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GOOOOOOOO o - Tnnw. c ? a rl c-: - A TfTTTrr ' II YTr T7TT T7"TT "TTT" O ASSOCIATED o : i;.. .s 'o,-' O TODAY'S ooooooooo DISPATCHES :.: ooooooou VOLUME XX. CONCORD,. C, MQNDAY, JUNE 28, 1920, NO 138. OEHOCRATIC COIIVEHTIOII AT SAH FRANCISCO BEGA!I FIRST SESS10:i TODAY At 1 2 O'CLOCK ' . ' Keynote Speech V of Chair man Cummlngs Delivered at Noon; Preliminaries i Now Being Perfected. NO ADMISSIONS .... ' WITHOUT TICKETS Seats For 1092 Delegates and , for More Than 10,000 Oth ers. The Committees Get Down to Work. - j t ; l (Ry tb Aaaorlal Preaa.), Han . rmnrtuvi. June 28. Oimosinir 'Horcejn the Democratic national con- v venUon declanMl a Drier truce today iJWhen it assembled In opening session ;'''ro nerfect the nrollmlnurles for the 'week s work, '' t, .Tk. Iilm -ftatit ,awu- tu-fhihmnn sail "Wof fiirht wi-rthe leaiiu4jaUuniL,,on,PtPBeiof failure" and iropnilln n'fld Ht IflfJi-l MlflRU-quesiion were lam usim - but ot" forgotten, while " I lie party (hlef and the delegate met in tlie kii-rtltorlii-rn to hear - National Chairman v Ctinimlas found the keynote to which - they hoped to near the country re s ' snond. v " v More than 1.000 delegates and more than 13.000 alternates ami spectators were jammed into the big hall for the spectacle . of the national convention getting underway. Nothing but net events were on the program but a eon test was hi the air, and a tussle over the-chairmanship of ' the resolutions commit teed only paus ed to be resinned again at tomorrow's session. - ' - Issue rather than candidates, con tinued to be foremost, bnt announce ment that Win. O. McAdoo would not reject the nomination put new life ' into his boomers, and today fhey be gan where they left off last night per fecting au active organisation to push for his candidacy openly on the floor of the convention. .. flan Francisco, June 28. Assembling ' at noon today for the first session del egates to the Democratic National ' -convention heard the keynote speech '.''' by Chairman Cummings and perfected . ' preliminaries, clearing the , way fot .. the real work of ftmling a FresHen . ,-tll dldate. ' . ' " i Twelve ocloHt -noon was -ftxed Jo? ) the opening ,bnt hours before ticket holders gathered In the apaclous build ing, wblch for the ocension seats more than 12.00 persons. ' Those without tickets were barred by sentries at the r- ':" entrance. ' "J ' : Decorations for the convention hall were simple and tasteful, with Stars and Htripcs as the dominant feature. Heats of the 1,002 delegates were compactly assembled close to the plat form, and stretched almost across the wlrtli of the hall. Here and Uiere . stood State and territorial standards made of California Redwood, allowing the locations of delegation. Directly behind were the seats of ths alter nates and all about them Jn mott perfect clrcln vere place for nc-i N"luiu 10,000 otVr persons. ' : With the exception of the patriotic ' touch given at the start by the pre u sentlng of the colors by dctachmem of marines, the opening ceremonies were hot unlike those of prevlo.is con. ventlona. The outstanding feature was the keynote speech. ; ' ,' . With the preliminaries over the four big convention eoinlttees Will prompt ly get down to work. The gr.ntat In terest, as nnuol, ' centers in roto . lutlon eommlttee. where parly IsKues will be fought, out with the .prospect ; that some of them 'will rta-h tliu nor .' for a decision. " '. . , y '. In the mtantlmn managers of (lie Presidential booms wev. keeping In - touch with delegates and working tor position In the early balloting. , c , ' . , One of Brysn'a Planks. ' t San Francisco, June 2a A State , commission similar to the Federal ' Trade-Commission to prevent proflt- - erlng,lB a feature or tne plank on profiteering proposed by William Jen-;- nlngs Bryan. The Leaene of Nations was cham pioned as the "Monroe Doctrine of the . world" by Homer Ctimmlngs, tempo rary chairman of the Democratic nn- tional conTenrwn, in nu eynH . dress today. -' -v Of the neace treaty's defeat In the " Senate, he said: "No blacker crime against civilisation has ew:r soileI the nanes of our history, Ol Ha