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V ? J K.e ) r -" Y. - - i - a ; f"' 'r.-''-f f 'mttJ -mmm.' -4m i 'JsW' " - .73 " "; v 1C DAY'S o UJUUOOOUU O C- v. v.. . VOLUME XX. CONCORD, N; C; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30,;1920.-: no. i:j. PiiESiociiLiKirJtsfiPUTi:! : l-? , ';;o:.;:::atio;i today at.sah frahcisco i mm . : i ' ' 1 t. WILL HOLD SUGAR FOH ; 24 CENTS A POUND C0L0Y13TLJ-V -AND CIEil ul Oh, See Who's Here In Order to Save Time Nom inating Speeches Are. Be . ing Made in Advance of Adoption of Platform. ' DAY CONSUMED ' IN ORATORY When AIL Candidates Are Placed in Nomination - Re- ; , port of Platform Commit tee Will Be Waited For." it 3t( Jt( )K )ft TODAY'S PR0GRA.HM E " - ; AT 8AN FRANCISCO 1- ;...;: , By the Associated Press.')!-" : San Francisco, June. HOl-t-To- iK day's Democratic' national con- ventlon programme In a follows : Meets at U a. m. , I ' , Prayer liy rtahbi Martin A, Meyer of Han Francisco. Presentation of candidates for Presidential nomination. - .!& . t . . .... .. ' .. .- m-:. .xiiiijiihimmi jipceones limited to sr 20 minutes each r second apwH- s to ft minute, and not morn than throe for ench candidate.' 3( I San Francisco, June .TO.SrCiuidldates for Presidential honors' . were being . planed in nomination at ' today's "sea. . sloriof the Democratic National Con . ventlon.' While the' committeemen . struggled behind cloned doors attempt ing .to draft a platform acceptable to all elements in the party, the conven tion under a role approved yesterday, saved time hy having the nominating .'Speeches made in advance of adop tion of declaration of principles. -Beginning beore noon the oratory ; held forth and was expected to hold ' forth dllrlnr tlia ilmr. lnlorimnta1 nnlr N liy noUy ihmonHtratlona aa th named , . v f tl candidatea are placed before v. the ronvpntlou. - ;, v-. ' Wim all candidates ' formally ' In lis"""""'"" "p vwuvnmon win await twmrp np-Hvlin . .... t .. . . Vhitrsda or -Prklay. - , v -,: )rslay or Friday. . The platform drafters plait to work continuously until the . document , Is completed. Ijiborlng nritH nearly, two a. m. today the sub-committee tesutt' ed ito task before 10 o'clock and stop ped only long enough to report pro-l gross to the full membership. How ' much longer the suit-committee will take, and how much time the full com- ' mlttee will consume in considering the report, no one will venture to predict. Smator Carter Glass said every effort Is being made to expedite the work. . . Planks defining the Democratic party's attitude on the League of Na tions and the prohibition Issue .two of the prominent' Issues before the sub-committee have not been 'finally decided upon, though It Is said - an agreement is. not far off on the League declaration. . Regardless of action taken by the snh-coroniItt.ee members .repeated there la sure to be a light In . the full committee oxer both qitesthms and the losers will carry the appeal to the convention for final decision. Sub stantial, agreement it was said, tin been reached on many of Hie minor is sues proposed for Incorporation In the platform. '.. .; - A great' crowd came to convention -hall prepared for n day of excitement. Campaign managers. and . delegations ; actively supporting .candidates were well prepared for the day." - All sorts of devices for arousing, enthusiasm ot the crowd and noise makers were brought In and -concealed .tint 11. the opportune time ca"me for " bringing then) out. , :'y ' : TAX ROLL STOLEN. " ' The Sum of $59,725.00 Stolen from C . W. C. Railway Express Car This Morning, :. . (Br tkm Aw elate Prcsa.) ; Angusta, Ga June 30. The marine corps pay roll amounting to S59.725.00 ", was stolen from' an express car of the Charleston A Western Carolina rall- - way. a few miles out of Angusta be tween 5 and 5:80 this morning, after hold-up men had bound and gagged the express messenger and an armed guard. . ... - , 7 - The money had been expressed un der guard from Atlanta, and was trinsf erred to the C. & W. C. at Au gusta to be conveyed to Paris Island, .8. C, where the marine barrack Is lo cated. The C. ft W. C. train felt Au- gusta at 5:15 av m. When a few miles V out of the city. It is claimed the hold up men entered the express cac, over powered