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VOLUME XX.
CONCORD, K-C TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1920.
v.
NO. 139,
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: COiiEOL OP S!:
The Next Move Will Pr'obab
ly Be a Definite Trend To
ward Some One Particular
Presidential Candidate.
HEARINGS TO ALL WtfO
HAVE PLANKS TO OFFER
; Balloting Will Not Begin Till
Platform Is Decided Upon,
Though Nominations May
Be Made Before. R :
(By ta AaaoeJae4 Prasa.)"
' Auditorium, Sun Franclwo. ; June
20.- Asscmblinir int hour Inter Hum
usual today the lttmorraUc National
7
riuslness--iiecesKftrV' time Kiiier,-io
Convention had la'forc It only routine
l,giv opportunity .for .committee worn
' (innbft outside and the Anal iietfeetioii.
of organisation "machinery, , I
Th second kerndle speech by Bpn
'' titer Joseph T. Robinson, of Arkun-
" fin,' the KiicgOBSfnl administration, con-
" didate -fur. permanent, chairman, wu
"-"the principal event on to program,
: 'Prospects for a spectacular fight on
- The floor over the election of tit er-
.-: dentluU eoniniltfrsy Which sustained
" the Democratic National Committee
: 1i refusal of seating Senator Reed, of
Missouri as a delegate,; were neageii
about with uncertainty.- There were
tiredictlons that the contest would not
he carried further unless Reed wax
- determined to force himself Into the
Georgia delegation. The Georgia case
: also, la which the credentials commit-
" tee sustained . the national oommttfoe
anil seated the Palmer delegation to
the seclusion of the Smith-Watson fae-
tlon, also seemed to have been nettled
with a finality, although there was i
way a chance of a last minute out
'break. :J" 'V.;'-v .. :; ' ' .
Today's "tension, however, w the
last play day for the delegate tor un
, (let the mien aa adopted, tha conven
tion may go ahead hearing 'Candida ten
placed in lTominatloa -while the phtt-
''. form mmmlHaa ia mrnrltlnir thollSh it
f maj not proceed to th votlug iniUl
the Wlform haa been iacoep4fl. i
Wille'the Mil membership or'tlw
.- : awav'lieanng IntereHlert person no
had pfaokn to auggeNt, the gnb-vomjfiit-'
' . J- ... t . i .l I l. 1 1 m 111 .,kn
' Iff Ul I1IIR9 DUA'U Ullliail -mill niii
' the planks- into nhapef and -decide
V ,V' - whether 1m. 5. Bryan Is' to have, a
. . I'-, lione dry plank or whether the party
' a iliall accept some xort of compromUe
. ' ; ns atiggeNled h.v rostmaster Uenerni
: ' ' 1 Jtnrleson, Is laying back waiting for
- the hearings to end before It take np
the tank, of- actnally building a plat-
form. In the meantime the suh com
; ' k mittee memliWs are not lowing the op
portunity of getting the preliminaries
'" v out of th way., .', .';'. -;- "
' : !- MeAdoo people came on to th con-
ventlon floor today for the- Aral time
1 ' with a working orgaulution, Including
the floor leader and representative on
practically every v atate delegation.
Their problem wa to find enougk
' attpporters to round tip a- two-third
v vote- Coi and Palmer, forces are busy
: rounding up a vote for th? firm bal-
- 'lot. V- ," :;v-i
Administration force were in full
:". Control of theunventlon machinery
. and there (teemed little donbt of their
v ' power to gtiide the adoption of the
' platform entirely satisfactory to them.
'They' were -also apparently in a posl-
tion to exercise a vetovower of any
". . : candidate unsatisfactory to them.
' There was still today no word from the
white house as to a preference on can
- dldates. ..vt 'v ; .; -i '.
. . i - Inevitably- this situation led , to n
-. " ' ' discussion of durk horses becftUKe no
one knew If the white, house . would
- favor any particular candidate. The
- leader in Al dark, 'horses wee Vlco
President Marshall, Chairman Ctiin-
mings, and 'John "VY Davla, ambaasa
. dor to Great Britain. . , ,r r ,
San f'ranclsco, June 29. After
night of sucoesseg In the formating of
', the' committees administration forces
- in control of the Democratic national
, convention pressed home their victor
ies today when the delegate gathered
'r. for the second session. . .'.
