The News-Review from Roseburg, Oregon • Page 1

Real Treat That Can't be Beat-Barbequed Salmon. Have Some With the Sportsmen at the Gun Club Range Sunday WEATHER FORECAST Host-burg and vicinity: Partly cloudy and somewhat cooler tonight and Sunday. Oregon: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, unsettled on coast and thunderstorms in mountains. WEATHER YESTERDAY Highest temperature yesterday 9J Lowest temperature last night 68 Precipitation last 24 hours. .01 Preclp.

Bioce first of month .38 Preclp. since Sept. 1, to Deficiency since Sept. 1, 131 1.51 THE" DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY VOL. XXXIV NO.

46 OF ROSEBURQ REVIEW ROSEBURG. OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1932. VOL, XXIIINO. 126 OF THE EVENING NEW9 DM IMI fQ) 0) HP 0Mrral73rPI7 All is Ready for Salmon S.A.

DAMS PLANNED Editorials on the Barbeque Near This City 1500 Expected Wasn't With Maid Night Baby Taken, Brinkert Asserts Ex-Convict's Claim That He and Wife Spent Night March 1 at Home of Negro Being Investigated by Police; Prisoner Not Man Who Got the Futile Ransom Money, Dr. Condon Announces. i (Associated Press Leased Wire) ALPINE. June I I Ernest Brinkert. ex-convicf arrested in the Lindbergh case, told his story to state police today, and immediately thereafter officers drove rapidly away for ani unannounced destination.

Arrested in New Rochelle, N. early today after the suicide of Violet Sharpe, waitress in the Englewood, N. home of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, grandmother of the murdered Lindbergh baby, Brinkert came here voluntarily early today, waiting Brinkert Served Term In Prison for Assault Day's News By FRANK JENKINS OAMUEL SEABURY, who has heen conducting the Walker investigation, sends to Governor Roosevelt copy of the testimony taken and along with It he sends a letter In which he states that Jimmy Walker is unfit to continue in office as mayor of New York.

This is done just ahead of the Democratic national convention, which will either nominate Governor Roosevelt as the Democratic candidate for President, or will REFUSE to do so and instead nominate someone else. IP Governor Roosevelt removes Mayor Jimmy, he will make a lot of Tammany enemies, and Tammany is a very considerable power in the Democratic national convention, which requires a two-thirds vote tcnominate. If he DOESN'T remove Mayor Walker, he will expose himself to the suspicion that he Is protecting Tammany, and that won't look so good to the delegates from the South and the West. Governor Roosevelt, you see, has been put on the spot. EVERYTHING considered, in-.

eluding the fact that a lot ot New Yorkers would like to pre-, vent the nomination of Governor Roosevelt, do you reckon this Walker investigation 5ust happened at the present psychological moment, or was It PUSHED? This writer, for one, suspects that somebody pushed. THIIIS short sentence from a Han- kow dispatch will give you an interesting picture of present conditions in China: "A great battle between TWENTY THOUSAND brigands and fho provincial army is going on near Kwangshan, in southeastern Honan province." Twenty thousand brigands! That number would look impressive even in Chicago! pLARENCE M. WRIGHT, Asso-elated Press staff writer at Washington, brings the new revenue law down to brass tacks with this statement: "If you are a married business man with one child and a net In come of $6,000. the new federal taxes will cost you something like $310 a year." In order to keep the record straight, let us make one little addition to this statement: If you have a NET Income of $6,000 a year and have only a wife and one child to Bupport, you are getting off quite easily with a tax of only $310. CKIPPING around over the coun- try and picking out Items of more than passing Interest, here Is one, dated at Leavenworth.

Kansas: "A heavy hail storm In Klcka-poo township north of here cov- (Continued on page 2) IS taken from vets; camp Located by Bonus Seekers and Destroyed by the Police; "Army" Now Over 12,000. WASHINGTON, June 11. Po lice today destroyed a very small quantity of dynamite discovered by bonus-seeking war veterans in one of their encampments. Police declined to comment on the seizure or to say whether they linked it with communist activities among the veterans. Meanwhile registrations at the veterans' encampments reached 033 and more were en route.