i- the messenger and , armed cnard and then threw the safe out of the door ' , Officers are scouring river swamps for the rohbers. . .. Riib-ConihUttc of Nine Rejerfs a Wrt : . ILinlc. San Francisco, June 20. The stib rrtmmlttee of nine making a ' prellmi nary draft of the Democratic platform rejected toniptit a proposal to include a wet DlanK. roe tteiiiterattons ami ite were In Recrtt, but it was under-: xd that the vote against a wet plank! v us at a ration or two to one. riillip ' Bosche arrived In Con ' worn in?, ami is tl'e guest of , 1-. '. . K. ..va, at ; . i Sor.'i Viu -it., . SKjK ' - t ' 0 MrADOO'ft NAMR WILL NOT HK PRESENTED ' ' ' . (By thPCAMflclatM Pross.) ' Sim Francisco, Jnn nd.Dett- nllo and final iristniclloiiH tnrne fm the lOast early. today' that William (1. McAdoos name was not fiirnmlly In be. placed liefnre the -Democratic national conven- Hon." - Jlurris Jenkins of Kansas Clf.v ,who was" prepared to make 1 lie nomination himwIi fiir MeAiVm.- revlsKl his plans nsuin and. deeid- ed to hccetle to tlie wishes of Mr. ilcAdoo's mnnavers. -. , . What . Mr. MeAdoo Sy. : N'cw Vorlt. June :. "This lie- 7loti was taken with in y entire - provnl,", Wm. O.-McAdoo sulit to- day When told that "definite" and final Instructions" had .been, re- celved In Kan francisco that his namcVas not formally to lie nine- od licfore- the Democratic nat- Innlil tonvention: Ho wonhl make no further 'comment. , ; BASIS OF THE RKPl'BLICAN ' ; PRBSIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN Will Be , to "Restore Party . Oovenv -; ment as ft 8nbsUtute for Personal (iovernment.'' ' .cj, .;: ,v -: " i9r h AssocUTt Ft.)' -j Washlncton June !. The nepnhlt can Presidential campaign will be has ed "on , an appeal to restore party government as u constltntloiutl stihstl tue for personal Borernment," Sena tor ' Hartling, the party's Presldentia' candidate a nhonnced today after i conference with Calvin Ooolldge V end national chainnnn Hayes. , . At the same time (lovernor Coolldgo declared there must be "a return Qf public opionion touird a self-control by the peojle toward a great and over mastering desire to observe the.' law." : (lovernor ('oolldge and fhnirnian Hayes attended the regnhir daily con ference of Kenatof Harding with the newspaper - correspondents. Senator Harding's, attention was called to the statements attrlbntel to Senator. Pen rose of Pennsylvania, o(iKwlng the Ipnlgn. . ' . "it. Is not surprising there have been different opinions jis to tbn most ef fective method ot campaigning,'? said Senator Hnrding. . While recoguiEiug the merits of Sena tor. Pen rose's; pro posal for a moderate campaign trip. the Presidential candidate said this country waji "calling for deliberate' ut terances," and for this reason the front porch campaign appeals to me. He added, however, that no unaltera ble vlaftorm bad been made. fc ' Governor V)oolidge said tnat thus far he has made no fieflulte plans for a tour of the country. : j,.,;,; THE SECOND WILL CASE Handwriting Expert at Chicago Iden tities the Signature of lte James ' C. King. ;. : .(By thm AiwUIti hm,) ' . Chicago, Jnne SO.-Malvln N;Can-al-ho, New Tork handwriting-. expert. Identified "the signatures on the alleg ed second' will of Jas.-C. King.- mi. Ilonuire lumberman; ns "genuine in w deposition read to the court today. ' . Mrs. Mary Melvln. sister, of the late Mrs. King, and Gaston B. Means. Mrs. King's attorney, who was tried and ac quitted of having murdered his v"e"t at Concord, N. C, are fighting to have the second will probated, i. The first will which the probate courts held le gal leaves the hulk of the estate . to found a home for aged men. . ' - - Carvelho, . In his deposition testified that he had been called before Assist ant District Attorney John T. Pooling, of New York and questioned regard ing his connection with the case. Dool lng, be said, wanted to read his report on the validity of the .signatures on the second ' will, -and was "very anxious that I change my views on the case.". - Means Is Suing Doollng and the Northern Trust Company, of .Chicago, trustees of the estate under the first will,, for damages in connection with his ajrrest and trial for Mrs, King's murder. . . ',' DOCTOR TESTIFIES IN ' ' THE KINO WILL" CASE Believes