MOO FIRM IN
DECLINING TO RUN
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NO SURPRISE FELT IN INNER
ADMINISTRATION CIRCLES
OVER THE DECISION.
HIS NEVER BEEN CANDIDATE
Some Party Leaders Say Situation by
McAdoo's 8«lf-Elimination Now
"Somewhat in Flux."
New York. —William G. McAdoo,
who has been considered by party
leaders as one of the principal candi
dates for the democratic presidential
nomination, announced he could not
permit his name to go before the S?.n
Francisco convention.
"This decision," he said, rt is irre
vocable, as the path of duty seems to
ane clear and unmistakable."
Washington.—The refusal of Wm.
O. McAdoo to allow his name to be
presented to the democratic national
convention apparently did not come
as a very great surprise in inner ad
ministration circles. To other demo
cratic leaders in Washington, how
ever, it seemed to be wholly unex
pected and to his friends it came as
a keen disappointment.
Some party leaders said Mr. Mc-
Adoo's self-elimination left the situa
tion more or less "in flu."
They had regarded the former sec
retary of the treasury as one of the
foremost candidates for the nomina
tion.
Aerican Buyers Have Virtually
Secured Options on Letvia Flax.
London. —The Central News learns
that American buyers have virtually
secured a corner in the Letvian flax
crop. The prices are described as
"phenomenal."
Operating Incomes of Telephone
Companies Increased $2,000,000.
Washington.—Operating income of
the larger telephone companies In
February was $7,807,678, an increase
of $2,021,914 over that in the cor
responding month of year before
Thirty-two Cases Bubonic Plague
Reported so Far at Vera Cruz.
Mexico City.—There have been ?2
cases of bubonic plague with 22 fatal
ities since the first outbreak of the
disease at Vera Cruz on April 14, ac
cording to unofficial reports.
Jurisdiction of Juvenile Courts
Extends to Trials for Murder.
Charlotte. N. C. —That the Juvenile
court may handle even homicide
cases in which the defendant Is under
16 years, is established by a su
preme court decision, a cojrv of which
was received by Lucius Ranson,
county welfare officer.
Czecho-Slovak Government Sells
Us 17,500,000 Pounds of Sugar.
Prague.—The Czechoslovak gov
ernment has sold seven million .Ki
lograms of sugar to the United States
(a kilogram is approximately 2*4 lbs.)
Negotiations are continuing for the
sale of an additional eight kilograms.
Four States Unite for Protection
Against Alleged Discrimination
Greenville, S. C. —North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida are to
unite for mutual protection against
alleged discrimatory freight rates.
Missouri Banker Building Houses
for Families With Children Only
St. Joseph, Mo. —Walter P. Fluker
son, St. Joseph banker, is building a
row of houses for rent only to fami
lies In which there are children and
to newly married couples.
Whenever a child is bom in one of
the houses, Mr. Fulkerson announced,
the rent for that month will be re
turned to the tenant.
'Harding AcceptAs Proposition to
Submit Treaty to a Referendum
Washington.—President Wilson's
«hallenge to submit the peace treaty
to a referndum of the American peo
ple was accepted by Senator Harding
the republican presidential candidate.
"I am sure," said SenatoTr Harding,
"the republican party wTTI gladly wel
come a referendum on the question of
the foreign relationship of this repub
lic and the republican attitude of pre
served nationality will be overwhelm
ingly endorsed."
Herbert Hoover Decides He will
Stay with the Republican Party
Washington.—Endorsing in the
main action of the republican na
tional convention at Chicago, Herbert
Hoover, in a letter to friends made
public after he had conferred with
Senator Harding, the republican presi
dential nominee, called upon all ele
ments of the party to support the na
tional ticket at the polls.
Mr. Hoover declared that "the
greater part of the Chicago platfonn
»8 constructive and progressive."
WOULD BE IN SOGIETT STYLE
Because of the Order of the Priest the
Performance of the Wedding Cere
mony Was Greatly Delayed.
New Orleans. —A wedding ceremony
in St. Louis cathedral was postponed
several hours because the officiating
priest, Father Antoine, of the Order
of Oblate Fathers of Mary Immacu
late, declared the bnde was immod
estly attired.
