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The Hes Newspaper Depends Register DES MOINES, IOWA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1932. -TWENTY PAGES. PRICE IN MOINES DES 3 CENTS MASSIE JURY HOLDS FATE OF FOUR BAY STATE TIDE TO SMITH PUTS HIS HOPES HIGH Roosevelt Gets Blow But Finds Comfort in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON, D. his overwhelming victory in the Massachusetts presidential primary, Alfred E.

Smith stood Wednesday as a definite threat to the night dominant candidacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Democratic nomination. Partisans of the 1928 Democratic nominee hailed his capture of the entire Massachusetts delegation of 36 as making him an important figure at the Democratic national convention. Pennsylvania Roosevelt's. Friends of Governor Roosevelt looked to the final returns from the Pennsylvania primary to relieve the sting of the New England defeat.

The statistical picture of Tuesday's voting on the two eastern A Sign? LEXINGTON, VA. (U.P.) Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be the Democratic candidate for president in 1932, if the usual prophecy of Washington and Lee university students is correct. on ballot at a mock Roosevelt, was nominated Democratic convention Wednesday after Newton D.

Baker, on the eighth ballot, had shown amazing strength. Four out of five of these mock conventions have foretold the actual course of history. Unofficial observers from both parties watched Wednesday's balloting. testing grounds remained obscure, due to meager information from Pennsylvania as to the actual status of its delegation of 76. Roosevelt apparently had won over Smith in the preference voting there, with his indicated mafority mounting as belated rural returns come in to offset the initial Smith advantage shown in Philadelphia.

Butler Loses. In belated returns from Pennsylvania's preferential vote, a total of 5,738 out of 8,181 districts gave: Smith, 69,180. Roosevelt, 91,730. In a sidelight state battle, Maj. Gen.

Smedley D. Butler, defeated candidate for the Pennsylvania Republican senatorial nomination, conceded the election to Senator James J. Davis and sent a telegram congratulating him. Complex Picture. The complex makeup of the Pennsylvania, left convention the distribution delegate of its 76 votes a matter of speculation.

In eight delegate-at-large contests three Roosevelt men had sharp leads. A fourth leader was an advocate of uninstructed delegations whom Roosevelt followers regarded as friendly. The four additional front runners were known AS "harmony" men, indorsed both by Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt men. Even Split. Appears.

The complexion of the 68 district delegates was undetermined due to inconclusive returns. Using as a base the claims of James A. Farley, Roosevelt's preconvention manager, to a minimum of 52 and a maximum of more than 60 of the Pennsylvania delegates, the net result of Tuesday's double-header primary may show that the two New York candidates have split even on the 112 convention votes involved. If this is borne out by final returns, Roosevelt's pledged and claimed delegates strength will have reached 329 as against Smith's 56. Will Affect Sentiment.

But the statistical aspect of these two big primaries is not the (Continued on Page 20, Col. 3.) CHEROKEE BOND VOTE IS MAY 24 County to Decide on $1,300,000 Issue. CHEROKEE, IA. (P) The Cherokee board of supervisors Wednesday set May 24 as the date for a special election on the proposal to float $1,300,000 in bonds for paving the county primary road system. A thousand citizens signed the petition which the board acted on.

B. F. Hadley, Equitable Officer, Dies Picture on Page 3. B. F.

Hadley, 60, a vice president and secretary of the Equitable Life Insurance co. of Iowa, died Wednesday night from a heart attack in Williamsport, Pa. He was watching a game of billiards at the Masonic club where he had gone with R. G. Lauer, the Equitable Life company's general agent in Williamsport.

In Active Work. Mr. Hadley was in Williamsport attend a victory dinner honoring successful work of Equitable Life co. agents. He had been in good health and in active work, friends said.

The Hadley home is at 625 Forty-second st. He was born in England. Before coming to Des Moines he was editor and owner of the Eastern Underwriter, an insurance paper i in Plainfield, N. J. Studied in England.

Mr. Hadley had owned some land in New Jersey near the New York state line which was selected by the government for the eastern terminus of the air mail route. The site was named Hadley field. Mr. Hadley received his early education in England and after coming to the United States was graduated from a college of engineering at Pittsburgh, Pa.

