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=^SHER RILL ’ Editor and Publisher Jolum'e XLVIH. SilO! BOBAH NOT fl (OMIITIQN IS IE PRESIDENT , Upon as :ij \l a !t to President Se and His Refusal Ail Plans Again. n vE CERTAIN about CANDIDATES t lv That Fight Will Be .fried to Floor of Con rntion With Many Favor e, Getting Some Support r, , it ]•_< __Senator Borali. administration leaders , ,|iv today that lie would \ iSvddential unmina ’’tk J, ,< i!.:• * ott being informed of P 'm bv leaders on him for the j i lt . i,.„l .. tit telegrams to C. **"sl'en*!* seeretary to the Presi ®i.(j 'jtcerernrt Weeks snying_that ' iit j, n ,| )u,<itively would not iEfprrml with Coolidge - la-. ;tud afterward said that his, '„ ~i the Vice Presidential in 1 Bt i,.u wa- at" banged. , White 11 use at 10:55, to :tdil in hi" earlier state- Entyou Arreptahle to Butler. ffliiiii. (».. -Inne 1- (By the Asso- I PfK-i— N niination of Judge ... § k nv m. of lowa, as the Re *n eandidate for Vice President . j <r ,',ng !MW>-ibility shortly after todn. with annoiincemeut by Wil- ILRutW. President Coolidge’s cani- Eie.jtr. that Kenyon would be [ uiiKwement began to spread a th** c.iivenrioii. and conferences hrmking toward ;be consolidation pcgth behind the firmer lowa sen- Mr hitler himself dispatched fin as-rtain sentiment among the l ;ikn pr"p< : 'efl by leaders was to Btb ronwirimi after the nomina ■nVs'Mt I'oolidge. to meet again Bt fi’k i view in giving the Ken an opportunity to get Jit the Ketm>n strength T Bit b’ gathering together of the in tin- lowa man. and in- HR of a fight on the convention Ban i.i i!rvi-!-,p. Tin* arrangement B» rtr ruioatioii until night was M*i. fci.'Awer. in favor of the ear- Bmf ,, ni.i.r fi.r'mi hour and a half's ■ po:!i i.!.|„.s,.ii to Judge Kenyon. Bv “f >' .:iti'i ' Kidge of Massa- B Rod of Pennsylvania, and B"b "f \.-w York, and Secretary B tdd vvb.ut w ,*i" understood to ■w. a |iriite»: meeting in a com ■ tws in the basement of the con- B Ken>on Doesn't Want It Either. ■ ha:. Minn. June 12.—Federal 111 y Ki-tiyon. former Fnited ■ y ' ! “’" r from lowa, declared last ■tvtbc was sarisfied with judicial ■ hop*-,! Ins triends would do Btorakv him out of it. Judge W l< 1 "‘ r “ for rlie spring term of B'idfPl (iot News by Radio. *' n " 1-. l’resident Cool- V b* r. a radio receiving set, B Hens,, today, heard the ■ by Which to* was nomi- Hj''be lb publican party in '^lapaigu. 1 Ohtiiiiie Rowing Trials. ■ ‘‘ !!a - ha.. June 12. —The pick oar-mert and crews are ■ r " i'leay in preparations for Br .|t'’ ia i s . *‘!i are to be con ■ ‘‘ ,S«-huy!kill tomorrow and ■ U., T *‘‘‘ :tl|s piees of the Xa ■nitt-"'i! "" ' -Vmat»*iir Oarsmen. k ' John-red for all five Br-i! 1 bympic program, ■ puu- on the Srine River BsiiJ* S ' lll " ,lt ' 1 - These events If,,;:'' :,n ' l 'b-'il-b* '.-nils, pair li " drM| . ;,i "l ‘ iglt'-oared shells, B bjjj -"I of tlie trials B : r: ii' ( J ,V ' r ,il " * bympic distance ■ iVm ! t,arl °B<‘. is Vice Presi- B.\, ''"'Hen’s dub. JlWk r ? lir .'* 11 -— Mrs - B " ! barlotp.. was today B Fw] H| '.. r '. l , , r ‘ s 'd(uit of the Btiot) ji,.,.,, 1,1 M * ! s clubs in B«»r a .j (l|) indorsed by Bn I'-,), , ' '* '*"d was nominated Buhls, !w ;,; l, ' n!i:in - "f Raleigh. X. u t ,,v (|,, 'ivcrcd by B 1 " boni "ho served. ■ •Moor, bai-ker. Mrs. v ; -h'-ial l Evans Cow \ h|'bi\ve(| by tributes f ‘ ■ • ''nnitig-. of Florida, \j r ’ Mrs. Dunbar. ■' pi r ot Washington. it Sa, J* " r l-"ve Stock. \, v V^ ' I" 1 t'eiiased by Mc to 'V. T F .Rove have mn, l!t! "inv and they K h> ' N " :,r 'ltiy at figures fit,.',i ' n ' ! MV " Bt.-in, Prepara ■ > 'nv u , N 'bt' Sale of the 'tor, ;u I ‘[' t ' V! l : 1,kill S Pvery ■■'*'l r! u . ■ "■ '"is work they H/’! 'iiHfi;,, ’ ' ni, itl Saturday. ■^ !r -s Ht it - , •'!•'" ,' vi!l Satur ;»i,i V U’ a<l - "" hand when the lel ,| '" t ' V:u considered ■ be especially THE CONCORD TIMES REPUBLICAN NOMINEE I Kil Copyright, Harris & EwinX ' V. ” Calvin Coolidge Coolidge Nominated as Leader of Republicans As Was Expected President Was Given Nomination .Without Opposition Thai Amounted to Anything. DR. BURTON MADE NOMINATING SPEECH Greeted With Cheers as He Began His Speech.—No Decision About the Vice Presidency. Convention Hall, Cleveland. 