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WEAT: (U. 8. Weather Bureau Porecast.) Fair tonight; tomorrow it risk of local th or —Highest, 87, at 3: lowest, 68, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 HER. undershowers t. Temperatures p.m. yesterday; No. 32,201. Entered as second class matter post office Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star's Carrier system covers every city block and the regulir edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 118,883 The Foening Star. D. €, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, PAGES. s%x* 1932 —FORTY P) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. COMMITTEE ADOPTS WET REPEAL PLANK SUBMISSION PLAN BEATEN, 35--18, BY IMMEDIATE MODIFICATIONISTS EARLY NOMINATION NOW FORECAST Smith Delegate To Head Wet Forces. NO DECLARATION MADE ON BONUS Committee Rejects Outright Pledge by 6 to 3. CHICAGO, June 29 (#).—After five hours of wrangling over the next Democratic campaign document, the Democratic Resolutions Committee today adopted a prohibition plank committing the party in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amendment and immediate modification of the Volstead act. This declaration was put into the platform by the Resolutions Committee after the majority report of the subcommittee for a submission plank, which did not commit the party, was re- Jjected, 35 to 18. The surprised advocates of submission were undecided mo- mentarily whether to carry the cause to the convention floor, but it was predicted they would make a minority report tonight. The plank says in its first paragraph: “We favor the re- peal of the eighteenth amend- ment.” BY WILL P. KENNEDY, Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, June 29.—Whether or not the Democratic platform will declare for repeal of the eighteenth amendment and im- of the Vol- stead act is to be Jecided on the floor of the convention late today. The Resolutions Committee was still unable to report when the convention reconvened following all-night conferences. It is a platform of record brevity, con- taining only 1,320 words, in com- parison with the Republican plat- form of 8,000 words. The six Roosevelt men on the subcommittee agreed late last night on the wording of their submission plank—A. Mitchell Palmer, District of Columbia; William G. McAdoo, California; Senator Cordell Hull, Tennessee; Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Mon- tana; former Senator Gilbert N |v Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Wyoming. It was adopted ty the full Resolutions Committee and made a part of the majority report. Rejected 33 to 21. The minority of the subcommittee, consisting of Senator David I. Walsh of Massachusetts Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and Willlam A. Comstock of Michigan, presented tneir plank de- claring in favor of repeal and demand- ing immediate modification of the Volstead law, and were defeated by a 6-t0-3 vote. The minority presented it to the full committee and it was re- Jected by a vote of 33 to 21. Senator Waish and Maj. E. Brooke Lee of Maryland, secretary of the Resolutions Committee, claim, besides the 21 States pledged to support the repeal plank with a voting strength of 596 in the convention, there are five other States which have unofficially | recorded themselves in favor of repeal. Unless there is some chift before the vote is cast the minority report will come on to the floor with at least 596 votes or a majority of 38. Sepator Walsh will lead the fight in the convention, offering the repeal plank as a substitute for the resub- mission plank reported by the com- mittee. He expressed confidence last night that it will be approved by the convention. Supported by du Pont. 1t carries the support of the United Repeal Council, of whith Plerre 8. du Pont is chairman, and which claims represent the anti-prohibition views 3,000,000 voters. The agricultural plank is described as broad enough to include equalization, debentures and crop acreage control. Two hearings were granted by the committee last night—one to represent- atives of agricultural interests and the other a delegation seeking pronounce- ment in favor of immediate cash pay- ment of the so-called soldiers’ bonus or adjusted service certificates. Agricultural Provisions. The platform will criticize practices of the Federal Farm Board, not propos- to of ing to abolish it,, but rather to amend | the law so as to provide for members recommended by the farm organizations. It will charge that the board has been engaged in wasteful extravagance. It will provide for debtedness on a Jong-time amoritization basis and a very low rate of interest. It/ ion to homer into tl to give tariff protecti tural products on a parity with i nl‘vm agricu industry and to evolve ;\:.'