the DocHment Which Gaston Means Seeka to Have Probated Is , Genuine. : Chicago,-June 29. Dr. -Edwin C Williams, of Chicago, the first witness called in the circuit court today in an attempt to prove the validity of the alleged second will of James C. Kin?, millionaire lumberman, said bo saw a document similar to that which Mrs Mary V. Melvin and Gaston II. Mean are endeavoring to probate when ho was" summoned to attend 'Mr; .ing in his lsst illness. Dr. Williams testified that ' he olt talned n glance at the signatures and believed that the disputed wilt was the. same one. Attorneys for Menus aii'I Mrs. Uelvin sought to place C. Bowers a frieud of the dead millionaire, od the stand to Identify Mr. King's signa ture, but Uie conrt refused to allow niin to resiiry oecauRa nowes lesiiiieo he had never seen MrKlnfji the act J penning his name. ' " , It" 1 1 - Mrs. Calvin Coolldee was a villas school teacher when she met aud mar ried the prexent (iovernor of Mass ohu -'- - ' J!ri ' ' - ciin-!' ''Up f r Vice i it it. HANKS SHOE AT OLD TRICKS; CAUGHT HERE TUESDAY, NIGHT Escaped rfora' State Prison Camp and Was About to Rob Store Wben He ; tWaa. Discovered. -. -1 ' - Bill Carlyle, robber, thtef, jail breaker, the man who terrorized . the west with his nefarious crimes, is an amateur compared with the activities of Concord s one aud only Banks Shoe, the youthful burglar, Jail breaker and auto thief. .'..' -v i , -.-'; ''', Shoe : was arrested : here - several months ago charged witli robbing three stores in one night..' He was sent to lull to awn it the next term of Super ior Court, lmt iM'fore the conrt couven od he surreptitiously suanped off - a steel liar in the county; Jnit (gharaii- U.i-A t.l-(-fwrnt I.AliiHiBd-A' 11 jhii attemianrs ntnrcBjnyeu ireenom for a few hours. ; 1 - . Ijiter in the same night that he es caped from the Jail he visited another business hohse,' stole 'severul articles from the store,' and made his way to a local cotton mllWwherc It is alleg ed he stole a Ford touring car.. After several days hunt he was caught In Charlotte, while trying - to make his hway from Rock Hill, S. C, to this city, ou a freight train. -. .t - At the term of court immediately following his last arrest- he was given 17 months in the State penitentiary at Raleigh, and the city felt itself rid of him for at least that length of time. There were-,no lugubrious J remarks when he was sentenced ; there was rather ,a cyclone of approval. Bnt Banks was not destined to re main at the State penitentiary..: The officials there, acting upon a request of persons ' of this -city, it Is stated, thought that he jra so, young he had better-lie. sent, to a road camp,, and to a camp near Hoxhoro he was sent. It is believed that Banks acted with meticulous care, immediately after reaching the camp, for in a few days he was.. marie a "trusty", seemingly having dropped . the insucinnce which marked his every appearance In court here, and making every effort to gain the confidence and kindness of the guards. ' .- ' ; '' . -" ;And as a "trusty" Banks uvea wen for some time. He was free from any attempt at fallhrtlon; he chose-his method f living with a sagacious suc cess ;dt seemed that he-could not have been connecteI with the borrendou act which' had sent, him first . Ral eigh nd then to Roxboro. v s. ; But he wast biding his time, ms per fect behavior was but another bluff; his ebullient spirits were caused not because he had reformed, aud was pay ing the penalty, but because again he had visions -of Cabarrus, and his old "camping ground.",.' . . ! Aud so Tuesday vtne' pyscnoiogicai moment came. He had nls cnance to leave and without hesitancy ne lerr. Heraugbt freight trains at conven ient moments, and he arrived In Con cord again yesterday afternoon, broke in finances, but rich in the belief that he cotUd again soon replace hlB rich es which he bad been denied , while boarding with the 8tate. . - . I Keeping out of the city until aare, Shoe made his way again last night to the Correll Jewelry Company, one of the Business firms he .had roonea once before, "and -ha waited there until -the coast would be clear. He chose eleven-o'clock as the hour to begin ; his work, but Just as thi time Sir.?A- N. Lents and Mr. Sam weddington vis ited the store to get some water. Just after entering Mr. Lents saw some one's face at the skyllghtaiid he tried to phone the police. '. But he could t get central to'answer. be stated, so he ran into the streets and called the po lice, . ',, ., . v Patrolman Allman climbed on top of the- building, while Patrolman Brown went behind the building. Messrs. Ints and Weddlngton went on the inside, and Mr. .Lentx says that' be al wo climbed tm top ef the bulMing4ater: Mr: Allman flashed his light In a box In the? rear of the stope, and nt the mine time Ur. Lents and -Mr.' Wed iliugton saw the boy, and they caught 1 .