• *•****•< * ASSOCIATED < * PRESS f * DISPATCHES I VOLUME XXIV MOVEMENT GROWNtG TO GIVE STHENGTH • TO JOHN I HMDS Two Movements in His Be half Have Been Started Recently, One in Chicago and Other in Washington. WOULD ACCEPT THE NOMINATION Friends Declare He is In Re ceptive Mo o d,—Neutral Leaders Are Now Looking Into Davis’ Qualifications. (By the Associated Press.) New York, June 20.—With the in creasing influx of delegates to the Nat ional Democratic convention, the politi cal mathematicians are busily engaged ' in figuring the actual and potential Btrength of the Reading candidates-com plicated aa their task is By the arrival of favorite sons and dark horses in Candi dates' jßow. Two separate movements to* groom John W. Davis, of West Virginia, former ambassador to Great Britain for the nom ination, developed in Washington and Chicago, and were growing stronger ev ery tniuute when they arrived here, as- 1 ter Davis let it* be known that he was in a receptive mood. I’art.v chieftains admittedly against McAdoo. and neutral regarding Smith, immediately began sounding out state 1 leaders on Davis as a possible compro mise candidate in the event that the Smith-McAdoo contest developed a dead lock. Managers for Geo. S. Silzer. governor ! of New Jersey, Carter Glass, of Virginia, ! Oscar W. T'nderwood. of Alabama, and : James M. Cox, of Ohio, have opened ! headquarters. Work already has been started by Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut, on the party platform. It is generally conceded that the main test of strength between McAdoo and Smith will be on the questipn of the Ku Klux Klan. league of nations, and prohibition. George E. Brennan, tllinojs leader, and known as a Smith supporter, has been in his attitude against the hooded organization, and' insists that tlie Dem ocratic platform must definitely denounce the Klan. ' Managers of the McAdoo campaign have reiterated the stand thken by their candidate in bis ■ southern speech- on Americanism and religious, tolerance. To Senator Key Pittmna. of Nevada, has been designated the duty of framing the fundamental planks, in the platform. Senator Pittman, who conferred on the tentative draft of a platform with Con gressmen in Washington, today confer; red with Mr. Cuujmings. The women blnlsomed forth today and became active in both the Smith nnd McAdoo camps, while pamphlets setting forth the feminine strength of both can didates began to appear in the hotel lobbies nnd on the streets. Will Stay Wilson Proposal Baltimore, June 20.—A copyrighted dispatch from a staff correspondent at New York to the Baltimore Sun today says that “Woodrow Wilson’s last po litical will and testament—a document of partly principle and policy—ia to be laid by a group of his followers before the members ol the resolutions commit tee when the time eomes to write the Democratic platform.” Roosevelt WUI Nominate Smith. New York, June 20.—The honor of nominating Governor Smith at the Dem ocratic convention, probably will go to Roosevelt. McAdoo Busy at Headquarters. New York, June 20.—Wm. G. Mc- Adoo was too busy with conferences to dny to see the large number of newspa per men who assembled at his headquar ters. Lippard Paroled. (By the Associate.! Press) Raleigh, N. C., June 20.—Governor Morrison. hap paroled for the remainder >of his term, T. E. Lippard, who was sen tenced at the July, 1023, term of the Catawba County Superior Court to 18 months in the county jail. Lippard has served- a portion of his sentence but has from time to time received paroles from the* Executive in order that he could receive treatment in a hospital. The prisoner, it was said, is still in poor health and in need of attention at a hos pital. For these reasons, the Governor stated, that he paroled ' the - SEVERAL DEATHS Heat Broken There, However, After One Day by Showers and Wind That Blew in City From Lakes. (By the Aazociated I'rew) Chicago, June 20. —The heat stave to which was attributed several deaths yes terday in Chicaga Cleveland and in lowa, was broken today in Chicago nnd the eentrfil west, although it remains very warm to the east and south, accord ing to weather reports. A cooling wind from Lake Michigan, with showers, brought relief to Chicago, where the temperature rose to a maximum' of 94 yesterday, the first hot dqy of the sum mer. The heat, also has been broken! in Kansas. I It remains very hot in Oklahoma and Texas, nlthodgh there are prospects of relief from thunderstorms, according to the weather bureau. In the northwest temperatures are very comfortable. The temperature here dropped gradually to 72 at 10 a. m. Five Deaths in Cleveland. Cleveland, 0., June 20. —The h£at wave which struck the Great Lakes re gion yesterday resulted in the death of five persons in .Cleveland, and the pros tration of three others, one of whom is : in a serious condition. Four of the . victims died after being overcome, while the fifth was drowned while seeking re lief in Lake Erie. The mercury touch- 1 ed 89 degrees after which it began to drop. ASKS RECEIVER FOR 1 THE KU KLUX KLAN j Indiana Man Alleges Klan Money Dis sipated and Than Klan Is Insolvent. Muneie, tnd., June 19.