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38. VOL. LXV. (Established July 4, 1872) HUTCHINSON. KANSAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1936.

Drought Tour Begins Under A Blazing Sun Great Plains Commission To Tour Byways Seeking First Hand Information On Havoc No Heat Relief Is Seen Blistering Weck-End Finds Hutchinson Beginning Second Week of Debililating Temperatures Heat! Heat! Heat! Surging up and down again. There's no relief from summer in Kansas. So the weatherman paraphrased Kipling today as he mopped his greasy brow and predicted a continuation of temperatures which already have made this the -second hottest summer in Hutchinson's history. The mercury passed the 100- degree mark for the 361h time this year today AS it rose to 102 from the 11 o'clock reading of 99. Tomarrow is expected to see the tenth consecutive day with the temperalure over the century mark.

No rain is scheduled to break the drought. Only the Kaw valley reported A few sprinkles While not quite so hot as the scorching days last week, the holhealed enough in make life miserable for clerks and workers unable to escape from torrid homes. The increury climbed from 74 to 106 degrees, and carly this morning receded to 76 degrees. an uncomfortable minimum. Meet Soil Experts.

Amarillo. Tex. (A)--The great plains drought commission. secking first hand information of drought damage in the dust bowl. scheduled a conference today with soil experts from five states.

The commission, which plans, at the behest of President Roosevelt. to travel the highways and dusty back roads to gain a clear picture of injury wrought by scaring heal and the absence of precinitation, will be given suggestions for a long, time five-state cresion control committee program. drafted resolutions last night which will be given to the president's commission, headed by Rexford Tugthe resettlement adminis. tration and Morris L. Cooke of the rural electrification administration.

Dean H. Umberger, of Manhattan, chairman of the fivestate commitice, refused. however. to measures recommended. Rep.

Marvin Jones of Amarillo also was to present resolutions adopted recently by county officonference here. After the closed session with the five-state group, the federal commission will go by automobile to Dalhart. Kansas Lawyer Dead S. J. -McNaughton Long Active al Leavenworth Tonganoxie, 1AP)-Funeral services were scheduled today for Samuel J.

McNaughton, 84, Leavenworth county attorncy who died here Saturday following a 2- year illness. He was active in civic affairs, having served as a member of the school board. He was one of the incorporators of the Tonganoxic Building and Loan association. McNaughton, known to AS "Judge" McNaughton," came to Kansas in 1872, practicing law first at Lawrence, then at Leavenworth. He also taught school in Leavenworth county.

He 'established residence here in 1892. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Anna A. Eaton McNaughton, son, Malcolm, recently appointed United States commissioner at Leavenworth, and three daughters. Lucy, of the home, Mrs.

Alicia Seitert, Kansas City, and Mrs. Ralph Cain, Tonganoxle. Collections Better More People Pay Their Taxes This Year Topeka, Fred Horn, member of the state commission, said today 1ax collections have improved this year. Collections as ol July 1, Horn said, amounted to 81.88 per cent, as compared with 78.28 in 1935 and 78.29 in 1934. The percentage of collections ranged from 57 per cent in Norton county to 91.75 per cent; in Ellsworth county, Starts Fire, Sounds Alarm Gallitzin, firemen claim the record for the quickest fire alarm.

A bolt of lightning struck a siren on their building, sounding it as well as setting the firchouse aflame. The firemen saved the building. Tie Pressed by Rolling. If you haven't time to press the tie your husband wants to wear in the morning, roll it up tightly and leave it over night, All the little creases 'will come out. No Plan to Depopulate the Plains Country, Says Brain Truster No.

1 Amarillo, (A)-Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell in an address today said "all this talk about depopulation of the great plains is foolish. We don't want to depopulate the country; we want to fortify it to withstand drought." Dr. Tugwell mude breakfast table talk us members of the president's drought commission assembled for a inspection Members of the committee were asked at A press conference for comment on the survey published yesterday Pennsylvania by the from Dr.

University C. W. of Thornwaite, 8 climatologist, recommending that families be moved off drought daniuged farms, Would Avert Depopulation "Federal agencies are working particular prevent agency depopulation, I represent, and the resettlement administration, is doing ils utmost to prevent it," sald Tugwell. "11 some nation told us they would lick us in war we would say 'the hell you said Morris L. Cooke, rural electrification administrator and chairman of the commission.

