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VOL.14. NO. 123.
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Only Case of James Reed
Expected Give Fight.
GA. & MO. ARE OTHERS
Palmer Delegation From
Ga. Likely Be Seated.
The Heretofore Most Prominent Pro
hibition Question My Be ' Ignored
According to the Discussions, To
day.
(By Tht AnoaiatnT Prcm.)
San Francisco, June 25. The" first
guns of the Democratic convention
were to be fired today when the na
tional committee called the tempor
ary roll of delegates.
Onlv thrpp printout. hnv hwn pall
ed to the committee's attention, but
only one oi tnese, mat involving ne
giving of Senator James A. Reed of
Missouri a seat in the delegation of
that State promises more than rou
tine interest. Only one contest, that
from Georgia, has been officially filed
with the committee.
The Georgia contest result is ex
pected by party leaders to be settled
in favor of the delegatesfavorable to
A. Mitchell Palmer for the presiden
tial nomination, the decision carry
ing with it the confirmation of Clark
Howell as national committeeman
from that State. There appears to
be no question as to the result in
what is described as a "clear case"
where statutory provision in State
and party rules dictate the course cf
the committee.
The Reed case may prove more
difficult to deal with. Every effort
will be made to place the Senator on
the floor of the convenlbn, although
the Missouri State convention reject
ed him as a delegate-at-large it is
expected that because of his attitude
toward the administration during the
Senate battle over the peace treaty
it is said there will p33ibly be a
strong resistance met before the com
mittee. The third contest, that from Ore
gon, is not regarded as a serious case
and might not materialize at all.
Overnight- developments showed
two matters that had been in the
nebulous stage since the first Demo
cratic leaders arrived to be approach
ing a more definite shape. They were
tha mvatoriniia and neraistent boom
-tor-rrom mate William Gv McAdeorO
against bis nat aeciarauon inai ne
is not a candidate and the conflict as
to the prohibition enforcement plank
is the platform.
Mr. McAdoo's adherents are said
to be shaping plans to withhold his
name from the ballotting through the
early stages. It is learned that the
former secretary of tiie treasury still
has a strong following but they are
.said tb feel that in view of his atti
tude it would not be expedient to pre
sent his name unless the expected
deadlock between the two leading can
didates, Attorney General Palmer
and Governor Cox of Ohio, should de
velop. In that event there appears
to be little doubt that Mr. McAdoo
will be put forward to- break the
blockade. His friends will put their
heads together to form plans of his
nature ana map our a siaiegy m
. subsequent camps to obtain the two
thtrds majority necessary to nomi
nate., -
On the prohibition , enforcement
question, heretofore the most promi
nent subject discussed in convention
circles, iC developed yesterday that
there was a movement to ignore the
question entirely In the platform.
Suggestions of this nature came to
Chairman Cummings from camps
representing various stages of opin
ion from bone dry to almostas com
pletely wet.
Preservation of Public Utilities.
Washington, June 25, Efforts to
incorporate a plank in the Democratic
platform declaring' for the preserva
tion of public utilities will be. made
tomorrow before the resolutions com
mittee at San Francisco, according to
an announcement here by the Ameri
can Gas Association officials. Short
age, of essential materials and in
creases in the cost of labor and ma
terial necessitate public relation, the
"announcement said.
HITCHCOCK NOT A "
VISE-PBES. CANDIDATE
" -..... - v
- Nebraska Senator Will Not Consider
Accepting i Second Place on the
Democratic Ticket.
(Bjr Th Associated Prcu) v
Washington, - June 25. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, announced to
, . day ' that he would not accept the
'V Democratic vice-presidential nomina
tion. Senator Hitchcock's announce
T ment was made in a telegram from
Arthur F." Mullen, Democratic nation
f al committee of Nebraska in answer
'-4 to a letter from Mr. Mullen in which
' s he said the senator was being prom-
inently mentioned .for vice-president.
y 'The Democratic platform will con-
; tain neither a wet or dry plank lit the'
opinion of Senator Hitchcock but he
. expressed the conviction that it would
include a strong league , of nations
.:''iplank.M--
v ; ' '- :""
Rev. Dr. J. L. Peacock' Injured
-v, Bjr Th AaMetated Prat.) ' ' .
