor Is
convinced that through the Third In
ternationale, with headquarters in
Moscow, subversive activities are being
carried on in the United States" This,
he said, Is violation of the terms of
the recognition treaty.
"In the light of these facts" he
added, I'VE urge that your platform de-
clare IN favor of the withdrawal of the
recognition Of the Soviet government"
Green told the committee unem-
ployment should receive first con-
sideration. "As a partial remedy" he
said, 1--WE urge a declaration in favor
Of well-planned, systematic, public
works relief program" He also urged
o national unemployment census.
Other recommendations by Green
included:
Acceptance of the principle of the
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Evening star., 1936-06-24

GULFPORT, Miss, June "a Pl.-
The American auxiliary yacht Storm
along, from Miami, reached here yes
terday with her captain and crew Of
four safe after losing her mainsail in
q tropical storm last week of Yuca-
tan.
The Stormalong reached Gulfport
Harbor under her own power.
William Mclaughlin, captain Of the
vessel, said he and his crew had q
thrilling experience during the storm.
which caught them shortly after leav-
ing Belize, British Monduras, June IL.
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Plebiscite Urged.

MANILA, p. l., June "a R.-
Speedy passage of bill providing for
a nationwide plebiscite on woman
suffrage was urged today by President
Manuel Quezon in special message
to the Philippine Assembly.
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Urges Justices
With "SOcial
Vision"
HITS TREATY
WITH RUSSIA
Asks Withdrawal of
Recognition to
Soviet.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-The
Platform Committee concluded its
hearing shortly after 2 o'clock and
went Immediately into executive
session to select a subcommittee of
five to draft the platform.
Evening star., 1936-06-24


treaty. Britain suggested paper
parity" United States objected:
preliminary conference broke up
Uithout result.
BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. June 24.-Japan rejected
as practically meaningless" today the
three power London naval treaty.
The cabinet, following the lead Of
the japanese delegation which walked
out Of the treaty sessions last Janu-
ary, refused a British invitation to
join in the pact.
The japanese objection to the stop
gap" agreement, signed March 25 by
the United States, Great Britain and
France, was based on absence of naval
parity clauses which Japan had in
sisted on.
Because the new treaty does not
provide restriction of total naval ton
mage, it is practically meaningless"
a cabinet statement said.
Britain Is Notified.
Keinosuke Fujii, charge d'affaires
in London, was instructed by Foreign
Minister Hachiro Arita to notify the
British government of the refusal.
The Japanese delegation in London
withdrew from the conference after
demands for naval equality, to replace
the old ratio system in previous
treaties, were denied by other powers.
The treaty, as finally signed by the
three nations, left the way open for
both Japan and Italy to join later.
italy did not sign the agreement
because Of application Of sanctions
against her.
Move Held Embarrassing.
japanese non-adherence will en-
barrass the three powers bound in the
treaty, an unidentified naval authority
predicted in the newspaper Yomiuri.
He said validity of certain sections
of the London pact, which becomes ef-
fective in January, 1887, depend upon
adherence Of Japan and Italy.
Under the clause providing for ex.
change Of building plans before start
ing naval construction. both Washing
ton and London will be anxious to
learn of Japan's program after she is
freed next year from the present
treaty, the writer declared.
Admiral Osami Nagano, navy min
lister, was reported to have emphasized
to the cabinet Japan must be free to
build whatever ships she needs for de-
fense purposes.
This freedom could not be main
tanned, he was reported to have said.
under the exchange clause.
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RUSSIANS DEMAND
STRAITS FREEDOM
Free Passage for Subs and
Other Ships Sought by
Litvinoff.