characterized the Republican platform as "reactionary and provln- clnl." "Fined witn premeauareu slanders and vague promises. It will ' he searched In vain for one construc tive suggestion for the reformation of the conditions which it crlttcites ana deplores," he continued, "The oppressed people of the earth will' look to It In vain. It contains no message of hope for- Ireland; no .word of mercy for Armenia: and it coneeals a sword for Mexico. It Is the work of men concerned more with material things than with human rights. It contains no thought, no pur- pose which can give impulse or tnrtu . to those who love liberty and hope to make the world a safer, and happier place tor the average man.' He declared that the peace t'me re cord of the amocjrirtlcf party from Mnrrh, 1913 to the outbreak of the : world war has to us matt '"more er-fe- ive. constrnctlvft and Temedial leg is! Ion thaa the Bepubltcau pary had itU.'od nnon the statute books in-a - gen :lL-a,"--r V '"' .'. -; iitiierriug to collgressional investl- gatinn hr'smelllng committees,' he said that aver RO investigations linve been mnde, over two million dollars wasted and '"the result has been -to prove that it was the cleanest war ever fought In the history of civiliza tion. Peai achievements of the Democrat Ic party, he assorted. "f reed the far mer from the dendenhig efrwts of us urious financial control. Labor .was given its Magna Cbnrta ; of , liberty. Business nnd finance wore relonsoil from the tliralldom of niieertnlnty and hasnrd." "The federal reserve system, passed over the opposition of the lenders fit toe republican party, enabled America to withstand the strain of war without shook or panic and ultimately made our country the greatest creditor nation of the world. "iy , . , ; Turning to the record of the Bepub lican congress since 1018, "Mr. Cum- mlngs said It Was "barren of achleve- rment, slmmel'ss In waste of time rind money and without parallel Sor. its In- i '"""s.. - . President-Wilson's two Appeals bo fore congress .for .legislation dealini: with prottteering. reduction -of tnxn lion, aid for -soli tiers and laws to liu prove ndallons of capital nnd labor were Ignored, ho declared, anil uf to. n year of sterile debate our .country has neither peace nor reconstruction.' . , Ho dwelt particularly) on attacks made upon tho Presim-nt. Malice fol lowed him to the peace table, he said and wide spread propaganda made It imperative . when he returned from Paris to "make a struggle for tliul which had been won at incalculable cost This meant wreck of health, sickness for months on a bed of palm and worse, the sickness of heart which comes from the knowledge that politi cal adversaries are savagely destroy Ing not' merely the - work of men' hands, bnt the world's hope of settled peace. This was the affliction this the crucifixion." . - ': Mr. Cunimings continued that In one sense "it is quite ' immaterial whnt people say nboot the president. Noth ing we can say can add or detract from the fame that will flow down the unending channels of history." He cited the Republican nnd Pro gressive platforms of 1910 as part of the record placing tills country in -fewsMaf the.4agor it nations. - If In not reservations that the Pres ident stands against, said Mr. Cum mtngs,' but nullitlcatton.. He told how President Wilson had published the tentative text of tho leagua covenant widely in 10.10, asking for criticism nnd receiving suggestions from Taft, Hughes and others that were "actual ly Incorporated into tho revised draft of tho Iieagne." ' Senator Lodge, he said, refused to offer constructive amendments at any time. "So intolerant was his attitude that he would not even consider a compromise proposed by former Pres ident Taft of his own party and which waa assured of support of 40 Demo cratic Seifators. Senator Lodge knew that he controlled the Senate and that In his own time and way he would de stroy the treaty. -- "This is the sordid story of it's defeat,"- said Cummlngs, after ' review ing the Senate's action In the matter. "No blacker crime against . civiliza tion has ever soiled, the pages of our history. The last chapter was written at ChlcngoT' - .A -'.?. ' ' ; Preliminaries of the Opening. : Ban Francisco, June 28. The pre liminaries of owning the Democratic convention as planned by the national committee wore briefly as follows: Bugle call by a detachment of Ma rines at 12 o'clock noon. V Presenting the colors, , ," , Singing of tho Star Spangled Ban ner. , ' Call to order by Vice. Chairman Kremer, of Montana. : '''. j r ' Invlcatlon by Monslgnor P.' L. Ry an, vicar general of the Roman Catho lic Arch Diocese of Ban Francisco. . Reading of the call for the conven tion by E. G. Hoffman. ' " , Address bv vice chairman Kremer. announcement of temporary organiza tion and presenting of national chair man Homer 8. Cummlngs, temporary presiding officer. . ' - Keynote 'speech, by Chairman Cum- taga!3irwwif.7'w-i, . ' Announcement of committees. . Adjournment. - , ' f Convened With Bugle Call.' , San Francisco, June 28. An Inova tion .planned for the, opening -of the Democratic national convention today was the silencing of the great gather Ig by a bugle call instead of the usual pounding with, the gavel. - ( r For Soldier Bonus Legislation. , San Francisco, June 28.- Service men among the convention delegates today perfected plans for obtaining the endorsement' or the Democratic party for bonus legislation. 1 It waa decided to adopt the American Legion- "four way" plan for-Tewarding veterans by paid up insurance; rural or urban noma aid;: vocational, education, or flat cash compensation.' ' 'if Beeead Case of Bubonic Plaeue at . - Beaumont. ' (Br tk AMclate4 Preaa.) Beaumont, . Texas., June 28. With the discovery , here .today of, the seo oiMl.aspectetlfcaH. of IhwIc plague tne autooriues inaugurated an exten sive; rat extermination campaign. The suspect 18 Under close supervision. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Fnrr and Mrs. M. M. Fnrr left this morning for VII miugtou to sjR'ud u week. " '-'"- j; j-?i ; Interior vof j. Exposition Auditorium, V-fr ('" - :..i:5 A view of the Interior of the THEFT OF DIAMONDS FROM I. FRANK CANNON. Aerused Salisbury Man and Kenil- worth Nurse Freed at AshrvlUe. Special to Charlotte Observer,- . Asherille, June 2T. After a ' thor ough search had been made of the rooms occupied by Miss A. B. Bums In the nurses' quarters at Kenllworth hospital and the detectives working on the case had fnilcd'to uncover any thing leading to the hiding place' of tho diamonds which were stolen AVed- nesday night from D. F. Cannon, the cases against Miss Burns and J: B. Boat, of Salisbury, who was arrest ed Thursday and has been locked up in the county jnil since that time, were dismissed when the two came up for trial before Magistrate B. L. I.ydu, The authorities are working upon nn entirely new theory In nn effort to get the stolen stones. It is be lieved . that they have hecn mailed aa E- f mm -here, nnd J.Iieoflicenr are now trying to truce them through the mails. -. With the' dismissal of tho cases the whole story has been brought to light. While Mr. Cannon, was entertaining a party of visitors Wednesday night, in which they, all had nccess to bis house, be believes that someone took three diamond rings,. one a cluster with nine diamonds, one a dinner ring. oblong with small diamonds set Jn platinum, and one soltnirs diamond liing with' a stone of one carat lu addition the thief took a enter, mani curing set, one bur plu set with whiie stones, and a solid gold knlft. The minimum value cthe property stolen was placed at 2,OllU. The suspicions of Mr. Cannon were aroused Immediately, and ho singled out the Salisbury man and Miss Burns as being guilty. In the scorch war rant which he, swore out he said Miss Burns "was seen recently before the loss of the property with some of the property in her possession;, that shf told one Ansley that she had certain of said property In her possession nnd has been closely associated with the supposed theif who is ngjv in jnil, nnd that said defendant Is threaten ing to leave this Jurisdiction In Can ada . . - ;. ' When' arrested Thursday Bost de nied any knowledge of the robbery, and a search of his rooms revealed nothing. The same was true when the . nurses' quarters at Kenllworth were