The Milwaukee leader (Milwaukee, Wis.), May 25, 1932, (Home Edition) (page 1)

"A want of the necessaries of life, when the seasons have been favorable, is a certain sign of defect in the constitution, or of criminality in the administra tion."--W alter Savage Landor. Vol. 21--No. 145. SOCIALISTS END MEET. UNITE FOR VICTORY I 'arty Members to Vote on Repeal Plank FEAR SERIOUS CLASH IF VETS SEIZE TRAIN Bonus Marchers In sist They Will Ride B. and 0. BY LELAND L. CHESLEY. Staff Correspondent The United Press WASHINGTON, Ind. (U.P.) A serious conflict between special deputies of the Baltimore and Ohio *3 road and 400 World war veter ans intent upon seizing a freight 1 rain to continue their bonus pro test journey to Washington, D. C., impended today. The veterans arrived early today in trucks and motor cars furnished by East St. Louis, 111., merchants. They encamped immediately along the railroad right-of-way. B. and 0. Promises Fight. Tired from the long trip, they posted sentinels about the camp and lay down for a few hours' rest before launching their announced plan of "capturing'' a train. Equally determined to prevent the "capture," the railroad massed 7U special police and detectives to guard the freight yards. The de tectives under command of Capt. William Wahnan said their orders were to prevent the men from boarding a train at any post. Vice President C. W. Galloway of the Baltimore and Ohio was here to protect the railroad's interest in the pending "war." "We will not allow our property to be confiscated," Galloway said. "The railroad will not stand by idly and allow these men to board its freight trains." Police Are Neutral. Local police were neutral in the conflict. City officials greeted the veterans and said they sympathized with the purpose of the crusade. Citizens and local American legion posts were prepared to feed the men during their stay here. Indiana state police who escorted the party from the Illinois line said their only instructions were to see that the veterans arrived here with out disorder. "Capture" of a train loaded with perishable freight at Caseyville, Til., resulted in mobilization of six companies of militia hut no violence occurred. Sheriff Jerome Munie supplied truck transportation upon release of the freight train. Morale of the band, which gained recruits at nearly every town, was high. The men. packed in trucks reminiscent of those which carried many bf them up to front line trenches during the war. shouted their war cry "on to Washington!" Turn to Page 11, Column One. DESERTED BY FAMILY, MAN ENDS HIS LIFE Despondent because he was de serted by his family, Fred Martin, 45 years old, a patient at the County Hospital for Mental Diseases, ended his life today by jumping from the southeast corner of Lincoln Mem orial bridge. He took the 500 foot plunge at 1:30 a. m. and died at County Em ergency hospital at 9 a. m. from a skull fracture and internal injuries. Both legs also were fractured. Martin, who was permitted the freedom of the hospital grounds, es caped last night. His family for merly lived at 2473 West Meinecke ave., but has not been heard from during the last 18 months. Leonard Wollock, 1207 West Ju neau ave., a switchman, found Mar tin unconscious beside the railroad tracks. Seek Professor On Tale of Girls A promoter of the arts and young girls, known to the police only as Prof. Schalitz (not the former sheriff), was being sought today for questioning after two girls were taken into custody. The girls, 16 and 15 years old, who live on the north side, are being held at the detention home. They were arrested yesterday at Manitowoc, where they had gone with the professor to fill several dubious engagements. The younger one declared she The Milwaukee Leader MfeoJ LJt A w If JBL JK JIB -J JK r xSmy/ A" O Ml 1 fWIWh. I JSBmMH Ol--fc Ji li W- g o lii^^ WHBK; iHiHlwlr w<> wflhb HI^HI! i WMfy f; 1111^^ z jwillilw I «;z. z i,:-saß <r Wwt*' x Affairs of the Socialist party of America are intrusted into the hands of the national executive committee when the party is not in convention. The 17th nation al convention which closed here CROWD HEARS WALKER TELL OF BUS DEALS BY MAX BUCKINGHAM. Staff Correspondent The United Press NEW YORK --There was a "sell out" today as Samuel Seabury be gan the hearing summoned for ques tioning Mayor James J. Walker about various of the mayor's official activities. The small supreme court chamber, the hearing scene, was crowded hours before the hearing opened. Only 325 persons ordinarily are ac commodated in the room and by the time the hearing opened at 10:30 a. m. 600 persons had crowded in. This climax of the drama that the Hofstadter committee has been unfolding for a year a climax which is to bring answers from the "playboy" mayor as to disposition of various stocks and letters of credit found numerous notable writers grouped around the press table. Richard Washburn Child, former ambassador and author; Lord Castleross and other British journalists were among the 150 re porters. There were 20 cameramen in the courtroom. had been approached by the other to assist her in serving the wedding dinner of a relative. She agreed and entered an automo bile with the girl. In the car was the professor and another man who drove the two girls to Manitowoc. There they gave two performances in bathing suits, one for men and one for women only, the younger