0., June 12 —Calvin Coolidge was all but unani mously nominated for the Presidency to day in the Republican national conven- tion. He received 1,065 votes, to 34 for Senator I,aFollette. of Wisconsin, and 10 for Senator Hiram Johnson, of California. The voices of the little group of La- Follette men from Wisconsin and North Dakota, who had stood through the con vention in militant insurgency against the policies of the party leaders, was al most swallowed up in the tremendous wave of acclamation that formally rati fied the choice of Mr. Coolidge. It was the plan to choose the President’s run ning mate at another session this after noon. The convention will then ad- i jouru and the party will go before the j country. Not in many years has a Re- { publican convention come so near to j unanimity in its selection of a nominee • for the Presidency. Convention Hall, Cleveland, 0., June 12.—The Republican‘party not only j pledged its faith to Calvin Coolidge today, as its choice for the Presidency, but fol lowed out his wish that the selection of hii4 running mate be left to the delegates themselves in open convention. In assembling the convention this morning to go through the formalities of ratifying Mr. Coolidge s nomination, the convention managers agreed to a recess of only an hour and a half afterward be fore proceeding tot a selection for the Vice Presidency. The convention was formally called to at 10.40 o’clock. Senator Borah’s reiterated refusal to take second place on the ticket after he had been selected at an all-night confer ence of the Republican leaders, left the Vice Presidential situation very much-up in the air. and it was agreed that the short recess arrangement would give lit tle opportunity for conferences that might lead to any definite agreement. It appeared probable that despite his attitude, Mr. Borah’s name would be presented to the convention, along with those of at least a half dozen others, and some of the leaders forecast an old-fash ioned floor fight for the nomination. The formalities of nominating Mr. Coolidge himself to head the ticket were comparatively simply The honor lof, placing his name before the delegates went to Dr. Marion Leroy Burton, once his neighbor in Northampton. Mass., and now president of the University of Mich igan. A half dozen delegates from as many states were allotted time for sec onding speeches. . . Senator LaFollette’s Wisconsin dele gates and their half dozen sympathizer* from North Dakota, booed and taunted by a roaring circle of their colleagues last night >vhen they refused to join in a demonstration for Mr. Coolidge, were in their seats when the convention opened. They decided not to formally place the name of their leader before the conven tion, but to cast their ballots for him from the floor. When the roll call for nominations for President _>YU a]>a«pi. the fTps'i sPife 1 ’ chfleu. yuJTwT 'i<• Massachu setts, and Governor Cox., of Massachu setts moved that Dr. Marion Leroy Jftur tou be accorded the privilege of placing in nomination ,”tho candidate of Massa chusetts." t So. as it turned out, Dr. Burton spoke as representing Massachusetts, the Presi dent’s home, instead of Michigan, his own. Dr. Burton, a tall, striking figure, stepped briskly to the front of the plat form. and calmly survey the great iudi ence. waiting for the applause and cheers to die down so he could begin his speech. "Fellow citizens of America, the great est country the world has ever seen." he began, while the hall rocked with cheering. He spoke clearly and rapid ly. without manuscript, hut followed his prepared address generally, shortening it iiere and there, but preserving the sense of the speech he had prepared, and which was undoubtedly approved by President Coolidge. Meekins Spoke For South. Cleveland. 0.. June 12.—Speaking for the South. Isaac M. Meekins, of North Carolina, seconded the nomination of President Coolidge before the republican national convention today. "The great Southland.’’ lie said, “is alive with hundreds of thousands of loy al. brave and enthusiastic men and wom en, who cast their votes with the repub lican party. Tremendous gains have been accomplished. In my state nearly a quarter of a million votes were polled for Ilarren Harding in 11)20. The last national election saw Tennessee wqilk in to the republican column. More will follow in due time. "The electorate vote of North Carolina alone gained to the Republican cause would offset the loss of more than four republican states I could name. The same effort to carry North Carolina that will he made to carry either of those four states and the trick would be turned. The democratic regime there, torn with and dissension {from within, hangs like Absolom, by the hair." ‘ PeUrson Promises His Support, to Grist. Clinton, June 11. —C. J. Peterson, one of the eliminated candidates in the primary race for commissioner of labor and pointing, has forwarded the follow ing letter