The Idaho Statesman from Boise, Idaho • 1

THE IDAHO STATESMAN Sixty-Eighth Year No 50 MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS BOISE IDAHO SUNDAY MORNING JULY 3 1932 LEASED WIRE MEMBER THE PmVI EVam ASSOCIATED PRESS 7tCo IVB KjCTlho DAI WARDEN Jury Convicts Curtis Of Helping Kidnapers Roosevelt Pledges Achievements Garner Vice Presidential Choice Norris Bolts GOP For Bourbons Guilty 9 Dry Law Doomed Asserts Nominee After Plane Trip From Albany CHICAGO STADIUM (AP) Proclaiming1 his plans for an intense campaign on main of the economic situation Governor Franklin Roosevelt personally accepted the Democratic nomination for president late Saturday with the declaration of the national convention that its platform suited him per cent" As the convention Itself had done by resolution while waiting for him to arrive by airplane from Albany he Invited dissatisfied Republicans to march In the attack on the Hoover administration between now and November Talks of Repeal Eighteenth amendment Is he cried with hls eyes glinting as he congratulated the cheering delegates having had the courage to pledge repeal of the prohibition amend ment He did not mention modification of the Volstead act to allow beer and wine which the plat' form calls for Without going deeply Into detail he promised a program aimed to alleviate distress and unemployment restore the purchasing power slash government expenditures drastically and adjust tariffs In the Interest of the people The convention had wound np its business a while before with the unanimous nomination of Speaker John Garner for the vice presidency MEETS DEATH Former Ruler Connected by Scandal With Slim French Actress Who Liked Gowns Dies of Throat Malady LONDON (ff) Former King Manuel 2nd of Portugal a business man bibliophile sports enthusiast and In his day the subject of considerable personal scandal died Saturday at his home Fulwell Park Twickenham A throat malady which had been troubling him periodically for a long time was the cause of death The end was unexpected Friday he sat In the royal box at Wimbledon where he saw Helen Wills Moody win her fifth singles championship He had planned to go to the tennis courts again Saturday liked The former monarch would have been 43 years old November 15 He died In the twenty-second year of his exile most of which had been spent at his large and splendid os tate at Twickenham dubbed "Tlie by the numerous colony of royalty of other lands enjoying asylum In the neighborhood In the public mind the name of Manuel was linked for years with Gaby Des Lys the blonde apd slim French actress with liking for gowns that would make onlookers gasp There were those who said "Ga-brielle of the caused Manuel to lose his throne asserting the Portuguese people were Indignant at the lavish gifts to her notably a pearl necklace of great price Father She never denied all these stories Twelve years ago she died Sober historians have explained the ousting of the king by the econ omlo turmoil of his country Augustine Victoria daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Hohensollem and cousin of King Carol of Rumania who became the former wife In 1913 was at the bedside at the end early life was one of tragedy He was little more than a boy when he saw his father King Carlos and his brother the Crown Prince Luis assassinated "and he himself narrowly escaped with his life Thereupon he took his seat' on the Insecure throne from which he was diven In 1910 at the age cf 21 Roosevelt and Wife Are Sixth Cousins ALBANY Mr and Sirs Franklin Roosevelt are related by ties of blood as well as marriage They are sixth cousins Mrs Roosevelt Is a niece of the late Theodore Roosevelt 'T gave her away when she was married at 21 to Franklin The Democratic presidential nominee is a fifth" cousin of the former president Republican Independents Consider Swinging to Democratic Banner Dry Leader to Confer With Borah' Regarding Prohibition Party WASHINGTON (AP) Republican independents in the senate led by George Norris of Nebraska swung Saturday toward the Democratic camp of Franklin Roosevelt as third party talk again centered around Senator Borah of Idaho veteran leader of the independent group ail- enounced in a formal statement that he would bolt his party and support the Democratlo nominee while several of his colleagues took guarded steps in the same direction Leaders of the western independent group expressed elation at nomination and agreed that it put an end to any possibility of a third party movement Senator Borali of Idaho who has said lio will not support