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‘WEATHER. (0. . Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly cooler tonight; tomor- row, fair with moderate temperatures. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 91, at 3:30 p.m. Yesterday; Jowest, 66, at 4:30 a.m. today. Full report on page A-19. Closing New York Markets, Page 22 No. 33,645, Eniered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. KNO HALED IN RUSSI: TOGNE STAND ON BACKED BY STALN - LANDON VIGTORY “Advanced” Democracy Preserves Enigma, Barring | Would Place Power in Hands of 31 Officials. FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND PRESS EXTENDED One of Two Councils Would Be Chosen by People—Right to Franchise Is Granted. £ the Associated Press MOSCOW, June 12 -Soviet Russia hailed today an approaching type of “advanced democracy” under which her 165,000,000 people. enjoying new treedom, will elect part of their gov- erning representaiives by direct and aecret, vote. A new constitution, drawn up for fnal enactment in the Autumn, not only exiends the rights of all citizens 1o freedom of speech, press, employ- ment, and religion, but guarantees protection for privaie property and sets up two parliament-like bodies. One of these, the Council of the Tnion, will be chosen by the people themselves. The right to vote and to stand for re-election will be granted 10 all persons over 18 years old who #re not. disenfranchised by the courts, vegardless of their sex, race, social origin, religious beliefs, previous ac- tivities or the amount of property they own. The other supreme legislative body, the Council of Nationalities, will be chosen through the old indirect sys- tem of Soviets. A board of 31 officials, chosen from the two legislative bodies, will wield the highest powers of government. (At present the highest authority n the Soviet state is the All-Union Congress of Soviets, which is made wp of represeniatives of town soviets. The Congress elects an All-Union Genersl Executive Committee. The Ceniral Executive Committee also #orms a eouncil of people’s commissars, or eabinet, for the general administra- #ion of the affairs of the nation. /Persons deprived of the franchise are those employing others for profit, tiving on unearned income, monks and priests of all religions, agents and em- oloyes of the former police, secret{ xervice, eic, members of the former reigning dynasty, imbeciles and wards #nd those deprived of civic rights by eriminal courts, (Persons employing hired labor, en- loying unearned income or engaging in trade may, however, obtain the right to vote from regional election rommissions by showing that, at the #ime of the election, they are living on income derived from their own labor and are not exploiting the labor of others.) Stalin Directs Drafting. Formulated under the personal di- rection of Dictator Joseph Stalin, the ronstitution has elready received the approval of the presidium of the All- Tnion Central Executive Committee. Final action on the governmenial worganization plan was called for No- wember 25 when the All-Unlon Con- gress of Soviets is to convene in Moscow. The official board io govern the Uriop of Sovie, Republics wonld be (See RUSSIA, Page A-3.) PEACE MOVE MADE | BY CHINA FACTIONS Delegation of Central Government Reporied En Route 0 Canton to Discuss Unity. #w ihe Associated Press. HONGKONG, June 12.—Threats ol ® Chinese civil war eased today with reports of prospective peace nege- Mations between envovs of the Nanking (Oentral) and Canton (Southwest) governments, A delegation of Central government nfficials, headed by Finance Minister H., H, Kung, was reported en route #0 Canton to discuss a Southwest de- mand for national unity against al- leged Japanese aggression, Canton, meanwhile, was reported to have erdered Is troops, now near Hengehow, in Munan Province, o halt their advance pending #he negotia- Hons, «The Reuters «British) News Agency reported from Hankow hostilities were believed to have broken out between Northern and Southern forces at Letyang, 30 miles south of Hengchow. Chinese sources were unable %o con- @irm the report.) MERCURY DROPS 23 DEGREES WITH RAIN €ooled by yesterday’s main, Wash- ingion today faced 24 hours of moderaie temperatures and clear skies. A 38-mile wind that accompanied the thunderstorm caused the mercury 4o drop 23 degrees, but not until one beat prostration was . The victim was Mrs. Lottie Hender- won, 612 Fifteenth street northeast, who collapsed while at