"Some people might say. this Is not a permanent country, that the drought might drive the residents away. "We are out to prove that: the hell this isn't a permanent country." The commission met with the Amarillo Chamber of. Commerce and representatives of agriculture Brutal Killing In Hotel Room Is Investigated Fourth Mystery Killing in Chicago in Brief Span; Note Book Vital Clue Chicago, -Three Negroes, two women and a youth, were taken into custody today for questioning in connection with the killing of Mrs. Mary Louise Trammell, who was found beaten to death in hotel room on the near southside yesterday, The crime was the fourth hotel room slaying of women here in recent months.

Those held were Mrs. Myrtle Hynes, 55, Mrs. A. L. Martin, 30, and Claude P.

Davis, 18. Phone Numbers in Notebook. The two women were seized after telephone numbers found in a note book dropped in flight by a Negro who was found prowling at the hotel a week ago were traced to their addresses. From them the police hoped to obtain clews to the identity of the prowler. who they believe may have killed Mrs.

Trammell. Davis is day bell boy at the hotel. The police said they intended to question him about his activities yesterday and Saturday. Body Found By Husband. 'The nude body of the 24 year old victim, a former Knoxville, stenographer, was found yesterday by her husband of a year and a half, Thomas Trammell, 40, in their third floor room al.

the State hotel She had been strangled and beaten and her skull had been fractured in two places--by either la hatchet or a sharp-edged brick in the opinion of Chief Deputy Coroner Victor Schlaeger. The wound which caused death was three inches long and above the left eye. Her neck bore the imprint of hands. Officials said she also had apparently been criminally assaulted. The killer had folded her arms over her body, twisted bloodstained sheets around her and i dropped a pillow on top of the battered body, Detectives uncovered three mojor clues--bloody fingerprints on (Page 7.

Column 4. Please) Too Much Epidermis Priest Ejects Woman in Slacks and Halter Babylon, N. (P)--The Rev. James Smith, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church, told today how he had ejected from the church a 21-year-old summer resident who appeared in slacks and halter.

"The ladies must be cool but don't propose to allow half-naked, unladylike morons 'to enter my church," he said. Father Smith explained his action at all his Sunday masses. The Weather Kansas- -Generally fair' tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature, The maximum at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon was 103 degrees, three lower than yesterday's top but the same as Saturday a high' reading. The low this morning was 76, compared to 74 Sunday, No relief from the heat is in sight. TEMPERATURES (By Mra, B.

Ploughe, 8. Observer) Maximum today-103. Minimum today-76. A year ago today--High, 102; low, 74. Slay Hostages As Rebel Ships Bombard Ports Spanish Loyalists Reported To Have Carried Ont Threat as Shells Drop Into Irun and San Sebastian Marskmanship Is Poor Rebel Rifles Fail to Touch Forts in Coast Cities and Only Two Persons Are Reported Injured Saint Jean De Luz, France, -German sallors reported today that 500 prisoners held as hostages Leftist government forces al Bilbos burned alive when rebel shells sol fire to their warehouse-prison.

The sailors arrived in Saint Jean De Lus on the steamer Scedler, The fire also injured several hundred persons and it spread to the docks of the port. Medical supplies were rushed ashore by the German steamer. Hendaye, (y- -Rebel warships bombarded run and a Sebastian today and Spanish loyalists were reported executing Fascist hostages in retaliation. Loyalists had served an matum that the first shell from a rebel warship would be the signal for massacre of the prisoners held aboard two steamers in the Bay of Biscay harbor and frontier reports said the executions had begun. The huge battleship Espana directed heavy fire against Fort Guadalupe but the government stronghold had not been hit after an hour and a half of bombardment, Only Two Hurt.

The shelling of Guadalupe subsided early in the afternoon, after A two-and-a-hall-hour assault, and two persons who were wounded when a bomb fell on a farm at Fuentearrabia were the only known casualties. Government leaders, encouraged by what they said was the failure of the rebels to attack by land, indicated they were ready for an early counter-offensive. This week. they stated, would be Refugees arriving In Increasing numbers from Irun and San Sebastian said that three rebel ships, the Espana, the Velasco and the Almirante Cervera were ranging back and forth between San Sebastian and Cap Des Figuiers, the limit of French territorial waters. Warships Bombed.