President Hoover on the party platform refused to comment publicly on victory but his friends regarded It as unlikely he would follow in supporting the Democratic nominee Senator Borah said Saturday he had agreed to confer Sunday with Leigh Colvin national chairman of the Prohibition party but did not know what would be discussed Borah who recently announced he would not support President Hoover on the prohibition plank adopted by the Republican party refused to comment on suggestions that he run for president as the candidate of the prohibition party Colvin was on hls way here to urge Borah to make the race know anything about It except that he wanted to see me Borah said The friends were confident however he would not accept the proposal Borah has long held the view that a tlilnl party movement wonld have to be built on economic grounds rather than on the prohibition issue Borah declined Saturday to comment on the Roosevelt nomination and hls friends were confident that despite the refusal to support President Hoover on the party platfortn he would not Join other Republican Independents in supporting Roosevelt Republican party leaders were making every effort to bring Borah Into the fold to repeat hls campaign work of 1928 but those who knew him best believed he would stay out of the presidential campaign and lead a movement for the election of dry candidates for congress Independents Against noover None of the other members of the independent group announced support of Roosevelt but Senators Frazier and Nye of North Dakota both said they would not support Hoover Senator Brookhart of Iowa said he might have a statement within a few days and Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin refused to comment Most of the others were out of the capital for the week-end The Norris bolt came as no surprise as he supported the Democratic nominee Alfred Smith in 1928 and had Indicated he would be for Roosevelt It he1 were nominated The Norris statement follows: did not support Hoover before and the reasons I gave then for Some Like Wind-up Others Decidedly Do Not Nellie Tayloe Ross Pleased CHICAGO (fl3) Democratic women came through the climax of the nomination of Franklin Roosevelt with spirits buoy' ant howling and squealing and throwing kisses and mingling dle hard jeers with the cheers Nellie Tayloe Ross their top sergeant proclaimed their part in reaching harmony greatest work for humanity which women have performed next thing to she added to abolish that two-thirds rule so that one-third of the party cannot enforce Its will over the Need East Among the most enthusiastic cheerers was Mrs Elizabeth Bass of Illinois She said: "This has proved again what we demonstrated in 1916 that we can nominate without the east if need be It also showed that it's futile for a small group of Interested men not actuated entirely by the highest motives to come and start 'stop1 Mrs Isabella Greenway of Arizona perhaps the closest friend of the Roosevelt family in the stadium sighed and said: "The dawn has come Mr touched the heart of the situation swhen he said we come here to deadlock the "Never Liked a But Mrs Borden outstanding commltteewoman of Washington approve of the windup and said so like to have seen them fight it she asserted never liked She dropped her tally pencil to the platform while William McAdoo was still talking and turned to" 311ss Mary Dewson Roosevelt leader who was standing just behind There was a sputter of (Continued on Page Two) Idaho Democrats Differ in Opinion On Roosevelt Uioekied Press Photo JOHN HUGIIES CURTIS "This is the greatest blot ever on Jersey declared Lloyd Fisher defense lawyer "The Jury doesn't know what Mr Curtis was convicted of All It did was to decide Colonel Lindbergh is still the most popular man In the country' is a Just said the prosecution (Continued on Page Three) 14-Year-OId Boy Charged With Murder of Foster Mother Freed BAKER (Special) Clarence Woolrey 14 accused of the murder of Mrs Frank Garlock his foster mother April 13 was freed Saturday night by a Jury after 45 minutes deliberation A verdict of was returned at 7:45 o'clock Mrs Garlock died as a result of a gunshot wound alleged to have been fired by Woolery after he had quarreled with the woman over farm chores The boy charged with first degree murder revealed under cross examination on the witness stand Saturday that he had a knowledge of the rifle with which he Is alleged to have fatally shot his foster mother and admitted that he had fired the gun before the day of the tragedy The boy described In a voice barely