Here in 1916. He came here in 1916 to become assistant secretary of the Equitable Life co. and later was promoted to second vice president and secretary. Mr. Hadley was a member of the Grant club and had been ACtive in the First Baptist church.

The body is to be brought here accompanied by Mr. Lauer and is expected to arrive Friday, Wife Survives. In addition to Mrs. Hadley, Mr. Hadley is survived by two daughters, Mrs.

Robert Luscombe, Mrs. W. F. Goodell, and a son, B. F.

Hadley, jr. Mrs. Goodell lives in Louisville, and the son lives in Columbus, Ohio. A brother, William L. Hadley, also survives in Plainfield, N.

J. Dies in Fourth Crash In Homemade Plane BRAINERD, MINN. (P)-Walter Van Doren, 25, of Merrifield, was killed Wednesday when his homemade airplane fell into a swamp and burned. It was Van Doren's fourth crash in two years in planes of his own make. Colflesh Confirmed As District Attorney WASHINGTON, D.

C. -The senate Wednesday confirmed Robert W. Colflesh as attorney for the southern district of Iowa and Lewis L. Drill as attorney for the district of Minnesota. People Loesch, Hoover's Aid on Enforcement Commission, Asks U.

S. Control of Liquor Thomas J. Kush, 30-year-old unemployed salesman of Omaha, Wednesday admitted to police he had offered a youthful transient $150 to kill his bride of five months, but declared he did only "to find out what kind of so a fellow" the youth was. County authorities announced Kush will be charged with aiding and abetting the delinquency of a minor. Senator Dill Wash.) asked a senate investigation of "reports of excessive expenditures of money in the Pennsylvania priby anti-Roosevelt forces" in mary Washington, D.

Wednesday. Senator Dill is a supporter of GovRoosevelt of New York for ernor the presidential nomination. Frank J. Loesch, member of President Hoover's commission of law observance and enforcement, recommended in Chattanooga, Wednesday government control of liquors under the Anderson plan as "a way out" of prohibition's failure. Under the Anderson plan a bipartisan national commission would set alcoholic content; fix prices; "fully regulate" distribution.

Alfonso D'Orleans, 45, first of former King Alfonso of cousin and grandson of Isabella II, Spain punched a time clock Wednesday Henry Ford's factory outside of in Paris, BLAMING IT ONTO THE BEAR. NICE BOSSIE DANGEROUS COME BOSSIE. MARKET (KEEP OUT SE STOCK A MARKET (G YOU THIS DID SPECULATION WHO? ME? V. BANKERS FACE SENATE PROBE Nor beck Charges Them With Hoarding WASHINGTON, D. upon the large commercial banks a large share of responsibility for recent depression of security values Chairman Norbeck of the senate banking committee threatened Wednesday night to bring their activities under the spotlight of the stock exchange itvestigation.

Norbeck charged the banks with being part "of the hoarding system over which SO much complaint is now made," and with failure to pass on the newly expanded federal reserve credit, with a consequent forcing of liqui- dation. Cash Reserves. The pilot of the stock market inquiry said: "If this condition continues and these banks keep on forcing liquidation and refuse credit made available to them, I am going to recommend to the senate committee on banking and currency that this matter be gone into fully. "This can be done by bringing to Washington some of the bankers who have large cash reserves and more available credit and are still refusing to make new loans; and even refusing to grant extensions where the borrower is worthy and the security is satisfactory." "Adding to Deflation." "The bankers," he continued, "are adding to the force of deflation and destroying the value all property." He suggested they might be requested to furnish a list of loans and renewals refused and to state their reasons. "If this liquidation continues," he went on, "we must find out what part the bankers are playing in forcing down the value of American property to 'junk' prices.

The bear raiders are bad enough; the bankers should not help them" He cited as proof of his charge the reserve board figures on loans (Continued on Page 5, Col. 1.) French Offer Famed Mona Lisa to Fair PARIS, FRANCE (U.S.) A suggestion by French artists that the famed Mona Lisa portrait be housed in the French building at the Chicago world fair is being favorably considered by the foreign office, it was learned WednesIday. CITY BOWS AS MEDBURY GOES TO LAST REST All Creeds, All Races Attend Services for Pastor. Pictures on Page 4. Dr.