Some of the fleeing Spanlards, who numbered 300, said two governient planes from the airdrome Sebastian had succeeded in bombarding the rebel warships. this could not be confirmed. The attacks against Irun and San Sebastian begon simullaneously, Indicating a major offensive along the northern senboard. The mighty guns of Guadalupe did not reply at once and were faced with the dilemma of submitting to rebel fire or shelling the rebel warships at the risk of dropping projectiles on French territory across the Bay of Hundreds of Hostages 'The Fascist warships were believed to be purposely avoiding direct hits on fort because they feared explosion of large munition stores would kill many of the rebels held prisoners there. There were about 1,200 hostages held at Iron and 700 San Sebastian.

Reports along the borfiring squads began executions soon alter the bombardstarted. Dispatches from Bilbao said the rebel destroyer Velasco shelled (Page 7, Column 5, Please) Anti-Semetic Edict Personal Dr. Carmichael Had No Support For Position Topeka, -Dr: James A. Scott, of the Kansas state board of administration, in a statement today said a letter "written by Dr. F.

A. Carmichacl. stating 'all applicants (for staff positions) must be was one of the Items that caused his resignation as superitendent of the state hospital insane at Osawatomie." Dr. Scott referred to publication of the letter by the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript August 9 as an attempt to attribute Dr. Carmichael's action as reflecting the policy of Gov.

Alt M. London. "The letter was written without the knowiedge of the board of administration by Dr. Carmichael. a Democrat." said Dr.

Scott. "The board (appointed by Governor Landon) does not permit discrimination against any race or creed." Dr. Scott said the letter WAS written March 19 to the dean of the Minnesota university medical school. Dr. Carmichael, who had served as superintendent of the hospital for 23 years.

was reported at Osawatomie be en route to Rochester, to visit a son. A. Carmichael. and could not be I reached immediately for comment. Scorns Bathing Suit Blair, (P)-Twenty of Isis grandchildren looked on while Burl King, 94, gave his annual aquatic exhibition--in the nude.

Among dives were the half turn. whole turn, double' turn, one and a halt back somersault and cut-way. Ta a photographer who wanted to lake his picture be said: "Take all you want, it you want 'em in the raw. I'm 94 today, I ain't never wore a bathing suit yet and I'm too old to start now." One Critically Hurt In Early Sunday Mishap Three Treated at Hospital After Similar Accidents; One Arrested ed by their moans. Bottles In Car Two almost identical automobile wrecks early Sunday morning resulted in injuries to three men, one of whom is in a critical condition today, with physicians declaring he has but an even chance to live.

W. M. Boody, 28, 503 North Plum is in Grace hospital with a fractured skull, lacerations and bruises. He has not regained consciousness. W.

H. McElwain, 28. 301 East Campbell was given first aid treatment at the hospital for cuts on eye and lip. Faces Police Charge John A. Roberts, 28, 220 East Sherman was treated for a scalp wound at the city jail, where he was placed yesterday on a drunken driving charge.

Released today on a $500 bond, his trial has been set for Wednesday. The car in which Boody and McElwain were riding struck a light pole at Fourth and Superior sis. Roberts drove into a fire plug at Vun Buren sts. Boody and McElwain, who seemingly had been thrown from their coach, were discovered by Fay Brown, night club proprielor and former sheriff, at 4:05 o'clock Sunday morning. He was attract- They apparently had lain on the ground for nearly AD hour after the car, in Senten police reported bottles were found, had carcened over the curbing and into the stout, wooden pole.

The front end of coach was battered, and the windshield was broken, it is thought, by the impact of Boody's head. Officers said they were not sure which of the two was driving. The car was drenched with blood and tools were scattered about. Both victims were rushed to the hospital by police. Roberts was arrested at 5:55 o'clock as police found water from the shattered fire plug spewing over his coach.

the front bumper of which had been bent into a Going north, his car apparently had got out of control, jumped a ditch and smashed into the hydrant. Blinded a by, lights of oncoming cars, E. Hammer, 44, Plains, (Page 7, Column 8. Please) Doc Townsend Arrest Sought Attorney For Wright Urges Court 10 Act Cleveland, (A)-Ben Sacharow, attorney for the Rev. Alfred J.

Wright, former director in the Townsend old-age pension organization, asked Common Pleas Judge George W. Kerr today to order the arrest of Dr. Francis E. Townsend. founder of the pension plan, and Gilmour Young, national secretury, for failure lu appear at a deposition here.

Dr. Townsend and Young were scheduled to testify at the hearing in connection with Mr. Wright's receivership suit against the Townsend organization. "I want a citation issued for Dr. Francis E.

