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STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1932. FARLEY NOW ASKS THOTHRDS RULE Roosevelt Manager Reverses Stand—Foes Call Posi- tion Surrender. 1 Prom First Page.) Con in six ballots. e of mind. of no reason vention failed to nominat 1 ha before the Carclina was mu- 1 twe- said in a d are col ballot, Roosevell's statement 3 it enou; and thoroughly Roosevelt lutely on both r and the order of * he added y concession they get is that to the next convention up for consideration the which means it can't | t vears. There will be If they break this 2g to charge them 1 from the floor. They four others Prepare for Showdown. e glint of battle in their eyes, med back to the conven- | roll call the of the gather- broken enator Walsh lett Shouse, but field of other E. Smith in has the ed against me rested in and out of tha d to him. even close decision Alfred | the Roosevelt y, with a long to Walsh biggest of all. he candidates almost | to be exact, to house, in opposing whom nemies meintain the can- a pledged wor York's dele neut voted 73 New and so far themselves, last 28 Confident. the New York Smith Smith chuckled at ouse without S F ed, and the son delegations, joined by a le number of Roose- groups, confidently this elects Si favorite not inconsiderak velt-pied, St on. vote, preceded by came on whether to T mmendation of ttee, which, down the line conyen| debate, madjority resolution vole was 36 to 12 nted the commil Arizona, Ar- 2, Georgla, daho, h €l , Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis- Missouri, Montana, Nebraska. Hampshire, North Caro- a, Oregon, Pennsyl a, South Dakota Utah, Vermont, Washing- Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyo- Porto Rico and the teemen from k North D ia, South Tennessee, ton, West z Hawail, Were arraigned California CIAL NOTICES. ~ SPE E 'k'(y FC s 8 418 10th *PLUMBING REPAIR j co. 3343 S 4 0 L St HEFFRON CO. it 5= NOTHING “just li ¥ FOR CHAI Hide Your Light C. P ozal C Pre; The National Capital Press FLA. AVE, Srd snd NNE. IRGINIA women in Chicago for the Democratic National Canvention are | shown here presenting former Gov. Harry F. Byrd with flowers right: Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond; Mr ton; former Gov. Byrd and Mrs. R. C. Watts, George Sloane, Warren- tional committeewoman. —A. P. Photo. Connecticut, Delaware. Illinois, Mary- land, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Alaska. The remainder of the committee mem- bers did not take part in the voting. ‘The States thus ranged had actual convention votes on jority side, 358 on the minority, but not all were bound to vote as units and in some cases the committee vote was far from assuring even a majority of the delegation. Bewildered by a night of somer- saulting developments and wholly un- certain what might happen next, the Democrats reassembled today in the Stadium to loiter through a couple of credentials contests while their real is- sues waited outside the wings. Louisiana’s turbulent factions and a Roosevelt-Smith contest from Minne- sota claimed the floor with appeals to the party’s highest court—the con- vention itself. The outcome of neither contest greatly changed the situation on the broader questions demanding action later in the day. Delegates Wavering. Undoubtedly the shifting of policy among the Rooseveltians had greatly encouraged the opposition in their at- tempts to break down entirely the New Yorker's dominance, and several South- ern delegations previously counted as his_were reported wavering. There was much talk of a compro- mise candidate as the delegates, weary from conferences lasting most of the night, sssembled slowly in the conven- tion hall. Ritchie of Maryland was mentioned s a possible beneficiary of a break-up of present alignments, and | the name of Newton D. Baker was |8 €ver again heard in many delegations. | But it was a little early ‘to be think- | 3gain ing of such things in any definite w The preliminary tests of the predom- inant Roosevelt strength were awaited before anything conclusive could be con- sidered | The Rocsevelt men reiterated their onfidence they would show a majority 1 the opening ballot, which probabiy will be reached Thursday or Friday, and climb upward rapidly to the two-thirds now ageepted as the needed margin. Gets Away Slowly. The convention was even slower than esterday’s opening session in getting together. The hour of noon saw a fraction of the delegates in their aces and the galleries almost empty. Not a single conventicn offiefal had ap- peared on the platform. The pipe organ kept its concert of melodies going incessantly, but out 2ll that was stirring in of the first celebrities to_ arrive r Huey Long, whos» Louisi- n had won a rough and in the Credentials Com- t still faced a challence on nd in white, the Kingfish und of handshaking in fous delegations. He talked things - with Arthur Mullen of Nebraska, R floor leader. ional chairman, John J. Ras- a few minutes later and nded by delegates who nted to whisper in his ear. Davis Unnoticed. Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio, possibility for either °t, appeared in a linen e d his way to the Ohio ugh the gathering crowds st unnoticed, John tongued, _silver-haired issourf’s favorite son, about among friends on the plat- shaking hands. “Alfalfa Bill” ption in the Okla- he floor. e party's executive busy among the rs, when Senator for the chairman- growing throng looked very tired men were working beavers to rally their some of the ed progress Mississippi Mississippi Senator Dele- fon said Floor man- ng the signs the floor The Roosev harder to Rask down the y would do th T Mullen went d show high perch in ywd interested for he broke into utherners and ell with v 1ed out the throaty tones of no! platform. racters had rclay, the tem- osed for the last camera men, with the gavel soon to relinquish A. Farloy went about th crowded aisles seeking cut the waver- ers. He denied rumors he had broken with the Governor, Gov. Ritchie got a unders and a ripple from else- in the hall as he fought his way in to take his aisle seat on the Mary- lend front. The “Win-With-Ritchie” cards popped into sight again for a nt of ch al of the few minut s of s of “Maryland M3 Gov. Ritchie stood on & chair and waved a straw hat to cheer- ing delegates about him. A sudden switch to “The Sidewalks of | Unign Telegraph Co.. died at his home in| Linc. 6060 New York” got Al smj\b' who had just | today in his . arrived, to his feet under the New York standard. He got a hand, and then the Texans cheered as the organ went into “I've been workin' on the Rail- | road,” the Gamer campaign song. 614 | the ma- | hand from the| by admirers, Smith did not even wait for the inevitable ques- tion of what he had for breakfast. “I ate sait mackerel this morning,” he announced, “and I feel fine.” Senator Barkley made his first try for order at two minutes before 1, whack- ing the gavel with a strong right arm He evidently meant business, and the disorderly aisles began to clear up Nearly everybody was a long way from home, however, and it was several min- utes before the hall became at all quiet So many were on the floor that it looked as though seats would be at a premium. Some of the delegates had trouble getting intruders out of their places Got Started at 1 0'Clock. were nearly filled, too, although some big empty patches ap- peared in the higher tiers and there was vacant seat here and there lower Surround: at ‘1 o'clock the business of the day really got started, but only for an anncuncement by J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, chairman of the Rules Com- mittee, that the committee would meet immediately in an adjoining room. It was called together to reconsider its de- cision of last night, indorsing a modi- fied two-thirds rule Then there was & pause, for arrange- ments for the credentials fight had not yet been: compieted. Barkley retired to the back of the platform, and the hall became as noisy Senator Barkley rapped for order at 1:15 after conferring with a knot of convention officials on the platform. He presented the Right Rev. F. G Ostowski, who delivered the opening prayer. He is a Chicagoan. Then, after another pause, Mrs. How- ard A. Austin of Kansas City, in dark blue crepe de chine with blue hat, sang a song to the Democracy, specially written for the occasion, exhorting the party to “keep united” and fight on. John S. Hurley of Manchester, N. H., chairman of the Credentials Committee, appeared at last at the front of the platform and read the committee re- port. It seated the Long faction of Louisiana and the faction led by Einar Hoidale in Minnesota. Minority Reports. Scott Lucas of Illinois appeared to present the minority report on behalf faction of Louisiana e seating of & delegation P. Long recommend that the conven- and seat the delegates sent from the Shrevcport, La., convention and elected according to the constitu- tion of Louisiana.” id the Long delegates were in icago convention despite a warning at the Houston convention never again to appear with delegates State_Ceatral Commit- delegates that were ston in 1928 hillips, jr., of Connecticut was recognized to present a minority r port on behalf of the John E. Regan delegates {rcm Minnesota, who lost recognition by the Democratic Nation: Committee on the plea of the Hoidale delegates that they were “rumpers.” The gallery ch i " conventiol & ilar Democrats’ State over the delegation controlled the old_organization. Mr. Phillips said the minority re- port recommended a comprcmise by gi ing both the Hoidale and Regan dele- half