émd for dis] ucts. 1t is proposed industrial prod: equalize them Wi produc zgntal Another plank the currency, prices and eventual on a pre-war L tat!) ., Of Ma ucts more ith rates on agricultural increase it lly to stabilize th CHICAGO, June 29 (#).—James A. Farley sald today Gov. Franklin Roosevelt has no prohibition plank to offer the Democratic Convention and prefers the delegates settle the issue in their own way. | CHICAGO, June 29 (#)—Some advocates of the presidential candi- dacy of former Senator James A. Reed conceded today that the Mis- souri delegation would break after the first ballot, CHICAGO, June 29 (#).—Amon G. Carter, Fort Worth, told a meeting of fellow Texans and California delegates today that John N. Gar- Convention Bulletins ner had turned deaf ears to all overtures for “trades” on the presi- dential nomination. CHICAGO, June 29 () —Because ok the delay presenting the re- port of the lutions Committee it appeared that a session of the Democratic convention will be held tonight to hear nominating speeches. ALBANY, N. Y., June 29 (B)—A tri-motor airplane, fueled and with two crack pilots standing by, waited at the Albany Airport today to fiy Gov. Pranklin D. Roosevelt to the Chicago Democratic National Con- vention. PLATFORM OMITS D. C. VOTE PLANK Draft Fails to Make Mention of National Representa- tion Issug. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, June 29.—The national representation plank for the District of | Columbia is conspicuously absent from the Democratic platform as drafted. It was presented by Col. Arthur O'Brien, national treasurer of the party and a District delegate, by Representa- tive Mary T. Norton, chairman of-the House District Committee and a dele- gate at large from New Jersey, and by John B. Colpoys, chairman of the Dis- trict delegation to the convention and chairman of the State Central Com- mittee. It was nscertained today that ATTENPT T0 BRIBE TRAYLORMANAGER |Scofield Deciares $10,000 Was Offered Him to With- draw Candidate. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, June 29—Frank Scofield, | the Traylor campaign manager, charged in a statement he dictated to newspa- per men today that an unidentified man whom he sald described himself as a Roosevelt worker had offered him | $10,000 to sign a statement withdraw- ing Tiaylor's name. Roosevelt headquarters promptly dis- avowed any connection today with the purported deal. Explains Alleged Deal. Scofield called a group of newspaper men into his office and dictated the Roosevelt Men See Victory on First Poll. 'FAVORITE SONS | STILL HOLD KEY |Tammany Anxious to Get Behind Winner. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspoadent of The Star. CHICAGO, June 29.—A revital- ized Roosevelt band-wagon was rclling again today. When the delegates to the Dem- ocratic National Convention as- | sembled at noon today, the Reso- | lutions Committee, struggling over | the liquor plank, was not ready to report. After the convention had been called to order by Chairman | Thomas J. Walsh, a recess was | ordered until 2 p.m., so as to give 1 the Resolutions Committee time | to appear with the platform. | At 2:20 p.m. the convention took a recess until 7 pm. Chairman Walsh announced he had been in- formed by the Resolutions Com- mittee it would not be ready to| finish its work before 4 o'clock. | He suggested that the convention ’ come back into session at 7 o'clock. Real Fight Expected. The platform, when it Is presented to ~ T On 22ty N T &A?W /V/\rf s OUR Comry e e fi&QSPERfi( 'W\ESTI;ZI | EXPECTED |’ To SWELT AND SA COUN AL LINDY TRIED TO SWIM SEA CONFUSION GREETS VON PAPEN DEMAND 10 REVISE TREATY MADE AT LAUSANNE ;Statement Answers MacDon- ald’s Question of Conces- sions Reich Could Give. MEETING IS EXPECTED TO END PARLEY TODAY Further Attempt to Reach Agree- ment Will Be Made at Renewed Conference in Fall. By the Associated Press. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 29— Franz von Papen, German chancellor, laid before the powers at the War Debts and Reparations Conference to- day a demand for revision of the Ver- sailles Treaty as a necessary prelim- inary for German participation in the economic reconstruction of the world. In a statement to the press, Chan- cellor Von Papen demanded that all discrimination against Germany be re- vl:zd out 101 ‘:,ht treaty, His statement was a reply a question Prime Minister leq y mpmpflefi 3 | Great Britain yesterday asking what concessions Germany was ready to make. TO GET BABY, WITNESS SAYS| Others Had to Hold Him Back Whenj Storm Prevented Contact With Boat, | Curtis Told Newspaper Man. D FLEMINGTON, N. J., June 29 (®@).— hlhlr;“ said they l'fez;\ud t:ln(bo‘" but H seas preven ef close,” Col. Charles A Lindbergh was described H:skell chll:d, “He il?d they had to in testimony today as having at one | yoifriin “Col, Lindbergh from jumping time tried to leap into a stormy sea | overboard to swim to the other ship.” to swim to a boat on which he believed | Haskell told of Curtis' offer to sell | his story of alleged negotiations with PAY CUT MEASURE had been no discussion of the District | following: plank during the deliberations of either the subcommittee which drafted the platform or of the full committee which jpproved the draft. ¥ D. . APPROPRIATION MEASURE IS SIGNED President Hoover Passes on Bill Providing $41,245,622 for Local Government Expenses. President Hoover today signed '.lul District of Columbia appropriation bill, | providing for $41,245,622, to be made| available Juiy 1, for the expenses of operating the local Government for the ensuing fiscal year. By attaching his signature to this bill, President Hoover today disposed of the fourth governmental appropria- tion bill to come before him so far this the next fiscal year is & reduction of more than $£,000,000 under the appro- | priation for the present fiscal year, a | concession to the urgent demands for [ economy, the appropriation for the next year carries $1,351,812 above the sum originally voted in the House. Of the total amount in the bill, $7.155,000 is included as the amount of | the Federal Government's lump sum | contribution toward the support of the local government and $350,000 for un- | employment relief. | " During the morning hours, the Presi- dent signed more than 30 other bills. 'YANKEES LEADING " NATS, 3-1, IN THIRD Sewell's Two Homers and Chap- man's Trinle With Ruth On Give Gothamites Edge. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NEW YORK, June 20.—The New | | York Yankees were leading the Na-{ | tionals here today in the final game of | | a series in the third inning. The score was 3 to 1 | FIRST INNING. ear. d While the District’s appropriation for | “Last night about midnight a man I never saw before approached me and said, ‘Are you 2 conference with corner of my statement for me to . When asked him to let me take it he said, ‘No. Just read it The statement bore my name as manager of the Traylor cam- paign and read as follows: “*I have just received a wire from Melvin A. Traylor thanking me for my ou. We went ‘into a He held up a activities In his behalf and requesting | me to withdraw his name from the race.” Refuses to Sign. “I denied that the statement was true and refused to sign it. He replied, ‘Don't be foolish. The anti-Roosevelt machine is going to crack. You might as well be the beneficiary.' “I told him I had nothing to do with the Illinois delegation and could not release them if I wanted to. He said, ‘Listen, I'm serious. This means $10,- 000 to .you and a million votes for Roosevelt if he goes over on the first ballot and this statement from you will o the job.' “I promptly told him I would not be a party to any such transaction. He sald he was sorry if he had offended me. I told him to take it anyway L wanted to. He got up and said ‘think it over. I'll be back.’ velt organization. I him anywhere before. Scofield said he did not ask the man his name.. Roosevelt Statement. Immediately after Scofield had dic- tated his statement to newspaper men, I. B. Dunlap, Gov. Roosevelt's personal representative, issued the following statement: “No one has any authority in any manner, shape or form to make any such un-Rooseveltian suggestion. That is not the Roosevelt way of doing busi- ness, Mr. Melvin Traylor would not ")md never seen | accept an Insult such as suggested.” James