Townsend and I ask your honor to see that Dr. Townsend be not encouraged to make mockery of the courts of justice," Sacharow said He then asked for the arrest of Young. At national headquarters of Dr. Townsend in Chicago, it was said the aged founaer of the pension plan was suffering from "extreme heat, over exertion and fatigue" and under a physician's orders 10 rest for a few days. Judge Kerr recessed court soon alter Sachiarow's request and called Young in Chleago.

He asked Young to have Dr. Townsend's (physician call and verify the reports of the illness. Attorney Charles H. Hobbeli had been unable to present a request for a continuance ul the hearing. Young called buck from Chicago later and informed the court that he had been unable to reach Dr.

Townsend's physician, but that he would have him call Judge Kerr later. Judge Kerr invited attorneys involved in the case to return after his conversation with the Chicago physician. He then recessed the until tomorrow morning. Coughlin Voice Stilled While Assailing F. R.

Illness Forces Radio Priest To Leave Platform al Cleveland in Midst of Bitter Denunciation Ten-Day Rest Ordered Callers Denied While For of Old Parties Recuperates; Last 10 Minutes of Speech Blurred Detroit, (A) -Father Charles E. said today that his audience in the Cleveland municipal stadium Sunday was a blur to him for ten minutes before illness overcame him and he was forced to stop speaking. "Then everything went he said. "I couldn't see anything, although I knew there was bright sunshine. I turned around and fell into the arms of a policemen.

"I wanted to stop speaking ton (minutes before I did. My knees were buckling under me. I had to grip the rostrum to stand at all. Didn't Eat On Saturday "The trouble was that Saturday was entirely to strenuous, I had been working night and day for two days, I hadn't caten all day Saturday. I was awake and all night.

Sunday morning I was, unable to keep anything on my stomach. I went in mass Sunday! morning and tried to rest after that, but it was no use. was still ill when I went out in that boiling sun to address the audience Sunday afternoon." Father Coughlin returned here today for ten days of complete rest. Hc had cancelled all engagements and not friends will be permitted to seen him he said. Guard is Posted.

Cleveland, (A)-The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, feeling much better after a night of rest, left by train today for his home in Detroit. The priest's address to his National Union for Social Justice was halted yesterday, when he was overcome by ilingss during denunciation of the Roosevelt administration, A policeman on guard outside his hotel room. Father Coughlin slept comfortably after he was stricken by what Dr.

George P. O'Malley, Cleveland physician, described as exhaustion nervous disorder, superinduced by the intense work of planning and carrying out the first convention of his National Union for Social Juslice. Preceding the radio priest addressing the concluding meeting ol the National Union's canvention, William Lemke declared "Franklin D. Roosevelt is a wildered Kerensky who doesn't (Page 7, Column 2, Please) Face Water Shortage Parsons Takes Steps to Augment Supply Parsons, (A)-Faced with what city commissioners termed the "most acute water situation in history," Parsons took steps today to increase its dwindling water supply. In an effort to increase the flow lot the Neosho river past the city pumping station a power shovel began digging 20-foot channel to connect scattered pools along lue river bed.

The trenching operation will be extended over a distance of 10 miles, officlals said, and if successful will a two-week supply of water. With only two or three days' supply remaining in the Labette creek reservoir. the city (sion appealed to residents to conserve water by ceasing to water yards and wash cars. Industrial plants reported they were restricting use of water. Two Women Injured Truck Speeds Away After' Liberal Crash Liberal, (AP)-Mrs.

Jack Porter! and Mrs. D. T. Gammell, both of Hugoton, were in a hospital here today for treatment of injuries: sulfered Sunday night whey their car was struck by a hit-run driver 16 miles from here. Hospital attendants said Mrs.

Porter was in A semi-conscious condition. Mrs. Gammell received a broken linger and bruises. A truck fender was found near the scene of the wreck. The ac.ident sheared off one side of the car occupied by the women.

Double Purpose Cow Rolla, (A') between here and Town, reported Mrs. 1. f. Brown of Edgar Springs, is a strange procession toward "greener pastures." Mrs. A.

Cook, of the Rambo district. abandoned her farm und with her three cows started walking to her old home in Jowa. She strapped luggage to one cow and hoped to barter milk for lodging along the way. I Former Inmate Here Slayer Of Olathe Woman? in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. John E.