work in the WNational Pants Co. factory, 401 First street. She was treated at Casualty Hospital. From & maximum of 91 at 3:30 pm . the temperature fell to 68 degrees at & o'clock. l Comment on Fitness of Candidate. |SILENCE MAINTAINED ON RE-ELECTION PLAN | | Given Square Deal at Cleveland, | ! He Says—Not Clear on Kan- | san's Message. BY JOHN C. HENRY. Senator Borah, 1daho Republican. continued his favorite role of cam- paign enigma this afternoon, declin- ing to reveal whether he would take ' the stump for the Republican presi- | dential nominee, Gov. Alf M. Landon | of Kansas. He siso refused to com- | ment on the Kansan's fitness for the presidency or the nominee’s interpre- tation of the newly-adopted platform and at the same time declined o dis- close whether he would be & candi- date for re-election 1o the Senate from Idaho. On one issue only did the veteran Senator commit himself to any sub- stantial degree, that being to the ef- | fect, he feels reasonably well satisfied with those parts of the Republican platform in which he is most inter- | ested. Received “Square Deal” As for his own candidacy for ibe presidential nomination, he said he is willing to admit he received a “square deal.” Meeting the press en masse, after & morning of suspense about his sc- g tion, Borah first talked informally along lines of a prepared statement which he handed out later. The statement follows in full: “I have no statement to make, and shall not have, until I retwrn to Tdaho with reference to the campaign. I have not had time to study the plai- form as a whole, but with reference to the planks to which I gave most con- sideration I am quite in harmony, particularly the foreign policy and monopoly and the omission of any pledge to return io the gold standard, “I do not care to comment upon Gov. Landon’s message to the con- vention. I am not clear as to what it means, If it means he is for the gold standard, of course, I am wholly in disagreement with that. But he says he is not in favor, a3 I under- stand it, of returning to the gold standard unless it can be done with- out penalizing our Democratic econ=- omy, and without injury to our pro- ducers of agricultural products. But it can not be done without doing boih, There can be no greater threat to the producers of this country than 2 pledge to reiurn to the gold stan- dard. We had the gold standard, the world had the gold standard, and it was one of tbe greai contributing causes to whe wutler demoralization of agriculture, as well as to the gen- eral economic break-down. There ought not to be any doubt about that matter, and there isn’t any doubt sbout it so far as I am concerned. Wanted Specific Pledge., “T should like to have had the mo- nopoly plank moré specific as to the methods by which we are io accom- plish what we propose, and I pro- posed more specific methods. But, nevertheless, that can be developed later, The general pledge is there, “I said many times prior o the convention that T wes primarily in- terested in issues, and that is my present attitude, and that will be my attitude from now on. “As to my failure io secure the nomination, T need hardly mention it, because I can say with entire can- dor that I was not surprised at the action of the convention. And the action of the convention jn that re- spect will have no bearing whatever um my position upon public ques- In discussing the piatform, the Sen- ator expressed himself as most com- pletely satisfled with the foreign pol- iey section. ““At last we have a foreign policy expressed as it should be” he said, point. Asked io eiaborate on bis wishes in connection with the monopoly plank, Borah said he would have “provided that Congress should define the terms and conditions for interstaie com- merce. “Such devices as interlocking di- rectorates, holding companies, price- fixing and price discrimination would heidspeclflclll! legislated against,” he S8 " Outmaneuvers Questioners. Alibough the Sepator said in his prepared statement that he had no (See BORAH, Page 6.) By the Associate’ Pross. ‘WIMBLEDON, Engiand, June 1.