—Receivership i for the Knights -of -the Ku Klux- KJgu is asked in a -suit field in circuit court i Wednesday by James F. Hilderbrand. ’ Muneie Insurance agent, who alleges the i Organization is violating the provisions I of its Indiana charter which sets out i that the organization is not for profit, i Hildebrand alleges that the Ku Klux * Klan is insolvent and owes $8,000,000. i Hildebrand is national treasurer of the Independent Klan of America, form- i ed here recently by chanters seceding < from the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. 1 Hildebrand charges in the suit that 1 the Klan’s money is being divided among < officers '“according to the will and dis cretion, and desires of the former Texas dentist, Hiram W. Evans, now His Lordship, in the defendant organiza- 1 tion.” It is alleged in the complaint that more than $5,000,000 was paid into the Knights of the Ku Klux Klaa treas ury by Indiana members, including the plaintiff, which money was to have been 1 used in building and establishing a uni versity to be known as the American University, that 500,000 Indiana persons 1 bought robes of the Ku Klux Klan at $6.50 each and that $3.50 of this sum was to go into the fund to establish the university,. but that after receiving $5,000,000 in this way, the defendant organization divided the money among its officers and did not use any of it for the purpose intended. It is alleged th,e Ku Klux Klan gave to William Joseph Simmons, former head of the klan, $145,000 of this money, gave SIOO,OOO to a sculptor for carving the likeness of Robert E. Lee on the face of -Stone Mountain, and that the officers of the corporation otherwise have dissipated the money cf the members. JAP IS ORDERED TO 4 LEAVE WESTERN HOME People in Belvidere gay They Were Giv ing Jap What the Japanese are Giving Americans. (By the Associated Press.) Los Angeles, June 20.—While speakers addressing the 30th California yearly meeting of Friends in session at Whit tier were urging that the “voice of the church” •be raised against Japanese ex clusion, 'a crowd of men and women at Belvedere nearby last night called at the home of M. Kawambto, Japanese, and ordered him to leave the town. Arrival of police broke up the demon stration, but signs stating that "Amer icans are being mistreated in Japan, and Japanese are going to be mistreated here,” remafned posted in conspicuous places. Rea) Bummer Weather Hits Chicago at Last. Chicago, June 19. —Summer, long awaited by Chicagoans who had expe rienced scarcely any .warm spring weath er, stAnted iqto town today on a tidal wOve of heat which brought the mer cury from 64 degreea at 4 a. m., to 94 degrees at sp. m. The weather was the warmest of the year, the' previous high mark being 84 on May stb.. Hordes of downtown workers who brought along i top coats went home tonight in straw ’ hats and Bhirt sleeves. Cooler weather i ia predicted for tomorrow. Jury Has McDowell Case. Clearwater, -Fli., June 20 (By the As ■ sociated Press).—The fate of Frank McDowell, confessed slayer of his two sisters at Decatur, Ga„ and his father and mother at St. Petersburg, Fla., was placed in the hands of the jury at noon. CONCORD, N. CL, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924 NOW FOR THE FINISHING TOUCHES ASA G. CANDLER. Sr., ASKING FOR DIVORCE Cruel Treatment Alleged In Divorce Pa pars Filed by Millionaire Thursday. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, June 20.—Alleging cruel treatment, Asa G. Candler, Sr., retired millionaire soft drink manufacturer, has filed suit for divorce from his wife, Mae Little itagan Candler. The papers were served late yesterday, news of the shut becoming known today. Mr. ftwdkt-. who -i*' T - -jam old. married Mrs. Mae Little Kagan, a young widow, June 20. 1923. She had been a public stenographer in the Candler building in which the aged millionaire maintained his office. She has two chil dren, twins by her first marriage. Mr. Candler lias five chTTdren by a previous mnrriaft. The capitalist and his bride went for a honeymoon trip to Northern and East ern cities and on returning to Atlanta took up their abode in the palatial Cand ler home in the Druid Hills section, just over the Tine in DeKalb -county, i The petition for divorce sets forth that the eouple separated February 9. 