Charles S. Medbury, beloved church leader of thousands, regardless of color or creed, was placed in final rest at Glendale cemetery as the sun sank low Wednesday. The clear melody of taps sounded at the close of an afternoon of reverence and tribute to the pastor of the University Church of Christ. Scouts at Attention. Boy Scouts of the University troop placed a spray of flowers on the coffin at the first call of the bugle and then stood at attention while the coffin was slowly lowered.

David Rodrick played last, slow call on his bugle, the only suggestion of the military life of the pastor, who had served as a chaplain in the Spanish American war. All Types and Ages. It was one of the largest funerals ever held in the city and those gathered represented every type and age. At least 6,000 were gathered in the University Church of Christ and in the religious education auditorium, which had been fitted with amplifiers. By 1 p.

m. the church auditorium was filled. Before 2 p. m. the religious education building had been filled and men and women were begging permission to stand through the services.

State Represented. Des Moines ministers and Iowa ministers sat in reserved seats as did members of the Lions club. Mrs. Medbury came into the church on the arm of her son, Sheldon Medbury, Also in the family party were Mr. and Mrs.

James Blackburn, the latter formerly Margaret Medbury, Mrs. Sheldon Medbury and the two Blackburn boys, William and Robert. Flowers Massed. Flowers were massed about the pulpit at the front of the church and the copper coffin was covered with a pillow of crimson roses and white lilies. Among the floral tributes were A flower pulpit, two floral crosses and the insignia of the Lions club.

Rev. E. G. Williams of the Westminster United Presbyterian church opened the service with the reading of the twenty third psalm and other scripture verses. Prayer by Dr.

Miller. Then came a prayer by Dr. R. H. Miller, pastor of the Independence Boulevard Church of Christ of Kansas City, Mo.

"We are praying here in the place where Dr. Medbury spread the wings of prayer," he said. "We speak for him where he spoke (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1.) M'VICAR DRAFTS REPAVING PLAN 20-Foot Resurfacing Aims at Economy. Plans are being completed by John MacVicar, streets superintendent, to resurface many of the city's brick paved streets this summer, it was learned Wednesday.

Under MacVicar's program, a 20-foot strip down the center would be resurfaced with asphalt, leaving a seven-foot strip at each side, where cars are parked, unim- proved. 10-Year Payments. According to MacVicar, resurfacing costs could be reduced in this way to an average front foot rate of $1.68, or lot an of approximate cost for a 50-foot Payments by property owners would be extended over 10-year period. The payment schedule for a 50-foot lot at $84 has been worked out as follows by streets department employes: First year $8.40, second $12.94, third $12.43, fourth $11.93, fifth $11.42, sixth $10.92, seventh $10.42, eighth $9.91, ninth $9.41, tenth $8.90. Interest Included.

The payments listed include interest at 6 per cent. Under the plan the improvements would be ordered by the city council without petitions. "We should resurface 184,000 square yards a year in order to maintain our street system proplerly," MacVicar said. Hunt Doctor. In Death Dixie Co-eds OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

-Lewis R. Morris, county attorney, charged Wednesday night an illegal operation performed by an Oklahoma City physician resulted in the death of Mrs. Frank Lee, 17, University of Oklahoma co-ed and wife of a university football star. Morris' statement came after investigation into deaths of Mrs. Lee and Virginia Lee Wyckoff, of Norman, university student.

Orders Probe. Gov. W. H. Murray ordered state operatives to investigate the two deaths.

The two died shortly after they were admitted to a hospital here. Morris said he had information about which he wished to question Dr. Richard E. Thacker, Oklahoma City physician. Dr.

Thacker has been sought here for two days on a murder charge, an action in no way connected with the deaths of the students. Body Sent to Iowa. The bodies were forwarded to cities outside Oklahoma by a funeral home. Mrs. Lee's body was sent to her former home at Bonham.

and that of Miss Wyckoff to Centerville, Ia. Neither young woman was operated on at the hospital where they died, both being brought there after blood poisoning was in advanced stages, hospital authorities said. Deaths Mysterious. Circumstances surrounding the case were questioned when County Attorney Morris learned that physicians were reluctant to discuss the girls' deaths. Morris said little headway had been made in investigation of Miss death other than that he had received information she died from eye criminal operation performed an Oklahoma City osteopath.