— After winning the opening two singles matches, England today dropped the doubles contest as Mrs. John Van Ryn of Philadelphia and Carolin Babcock of Los Angeles defeated Nancy Lyle and Evelyn Dearman, 6—2, 1—6, 6—3, and led the United States 2 to 1 at the finish of the first day of the Wightman Cup tennis series. A courageous uphill fight in ihe third set by the American doubles team, featured by Miss Babeock's sparkling play at the net, spared the | cup-holding imvaders from a white- ! b} “I got exactly what I wanted on that | = WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1936—FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION @he Foening Ll The Republican Ticket for 1936 GOV. ALF M. LANDON (for President) EASTMAN URGES L BIG RAIL CHANGE ';1;)'| Holds Back Pllnrmr For Talk With Committee Nominee Finds Desk Swam COL. FRANK KNOX (for Vice ped With Sweeping Reforms Called| Congratulations, Including Message For to Regain Business Lost to Autos. By the Associated Press. Joseph B. Easiman, Federal co- ordinator of transportation, today recommended sweeping changes by railroads in the passenger fleld io récapture business lost in recent years, chiefiy to automobiles. Lower fares, lighter and speedier irains, use of motor busses and irucks by railroads and co-operation in- siead of competition in seeking busi- ness were some of the suggestions he emphasized in s 64-page repor:. “I believe that the railroads ean secure passenger iraffic and passen- ger earnings much larger than they now have” Bastman said, “either through winning travel over to their services or through creating new travel, as the automobile has done.” Congratulates Big Roads. He eongratulated the major rail- roads on “fundamental changes” made in recent years, bwi said this ‘was only “a beginning.” Eastman, whose position as co- ordinator is scheduled o expire next Tuesday with the emergency irans- poriation acs, in the main approved & study made public in January, 1935, by his section of #ransportation. Me revealed that she 1935 report bhad been criticized sharply by the Association of American Railroads and added he believed the major railroads had been wrong. Summarizing some of the “innova- tions” he said had been made in rail- road service, the eo-ordinator Msted: “One railroad is now offering ‘eoi- Jection and delivery’ service for pas- asengers, its tickeis including fare cou- pons for pick-up at bome and delivery to destination by taxjcab. Rail service ‘a8 accessible as one’s car’ is the re- aul, Tipping Abolished. “Another railroad has abolished tipping by coach passengers at an im- portant station. “Joint rail and bus passenger sta- tions are to be found in many cities. “The adoption of light trains and substantially increased achedule fre- quency have gone well beyond the ex- perimental stage on s number of rail- “High-speed service—averaging 60 miles per hour—has been provided for shori, medium and long distances and (See RAILS, Page A-3.) Reynolds Heir Guarded. NEW YORK, June 12 (#).—The Daily News said today that Libby Hol- msan, widow of Smith Reynolds, and her 3% -year-old son, Christopher Smith Reynolds, heir to his father's tobacco fortune, have retired under armed guard to s 50-acre Oyster Bay estate. - The paper said the torch singer had leased the estate of Wil- liam B. Leeds. U. S. Wins Doubles, But Drops Tennis Singles, Trailing 2 to 1 washing Helen Jaeobs, 12—10, 6—1 defeat by Kay Stammers, and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan's 6—3, 6—4 defeat by Dorothy former Wimbledon champion. Suddenly rallying mafluwmm | By tme Associated Press. | TOPEKA, Kans. June 12—Gov. Alf M. Landon told newspaper men today that any plans for his cam- paign for the presidency would await & conference, probably by telephone. with the pew Republican National Commiitee which will meet in Cleve- Jand sfter the close of the eonven- tion. His face drawn and tired, the Gov- ernor appeared early at his office and turned to his duties as Xansas' chief executive, “T'm » little hoarse b otherwise T feel fine,” landon responded io queries. Greeting From Hoover. Among congratulaiory selegrams re- ecived by Landon was one from for- mer President Hoover which said: “I send you my heartiest congratu- lations. You have s great task for the American people. I pray you will bave divine help. “HERBERT HOOVER.” ‘The Governor arrived at his wsuel #ime, although he arose slighsiy Jate news men were in his office when he walked in. “I propose » wage Whe WARRANTS ASKED IN“DEATH PLOTS” Michigan Black Legion Head and 14 Named by Praseeutor. By the Associaied Press. DETROIT, January 12.—Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea named 15 men, in- eluding Arthur F. Lupp, Michigan commander of the Black Legion, in asking warrants today en charges of conspiracy to murder & suburban news- paper editor and = village mayor. Twelve of the men were named in connection with an alleged “blood pact” to kill Arthur L, Kingsley, editor of the Highland Parker, & community newspaper in Highland Park, and the three others were charged with a piot to slay William W. Voisine, mayor of suburban Ecorse. Dean Stasement. The warrant recommendaiions fol- Jowed announcement of & new state- ment by Dayton Dean, Black Legion “executioner,” who has admitied he fired the shots which killed Charles A. Poole on May 12 after s night vide with the terrorists. McCres said Dean’s accusations were corroborated by confessions from Roy Hepner and Clarence C. Frye, who are held as members of the night riders’ “intelligence squad.” Former Aide Named. Named with Lupp in the Kingsiey ease were N. Ray Markland, s former assistant prosecutor whom MecCrea suspended, and Leslie J. Black, & sus- pended clerk for Judge L. Eugene Sharp of Common Pleas Court and president of the ‘“Wolverine Repub- lican League.” McCrea charges thai Kingsley was marked for death in Augusi of 1935 beeause of the opposition of his paper to, Markland, who was defeated in April of 1934 for re-election as mayor of Highland Park. 31 Miners Killed. FUKUOKA, Japan, June 12 (#).— Thirty-one miners were killed and 30 others injured yesterday in s gas ex- | piosion at the Otan! celliery near here. ’ g From Hoover—Topeka Celebrates. gressive campaign the Republican party has seen in years,” the Kansas Governor jold newsmen shortly before the Cleveland convention unanimous- ylmed him 3ts presidentia! nom- The tumult smong Topeka's 65 - 000—when the phrase “Iandon nom- inated” rippled across the wires and through the ether—was unpardlleled here since the World War armistice In the ear-splitiing demonstration threaded their way through the downtown disirict \and | surged across the lawn of the-ex- - eoutive mansion. \ ‘There pear midnight. in ihe etrie glow of Kleig lights and old-fash- ioned political red flares, the Gov- emor came o bis frent porch and bespoke the “good will” of his neigh- bors. His gray beir slightly rwmpled and his face flushed, the Governor dis- played bis emotion m the simbre of his voice, He kepi his. gray, double: breasted suit trim, but his necktie this morning. Only a few visitors and | WA crumpied and askew when the) | erush of the well-wishers abated. |__Wawing his hand for quiei, Gov. " %See LANDON, Page 4) IMASS OUTBREAKS FEAREDBY PARS Pedestrians Kept Moving to Prevent Forming of Erowds. By the Associaied Press. PARIS, June 12.—Police scted #o- day to prevent mass demonstrations a8 officials expressed fear of “foreign elements” in the French strike erisis. Roger Salengro, minister of the in- ierior, announced his police had the situation in hand afier persons at- tempting %o form erowds such as those which marched yesterday under red fiags had been arrested. Gendarmes also were jaking inio oustody persons who refused o “keep moving” on the streets. Salengro declared sirikers were gradually resuming work and that 687 factories, held by strikers pre- viously, had been evacuated in' the last 24 hours. Leaders and Police Confer. Socjalist leaders and police officials eonferred on the law and order situ- ation Vincent Aliriol, minister of finance, issued a statement denying the gov- ernment intended to #ry the currency conirol “methods of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht,” economics minister of Ger- many. He said such methods were unnee- essary in France, where *40,000,000,- 000 - o 45,000,000,000 franes are hoarded. Auriol declared he cousidered de- veluation would be s “disaster” and said the government intended io re- leve exporters by tex reform and ‘reorgenization 3 Refreshed by four legisiative vie- tories, Premier Leon Blum declared strong from getting official control. An attempt by patrols of the Croix de Feu, the Fascist veierans’ organisa- President) ~-A. P. and Wide World Photos. ROOSEVELT HITS 1 NONOROLY NS Assails *“Prophets of Evil” in Addressing 50,000 at Centennial. By rhe Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex., June 12.—President Roosevelt, in an ansi-monopoly speech here today at the center of the Texas | Centennial, declared 3f “Iabor is to be s commodity” America will become = “Nation of boarding houses, instead of | homes.