AVhether a combination of the opno
nition forces can be-accompllshed to
' stem the .tide of success of the admin-
istration was not yet revealed. With
the situation apparently well in hand,
. close observers of the convention devel
opment would not be sorpriseiNo see
. -(lie next move be definite trend to
' ward some particular candidate for
- ' . the Preaidentiai nomination.
i . While the administration forces
: hove worked In concert to control the
nmchlnery of the convention, there Ik
- - no assurance thaT the community of
. inlcret among them will continue
: whoa the balloting has reached the
eixl of the preliminary stage of com-
phuicutnry voting. . There are. many
i wlo believe there will be no dcllnlfe
dr :'t-of Presidential sentiment until
aficr (he platform is adopted, and cau
. (llilatcs definitely know upon what
character of psrty prlnet; les thoy arc
expected to stand. TUere wag no stir-
fice indication wnen tne convention
n-t today that there was a niaterlal
c mue in the relative standing of the
1
Kidentinl rinrtiiat-t. - , .
ha full (S tinlr -e . pi " ' oocn.
1 the hours bciore tlie r -uins of
convention at t p. m. i i i,
1 - to various tntereMis tant hi
1 : to oCfer,
'i committee however, nit'ni
i U 0 lii'. t
forces HREinFULL;
FOISCO C0:il!TI
early - and threshed out the unit rule
question an ngreement helng made to
adopt a regulation that would not come
In -ontlIct with tlie jttate primary laws.
. a he delegates Were extiectunt wheth
erthe nomiubllug speeclies would lie
reachinl today '.or tonight. The com
mittee on rules decided the nominating
Speeclieii snould. ne delivered in ad
vance of the adoption of the platform,
but balloting will: not begin till the
declarations of the platform are decid
ed on. If there is no extended discus
sion of credentials and rules commit
tee reports ,lho convention will reach
that stage where nominating "speeches
will lie In order. - :-
.The big wptM'h ' of today's session
was- that of !pnntor nobinsnn, when
he1 relieved Temnorary i " I'liiilitn
CunimingH and took, iMrniiHieiit charge
of proceedings. '. '' ?,;:'"',-: .,
AMERICAN INTERESTS
, -TO "HAVE BIG HAND"
Transportation lines and Route.
; Transpnrtaiion line and Koutca.'
iBr Ike AiMwlate4 Prau.) . '
New Tort, Jun- 20.4-The arrival
hero today of director general 'Philip
Helneken, of the North ,iieriiiait; Lloyd
Steamship Company, on, the .Nenw aid
sterclam, with otlier diiwtors, ' Rave
signtl-nnc to report 4th at American
liiuresis i (lie near iiiture on, m
"have a big -hand"- In Joriniini.v's.form
er freat sen . transportation llp mid
routes.' -:v. ,-.: ' ...',; A,
- Hortieken refused to discuss the In!
mediate object of his visit, but an tin-,
portant conference Is' looked for In
connection with the a rival of the Ilelu
eken group. It was pointed out thnl
the Amorican Ship t Commerce Nav
igation' Corporation,- control of which
was acquired, by the Hurrlman inter
ests, recently asserted It hud entered
Into contract with the , Hamburg
American Hue for operation of its
trade fontes throughout, the-worlij.
V -.V. V . ; ; '. : .': V
SI GGESTS OPERATION OP ' .
; r . RAILROADS AS A t'NIT
As s Means of Relieving the Present
. ', Tnuisportation Difficulties. s
' ;-:'.-By the Amectate Pr-.R ''.-r
, Washington," June 20. -Operation of
the railroads ox the country "a a
unit" a a"taetts (if relieving the
present transportation dltllciiltles wax
Feileral Trade-Commission In an ad
dress before the Washington Ad Clnli.