to Frank D. Grist, surviving aspirant, who will continue in the race in (the ruu-off contest, promising his support to the Lenoir man in the second primary : “Believing, as you kno\v. that too long tenure of office is detrimental to the best interest of the public and unfair to other aspiring and worthy citizens. I pledge you my support in the coming primary and believe that my friends who supported me #*> loyally will also, for the most part, render you likewise their hearty support, believing that, you will be nominated, and that you will serve the state in the same unse’fish and loyal manner that you served the nation in its hour of need." State Rests in Case Against Klan. Edensburg. Pa., June 12. —The State today rested its case in the trial of 44 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan, and Lilly residents, upon charges of riot and unlawful assemblage in connection •with the fatal riot at Lilly on April sth, between visiting Klansmes and vil lagers. The trial begau Monday. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CONCORD, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1924 G. O. P. Women Leaders Confer hour women leaders of the Republican party in conference at Cleveland. Left to .right: Mrs Georcn Hi-vis ■ Mrs. Harriet LpOn, Ohio; Mrs. W. K. DuPont, Delaware, and Mrs. Charles Sabinfi X T e\v York. ’ ’ PLATFORM ADO »TED by rrpi blhVyn MEET i_,. . LaFollette Planks Turned Down ani Crmmitte: 1 Planks Adopted. Convention Hall, Cleveland, -June 11 — In a brief session marked by a prolonged demonstration for President Coolidge, | the Republican National Convention to night adopted its platform as reported by the resolutions committee and re jected the LaFollette planks presented from the Wisconsin delegation. The chorus of “noes” from the Wis consin section when the question was put on the adoption were almost lost in the great convention hall which had not finished reverberating from a tornado of “ayes.” Charles It. Warren, chairman of the resolutions committee, read the platform as it finally was approved and moved its adoption. Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin, presented the LaFollette platform and spoke in its support. Mr. Warrent made no extended argument against the LaFollette planks, merely re minding the convention that the plat form as brought in from the committee had been approved by every member ex cept the member from Wisconsin and that the committee's action might be considered a fair cross-section of the sentiment of the convention. The platform out of the way in record time, the convention adjourned until to morrow morning at. 10 o'clock to take up nominations for President and Vice President. Tonight's session, though brief and orderly, was noisy and colorful. It brought out the first real oldtime demon stration and show; of invention en thusiasm. Chairman Warren, reading his report, name of Presi dent Coolidge and niK'.enthusiams cut loose. The President himself, in his study at Washington 'following the convention proceedings by radio, must have heard the shouts and call of "Coolidge,” the tramp of the marchers and the predic tions of party victory. Through all the demonstrations for the President and the platform the dele gates from Wisconsin remained silently in their seats, taking no part and ignor ing the cat calls, hisses, jeers and shouts directed toward them from the marching throng and from the galleries. Six delegates in the Xorth Dakota delegation aslo took no part in the dem onstration for the President, but they scarcely were noticed in the attention which was directed upon Wisconsin. The Coolidge marchers, however, were determined to get the Wisconsin delega tion on its feet and it finally accom plished it by forming a circle around them and singing the “Star Spangled Banner.” The LaFollette delegates solemnly rose and stood at attention throughout the singing and then stolidly resumed their chairs while the demonstration for Cool idge proceeded. - It was half hour before Chairman Mondoll restored order and the delegates got back to their places to hear Chair man Warren present the platform. Daughters of Liberty Meet in Spencer July 14. Spencer, .Tune 11. —Washington coun cil No. 48 Sons and Daughters of Liberty in Spencer is making active preparations for the quarterly meeting of Rowan county councils to be held here July 14. It is expected that all of the 28 councils in Rowan will send large delegations to Spencer for the meeting which promises to be one of the most interesting for sometime. At a meeting Monday night the following officers were elected for the ensuing six months: Councillor, Miss Myrtle Bar ringer : associate councillor Miss Kate Oaddell: vice councillor Hoyle Haw kins; associate vice councillor Mrs. .Toe Blalock; recording secretary ,T. F. Pat ton ; assistant recording . secretary Ralph Simmerson: guide Mrs. Lewis Mowery; inside guard Joe Blalock, out side guard Grady Withers; trustee for IS months Miss Kate Caddell. Long Backers Pleased, Statesville. June| 11.