vote each and each dele- n be rezognized on the floor of the vention, compremise would mean an k Between the Rcosevelt and ns, as the Hoidale delegates to Roosevelt and the Regan delegates to Smith DEMOCRATIC EXODUS SCORED BY MOSES Convention Interest Spells Stagna tion for Important Session, He Says. Sharp criticism of Democratic mem- bers of Congress who have left their legislative dutfs to attend the na- ional convention in Chicago was voiced enator Moses, Republican, of New ampshire in a statement fssued yes- rday. Moses said the f Democratic ally three s sentatives “spells closing days of an absence of a score Senators and _prac- ore Democratic Repre- stagnation in the important session bsence of the House conferees tpon important measures brings much important legislative progress to a complete standstill—and the earliest day set for the return of the absentees is next Saturday,” Moses said. “By that time Congress will have recessed for the Fourth of July holi- day and it will be next Tuesday or Wednesday , before the legislative ad- vance can be resumed.” — Western Union Founder Dies. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Junc 28 (#).— this group, including David I. Walsh, | Hiram W. Sibley, retired capitalist and one of the founders of the Western ~5e VY year, | [ \ BLNDERS NURE ROOSEELTS RACE Ritchie and Baker Gain Strength as Delegates Begin to Waver. (Contimued From First Page.) ‘afid dark horse candidates opposing him. And yet, despite these tactical rors, Roosevelt still stands the leading candidate for the presidential nomina- tion. His supporters assert he will be nominated on the first or second ballot, | under the two-thirds rule. In part, the withdrawal from a floor battle to do away with the two-thirds | rule has brought together again Roose- er- {over the proposed majority rule. Ves- tiges of soreness are still in evidence, however. Ritchie and Baker Gain. The names of Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland and Newton D. Baker of Ohio loomed large in the gossip here out possible candidates for the in the event Roosevelt is ble to make the grade. Ritchie has many friends in many delegations, who would gladly go to him. It has been understood in many quarters that the forces supporting Al Smith would be |glad to go to the Maryland Governor it they have a chance. It has been Left 10 | suggested that Smith intends to with- | |draw and announce his support of | Gov. Ritchie. Such a rove on the | part of Smith would be of very doubt- ful value to the Ritchie candidacy, however. One of the Teasons that 3ov. Roosevelt has advanced so far toward the presidential nomination is | the desire of many of the Democrats from the South and West to eliminate Smith, not only as a presidential can- | didate. but also as an important and directing factor in the national party management. Tbis is convention. { __Undoubtedly the Smith delegates frcm | Massachusetts; New Jersey, Connecticut, { Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, wet delegates, would be perfectly satisfied |to go to' Ritchie. The Ritchie people are laying claim to 200 delegates, most | | of them in the Roosevelt camp, as & | second choice. If Rocsevelt is halted seriously in his drive for the nomina- | tion and these delegates drift to Ritchie it will make him a real contender with between 300 and 400 delegates soon | after his own drive gets going. Illinois | delegates are said to be strongly in fa- vor of Ritchie and ready to jump to him after they have given a vote or two to Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago banker. An appeal to Newton D. Baker to per- | mit his name to be presented to the Democratic National Convention as a | presidential candidate, it was predicted | today, will go forward to Mr. Baker from one of his friends In the conven- tion, if it has not already gone forward. There is pressure to have the nomina- tions for President and Vice President taken up before the day is out The first test of strength between the Roosevelt forces and those opposed to him is to come early in today’s sessiom of the convention, when the name of Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana is to be presented for the permanent | chairmanship of the convention. The anti-Roosevelt camp will back Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee for the office. Walsh Wins, 36 to 12, Both sides claim victory. Walsh was a winner by a big_margin, however, in the Comimttee on Permanent Organiza- tion last night, when by a vote of 36 to 12, he was nominated for the chair- manship. Shouse’s name will be placed | before the convention. The voting | strength of the 36 States, whase repre- | sentatives in the commiitee supported Walsh is 674, as compared to 348 in the | | State delegations, whose representatives | favored Shouse. If