Mr. Colver predicted that n continua
tion of the present situation would
mean untH sulrerlngfl and Indiistrlnl
shuttwns nerftWinter.", Hundred of
millions of dollars are lied np now In
merchandise in sidetracked- cars,-- he
said. ,'' - - . .. ' '-. .-.
Only one-tenth of the heeded i-oal
for next winter's supply ha been mov
ed to the head of the Lake, Mr. Cob
ver said, while the Industrie in New
England are actually closing down now
for lack of coal ' - , -'
CLARK80N 8AV8 10,000
, TO 15,000 FOR MORRISON
Gives Estimate of Morrison Majority
v .Next 8turday. - '
Raleigh, June 28.-rHerlof Clarkson,
state campaign manager for Cameron
Morrison, basing . hi - estimate on
pledges of support coifiing from " all
parts of the state and. believing ' the
democracy of North Carolina i. tired
of gum shoe, method and will resent
them at the poll next Saturday, to
night declared that Mr. Morrison will
wiu the gubernatorial nomination by n
majority ranging from 10,000 to lf.,000.
INDICTMENTS AGAINST- ' ;
- ALLEGED WAR SLACKERS.
Filed Against 3,264 In the Brooklyn
... ,. f ederal court.- . j
(Br ta AaMH!ta(c Pi-I
A
New York,' . June 2ifc Indictments
against 264 alleged war "slacker"
were filed today In the Brooklyn Feil-.
eral court.-- The warrant are to" be
issued for arrest by a United 8tatei
Marshal after the elimination of about
60 per cent .who are believed to have
entered the war service without notify
ing local draft board. ' J . ,
Specials During Certain Hours at the
Parks-Belk Co. This Week.
. From ft::0 to 10:.'(0 a. m. every day
this week the -Parks-Belk Co. vlll sell
the famous Cannon 'loth at only 25
cents a yard, five yards to s customer.
The following .are. some other specials
for hour sale:
From. 10, to 11 -o'clock Thursday,
Gordon fnll. fashioned ,silk - hose for
only $2.50 a pair, one pair; to a cus
tomer. . - -;. ' ,
From 4 in 5 ofclock p. in. Tliurslay
Monitor Silk hose at $1.08. ' - 2
..For oue hour Saturday, 4 to 5
o'clock, garter at 10 cent a pair.
From 1 to 1 :30 Friday. 2.O0 shirts
for $1.00, two to a enstomer. '
Wednesday and Friday, 9 to 3:S0,
Colgate's shaving soap, B cents a cake.
Head the big two page ad. In .to
day's paper for further particulars.'
Every day this week from 10 to 12
a. m. and from 4 to 6 p. m. Octagon
soap and powder, large aise, only J)
cents, limit 20 to a customer J j Second
floor only. . - -k
, A New Countcrfcijit $3 Bill.
(Br th Associated Prn.)
Washtnr'ou, June l,f Warning of
it new coniitei'fiMt $ j i . e of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Ki( Imioial. Va.,
was Issued today by th$ Treasury De
partment. ' ' . ' '-.--
Of Queen Victoria's graniliTanliters'
t'"" !"" c---"i rii-ii-N of Snnni
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' m ih, boss' kM-M
" THE FIELD ATt FRISCO. .
A ' Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania
lawyer by profession ; served several
terms In Congress, wn Allen Property
Custodian during the war, and Is non-
Attorney General In President Wllson
cabinet. v ' . J"
James M. Cox. of Ohio, Newspaper
publisher; served three term lu Con-
srefuL and la iroiTi serving his: third
term a governor of Ohio. , ; '
Carter (las, of Virginia. Newspaper
publisher. 8ervel n member j of the
Viririnta,. senate. live terms as a re-
nresejitutive - In Congress,. Hecretary
of the Treasury in tne caninct ot t-res-
dent Wilson, anil'ls now I'nited Hlates
senator fiiim Vlruluia.' L '.
Lawyer jjpoTu1ff.'rwerveif -iir-Thr-
.West. . Virginia legislature, iwo rerms
In Congress. Solicitor-General Of tjie
United States. , and ,( now I'nited
States ambassador to Great, Rrltftlu.