A. Farley, Roosevelt cam- pnlgn"mnnugfl’. called it a “ridiculous story.” He said no one doing publicity work for the Governor has any au- thority “to do anything like this” and no one connected with the Roosevelt stafl has done any such thing. Farley said that many delegates who favor other candidates had been talk- | ing to Roosevelt leaders, but denied there was any truth in the report that there was a deal between the Roosevelt peogle and any other candidate by any authorized person. “We have not commissioned any one | I told him in | forceful language not to come back be- | cause I would not see him. He said he | was doing publicity work for the Roose- | the convention, is expected to pre- cipitate a real fight between the group headed by Smith, Ritchie and other : d he.. porvs of the eighteenth am and 1 | modifying the Volstead act, pending re- geal, 5o that light wines and beer may e manufactured and sold, and the Roosevelt group which, generally speak- | ing, desires to propose submission of an amendment to repeal the eighteenth amendment, without having the party pledge itself to support repeal. In the subcommittee of the Resolu- velt people, the Smith proposal was turned down. The extreme wet plank is likely to be brought before the con- vention as a minority report from the Resolutions Committee. It can be de- |feated by a majority vote of the convention. The Roosevelt forces, having organ- ized the convention to suit themselves, are anxious to get to the actual job of nominating the party’s candidate for Chief Executive. They were vastly confident tcday. Yesterday, with a series of blunders to their credit over the proposed abandonment of the cen- tury-old two-thirds rule, they were anxious. They met the first test yes- terday with flying colors, however, electing Senator Walsh permanent chairman of the convention and seat- ing the Roosevelt delegates from Minne- sota and Louisiana. Yesterday's Ballots. Their high mark in the balloting lished by a vote of 658Y% they accomp] The Walsh election ove to 492% Jouett Shouse, Democratic executive chairman and candidate of the anti- Roosevelt Democrats, was won by 626 to 528, while Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, the “Kingfish,” and his delegation were seated by a vote of 638% to 5141, The goal of the Roosevelt leaders is 770 votes for their presidential candi- date, a_two-thirds vote of the conven- tion. James A. Farley, Roosevelt field marshal, insisted again today that his | candidate would be nominated “on the | first ballot " That is the story to which |“Big Jim" has stuck for weeks and months. He stuck to it on Monday night after Gov. Roosevelt had re- | pudiated the contest which Farley was (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) MANY HUR‘T IN IfiOTS | BOMBAY, India, June 29 (#)—One odolfo Espinoza, Dr. Juan Bautista man was killed and 30 were seriously | | his kidnaped baby was held for r\m-}me iduapers and said he was with Can't Re-establish Confidence. “World confidence cannot be es- tablished,” the chancellor said, “if the powers which emerged victors from the World War do not decide to eliminate the discrimination created by the treaty of Versailles. “If, by revision of the treaty, Ger- is SENT T0 HOOVER epartment Heads Uncertain on Furlough Feature. Rulings Needed. With the enforced payless furlough tions Committee, dominated by Roose- | | som As this statement able, smiled broadly and turned to gt - | make a laughing remark to some one el no matter what shie reads seated near him. " in the mext few days I am all right,” 'W. E. Haskell, a newspaper executive, Haskell quoted him @5 saying. was on the stand at the third day's Session of the trial of John Hughes| Under cross-examination lhy Llorg Curtis for hindering capture of the kid- | Fisher, chief defense counsel, u.mm | rispers when this testimoney came ou. | $ad e fiad viattey d Curtis 1:"1:‘“ 3 | What did Curtis say of Col. LIbG: | fions were a hoax, and Curtis at that bergh’ the al | | s e L o Aninony "M | time_emphatically’ resirmed that_he | Hauck asked Haskell, | ™ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) SANDINO CONSENTS RAIGHLE IS FREED 10 PEACE PARLEY |Conference’s Immediate Aim)| Is Selection of Liberal Pres- ’ [ idential Candidate. was made, Col. body was found. After this el home- Ordered for Former Pitts Attorney. By the Associated