The priest declared the bride ap
peared to him "so shocking that he
had the sexton put out the lights
so that she might retire and proper
ly clothe herself."
Although he declined to divulge the
name of the bride, he declared she
"wanted to fly in society style at
her wedding, much to ner disgrace."
The bride started up the main aisle
but had not gone far before the priest
viewed the gown she wore, ordered the
lights out and sent her home to as
sume other garments. The marriage
ceremony was then performed.
Former Premier Nitti Abandons
His Intended Visit to America.
Rome. —Former Premier Nitti has
abandoned hi 6 intended visit to Spain
and America, but proposes to go to
Switzerland for an extended sojourn,
says the Giornale Dltalia.
An Attempt Being Made to Have
Passed Uniform Automobile Laws.
St. Louis. —A campaign for enact
ment of uniform automobile laws in
all the slates was authorized at a
meeting here of the board of directors
of the National Automobile Dealers'
Association.
The Famous German Raiding Ship
Eitel Freiderich Offered for Sale.
Washington—One of the famous
German commerce raiders, the Prince
Eitel Freider'ch, which took refuge
in Hampton Roads during the war, is
to be offered for sale.
Credit of Chicago With Bankers
Exhausted, at Least for a Time.
Chicago.—James B. Forgan, chair
man of the Chicago Clearing House
notified the city that a request for a
$15,000,000 loan had been refused by
Chicago banks and that no more
money would be loaned to the city at
this time.
President of Mine Workers in a
Speech Defies Governor of Kansas
Montreal. —Alexander Howatt, pres
ident of the Kansas district of the
United Mine Workers, in an address
here before the American Federation
of Labor convention, defied Governor
lien to enforce his court of industrial
relations on which he "attempted to
ride into the White House."
Joint Effort is Being Made to
Relieve Congestion of Freights.
Washington/—Department of justice
and interstate commerce commission
officials began working together to re
lieve freight congestion on the nation's
railroads and to restore coastwise
shipping to normal through settlement
of strikes of marine workers.
Chinese Troops Attack American
Mission and Kill the Missionary.
Pekiaxg. The American legation
here was informed that General Chang
Ching-Yao's northern troops in their
retreat from Chang-Sha, capital of the
Hu-Nan province, attacked the Re
formed church mission at Yo-Chow,
50 miles north of Chang-SLa, and kill
ed the R'W. Mr. W. A. Reimert.
Governor Cox Does Not Want the
Nomination For Vice-President
Dayton, Ohio. —Gov. James M. Cox
of Ohio is not a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for vice-pres
ident. He made this emph c dec
laration here at his country home.
"I urge upon you. Pilgrims, that I
am not a candidate for the second
place," the governor declared.
His announcement was greeted
with yells of applause by several
thousand persons who had journeyed
to his home to pay their respects.
General Aguilar, Son-ili-Law of
Carranza, Quits Soil of Mexieo
Mexico City.—General Aguilar, for
mer governor of the state of Vera
Cruz, and son-in-law of the late Presi
dent Carr.anza, has embarked on the
steamer Yuma at Vera Cruz to leave
Mexico.
On the eve of his departure, he is
sued a statement saying that when
"the political passions of the country
have cooled, I will be ready to be
judged before any tribunal, as an of
ficial. a soldier or a politician."
American Federation of Labor
Wants Exclusion of Japanese
Montreal. —The American
tion of Labor in convention here
called upon the congress o fthe United
States to cancel the "gentlemen's
agreement" wito Japan and absolutely
exclude Japanese and other Asiatic
immigration into this country. The ex
clusion of "picture brides" also was
demanded.
Federation departments and inter
nation unions were instructed to "co
-1 operate and prass" this legislation.
TUB COURIER, FOREST CITT, H. C.
WOMEN ADVOCATE
FIFTEEN PLANKS
ACTIVITY OF WOMEN'S BURDEN
OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE IS SEEN
NATIONALIZE THE RAILROADS
Insurance for Workers Against Dis
ease, Accident, Disability, Un-
Employment and Old Age
New York. —Fifteen planks which
the Democratic national convention
will be asked to include in its plat
form were sent to delegates to the
convention by the women's bureau of
the Democratic national commltts#.
One plank advocates the right of
collective bargaining between em
ployers and employes through repre
sentatives of their own choosing; an
other, government control of basic in
dustries affecting the necessities of
life; nationalization of me railroads.