Miss Wyckoff named the osteopath in a death-bed statement. Girl Is Buried. Morris probably will go to Norman today, he said, to question Lee and another student. No move was planned to halt burial of the bodies. Mrs.

Lee was buried at Bonham Wednesday. Lee attended the rites. President Bizzell of the university said he will begin an immediate investigation with the discipline committee and "will go to the bottom of it." Funeral Is Today For Miss Wyckoff (The Register's Iowa News Service.) CENTERVILLE, IA. Funeral services will be held here today for Virginia Lee Wyckoff, who died in Oklahoma City several days ago. The body arrived here Tuesday afternoon.

Virginia's father is dead. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Clarence Wyckoff, and a brother and sister. All live in Oklahoma City, They will attend the funeral here today. The family moved away from Centerville 15 or 20 years ago, following the death of Mr.

Wyckoff, who was an attorney here. Virginia's body was brought here to be beside that of her father. Her father was reared in Centerville. Nation, Liberal Organ, Urges Dry Repeal NEW YORK, N. Y.

(U.P.)The Nation, liberal magazine edited by Oswald Garrison Villard, Wednesday announced its adherence to the forces advocating repeal of the eighteenth amendment. "The Nation has been slow to come to the belief that the repeal of the eighteenth amendment is inevitable and necessary," the magazine said editorially. The Nation has hitherto supported the prohibition movement. Crown's Army Rule Faces Doom in Spain MADRID, SPAIN (U.S.) -Pre- mier Azana Wednesday announced he will introduce in parliament a "most important military decree." It is expected to authorize the government to make army promotions regardless of seniority rights, thus further breaking with monarchial army custom. 'Waterless Mountain' Voted Best Child Book NEW ORLEANS, LA.

(U.P.)Laura Adams Armer's book, "Waterless Mountain," the story of a Navajo Indian boy, Wednesday night was awarded the Newberry medal for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature published in 1931. DARROW STIRS COURT IN PLEA FOR ACQUITTAL 'Place Human Pity Above Law' He Thunders. COURTROOM, HONOLULU, HAWAII- The case of four white persons accused of the second degree murder of Joseph Kahahawas, half-caste and asserted assaulter of the wife of a naval officer, went to its jury of mixed races Wednesday. Submitting the case to the jury followed brilliant closing arguments by Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago attorney, who pleaded that the defendants be set free, and Prosecutor John Kelley, who demanded 1 they be sent to prison for from 20 years to life. Any of Four Verdicts.

After these two finished arguments, Judge Charles Davis read his instructions and the case was turned over to seven Caucasians, two Chinese and three islanders that composed the jury. They began deliberations at 4:25 p. m. (8:55 p. m.

Iowa time). In his instructions Judge Davis said they might return any one of four verdicts against those charged with shooting Kahahawai to avenge assaults upon Mrs. Thalia Fortescue Massie. Mrs. Massie Weeps.

He said the defendants, Mrs. Massie's husband, Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, her mother, Mrs. Grace Fortescue, and A.

O. Jones and E. J. Lord, enlisted seamen, might be found guilty of second degree murder, as charged, or of man. slaughter guilty by reason of insanity or not guilty.

The court said the jury might return individual verdicts against the defendants. Mrs. Massie, in court for only the second time since the trial opened, broke out in hysterical weeping while the judge read the instructions. Turn to page one of today's peach sports section for the fifth and final article on probable championship contenders in the Drake relays by Bert McGrane, Register sports writer. In today's story McGrane discusses entries in the one mile university relay, the distance medley and the high hurdle shuttle relay.

The relays open Friday. Relays Says Sister's 'Blind Date' Led to Death A "blind date" with a man she had never seen before led early Wednesday to the death of Margaret Nugent, 21, of Des Moines, and her escort, O. W. Larson, 37, of Ames, and the serious injury of another Des Moines girl and another Ames man, it was revealed Wednesday night. Miss Nugent and Larson were fatally injured and Peryl Ann LeMay, 21, and Blane J.

Davis, 38, are in a critical condition. An Ames Man. Davis' car in which the four were riding crashed into a locomotive at Sixth ave. and the Des Moines and Central Iowa railroad tracks near Riverview park early Wednesday. Miss Nugent lived at 1118 Twentieth st.