Press. | TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 29. | —Gen. Augustino Sandino, Prank G. Raichle, | % | raguan government and American Ma- | subornation of perjury and obstruction | rines for five years, has agreed to & |of justice. peace conference, it was privately an- | | nounced here today. The plans for the conference, which | is to be held at San Lorenzo, a Hon- |port the essential | duran port, was brought about through | offenses charged: | the negotiation of Gen. Manuel Bal-| jurors and instructed them to return a ladares, a prominent Sandino follower, | verdict of not guilty on both counts who recently talked with American | in _;:\'orhof the delex;w» s 5 e charges were upon docu- officials from Nicaragua and with Gen.| yentary evidence introduced at the Sandino, the private advices said. trial of G. Bryan Pitts and two asso- There is a possibility, it was said, | c;;us on compéracyl; z&nbeu.lem_xe.gt ” | charges a year and a half ago. e that an American observer may be|\.iiiculer ‘evidence upon which the asked to join in the parleys, at which | charges against Raichle were based con- | powerful Nicaraguan political leaders, | sisted of a number of authorizations | probably the four liberal candidates|and promissory notes purporting for president, will also sit in, together |show Pitts was entitled to money he Horacio Porto-Carrero, Gen.| was accused of embezzling from the | F. H. Smith Co, which he controlled. Justice Bans Testimony. In announcing his decision to give | with Gen. | Sandino’s candidate. | The four liberal candidates are Dr. R him in New Jersey the day the baby’s news was BY JUDGE LETS Directed Verdict of Acquittal law partner of former Assistant Attorney General Wil- : doe Pall l; Sy Nicaraguan | 'am J. Donovan, was given a directed yesterday came on seating the Roose- | insurgent leadef, who has kept up & verdict of acquittal in District Supreme velt delegation from Minnesota which | constant warfare against the Nica- | Court this afternoon on charges of | Justice F. D. Letts announced after the lunchecn recess that in his opinion the evidence was not sufficient to sug- elements of the He called in the plan lacking only the expected signa- ture of President Hoover to become law ‘July 1, the Government establishment today had turned its entire attention to 12 months under the rigorous retrench- ment involved not only by the furlough scheme, but also in some cases, its twin economy measure the flat 10 per cent slash in appropriations ordered by the Senate. The general economy bill was passed by the Senate last night, 35 to 11. In general, there was an uncertainty in the departments as to methods to be employed In administration of the leave- without-pay feature, and a feeling that regulations would have to be promul- gated by the controller general before any definite decisions could be reached. Thus far, it was said at the office of Controller General McCarl, there has been nothing devised because the econ- omy measure has just gotten through the legisiative mill. It was added, however. that action is expected. The deliberations of ~department heads also was slowed up by the in- definite status of their appropriation White House and half a dozen others stili are in conference. The last of these, the billion-dollar Treasury-Post Office measure, went through the Sen- ate last night. The Senate’s 10 per cent slash hit Interior, State, Commerce, last four are in one bill, the conference report on which is now in the House after Senate passage. In this connection, it was made known today at the Commerce Depart- ment that between the two economy moves the department employes face the prospect of a payless furlough of two months—one compulsory, and the other, to keep within its appropriation, and at the same time avoid any dis- missals. ‘This situation will apply throughout the department, it was said, but it was emphasized that no dismissals will be necessary. At the Commerce Department, too, there is an intention to await a ruling from the President to get uniformity in requiring furloughs instead of dismissals " (Continued on Page 6, Column 1.) WHOLE COMMITTEE REJECTED PLATFORM bills. Three of these have gone to the | 8¢ Justice and Labor Departments. The | charting operations for the forthcoming which the two displayed last week. Demands Corrider Revision. Later on it was leamed, on | authority, that