this is a correct measuring rod, Walsh will win handily. Some of the State delegations, however, will not vote solidly for Walsh even | though their representatives favored him in the committee meeting. One hundred and thirty votes are held by | the States and Territories not recorded in the vote last night. The Roosevelt camp expressed great confidence they will win this contest Today Farley was at work at 6:30 am., calling his key men in the various delegations, seking to straighten out the tangle over the two-thirds rule and to_keep every cne in line for Walsh The charge has been made by the supporters of Mr. Shouse that the Roosevelt faction has ‘‘double-crossed” Shouse and that the Governor has con- nived at the double another _contest Roosevelt lea 1t is bound to I ter which wa precipitated by the with poor judgment. ve sore spots, no mat- it goes. The record in | the case leaves the burden of proof on Roosevelt to show that the chairman- ship was not promised to Shouse. The report of the Committee on Per: manent Organization is due to com before the convention soon after it meets, with both the mat. Al Smith has announced he will take the floor in support of the house candidacy for the chairman- ship. It will be Smith's first speech in the conveation The conver also will be called upon to deci ther it shall nom- inate its candidates for President and Vice President before it adopts its na- tional platform. The Rules Committee voted for such procedure. An eflect to c¢hange the program so that the plat- form consideration would come first was defeated by & vote of 25 to 24 and then the resolution pre posing the entire pro- | gram of procedure was adopted by 2 vote of 31 to 18. The minority will bring 1 a report to place the platform ahead the nominations in the convention's program Cites Past Records. t wWas advanced by the committee’s plan that o adopt a platform be- e candidates to stand on as pointed out by Dan- of Columbia's s Committe2, that n was nominated. when he was renomi- ions had been made rm adopted later. In m was adopted and s nominated for Pres- sent the Houston con am repudiating the dry Democratie platform and personal program iteenth amendment It if the Smith case is to whether the platform is t or second tion is making a then Al ident. H vention a te plank of th announc against matters 1 At to put a plank in the piat- | \ placing the Democratic party on record as favoring repeal of the elght- eenth amendment and in favor of im mediate revision of the Volstead act 0 | as to permit light wine and beer. Th less extreme wets—practically all Dem- ocratls now here show signs of wetness— are sponsoring a flat declaration for the submission of an amendment to repeal the eighteenth amendment. In the | Rules Committee the less extreme wets may win, but on the floor of the con- | vention, with the big delegations from New York, Tllinols and New Jersey all clamoring for the wettest of planks, the [ fight 15 likely to be brisk. Leaders of | say they will put it across. |, Farley has issued a statement declar- that Gov. Roosevelt and his friends had not been ghpnsors for the six-ballot velt supporters who were sadly divided | not a Smith | crossing. This was| sides ready to go to| I courage very greatly the favorite son tee in session in Chicago. Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebr when this picture was made. W WALSH LAUNGHES ORKING feverishly as the hour neared for their report, this picture shows members of the Resclutions Commit- a. chairman of the committee, was not present Left to right, the photo shows: Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, Senator David I Walsh of Massachusetts, A. Mitchell Palmer, Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming, Senator Cordell Hull of Tennessee, W. G. McAdoo, California, and Willlam A. Comstocl k, Michigan. | A. P. Photo. OF PRINTING TRADE s, Eleventh Annual Typographi- | cal Education Conference | ‘ ' | Opens Second Day. s e assoctutea press | | CHICAGO, June 28.—An unscheduled | demonstration for repeal of prohibition, stirred up the humdrum routine of the Democratic National Convention’s open- ing session with its first real noisy show. Late in the afternoon yesterday, after two hours of keynoting by Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the temporary chairman, the wetter delegates respond- ed suddenly to his declaration for sub- mitting the prohibition question all over again. Even eye-witnesses disagreed about who started it, Maine or New Jersey, but there were rumors of emissaries from the platform weaving down to pass the word as Senator Barkley neared the bit in his speech that touched things off. Who sent them was | not of record. The name of Chairman | John J. Raskob, probably because of his often-voiced and vigorous repeal sentiments, was