—The Iredell members of the delegation which went to Raleigh yesterday to urge the ap pointment of Judge B. F- Long returned today well pleased with the reception by Governor Morrison. They say that the large vote given him in the primary four years ago shows the indorsement of the people and that his profound knowledge of the law and devotion to its principles together with his long service on the Superior court bench pre eminently qualify HEd Governor Mor rison would give to the Supreme court one of the ablest judicial minds in Xorth Carolina if he will appoint Judge Long. ~ 405 Cadets Graduate. - West Point, N. Y., June 12. Four hundred and five cadets were graduated from West Point today, the largest class In the history of the acamedy. General Pershing delivered the address to the class. URGES WOMEN TO SUPPORT COOLIDGE Plea Made to Women at Re publican Convention by Mrs. Leonard A. Wood. Cleveland, Ohio, June 12.—Republican women of the country were urged to put their shoulders to the wheel and work for election of Calvin Coolidge in No vember at a meeting today of Repub lican women attending the national con vention, presided over by Mrs. Leonard A. Wood, of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, of North Car olina, referred to the women members of the party as the “fifty-fifty sisters" be cause of the action of the Cleveland con vention in giving them equal representa tion with men on the national commit tee and in the affairs of the party. She declared that at political meetings dur ing the campaign it should be fifty fifty and not fifty men and five women. ALBEMARLE SCHOOL BUILDING A SURETY Tentative Plans Adopted. To Begin Work On Road From Albemarle to Charlotte. Albemarle. June 11. —Tentative plans for Albemarle’s now high school have been adopted by the school board and the tarehiteet will proceed to complete the plans at once when bids for the oonstniction of the building will be called for. Two hundred thousand dol lars of bonds were recently voted by the people of Albemarle for the purchase of school grounds and the construction of- a «ch#*l ' Im4l «Fy>y—>• TV*- rfat»g chased is located just north of the present school ground and within a short distance of same. The new build ing. is to be modern in every particular, and it is expected to shave the building completed and ready to be occupied for the fal term of 1025. Arrangements are being made for starting on the work of construction of the hard surface road loading out from Albemarle toward Charlotte. The con tract for this work was let. some weeks ago to Noll Construction company, of Charlote, and representatives of this company haave already arrived in Albo maarle and are making preparations to begin work right away. Construction work will begin at the city limits at Albemarle and extend westward toward Charlotte. The present construction price amounts to something over $400,- 000. This hard surface is on route No. 27 and connects Nos. 74 and 80 at Albemarle with Nos. 20 and 20 at Charlotte and forms a link in the Raleigh-Albemarle-Charlotte main high way. REBURRIAL TODAY OF BISHOP AND MRS. MOSS Simple Service Arranged With Taik by Bishop Collins Denny. Johnson City, Tenn., .Tune 12. —Re- interrment of the bodies of Bishop and Mrs. E. E. Hoss. who died some years ago while residing in Muskogee, Okla.. will occur this afternoon in Jonesboro, Tenn.. the place of the birth of the bishop. A simple service has been ar ranged for the reburrial' to be presided over by Bishop Collins Denny, of Rich mond, Va. t With Our Advertisers. Only two more days to ge the fine bargains being offered at the I’arks- Belk Co. during the present sale. House furnishings, rugs, millinery and dresises are being sold at unusually low prices. Foremost among the assets of the Citi izens Bank and Trust. Co., it counts the many friendships it has gained in our town and county. On Friday and Saturday Specialty- Hat Shop will give a discount on all hats. The London churches built by Sir Christopher Wren and now threatened wi-th demolition have become the sub ject. of a plan to remove and rebuild them in New York and other Ameri can cities. Virginia