Other planks recommended include:
Development of a national system of
employment offices under joint con
trol of federal and State boards and
organization of labor corps with
transportation subsidies for harvest
ing; extension and development of the
bureau of women in industry in the
department of labor and appointment
of women on all government boards
dealing with labor; enacrtment of fed
eral and State legislation to foster or
ganizations of producers and consum
ers' co-operative organizations and
credit societies; insurance for all
workers against accidents, disease,
disability, unemployment and old age.
Flurries of Snow Were Reported
at Omaha, Nebraska on June 16
Omaha. —Flurries of snow melting
before they had reached the ground
ended a heat wave which has extend
ed for eight days. The temperature
dropped 22 degrees.
Final Official Statistics Show
1,362,872 French dead in Wttt
Paris. Final official statistics of the
ministry of war fixes the total num
ber of French soldiers killed during
the great war at 1,362,872. Of this
number, the details of the fate of
361,854 are unknown .according to The
Matin.
Employes of Bank of Gary Receive
14 Per Cent Dividend on Salaries
Gary, Ind. —Employes of the First
National Bank of Gary were voted
dividends of fourteen per cent on their
salary, the same rate as paid stock
holders on earnings of their holdings.
Two Seaplanes Crash Together in
Mid-Air and Fall Into the Gulf.
Pensacola, Fla. Two seaplanes
crashed together in mid-air here and
fell more than 500 feet into the gulf.
William B. Livingston, chief electric
ian, was killed and his body was net
recovered. The other machine was
piloted by Lieut. John Farns worth,
wfho was not fatally hurt
Federal Employes After Reaching
70 Years of Age Must be Dropped.
Washington-—Federal employes who
have reached the age of retirement —
70 years—although they have not giv
en the minimum of 15 years' service
required under the retirement law.
must be dropped from the rolls, Attor
ney General Palmer ruled. Such em
ployes, he held, cannot draw retire
ment pensions.
Hearings in Deportation Case of
Ludwig Martens About Concluded.
Washington.—Hearings in deporta
tion proceedings against Ludwig C.
A. K. Martens, soviet agent in the
United States, were resumed before
Immigration Inspector Shell at the de
partment of labor. Counsel for both
sides expected to complete the pre
sentation of testimony soon.
American Federation of Labor
Endorses Government Ownership
Montreal.. —Government ownership
with democratic operation of Ameri
can railroads was endorsed by the
American Federation of Labor conven
tion here after a bitter fight.
Roll call showed that government
ownership was endorsed by a vote of
29,059 to 8,349.
The building trade delegations pre
sented almost a solid front against
government ownership, supporting
Gompers and administration forces.
Nomination of Palmer is to be
Seconded by a Woman Delegate
Little Rock Ark. —It was announced
here that Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, of this
city one of the Arkansas delegates at
la. ge to the Democratic National Con
vention has been chosen to second the
nomination of Attorney General A
Mitchell Palmer for the Presidential
nomination. Mrs. Cotnam is presi
dent of the Arkansas League of Wo
men Voters and has been in charge of
the Palmer Western headquarters for
women in Chicago.
COX WOULD HUME DEMOCRAT
Will Continue to Occupy His Seat In
Upper House Until Expiration of
His Term of Office July 4
Washington.—Warren G. Harding,
the Republican presidential nominee,
does not intend to retire from the
United States senate until his term of
office expires on March 4.
* "There is no possibility of that,"
Senator Harding declared when asked
whether he would resign from the
senate iinmediately. "I do not intend
to resign, but intend to serve my term
out. Why shouldn't I?
"I do, however, intend to withdraw
my petition filed in Columbus giving
notice that I would be a candidate for
re-election to the senate. That will be
done this week."
Senator Harding's friends explained
that, for him to retire from the senate,
would endanger the narrow margin of
control held by the Republicans there
as his retirement would enable Gov
ernor Cox, of Ohio, to appoint a Dem
ocrat in his place. They also said
that, should the senator be elected
President in November, he could con
tinue to serve in the senate as he
would not be inaugurated until his
term as senator expires on March 4.
The senator was at his office early
winding up some pending senate bus
iness.
