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Weather Forecast: ' Readers of The Wn JOURNAL are given complete and accurate reports of the democratic national convention by the Associated Press daily. . . .; Saturday fair preceded by BhW ers on the coast; Sunday fair, : c , Volume 26; Number 4. SIX PAGES TODAY NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1920. ONE SECTION TODAY Single Copy: Fire Cents BOO: IS ' . GAINING f STRENGTH STEADIL Y iNiow rmi summi- oiminnism - ' ' -'!. ' . ... . .... ., , . . .-. v : -. ' : ; . MA ' m III LEAD lit! MENTION SSEHUD TODAY rainier ; and - Cox Are Also Among the ' High Men in , The Balloting ANOTHER BIG CROWD PRESENT FOR DRAMA Scattered Candidates Expected To Vanish Rapidly From Now On SAN FRANCISCO. V July S. Bal loting for : a presidential candidate - as resumed when the democratic national convention met today. Two tallots were taken .'-before-, adjourn ment last night without any candi date receiving more than about one 1 lard of the requisite two-thirds vote to nominate, but as the delegates as rembled for what is expected to be the final session of the convention j re-dictions were made that a nomi nation would come without a pro tracted struggle. . . McAdoo Man ,of Hour Just as Harding's name filled the Eir as the probable republican nomi r ee three weeks ago this morning on the final day of the republican con vention, so William G, McAdoo's ap peared to be in the ascendency as tlie delegates assembled today, with the difference that the Ohio candidate tad been agreed upon by the ele ments in control of the situation at Chicago, while the New York man's supporters had still to fight a' stub born opposition with no. definite as surance of success. '" - Friends of Attorney .General Palm er and supporters of Governor Cox took into careful account the report el strength of McAdoo, but expressed no fear that he. could win the nomi-j nation in the face of the strong op position of some of the party lead-; ers. The Palmer and Cox men as they entered the convention would concpie nothing, but- claimed they woull pick up many delegates from m attered candidates who are expect ' 1 to ranidly vanish,.-' ' ;, '. LicAdoo -men admitted, their i : .. lata had the opposition of cer tain leaders, but pointed out that it is not well organized and therefore not effective in. holding down what they call the constantly gathering strength of the former secretary of the treasury. , . ' ' ' . IIcAdoo, Palmer and Cox McAdoo, Palmer and Cox were the leaders in the two ballots taken last night. Onthe first McAdoo had 266 votes, Palmer 256 and Cox . 134. Governor Smith, of New York, had 10 3, of which his own state gave him it? full quota of' ninety votes. ' Oa the second ballot McAdoo re ceived 2?9; Palmers 26 41 .Cox, 159. Smith's vote dropped to 101. Re ports that New York .would, throw most if not-all of its strength to Mc Adoo were heard early today. ; Lead ers in the Empire state delegation, however, would not discuss this exT cept to say they would' stick to Gov ernor Smith until further notice... Another big crowd was on hand to watch the delegates pick the party's nominees, the final act of the conven tion which has been days."; :r in ' session six THESE HENS LAY EGGS WITH A GENUINE KICK TnTiMsrrnwN.' , Pa., July 3. TamoB lrnffan. a South Greensburg purdefl expert and poul tryman on a moderate scale, declares that by pure accident he has discov-t-hc Barret of producing eggs v.a o-rViiiarntA as well as nourish. Recently dozen of Fagansjiens got their first feed of raisin mash and the next day they Jaid "pickhandle" ,o-cr0 th,iF wner declares. A friend of Fagan used a few pounds of Tais irs little medicine" for ..,,. Mks." After the rais ins fermented be fan off the liquid for final treatment and threw the . raisins into an alley, where Fagan a hens feasted on ineux. . ' t, m nmiitrr food worked won .rr- m - Birds that had been contemplating the leisure of scratch ing instead of egg IX ...u..- ..aitlcled with renewed vigor and resumed, laying. . While none of the bens .lay more than an . j imnst every bird in the flock produces an egg containing four per cent alcohol say a 6f ' p nxnn owinclAl ASK , FOR INCREASE IN WAGES -.clated Pre) mn . rn Tniv 3. "Minor offi ...Vi?..A.v.,.onrnads. as they classi f;athem8etvV3:"today mands for increased wages to the United, Srmr session uoio. .