Democrats Instruct Delegates To Support Carter Glass for President Norfolk, June 11. —'Instructions for 1 Virginia’s delegation to the- national Democratic convention to support Sen ator Garter Glass for the Presidential nomination so long as his name is be fore the body, were adopted unanimous ly late today by the state Democratic convention. The resolutions containing the in structions offered Glass to the national convention as a man highly suited the ■ presidency and urged the Virginia dele- I gatibn to do all within its proper power 5 to obtain the nominations for the sen l ator. No second choice, or “friendly » expression” for any other man for the Democratic nomination was ordered by RETURNS FAIL TO UNDO DEADLOCK IN PRIMARY 117 Precincts Missing. MeLean’s Lead Is 87.91 iO —Long Holds His Place. Raleigh, June 11.—With only 117 precincts out of 1.71!) in tlie Srnt<> yeti to be heard from, Angus W. McLean, of Lumberton. had a lead 0f.07,0(50 over Josiali W. Bailey, of Raleigh, for the Democratic nomination for governor, ac cording to figures compield=at Ift o’clock tonight. The figures are based on official and unofficial returns received from the primary held last’Saturday. The vote,' representing l.(>ft2 precincts was: McLean 147,(527: Bailey 7!),(>(57. * In the race f<o* the nomination for! lieutenant governor, .1. Elmer Long, ofl Durham, continued to lead the field with | about !).()<)<> votes. With 1,458 pre-, cints reported, the vote stood: Long, | (50.050: Reynolds. (50.42 ft; Bowie 54.537. With 1,405 precincts heard from, Dennis Brummitt, of Oxford, was lead ing for the nomination for attorney general by about 7,00 ft votes. The vote: Nash, 45,551 ; Brummitt. 65.30(5: Ross. 58.063. 1.432 precincts out of 1.710 for com missioner of agriculture give: Graham 70,473; Latham 62,756; Parker 33.528. 1,362 precints out of 1.710 give for corporation commissiner: Pell 104,669: Carpenter 62,410. 1,372 precincts out of 1.710 for com missioner of labor and printing give: Chipman 66.884; Peterson 24.780; Grist 57.423; Nash 18,200. For insurance commissioner, Stacey IV. Wade, incumbent, was leading his opponent, J. F. Flowers, of Charlotte, by over 05,000 votes. With 1.339 pre cincts reported the voted stood; Wade 131.25(5; Flowers 35.607. -FoP stare auditor precincts give" Baxter Durham, incumbent, a lead of more than 30.000 over James P. Cook, of Concord, the vote being: Durham 08.417: Cook (56.001. THE COTTON MARKET Opening Steady at Decline of 1 to 10 Points.—July Off to 28.12. New York. June 12. —The cotton mar ket was loyver during today's trading, on continued favorable weather in the South and the absence of any active demand. The opening was steady at a decline of 1 to 10 points. Slight rallies right after the call met increased offerings, active months selling about 10 to 17 points net lower. July declined to 28.12, and October to 25.90. Selling on tlie better weather was checked to some extent b.v expecta tions of bullish mid-month condition fig ures, however, and there were rallies to ward the end of the first hour. Opening prices were: July 28.20; October 25.90; Decefnber 25.25; January 25.02; March 25.11. International Cotton Congress. Vienna. June 12.—Delegates from many countries were in attendance here today at the opening of the twelfth In ternational Cotton Congress. The gath erings was opened with an address by- Jonh Syz, president, in which he re viewed the activities of the organiza tion since its last meeting at Stockholm <4 wo years ago. Among the subjects scheduled for dis cussion at the present meeting are: Modern drafting systems in cotton spin ning mills, the effect of tfie 48-hour week on the cotton industry, labor-saving ap pliances in cotton mills, the American j cotton-growers co-operative movement, I and cotton growing in the colonies anti dependencies of the affiliated nations. Tornado in Illinois. Galesburg. 111.. June 12.