As vigorously as their leaders be sieged congress for bonus payment, the men beseiged their leaders for blankets or some protection from the usually chilly nights. The leader had one stock answer. It was: Go dig yourself a hole in the ground like tho rest of us. This is not Palm Beach." The increasing numbers taxed to its limit the hastily formed "na tional organization" to feed and house the veterans in the widely scattered caihps. Goal of 50,000 Set.

The organization's chief weakness was in its food distribution system from the central commis sary headquarters. Some camps complained ot a shortage of food while others reported aa overabundance. Commander-in-Chief Waters and his executive committee has launched a drive to swell the veteran ranks to 50,000 within the next two weeks. To protect the henlth of both the public and the former soldiers Waters today directed that no visitors bo permitted to wander til rough the Auacostia camp unless escorted by a member of the camp command. Bonus Vote Scheduled.

A study of the legislative situation surrounding the bonus legislation in the house has led legislative leaders to believe a vote will come Wednesday, or late Tuesday at the earliest. It will first be necessary on Monday for the house to voto out of the rules committee a rule permitting consideration of the bill which now is tabled with an unfavorable report. Then that rule will have to be adopted, prob ably bringing up tho hill on tho following day. General dnbnte and amendment attempts probably will consume a day. 1,500 CALIFORNIA VETS START TREK TO CAPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, Southern California's "bonus army," numbering approximately veterans of tho World war en route to Washington, D.

to de mand payment of the soldiers' bonus, had K1 Centro, their objective for today's journey. The veterans, traveling in near ly 400 automobiles and trucks, ar rived here from Los Angeles, their starting point, late yesterday af ternoon and made camp. The veterans left Los Angeles yesterday amid the cheers of a crowd, estimated in excess of Continued on page 3, Story 2 PROPERTY DEALS REPORTED HERE Several real estate deals, Involving property In and near Roseburg were reported today. F. L.

Crittenden, manager of the local telephone exchange, has purchased residence proerty nt fi3f South Main street from If. O. Pargeter and Is to oc cupy the place as his home. A resi dence building and two lots at 812 Mill street has been purchased by Oils J. liix, local railroad employee, from Kthir Johnson, and Mr.

Itix plans to occupy tho home. L. W. Ingles has purchased a house and lot at Gift Fowler street for investment. A tract of 120 acreu at Mrockway has been sold by It.

F. Huntley to Mabel Ward and Ktma Kckright, recent arrivals from Santa Barbara. California. The dals were all made by the O. W.

Young and Son realty company. ROYER INFANT OF RICE CREEK DIES Rlllle Monroe Royer, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoyer, resi-dents of tho Rice creek vicinity, passed away yesterday. The body was removed to the Douglas Funeral home and services will ho hdd In the Civil Rend cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.

Charles A. Kdwards officiating. IT BY CDPGfl ARE Forest Service, In Report to U. S. Power Body on North Umpqua, Asks for Reduction.

Recommendations that the height of dams called for in power anplica- tlons by the California Oregon Power company on the North Umnaua river be reduced, and that the power comnanv be re quired to pay the additional cost incurred by forcing the proposed North Umpqua road higher on the hillside because of the creation of reservoirs, are contained In the report of the forest service to the federal power commission, released vesterdav to trustees of the North TJmpqua-Piamond Lake Highway Improvement district. The report was prepared by the district office of the forest service at the request of the federal power commission, which has before it the application of the power companies for power sites along the entire length of the North Umpqua river. Due to the conflict between the proposed power development and the construction of the North Umpqua-Dlamond lake road, the federal power commission asked that a careful survey be made of all of the contributing factors in order that it may determine what action to take upon the power ap plications. The report is a very complete and exhaustive studv of all features connected with both power and road development, touching recreation and scenic facilities al so. The report, however, fails to deal to anv great extent with the commercial value of the road, which is the chief renson the highway trustees have been endeavoring to avoid placing the road on the hillsides where numerous curves and grades would be necessary.

i. The confflcts iietweon the power and road development programs comes chiefly between Rock creek and Steamboat. The power conv pany pronoses high dams at "Rock creek. Hogback and Boundary which would create great artificial lakes. This would force the build ing of the road away from the river bench, where a good alfgn- ment would bo possible, to the sides of the canyon and where nu merous curves and grades would he reanired.