-. , j considered after demands of railroad workers are settiea, we : being scheduled for on or before July - 20.: -- . ; - WiU Drive "One Horse Shay" marion, w ".ZtS; . Harding is elected president of the United States, his father, Dr G Tvron Harding, expects to drive his ."a .fiv" in the inaugural . rH. n , The aged doctor 4 ha never Uke up With tbe mod ern iMannrtation-a but stlirre- tains hts bid horse and singlo seated NORTH . BREAK SWING FROM McADOO CONTINUED TO GAIN STEADILY UP TO AND INCLUDING 5th BALLOT; SMALLER . CANDIDA TES At that Time the Former Had 357 Votes to His . Cox 181: - f PALMER IS LOSING STRENGTH Expected that Further Deflections Will Indicate Trend of Result Before Adjournment; Nomina tion Expected Tonight.' : (By The Associated Press) AUDITORIUM," SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. McAdoo led again on the' first ballot of the second day, but the predicted slide to him failed to materialize. Most of the original votes stood fast. The official total of the three leaders McAdoo, 323 1-2; Cox, 177; Palmer, 252 1-2. McADOO GAINS; PALMER LOSES Officially McAdoo's gain was 34 1-2 ; Cox 18 and Palmer showed a loss of 11 1-2, North Carolina Adoo, the delegates swinging from was expected. . ' ' The fourth ballot still found in that respective order, making divided, i . . , . ' The fourth ballot as officially announced i Total votes, 1086 ; McAdoo, 335 ; Cox, 178; Palmer, 254; Gerard, 2 ; Cummins, 24; Owen, 32 ; Hitchcock, 5; Meredith, 28 ; Smith, 96; Edwards, 31 ; Davis, 31 ; Marshall, 34 ; Clark, 8 ; Bryari, 1 ; Glass 27. Fifth ballot, unofficial: ; McAdoo, 357; Palmer, 244; Cox, 181. . , :' There was little progress towards a nomination on the sixth ballot. The leaders officially stood Palmer, 265 1-2. TWO BIG BREAKS TO COX ' . .Two big breaks to Cox marked, the seventhtbalTot inVthtf dem'CP cratic national convention. New York and New Jersey both gave the Ohio gpvernor a big contribution, sending the Co,x boom up ward to the great delight and demonstration of the forces opposed to McAdoo. . - ' . . ' , On that ballot the three leaders stodd unofficially: : , -, McAdoo, 384; Cox, 295 1-2; Palmer, 267 l-2. . ' . The changes on the seventh ballot showed Cox gained 101 1-2 votes, McAdoo gained 15 1-2 votes put Cox in second place for the made from the field.. When New York broke it gave the others, the delegation swinging tion kicked up a great rumpus, for potential. , - : Is First Prison To Be Provided With Wash Bowls and Hot Water (Br Associated Preaa) JOLIET,, 111., July 3. Sunlight for every cell and individual wash bowls with hot and cold water were conveniences to be found within the new cylindrical Btate prison at Statesville, 111. First Of Its Kind ' (The prison house, the. first of its kind in the world, gives one the im pression upon entrance of being In an aviary. Every cell has been pro vided with ninety minutes of sun light, coming through a skylight This universal distribution of sun light, accomplished by a slight curve in the skylight, was figured by For est Ray Moulton, professor of as tronomy at the University of Chi cago. ' : - ;;" A cafeteria system, : another new idea for prison life, has been in stalled.- Most or the eatables are supplied from the 2,200 acre honor farm upon which the prison is lo- cated. '-.'.-'' The 248 cells, which are all alike, are built of concrete with cork in sulation in the walls. The doors of the cells are doubly locked. They can be automatically locnea oy a hydraulic . oil control and then the guard comes around and locks each cell separately. They can be opened individually. In the center of the prison is a tower from where the guards can watch the movements of all prison ers. - ;' -f" -; Use Electric Lights - At night the outside of the prison is lighted up with electric lights by which the guard in the center of the round prison house can see every thing that ingoing on ; in front of the windows. The prison, is surrounded with a circular concrete wall 33 1-2 feet high; 14 inches thick at the top and 24-inches thick at the bottom. The New York state building commission has adopted this idea and expects to enclose Sing