"-, (Buffalo, Nv Y June 25. A tempo
rary platform at the Broadway audi
torium containing- about 100 delegates
of the Northern : Baptist convention
; who were having their pictures taken
collapsed a few lninutes after ' the
. morning session. .. Several persons
were hurt, including Rev. J. L. Pea-
: cock of the University of North Caro
lina, who was cut, on the left leg and
. slightly bruised. . ,
ONE OF THE FEW ASPIRANTS
FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
- WHO WOULD PLEASE W. J. BRYAN
is vis
MEREDITH
Edwin T. Meredith is One of the Fe w Aspirants for the
Nomination Who is Suitable to William Jennings Bryan.'
(JVILSONITES ARE IN CONTIROL AT THE
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AT 'FRISCO
Colby, Wilson Candidate for Chajrman Will Be Chosen
Unless He Comes Down for the Sake of Harmony-
Gall for Resolutions Committee.
(BY H. N. RICKEY)
(SpecUl to Tha vnin tmt)
San Fmncisco, June 25. There
seems to be little, if any, d6ubt that
the majority control of the Demo
cratic convention will He with the ad
ministration. This means that President-Wilson's
friends will have their way as to the
organization of the convention ma
chinery and the writing of the plat
form, for, while it takes two-thirds
of the delegates of a Democratic con
vention to nominate the presidential
and vice presidential candidates, all
other convention business is Dy ma
jority vote. x
Colby for Chairman.
Secretary of State Colby is the ad
ministration candidate for permanent
chairman and, unless he is withdrawn
in the interest of harmony, he will
wield the gavel. Senator Walsh of
Montana, has been suggested for the J
permanent chairmanship in case the
administration forces decide to
placate the minority, which at this
moment does not seem likely.
Senator Carter Glass will repre
sent Mr. Wilson as chairman of the , the paramount issue of the campaign,
committee on resolutions , and the and Mr. .Wilson is determined the
League of Nations plank will be ex- j League of Nations is to be the para
actly as Mr. Wilson wants it. mount issue.
HEAD RY TRAINMEN v
BLADES PRES. WILSON
W. G. Lee Issues Statement on Pres
ent Transportation Situation Ef
iforta to Hold , Men in Line.
(By Tha AiaoclaUd Prau.)
x Chicago, June 26. Officials repre
senting all recognized railway unions
met here today in an effort to keep
their men in line and put a halt to
unauthorized strikes.
WrG. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, and
spokesmen for the union leaders, laid
the responsibility for the present sit
uation at the door of President Wil
son in a statement issued before the
meeting opened. -Mr. " Lee charged
that the President permitted the rail
way administration to "dally along"
nearly a year after the men presented
their demands and that it took the
President 44 days to appoint the la
bor board after " the . Esch-Cummins
bill authorizing it had Jbecome a law.
Mr. Lee denied that the unions were
planning to call a general strike to
enforce a speedy decision . by the
wage board. . : ,
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Loyal Order Moose Adjourn
By Th AMOtuitcd fma.)
Aurora, 111.. iTune 25. The Loyal
Order of Moose in 32nd annual con
vention at Moosehart, 111., adjourned
today after confirming the election of
the following officers. , Supreme iDc
tator, Darius A. Brown, Kansas City;
iSupreme 'ViceDictator, James F.
Criffin, Boston; Supreme Prelate, J.
W. Pierson, Dallas.-Tex. . ';';, v:
:A big delegation' of young wotnentof the country has not kept pace with
from points in central ., and eastern
Carolma passed through the city this
moming on their way to the big Bap
tist assembly grounds at Bidgecrest
Greater New .; York's daily con
sumption of water amounts to near
ly 600,000,000 gallons, . ..
Democratic
There is a lot of lose talk about
trying to repudiate the League of Na
tions in the committee, and, failing
there, to carry the fight to the floor of
the convention. The effort probably
will be made in committee.
It may be made in the convention.
Lbut it is-certain to fail. Two other
predictions aoout tne piatiorm may
be made with almost, but not quite,
the same certainty.
Silent As to Liquor.
It will be silent as to liquor, and it
will not contain a plank recognizing
the Irish republic. Bryan will go the
I limit in the committee certainly, and
i possibly on the floor, for a. bone dry
plank committing the party to tne
most rigid enforcement of the . Vol
stead act,. but every indication points
to his failure, just as all the. indi
cations point to' the failure of the
group which wiU fight to commit the
party to lieht wines.
The administration forces know
fterfectly well that the mention of
iouor in the platform, either favor-
! ably or unfavorably, would make that
POLICEMAN KILLED .
IN PITCHED BATTLE
' ... .
One of the Snipers Is in a Serious
(Condition and Expected to Die.
: B Th Adweiatcd PrM.)