the chancellor had tald Xp! attitude does npot of reparations sim: consideration of treaty rewision. This afternoon the British delegates were still trying to dig up a compro- mise, but the French were packing &m bags for Paris. Nevertheless the six principal powers met again this evening. After less than an hour Chancellor von Papen :ln;erged with Prime Minister MacDon~ “Well,” said the chancellor, “we're not leaving Lausanne yet.” “No,” said Mr. MacDonald, “we're oing to work on into the night.” In the Fall another attempt will be made, at another conference, to smooth out the differences between Germany and France on reparations payments. Both the French and Germans ad- mitted last night it was impossible for them to agree. The Germans continued (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) $40,000 IS VOTED FOR MONEY PARLEY Senate Approves Fund Rejecting President’s Plan for World Economie Conference. | By the Assoctated Press. The Senate today voted $40,000 for the United States to take part in & world monetary conference, rejecting s recommendation of President Hoover that the fund be granted for an inter- national economic conference. ‘This action, 45 to 8, came after Chair- man Borah of the Foreign Relations Committee had asserted it would be use- less to hold the world economic con- Enoch Aguado and Dr. Sacasa, Dr. Dr. Espinoza has the defendant a directed verdict, Jus- WASHINGTON — Lazzeri threw out|to negotiate with any of the other Judge. Myer fanned. n | out Manush. No runs. to do so,” Farley said. | “NEW YORK—Combs fiied to Reyn- | Asked it he was seeking to stop the | olds. Sewell hit & home run into me;"‘"‘“‘fls between the camps, Fatley | Tight-field bleachers. Ruth walked. | T®Plied With a question: Lazzeri threw camps and no one has the authority some intelligent | against Geh of surplus farm|was out stealing, Spencer to Cronin. nearly tofto t ts—this would not be a hori- | one. cut, but to promote competition. wviges for inflation of em basis. ve Willlam P. Connery, | aloft for & training cruise, usetts, accompanied by | return to the station here | Gehrig was called out on strikes. | Chapman tripled to left center, scor- ing Ruth. Cronin threw out Dickey Two runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Lary _threw out | | Cronin. Larry threw out Reynolds. | | West fanned. "No runs. NEW YORK—Lazzeri walked. Lary fiied to Reynolds. Gomez filed | Manush. Combs flied to West. runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege singled to | left. Spencer singled to left, Bluege | going to third. Crowder popped to | | Lary. Judge flied to Ruth and Bluege | refinancing of farm in- | scored after the catch. Myer popped 10 | ager,” said his only informati | Lary. NEW One run. YORK—Sewell hit another he right field bleachers. Ruth lined to Cronin. Gehrig singled che right field siand. Chapman dropped a single in center. to reduce tariff rates on | Chapman stole second, and continued | glru as Spencer threw wild to sec- | West came in for Dickey’s high | One run. Akron Makes Cruise. LAKEHURST, N. J., June 29 (A— The Navy dirigible Akron today went 5y nighi ond. ~ " (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) to all. Comdr. A. H. Dresel was in charge. | Mr. “How can we stop them when we don't know who they are?” Traylor Not to Withdraw. When reached at his office at the | First National Bank, Traylor said: “I|tomorrow never knew of the thing until news- | paper men called me early this morn- ing. Then I verified it from Mr. Sco- field. I have the highest regard for Scofield and have known him for many years. This will 1 have been too busy in the banking business the last few days to pay much attention to the campaign.” Col. R. G. Dunham, retir businessman and Traylor's “floor man- subject came from Scofield. __The Chicago banker said he had no (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) At MEXICANS FLEE QUAKE MEXICO CITY, June 29 (#).—Dis- lima today said further shocks and loud subter- ranean roars in the vicinity of the Colima volcano had frightened the in- habitants on its slopes, and they were mm out of the danger zone. i g, S0 destruction by the tidal » in no way | ©| change the relationship between us in | | his effort in my behalf. jon on the | injured today in a series of vicious riots | between Hindus and Moslems. |on a mob which had defied an order tc | disperse. | 0il Parley Postponed. PARIS, Jure 20 ().