Sing witn similar wall. em rasoes GET SUNLIGHT AND ALL CONVENIENCES CAROLINA . FURNISHES FIRST TO:. ARE STILL IN Secretary of the Treasury Credit; Palmer 244, and , , on the third ballot was: furnished the first break to Mc Senator Simmons. The change , . McAdoo, Palmer and Cox leading only small gains about evenly ' , . : , - McAdoo, 368 1-2 : Cox, 195 ; and Palmer ganied two. This first time. All the gains were Cox 68, McAdoo 16 and scattered entirely from Smith. The ac the change in the big state was F FEDERALEHIPLOYES System is Working Out to Great Satisfaction of Everybody Who is Concerned (By AMfclated Preu) COLUMBUS, O., July 3. Unlike any other post office In the United States, the management of the one in Columbus is supervised by employes. A system of management by the em ployers, similar to that adopted by some of the country's larger indus tries, has been in operation since February. Postmaster Samuel Kin- near! says the system has brought about a number of beneficial changes in the operation of the postoffice and is proving a success. -. v The inovation was adopted to bring about a higher standard of ef ficiency to the public and better working conditions for employes. - Grievances or suggestions made by employes are reported to committee men, of whom there are about forty, Following their investigation of the complaint or proposal, their recom mendation is reported to the post- office council, composed of all com mitteemen. The council debates the subject and either approves or re- jects the recommendation The postmaster has the power to veto all recommendations of the Council, but, it is said that anything approved by the council is likely to receive his approval,' as he is heartily in favor of the system. Nothing of a radical nature has yet been proposed to the council. Italian Arst Treasures. By Associated Press) VIENNA, July 3. The original manuscript of Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered" is among a vast quantity of art objects and other treasures just turned over to the Italians un der the treaty terms. It is said to have been plunder of early wars. 0 TO UNDER THE SUPERVISION 0 GEORGIAN: DELEGATES SIMMONS THIRD THE, RUNNING McAdoo t Exhibits ; Little Interest In Convention Work ... - ; - - - a . -. HUNTINGTOX, N. Y., July 3. William Oibbs BtcAdoo, after re maining in bed until long past the hour at which, he usually rises, this morning announced hist intention of spending the day at his home here, s Mr, McAdoo manifested lit tle Interest in what the San Fran cisco convention had done during the night,1 and learned the results of the first two ballots v from the morning papers. He had retired last night before the first vote was announced. PRESIDENT TELLS TO Nothing Can Defeat Conquering . Purpose Which Has High . v Ideals Behind It . (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. Presi dent Wilson in a telegram to Nation al Chairman Homer ' , S; Cummings, which was f read-today to the conven tttm'acMtareiI that the "coufseIhe democratic party had taken with re spect to the league of nations flllea him "with perfect confidence that it will, go from victory to victory until the traditions of. the republic are vindicated." "This is a conquering purpose and nothing can defeat it," the President asserted. The message, which was in reply to one of appreciation and greetings from the convention, follows: . j "The White House, July 2nd" "Honorable Homer S. Oununings, "Chairman . Democratic . Vu- ticxnal Committee "San Francisco." i "It was with the most grate ful appreciation that I received the message from the conveu tiou , so kindly transmitted by ', you. It is a source of profound pride with me to receive such an evidence of the confidence of the great party which derives its principles direct and untainted .from the founders of our gov ernment and the authors of our liberty. . While our opponents . are endeavoring to isolate us among the nations of the world we .are following the vision of the founders of the republic who promised the world the coun cil and leadership of the free people of the United States in all matters that affected human lib erty and the justice of alL. That promise we deliberately renew ed when we entered the great " war for human freedom, and ; we now keep faith with those who died in Flanders Field to re deem it. That I should have been accorded leadership in such great matters fills me with a perfect confidence that it will go from victory to victory until the true traditions of the repub lic are vindicated and the world convinced not only of our strength and prowess but of our integrity and our devotion to the highest ideals. . This is a conquering purpose and noth ing ca ndefeat it." "WOODROW WILSONV HANQS HIS WIFE OUT OF WINDOW IN SLEEP WATERBURY, Conn., July 3.