- ' li Ik now fu the cointT lall aealtf. THEIIWIEGHD-'.'v SECTiON QUIET TODAY Following Riot Last Night After J: Dynamite Bombs Were Thrown,; Into Negro Dwelling Near Color Line. AMERICAN LEGION.; PATROLLED STREETS Hundreds of Armed Negroes Rushed Into Streets, But Were Afterwards Induced to Return to Their Homes. . Br (he Aaaoclated Pru. , Miami, Fla., June 30. Quiet reign, in the negro section , today following the riot last night ; 'after dynamite bombs were thrown into a negro dwell ing closfl to the cotor line. Three hun dred members of the American Legion called put by the Mayor, patrolled th- streets last - night. -The ' authorities anticipate i more -trouble, niul.tho negroes are qniet, trusting In the proiu Ise of the police for protection, 4110 the prosecution of those alleged ft have started the trouble. . After the dynamiting of the dwell ing, hundreds of. armed negroes rush ed Into the streets, and there was, pro misrious ' shooting. - -Afterward the Chief of police and prominent negro business men succeeded in iniucuig the negwies to" return to their homes: Dnring the night no one, white ot black.' unless a imifonn(d monibe'r of the American Legion, or a police, were allowed on the streets of the negro section. - r -,. . Prof, and Mrs; D. B. Welsh and son. of Snleu), Va arrived in Concord this morning and -will spend several days here. Prof. Welsh is -a member of the faculty of Roanoke ' College. - . , Mr. and Mrs. C. J. W. Flshet gave a delightful moonlight picnic .Saturday night In honor of Mr and -Mrs. .Clar ence Castor, of Boston. ' .: , . ...r ; and be will remain here until . Sheriff Caldwell or ' some one can take him back to Raleigh. The old. insurance Is back again; the virago talks sibll antly of going hack to Raleigh, ' He Just doesn't care. , Right-living - seems V to- have - been cast out of the. curriculum of Shoe's school of experience, and so far vi' ing nas ncen round ttint Willi a frown on his forehead, or n . him want- to lead a bettet, life. Interest Quarter Opens in Our Say- : L mgi Department July 1st I ? Deposits made before 1 ment draw.interest at 4 per cent.- ' " . . -v Start now--it is a good timeto save money. , - CABAHRUS . SAVINGS . BANIy t f , concord, vi . r. , . ... .... - - - ; Tim lAndis COTTON jnLL - REGAN WORK AGAIN TODAY Mill Owners Say That 50 Per Cent, of Old Employees Returned to Work Corriher .MiR StUl li'Jc. . - (Br Aiwiaini m.) Salisbury, June 30. The . Indl Cotton Mill at Landla began opera. tlons tills morning after several weeks' shut down due to a wnlkont of the employees on account of the discharge of an (employee. Milt owners claim that 50 iter ent. of the old employees returned to work; The Corrilier Mill of the same town, and which is nn iler practically the same management, which has been closed, is still Idle on scocuiilxof a strike, Each mill - ein plnj-ees almtit lf0 operatives. Til REK lORlf W 1N . AN AUTOMOBILE COIXISION. Auto at Tuscaloosa, Ala., Hit by u luisville 4 Nashville Train. . (By the Associated Freu.) . Tuscaloosa. Ala.. - June :t0 Three young women are dead and three an seriously Injured here today as a re sult of a collision last night between an automobile in which they were rid inir and a Louisville ft Nashville pas senger train . The dead are: Gertrude Tferhy, Hasel Thames and Birch Dol ling. The Injured r Kathleen and Eu dora.Terhy and Carol, Thames. Miss Gertrude Yerby was killed out right and Misses Thames and Dolling died during the night. No other cieatns are expected. - ' " THE COTTON MARKET. Sharp Fluctuations Followed by Irreg nlar Price Movement. - . ' (Br te Aaxorlnlrd press.) C " 1 New' Tork, - June 30. Yesterday' sharp fluctuations were followed by rather an. unsettled 'and- irregulnt price movement lii the cotton market during today's early trading . The op ening was fairly steady at unchanged prices to a decline of 10. points and ac tive positions sold ahont 7 to 18 points below last night's closing after tin call. . . ' '''. ' Cotton ftitures opened fairly steady. July 3T:.ri0; Oct.