™ Hitting out at “chiselers” and “prophets of evil.” the President told & colorful, capacity throng in the 50,000-seat Cotton Bowl Stadium “Today we have restored democracy in government. “We are in the process of restoring democracy o y.” The President asserted the very nature ‘of free governmeni “demands that there must be a line of defense held by the yoemanry of business and | mdustry and agriculture.” Hits Monopoly. Frequently inferrupted by echeers aod clapping. he declared “not the generalissimos” but the “small” and “average” men of the three commer- cial groups must have their stability preserved against the dominration of { “special interests.” . MWe said if the tendency in the dozen m following the World War had ren permitied to continue “the in- avitable consequence would have been the destruction of the base of our form of government.” “For its spiendid structure,” he add- ed, “there would have been substituted as & natural result an autocratic form of government.” Standing bareheaded on a huge flag- eovered stand, his words carried na- tionally over both radio networks, the lent also spoke of “lessening of | voted for me, to sec lism,” and said his “good | neighbor” policy should be extended into Mexieo and other countries, l ‘‘We seek to banish war in this hemi- sphere,” he said, “we seek to extend those practices of good will and closer friendship upon which' peace itself is based.” : Assails “Chiselers.” Declaring ‘“chiselers” were *‘still with us,” the President said: “The net result of monopoly, the net resylt of economic and financial conirol jn the hands of the few, has meant #he ownership of labor as a “rt is io be a commodity in the United Staies, in the Anal analysis it means thet we shall become s na- tion of hearding houses instead of a nation of homes. “I our ple ever submit o thst, they will have said ‘Good-by’ to their historic freedom. Men do not fight for boardirg houses. They will fight for their homes.” A burning sun, sending ihe tem- perature to’ 95, shown down on the speaker’s stand as the Chief Executive The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 134,608 (Some returns not yet Yecetved ) FrTy UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. X IS NOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT NEW CONSTITUTION|BORAH DECLINES FLAT REJECTION BY VANDENBERG DECIDES ISSUE Choice of Landon’s Running Mate Is Made Unanimous as Other Aspirants Withdraw. MICHIGAN SENATOR’S NOTE TO SNELL BALKS DRAFT MOVE |Chicago Publisher Accepts Posti—Edge Starts Bandwagon Movement in Interest of Harmonv. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ‘Stafl OCorrespondent of The Star.) CLEVELAND, June 12.—Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, was nominated today unanimously for vice president to become running mate for Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas by the Repub- lican National Convention. The Knox nomination took only a single ballot. Col. Knox, reached by the Associated Press at Michigan City, said that he would accept the nomination. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan sent a note to Chairman { Snell of the convention requesting that his name be withdrawn if it was proposed. . In consequence, Vandenberg was not placed in nomination for vice president. After States in sections of the country had indicated they intended to support Knox, the other candidates, former Senator Edge of New Jersey, Gov. Harry W. Nice of Maryland and Col. Arthur W. Little of New York withdrew their names and left the field entirely clear for Knox. Edge Starts Movement. Edge who started the bandwagon movemeni of other candi- dates over to Knox declared that he wished to withdraw in the interests of harmony and a united front against the Democratic enemy in November. “With such an exhibition of harmony as that given last night, when all personal ambitions were set aside for the office of Presi- dent of the United States, rushing to assure America that there was no opposition within the party” he declared, “it should be emulated this morning. It gives me genuine pleasure, in the interests of harmony, to request the delegates who might have jport Col. Knox.” Gov. Harry Nice of Maryland next iook the speaker’s stand. He also withdrew his name from the contest, and asked that his supporters vote for Col. Knox. 2 y “Maryland always tries to play the game fair.” said Gov. Nice, “The pronounced sentiment of the convention is for Col. Knox. I ask that the nomination be made unanimous so that the Repub- lican party may go before the country with a united front and a guarantee of success in November.” X Chairman Snell then announced that he was authorized to withdraw the nomination of Col. Arthur W. Little of New York. This left