ACKGROUNU-
Lausanne treaty of 1928 proDided
for denilitarization of straits be-
tUeer Black Sea and Mediter-
ranean, Turkey forbidden to main
tain armed forces ,Dithin specific
areas requested revision of treaty
tolloDing Gern,any's remilitarisd-
ton of Rhineland last March. Con-
ference In Montreur called as con-
sequence.
Evening star., 1936-06-24
NAVPACT
REJECTED BY TOXIC
AS MEANINGLESS"
Absence of Parity Clauses
Leads to Action by
Cabinet.
LACK OF RESTRICTION
ON TONNAGE is CITED
japanese Non Adherence Will
Embarrass Other Powers,
Officials Believe.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
World limitation of naval drnud-
ments 1UdS agreed on at Washington
Conference in 1921. Parity for
capital ships giUen United States
and Great Britain; Japan. Italy
and France receiping smaller alloU-
Gnces. London Conference of 1880
reached agreement on cruisers, de-
Stroyers cnd submarines; Japan
giUen slightly greater dllawdnce
than in ratio for capital ships. In
1884 Japan pressed demand for
parity ,Oith United States and
Great Britain in all classes, in De-
cember abrogated Washington
treaty. Britain suggested paper
parity" United States objected:
preliminary conference broke up
without result.
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WEATHER.

%: 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Mostly cloudy tonight, followed by fair
tomorrow; slowly rising temperature.
Temperatures-Highest, 66, at 8 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at 3 am. today.
Full report on page b..
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YACHT is SAFE

See DISTRICT, Page A.
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(See SESSION, Page A-5.)
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(See KIWANIS, Page 2.
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(see CONVENTION, Page S.
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Frayne, among them, travelled
East with the st. Mary'S team and
left the Polo Grounds babbling
about the ruggednesS of Fordham.
CroWley's team will not lack for
advocates among the Pacific Coast
experts.
Washington football played to
a percentage of 500 in the So
called higher brackets. George
Washington scored a sensational
triumph over Wake Forest, which
is history. University of Maryland
played to expectations and de-
feated Syracuse. Catholic Uni
versity came a cropper against
University of Mississippi, and
Navy was stopped by Princeton.
Valliquette Greater
Georgetown played a tie with
New York University to remain
among the undefeated teams of
the Atlantic Seaboard. On Satur-
day, as one year ago, the Violet
saved itself from defeat in the last
minute of play. A wobbly forward
pass which Barabas almost inter
cepted was caught by Harry
Shorten, and George Brown con-
verted to tie the score. Last year
Machlowitz ran back punt to
Continued on Page "a, Col. g.
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FOrdnam maintained It's posi-
ton among the unbeaten teams of
the East, overcoming a Six-point
lead that was kicked into its face
in the first few minutes of play.
Out on the West Coast fans
are chanting the praises of the
football team of University of
Southern California. They call
this latter outfit the Trojans. I'm
beaten thus far. with victories
over California of Berkeley, Ore
gon State and others to their
credit, the Trojans listen atten-
lively to the call of the Bowl.
Long Trail Ahead
The trail confronting both Of
these aspirants is long and ardu-
Gus. Stanford. the bruised and
battered Injuns, lie in ambush
along the trail. oregon and Wash
ington State must be handled.
Fordham must dispose of Uni
verSity of Pittsburgh on next Sat-
urday, and then come the Boiler
makers of Purdue. Georgia and
New York University. Pitt came
back after it's defeat at the hands
of Duquesne and slaughtered
Notre Dame. Minnesota preserved
it's hegemony over the Middle
West by knocking a few rivets
loose for the Boilermakers. Pitt
is ready to keep on rolling along.
The recuperative power of Purdue
will be watched when it tackles
Carnegie Tech next Saturday.
Yale is unbeaten among the
traditional colleges of the East,
but it is entirely unlikely that the
Blue would accept a bid to COM
pete in any of the various Bowl
games. Minnesota, if it rolls along
to increase it's streak of consecu-
tive victories beyond the 81 mark
already accomplished, would be
prevented from accepting by con-
ference rule.
George WaShington'S schedule
might be lacking in Bowl caliber
in the judgment of the Western
committee. So, with Duke elimi-
mated, at least for the time being,
and certain restrictions fencing
other eligibles, the cause of the
Ram will be urged with all the
power of New York's resources.
West Coast sports writer's, Pat
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Len Walsh, former George
Washington U. line coach, attend
ed the NOtre Dame-Pitt game
Reds" Pryor, high average and
high spares leader in the RFC
Duckpin League, failed to mark
for 20 boxes the other night.
and then spared in the final box
=. Pat Remillard, who set world
record of nine straight winners at
Marlboro several years ago, rides
at Dufferin Park, a Canadian
track . Knox Pitts, OglethOrpe U.
alumnus, working here in the
Treasury Department, was elated
when the PetrOls defeated Emory.
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of the game. Two of the Ole
Miss. losses were to two of the
most powerful units in the South,
Tulane and Louisiana State. And
the loss to Temple was through a
flukey fortune that turned GER
tain victory into defeat in the last
minute of play.
The play of Irish Carroll, the
Catholic U. sensational back, in
which the Baldwinsville bullet
averaged 9 yards per try, has
stamped him as one of the best
backs from the North who have
shown down in this neck of the
woods in years. Carroll played
more than three quarters of the
game, and carried the pigskin
three out of every four times. In
the great pre-game buildup which
featured the duel between Ray
Hapes and Irish Carroll, the lat
ter proved to be the star of the
clash even in defeat. Hapes was
bottled up throughout the tilt by
the play of the C. U. wingmen,
Capt. Hermie Schmarr and Zeke
Brown, and it was because of the
sewing up of Hapes that Ole Miss
finally took to the air to complete
two heaves for winning touchdown
passes.
Works Out Today
The Cardinal team was to work
out today on the practice field Of
Southwestern University located
here. Drills will be held each after
noon, with the usual blackboard
practice in the morning.
Assistant Coach Tommy
Whalen, who secuted Loyola Fri
day night, met the team this
morning, armed with book OF
notes of the doingS of the New
Orleans outfit against the Univer-
sity of Alabama last Friday night,
when Loyola held the powerful
'Bama team to a 13-7 score.
They left their feet too soon on
a number of occasions, and on
others, after making contact, did
not drive aggressively enough,
with the result that blocks were
improperly executed.
Quite naturally, all who saw the
game dwell on the sensational,
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Boy Falls on Knife
PICK-UPS AND PUT-OUTS