Gift of $400,000 by Dayton Man
for Medical Researoh Announced
Columbus, O. —A gift of $400,000 by
Charles F. Kettering, Dayton manu
facturer, for medical research in con
nection with the College of Homeo
pathy, was announced by the board
of trustees of Ohio State University
Senator La Follette is Leading in
The Third Party Referendum Vote
Chicago.—Senator Robert La Fol
lette is leading in the referendum
vote which is being taken among the
members of the committee of 48 as a
suitable candidate for the presiden
tial nomination, according to state
ments at the party headquarters.
Sir Auckland Geddes is Awarded
Honorary Degree at Princeton
Princeton, N. J. —Sir Auckland
Campbell Geddes, British ambassador
to this country, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and
10 other distinguished men were
awarded honorary degree at the 173 rd
commencement exercises of Princeton
University.
Germany Requests Further Time
for the Reduction of Her Army
Berlin. —Germany has requested the
supreme council to grant a further de
lay of three months for the reduction
of the German army to 200,000, says
the Tageblatt.
It was recently announced that the
reduction of the German army to
200,000 men had been accomplished.
Three More Political Conventions
Will Be Held in Chicago in July
Chicago.—Three national political
conventions will be held in Chicago
the week of July 10. The Single Tax
Party, through Robert C. MacAuley,
of Pennsylvania, today issued a call
for its conventions.
The Committee of Forty-Eight and
National Labor Party have already is
sued their calls.
Louisiana's Lower House Rejects
the Woman Suffrage Amendment
Baton Rouge, La.—The lower house
of the Louisiana legislature, by a vote
of 67 to 44, rejected a resolution calling
for ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment.
Officers and Crew of American
Steamer Perform a Heroic Deed
Tokio. —Heroic work of the Ameri
can steamer West Jester outside
Yokohoma harbor resulted in saving
the Japanese steamer Kiyo Maru,
with 70 passengers from South Amer
ica on board, from possible total de
struction by fire, it is announced in
advices received here from Kobe,
whither the Kiyo Maru was bound.
The Kiyo Maru took fire in a storm
at sea not far from Yokahoma.
Proctor Says Butler's Statement
Was Wholly False and Malicious
Cincinnati. —Col. William Cooper
Proctor, manager of Gen. Leonard
Wood's unsuccessful campaign for Re
publican presidential nomination, on
his arrival home from Chicago, sent
a telegram to Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Univer
sity, saying that his statement given
out relative to General Wood's sup
port was wholly false and was given
out with malicious disregard for the
truth.
Active Services of Five Thousand
Government Employes Are to End
Washington.—Between four thou
sand and five thousand federal em
ployes eligible for retirement on pen
sion will be formally notified within
a week of the automatic termination
on August 20 of their active service
with the government.
The recently enacted Retirement
Act provides that retirement must
take place ninety days from its signa
ture and that employes must be noti
fied sixty days 1* auTvance.
REED OF MISSOURI
FACING HONTESI
STATE CONVENTION DECLARED
HIS PLACE ON DELEGATION
TO BE VACANT
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I QUESTION DF JURISDICTION
Delegation of Congressional Conven.
tion Restored His Name as Dele
gate to San Francisco.
San Francisco. —A contest over the
seating of United States Senator
James A. Reed, of Missouri, as dele
gate, and recommendations for a com
plete change in party law so as to es
tablish definitely the status of women
in the party organization, probably
will come before the democratic na
tional committee at its meeting hero
preparatory to the national conven
tion, party executives said.
The Reed contest possibility da
veloped when it was learned the sena
tor had been restored as a delegate at
a convention of the fifth Missouri
congressional district delegates, after
his name had been throv. r n out and his
place declared vacant by a state con
vention. The question is one of ju
risdiction between the state and dis
trict conventions.
Epidemic of Influenza is Spreading
In Japan; 119,000 Deaths Occur
Tokyo.—The influenza epidemic has
again appeared in Japan and is
spreading throughout the country. The
total number of cases since the mal
ady first broke out last year has
reached 2,285,000, of which 119,000
persons died.
Nationalist Turkish Troops Are
Murdering the Civilian Refugees.
London. —A Constantinoule messagi
received by the Weekly Dispatch, re
ports that the American school near
Ismid was entered by nationalists
troops of Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
Civilian refugees there were mur
dered, the message adds.