—An interna- tional ol conference which was to have begun here today was postponed until to permit informal talks among the delegates. | Rosendo Arguello. | telegraphed from Managua accepting Three were wounded wherl police fired | the invitation and the acceptances of | the others are expected soon. | The immediate object of the con- ference is the nomination of a single Liberal candidate from among these | tice Letts said: | “I think the word ‘procure,’ used in the subornation of perjury charge, is | very definite. It means to initiate pro- | ceedings or cause a thing to be done, |and does not mean the mere passive Full Platform Group Objected to|" ference since the Lausanne parley had arently failed and other members of the Senate said that so far as they knew no monetary conference was planned for this year. The Senate, however, voted the fund on the insistence of Several Planks in Origi- nal Draft. ve. The obstacles are the dificulty |Permitting of an act. It means some- B Aniabié o Sanam | thing more than standing by and per- | President Moncada and the Nicaraguan | Mitting some wrongful thing to be done, people, as well as Sandino’s demand for | Sven When the person accused knows 1t | Do ramoval of supervision of the elec- | 1S to be dane. In this case, sufficient | evidence that Mr. Raichle initiated the commission of perjury is lacking. 'CONGRESS MAY SPEND 4TH OF WORKING, SNELL TELLS HOOVER| ed Chicago Republicans to Insist on Staying Acceptable Relief Bills Are Passed. ~ | | | The possibllity that the House and Senate may celebrate the July Fourth holiday by working in their respective chambers was pointed out to President Hoover today by Representative Snell, Republican leader of the House. tions by American Marines. “As to this count, and also as to the ULY count charging obstruction of justice, the witnesses for the Government have | been discredited and there is no evi- dence of a corroborative nature in the record. The rule of evidence does not require corroboration, but here the two essential witnesses are so utterly dis- credited that the court will assume the responsibility involved and strike the testimony of Pitts and John H. Edwards, jr. and sustain the motion by the de- fense for a directed verdict of not guilty.” . The Government evidence against ing on the holiday, Snell expressed Raichle had begun to crumble as the doubt as to the possibility of adjourn- | prosecution rested after impeaching one ment_before . He also said |of its principal witnesses. that in the event the relief bill is vetoed | This development by the President when it reaches him, phone conversation the Republican leadership in the House | Assistant Attorney Nugent will insist that Congress remain in ses- [Dodds, in charge of the prosecution, and sion until relief legislation that will |his superior, Attorney General Mitchell, mmmuu approval of the President | which resulted in an abrupt adjourn- is en: 5 Representative Snell told newspaper men after his call at the White House that bills he felt certain the pending supply | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Woud be out of the way today or| - y ool o Foge 3 o 0 Mh‘{n-uhp“ Until Appropriations and ment of the case. m)uu Burkinshaw, who assisted Dodds the prosecution, a the followed a tele- between By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 29.—The full Demo- cratic Platform Committee bore down 50 heavily upon the draft brought in by its subcommittee toda; The argument arose over whether the tariff declaration should contain the assertion that m%:‘ Il:vle- would be “for revenue only.” proposal was put forward by Senator Hull of Tmnu::, a low-tariff advocate and a Roosevelt by the pm':mflun plank z s S i s avor modification of the vohf.nd‘n“l mmhumduhwm monetary conference “to rehablilitate " Various substitutes for the sil- ver were re| silver advocates. As presented originally by Senator Oddie, Republican, Nevada, the meas- ure asked $40,000 for United States attendance at an_economic conference expected to be called by Great Britain and held xll:d London this HUNDREDS DROWNED | IN YANGTZE FLOODS Thousands More Made Homeless as Chinese River Continues to Rise. NANKING, June China, dreds of farmers in the been Kan _River have are Yangtze district. as ‘Word

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