much mentioned. | Technical discussions of the problems | of teaching printing were held this morning at the second day's session | of the eleventh annual conference on printing education now in progress at the Government Printing Office | | Dr. J. D. Blackwell, president of the National Assocfation of State Directors of Vocational Education, presided and Harry L. Gage of Brookiyn, N. Y., was | the principal speaker. Mr. Gage sald that the new trend in printing educa- tion is to train consumers in the quality of various grades of work. Other Speakers. Others who spoke this morning were J. Henry Holloway, New York City: L. Ingraham, Santa Barbara, Calil:: | ™ Apvway'it started. And before any- | Carl G. Bruner, Wichita, Kans.; David | pody realized it the State standards Gustafson, Pittsburgh, Pa; Ira D. Pil- | were off on the time-tried old busi- 'UNSCHEDULED PARADE OF WETS DISCUSS PROBLEM | TAKES CONVENTION BY STORM me One Decides on Demonstration andt Soon Aisles Are Jammed With Milling Delegates Carrying Standards. | ness of parading the aisles. All but! six, Virginia, Alabama, Kansas, North Carolina., Nebraska and Oklahoma, joined in. The man in the organ loft v @ chance to escape from the pru- | dently neutral tunes he had theretofore | favored. in deference to candidate rival- | ries and the war songs followers of each | have made their own. The mighty volce of his instrument seemed to award Maine the honor post in the show, for it roared into the Maine “Stein Song" | to give rhythm to the repeal parade | Then it was “How Dry I Am"” and “The Gang's All Here” and many another old favorite of that order. A brief fisticuff bout around the Texas | standard was quickly squelched by about a half ton on the hoof of Chicago's beefy bluecoats. Ubiquitous' workers | for various candidates took over the show, routing out their Roosevelt. Gar- | ner and Ritchie banners or placards to get a place in the picture. The colorful and noisy start indi- cated a convention full of demonstra- tion ginger for use when nominating | day arrives. lard, Milwaukee, Wis;; E. E. Vosburg, | = = | Philadelphia; Burt F. Tomlinson, New York City; Thomas E. Dunwody, Ten- nessee; Merritt W. Haynes, Jersey City, N. J. and Allan Robinson, Baltimore. This afternoon the delegates to the | conference left the city for & pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. ‘ | Informal Dinner Tonight. | Tonight an informal George Wash- | . U. ington Bicentennial dinner was sched- | uled. The speakers are to be Represent- ative Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania e | Dr. Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant superintendent of Washington Public | | schools, and William Pfafl of New Orleans, president of the United Typo- | thetae of America Last night Frederick W. Ashley, as- sistant librarian of #he Library of | Congress, lectured to the delegates on | the Vollbehr collection of incunabula. | He told of its collection by Dr. Otto H. F. Vollbehr and of the history of some of the tomes. SEEK TO STABILIZE | LAKES SHIP RATES Dispute on Point Protested by Four Probably Will Be Settled Today. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, June 28.—The controversy | in the District of Columbia delegation | to the Democratic convention over ap- plication of the unit rule on voting on afternoon, if a vote is reached on the permanent chairmanship of the con- vention. dian Steamship Owners Form| Col. Arthur O'Brien, who with three }Cuns k P other delegates walked out of the Dis- ‘ Company to Direct Traffic triet caucus Sunday in protest against applving the unit rule, is_prepared to | and Charges. challenge the rule if the District dele | gation is voted as & unit on the selec- |tion of a permanent chairman of the By the Assoclated Press. | convention MONTREAL, Quebec, June 28.—Plans | The four delegates who left the cau- of Canadian lake steamship owners t0 | cus have indicated they favor Jouett Stem the decline in Tevenue from com- | Shouse, executive chairman of the merce on the Great Lakes became Democratic National Committee, for known today. | permanent chairman. The eight others, A company is to be incorporated to | constituting the majority of the District act for all Canadian lake steamship | delegation, are Roosevelt supporters. | owners mn arranging charters for grain- | The delegations friendly to Roosevelt carrving boats, and a manager will (are, gencrally, for Senator Walsh of handle the affairs of the new organiza- | Montana for permanent chairman. tion. with headquarters in Winnipeg. | It appeared this afternoon that the Through the new organization all |report of the Credentials Committee on charters for grain between Fort Wil- | contested delegations from Louisisna liam-Port Arthur and points on the land Minnesota would come up before Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence will |the permanent chairmanship question be made. One-half of the available |In that event the dispute over the unit tonnage on the Great Lakes will be |rule in the District group would be set- maintained in operation and the other | tled on that roll call. John B. Colpoys, | half withdrawn. Ships will be loaded | chairman of the District delegation, in rotation. No restrictions will be im- |said it will be determined on the first posed on navigation of canal-sized | question to be voted on in the conven- teamers to the head of the lakes, al- | tion. though it has been stipulated that these will not interfere with “upper lake” freighters The main purpose of the new ar- rangement is announced as stabilization of rates. SOUTHERN UTILITIES PRESIDENT RESIGNS By the Associated Press. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., June Resignation of Thomas W. Martin of Birmingham, as president of Common- wealth and Southern Corporation and the appointment of B. C. Cobb, chair- man of the board, to succeed him were announced here today. Martin said he would devote his time in the future to directing affairs of the Alabama Power Co. of which he is president. He will remain on the board of Commonwealth and Southern plan adopted in the Rules Committee | and declaring that Gov. Roosevelt meant what he said when in Albany | yesterday he issued his now famous pronouncement saying that he wished | his friends to drop the fight to aban- | | don the two-thirds rule and to substi- | | tute majority rule in this convention. | | Frank Hague of New Jersey, the Smith floor manager at the conven- | | tion, put out a rip-snorting attack on | Roosevelt and declared Gov. Roosevelt | |had given his sanction to the fight to abrogate the two-thirds rule soon after it had been started. | Hague's Statement, holding company for the Alabama & “Mr. Roosevelt can never stay put | Georgia Power Co.'s and other utilities. for even the shortest length of time. | He has been president of the Alabama |1t is also an effective illustration of |Power Co. for 12 years. Roosev: lack of sincerity in | inection even with matters where principles or fundamental loyaities are olved,” Hague declared. “Those who have watched Gov. | Roosevelt at close range are familiar with his indecisiveness, but they are| giad that this issue has exhibited those qualities to the entire Nation. “It is important to remember that Gov. Roosevelt did not turn about face | until his lieutenants in Chicago had informed him that there was not the remotest possibility of his obtaining enough votes in the convention to bring about the abrogation of the two-thirds rule. “The people of the country have had two enlightening demonstrations of Gov. | Roosevelt’s lack of loyalty; first, to & personal promise to Mr. Shouse, and second, to a principle which he origi- nated and ?ymved only to abandon | for reasons of political expediency.” man. monweath and Southern when the i to E or a 4 new. | all questions may come to a head this | and Mr. Cobb will continue as chair- | Mr. Martin became president of Com- | corporation was formed in 1929 as a | DAWES REASSURES * CHGAGDON BANK ‘Merger Denial and Faith in lts Cash Pesition Quiet | Financial Fears. P | CHICAGO, June 28—Along La Salle | street’s financial ®ow tracers today | hailed as a steadying Influence reas- suring statements intended to wither rumors and speculation concerning the affairs of Gen. Charles G. Dawes’ Cen- tral Republic Bank & Trust Co., third largest financial institution in the city. | Gen, Dawes, whose return as chair- man of the bank yesterday was accom- panied by a spectacular downward plunge of its stock, himself hastened to set at rest rumors of a merger with the city’s largest institution, the Conti- nental Ilinois Bank & Trust Co. He | declared Central Republic’s cash posi- tion was “impregnable.” Ang from Vice Chairman Joseph L. Otis came an explanation for the pre- cipitous drop that sent the stock, in over-the-counter sales, from $47 bid and $49 asked of Saturday to $1 bid and $& asked at the close yesterday. “We simply withdrew our support,” he sald. | Gen. Dawes, who returned to control | of the bank yesterday after almost eight years in public service as Vice President under Coolidge, Ambassador to Great Britain and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, declared the in- stitution was made impregnable by | negotiated loans, which were necessi- tated by heavy recent drains on cash resources. | Otis said the money was obtained from the Reconstruction Finance Cor-| poration, and it was understood the amount was sufficiently large to pay off ! all depositors in full, if necessary. |69TH TO PAY HOMAGE | TO FATHER F. P. DUFFY | By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, June 28—New