Hill of Amarillo, representing A cummittee from 32 Texas counties which studied the drought, said be was instructed to call attention to six points: want stay where they are, even 1. The, people of the Panhandle it they go broke and have to start over. 2. Farmers want some form of A government tinancial program to aid the man not yet detached from his land because of drought and not now a client of any federal relief agency, but unable to get aid from banks. Help from stockmen wha are seeking to keep their foundation intact.

The committee endorses the federal plans for small dams and checks to prevent rain run-off, 5. Financial assistance in pumping water for irrigation. 6. More adequate aid in financing, Glad diversified farming. To See Interest, Hill said the trip of the president's committce to the drought area "assures us you are really interested in this situation and not just talking." Cooke told him the trip was "more than a gesture, it represents a very sincere desire to help the drought country." The problem, he said, conserve moisture falls, and save it for A time when it is needed to grow crops.

"I believe that when we make our recommendations, there will be nobody that can say the plan is controversial." he said. Hatchet Killer Strikes Again; Girl, 15, Slain Pueblo Scene of Second Brutal Murder Within A Fortnight Pucbio, Col. (P)-A hatchet-killer was sought today in the second fatal bludgeoning here within two weeks. The latest crime, Police Chief Arthur Grady said. was trated by a degenerate who crept through an unlocked door and clubbed to death Dorothy Drain.

15. and beat her sister. Barbara, 12, into insensibility early day. Grady said the girls were bludgeoned about the head with a blunt hatchet. Four men were held here and one in Walsenburg.

south of Pueblo. for questioning. Grady said evidence against the men WAS slight. An unidentified man attempted to attack a girl in the vicinity of the Drain home about 11 p. m.

Saturday night, Grady disclosed. and fled when she screamed. About 45 minutes later in the same neighborhood. the chief said. as escaped man molested unharmed another alter girl.

the man who had pursued her. On August 2 a killer entered house through an unlocked door and beat to death Mrs. C. H. (Sally) Crumpley, 72, Osawatomie, and fractured the skull of her nicce, Mrs.

Lilly McMurtree's grandson, slept unharmed by their side during the attack. Grady said the motive in the Crumpley slaying was robbery. Dorothy Drain, he said. was ravished before she was killed. George Stumpf, police commissionor, announced last night a $500 reward would be paid for solution to the two killings.

Gets Philately Lesson Californian Pays $50 For Instruction Los possessing Angeles, a can (P) of alcohol -Charged "with- with out the proper. stamps affixed thereto," Gregory Foloff insisted: "I had the two-cent stamp, the stamp. and maybe five or six cent the one-cent stamps." "That's said federal agent George Sweet, "he even had A special delivery stamp on the can. None of them were revenue stamps." Molotf paid A $50 fine, Ship Water in Tanks Moline Gets Drinking Supply From Independence Independence, Kas. (P)-Moline, residents are now being suppiled drinking water from here at.

the rate of a tank car daily. The Moline city lake is dry. For purposes other than drinking, water from cisierns and wells is used at Moline. Kansas Contractor Dead Pittsburg, (A)--Asa Messenger, widely known contractor, director ot Mirza Temple of the Shrine and former member of the Kansas legislature, died hero 10- day after a long illness. Messenger was 59 years old.

Severn) children survive. Mr. Messenger was city commissioner of Pittsburg twenty years ago, He served as representative from the south district of Crawford county in the legislatures of 1929 and 1931. Hope For Freedom S. 0.

Netherton (above), serving a life term in the KanState penitentiary, convicted of his wife, was given new hope for freedom when officials announced that Charles Bunch, Missouri penitentiary conviet, had confessed to killing Mrs. Netherton. She WAS killed in her home in Olathe in 1928. (AP) Photo. Rising Prices For Food Seen Before Spring Army Buyers Look For Upturn of 20 Per Cent For Balanced Ration Washington.

(AP)-Predictions of rising food prices were made today in the kitchens of the army 05 agriculture officials studied ways of helping farmers in the drought areas through the fall and winter. While Secretary Wallace and aides considered a $10,000,000 purchase program to assure: ample supplies for next year's planting, army quartermasters figured ordinary basic foods would advance as much as 20 per springtime. cethey were making estimates for the purchase of millions of dollars in foodstuffs for the Civilian Conservation corps. whose diet is the same as the army's. Improved business conditions as well as the drought, they said, would advance the prices of the 39 kinds of food which the army considers a balanced diet.