girl told police. She said when she "went on" for her turn she thought she was modeling a bath ing suit, the garb she wore. HEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PARTY last night elected these persons to guide the national policies of the party for the next four years. They are, seated, left to right, Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, Milwau kee; Morris Hillquit, New York, International Favorite Song of Ail Socialists The International, favorite song ties in the radical movement and of the 17th national convention of came to the United States where he the Socialist party, is also the fa vorite song of Socialists all over the W'orld. It is sung in English, in French, in Yiddish, in German, in fact in the mother tongue of every nation where there is a Socialist move ment. The author of the lyric, Eugene Pottier, was born of peasant par entage in Paris in 1816. A member of the Second (Social ist) Internationale, he was forced to flee France because of his activi- SOLONS RENEW BEER FOR U. S. REVENUE FIGHT BY LYLE C. WILSON. WASHINGTON Beer-for-rev enue senators led another assault today against the 81,000,000,000 tax Lill in a hopeless effort to sub stitute beer taxes for sales levies and postal increases. Senator Bingham, Republican, Connecticut, urges beer upon the senate as the source of $375,000,000 "painless revenue." He wants a tote today on his amendment to legalize 2.75 per cent beer. Two days ago the house on a roll call of 228 to 169 refused to consider a like plan. The majority against been is expected to be even larger in the senate. The beer tax proposal reaches the senate floor with coalition leaders' control somewhat shaken by a vote in the closing moments of last night's session when the senate re duced (he sales tax on automobile trucks from 3 to 2 per cent. It was WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1932. national chairman, and Mrs. Lil lith Wilson, Reading, Pa. Stand ing, Janies Graham, Helena, Mont.; Leo Krzycki, Milwaukee; John C. Packard, Los Angeles; Jasper McLevy, Bridgeport, spent a few years in New York city. The National French Encyclope dia does not give the time when his revolutionary poem was written but states that it was published in his volume of poems, Chants Revolu tionnaires. Agitation against Pottier died down after he had spent a few years in voluntary exile and he re turned to Paris where he died in 1887. The author of the music of the stirring song is not known. It was a French revolutionary tune. BOSTON--A loss of approxi mately $53,586,000 for 1931, after dividends, if any, was indicated for the Ford Motor Co. by a bal ance sheet comparison today. This compares with profit of $44,460,823 for 1930. Staff Correspondent The United Press In 1929 there was a profit of $81,797,861. The figures, offering the public a rare glimpse into the financial affairs of the great Ford industry, were revealed in the certificate of condition which is filed annual ly with Henry F. Long, state com missioner of corporation and taxation. The profit and loss account as of Dec. 31, 1931, totaled $664,427,- 424 at the end of 1929; $582,629.- 562 at the end of 1928, and $654,- 851,061 at the end of 1927. the first time the senate had re jected a rate recommended by its fi nance committee. For a brief time it appeared the senate was spinning into a tax re bellion comparable with that which wrecked the first draft of the rev enue bill in the house. FORD LOSS IN 1931 PUT AT $53,586,000 Conn.; Norman Thomas, New York, candidate for president; Powers Hapgood; Indianapolis, Ind., and Darlington Hoopes, Reading, Pa. The 11th member, Albert S. Coolidge, Pittsfield, Mass., is not shown. HOAN, KRZYCKI AREPLACED ON NATIONAL BODY Mayor Daniel W. Hoan and Leo Krzycki, state secretary, were placed on the national executive committee of the Socialist party, balloting for the 10 positions of which consumed several hours at the convention yesterday. Krzycki replaces Mrs. Meta Ber ger in Wisconsin's representation on the committee. The other eight who will work with Morris Hillquit, chairman, elected the preceding day, are: James D. Graham, Montana. John C. Packard, California. Powers Hapgood, Indiana. Albert Sprague Coolidge, Massa chusetts. Darlington Hoopes, Pennsylvania. Norman Thomas, New York. Jasper McLevy, Connecaicut. Lillith Wilson, Pennsylvania. Hillquit, Thomas, Hoan, McLevy and Mrs. Wilson are old members of the chief governing board. The new members are for most part younger men and newer in the party. They represent active, ag gressive but not the most radical elements of the convention. The contest won by Packard for a California representative on the committee, against William Busick, fiery contender for the position, is a triumph for the milder element of the west coast delegation. Hoan polled the largest number of votes for national executive Turn to Page 10, Column Eight Tries to Kill Self By Drinking Poison Mrs. Lillian Precop. 28 years old. 1008 M est Sommers st., endeavored to end her life early today by drinking poison. She is^ in critical condition at County Emergency hospital. Police have been unable to learn the mo tive for her act. She was found by Steven Sagat. a roomer in the house in which Mrs. Precop had been living. Entered aa eecond-class matter Auffust 25, 1920. at the postoffiee at Milwaukee. Wisconsin, under the Act of March 3. 