Hamilton, O., June 25. Carles J.
Stageman, a police desk sargeant was
killed in a pitched battle between offi
cers and the Bolen family in this city
early today.
James Bolen was shot several times
and, it is believed, he will die. Lee N.
Bolen is under arrest.
James Bolen fired the shot that kill
ed the officer, according to police.
The trouble started following .an
investigation of the police of their dis
trict last night. Officers armed with
riot guns surrounded the house and
Stageman with two detectives start
ed up the steps to make the arrest
when, police say. Bolen opened fire
with a shotgun. One of the snipersJ
is said to be a woman.
U. S. POPULATION
INCREASE FALLS OFF
Not Believed Increase Will Compare
With Former Years Cessation of
V Immigration Chief Cause, v
' By Tht AMOCtktM rrtm.t '
Washington, June 25. The popula
tion of continental United States is
estimated at 105,000,000 by J. A. Hill,
chief statistician of the census bu
reau. The calculation is based on the
population, of 1,406 cities and towns
for which statistics are announced.
JKe increase overV910is placed at
about 30,000,000 showing the growth
previous decades.'
Almost complete cessation of immi-
- yration is the chief reason assigned
for the falling off in growth. Others
suggested are the two influenza epi
demics, the return of aliens to their
native lands and the deaths of soldiers
abroad and at home during the war.
woiniD
0 TO DEMOCRATS
100 at pemocratic Meet as
Against 26 at G.O.P.
DEFINITE" PRQ G R AM
Mrs. George Bass Says Dem
ocratic Party Best Medium.
tRVpubUcan Convention Showed the
Women, That Not a Single Con
structive Idea Wan Promulgated,
Democratic Woman Leader Says.
(Special to Th Evening Po.ll '
.. .. (By Gertrude M. Price)
San Fanrcisco, June 24. The social
welfare of the nation is the definite
aim of women delegates to the 1920
national Democratic convention.
And there are 100 women dele
gates to the Democratic convention.
as against 26 in the G. O. P. conven
tion. Calling this conclave the greatest
opportunity in political history for
progressive American womanhood,
picked feminine leaders from all sec
tions of the (United States got on the
job early and received a typically Cal
ifornia welcome from party chiefs.
Woman's Program
Women delegates are here with a
definite program. Their aims are:
First Make the Democratic nlat-
Uorm thoroughly and proeressfvieV
expressive ui wvm.ii o .icwus.
Second To help, nominate a candi
date for president who can. be rightly
called a friend of equal suffrage.
Third To make a valiant shoulder
to shoulder campaign for the inter
ests of the child and the protection
of the child-bearer Of the nation.
Fourth To demonstrate to the
womanhood of the country and to the
public-at-large that the Democratic
party is the open door thru which
woman can most effectively win serv
ice from their government.
Authority for this general program
is Mrs. Geo.. Bass, Chicago, chairman
of the woman's bureauof the Demo
cratic national committee, a foremost
leader in the ranks of Democratic
women, with headquarters at the Pal
ace hotel.
"50-50" Policy
Her claim that the Democratic
party is the best medium thru which
the wome nof the nation may attain
their aims, is backed by the actual
60-50 policy - which the men of the
party have adopted
There will be 100 women delegates
on the floor of the convention, . 150
women alternates, a woman from
every state on the national commit
tee, and 17 women members of the
national executive commitee to 15
for the G. O. P.
In all there will be in the neighbor
hood of at least 300 women at the
convention, each doing a definite work
for. the advancement of woman's in
terests. Speaking of the remarkable con
trast betweoi the way in which the
two parties are meeting the women
of the nation, Mrs. Bass said:
"Daily, hourly, by letter and by tel
egram, I am receiving word from good
Republican women, from all sections
of the country, who voice their disap
pointment and chagrin over the cold
shoulder given women and women's
interests at Chicago by the G. O. P.
Old Guard.'
1 Not Party Bound
' "To say thatRepublican women are
disagreeably and thoroughly surpris
ed and thoroughly disheartened with
the party they had espoused and thru
which they had hoped to gain certain
definite progress for all womanhood,
isAto put it mildly.
fl have no hesitancy in saying I
believe a majority of the women of
the nation are now ready to vote for
a Democratic candidate for, president
regardless of heir party affiliation,
if one be placed in nomination worthy
of their faith.
"There will be a very large inde
pendent woman vote in the natidn this
year, I think.