Futuiifold McL. . Simmons, of "North
Carolina, Lawyer by professitih. Serveil
one term in the. national bouse of tc-
nreseutu lives, . interim I . revenue col
lector for the. -Fourth: . -. District unil
Culled States senator . . from Nortu
Carolina siuce M01. ,
James W. Gerard,, of New ;' Tirk.
lawyer by professton,.. Served hrce
year as, associate, justice, -of . the
Supreme Court of New York,, and a
United States ambassador to Germany
from-1913 until the commencement pt
the war. - ' i rr
- Robert Jj. Oweu, of Oklahoma. Law
yer by profession. "Served, as United
State " Indlnif Agent tor r the'; Five
Clvllied Tribes, member of the Okla
homa since 1907. - ;
Edwin T. Meredith, of Iowa.. Editor
rand publisher of agricultural papers.
Served as president of the Association
Advertising Clubs of the World,- ano
has been Secretary of Agriculture- In
the cabinet of. President Wilson since
the early party of this year. ' . - " x
William - J. Bi-yiin. of Nebraska.
Lawyer and Journalists ' Served two
terms In Congress, : wa ' Democratic
nominee or President In ISflO. li"D.
-and IflOR. and Secretary of Slate Jn
the cabinet of President Wilson from
1013 to 1017.- .-- - - - .
. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
Lawyer and newspaper.;, publisher.
Served -two terms In : Congress, '; and
ha been United States senator since
1011. serving . as chairman i.of . the
Foreign Relations Commltte lu , .the
War Conffres. '
Eil ward I. Edwards, of New Jersey.
Lawyer by profession. .Ha long been
active In New Jersey polities, and is
now gordrnor of the State. Has gained
wide prominence through his opposition
to nn tion-wide prohibition. : . ..
Homer I.-Cummings, of Connecticut.
Lawyer" by profession. Has served as
mayor and corporation counsel, -of
Stamford, - and as- State's . attorney i
now chairman : of the. Democratic
National Committee.."; i : J'
f ; :.. - . .-CIUie-Groome. .',- , :
; The following invitations have been
received here; -y't r
Mr. and Mrs. Zaoharlah Lee Groome
.request the honor 'of , yonr presence.
, at the marriage of -theii, daughter
; - NelUe -
' ; to,.., .' : - ,.
Mr. Harvey, Eugene Cllne t .
V- ., i, on "Wednesday evening .
''-; ( ;,- the-' seventh of Jiily .'
; ' at nine o'clock . - -
Jkiethoilist Eplsccial Church . ;
O. '.-.-. . . "Groodiestown" i ' - - -''
' ; iftreensborp. North Carolina- r- '
RowUnd and Red Springs Both Shw
. - Decreaae.
y (Br tbe Auoctatca Wm.)
: Wofihington June 29 Census figur
es announced ;. toliry j Include lied
Springs, NV C-r 1.01H, decrease 71 or
6.5 per cent; Rowland, N, C tdi. de
crease 20, or 2.5 per ccnL , , ,. : .
There are between 20 am? 25 va-
enneies in the teaching forces of the'
liuiingtou white schools.
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FOUR KILLED WnEN WAIXS
OF BUFFALO HOTIL COLLAI'SE
- : - - '.. ' '- ":
Ami an I'ndetermiwd Ndmber Injur-
ed. 80 Ocetipied Rooms Ijint MKht,
(Br Aaorlatl Press.) ','.:
BulTulo, N. Hh Jmle 2H.---Four per
sons were killed and Sin undetermined
numlier Injured todar by the collapse
of the walls of he Sutherland Hotel,
a lower Main Ktreet1odgiilg . house.
. Eighty men occupied rooms in the
building last night ad the day cleifc
had no information a to the number
of peisbn in the bu)lding when the
' crash came. . . i ' .-. .-- - - '
The bodies of four taen taken from
the ruin' were unidei tilled. ' ' .