- Hearing a woman s screams, police reserves stationed at hjeadquarters on strike duty rushed out to the street shortly after midnight, and in an apartment house across the street saw a woman hanging from an open window, while a man swung her body back and forth. The policeman rushed upstairs, ex pecting every second to hear the thud of the woman's body on the pavement four stories below. They arrived in time to rescue the woman. . She gave her name as Mrs Henry J. Gibson, and said the man was her husband. Turning to place him under arrest, the police noticed his eyes were closed, and he was in a dazed condition. At headquarters, later, a doctor who examined him said he was suffering from a night mare and was not aware of what he was doing. DEMOCRATIC HOSTS GO IN AND WIN WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN GETS BRILLIANT TRIBUTE i . .... DEMOCRATIC THOUSANDS (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, July 3. White with fatigue, wet eyed 1 with emotion, deafened by the roaring tribute' of thousands, William Jennings Bryan last night stood before the conven tion at a new crossing in his quarter century of public life. Silent, with, sober eyes, his : heavy figure in wrinkled black .alpaca under the merciless glare ' of the spot light, he heard a ..." sonorous chorus of noes" one by one strike down the issues he had raised. - 1- . - WAS A GENUINE TRIBUTE ' But there was no gain-sayiag the genuineness of the tribute he received even in defeat. It Nvas to the man, with an utter aban don, without the aid of band or pipe, organ or other trappings of organized political demonstra tions, f It sprung from the .gal-. ' leries the voteless multitude that ..made the moment its own and swept into tumult by its admira- ' tion for the man. But there were others who sat unmoved. They formed a silent block in the center of the floor about which , the sea of sound and feeling raged unheeded, , and even as Bryan grasped the -Nebraska, standard thrust to him from below . and lifted it high on the speakers stand it must have been given to a wis dom bora of his long political ca reer for the man 'who was the center oi the great scene to know District Attorney Swann and Assistant Dooling Deny Con spiracy Charge (By ' Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 3. Counsel tot District Attorney Swann and Assist ant John P. Dooling today filed in federal court an answer In the one million" dollars damage suit begun against ;. them by Gaston B. Means, who charged them with conspiring to have him convicted of murder and discredit his testimony regarding the alleged last wil lof James A. King, who in an earlier will left his mil lions to charity. The answer is a general denial of I the conspiracy charges. In his action Means alleged that Swann and Dooling, acting in the in terest of the Northern Trust Com pany of Chicago, trustees under the earlier King will, used their official offices to discredit the , testimony 'of Means, who was friend and business agent of Mrs. King before she was shot to death in North Carolina in 1917. Means was acquitted after being tried for murder in connection with her death. BRIDEGROOM WAS ALL THIS WEDDING LACKED PLAINFIELD, N .J., July 3. In the Sacred Heart Church at South Plainfield the Rev. John F. Baldwin was ready to perform a nuptial mass. Miss Catherine Wilson was all set to sing "Oh, Promise Me" whenever the right moment arrived. The church was nearly filled. The expectant bride, Miss .Esther Agnes Shields, was all dressed up in bridal gown and veil at her home, some distance away. Her brother, William S. Shields, the best man, had the ring. Miss Mary Collins, the bridesmaid, was smiling. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shields, the bride's par ents, had ordered the taxis to wait. And there they were waiting at the church for the bridegroom who never showed up. Stephen Hobert, the youth who was to have led Miss Shields to altar, dropped completely out of sight. The wedding had been scheduled for 8 a. m. and was called off shortly after 9. Will Bar Agitators HUTCHINSON, Kan., July 3. The local post, American Legion, which has a membership of 700, at a recent mass meeting adopted reso lutions which declared agitators ad vocating overthrow of the United States government "will not be lowed to land In Hutchinson." al- Ke DAMAGESU1T OF GASTON MEANS BALLOT that it was admiration, not agreement that moved the peo ple; that defeat, not victory - awaited him. EFFORT OF HIS LIFE ' . From the moment when the - reading of the platform was finished and he took the stand amid cries of "Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" to present the planks for . . which he proposed to fight, the old leader was keyed for the ef fort of his life. Against him he knew were giants of debate. For that reason he divided his time, . swiftly presenting the outlines of his case before yielding to others who would pave the way for the climax he had planned for himself. It was plain that it was the bone dry issue on, which Mr. Bryan would center his efforts to sweep tne convention on its ieet. lle had something to say for ttv?.- which he proposed. C .... -ft widely differed with tL:l resi dent at the Jackson Day dinner in Washington, which set going the struggle that ended yester day in a sweeping victory for the president. He paid lavish tri bute1 to Mr. Wilson's place in his tory and to his leadership. He talked forcefully of three lesser Issues he had brought to the con vention f or decision; : then brought up. his dry measure on which he had staked every ves tige of magnetic power over men's minds he possessed. ' Five Hundred Cases Valued At Hundred Thousand Dollars Coolly Appropriated ' (By Associated Press) i PATTERSON, N. J., July 3. Drivers of three motor trucks bound to New York from Baltimore with five hundred cases of whiskey valued at one hundred thousand dollars, re ported to the police today that they had been held up on the Lincoln highway near here early today by three men who at first represented themselves as prohibition enforce ment agents. The truckmen, all of whom live in Washington, said the highwaymen operated in two automobiles. Stop ping the trucks and asking to see the federal permit for transfer of liquor, they suddenly leveled revolvers at the truckmen and ordered them from their seats. . . - - , . CHARGED WITH LARCENY OF A GREAT SHIP'S CARGO NEW, YORK, July 3; Twelve men were arrested, four charged with 'grand larceny and the other eight with disorderly conduct, and one man who eluded pursuing police men by jumping into the Hudson river is believed to have been drowned as the result of a pitched battle early today which took place on the decks of the steamship Belgic. Police and detectives who fired more than thirty shots during the round-up asserted that the larceny from the ship cargo amounted to abodt sixty thousand dollars worth of merchandise, ' FACTORY GIRLS MUST WEAR MORE CLOTHES PITTSFIELD, Mass., July 3. Three young women employed at a large industrial plant in this city were sent home, after reporting for work, to put more clothes on. Ac cording to fellow employees, the girls did not pass inspection by the superintendent in their summer garb. He told them their presence in such flimsy garments was immodest and that if they wished to continue at work at the factory they must be properly, clad. '. TO ASSIST RELATIVES OF MEN KILLED IN FRANCE INDIANAPOLIS, July 3. The American Legion has prepared to as sist relatives of men who died over- CARGO OF LIQUOR TAKEN BY THIEVES ON LINCOLN ROAD seas in claiming tne bodies wnen tney roa(i brotherhoods will meet in Cbi return to the United States. Recent- Cago July 19 to pass on the wag ly, according to the Legion, bodied I awards of the TJni ted States Railroad of fallen fighters have arrived in port . Labor Board. . This became known without the knowledge of relatives or ( friends of the dead men. It was to avoid such further confusion that the Legion took a hand. - E