''There are thousands and thousands
of women, with the ballot, who are
not interested in any party, particu
larly, but who are ready to support
a man whom they have reason to
think is r.nafraid to express his views
and to stand on a concrete and pro
gressive platform. '
"The Republican convention, just
closed, has shown to women of Amer
ica that not a single constructive idea
was promulgated in that gathering.
"Be they of what party Jhey may,
women of all sections of the country
are alive to the fact that the Repub
lican party has tied the hands thru
Congress of our President ,so that
not even peace could be declared in
the land. -
, "Women believe in progress, in
constructive' policies."
Assistant Sec. War Resigns.
- (By Th AMoelated Fmm)
Washington, June 25-Benedict
Crowell, assistant secretary of war,
Juts resigned effective July 1st. He
will enter private business.
The county meeting of the P. O. S.
of A. was held in the camp at, Mill
'Bridge last -night and was one of 'the
best county conventions of the order
yet held. The1 MuT Bridge people gave
them a fine time and big feast The
next meeting , will be held with the
Bostian X Jtaads camp. ,
' There will he an ice cream supper
on the Caldwell lawn,' corner Inness
and Lee streets, tomorrow evening,
gven by the Ydung Peoples Mission
ary society of the First Methodist
church.
JOINT DEBATE
IS CALLED OFF
Candidate Themselves Agree
at Sanford,N. C.
BICKETT REQUESTED IT
Telegram From Candidates to Man
agers Say They Take the Action or
the Welfare of the Democratic Par
ty, and Deference to Sentiment of
the People.
(Br MAX. ABERNETHY)
Raleigh, June 24. Before cam
paign managers Clarkson and Biggs
had met with Governor Bickett last
night for the purpose of considering
the advisability of cancelling the
joint debate in Raleigh Monday night
between Cameron Morrison and O.
Max Gardner, candidates for the
Democratic nomination for governor,
the following telegram signed by the
candidates and addressed to their re
spective managers was received:
"For the welfare of the Democratic
party and in deference to the appar
ent sentiment of the people of the
State we have agreed to cancel the
joint discussion arranged between us
for Monday night without prejudice
to the candidacy of either."
The telegram was sent from San
ford, where the candidates accidental
ly met yesterday afternoon, both
having speaking engagements in that
section.
At the conolusion of the conference
between the managers and Governor
Bickett the following statement was
issued by the governor after quoting
the candidates' telegram:
"The debate is therefore called off
( without prejudice to either candi
date on behalf ox the Democratic
partyl desire to express my grateful
appreciation of the fine spirit oy both
candidates and bath managers in the
premises. I earnestly urge the peo
ple of the State to accept this adjust
ment In the spirit in which it was
made.
"No good Democrat will criticise
either candidate for his acting in this
them both for placing the welfare of
the Democratic party high above
their own personal feelings."
Governor Bickett's letter to the
managers urging against holding the
aeoate ; was also made public last
night. It follows, ' '
' "I am greatly distressed to see that
it is proposed to have a joint debate
between the two candidates for the
Democratic, nomination for Governor.
I have tyoked at this question from
every antie Indian to see now a sin
Ele atom of good can come to the
democratic party from such a meet
ing. On the other hand it is as plain
as day that a maximum amount of
harm must result.
"Both , of these gentlemen have
heretofore been recognized as' able
and honorable' workers in "the ranks
of the Democratic party, and all good
men must deplore any attempt to be
smirch either of them because he
now aspires to the highest honor in
the gut ox tne party.
"Either Mr. Morrison or Mr. Gard
ner will be the Democratic nominee
for governor, and to discredit either
of .them will simply supply Republi
can, guns with, ammunition.
"There is no blinking the fact that
the enemy is vastly encouraged and is
gleeful over the prospect of lowering
Democratic prestige in this good
state.1 We need to reserve all our bul
lets for the common foe. As the ac
credited leader of the party I urge
you gentlemen to at once call off this
meeting. In the immortal language
of the beloved Aycock, I say to you:
'The Doones are in the valley I
pray you gentlemen, train your guns
a little lower.' "
The Rt. Rev. Joseph Blount Chesh
ire, bishop of the Diocese of North
Carolina, is now on the high seas
sailing for England, where he will at
tend the Lambeth conference of the
Episcopal church, which meets every
10 years. Bishop Cheshire is accom
panied by Mrs. Cheshire.. -
The Lambeth conference will nfeet
at Lambeth Palace and will be pre
sided over by the Archbishop of Can
terbury. Besides delegates from all
parts of the United Kingdom .there
will he in attendance delegates from
every country in the world, including
the United States . and ' Continental
Europe. The conference is one of the
most important Christian. gatherings
held anywhere. Many matters per
taining to the church are discussed bv
the most distinguished men - In the
episcopal church. .