-S3:ll;.'Iev;31:S6; Jan. 3t:;8; Mar.. 30:07. - , i ', .. Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Ut Strike. . (Br Aswlta Press.) . . Glrard. Ohio. June 30. Officials of the Lodge here of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers said today they 1 had receiv ed instructions from the Pittsburgh headquarters to cease work tonight un less the new wage agreement is sign ed before midnight by the conference of manufacturers and Amalgamated representatives at Columbus. v, 1 " 1 1 Population of High Point to Re An- nounyra ioomntuw. (By the Associate Press.) .Washington. June 30. The popula tion of High Point, N. C. will lie an nounced at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow. I s j I ,0 i t H) : i f July 10th in' this depart-' , I L r- Cuban Growers, Mill 01 s16 nd Brokers Who Control -v 2,1 80,000 .Sacks Are Defi nitely Pledged to This. TRYING TO ENLARGE i i THE POOL FORMED There Are 3,900,000 Sack3 of ; Cuban Sugar Unsold Leav ing Only 1,740,000 Sacks Under Outside. Control. . (By the Assoclatr Prmar Havana, June ,'!0. Chilian cane growers, sugar mill owners and brok ers clalinlnu to control the .sale - of 2.180,001) sacks, of unsold sugar, were 011. record today as dtflnltely pledged not to-offer the sugar sor sale until tne - pnee had .reached 'H Cents peij pound, the level reached', ihiruig the last half of May. , K - " - Participants pledged- tliemselvejs" I11 witnoraw front the market, all offers and to sell none except thraigh Jbc mod ins of a committed whiith Is plegd ed' to make no sales for less than 21 cents per pound. - : ;, The amount of unsold .('ulian sugar was estimated by a member of the sell ing committee nt S.020,orK) iacks, their nniiiings or .1H),(KI sacks . leaving only 1,740,000 under outside r control. Efforts ore being made to bring these Into the pool. " FOT'R TEXAS NEGROES . ARE KILLED BY' MOBS." Two Were Shot and Two Hanged- were Chargett-HUn Killing Deputy Y 0 repoit, aim a rw-s was uk Sherin. .. , . . itll T:3(t tonight. TUe milK'oni (By tke AMK-lalea I-rpms. Wharton, Texas, June 30. Two bo. groes were shot to death and two oth ers hanged by posses' early this week in this comity, If became knowir hem toilay. ''". Thev wwe wanted ih connec tion wllh tlie killing of Deputy Slier- 'AfTF. MrtVrmick " last Satnrilay night. - '.-'-?.. '"'; .A ,;.' Washington Giles anil his -lirothen who" were accused of firing 'the,siiot Tuesilsr near, Dioiumi'd Mound. Tnel:'tora"p:',"-''Aiordto t-Oody -MUm -n derson were found Tnewlav mornint hanging from trees 0 miles past of Wharton. - '; Gordon a ml Anderson, it was snlilJ ailmitUHl that they wei aiding 'the Giles brothers to escape. Price Bars Are Down at Eflrd's. Thursday. Friday and Saturday are the last days of the Great Eflrd Chain Sale.: During these tlays thousands of dollars worth M goods will be plac ed on sale at prices that will surprise you. Cash is talking at this big store now, and cash talked when they made the purchases. Their buyer Is in New York all the time Riinnlvlnz the chain of 30 stores will bargains. Everything is marked (luring this 'sale in plain figures. See the two pages of adver tisements In The Tribune and -Times for an enumeration, of some of the hundreds of bargains they have ' for yon. . . ...... .. . ..:.. - . . Disposing of Remaining War Mateals ... (By th Aaaoetatea Prewh) . Washington,. June 30. Disposal of the remaining surplus stocks of war ninterinls was placed today under the direction of officers in-control of "six control depots." These are at' Boston, ew York, Chicago. Atlanta, San An tonio a lid San Francisco.