Larson was manager of a meat market at Ames. He is survived by his wife and a daughter, 2. Cafe Proprietor. Davis is the proprietor of the Campus cafe at Ames. Miss LeMay, who went with him and Larson on a "double lives at 1431 Locust st.

and was employed with Miss Nugent at the Meredith Publishing co. Both girls were stenographers. Davis is also married and has a son, Blaine, 10. Miss LeMay was at Mercy hos(Continued on Page 3, Col. 1.) Rise in Temperature Is Weather Forecast Temperatures between 60 and 65 degrees are forecast for Des Moines and Iowa today.

Wednesday's high in Des Moines was 59 degrees at 3:30 p. m. Low 33 at 6 a. m. was, weather bureau's prediction said that cloudiness increase late today.

Rain is forecast for western Iowa. FILINGS IN 1932 PRIMARY CLOSE 602 Candidates Qualify for a Record. BY C. C. CLIFTON.

Iowa's 1932 primary election contests, to be decided June 6, officially got under way Wetinesday when filings for congressional, state and legislative offices closed at midnight. The number of candidates qualified for the primaries reached 602 at midnight, when T. H. Nowlin, Des Moines, filed for the Republican nomination for congress from the sixth district. The largest previous number to file was 355 in 1930.

Four for Each. An average of four primary candidates filed for each office to be filled at the November general election. The 602 candidates are seeking 156 places, including eight state offices, 10 seats in congress, 30 seats in the Iowa senate, and 108 seats in the Iowa house. The number of primary candidates for each office above legislator, by parties, is as follows: Rep. Dem, United States senate Lieutenant governor Secretary of state Auditor of Treasurer of state Attorney general Railroad commissioner Secretary of agriculture 3 CongressFirst district Second district Third district Fourth district Fifth district Sixth district Seventh district Eighth district Ninth district Eight of the candidates whose names will be on the primary ballots were women.

Six of the eight are seeking Republican nominations. Every present state official except Secretary of State Greenwalt has opposition for renomination in the Republican primary. All of the Republican congressmen except Representative Ed H. Campbell of the ninth district, has (Continued on Page 4, Col. 5.) $1 for Your Picture Send us a letter telling of recent sales or trades through Register and Tribune Want Ads and enclose a picture of yourself or the thing sold.

The most interesting letters will be published. and $1 will be paid for each picture after it appears in The Register or Tribune. Clears Courtroom. It was at a time when Judge Davis said the fact she assertedly had been assaulted by Kahahawal could not be considered by the jury as justification for slaying of hahawai. She was able to control herself only with the greatest difficulty.

As soon as the jury retired the judge ordered the courtroom cleared of all save newspapermen. He said he did this as a precaution against any outbreak. Prosecutor Kelley was the last of the attorneys to speak and he bitterly scored the defense and its tactics. "Put Sympathy Behind." Kelley claimed the four defendants killed merely to satisfy the "ego" of Lieutenant Massie. "There is no defense for them under the law," he said.

"The defense claimed Massie was insane when he shot and killed Kahahawai but I tell you he was as sane as any of you jurors. You must put sympathy behind you," Kelley thundered. Kelley included a sarcastic assault on the navy as he drew near the end. "Make Him Admiral." "Are you going to give Massie a ticket of leave so he can blithly kiss Hawaii goodbye? Why they'll make him an admiral if you do. They'll put him on the chief of staff.

Admiral Pratt and Massie think together. They believe in lynch law. "I'd like you to remember this, though. As long as the American flag flies above the courthouse and not an admiral's pennant you have to uphold the oath." Only to Massie. Kelley took only one hour to complete his address, but Darrow who preceded him talked almost four hours, giving one of his most masterful performances asking that the jury put "human pity above the law." He claimed Lieutenant Massie was insane when he shot Kahahawai and that the other defendants were implicated only by be(Continued on Page 17, Col.

5.) 16 Put on Probation In Harvard Outbreak CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (P)-Sixteen Harvard students-14 freshmen and two upperclassmenhave been placed on probation because of their participation in the disturbance which threw the Harvard square district into an uproar last Saturday night. None of the students' names was disclosed by college authorities..