Wednesday at NarraganSett =.
Dale Prather, George Washington
U. tackle, rates Wake Forest as
the toughest eleven the COIOnials
have faced to date. North Caro-
lima and Duke, chopped down Sat
urday, can forget about the Rose
Bowl . and dwell on the real
business at hand, which is foot
ball.
Was that George COnsidine at
yesterdays soccer matches on the
Monument heath, with tennis rae
quet under arm?. Burton Smith,
Heurich's right halfback, is cOu.
sin of Jess Burton. and George
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BY George A. Simpson

hVecchietti, Italian-American goal
keeper, is a nephew of Rocco Vec-
chietti, right halfbaCk =. =. Karl
"Smitty" Nau, of the same team,
is better known in basketball and
baseball circles Among Specta-
tors at the games were Dan Nor
gan, Johnny Gum, Jack Turner,
Archie Boyd, Bill Castle, Jack
O'Meyer, Willie Mann, Jack Craig,
Frank Knapp and Bob Patterson
fluffy" Leemans and Dick
"Windy" O'Connell sat together at
the New York U.-GeOrgetOwn
game. and DIR. Leo Donovan
needed a hypOdermic when the
ViOletS tied the score.
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Boys Club Stars
LIST Contest

An all7star aggregation Of for
mer and present-day high school
and college athletes will meet the
B. C. Seniors in an indoor base
ball game at the Boys Club of
Washington, Wednesday at 8:45
p. m.
In the visitors lineup will be
found such outstanding players
as Mario Gregoria, Georgetown
University; Jan Jankowski, Cath
Ole University; Eddie White,
Catholic University; Buddy Nau,
Georgetown University, an d
others.
Indoor Baseball
October rs, 6:45 p; M B. c. Cubs
Mats VS.. B. c. All Stars.
Touch Football
October 81, 6:45 p. M. B. c. Pirates
VS.. B. C. Yanks; 27, 7:45 p. m, Friend
ship House VS.. B. c. Ruels.
V0TE AMEpIcAN-
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Rivers Battles
Scott Toniqht

Bobby Dechter and Joe Temes
square off tonight in a siX-round
preliminary to the Howard Scott
Joe Rivers feature at the Arena,
Fourteenth and w Streets North
west.
Bobby mixes giggle water at
Bo Bregman'S Restaurant while
joey serves 'em up for the New
Commercial Lunch.
Rivers and Scott, principals in
the headliner, are in tip-top con-
dition. Both came out of the
gymnasium where they have been
laboring for 10 days without a
mark.