. , Hotel Fire In Bwton Also;- ' '
; 3nsUH.ruia . 2y..iHnftli VlM'.M
lire ' within week, MlWtf uiwertirtn
origin, was discovered . afc- the- Hotel
Essex early Kshiy while, every bote;
In, the city was specially guarded to
prevent such tin occurrence. All t. lie
lires have tarled lit hallways or clos
ets, and the police they were set by an
nicendlarj'. '. Other hres have been In
the Hotel Brewster. American House,
Hotel Hollis, and Ihn Aduuis House.
In each case the damage has Ikhmi
sliglit. . .. s ; .
Is "Agin the $1,000 Tax on Jitney
unvers. :,'.,
Mr. Bdltor: . ;'
If you can spare space in your val
uable paper, I wish to express my opin
ion on the proposed jitney bond. . '
I consider It an unfair law, altnougn
I am not Interested In the Jitney busi
ness.. I - am a taxpayer and I claim
just as imich right to-, our streets as
the Mr.' Rich Man. .we know very
well there are just as careful drivers
who haven't the thousand dollars to
out ho. as Concord or any other city
can produce. If you or our city offi
cials will take the trouble to look Into
the records yon will ifind that no per
cent.' of -the accidents' and speeding is
done by the so-called rich people. I
consldeifthe proposed law a scheme to
protect a - few individuals' when xve
all have to pay the taxes to niaiiitnln
the'streets. and thea are, dcnieil tne
privilege of driving a- car on them to
hire, if we can t plank down a thous
and dollars.s It Is unfair to all and I
for one shall not support any such
men. : -.... v . '
Hope to see this in print. .
remain a subscriber to The Times.
'-. ;--' ' Your respectfully,- ;
. - W: M.' LIVEXGOOD. '
Gibson . Mill, June, 22. ', ; 's ': -, ',;-;-
Freight Rates Must Be Increased 55
t;':-. -L---'-; PerCent,.-?.' V.
(Br the Associate Fr. ;i-;,':-'.-:'
Washington, June SlWFrclght rat
e must'bo Increased nr 1-2 per cent.
If the roads' demand for increased
freight traffic and the men' demands
for Increased pay are- granted, the. In
terstate Commerce Commission was
told today by Clifford Thnrne, of .Chtc
ago, representing shipper.; :;
':: Bank for the B.: U of E.-'"
f "" ':.-' (B 4tt 'iMaa1fna,(y :-'
Washington,- '' June ' SO.-X charter
tot the -Brotherhood y jof ,lxcomotlve
Engineers Cooperative National Bank
of Cleveland, ().i wa approved today
by the Comptroller -of Currency. . The
bank 1 capitalized at $1,000,000. War
ren 8. Stone-, grand chief of the Broth
erhood mud the application for the
charter.'- c-.. .;". ;; :';-,.
Diwliareed From Temporary, War
-. -s- tanka.
(Br Aawrlalra Prau.) , ...
Washington, June' 29. Formal an
nouncement of the discharge from tem
porary war ranks -of Gen. Peyton c.
March, chief or staff; and Lieut. (lens.
Hunter Liggett andt Robert L Bullard,
was -made today by-the War Depart
ment,- Thev will return to the perma
nent rauk of. Major General lm the
regular army list July .1st.:
Some men ripe to the occasion, oth-
rs are constantly up In the air, There
Is a diflerence.
THREATENED IF THEY WOULD
NOT TESTIFY .AGAINST JENKINS.
Three Soldiers Say They Were Sus
pended in Air and Threatened With
... Death. ::- 1 - '-
-.. (Br the Associated Press.)