audible to the jury and the court the discharge of the weapon on the night of the tragedy and his subsequent effort to escape by (Continued on Page Three) Thomas Secures Extradition Papers for Alleged South ard Aide but Return up to Colorado Governor Thomas warden at the Idaho state penitentiary will leave Boise Sunday for Denver carrying extradition papers for the return of David Minton to Idaho to face charges of assisting Mrs Lyda Southard Twin Falls husband slayer to escape from the Idaho prison Minton has indicated he will fisrht extradition but "Warden Thomas is confident the Colorado governor will isue the necessary twpers releasing the prisoner to Idaho authorities Denver officials already have promised that they hold Minton In custody until Thomas arrives Hope Renewed Minton was arrested in Denver Friday after Colorado authorities had continued a search to locate the fugitive wanted by Idaho authorities Through his capture officers hope to uncover the thus-far obscure trail of Mrs Southard and to cut short the liberty she won -'lay 4 1931 in a daring escape over the walls of the ward at the Idaho penitentiary Idaho authorities assert that Minton himself a former Idaho convict who finished his term only a month before Mrs escape drove the automobile in which Mrs Southard escaped and furnished part of the paraphernalia used in the break for liberty The trail of Minton and Mrs Southard was picked up in Colorado in July 1931 when the pair was believed to have been seen in Fort Collins and Superior Last May car collided with that of two Denver patrolmen Minton agreed to pay damages to the police car and in the written agreement signed his real name "Thrown It was through this signature that ha was traced and finally placed under arrest Minton ao cording to Denver officials readily admitted his Identity but declared Mrs Southard had 'Thrown him over" several months before Although there has been no Indication of Mrs hiding place authorities are more confident of her eventual capture than any time since her escape When she clambered over the walls of the prison she had nearly concluded her minimum sentence of 10 years to life She had been found guilty of second degree murder at Twin Falls in 1931 of the murder of her fourth husband Edward Meyer Evidence introduced at the trial cast suspicion upon Mrs Southard (Continued on Page Three) Mother Kennedy And What-a-Man Having Troubles LOS ANGELES (Universal) That spectacular Guy Edward at-a-M a Hudson Minnie Kennedy romance which has enlivened newspaper pages everywhere from time to time has reached a new stage and one in keeping with the times An It seems that has no job The groom of a year ago last June has established his official residence at a modest little Los Angeles hotel while he seeks employment who is the mother of Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton continues to dwell in their Her-mosa beach bungalow Both denied to Universal Service Saturday night that the separation is permanent Tve been trying to get a Hudson explained want to stand on my own two legs and not be a burden to anyone If between us it's the lack of a entirely proper that he should get a Job" was his contribution "When we married said it last six months but a yeay has gone by and we are still As in the case of Roosevelt after the overwhelming selection of him Friday night a turbulent parade of the states welcomed the choice of Garner It had been actively seconded from the Smith bloc of states and Tammany which held out to the last for Alfred Smith to top the ticket but Smith himself was missing Taking the defeat to heart he left for New York without waiting to hear Senator Walsh of Montana formally notify hls rival of the FamOUS victory I rr Huge crowds greeted Roosevelt on his arrival after a long trip bucking headwinds A sally at the airport of forget to make up with A1 brought the laughing reply do But some friends of Smith remained skeptical Some expect him to leave the country for the duration of the campaign possibly for a European trip Governor Roosevelt was smiling broadly as he walked Into the stadium where thousands filled the CHICAGO Alfred Smith silent defeated man turned hls back Saturday night upon Chicago and the arriving Democratic presidential nominee Surrounded by members of hls family and close friends he board ed a special train for the return to New York while Franklin Sentence to Be Pronounced On July 11 FLEMINGTON (ff) A Jury of seven men and five women convicted John Hughes Curtis Norfolk Va boat builder Saturday of aiding the kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby and preventing their capture They recommended mercy Curtis was returned to the Jail where he has languished for six weeks to await sentence July 11 by Judge Adam Robbins The maximum penalty under the Indictment is three years Imprisonment and a 91000 fine Curtis whose courtroom mien has been almost nonchalant throughout the six days of the trial stared straight ahead as the verdict of was pronounced in a firm voice by the foreman Mrs Leila Alpaugh Col Charles A Lindbergh who testified as the principal witness in the trial and remained i in court as long as testimony continued was not present Reached by telephone at his home in Hopewell he said he preferred to make no comment on the verdict The jury deliberated almost four hours It was reported the jury stood 11 to 1 for conviction on five ballots and 10 to 2 on the sixth The one holding out for acquittal joined the others after they agreed to Include the recommendation for mercy in the verdict The defense announced It will file an appeal at once Rigorous Cross Examination Due Aimee Now Guarded at Sanitarium LOS ANGELES (ff) A rigorous examination awaits David Hutton when court resumes Tuesday on his denial from the witness stand that he ever promised to marry Myrtle Joan St Pierre attractive nurse who Is suing him for two hundred thousand dollars for breach of promise Her attorneys said Saturday their cross examifiation would be thorough one The choir singer emphatically denied Friday after' noon he ever made love to the woman and laughed at her test! mony he once kissed her on the knee To Prove Love Making The attorneys for Miss St Pierre hinted they would have rebuttal witnesses to substantiate the young woman's story that Hutton had made violent love to her There was no court session Saturday and Monday is a holiday With court recessed the wife of Hutton Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton was the focus of attention Saturday with announcement detectives are guarding her at the sanltalum where she confined jsterlous Coupler The guard was placed after mysterious man and woman' sought to gain entrance to the sanitarium officials of Angelus temple of which the evangelist Is pastor announced Mrs Hutton has been a patient at the Institution since she suffered a nervous breakdown and an ailment contracted on a recent Central American tour rOACCAST PARTLY CLOUDY BOISE TEMPERATURES July 2 1832 (From 6 Weather Bureau) 2 a 68 4 am 64 6 a 63 8 a IU m-m 72 0 a 74 12 noon 76 2 80 4 82 6 85 8 84 10 76 12 midnight 69 regular three-day celebration Vale offers another three-day orgy of fun From the south central section of the state Halley will be the most eought after spot The spirit of the west and the spirit of American Independence day are mingled at Pocatello' with the Fort Hall days celebration Frontier clothing beards and Indians are parts of the spectacle Although Boise Is offering no celebration there will be entertainment at White City park and a number of Fourth of July dances in Boise and neighboring communities Idahoans apparently are taking this holiday seriously The lengthy winter has blocked early summer pilgrimages Into the mountains and the recent heat wave the hottest stretch of weather ever recorded In June at Boise has served to remind residents that" they must take advantage of leisure hours to escape from the' sweltering lower country (Continued on Page Two) Itself The Democratic Party Declares a Democrats of Idaho reacted in various ways Saturday to the news of the nomination of Franklin Roosevelt by the Democratlo national convention Many were highly pleased and said- so Roosevelt had been their candidate from the first Others who had been for Smith or Baker or Ritchie or Garner swallowed their disappointment and declared Roosevelt had the best chance to win anyway And there were a few who take the defeat of their favorites with such grace From Emmett came a telegram from one Democrat who apparently resented keenly an editorial In The Statesman Saturday which declared Roosevelt was the weakest candidate of the list from which the Democrats might have chosen The telegram follows: Editor Idaho Statesman: Regardless of your editorial this morning the Democrats of Gem county are weM pleased with the nomination of Franklin Roosevelt (Signed) FRANK KNOX All-Stars Outlaws 23-5 the end of the second inning the prisoners were out In front 10 to The all-stars used three twlrlers Grimm Hulsh and Halstrom none whom was able to stem the pace their opponents and as a result the game was called In the seventh inning