Production of Bituminous Coal Is
Increasing Very Perceptibly.
Washington.—Bituminous coal pro
duction during the week ended June
12 deached the highest level since
the beginning of the strike of railroad
switchmen.
The output thus far in 19110 :s 38,-
900,000 tons ahead of that for the
same period last year.
Five Railroad Men Are Convicted
of a Violation of the Lever Act.
Lros Angeles, Calif. —Five guilty, il
not guilty and a disagreement as to
12, was the report returned by the
jury hearing the case of ?1 railroad
men tried in the United States dis
trict court here on charges of violation
of the Lever act through alleged par
ticipation in the switchmen's strike
last April.
More Japanese Troops Are Being
Sent to Nikolaievsk, is Reported.
Honolulu, T. H.—The Japanese war
office has announced that it will send
additional troops to Nikolaievsk, ac
cording to a Tokyo cablegram to the
Nippu Jiji, Japanese language news
paper. A number of Japanese soldiers
and civilians were killed at Niko
lai-avsk by bolsheviki last winter.
Several States in Northwest Are
in Revolt Against the Old OPdc.
Spokane, Wash. —The states in the
northwest corner of the union are in
revolt against the old order of politics.
It looks as if the non-partisan
league, composed largely of farmers,
the triple alliance, which includes
farmers and laborers, the workers'
non-partisan league, the committee of
forty-eight, and other independent or
ganizations would capture Wisconsin,
Minnesota, parts of Montana and
Washington in the fall elections.
No Immediate Ruling Expected
Either or or Against Palmer.
Columbus, Ohio. —Justice William
R. Day, associate justice of the
United States supreme court, an
nounced that it probably would be
several days before he would make
a ruling on the hearing of an applica
tion for a restraining order enjoin
ing Attorney General Palmer from
prosecution of the alleged profiteering
cases against C. A. Weed and Co. and
the Schultzabch Co., Buffalo, 2f. Y..
clothiers.
Dally Newspapers Will Organize
For Co-operative Paper Buying.
New York. One hundred daily
newspapers of the country without
paper supplies and largely depend
ent open market purchases have
arranged to organize the Publishers'
Purchasing corporation under the
laws of Delaware for the purpose of
"o-operative buying of print paper
and paper milta. it was announced
here. An executive committee to car
ry on the work with Jason Rogers as
chairman, was elected.
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upbuilding, health-compelling ele
ments. "Mantone" is endorsed by
leading physicians as a highly eft. !
cient blood-maker, strength-pro
ducer. Mailed upon receipt of SI.OO
The Mantone Co., 462 Park Ave.,
Baltimore. Md.
HEALS RUNNING SORES
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FOR SALE—Army used cotton breeches in
perfect condition SI.OO pr; cotton blouses
$1 .00 spiral wool wrap leggins 95c
pr; olive drab comforters, used, in sanitary
and excellent condition. $3.25; new $4.50 ea.
Olive drab wool blankets in excellent con
dition $6.25 each; new army style Munson
last shoes, soft toe. Goodyear welt, solid
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Tribute to a Financier.
"King Solomon was the wisest man
of his day," remarked Mr. Dust in
Stax.
"He was also the richest."
"True. In my opinion that is one
of the things that prove he was tlie
wisest."
LONG LIST
■OF SYMPTOMS
North Carolina Lady Was
Nervous, Weak and Suffered
Greatly, but Relief Soon
Came After She
Took Cardui.
Asheville. N. C—Mrs. J. A. Sluder,
of 45 "Woodrow this city, re
eentlj made the following statement:
"I was in a very run-down condition
after ... I wasn't able to go.
"1 was nervous, weak and couldn't
dc my work.
"I felt like, at times, no matter wh
happened, I couldn't get up a spark of
interest.
"I was depressed, blue, and continu
ally on the lookout for something to
happen.
"I couldn't sleep to do any good*
and had to force myself to eat when
meal time came.
"I suffered some pain fn my back
and sides, but the worst trouble was
weakness and depression.
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"My sister had gotten such fine re
sults from Cardui, I began using it.
"Soon I noticed I would get hungry,
and sleep at night, and this, of cour
was a great help.
"1 grew less nervous.
"The depression left me and soon i
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