While such a winding road would not meet too serious objection from a scenic standpoint, its commercial value would be seriously impaired, the trustees believe. The report suggests to the power Continued on page 3, Story 1 GUARD TO ENTRAIN MONDAY FOR CAMP The Roaeburg national guflrd company will be mustered Monday morning to entrain for the annual two weekR' summer encampment at Camp Clatsop. The morning and afternoon will be spent in the issuance of camp equipment, rolling of packs, and" Inspections. The company will entrain on a special troop train that will come north with tlje companies from Ashland and Medford. The company's equipment of guns and supplies and other equipment has already heen forwarded to the camp.

Tents have been erected and all preliminary arrangements made, so that active training can start immediately Tuesday. wetness. The organized wets and drys carried their dispute from the statement stage Into a series of demonstrations, with the former laying plans for a two-day demonstration to begin tomorrow and the latter beginning a series of meetings, described by F. Scott Mc-Bride. general superintendent of the Antl-Snloon league, as "a call to arms." The wet demonstration was p-rnnired undrr the auspires of the Crusaders and the Republican Citizen's Commlltep Against Prohibition Alreadv Henry H.

Cur-ran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, had Issued a statement demanding a repeal plank. The dry rally was opened under SI TOO PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 69 Former Banker Here, Land Appraiser for Federal Bank, Succumbs to Long Illness. Stephen A. Sanford, 69, for many years engaged in the banking profession in Oregon, died yesterday afternoon at his home west of Rosebnrg on the Garden valley road, following a long illnesn. Mr.

Sanford was born October 3, 1SG2, in Noble county, Ohio, coming to Oregon as a young man to teach school at Albany. He later went to Salem, where he was associated for 12 years with the Ladd and Rush bank, transferring from Salem to Roseburg, where he was associated with the First Natlonn! bank until its consolidation with the Douglas National, where he was employed until a few yeayi ago. Served as Appraiser Since his retirement from active banking work, be served as appraiser for tho Federal Laud bnnk of Spokane, in addition to operating a fruit farm nenr this city. Mr. Sanford continued in his capacity as anpraiser until the time of his death, although able to perform only a small part of his work since last November, when he was confined to his bed by Illness.

He was married at Salem in 1S96 to Clara Litchfield, who sur vives him. Ho also leaves five and one Rlster, S. J. San ford. Charleston, West Virginia; Edward Sanford.

Caldwell, Ohio; Frank L. and L. Sanford of Guthrie Center, Iowa; W. S. Sanford of In-diananolis and Mrs.

J. H. Mosely, Los Angeles. Interment at Albany Funeral services will be conduct ed from the Roseburg Undertaking company parlors at 10 a. m.

Monday. June 13. Rev. Mulhohand officiating. The body will be taken to Albany for interment in the Masonic cemetery there.

Mr. Sanford has held his membership in the Albany Masonic lodge since his affiliation with that order, and the lodge of that place will close tho burial service. STRANGE MALADY KILLS KLAMATH FISH KLAMATH FALLS, June 11. Stricken with a strange mnl-ady hundreds of mullets nnd suckers are dying In upper Klamath lake. A similar disease last year among these fish was attributed to low water.

This could not account for this year's epidemic, however, as the lake elevation Is considerably higher. Today It registered 4142.fi feet and a year ago today 4139.24 feet. A queer form of algae has developed in the lake causing the waters to take on a jade green tinge. It Is believed that this algae may have something to do with the fish malady. DOUGLAS SCOUTS ASK WATER PERMIT SALEM, June 11.

The Douglas-Coos council Boy ScoutR of America, with headquarters at Roseburg, lias filed application wllh C. E. Strlcklln, statu engineer, for permit to appropriate water for a swimming pool In Douglas comity. The permit would cover twO second feet or water from Wolf creek, tributary of Utile river. Will Rogers Says: HII.I.S, June ill.

I tell you this country is upHido down. Didn't Iowa noniinato a radio announcer foi senator? Mr. McAdoo wisely says the Democratic platform tthould allow you to vote on the prohibition or any other amendment you can think of. Charley Dawes would make the best president of anybody In the whole country, but he irwildn't stay with It. The minute the new had worn off and ho had the thins; on Its feet, he would want to BWltch to sultan of Morocco or Kva In Alincc's temple.

