Show news review of current E events vents the world 0 over ve hoover to stand on platform calling 0 for modification of amendment would let slates states decide for themselves by EDWARD W PICKARD ET each state decide for itself L LET whether it will be wet or dry that briefly la Is the prohibition plank adopted by the national conven alon lo 10 chicago it was as dictated by president hoover and the administration forces in complete 01 control of the q A convention put it over after one of the most uproarious uproar loue sessions in twenty years cf of republic an conventions president Preil dent the plank Is 13 not hoover pleasing to chevery the very w wet e t republicans and Is completely obnoxious to the dry otel under the republican plan confess congress will III at all times be in general control of liquor law en in those status states that elect to remain dry also congress will control the nanu manufacture facture sale and distribution of liquor within the borders of the wet states with the platform out of the way the convention proceeded to do what had been whispered in some quarters they might do they herbert hoover for president and charles a curtis for vice the debate on the prohibition plank vas was the only thing that saved this convention from being a corn com flop as far as us thrills and ex cit ement are concerned in all other respects it was nas about as tame as a town meeting the selection of standard bearers being a foregone conclusion bamps R gar fiell chaiem chalemin in of the resolutions committee led the firlit for the hoover plank while senator dingham bingham and nicholas murray butler headed the forces demanding a plank insisting on the repeal of the eighteenth amendment Se genitor Bing liams plank was defeated by a vote of to an analysis of the vote shows that the republicans in the south swung the balance against the northern cast ern and middle western states which furnish the bulk of the elec toral votes totes tor for the election of republican presidents the hoover plank as adopted reads in to part as fol follows loAs we do not eivor a submission limited to the issue of retention or repeal for the american nation never in its history has gone back ward and in this cr se the progress which has been thus far made must be preserved while the evils must be eliminated we therefore believe that the people should have hare an opportunity to pass upon a proposed amend ment the provision of which while retaining the federal government power to preserve the gains already made ir dealing with the evils in berent in the liquor traffic shall allow states to deal with the problem as s their citizens may determine but subject always to the power of the federal government to protect those states where prohibition may exist and safeguard guard our citizens every everywhere shere from the return of the saloon and its attendant abuses such an amendment should be promptly submitted to the states bv congress to be acted upon by state convention called for that sole purpose in accordance with the provisions of article V of the con and adequately safeguard cd ed so as to be truly representative the platform as submit ter by the resolutions committee was adopted by tt a viva vira roce vote some of the high lights follow approval given an emergency relief fund to fo loans to states in need iso no direct federal relief to individuals shorter work week shorter work day legislation to stimulate home tul building iding contina ance of restricted immigration prompt and drastic reduction of public expenditure urged further aid pledged through acu federal 1 l rr farm farla board protective tariff duties assistance to solve problems of controlling production full protection to ed veterans pl pledged edgeL cash payment of bonus not tot men cloned favor extension of tariff protection to natural resource industries committed to maintenance of navy nary on basis of parity with any nation opposed to fur ther alwy Lers personnel ierson onnel nel lion tion american entry into league court favored Sctt settlement lement of international difficulties difficult les without lal linneen or foreign partnership pledged aigid laws favored to stamp wit cut activities of gangsters racketeers teera and kid em relentless warfare pledged against narcotic truffle raft need cited for of bank ing laws on sounder basla retention of gold standard pledged participation in in conferences on monetary questions existing status of government in hawaii should be maintained president constructive pro gram lauded as an anatta attack ckon on the depres depression with far ar reaching objectives but entailing no danger to the budget republican control of 0 the federal government will insure the orderly recovery of the country WHILE BILE the republicans were busy in chicago tho democrats made small pro reas in set tile their pro convention squabbles one development was the rumor originating in Ch chicago lengo that melvin A traylor tray lor the banker who ho Is one of 0 the dark horse bill ties for the presidential nomina tion might be put on ad tb roosevelt ticket in second rl place ace it was eald said the new governor co vernor would wel wet come this move tho the traylor cam laign managers seemed to think the better ticket would be traylor Iroy lor and roosevelt support of the nominee whoever he may be was pledged by leaders of the party in a united appeal for completion of the party s awo 1 victory fund before the opening of the national nation convention on june 27 the message to the rank and file ole was signed by alfred 11 smith gov franklin roosevelt jouett souse owen D young newton D kaker baker former gor james il 31 coi cox john W davis and 54 other leaders T TRAGEDY stepped in to halt the of representative wright soldier bonus bill when representative E esack dem tenn dropped dead on the floor TV T 7 of the house while making an art imps stoned pid plea tot toy the immediate payment of the 2 bonus shocked by the dramatic turn of events the bouse house adjourned adour ned immell abely as a mark of respect mr eslick had pat about half cornman comman plated a ten minute speech in behalf of the bonus pie picturing the world war ar army as I 1 the flower