1879. PARTY HEADS SEE ADOPTION BY HUGE VOTE Referendum on All Planks Provided by Constitution. The platform plank declaring for the repeal of the 18th amendment and the taking over of the liquor industry by the government for op eration and control, adopted by the national Socialist party convention here late yesterday after a pro longed fight, will be submitted to a referendum of the party member ship, it was announced today. According to the constitution of the party any platform plank adopt ed by a convention must be submit ted to a referendum on the demand of 15 delegates. More than a suffi cient number under the leadership of James D. Graham, national com mittee member from Montana, have made'this demand to the national executive committee of the party in session here today. This again opens up this question which was twice passed by the con vention in yesterday's sessions. Locals Given 75 Davs. The determination of the member ship will not be known for at least three months as the constitution provides that the membership of the various locals must be given at least 75 days time, from the submission of a referendum, to vote on it. In spite of this action by this rela tively small group of delegates, par ty leaders predict that this plank will be adopted by the membership by a far greater majority than it se cured in the convention. The adoption of this plank sub mitted to the convention by Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, Oscar Ameringer and Heywood Broun, and solidly supported by the Wisconsin delega tion was preceded by the most strenuous fight in the four days ses sions. Readopted by 84-77 Vote. After being adopted by a vote of 81 to 71 in the morning session yes terday it was reconsidered at the afternoon session and was readopted by a vote of 84 to 77. The plank as adopted reads: The Socialist party favors the repeal of the 18th amendment and the taking over of the liquor indus try under government ownership and control with the right of local option for each state to maintain prohibition within its borders," the plank adopted reads. Reject Majority Report. A proposal by a majority of the platform committee, signed by George Roewer, Elizabeth Gilman, Albert Streiff, Harry Laidler and Turn to Page Two, Column Five. NAB FARMHAND BANK ROBBER BARABOO (U.P.) Charles Thew, farm hand who under the influence of liquor became a bank bandit, was under guard today in a hospital here with bullet wounds in his scalp and shoulder. He was captured late yesterday within four hours after he held up Louis Premo, cashier of the State Bank of Merrimack, and escaped with S7OO. A part of the money was recov ered near where he abandoned the automobile used in the robbery. Some of it was spent for a second hand automobile. Thew bargained for the car in Sauk City before the robbery and purchased it for $64 afterward, offering the salesman a drink from his bottle. Half a hundred officers and vigilantes were covering the high ways close upon his trail through out the afternoon. His car was pierced by 30 bullets as he attempt ed to run the gauntlet of their ma chines lined along the road after they were warned of his approach. T si Weather Milwaukee and vicinity: Unsettled to night and tomorrow, probably showers; cooler tomorrow. Moderate to fresh southerly winds, becoming easterly. Temperature range tomorrow, 56 to 6S. Wisconsin: Unsettled tonight and to morrow; showers probable. Cooler to morrow, and in extreme north portion tonight. TEMPERATURES. 6 p. m 79i 4 a. m 64 7 p. m 771 5 a. m 63 8 p. m 751 6 a. m 64 9 p. 721 7 a. m 66 10 p. m 711 8 a. m 6 8 11 p. m 701 9 a. m. 59 Midnight 69,10 a. m 60 1 a. m 68|11 a. m 67 2 a. m OOjNoon 68 3 a. m 6*l Humidity: 7 p. m., 47; 7 a. m.. 78; noon. 68. Temperature. 24 hours to mid night: Maximum, 86; minimum, 50; mean, 68; normal, 57. Wind velocity at 7 a. three miles; direction of wind at 7 a. m.. south; sunrise today, 4;19; sunset, 7:18. STAND TOGETHER FOR FIERCEST CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY OF PARTY Convention Closes With All Delegates Lay ing Plans for Battle in Their Home Communities; Huge Vote Is Seen. The Socialist national convention closed its last em battled session close to midnight last night, but adjourned only after the inspired benedictions of its leaders had roused all delegates to an impassioned expression of com radeship. The final convention scene was clamorously vocal, fol lowed by the silent but equally moving shaking of hands of old. tried comrades before de parture to many states. The last day of the meeting had been long, hot, worri some, with too much business for the time left. Nerves had worn thin and had snapped from time to Jine during the closing hours of debate. United for Battle. But at 10:15 p. m., upon motion of Charles Solomon, New York, the exhausted delegates voted to stop work, leave the rest of the unfin ished'business to the national exec utive committee, which is in session today at the New Randolph hotel, and devcte the remaining minutes to a final rally of devotion to the cause for which they had gathered and perspired, and fought and unit ed during the preceding four days. As a result, the intensity of inter est which had brought comrades to clinches frequently since Saturday was focused upon the demonstration of enthusiasm for the coming cam paign and "the task," as Norman Thomas put it, "of