The proposed $10,000,000 seed purchase program, the fate ol: which is expected to. be settied soon by Secretary Wallace, would be designed assure supplics of wheat, oats. ryc, barley and olher grains. A loan program on seed corn was being considered separlately. Car Gleanings Are Forbidden Boys Can No Longer Sweep Emply Grain Carriers.

No more will Hutchinson youngsters be allowed to sweep what from floors of grain cars spotted near outlying or other clevators, warned I. L. Fenn, juvenile officors today. after conferring with John Robinson, detective for the police department. Fenn said elevator officials had allowed the practice to help some boys make spending muncy, but that others had abused the and started to get wheat from inside the elevators.

Adults who have been buving wheat from youngsters were likewire warned to desist as they may be contributing to the delinquency of minors. Frowns On Ricksha New York, (P) --Mayor F. I. won't be the starter for any moksha rave, The mayor made plain today he consistered the ricksha teristie of human exploitation and slavery." lle turned down an invitation to start a race from New York to 1 Asbury Park, N. J.

Wagon W'heat to New Top No, waron wheat brought $1.14 in Hutchinson this afternoon to set a new high for the season here. I1 was $1.13 Salurday. At the same time wheat futures! advanced 114 cents and corn four cents to the limit. Mate, Serving Life Term, May Not Be Guilty Kansas Authorities Not Unduly Excited Over Confession of Charles Bunch, Missouri Convict Story to Be Checked Confession of Man Who Fled Reformatory in 1920 Comes nt Time Doctor Seeks Clemency, Olathe. (P)---Whether prison gates will swing open for Dr, S.

O. Netherton, serving a lite term for the slaying of his wile bere in 1928, today appeared to depend on the doctor's action on the confession of a convict in the Missouri penitentiary that he shot Mrs. Netherton. Rolla W. Coleman, Dr.

Netherton's altorncy and who Is representing in an application pending before the Kansas parole board for clemency, said today he planned to confer with Charles Hoover, county attorncy here, in regard to investigating the contes-. sion made by Charles Bunch. Honver, however, said he had received no request for an official investigation. Admits Killing The Netherton case was thrust into the limelight when Warden J. Sanders of the Missouri State prison at Jefferson City announced he had been given 3 sion by Bunch.

serving A 25-year term for robbery. to the slaying lot Mrs. Netherton. Sanders also said Bunch admitted pistol taken from him WAR the one used, to kill MI's. Netherton.

"We have the man, the pistol nnd a confession," Sanders said. "It's up to Kansas authorities to take any further action." But any action appeared up to Netherion or his friends. S. Haskins, a friend and formerly administrator of his estate, said he would confer with Netherton at Lansing before acting. To Examine Gun Ballistic tests of the weapon in Sanders' with bullets taken from Mrs.

Notherlon's body were expreled 10 form. a link in Bunch's story, but no action had been taken for 3 comparison. Prosecuting Attorney Hoover said he would investigate thoroughly the Bunch confession and check the pistol if requested by Netherton. but expressed doubt on the confession. He is convinced, he asserted.

"the state of Kansas conEvicted the right man." "The legal record ot the two trials," he said. "is to me sufficient proof of Netherton's guilt." "It is a bit unusual that Bunch's confession should be made after Netherton has filed a second ADplication for commutation of the life sentence period of years. by the governor. Netherton's first application for such clemency was (Page 8, Column 5, Please) Landon Stays Indoors Nominee Suffers From Pleurisy Attack Estes Park, (A)-An attack Hot muscular pleurisy kept Gov. M.

Landon contined today to the ranch house near here wncre he is vacationing with his family before inaugurating his first campaign tour in the cast Thursday. Although aides reported improvement in a cold the Republican nominee contracted before here last week from he remained indoors today, No plans were made for the fishink and horseback riding the Kansan had expected to do this week. The presidential candidate continued to devote some tine to the three speeches he is scheduled to deliver in the east. Aides said a change in the subject matter of addresses was under consideration. The ficat speech, al West Middloses, Landon's birthplace, scheduled for Aux.

22, m11a.y be devoted, they said. 10 4 general discussions of campaign issues. Governmental first confra the initial speech, may be the theme of 3 thisd sperch at Y. Aug. 26, Landon arranged for reunion at Folderly West women Middleses who with knew four him when he was a baby, They were Mrs.

Mary Reed Baird. 85, him infant day nurse: Mrs. Harry White and Mrs. Wash Durham, both of Sharon, Pa. and Mrs.

Mollie Jennings of Pulaski, who made Landon's baby clothes..