1924. “She left petitioner's home at petitioner’s demand,’ 'the suit says: It alleges that although Mrs. Candler before and at the time of the marriage declared her love for Mr. Candler, she had no love for him. never had loved him. and had married him “for other mo tives.” The defendant admitted this at the time of the separation, according to the petition, “She paid not the slightest 'Attention to making a home for the petitioner.” the suit filed by Mr. Candler charges. It also alleged that Mrs. Candler,, would leave home early in tfft morning each day, remaining out until night. She “spent a large pari *>f the day driving in an automobile in the country, with a man whom she would meet at various times and places,' 'the document charges. No ec-respondent is named in the peti tion. Mr. Candler charges that his young bride “cursed and villified,” made delib erate efforts to wound and harass him, “ignoring and insulting his friends,” and Musing him great mental distress which impaired his health and peace of mind., In these acts, the petition charges, 'she wilfully persisted,” until the situa tion became unbearable to Mr. Candler, and resulted in the final separation. Bad Bill Etiquette. Nejv York, June 20.—When a mar ried woman fails to* pay her bills, should her husband be notified at once, or should she be given time to pay? William T. Snider, president of the Retail Credit Men’s National Associa tion, leading a discussion of the ques tion at the annual convention of the as sociation today, asked thh question and answered: “A married woman should be given time to pay. If she fails, her husband should be_ notified.” ■ Ttie problem 'of whether it is proper to attempt collection of delinquent bills by telephone also perplexed the delegates. The answer was: “Yes, but go , easy. TllJ're may be company in the bouse, or a conference in the office.” One-Piece Bathing Suita Banned at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, 8. C., June 19.—One pieoe- bathing suits were put under the ban today by city council. The ordi nance was adopted in connection with the opening of Cleveland Park, but is designed to regulate all parks municip ally owned or maintained in the city. . In a secluded corner of the National Museum at Washington, D. C., is hung the wall map used by General Pershing and his stnff at American headquarters | at Chaumont, France, daring the Great War. The map indicates the locatidtt tit the Allied and the enemy forces as they stood on November 11,'1918. RHODE ISLAND SENATE IS IN SESSION AGAIN Democrats May Continue Filibuster as i Republicans Will Net Compromise. (By the Associated Press) Providence, R. 1., June 20.—The State Senate reconvened this afternoon after a recess from yesterday when several 1 members' were overcome by gas from an amateur bomb. The gas attack was the climax of a prolonged session, due to a filibuster by democrats > • Xho~ ovpubl leans tkitty . refuse to ac cept any compromise offered by the dem ocrats, and the prospects are that the filibuster will be resumed. Republicans Leaving State. Providence R. 1.. June 20.—As a re sult of tlie flooding with poisonous gas of the senate chamber yesterday, and the collapse of five senators, the Re publican senators umiQuoeeU through the state central committee today that they were leaving the state and would not sit in the senate chamber until means were taken to protect them. THE COTTON MARKET Opened at Decline of 5 to 11 Points But Soon Recovered the Loss. (By the Associated Press.) New York, June 20.—The cotton mar ket opened at a decline of 5 to 11 points, but soon recovered tlie loss, and ruled very steady in the early trading Owing to more favorable reports from the Brit ish textile trade, uncertainty as to crop progress in the South, and covering. In the absence of active or aggressive de mand, offerings were light. July selling up from 28,50 to 28.68, nhd October from 25.80 to 25.94, or a couple of points above yesterday’s closing. The opening prices were: Julv 28.50; Oct. 25.86; Dec. 25.20; Jan. 24.89; March 25.08. SECRETARY MELLON IS CALLED AS WITNESS Must Testify in Coses of Gaston B. Means and Elmer Jamecke. (By the Associated Press.) New York. June 20.—Subpoenas were issued today requiring the presence of Secretary Mellon and his secretary, Ar thur Sixsmith, at the trial of Gaston B. Means, and Elmer W. .Taj-necke, in Fed eral court here next Tuesday. Means, former agent for the Depart ment of Justice, and Jarneeke, his sec retary, are being tried in Federal court, on charges of eonspShCjr to violate the prohibition law through withdrawal of liquor. Asheville Man Commits Suicide. Asheville, June 19.