searched yesterday by Sheriff B. M. Mitchell. , The dismissal of the charges against Bost and the nurse leaves the situation as it was when the theft was discov ered. It is one of the most perplexing! cases in the annals of the oleal police in recent years as no motive is given ofr the robbery, Mr.. Cannon having been able to suggest no reason why anyone should take them. In the meantime they are trying to unearth some clue which will lead to the stones recovery but what success they will have desponds mostly on chance. Antis Send Message to Gov. Roberto. ,' (Br Associate Press.) Raleigh, June 28. Through Its pres ident. Miss ,Mary Hinton. the North Carolina Branch of the Southern Re jection League has sent a telegram to Governor Roberts, of Tennessee, urg ing him to nse his- Influences against ratification of the suffrage amendment in Tennessee. The message states that Tennessee should not put suffrage on the Southern states that hav rejected it, and asserts thut sentiment In North Carolina Is opposed to ratification. X Sheriff of Davidson County Dead. , i (Br (he AMoelate Pma.)- i Lexington, June 28. James A. Tu- sey, sheriff of Davidson county, died early this morning at a High Point hospital where. he was taken for an operation. Mr. "Tussey,1 who 'was 41 year old, had been sheriff for eighteen months. ' ' - '.'''" "-''. If .- ' ' 'Li i - ' -vrj, Extra, ' Session of Tennessee Legisla- ; ture August Vth. y; (Br th Anelata Praaa.1l 1,T " 4 Nashville. June 28. An1 extra "v ses- Hon of ; the state legislature will be culled August th, when tatlflcntion of' woman suffrage win be considered, it was announced today at tne capital. 1 i .T-W .Till.l Exposition Auditorium, Stan Francisco, NEGRO MAN KILI.lJ) IN FIGHT SLNDAl AFTERNOON Alleged That Man Committed Killing in Self Defensev lith Had Been Drinking. , ,. ' Charlie Jones, a nep-o man employ ed by the Gibson ('"instruction Com pany, which is buildiug the road from Concord to the Stanly county line, tiled at the camp of the company nn the George Miller phire, this morning, following Injuries htyreoei veil In a fight with Charlie Vftlkinson yester day afternoon. J According to witneiises, who were questioned by the coroner, the two men went from the caiip yesterday af ternoon and returned later with some liquor, which they clslm they found in the woods. Both; men had been drinking, and started ai fight just le fore they reached camp. This trouble was halted, hut the tisii started again after they- reached cailui, and Jones Is said to !-w,al Wed v -Wlliiuwin Willi a plank, when - the latter plcked jip n small rock, and bit .lours nn the right side or the nenci. The men or the camp thought .tones was only slightly ' injured, and told Wilkinson to go to the comiiany s oth er ciinip in Stanly county to avoid fur ther trouble. The man's Injuries grow more serious, however,- and lie died ut the camp early today. Au effort has lieen made to get In touch with the Stanly authorities, so that AA ilklnson cnu be arrested. It Is believed that he does not know Jones is dead. The construction couipany took charge of the body, and it will probab ly be shipped to the man's home. It Is the opinion of the men who saw the fight, according to the coroner, that AVilkinsnh, who Is smaller tlian Jones, hit the man in self defense, as Jones was approaching Wilkinson with a plunk. THE COTTON MARKET. Opened Steady atui .Advance of from 6 to 15 Points. (Br Associated Pre.) New York. June 28. The cotton, market opened steady Unlay at an ad vance of from 0 to IS points-owing to higher Liverpool cables, but there were few July notices ,in circulation which early weather reports from tin South were favorable, and n prlvntt. crop report from the southwest plac ed the end-June condition ut 71.1 pel cent These led to a renewal of scnt t.rlntf nfAoniire:: mid there was some July liquidation with that delivery sell ing off from mu::k to io:iu himi w tober declined to -82:05 shortly after the call, or about 8 to 10 points be low Saturday's closing. ,: i Cotton futures opened steady. July 36:20- Oct. :W:25; Deo. 31:07; Jan. 31 :30; Mar, 30:85. WOMAN . TO SPEAK HERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT Miss Lavinia Ingle Will Speak en Rat ifkation of Snfl'rnge Amendment. PuNie Invited. f . Miss Lavinin Ingle, of Washington, State Field Secretary and National Organiser, will speak in tho court house here tomorrow night . at eight o'clock on The Itatitlcation of the Suf frage Amendment, the League of AVo men Voters and Cltlaenship Training fir AVomen. Miss Ingle -will lay spe cial stress on the last named subject ' Miss Ingle was in . Concord Satur day and while here conferred with several ladies of the city ;who decided to hold the meeting.' The public Is in vited to be present and It is believed that an Interesting meeting will - he held. . -V No Obligation To Give Assistance).: to . . Greeka,-i it'l f (Br- Att vr.y n . '.' ixmdon June 28. -"No obligations have been-entered into by Great Brit ain to give-assistance to the Greeks analnst Turkish nationalists,' Pre mier Lloyd George, declared In the house today., ": The premier declared the nationalist army1 was recognused as a comnatant amy, subject to tne laws or war.i . . " Wood found that aaoney laidojut fir hltn, laid him out v; ., , ,: ' San Francisco looking toward the speakers' piatfem. GASTON U. MEANS AND MRS. MELVIN RENEW nGIIT For the King Millions. New Case Bas ed on Story of Stenographer, Who Says She Copied Alleged Serond Mill For Mrs. King. (By the Aiuorlated Presa.) Cliicago. June 2S. Gaston B. Means and Mfs. Mary ' C. MeJvin today re newed their -fight In the courts for the millions of the late .lames C. King, niillionalre liiuiberiiuiii. Mrs. Melviu is a sister of the lute Mrs. King who died of a bullet wound at Concord, X. ('., Means her attorney, was tried foi murder and acquitted. Their case is based on the alleged wUl leaving the King estate to bU wlfe. The will das declared suprious by tho Cook Comity probate court, and another testament leaving tlu bulk of the estate to a liome for aged men was admitted. The new case is based on the storv Trf-FHirewei Iss-het-' liee,---Neir"Bi stenographer, that she copied the al leged will for King n few weeks before lis death here. November 1, lltttt. Miss Loo was oxXHlel here todav to testi fy. CHARGES OF PROFITEERING AND MONOPOLISTIC CONTROL. Made Against Coal Operators by the Former Secretary of the War Labor Board. . -(By the Aaaoclaled Preas.) Kcranton, Pa., June 28. Charges of profiteering anil monopolistic control in anthracite coal Industry were made before tho anthracite coal commission today by AV. Jett l4iuck, former secre tary of the war labor board, and now consulting economist of the United Mine AA'orkers of America. Mr. Lnuck appeared In the hearings on demands of authraeite workers for wage increases that will bring their earnings to a level with those of the hituminnmis workers with a minimum wage of $0 per day. 1 "Survey of the anthracite Industry," fenid Mr. Lnuck, 'shows increase In net prptits of tho principal operators for tho period of 1IHIMS over 1012-14 of nearly DO per cent, ns compared with nn increase in production in this per iod of less than 12 per cent. In the case of seven representative , mining companies there was a net Increase of 0fl.7 per cent. Expressed in terms of dollars the total net income of these companies advanced from $2i),354,ft89 for the period 1012-14 to $55,528,841) for the period 1016-18, an Increase of f2fl,173,S0, of 80.2 per Cent." WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS ROBBED OF DLAM0NDS Told Police That Men Robbed Her of Two Valuable Rings Between Con cord and Salisbury. , A woman reported to the police here yesterday : that she had been robbed Saturday night of two diamond rings, each ring valued at about $1,1X10, According to her story she was be ing carried to Salisbury In automobile by some men, an diluting the - trip the men hit her, and took her two rings.. She came back here after the robbery, and reported the matter to the Chief of Police, as she stated; the men who robbed her lived here. The police do not know the name of the men whom she anuses of the theft. The woman stated that she lived lu Greensboro, and she-left late yesteiv duy for that city, stating that she would -return later to take up the case. She