of the country a manhood min hood he waved aside questions of finance and said mr speaker I 1 want to divert from the sordid lie he never finished the sentence As he calla collapsed sed he clutched at a table and partially broke his fall dr george W calver capitol phy asician said he had died before he struck the floor mrs eslick was in the members illery gillery g at the time tragedy added to Is the history of 0 this bonus bill hours bours of debate largely for home consumption wasted on the measure that was foredoomed before it was presented though it pissed passed the house by a vote of to there was no pos possible gible chance that the senate would pass it it and president 1100 ver had bad announced that he would veto it it if it should be passed anew CRAIZ RANZ VON va 1 germanys new aristocratic chancellor held sever leveni il conferences with TOO the premiers of the states and the ger man agricultural council and succeeded in part in allaying their fears that his government intended eventually to overthrow the republic he be as lured them solemn ly that bis his rule would be I 1 bared entirely on the con ution of the franz von belch and denied that his cabinet was unsocial or reactionary tio nary the of the reichstag and the calling of elections were thought necessary he said to a new unified expression of the national will and it was his belief that a new parliament will more readily produce a clear cut majority for a policy of and ethical rehabilitation and an economic orientation that snail rest on christian national and social foundations Wad WITHOUT debate the senate adopted opted a resolution presented by senator joe joo T robinson democratic floor leader calling on the president to specify how and additional savings sayings to be bs accomplished une AS introduced in answer to Ircel resident deia 1 lo overla that congress saie to 10 more in some quarters tho the prediction nas made that the need for add dional budget budge A balancing funda funds wll wit serve to revive the salen tax notwithstanding tho the fact that the bit 1 iton lion dollar tax bill already has been enacted into law the cor terence committee still wrestling bith vi ith the economy bill hai ling come COMO to a virtual agreement on the plan for enforced furlough furloughs for federal employees instead 0 of the 10 per cent pay cut plan stanislaus S lanislaus rANI FELIX HAUSNER the aviator ar lator who ho attempted a flight from new york ts to poland oland was as rescued by the steamship circle shell after drifting eight daye days on tho the atlantic on his wrecked airplane Il klausner ausner was completely exhausted when rescued ind and literally fell into the lifeboat that was vias lowered to pick him tip up the captain of the ship reported by radio that klausner II Il ausner had received only minor and was progressing satisfactorily F FOLLOWING the abortive attempt of three young cubans to assassinate president machado by throwing a bomb at him the police of the island republic made a series of raids on the homes of prom anent person persons and asserted they had uncovered t three h r e e separate plots against Ila machados life nearly a bun dred leading CHI zens of havana were put in prison and arms and preil dent explosives were machado seized capt miguel calvo 1 chief of the police pollee expert bureau said I 1 cubans have turned to terrorism in a desperate effort to oust president machado dead or alive I 1 am convinced that havanas leading wen and women have gone era crai the are astounding and most disappointing for the future of cuba and the cubans the society terrorists I 1 belong to the ABU ABC organization which sought to overthrow the government on may alay 20 independence day but were foiled by the discovery of their plot police say that other govern ment leaders besides machado are IM marked tor for death i CARLOS DAVILA DA VILA apparently wa was not sufficiently radical in his policies toward foreign interests in chill so he v was as forced by the military and socialistic junta to resign as provisional president col mar baduke crove grove who bid a I great deal to do a ith the ousting of pres ident Mot montero tero remained in control but there nere were rumors that an army group was plotting to bring ex president carlos ibanez back from exile and form a new junta with davilas aid capt alejandro lazo an intimate associate of da vila and of ibanez aas ft as arrested extremist sentiment against D di dt t vilas continuance in the junta arose as a result of attics dim by the leftist neus newspaper paper opinion lon which has led efforts of centala i elements in northern chile to force dissolution of the co sach such organization IT I 1 T LOOKS LOOES as if it garton B means I 1 one of the bals in Am abrica rica boum hare to spend artther term in a fedell penitentiary A fed eral jury in wash ington found mm guilty of stealing eD eDi rusted to him by mrs eva lyn walsh wash mclean for the purpose of 1 ransoming col charles bab baby yand and the court a etc 4 LV cc M of 15 years lm im gaston 8 and a means fine of 2 2000 he was tc quitted u on two embezzlement charges his 1 attorney moved for a new trial and gave notice of appeal and mean while means was put back in to jall P POLICE OLICE action in the lindbergh case Is being attacked on both sides of the ocean following follow ng the suicide ot of violet sharpe maid in the service of the dorrow family the young woman had been questioned repeatedly by the police pollee and many persons in adur lea ica and in england believe she had persecuted that she the was wits driven to self destruct ion although it ap pears she was in no way implicated in the state senator E E L richards nic hardg of new jersey attaud attacked ake he administration of governor moore as responsible for blunders in the case and said a legislative investigation was virtually tain it in london a member of the house of commons brought up the matter by asling asking the foreign office if the government had its attention called to thi suicide of miss sharpe and if it would make re presenta eions to the washington government suggesting an inquiry as to what responsibility the police had for the girl a death q dualon lu alon |