BATTLING AT POLLS FORNOItlATB Three State Offices Included In Second Primary Over State . ' - GUBERNATORIAL FIGHT LEADS IN STATE INTEREST "orrison and Gardner Joined in B elttaofrshrdlu shr dun uhn Battle for Supremacy; " ;" . ' .... ... -a - 1 : .Votes as Weapons RALEIGH, July 3. Democrats -of North Carolina went Into the second prlmay today for the selection ,Cf nominees for governor, associate jus tice of the supreme court and' slat auditor, contests undetermined by the' June 5 balloting. ! ' v Since the last contest from which Cameron Morriton emerged with a lead of eighty-seven votes over O. Max Gardner, the fight has ' been waged fiercely around the ' gubarna- torial nomipon In the clash of-phargpf-" i tet charges, and the Jr ' e,o- uiq iwo canaiaaies . .k .'Ihe .bulk of tbe 30.000 Itaken the nar.lr ermiinil. nut thorn1 hat been no cessation of activities. ; v . . State Ticket " ; ' ( The ticket , to be voted on In the state' today follows: ' - ' ;' ,; For governor -Cameron ' Morrison, of Charlotte, and O. Max Grdner, of j Shelby. ; ..: . :.- -;tv .-V:K'' . For. associate justice "of . the su preme court Judge W, P. Stacy. bt Wilmington, and Judge B. F. . Long,. ' of Statesville. ; - ' For state auditor Baxter Dur ham, of Raleigh, and. J;' P.. Cook, ot, Concord , . '. 'v V, By virtue, of withdrawal of candi-' . dates in several districts entitled' tS call for second -primaryr-only 'on. v congressional fight will claim atten- , tion. In the sixth district, Congress man Hanhibal'OOdWjn .Infighting t ' maintain his seat in congress against i Homer- Lyon, -s, ' r -"- ' ''. Wake County Contest ' In a number of counties," including . Wake, there are county fights 6t more or less interest; In Wake county, the senatorial race ' In . the second primary is between Leon Brassfield and Charles U Harris. ' ' The short ballot for today's pri- f i mary together with the outlook for ; ! a much smaller vote than that polled ' or June 6 leads .to the conviction ' that returns will be available tonight much earlier than they were Satur- ? day night. June 6. ; 1 ' - " The campaign of speeches for the two gubernatorial candidates closed last night, giving way- for 'the active" work about the polls, today: While Cameron Morrison was t closing ( Jiis campaign in Raleigh, O.' Max Grd ner was making his .final efforts -in Reidsville. : It has been an exhaust ing campaign, taxing the candidates and their managers severely. ' - .i QUEEN MABY FIGHTINd HIGH COST OF LIVING (By Associated t'ress) BUCHAREST, July .3. Queen Mary served notice on all Rumanian merchants today, that she was not a war profiteer and would refuse tb pay the prevailing ' prices for food, and clothing. .The queen made known her attitude when she - re- turned to a local establishment an afternoon dress which she had select ed and for which they demanded thfr. equivalent of about 60. ' ; ' AMERICAN WOMEN WILL - . KEEP THE COUNTRY ARID By Associated Press) LONDON. July 3. -Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation Army in America, has told , Brltjsh news papermen that should prohibition in the United States be repealed "over the protests of the. women, I will fill America from sea to sea with parades of children bearing banners., and ' no liquor interests, could prevail against these demonstrations." She said, however, in her opinion "the mothers of America will keep that country dry forever." ; ' : : . t- INCCME TAX EVASIONS ) ' ';". HURTS STATE OF. OKLAHOMA (By Associated Press) K OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.; July-3. Frank C. Carter, ' state - auditor, isays that evasion of the -personal in come tax law by the formation' of corporations costs Oklahoma - hun- dreds of thousands of dollars a year. At the next session of the .legisla ture, Mr. Carter . states, efforts will, be made to amend the tax law to make corporations pay taxes upon their earnings. . RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS . WILL MEET IN CHICAGO (By Associated Press! .''' CHICAGO, July 3. More than on thousand officials of the Bixteen rail- today when telegrams to this effect were received by brotherhood chair-, men from all lines running, out of Chicago. . . , .' r. DEMGCRATSAR
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