Why he Ib as nervous as a elcarette smoker. Yours, till, Mttftaffct InMMU. 1ft Tomorrow; Membeis of the Douglas County Sportsmen's and Game Protective association are today completing all arrangements for the annual free salmon bake to be held Sun day. The barbecue pit at the gun club grounds has been prepared, wood has been hauled and tables erected in readiness to feed the 1500 or more persons expected to attend the event. The fire will be lighted before daylight tomorrow morning, and after a bed of coals has been prepared, Walt Day and his assistants will wrap 800 pounds of royal Chinook salmon from the Umpqua river in wet cloths and paper, dash the coals with water, and then 92 IN THIS CITY A maximum temperature of 92 degrees was renorted yesterday from the local office of the U.

S. weather bureau. This was the warmest day since August 1 and 2 of last year, when the mercury reached 97 and 95 degrees, respectively. Temperatures of 90 or more in June, however, are not unusual, the maximum for June of last year being 95 degrees, while as high as 106 has been recorded A heavy electrical storm resulted last night from the weather conditions, and a similar storm ia anticipated tonight, at least In mountainous districts, according to E. H.

Fletcher, meteorologist'. Electrical storms form quickly he states when the temperature is high, coupled with moderate of high humidity. The humidity is relatively high at the present time, and elec tric storms may be expected as long as this condition prevails. Indications, Mr. Fletcher states.

are for somewhat cooler weather Sunday, but there are little prospects of rain, except possibly in connection with brief thunder periods. CIRCUIT COURT TO RECONVENE JUNE 13 The adjourned May term of circuit court will reconvene in Rose-burg Monday, June 13, a group of civil actions being scheduled for trial by jury. The first cases tried will be those of C. G. Henderer and Walter Dufi against Paul Bendele, actions to secure damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident, which occurred last March near Drain-.

Henderer is also suing as administrator for his son, Harold Henderer; who was killed in the accident. LIGHTNING PERILS DESCHUTES WOODS CAsBnoialM Prewi Leaned Wirel BEND, June 11. Forest protective forces were concentrated at strategic points In central Oregon timber today as massive thundercans appeared above the southern horizon. Last night electric storms formed over the Deschutes forest and lookouts reported that at least 12 lightning bolts hit the forest along the eastern crest of the Cascade range and In the Fort Rock district. Heavy local rnins followed the electric dislay, temporarily reducing the fire hazard.

Three small fires were reported today from the Klamath Indian ROGER PFAFF WINS ORATORY CONTEST Miwwi.tri! Pre twwil Wlrp) EUOENE. June 11 Roger Alton Pfaff. of Eugene, won the Failing-Beekman oratorical contest here last night and a prize of JI50. Ho snnke on "This Diminis hlng World." Wallace Campbell, of Eueene. speaking on "Poor Wise Men," won second place and SI 00.

CAR MEN VOTE CUT IN THEIR OWN PAY fAciati Vtm Wlr) PORTLAND, June 11 In ordpr to save the jobs of about 225 men who might have been dismissed because of extension of one-man car operation. Portland street car mpn yesterday voted upon themselves the six-hour day, conditional upon company acceptance. place the salmon within the pit which will then be tightly closed to produce at noon Sunday one ot the most delicious items of food than can be imagined. In addition to serving barbecue gun club will supply guests with cakes, salad and coffee. The committee announces that donations of cakes and salad are still needed.

Mrs. L. L. Spencer is in charge of this feature. Gun clubs from every section of the state are to be represented, it is expected, and shooting events have been arranged to provide en-tertainnlent for the visitors throughout the entire day.

MOn LEAD IS EASED TO (Associated I'rcsi Leased Wire) SALEM, June 11. James W. Mott's gain over W. C. Haw-ley for the republican nomination for congress from the first district increased to 239, totals of all counties as received by the district have reported, hut the official canvass had not been made.

The totals of the counties give Mott 30.953 and Hawley 30.714. The official canvass, 'expected to be made nexe week, will probably show no changes, the secretary of state's office announced. Harvev G. Starkweather's lead over William Delzell, for the democratic nomination for the same position, was cut to 15 votes. Totals give Starkweather 12,142 and Delzell 12,127.

Previous unofficial totals as reported separately by counties gave Mott a lead of 138 and Starkweather a lead of 31. Minor changes were found In oulto a few counties by the unofficial check made here today. All counties in the state have reported to the secretary, with the exception of Multnomah, which reported only final rigures on some of the Milton A. Miller of Portland received Oregon's democratic choice for vice-president as a running mate to Governor Roosevelt. No choices were printed on the ballot.