was unknown here, but the police so far have put little belief In her story, for when she appeared, before the officers she was under the Influence of liquor or "dope,", the police stated. Speaking at Lexington,, Va.; where he laid a --wreath on the tomb of Gen. Lee, Geo. Perahtag referred to the Confederate commander as "one of the world' greatest generals," , ' "a Chrlattan gentleman whose character and life In war. and in, peace Ameri cans should emulae." ( i Visiting the tomb of Gen. Jackson, GenPerahtng dec tared that the world look's on Gen. Jackson and . bis . accomplishments "Willi exiroaratiaa audi awe, and. that his "mKtatary tactics ire yet studied throughout to, wwld.7j Z. - H 3 ' Jf ., . . S.000 WAR PRISONERS ' if DROWNED IN TIIK NEVA. 1 , By the AxMOdntcri Press.) .' London, ' June 28. -Two thou- and Finnish prisoners ' of war were drowned iwhen a Bolshevik "steamer was sunk recently in the Neva river, accord! nit Ur a Hel- ' singfors dispatch to the Central Si-' Vett'tf . A Il.tllttw'u , remift fifil I f,!k . "''Lr u,."".r wn sunk June (lib with 2.IKSI re!fJ patriated prisoners on board. It if does not. however, mention the if loss of any life. if v . WATCHED THEM CLOSE DI KING WAR'S Dl'RATION Even the Mail of the Third Assistant i Secreary of State Was Opened. : , (By (he Aaaorlated Preaa.) - Chicago, June 28. Denouncing the "suppressiou of free speech" during the war. Prof. Htanly 1. Hypiiie, of; fhe I liiversity of Minnesota tedd tlie Cmilt County committee of 48 convention last night that even the mail of cabi net assistants was not safe from scru tiny liy the military intelligence bu reau. itypine, who served In tlio in telligence bureau, declared he.' had op ened mail of Breckenridge Long, the third assistant secretary of slate, nceimse ho. lunl happened to be in correspondence with conscientious ob jectors." "I opened It." he mldeil, 'because the men who ordered nie to do it had bayonets at their bucks and I had to oliey. MRS. DANIELS RETCRNS FROM TRIP TO ETROPE Delegate to International Woman's iMinrage Alliance Congress. (By tae Aaaoelated Preas. ' New York, June 28. The American delegates to the International AA'om- an's Suffrage Alliance Congress held in tienevn last month, headed by Mrs. Carrie Catt, president of the Woman's Association, and Mrs. Joseph us Dan iels, returned here toduy on the steam ship Fafuyette. "The achievement of the alliunce in gaining political equullty for women Is evidenced by reports from 22 na tions that they have granted enunl suffrage since fhe last meeting in 101.V' Mrs. Daniels said. "This prom ises well for political and economic eqnality which wns adopted nt this meeting as the work or its organisa tion until its next meeting in Paris in 19-j-j " -. : . . GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN STRIKE SITUATION Many Railroad Men Who Struck Sat urday Returned to Work Today, (By the Aaaoelated Preaa. Philadelphia. June 28. General im provement was indicated today in the trainmen's strike situation, according to a statement by the Pennsylvania railroad. Many of the shopmen who struck Saturday returned to work and the force is 01 per cent, of the maxi mum. This is tlie teiitb day of the strike. The strikers say they are concentrst ing on an effort to bring out the pas senger trainmen, shopmen,' telegraph ers and other classes of employees. They: say there are 58.0(10 of these workers, nnd they hope to Induce them to join the' strike tomorrow. . , Fast Train Hits A Truck Of Pick- nickers, Ten Killed ' Huntongburg, hid., . June 27.--Ten persons were killed and n4ne injured, probably fatally, when a truck carry ing a toad of picknlckers was struck by a passenger train one mil' west of here 4.1.1a imorning. The injured wene v. ere taken to . an Evansvillt hospital. The truck, . which was carrying 21 persons, sloped on the track and was Struck by tho train which was travel ing at ar high rate of speed. Several children were among those killed and Injured. The sjpeckvl train which brought the Injured to EvansvBle waa held up by a freight wreck al Oaklan.i City, and did Wot wive until 3 c'clock tai the afternoon. . ; "-. '."'