Knox alone in the race. The roll was called and State after State gave its vote for the Illinois man. When the secretary of the convention announced that Col. Knox had received 1,003 votes of the convention—a unanimous vote of the total membership—there were loud cheers. Delegates started 2 march around the hall. The demonstration was short lived. The delegates were weary. They had concluded their labors and were ready to quit. § 4 Telegrams sent by Chairman Snell last night to Gov. Landon of Kansas informing him of his nomination and Landon’s reply were read by the secretary to the convention. Landon promised a vigorous fight. When Col. Knox was nominated by the convention he was en route to Chicago by automobile and was expected to arrive early in the afternoon. He had been here for several days—a candidate for the presidential nomination. He withdrew with the other aspirants for that nomination and supporied Landon at the session of the convention last night. ‘The convention adjourned at 1:14 p.m. Note Decides Issue. All efforts m%ew have Senator Vandenberg agree to become the nominee for vice president were in vain. Up until the last minute many of the Landon leaders hoped that Vandenberg would accept the nomination if the convention sheuld draft him. The Michigan Senator, by sending his note to Snell, prevented the presentation of his name to the convention for consideration and cut off the move to draft him, which was in the making. The Republican National Committee, it was announced by Ralph E. Wi , vice chairman from Oregon, will meet at 4 p.m. At ?ms meeting a chairman will be elected to succeed Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, who has served for the last two years. i John Hamilton of Kansas will be the choice, it is expected, of Gov. Landon and of the national committee for the chairmanship. delivered his 1,500-word address. The Presifient seemed ! hggny in (See ROOSEVELT, Page 3.) I * Vandenberg’s Letter, Knox “Profoundly Grateful”—Hears News on Way Home | By the Associated Press. MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., June 12.— Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, nominated as the Republican candi- date for Vice President, today said he was “profoundly grateful at this mark of confidence the unanimous voie of the convention disclosses.” The colonel, driving through from the Republican National Convention at Cleveland, made & short stop here. He received his first word of the convention’s action as he siepped into the lobby of the Spaulding Hotel here. Me said he would make formal comment on his selection as running mate for Gov. Alf M. Landon eof Kansas, Republican presidential can- didate, after he reached Chicago. Ool. Knox was accompanied by Mrs. Xnox and his secretary, John (See KNOX, Page 3) ;Maryland, Poised for Parade For Nice, Finds Herself Alone By'tke Avsocisted Pross. CLEVELAND, June 12.— first three namies presented to the Republican eonvéntion for vice presi- dent was that of Gov. Harry Nice of Nice’s name vu presented by J. Qookman Boyd of Maryland. He took some §ime in coming io tion, to butcher of members| his main point, and the delegates be- mmmm:?mwm came impatient, talking among them- demonstrations striking listening. by butchers. Police intervened to quell the dis- h,!hllu_'__nndfiuczdxder:}mds > TRANCE, Page 5. 1 selves more than “Name him,” came shouts as he talked of his candidate. you who he is.” rejoined the speaker. A, keep quict, 3 youl T Aol |- t The Vandenberg letier said: “If my name is proposed for Vice | President, I wish it to be withdrawn. This is conclusive. I am deeply con- vinced I can serve more effectively on the floor of the Senate during the next Landon administration. I can and will serve just as loyally in the campaign itself. With great appreciation for the honor, I request that my name be withdrawn.” Col. Knox’s name was placed in | nomination by Gov. Stiles Bridges of | New Hampshire, the first on the list of nominees. Hamilton went before the conven- tion when it met this morning and told the delegates that Gov. Landon left the choice of a vice presidential candidate up to the convention itself. The Kansan, he said, would not ask for she selection of any particular nominee. Confusion Among Delegates. ‘There was much confusion among the delegates. “For three months,” seid Hamilton, (See CONVENTION, Page A-2) Readers’ Guide Amusements .. Answers to Questions Editorial .. 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