Mexico City, Juno 20.- Several In
dians examined with regard to pre
vious testimony in the case of Wil
liam O. Jenkins, former American con
sular agent nt Puebln, testified todnj
that they were suspended In air, hit
and threatened with death by shoot
ing until thev agreed to testify against
r Jenkins, according to a Puabla dis
patch to El -Universal this afternoon
Jenkins was kidnapped by the bandi'
Fcderlcw Cordova just fall, and Inter
was ehahted 'With' complicity in - hit-
w rapt ve;
Interviewed 111' Mexico City tonight j
on his arrival from MexicoCordovn
said he kidnapped Jenkins, but the
Inter -was not an jiciiompllce.' Agents
of the Ciirranzn government,', Cordova
asserted, luiil miiile al tempis to in
duce, him to teslify' that, the kiilnnp
ping was the' result of, a eheme! be
tween himself and Jenkins, but. he had
declined to Itinke snch a statement. ;
BOYS WIN AGAINST A BANK
. t v
Jury Believe Them Entitled to . the
$5350 Tney round. -Pittsburgh,
: June 28. Alliert John
Bradley, Jr., aged seven, and William
A. Donahey, Jr., aged nine; of Wilkin.
burg, won their suit against the First
National Bank of Wllkinsburg, which
Claimed the $3350 the boys found hid
den under a lumber pile of the Mitch
ell Lumber Company, October 4, 1011).
"Jack Bradley -and I were playing
pirate when 1 stooped down behind a
lumber pile to grab a stick aud ran my
hand Into a whole pile of money, fat
rolls of $i0 and $100 bills, wrapped In
a newspaper," said Billy Douuhey In
telling of his find.' 'I was so surpris
ed that I couldn't believe it' was real
money.",-.;.'' ";:- '- ;.,;; ..-! - -:-
Chief of Police Bishop, of Wllkins
burg, thought the money-was part of
$:,(KH) stolen from the bank. May 10,
HU!, and caused the mpney to. he re
turned jo the bank. The fathers of
the boys entered suit on behalf 'of
their sons ' for the recovery of the
moiKy, and the jury, believed that the
bank .failed' -to prove ownership and
gave ' verdict of $5,504. including In
terest to date, for the lads.
; THE COTTON MARKET. ; .
Continued Strength of July Feature.
,243 Above Low Level of Last Fri
day. - '' : -':-. '-" . -
Br AMOClt4 Ptcm.) ' -New
York, June 2?The feature of
the cofton market nt the opening to
day, was the continued- strength of
July. So far as could be learned there
were no additional notices and July
sold at 37:05 on the call, or SO points
above the close of ( yesterday, and 2-15
points, above the low level of laig Frl
day. it. -W
Cotton futures opened steady:. July
37.05 ."October Kt.fiO; December 38.33;
January 81.73; March 31.20. ,
GOV., BICKET WRITES
; '. - PRESIDENT
WILSON
Reiterates tils View on the Woman
' . - i- .- . Suffrage Question."1 . J
: Raleigh, June S.-Wrlting Presidetu
Wilson - today, . Governor Blckett
reiterated the fact that he doubted the
wisdom "of woman suffrage in North
Carolina, but that he would advise tho
special session -to ratify the 'federal
amendment,"- thereby accepting the
Inevitable. .' "''";-- -,-e ifi;
; The letter' wn in' answer to a tele-
grain to Governor -Blckett from Mr,
Wilson last Thursday night.
1 There were T75 farm home In North
Carolina made convenient last year
through the installation of home water
ciinnlv ttrstems n -n ftiMcl; .result, of
tl -.efforts of , the ntrriciiltni-nl ex-1
tension service; according -to. the un-
hual report of Dhuotor .Kilgore, i
PROGRAM FOR TODAY.
'
- fltr-the Associated Press.)
Hrtu Kranciscn: June l!i. The .
jH'tnocrMlle . national 'convention
tt. pnigram lor-iisiay is as ioiiows:
Convention meets at 1 p. m.
Pra,vr by Kt. Kev. Wm. ' T.
Nichols, bishop of the Episcopal
church, California diocese. -
? Iteport, of committee on perma-
ttaix. ; .4 ' . ' .
Report tt committee on perma-'
nent onrsnization. - , .
I Address by Henator Joseph T. '
Robinson, . of Arkansas, - tperma-
neiit. chuirmnn. .
Report of committee on rules
and order of business. :
.Next in order is the report of
lh resolutions committee, which
jrf holding hearings and is not ;C
ready to report on the obilform. sf:
IrK -The remainder' of the day's
program depends on (lie conven-
lion's 'deliberation. The delivery
of 4Hnilmting speeches is next in '
order. '-.-- ;, ';
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE -R.1TIFIES
TUB ACTION
Of National Committee in Sealing the
Palmer Delegation . From .Georgia
aim Kcrusing Heed fieat.