when it appeared evident the tilt was too one-sided Diamond Dick hurled the first five innings for the Outlaws and sat on the bench during the sixth and seventh after hls teammates had helped him win a substantial lead The pitching staff struck out seven men walked four yielded a' base by hitting one (Continued on Page Two) JOHN NANCE GARNER "Cactus hls friends was nomin ated for the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket trip Roosevelt hls successful opponent and former close friend was ap proachlng the scene of his triumph to accept the decree of the party Smith himself gave no Indication of whether he Intended to support the nominee in the coming campaign Lost Hls Fight From his associates however there came expressions of belief that he would not A member of hls party said he had not sent a communication of any kind to Governor Roosevelt The one-time Intimate of Roosevelt who made good his threat to take off his coat and fight but who lost that fight carried home from the fray a feeling of bitterness Strangely enough William Gibbs McAdoo hls rival of eight years ago1 was -one of -those who' again helped to defeat him After listening over the -radio to the landslide which swept the convention into the Roosevelt Smith retired early Saturday and did not leave hls hotel until time to go to the railroad station Saturday afternoon Gamer Confer Even before the evening session of the convention had started Smith Informed of the circulating rumors that Texas and California were to put their strength behind Roosevelt had endeavored to reach Gamer In Washington At the hotel where the speaker lives however there was no answer to the telephone A little later Smith telephoned the manager of the hotel a friend of hls and was told that Speaker Garner had said he did not want to talk to Alfred Smith Church League Fall Before The Idaho prison Outlaws carved another notch In their cell bars Saturday afternoon It stood for a 28-to-5 victory over-the church league all-star baseball team sponsored by the Boise Ministerial association Saturday's win for the Outlaws was their fourth consecutive victory In five games played on the prison diamond sponsored by The States-man Handicapped by the absence of I Hammond their regular hurler the churchmen lost an early lead by falling to get under the hits' This ragged fielding and onlx mediocre stick work lost the visitors a chance to keep within trailing distance of the Outlaws and by 4 of of Double Holiday Causes Exodus Of Automobiles From Capital The Big Attraction July Fourth These two gladiators of the squared circle who have been doing a lot of shouting down Reno way about what they're going to do to each other on July 4 will be headline actors In The Statesman's Independence day offering to Boise fight fans Yes sir going to be another Statesman ringside on Promoter finish fight between Max Baer and King Levlnsky the young heavyweights who hope to make the Reno event open the way for a crack at Jack questionable crown Sister Lena Levlnsky the Chicago fish manager claims her big brudder will put the 'paiooka in the other corner out of the running with ease and that he need anything like 20 rounds to do It In The Baer camp comes right back at Lena with a big Bronx cheer! No way to treat a lady but these fighters will get rough now and then At any rate find out for ourselves Monday evening The main go is scheduled for 6 Boise time and will be megaphoned d-by-round from The Statesman balcony Chief men will again act as traffic ushers while the fight Is in progress and If the day Is too warm we hope to prevail on Chief firemen to cool the ringside with a thorough soaking Just before the fight Roads are good except In Isolated mountain regions fishing Is improving and more than a score of Idaho communities are either beginning or getting ready to launch Fourth of July celebrations These facts Saturday accounted for the exodus of Boiseans from their homes Processions of cars headed Into the' mountains throughout the day until It seemed that surely half the population of Boise had vacated the Capital city At touring bureaus and cham-rs of commerce It was reported 'jthat it had been many years since they were so beselged with inquiries concerning roads In Idaho particularly in the mountainous country Fishing has been a subject of much discussion Sale of tackle has been active and word that water In mountain streams is receding has net with hearty approval Many Boiseans will be In McCall ver the week end for the Elks which is tied Into the (Continued on Page Eight) Copyright 1982.