Twenty-three striking oDeratlves of
the. Caraleigh mills here are today
moving into tents, having been evict
ed from the houses at the mill vil
lage. The tents are being pitched on
the property of relatives and friends
m the city,
WILL ROGERS MOURNS V
t ? DEATH OF HIS SON
Los, Angeles, Cal., June 25 In
stead of being at the Democratic Na
tional Convention at San Francisco
today, making millions laugh as he
did from, the Chicago conclave thru
the Daily Post and associated papers,
Will Rogers, famous cowboy humor
ist and Goldwin -motion picture star,
is mourning the death of his youngest
son and is torn with anxiety for
three of his' other children danger
ously' ill with diptheria. -;
The word of Will , Rogers' bereave
ment came from his home in the eve
of his departure for San Francisco
where he was to continue his now fa
mous "Will Rogers Says", the most
humorous press feature of the Re
publican convention. -'
Twins are more common among
mothers of between 25 and 35 years
than at other ages. -
SENATOR REED
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UUSh -TT
Senator Reed who is fighting for a
seat in the Democratic convention at
8an Francisco. ,
LONDONDERRY IS NOW
PARTLY NORMAL AGN
- ' 1 'i s
Banks Open and Some Business is
BeHng Done Scene of Violent
Street Warfare Since Frttay.
(Br Tha AuoclaUd Pros.)
Londonderry, .June 25. London
derry, since Friday last the scene of
violent street warfare between un
ionists, nationalists and ' Sinn Fein
ers, is aproaching normal conditions.
The banks and many shops are open
and people ventured en the streets
The food' supply is short and the town
Is still without gas.'
Fighting between the warring fac
tions since Monday has been confined
to sniping," the rivals evidently fear
ing to attempt massed activities in
view of the increasing ; military
forces. Soldiers inclined , to' ferrett
out snipers took , over St. Columbia's
college where the trees on the cam
pus sheltered a number of snipers.
HOOVER TALKS ABOUT
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
"t (i: - ', "'"'
Eliminate Article Ten and Then
' Adopt the Covenant Speedily Says
the Former Food Administrator.
ew &K;junt 2eedy rai
ion ef the Versailles treaty after'
New
fl cation
Leliminatlon of Article X in the league
of nations covenant was urged by
Herbert Hoover, in a statement pub
lished today in the New York Even
ing Post as a platform on which the
Republican party should stand in the
coming election. , v
Mr. Hoover took the stand that im
jlied threat of military force to guar
antee the integrity of foreign States
was out of place in a league which
he declared was "the product of lib
eral ideals of the world." The league's
power, he declared, would be more
potent 'if threats of military force
were removed arid the league of na
tions relied wholly on its "moral and
ecoaomic power." The basic heed for
such a "military' alliance" as he sees
in the covenant with Article X intact,
Mr. Hover pointed out was to "coiy
trol States which' persist in armament
which renders ' them incapable of
progressive action."
KNEE DRESSES MAY
BE WOMAN'S STYLE
Plan Proposed in the Campaign to
. Conserve u " Cloth Three Models
Exhibited to Washington Officials.
(Br Tb Attodatad Prow.)
Washington, June 25 The con
versation of cloth at the expense of
womanly modesty will not be endors
ed by the government representatives
of the National Garment Retail Asso
ciation were v told by Howard Figg,
assistant attorney general in charge
of the campaign to reduce prices.
The retailers presented for Mr.
Figg's inspection three living models,
dressed In-knee length kowns as the
extreme in woman's wear next fall.
He declined to indicate what he con
sidered a proper length for sikrtsj
wut ueciareu aiier viewing mc ex
treme style that skirts should at least
come below theaist ,
400,000 BALLOTSFOR
THE SECOND PRIMARY
Raleigh, June 25. Ballots , to be
used in the second primary to be held
July , 8 have been forwarded by the
state board of elections to 43 of tne
iOO counties in the state and it is ex
pected the balance of the tickets will
be sent out by Saturday. Four hun
dred thousand is the number printed
for use in the second primary." '
- The ballots contain the names of the
following candidates: For Governor
O. Max Gardner, Cameron Morrison.
For Auditor, Maj. Baxter Durham, J.
P.Cook. For Associate Justice, W,T.