—After writing a lengthy note giving instructions as to the disposition of bis body and the settling of hie personal affairs, Charlie Nichols, president and manager of the Nichols Manufacturing Co., sent a bullet from a .88 caliber revolver crashing through I his brain. Mr. Nichols was in his of fice when the shot was fired this morn ing at 11:45 Vclooki Mr. Nichols was seriously worried ov er impending business reverses and ap parently took his life in a fit of de spondency over fear of this possible con tingency. Potato Digging Delayed. Elizabeth City, June 19. — Heavy rains Monday and Monday night and the wet fields resulting therefrom, prevented ex tended operations in potato digging the first Two days of this week and soles were reported here Tuesday up to noon, though buyers were offering $2.75 a bar rel f. o. b. Elizabeth City. As from the beginning of the season, the local market was unsettled. A new Canadian ensign has recently come into use for Canadian shipping. It i ia a red field With the Union Jack in the upper left band corner and simplified; form of' the Canadian arms on the field. A blue ensign on similar lines will bet | flown from government-owned vessels. - I - - ] MAY BENTON HAD MARRIED THREE MEN ; C. M. Fesperman, of Charlott«, Said to \ Have Been One of Her Husbanda. , Greensboro, June 10.—Mrs. May Ben ton, who was found dead in her room at a ■ hotel here, either suicide or victim of a , self-administered excessive dose of a drug ( to induce sleep, had been married to , three men, her husband, ,T. H. Benton, of Statesville, said here today when he i viewed the body, and one of the hus bands was C. M. Fesneriuau. ot, Char-,, lotte, son of Deputy Sheriff Victor Fes perman there. Benton further asserted. 0. M. Fesperman is a policeman in Charlotte, Bentou said. Fesperman was here today and saw the body, ac cording' to Benton. He (Benton) mar ried the woman when she was a girl of 14 in Hill City. Tenn., and lived with her for about 15 years, then secured a divorce; but remarried her about three months later in Fayetteville. Fesper man married her in Trenton, Ga., about three, years ago, Beiitoil said. A man named Morris Jaffey married her in Nor folk last autumn, Benton said, and he thiuks she was on her way to Philadel phia to join Jaffey when she stopped off here with 'tragic result. She started to ward Philadelphia from Charlotte, he htinks. The woman seems to have si>ent con siderable time in Charlotte, and two women from there came over in an au tomobile today and looked at the body. < Their names were not secured. It will never be known whether she killed herself or took too much of the drug unintentionally. She had regist ered at the O. Henry Hotel Saturday, with .another woman, as Mrs. C. M. Fes perman and Mrs. Eula Sitterson, both giving Philadelphia as home addresses. The Sitterson woman checked out Sun day, and Wednesday a maid found the other one dying. The coroner, a phy sician, said he thought it a suicide case. She left no word indicating that she in tended suicide. The body remains here. Benton did not have funds to remove it. Word is being awaited from her mother, Mrs. Josephine Gibson, Trenton, Ga„ R F D. No. 1. JENKINS DECIDES TO ABANDON HIS APPEAL Will Go to Raleigh to Serve Sentence For Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jones. (By the Associated Press.) Lexington, N. C., June 20.—L. C. Jen kins. former chief of police of Thomas ville, today was to go to Raleigh to be gin serving his sentence of 25 to 30 years in State Prison. He was convict ed recently in Superior Court of second degree murder for the slaying of Mrs. Elizabeth 1). Jones, of Appalachia, Va., with whom he had been living. After his conviction, Jenkins filed no tice of appeal. It was stated here to day, however, that the appeal had been abandoned, aud he would enter the pris on during the day. Back After 23 Years. Mr. V. H. Harkey and daughter. Miss Lillie Harkey, of Fort Scott, Ark., are spending several days in Concord and Ca barrus. Mr. Harkey formerly lived in Mt. Pleasant and left there 23 years ngo for Arkansas. This is his first , visit to Concord since that time, and of course he finds it transformed from a straggling town to a live and bustling city. Mr. Harkey is a brother of Mrs. B. F. Rogers. Evelyn Nesbit Divorced. New York, June 19.