. ' Farmers in the Harmony section of Iredell county are having some, trou ble getting a stand of tobacco. Some authorities say that it is a little pith worm that kills it. .-. . , WMiuruu BIG BENEFITS ; - Financial independence - ' : Freedom from worry - " ' " ti''iAcbmfortabie'lld.'age- , ' v ' i- r. -';'A home h ,.. t '. - - Proper care in time of illness-: - ' ; There are are hundreds of, benefits from the sav ; ings habit. irri i':.f:-.--r -T'-v .'.'II&'a ; ' v A new interest quarter opens July firsf and your , I money will draw 4 per cent compound interest.'' - t-'.H - w -sr-r CONCORD NATIONAL BANK - .is.;.,,;;,!!-, c . -.i--.-iL 'T i a a, a a. a .a a a v. ' June 21-ltt.-- PROHIBITION STILL TIE LIVE SUBJECT iates, Howev- t mar -iore ana jwore vle --.nTbn as Rival Mana gers Get Down to Work. TALK OF MEREDITH I ' FOR SECOND PLACE Effect of Latest Turn of Mc Adoo Boom on the Rela tive Situation of the Candi dates Is Not Quite Clear . ' (By-the Aaaoelaled Preaa.) - San Francisco. June 28. Delegates ami lenders were prepared for a light ; over the platform and candidate m assembled today. ; The actual convention work,.w only preliminary and perfunctory, but the arrival of convention day served in liriiii 'fiirtht'r vtiawoneii lira-- questions which have been perplexing ,f politicians in rholr pro-convention dls- , cussions. ; i ' The livest subject in the minds of , many delegates manifestly was tit pending prohibition tight, but tnlk oC candidates was gaining more and more attention as rival managers got down to cases with tlie big bisly of unlu- sfructed and Unpledged delegates. The latest turn of the McAdoo boom , furnished a new angle to the icoiiveii-, tion preliminary, but its precise ef feet on the relative situation of the candidates was not yet clear. An nouncement that the former Secretary of the Treasury, despite his declara tion that he did not want the nomina tion, would be willing to accept it, -was variously accepted by the differ ent elements in the tight. Hy some it was thought that Mr. -McAdoo now would be an active con tender from tlio start, land In conse quence the convention, like that of the Itepnbllcaus nt Chicago, would hava , a big three running close together nt the opening of the roll call. The pos sibility of such a development brongr.t renewed claims of gains from the sup porters of Palmer nnd Cox.' nnd set the dark horses champing impatiently a - they recalled what 'happened to tlie big three at Chicago. - -, . .TJio.JtohiMiiWJuiiL,- Co. - roawigor -i sought to discount ihe"MoAdsT.in-J nonncoment, which was made fiito last night by national committeeman Love,', of Texas, without saying whether , had direct authorization - from .Mr. . McAdisi. It wim apparent, however, that, ninny of the McAdoo men. who have been working for votes, accept ed the statement of Mr, Ixive at. its face value. In the pre-convention scramble for : delegates many of those who had been McAdoo supporters promised to Tote for other men, but McAdoo supporters declared they could be brought hwk to the fold. There was frequen: nnution of Sec retary Meredith, of the Agriculture . Department as a possible running ' mate for Mr. McAdoo. Mr. Meredith's presidential campaign . , headquarters were closed Saturdny when , he an nou need that he was in no sense a candidate. , ' . . ... ' Two Prominent Men Killed by Explo- . (B- ttae Aaaoelated Presa.) pnttstown, Pn., June 28. William - C. AValslu I'residont and general maiiager n fthe A'ulc AA'eJd Tire and Itnliber Company, ami James A. Man- cy. H2, gi'neral supenutendent, we killed early today by the explosimi of a dryer. Frank Walsh .the Presidents . brother, lost an arm and suffered oth-v-' er injuries which may prove fatal',' , The many friends of Mr." X. F. Dny-"-i vautt will be glad to' know that he-v has .returned from tbe'ljohg Sana tor''" ium, Statesgvllle, where he haf been under treatment for several weeks, Mr. Dayvnult -was brought to his home .' here by Messrs. A. 'J. -Dayvanlt and-tv AA'alter Ritchie, and he stood the trtp home well. '' ' - i ..; ' Produce! Produce! or the income tax collector. Columbia Record 'OF SAVINGS THE - ' tti: T rs. ir; - a if -ifix . . uj a a. a. a.... .....