(Br -tne Awoclar4 Press.) ' V
Siiii Frnnciseo. June 2!.-'Tlie ere
deullnls committeo of the Ilemocnilic
nalinnal convention Inst night ratillcd
the action of the nutionitl committee
in sealing the PiiJmer delegation from
Georgia and in denying henator Jus.
A. Heed Ji st-at in the convention as a
delegate from the 10th Missouri dis
ti let. '
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE
I'EVCII CROPS, OF GEORGIA
Every Legal Remedy Will Be Used by
the Department of Justice.
, . (Br tha Associated Preaa.) '
i Wushington,, June ,2!t. -T:very legal
remedy to protect the public interests
will be used by the Depiirtment of
Justice to save the Georgia peucli crop
which is threatened with disaster
through tlte refusal of Ice. concerns to
provide for Its transportation, it was
announced today by Howard Flgg. sjie
cial assistant to the attorney general.
ATLANTA IS STILL '--x-r' . ;;"
AHEAD OF BIRMINGHAM.
Census Bureau Figure for Birming-
; ham Give That City 178,170.,
i?A 1;
- Wnsuiiigtim. Jniie 2!): Alliiufirwl
with
200.HIH people? relulns her rank ns
second city , in the South, figures for
Birmingham announced today by the
Census. Bureau showing, the Alabama
city as 178,270, an iucrei'ise of 45.5S5.
of ,'4.4 ier cent.. . Birmingham was
the third eilv in 1010 with l:te.liS.i.
while Atlanta'at that time had lh4,R.'iO.
; .'1", Now Let it Raia ,
San. Francisco, June 20. Postmast
er General Burleson brought his well
known umbrella to this dry country
and carries It everywhere. When ask
ed by San Franciscoans, who boast
that no Tain fall ' here for ' several
motitlH -f i tlw- year,: including June,
why -he persists- in doubting and slan
dering iheir climate, Burleson says:
ou never know when you have
to run to . cover ; to escape aehower.
The best way is to have ani umbrella
at hand. I have saved myself many a
time by having this trusted covering."
A Burleson circulates among . the
delegate talking MeAdoo, he is point
ed nut .as the only man in the world
who Is never without an umbrella. "
The Congregational is ts in Boston.
- tBy In 4srlatra Praa.) '.i -
Boston. June' 20. The ConKregatirtu-
alists of uiimy lands are here today
for the 4th decennial Internal con
gress council. ; Nearly 3.000 delegates
representing '1:1,000 ;- Congressional
churches In all parts of the world
have registered. -: -.-..' '.
See ad. today of the United Lite
and Accident Insurance Company, rep
resented here by Messrs. J. Walter
Darnell and Walter P. Ritchie. : v
Stiff Amendment Killed. ; " . -.
Atlanta. June 28. The proposed
amendment to the state constitution
giving woman the-right to. vote was
killed in the senate today. The vote
was 10 to 15. - '
WMIOTM
BIG BENEFITS
- Financial independence" " 1
Freedom from wprry-; - ,5
A comfortable old age '-V-
A home '-. v;:-v-'-t;"V.:..;K:'Vv.':V.: ',
Proper care in time of illness , ? , -
There are are hundreds of benefits from the sav-.
ings habit;"--;;,:'Uir-:v
. : A neV interest quarter opens July first and your
money will draw 4" per cent, compound interest. ',. . ,'
CONCORD NATIONAL DAI ZZ
' Safe Deposit Doxes Fcr Rcr.t , 1
I June 21-10-t.i
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SUB COMMITTEE AT
- otUUFoe:,
r''" ' '.V :: ' ' ' ' '
Bryan Is Not Given a Place
on the ; Committee. Ma
jority Against Inclusion of
Wet Plank in Platform.
LABOR, LIQUOR AND
V IRISH QUESTIONS
Are All Subjects of Disagree
ments-Real Contest Will
Come After,' Committee's
Reoort Is Made. .