—Evelyn Nesbit, former wife of Harry K. Thaw, today was divorced by her second husband, an actor, and dancer, known on the stage as “Jack Clifford.” The decree, : awarded to Virgil James Montani from Florence N. Montani, was signed by Su t preme Court Justice Wagner, who heard the divorce testimony two weeks ago. TENTATIVE PROGRAM OF DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ( It Is Said the Nomination May Be Mad* on July 4th. (By the Associated Press.) New Ycrk, June 20. —The tentative program cf the Democratic national con vention follows closely the schedule of procedure which has prevailed in pre vious national sessions of the party. Many leaders believe the convention will last ten or eleven days. The first formal assembly of the 2,600 delegates and alternates at the main auditorium, Madison Square Garden, will be at noon of Tuesday, .Tune 24th. Cordell Hull, of Tennessee, chairman of the Democratic national committee, will call the convention to order, and a member of the New York City clergy will pronouncen an invocation. Mr. Hull's introduction of the temporary chairman. Senator Pat Harrison, of Mis sissippi, will be followed by the senator's keynote speech. Mayor John F. Hylan. of New York, will deliver an address formally wel coming the convention to this city, and adojurmnent will be taken, probably at. about 3:30 p. in., until noon Wednes day. The report of the committee on per manent organization will start the sec ond day of the convention, after which the committee on rules will report. Meanwhile, the committee on resolutions will .commence its work and start draft ing the platform. The report of the credentials committee will conclude the regular business of the Wednesday ses sion. ( With the permanent chairman presid-1 ing, the convention will open its third day at noon. Thursday with reports of the convention. The platform probably will be pre sented to the convention on Friday. The nomination of candidates for the presi dency, of whom a score already are in sight, will begin late Friday or early Saturday accompanied by the traditional band-playing, singing and noisy demon strations as eacli candidate’s name is put forward. Thus the convention will adhere to a prescribed formula for only the first five days. If nominations are not made im mediately, there will be continuous day and night sessions, except on Sundays and continuous balloting until a nomi nee for president and a running mate for the vice presidency shall emerge from tlie fray victorious. The 1920 convention at San Francisco lasted nine days. Some local party counsellors predict the impending con clave, confronted by so many candi dates to choose from, will be kept busy for eleven days. Should their prognos tications prove correct, the Democratic candidates would be named on the Fourth *4' * July e u mu* ‘■ ' aozi * CITY ELECTRICIAN AT SHELBY ELECTROCUTED Austin Sparks Killed While Working On High Voltage Wire. Shelby. June 19. —Austin Sparks, 22 years old. son of William Sparks, nnd city electrician, was electrocuted this af ternoon while working on ii high volt age pole on one of the business streets of Shelby. Lois Lispoomb, onther city employe, made a daring climb up the pole and with pliers cut loose tlie wires and belt holding the limp form of his pal. . Efforts at resuscitation by physicians hurriedly called were in vain. He gave a few gasping breaths after being re moved from the i>ole. due, the physicians say. to artificial respiration as there was little life, if any, in the body when re moved from the pole by Lipscomb. There were 2300 volts in the wire he is thought to have come in contact with. The transformer on which young Sparks was working was disconnected from the four high voltage wires above, but it is thought that in moving his body his head touched one of the wires above while his “climbers” or feet were in contact with a “gu.v wire.” He had been in the emplo.v for four years of eith er the city electrical department or the local telephone company and was popu lar with his fellow workers. He was a brother of John Sparks, outfielder on the Shelby baseball club, high school champions. PARTY LEADERS ARE DRAFTING PLATFORM Scandal in Government Affairs, Agricul tural Aid and Foreign Relations Arc Discussed. New York, June 20 (By the Associ ated Press.) —Scandal, in the administra tion of Government affairs as disclosed by the Senate investigations, occupies the dominant place in a tentative Demo cratic platform in process of drafting by a group of party leaders for submission to the platform committee. Foreign relations, with particular ref erence to the world court, agricultural aid, and economy in government expendi tures, coupled with tax reduction, are subjects tot be dealt with in other princi pal planks. Prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan issue, and foreign affairs probably will form the maiu fightiug points before the resolu j tiohs committee. With Our Advertisers. See uew ud. of John K. Patterson & Co., of some real estate bargains. Nice fresh fish today at the Sanitary Grocery Co. Parker’s Shoe Store is