York's old €9th Infeniry, now the 165th, will be under arms tomorrow to pay last military honors to its captain, Rev. Dr. PFrancis P. Duffy, who died Sunday. | The regiment will be supplemented by a detachment of the Regular Army and uniformed police and firemen. The troops will escort an artillery caisson | bearing the flag-draped coffin from Hely Cross at 9 am. to St. Patrick’s Cathe- dral, where requiem mass will be said at 10 am. After the mass they will resume the escort to the esteblishment of an un- dertaker, where the body will be trans- ferred to a civilian hearse. The remainder of the funeral will be ac- cording to civilian rites, with the jex- | ception that an honor guard will fife a military salute at St. Raymcnd’s Ceme- | tery. TONTINE Window Shades Us to Be WASHED! maintain a modern “shade laundry,” equipped to wash one Tontine shade thousand. Your Tontine window shades, regardless of their condition, will be expertly and carefuliy washed and scrubbed and returned to you looking like Nominal cost. Ask for an estimate. Venetian Blinds For Home or Office. STORAGE CO, 418 10tk Street Mstropolitan 1843 SVITH WET PLANK Massachusetts Senator De- clares Survey Shows 20 States Back Proposal. BY FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON. CHICAGO, June 28 (#).—A wet re- volt of proportions surprising even its organizers was moving on the Demo- cratic convention today demand! re- peal of the elghteenth amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead act. This platform plank was proposed by Alfred E. Smith and the drive was launched by Senator Walsh of Massa- chusetts. After a conference of the wet forces Senator Walsh conceded, to his own astonishment. in announcing that a preliminary estimate showed 20 behind the pro- posal, with a total vote of 566. Close to Majority Vote. This is within a dozen votes of the majority necessary for adoption of a platform plank expressing the party in favor of repeal. However, the total s a hurried estimate and presidential- minded delegates have not been polled Southern and Western forces were rallying behind the neutral repeal sub- misfion plank which the Resolutions Committee is preparing to report out tonight. It is the plank advanced by the Roosevelt leaders. The advocates of Gov. Roosevelt of New York for the presidential nomina- tion pulled a surprise last night in the Rules Committee in reporting a pro- posal to have the platform considered by the convention after the nomina- tion of the President. It is a new plan and what effect it will have on the impending prohibition battle is prob- lematical. Favorable States. The following States and Territories | and their delegate strength were repre- sented at the wet conference called by Senator Walsh: New York, 94; Pennsyl- vania, 76; Ohio, 52; Massachusetts, 36; New Jersey, 32; Michigan, 38; Minne- sota, 24; Jllinois, 58; Iowa, 26; Wiscon- sin, 26; Connecticut, 16; Maryland, 16; Florida, 14; Colorado, 12: Oregon, Rhode Island, 10; New Hampshire, 8: Alaska, 6; Hawail, 6; Philippines, 6. Of course, there was no certainty that all the votes“from these States and Territorles would be cast for outright repeal. But it was estimated by the wet leaders that some votes would be gained from other States. Prohibition and farm relief planks re- mained for the resolutions subcommit- tee to be whipped into form today be- fore the 1932 Democratic platform goes before the whole committes tonight. ‘The repeal submission plank has the votes in the Resolutions Committee by a substantial margin. Compromise Offered. Senator Dill of Washingtdn, a mem- ber of the committee, advanced a terse, concise compromise last night in 23 words. It read: “We favor proposing repeal of the eighteenth amendment to conventions called in the States for the :ieupyrpnu of acting upon that pro- The wet movement had taken the prohibition camp somewhat by surprise and a sharp counter move.was in pros- pect. The prohibitionists and the vet- eran party leaders are convinced that it is unwise to seek to pledge the party for repeal. Senator Walsh is determined to take the contest to the floor if he loses in the committee—as seems certein. He lss clnzh\mtm( on the speaking support of mith. Fight Over Farm Relief. ‘There is considerable dispute mpend- ing also over the farm relief plank. The leaders of organized agrieulture ap- peared last night to present their views to the committee, but they were denied admission. They spoke sharply of their reseptment at this reception, although it was explained to them that their views already were on file and were favored. L. J. Taber, master of the National Grange; E. A. O'Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation and J. A. Simpson of the Farmers' Union called at the committee room. 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