' (Br the' Anaoelalrd Press.)
San Francisco, Juim vJBIu Actual
preparations of the IHwipcratic plul
form delgated last night to the snl-i-oiopiitfee
of nine under adminlKtra
tion leadership waited Kslay while the
platform committee of 53 kept open ,
house tp hear the, final suggestions and
arguments from, many sources. .-
The,, labor, liquor mill Irish fue- t
lions, all - subjects" of disagreement, ,
were up for debate lit; the committee's ,
public hearings. - Besides- there were
many.siieakerij on the issues of lesser
wmlroversy and there seemed' litllo
prospect that the long list could lie fin
ished nntil late In the day. .', ''.-.:.
In the ineHiitiuie ns - the olwervers
studied the- mnke-np of the sulwom
mittee It Is-came more apparent thut
the real contest over the. :, platform
would eomc after the suli-cominlttee re
port had lieen'laid before tlie full com-
mittee" for review. Wm. J. , Bryan. '
omitted by administration forces from
membership on the sub-committee, maid
he -probably would not present , his
planks on prohibition, the league of
nations ami other subjects for tlie sub-.
committee's consideration at all.
Selected by Senator . Glass of Vir-,
gluia, after he had lieen unanimously
chosen chairman of the platform com- .
mittee, the sub-couimittee was expected :
to show -the majority administration,
supporters and a majority against the
inclusion of any wet plank hi the pint- .
form.:- '- ,' - "'.''' '-; - ' .-'"-.
i ii i in ':: .'-.;''-....
HEADQUARTERS FOR
W, G. MeADOO OPENED.
Three 1 Room Rented by Personal
Friends to Be Used. Solely for Con-
' ' KeiH eS-i--..-r.fr VIU.'rkr
; I (Br Ik Aoelate Preaa.)- - '
Sn' Francisco, June 21.-Jneh head-.
quarter n Wililam G. MeAdoo will -' "
have, at the. con vent ion were openiMl -.
here today. TbeylconsisttHl of three V
rooms rented by personal , f rinds of ,
Mr. MeAdoo aud xre to Ije us-! solely
for conferences. No one Is in charge
of the rooms, nor is a publliety eanf
palgn from them lielng planned. Con-
ferences nlglitly perhaps, will lie held
by his supporters during the remulnd- ; ,
er of tlie convention. .
,Mr, MeAdoo', friends say he may
run tiiird on the balloting on the ear- .'.
ly votes.'. They erpect-Palmer" to lead .
because he has a tremendous "compli
mentary Vote" , that will he cast for
him on the first ballot. Cox may.rnn '
second,, they said, aud after that the.
-break, will be ; toward MeAdoo. '
Governor of Verjnont, Jnd.Tn,M!,,f,e',
''- y-.i,-'s in Race. ." v -: 'h ' -i.:"'
San Francisco, June 28. Governor
Roberts, of Tennessee, and .the gov, ,
ernor of Vermont were in a .race to 7 ,
call a- siiecinl session of thetr leglsln- .
Hires to consider- ratification .of the, ..
suffrage amendment, according to re? ,
ports given currency here today 'by suf
frage lenders. ."H1, ,(,.(;...
'-'.Leader- lea rnedi. they 't said, that
Senator Harding, the republican presl. . . . .
dentinl' nominee.- bad .-told frkHMls In ; ,
Washington that Ihe governor of Ver-s - J
inont would call a special es.-doiv soon'f "...
probably next week, to consider suf- ;
fruge. At once snffiiVgh leaders got :in
touch with democratic-leaders. UcriH .-j
hud telephoning to the 'governor. roi ,1, ,
Tennessee followed, v1 t - j ( .v" -:;
Members of the national woman' : ;
party decided today to - call ' -on . the-;,
Tennessee delegation next Thursday,,
and urge ,ther advantages . of. their ;
legislature ratifying the 'amendment.; ,.
The leaders will t Ih accompanied by j
delegation of women front - every. " '
equal suffrage stnte. .' , '. -;
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