- , , Miss Josephine Harkey will bo mar ried this evening to Mr. Chester Mc- Gee at 7 o clock at All Saints Episeo phl Church. On account of the limit ed space in the church, . cards have been issued, and only, those rrlio have received these cards will be expectd at the ceremony. . . . We hope no poliMeul Convention will pass any resolutions in favor of Irish bidepeifllence. It is' a , matter with which we hare nothing in the world to do. Irish independence, in plain terms, means Roman Catholic tyranny. Charity and Children. . , 9MJtunum BIG BENEFITS 1 .Financial independence- ' Freedom; from wcryvr : . . . A comfortable 'old age " A home "' --', ,u v Proper card in time of illness. , There are are hundreds of benefits from the sav ings habit. V- " A new interest quarter opens July first and your money will draw 4 per cent.' compound Interest.' ";:;.." THE .. CONCORD NATIONAL DAI.": . V Safe Deposit Boxes For Hcrt.; June 21-10-t. , . ..' ' - r: ubrNf It as a Political xpedient and Not Neces- Rarily His Own PcrsonaK View of the Matter. A wmp VAP1PTV OF SUGGESTIONS The Secretary Is Fresh From President Wilson, and This ; Adds Much Significance to . HLsrView. ,t" ; '' ' j(By tbe Asaoelsted Press.) ' f . r , Son" Fraiuibco. June .10 Secretary " Colby early this morning was waging -a tight in the iiiiiforuk sub-comniilteti for n light wine and 1eer plank. Ho was argulntf It as political expedient ' and not. ne-eHrily as his personal view. ' ' ' ' ' , , --,.' ' The" fat that. Secretary Colby con- : ferred with toe President iK'fore leav ing Washington added tsignilicanee to ,. hia stand. . . , Some of the. committeemen wer of -the. oiiitilon .that the Volstead .act" .. ..':.". should lie amended so as to uiake en- : 1 forttement less. stringent. : ,. ; A ; wide variety of suggestions rang- , ' lug from the strictest enforcement, of , the law lo Colby's suggestion were of-A t fered. ' Senator McKellartrought. in- -.-the Bryan proposal. . The sub-committee platform com- .. mlttee adjourned without completing , its work earlv-this morning and mct ' again at I) :.'), No , annimncemtu -.-. was made by Chairman Glass. . Ik ,1 ; . Vhei the full platform committi r" ' re-assendtled. by Mrearrangs-mejit at . .' 11 o clock today, Henator Glass .'re- PO"' that the sub-coilinilttee was (.h its members divided la their opin-. Ans whesheE w-ous2 lie Dossible tit. 'report at the bour fixed. v i ' " Senator Mdvellar' salif he thought the phitform framers would he 'very luckyf If they were able- to completo their toutatlve draft by 7:30, but Hen- : ator '.-OUiss expressed "wntlilenix f hut the repiirt would be ready. . - The Prohibition Plank Wfll Be Slight . : -. '. ' IX Moist. , mlttee or uiiui drafting life Mmteliiit'iU " plntfornl. has practically affrecrt on the prohibition plank . which Is described" "as slightly moist,1 and as being in "support of the constitutional amend- ment" but with a' declaration for per- ' j sonal liberty and against "vexatious interferences." - ' - - ' The League of Nations plank, the .',',. same administration chiefs said, has been agreed upon "Just as Woodrow Wilson wants.lt without the dottiug . -of an T or the crossing of a 1'." -';..'. As forecast it follows almost the identical lines "of the Virginia plat- (. form previously approved by President . Wilson. ' " A careful count of the full committee and a survey of the convention, these ; ., ndmlnistration chiefs say, made them ' confident that William J. Bryan could not got his prohibition plank In the 1 platform. The agreement was. in -such form, they said, that it was not. ' improbable that their work would be In id before the full committee on res- olutions late this afternoon. v ' After a session of less than one-half; - . . an hour the. sub-committee sttsiindeil -deluiberatioiis temporarily-, ami left " the convention hall. No 'statement was forthsonilng regarding progress tnade. . .;-.--': . y , . . , , : - Three Women Prisoners 8a Their , -' ' - Way to Freedom. ' (By the Associate Press.) i .Akroni O., June 30. Three- women' . prisoners sawed their wav to freedom ' at, the county ; jail here tMlay."The.v are Carrie Chllds, 24, negro, charged ' with pocket picking: Marie Hamilton.. i 20, negress. charged with citling to,,, Kill ; and t'eari wnite. n, cnargen with pocket picking. .The women oc cupied the same celt : . :; .).-. . Cotton is quoted at 42 cents per . pound on the local cotton market ; cot ton seed remain at 75 cents per bushel. . OF SAVINGS ; T ,. r.. 'CJf . .. ,' ' ; ' ; -