Stacy, B. F, Long. :..!. ,
PEACE COURT TO BE -
LOCATED AT THE. HAGUE
' . ', ,
' n Th AMOeiatd Prwa.) "
The Hague, June 25. The cominis-
imsston-oi Jurist in session here to
form a court of international justice,
in accordance with provisions if the
league of nations covenant, unani
mously decided that this court would
be located at The Hague. ": -l, ":. ,I'
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Mr. W. L. Klutts, well-known mer
chant of this city, will be taken to
night to Baltimore for treatment and
possibly an operation. His son. War
ren, came n last night from Briming-
ham to accompany turn to Baltimore.
SUP F. MEDICINE
II
Wilson Writes Overman,
Simmons and Bickett.
HOPES TENN. RATIFIES
Will End a Bitter Fight in
N. C. Legislature.
, ii 1 1 1
President Says in Message to
Bickett That He Need Not Point
Out the "Critical Importance
of the Action of Tour Great
State on Suffrage Amendment.
(By The AsioeUted Prtaa.)
Raleigh, June 25. Commenting
on n telegram received last night
from PrcHuUMit Wilson in yhich
the President unitl that he need
not point out the "critical import
ance of the action of your great
state in the matter of the suffrage
aitieiulnient," (lovernor Bickett
said he hoped Tennessee) "will
meet and ratify the suffrage
ainemlment, thereby relieving,
North Carolina of it."
"We have neither the time, nor
the money and such action on tho
part of Tennessee will relieve the
feeling that is surely to be engen
dered by a debate on the subject
in our legislature.
"I have Baid all I intend saying
on the subject of ratification,"
Gov. Bickett aaid in a statement
to newspaper men t last ' night,
"while I am willing ta.take my .
medicine, I won't admit that it
tastes sweett for it doesn't." V " '
Governor Bickett had nof for-'
warded a reply to the President
this morning.: ; -; :; .:-(
The President Message ';, -
Washington,. June 25. Presi
dent Wilson has sent a message to
Gov. Bickett, Senator Simmons (
and ' Senator t)verman, of North 1
Carolina, suggesting that he need
- l1
Prtanoa of the action of the-;
North Carolina legislation on the
federal suffrage amendment when -a
special session is ' called next ;
month.".
; The message to Gov. Bickett .
follows; -.i ' r
("I ant sure T need not point out
to you the critical importance of
the action of your great state in
the matter of the suffrage amend
ment." ' -j- J-' '
' The President has previously r
asked Gov, Roberts to call a spe
cial session of the Tennessee leg
islature to act on the amendment. '
The President's message was sent I '
tefter Attorney-General Frierson '
had puled that the Supreme court
decision in the .Ohio referendum
case had invalidated the section . '
of the Tennessee constitutiohpro
hibiting the legislature-from pass,
ing on a federal amendment if its
members were elected before the
amendment was submitted to the
state.
Tennessee Can Legally Ratify , -Nashville,
June 25. In ' an
opinion made public today' -.the
attorney : general ; of " Tennessee
holds that the present legislature
if in special session can legally
ratify the nineteenth amendment. .
VIOLATING MUFFLER" LAW.' ,
Chief Kesler Instructs His Men to
Give Special Attention to This
Feature cf Auto Laws. . V- '
In the county court this moraine
the lone case constituted a violation
of the city automobile laws relative 1
to mufflers, and the defendant . was
adjudged guilty and taxed with the
costs in the case. .."".;''.
Chief of Police Kesler says auto- .
mobilUts are again violating the cut
out and muffler law and that special .
attention will be paid to this by the
officers and all violators who may be .
apprehended will be indicted. 7 .
Lutheran World Service Campaign.
The committee in charge , of ; the -Lutheran
World Service campaign ,
wish to notify all , subscribers who -have
not paid their pledges that this -"
is a thirty day campaign and this
time expired June 16th, . This money
is, badly needed to carry on the work
which has been started in Europe ,
and it is 'hoped that every subscriber
will see that their pledge is paid not
later than next Sunday, June 27th, ,
Make checks payable to Mrs. J. L
tHdier and mail to her or place in
collection properly - marked at St.
John's Lutheran church on next Sun-
day and save the committee a house
to house collection which will be nec
essary unless payment is made at
once. . ; ;v v, szy'A: .
The Red Cross Canteen hot which
stood at the passenger station and
served a spemdid purpose during the
was was removed yesterday to a"
point on the block occupied by t!.e
Catholic church and will be fitted x y
for use in any emergency.
10 11UI 0IILLI IU
GOV. T. W. BICKETT