Miller received lf2 votes while voters wrote in John M. Garner's name 86 times, and William G. Mc-Adoo and W. H. Murray received 43 votes each.

STATE PAY CUTS WILL SAVE $200,000 fAvfated Ptcm Leased Wire) SALEM. Jnne 11 Reduction in the state salary schedule to be put Into effect Julv 1 will return about $200,000 to the general fund by the time the next legislature convenes, it was learned here today through authentic sources close to the oneratlons of the committee annotated by Governor Julius L. Meier to recommend Balary reductions and adjustments. The committee is considering the recommendation of a straight salary cut of from 10 to 12 per cent, Including every employe from the chief executive down. The report of the committee will be com pleted prior to July 1, and he made to the board of control in time to become effective at the begin ning of the last half of 1932 ONLY 6 REMAIN ON FISH CREEK BURN Only six of thirty persons reported on Fish creek burn last Thursday are remaining, according to a telephone message received this afternoon by V.

F. Harpham supervisor of the Umnaua national forest, from Ranger W. H. Smith nt Cedar Springs. Thirty persons were in the party directed by Km roy Davis that arrived on the burn Thursday, Mr.

Harpham reportR. The six remaining plan further observation of the territory. Forest service officials were lb-formed, the ranger stated, that those of the party who left thin morning were not impressed with the land for colonization purposes and have given up any Idea of attempting to remain. WAR DEBT FUNDING AGREEMENT SIGNED rAwHat4 Vrrm IyiH Wlr.) WASHINGTON, It The treasury announced today agreements had been signed with four European countries. Including France, providing for funding over a ten-year period of postponed hy the Hoover moratorium.

I extradition. Ho flatly denied an ante-mortem' statement by Miss Sharpe that she had spent the evening of March 1, the night the baby was stolen, with him. On the contrary, he Insisted, he and his wife spent both that night and the night following at "a very nice homo" owned by a negro in Bridgeport, Conn, Soon after this alibi was made Public Inspector Harry Walsh of the Jersey Ciiy police, who has charge of the Brinkert examination, left the state police station in an automobile with a trooper and an unldicntifled man In civilian clothes. It was determined this man was not the prisoner and it was learned Brinkert would be held at Alpine at least until his alibi was checked. Presumably he gave po lice the name of the Bridgeport ne gro 'but tills information was not made public.

Suicide Unexplained The body of Miss Sharpe, In whom Mrs. Morrow expressed her faith even after the suicide, lay today in an Knglewood undertak ing establishment where an au topsy was performed. A partial re- port of tlds aulopsy disclosed the i servant had not been suffering from any nilment, had not been pregnant and that there wan no physical reason dlscovornme to explain her act. The young woman had been questioned repeatedly because her early routine examination nm not satisfy police, and it was wnen po lice called again yesterday to con tinue their investigation that she drank the poison. Quiz Brings Hysteria The day before she died, however, she had Identified a picture of Brinkert as that of a man who had telephoned her at tho Morrow home on the afternoon of March 1 and whom she told that the Lindberghs had decided to stay another day nt Hopewell lnstend of returning to Englewood.

And she snld she had gone for a drive with him on the evening of March 1. She made conflicting statements as to where tliev lid gone and before police could pin her down on this point Bhe became so nervous and hysterical they had to postpone tho questioning. When they returned alio killed herself. Johnson Anain In Picture Brlnkerts alibi statement that he had spent the night of March 1 in Bridgeport, takes a mnlor de velopment of the Lindbergh case into Connecticut for the second time. Soon after the baby was kid-naned Henry (Red) Johnson, sailor Biiitor of Betty Oow, the bahv's nurse, was arrested there.

He finally cHtablished what police said was a satisfaclory alibi, hut bis examination developed the fact he had entered the country illegally and ho was ordered deported. He has never been sent out of the country, hownver, and Is still held at Kills Island, no explanation having heen offered for failure to deport hfrn. Johnson was arrested because be was driving a green automobile, such a car having bepn seen leaving the Lindbergh estate the nlclit of the kidnaping. Brinkert also drives a green par and was parking it In New Rnelmlle when he was arresled last night. Brinkert Ex-Butler In Information about Brinkert glvnn out by police ho was described as a taxi driver who had worked at various other minor and who had a small time police ri'rord.