—Damage es timated at nearly $1,000,000 was done b.v a tornado and hail s-torm in this sec tion early today. Considerable livestock was reported killed. Damage in the city alone will be nearly a million dollars, aeccrmding to city offi cials. The city waterworks plant was damaged to the extent of $300,000, they said. The storm lasted about 20 minutes. A document believed to be the Roman military order under which Christ was tried has just been discovered in south ern Tunisia. i the convention. Reports that the William G. Mc- Adoo forces might seek to obtain a "friendly expression” for their candi date did not materialize. Senator Glass, however, told the convention that he preferred the nomination of “another man.” referring to the Californian. While Senator Glass made this state ment. he did not discourage the efforts of the Virginians in has behalf. At one point in his address which was broad cast. he declared that anyone who “would not expect me to lead —to im pose upon Congress my conception of important matters —need never advocate me for the presidency.” $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. PAUL PAI^IY rural OF FRENCH REBUBLIC Vote Taken in Chamber and Senate Shows That He Has Commanding Lead in Con test With G. Doumergue. DOUMERGUE ASKED TO LEAVE RACE Vote Taken Shows Painleave Was Leading 306 to 149- Party of Left Will Decide On the Presidency. Paris. June 12. —Paul Fainleve. presi dent of the Chamber of Deputies, receiv ed 3045 votes, and Gaston Doumergue, president of the Senate, 149 votes, in the caucus of the parties of the left held today to select a candidate for the presi dency of the Republic. The election of Painlevc was believed to be assured today, when after a meet ing of leaders of the coalition of the left, a committee went to the senate and asked Doumergue to withdraw his • candidacy. ! EDITORS MEETING AT MOREHEAD CITY NOW j Annual Meeting Will Begin Tonight.— ' Prominent Pei‘sons. on Program. Morehead City, June 12. —The annual meeting of the North Carolina Press As sociation will be held in this city be ginning Thursday evening. June 12th, and continuing through Friday evening. June 13th. An , extensive program of business matters and discussions has been arranged b.v those in charge of the meeting here and it was said that large numbers of members are expected to at tend. ■« A number of prominent persons of the state are on the program for addresses or discussions. Included in these are M. Ij. Shipman, commissioner of labor and printing and who is the historian of the association; Mrs. Jane McKim mon. of the State department of home economics; Dr. J. G. Deßoulhac Hamil ton, head of the department of, history and government of the University of North Carolina, and J. P. Rawley with -h*w poem.» 1 - 'flfrbjects that will be brought before the association to be discussed by va rious members and all who may desire , to speak on the subject in which he is most interested are: Building Circula tion, Efficiency in Management. News paper Standards, Emphasis on the Edi torial Page. How to Discriminate Against Propaganda and News. Should ,a Newpaper Advertise Itself?. Are News papers Devoting Too Much Space to Features?, the Newspaper ns jAn Edu cational Institution. The Newspaper as a Community Builder, and the Front Page. What It Should Carry—the Weekly and the Daily. The invocation will be by Archibald Johnson at 8 p. m. on Thursday and the address of the president! C. A. Webb, will follow. J . L. Horne, Jr., will make the annual oration, and the committees will make their reports. Election of officers, new business dis cussions, and the addresses of Commis sioner Shipman, Dr. Hamilton and Mrs. McKimmon will be delivered on Friday. Toronto Ready for Rotary. Toronto, Ont., Jump 12. —The annual international convention of Rotary clubs, which is to hold for in this city dur ing the whole of next week, is expected to attract more than 10,000 delegates and visitors from all parts of the world. The Canadian National Inhibition grounds of 80 acres, and several of the buildings have been placed at the dis- IKisal of the convention. 4 Delegates will be housed in hotels, residences, clubs and university buildings, while 500 or more are expected to find accommodation on steamships anchored off the conven tion headquarters. During the week there will be half a hundred district and reunion dinners. These dinners will range from small par ties to several hundred. Another not able feature of the program will be the chorus of 2200 voices j n the auditorium of the Coliseum at the exhibition grounds. Senator Borah Not to Accept the Nomi nation. ■ Washington, une 10. —Senator Borah, of Idaho, sent instructions to Cleve land today that his name be withdrawn if it were presented to the republican national convention as a vice presi dential candidate. Masonic Clubs in Convention. New York, June 12.—The National league of Masonic Clubs opened a con vention here today. Mayor Hyland wel comed several thousand delegates. The convention will conclude bn Saturday with a parade up Fifth Avenue of 15.000 Masons. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT SAYS ■ hcui \ Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; > warmer Friday in w’est and central por t tions. NO. 97