achieving So cialism in our time." The inevitable agreement to such pi jdictio^s came in the stamping of feet, the pounding of tables and the singing of Socialist anthems. International Is Sung. w *Tis the final conflict," the dele gates satj, with conviction lending resonance to their voices. "Let each stand in his place. The International party Shall be the human race." Previously, a second member of the convention had bolted, and the fjrst bolter had returned, to electri fy with his familiar voice, the group which had thought him well on his way back to New Jersey. Julius Gerber, secretary of the New York Socialists and member of the constitution committee, stalked out when denied the floor by Chairman B. C. Viadeck of New York. Gerber Accused anti Accuser. Earlier in the day Gerber him self had been accused of ''gag tac tics," but when he was not permit ted to explain the position of his committee on certain phases of the constitution, he insisted that he be heard. Vladek called for an expres sion from the floor upon the chair's hurrying-up methods of procedure. When his ruling was affirmed he stood pat. Gerber scrambled his papers together, picked up his brief case and his hat and walked out, declaring. "I ran away from the czar of Russia when I was 10 years old and I'll walk out on any boss ridden convention." Efforts of Thomas and others of the New York delegation failed to stop him. Goebel Comes Back. At this minute,, from one of the side doors of the convention hall came the familiar voice of George Goebel. New Jersey, who had simi larly walked out earlier in the day, saying he "was through" because Turn to Page Two, Cclumn Two. CURTIS TO FACE JURY THURSDAY HOPEWELL, N. J. (U.P.)--The misdemeanor charge against John Hughes Curtis, confessed Lindbergh kidnaping faker, will go to the Hun terdon grand jury Thursday, Prose cutor A. W. Hauck announced today. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, victim ized by the Curtis story that he was negotiating with kidnapers for the safe return of his baby boy, does not intend to testify against Curtis, it was said. He may be called as a defense witness. Meanwhile, the hunt for the actual kidnapers and killers has failed to produce any conclusive evidence an nounced by police, although the Bronx grand jury investigation of Jafsie's $50,000 payment to purport ed kidnapers is continuing. The Bronx jury was recessed yes terday until June 2 aftei' hearing several witnesses, among them Mor ris Rosne'. underworld go-between employed by Lindbergh. HOME EDITION PRICE THREE CENTS PARTY VOTES COOPERATION WITH UNIONS A declaration of friendly co-op eration and helpfulness to the trade union movement without interfer ence in the internal affairs of the union, was adopted by the national Socialist party convention here late yesterday after an hour's spirited debate. The convention had before it five proposals on the stand it should take toward the trade union move ment. The statement finally adopted was submitted by the agenda com mittee consisting of Morris Hillquit, national chairman of the party, James Oneal and Dr. Harry Laidler, after the other propositions were voted down. O K Quick Amendment. Several amendments to the origin al proposal of the committee were accepted, the chief of which was an amendment by William F. Quick, first assistant city attorney, on be half of the Wisconsin delegation. This amendment declares that it is the duty of members of the party working in trades or industries where there are unions established to join such unions and to work for the establishment of unions in un organized trades and industries. The proposal which stirred the most spirited debate was that the party "through the agency of labor organizers, employed by the party, stimulate anti press the organizing of workers, especially in the basic industries along industrial union lines, as required by present day de velopments. This shall be carried on in co-operation with such sincere labor groups as are now or will be so engaged." Fight McDowal Proposal. This proposal was made by Arthur McDowal of Pennsylvania and vigorously supported by Powers Hapgood of Indiana and Paul Blanshard of New York. It was bitterly fought by Carl Turn to Page Two, Column Orte. HURT AS AUTO RUNS INTO DITCH Leonard Nachtsheim, 52 years old, who lives on Highway 100 near Hales Corners, was in County hos pital today, suffering from a skull fracture. Late yesterday his automobile crashed into a ditch at West Okla homa ave. and South Eighty-fourth st. He is a brother of William Nachtsheim, a veteran Milwaukee patrolman. Robert Eckert, 26 years old, 1847 North Twenty-seventh st., was in critical condition today in County hospital, with injuries suffered when he was crushed under his au tomobile. Eckert collided with a truck at West Galena and North Twenty-first sts. Passersby lifted the machine off Eckert's body. Youth, 19, Sent To Workhouse as Common Drunk One of the youngest offenders ar raigned in district court on charge of being a common drunkard, was sentenced today to 30 days in the house of correction. He is Matthew Hein, 19 years old, 3380 North Twenty-third st. Ho was arrested the last time on Mothers' day. His parents complained he threatened them several times. The youth tried to tell Judge George E. Page he was sick, but rhe judge corrected him, saying, "yes, sick, but from moonshine."