It was learned todnv. however, that for five months prior to the day of the kidnaning he had been employed as a butler In a Mamnrnneck, N. home and quit Unit Job the day Ihe baby was stolen. As soon as Brlnkerl was arrest-H be was confronted bv Dr. John F.

Condon, the aged New York CHv "Jafslc" who naid a futile non random of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's money for return of the baby. D. Condon, however, could not Identify him ns the Scandinavian "John' to whom he WHITE PLAINS, N. June 11.

Ernest Brinkert, latest suspect in the Lindbergh kidnaping and murder case, was sentenced to one year In the county penitentiary on April 14, 1926, on his plea of guilty to attempted second degree assault. On March 18, 1926, Brinkert was Indicted, under the name of Ernest Brown, for attempted second degree robbery. The Indictment charged that on February 27 of that year Brinkert assaulted and attempted to rob Samuel Zuckman of White Plains of $200. In giving his record In 1926, Brinkert snld that he wns 2 years old, lived in White Plains, had been born In New York, wns a chauffeur, unmarried, a Catholic, had a grammar school education nnd had never been convicted before of a crime. His.

pnrentB were dead, he said In 1925 Brinkert was arrested for a traffic law violation lerev paid the money. To Question sister Tho search In conneotlon with the kldnnping wns extended across Ihe Atlantic again today as Scotland Yard was asked to question. Edna Sharpe, Bister of the suicide, who sailed for England four days after tho Jafsle ransom was paid. She wua traced to the village where she had boon visiting and it was found she was on her way to the home of her parents, where arrangements were made to question her. About the only major figure 1n tho Lindbergh enso not drawn back: Into the limelight, by the suicide ot tho Morrow waitress and the arrest of Brinkert is Johu Hurtiea Curtis of Norfolk, confessed hoax negotiator for return of the baby, who Is awaiting trial at Fleming-ton.

LADDER THOUGHT FROM WHERE BRINKERT WORKED MAMAitONECK, N. June 11. Cntaln Edwurd Decker of the ManiHioneck police, tolay said Claude W. Moody, rea estate man of llouken tilen, declared he suspects the ladder used to enter Charles A. Lindbergh nursery window on March 1, was stolen rrom the Moody grounds.

Ernest Brinkert, latest suspect IB the kidnaping and murder case, resigned ns butler at the Moody home on March 1. Moody told Decker today he last saw his bidder In February, it was one used to prune fruit trees. It resembled the ladder found near the Lindbergh Sourland home. Captain Decker nnd Moody discussed the case today. Moody suddenly thought of the ludder.

Ho and Captain Decker went to look fur It. The ladder could not bo found. Mamnroneck police Immediately advised New Jersey state olice and II wns revealed troopers were assigned to come here nt once. On April 1, tho day before Tr. John F.

Condon pnld Ihe fu-tile ransom money for the return or the Lindbergh baby, Brinkert obtained a oh as butler In the homo of Mrs. H. D. McKay, Larvu. mont.

lie was accompanied by a woman, known as his wife, who was engaged as houseworker. On May 5 the couple left the Job. MONEY AFFAIRS CHECK RESULTS ARE NEGATIVE TUKNTON, N. June 11 The official afternoon news bulletin ot the Lindbergh rase Indicated that police were investigating the possibility that Bnmo of the $50,000 ransom paid by Dr. John F.

(Jafsle) Condon passed through the hands of Violet Sharpe. who committed suicide yesterdny, or those of her associates. The bulletin phoned here from At Continued on pago 3, Story 4 Wets and Drys Gird for Fight as G. O. P.

Convention Nears; Party Chiefs Await Garfield's Wordi By W. B. RAG SHALE (Associated Press Staff Wrfterl CHICAGO. June 11. The dust of the prohibition rumpus continued to settle down upon the convention city today, obscuring virtually all else.

In the face of the march anon the republican national convention of the organized wets demanding repeal and of drys who oppose It, the question of who wlli be the naxt chairman of the national committee and whether there wnl be any definite move to replace Vice-President Curtis as a running mate for President Hoover were relegated to the side lines. In the minds of arriving delegations who discussed the prohibition plank the republicans v. ill adopt next week, the primary Interest seemed to be the degree of Continued on page 3, Story 3.