having a spe cial sale today which will run over Sat urday aud Monday. The Crystal Damp Laundry will han dle your blaukets for' you when they need washing. Used cars, all in good conditon, at the Motor & Tire Service Co. Fisher's Nine Cent Sale ia going over great. Don’t miss it. Parks-Belk Co.’s Thirteenth Birthday ■ Event opened with a rush today. Good’s , at cost or less for the next thirteen days. 1 1 Efird’s is determined not to have any ■ old goods in their new store. That’s why I they are offering such big bargains in , their Removal Sale. **&s**«••« ® TODAY’S « $ NEWS « & TODAY « s*s«#***« aNO. 143 GIRLS' DORMITORY IT lii HOKE Salisbury Concern Will Build Dormitory at Cost of $35,- 000. —Building Will Be a Very Modem One. CHURCHES RAISE NECESSARY FUNDS Reformed Churches Raising Money Throughout State. —Plans for Annual Picnic Being Made at Present. The Board of Managers of Nazareth Orphans' Home located at Crescent, Rowan County, has awarded the eon tract to erect a modern girls’ dormitory to P. C. \Vood, of Salisbury, it was an nounced here today by Rev. W. C. Ly erly, member of the board. The general contract, including the contract for heat ing, plumbing and wirng, call for an ex penditure of $35,000.00. The girls' dor mitory will front 00 feet on a hardsur faced highway and extend to a depth of 120 feet. The main floor will hnve ac commodatons for the matron and other hell), social and music rooms, a dining hall and kitchen for a capacity of 100 ■ children and all help. The second floor will have homelike rooms to care for 50 girls, including an infirmary. The new building will be located near the present frame building that was the orig inal building of the Home when it was opened to receive children in 1907. The Board of Managers is conduct- I ing a financial canvass of the churches of the Reformed Church in North Caro lina for the amount necessary to build this dormitory. Reports from some of the churches have come in. Bethany con gregation at Crescent, a small rural church, the spiritual home of the chil dren, raised their quota in full June 15. Shiloh eongreghtion at Faith, though burdened with the completion of a new granite church, has pledged its quota in full. The churches will report Monday, Juqe 23rd. All the 58 congregations in . North Carolina have begun the canvass and all are expected to have near com plete returns by June 23. Tlie Annual picnic at the orphanage yitl -he hPM-TkwmdM.v tAagast ?Hi -■The.-’-' - first Thursday in August is the annual day for the Reformed people and many others to go to Crescent. Thousands of people from Rowan, Cabarrus, Davidson and other counties gather at Crescent. Tlie many friends will be glad to know that the Board of Commissioners of Row an County is building a first class hard surfaced road by tlie Home from the sta tiou at the Yadkin railroad to the Beth any Reformed Church, also that a good top soil road is being built from the station at. Crescent to the State high way from Salisbury to Albemarle. This year the special feature of the annual day will be laying of the cornerstone of the new girls’ dormitory. Rev. W. H. McNairy, Superintendent of the Home, will announce the program of the day early in July. NEGRO PAYS WITH HIS DEATH FOR HIS GRIME William Ward Hanged in Arizona Pris on For Murder of Ted Grcsh, Arizona University Student. (By the Associated Press.) Florence, Ariz., June 20.—Wm. B. Ward, a negro, was hanged at dawn this niflrning at the state prison here, for the murder of Ted Grosh, Arizona Uni versity student. Ward was convicted of one of the most brutal murders ever per petrated in the state. Grosh was slain on December 26th while riding in an automobile with Miss Maxiue McNeely. Ward stopped their car. stepped on the running board, and fired a bullet into the head of Grosli, killing him instantly. He then forced the young woman from the car, and to accompany him to an abandoned mining tunnel, where he attacked her, and fired two shots into her body. She eventually recovered, and was a witness agairat ‘Ward. FLIGHT OF MAUGHAN AGAIN CALLED OFF At Starting Time Weather Conditions Were Found to Be Unfavorable for Flight; (By the Associated Press.) Mitchell Field; N. Y., June 20.—The cross-continental Sight of Russell Maugli nn was called off at 2 :38 a. m., Eastern standard time, because of weather con ditions. A dense fog hanging over the Metro politan Area, and extending 100 miles westward this morning led the lieuten ant to postpone the flight between dawn aud dusk from coast to coast. 'Hie flight may be attempted tomorrow morn ing, he announced. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER CAT* SAYS -[M and not quite «o warm. iitl-wor*. -v .'■ ‘Sf* ■ -loV'