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»******s< * ASSOCIATED 4 * PRESS 4 I DISPATCHES 4 VOLUME XXIV M’Adoo Gains Again But There Is Little Change In Standing Os Leading Candidates Thus Far MANEUVERS STARTED BY SEVERAL STATES Michigan Goes Back to Fer ris and Mississippi Again Votes For Me Adoo, As She Did in the Beginning. LEADERS TRYING ALL TRICKS NOW They Are Doing All They Can To Get Full Strength of Candidates—Davis Lost During Day. (By the Associated Preaa.) Thirty-First Ballot. North Carolina gave McAdoo 21: Dav is of West Virginia 3. Totals: Under wood 3!) 1-2; McAdoo 415 1-2; Robinson 23: Smith 322 1-2; Davis of West Vir ginia 127 1-2; Ritehie l'fl 1-2: Cox 57; Davis of Kansas 6; Glass 24: Ralston 33; Walsh 2 1-2; Saulsbury (1; Owen 25. Total 1098. Thirty-Second Ballot. North Carolina gives McAdoo 20 1-2; Davis of West Virginia 3 1-2. Totals: McAdoo 415 1-2 : Smith 322; I'nderwood 3!) 1-2; Robinson 24. Davis of West Vir ginia 128; Ritehie lti 1-2; Cox 57; Davis of Kansas (!; Glass 24; Ralston 32; Walsh 3 1-2; Saulsbury 6; Owen 24. Total 109 S. Thirty-Third Ballot. I’nderwood 39 1-2; McAdoo 404 1-2; Robinson 23: Smith 31S 1-2; Davis of West Virginia 121; Ritchie 10 1-2; Cox 49; Davis of Kansas 6; Glass 32; Rals ston 32; Walsh 20 1-2; Saulsbury 0; Owen 35: Ferris 30; Wm. A. Gaston, of Massachusetts, 1-2. Thirty-Fourth Ballot. Underwood 39 1-2; McAdoo 445; R«t# son 24; Smith 311; Dsvis of West , Go* • 54: Davis of Kansas 3; Glass 24; Rals ton 31; Walsh 1 1-2; Saulsbury (J; Owen 5: Ferris 30. Total 1008. Thirty-Fifth Ballot. MeAdoo lost 5 1-2; Smith guided 12; Davis unchanged. Totals: Underwood I 39 1-2; McAdoo 439 1-2; Robinson 24; Smith 323 1-2; Davis of West Virginia 107; Ritchie l(i 1-2; Cox 55; Davis of Kansas 3 ; Glass 24; Ralston 33; Walsh 1-2; Saulsbury 6; Owen 25; Gerard 1; absent 1-2: total 1098. Thirty-Sixth Ballot. Underwood 39 1-2; McAdoo 438 1-2; Robinson 24; Smith 323; Davis of West Virginia 107; Ritchie 10 1-2; Cox 55; Davis of Kansas 3; Glass 24; Ralston 33 1-2* Walsh 1-2; Saulsbury 0; Owen 25; Doheny 1; Gerard 1; abent 1-2. Total 1097 1-2. Thirty Seventh Ballot. Underwood 39 1-2; McAdoo 444; Rob inson 24; Smith 321; Davis of West Virginia 107 ; Ritchie 17 1-2; Cox 55 ;' | Davis of Kansas 3; Glass 24; Ralston ' 32; Walsh 1-2; Saulsbury 6; Owen 24; absent one-half. Total 1097 1-2. Madison Square Garden, July 2. —Driv- ing ahead at full speed to make the great est show of strength they could muster, the Smith and McAdoo forces went out today to roll up their scores in the hope of reaching a point of decision in the Democratic National Convention. The McAdoo forces, using all the powers at their command, won the Mississippi del egation with its 20 votes away from Jno. W. Davis, of West Virginia, and brought it into the McAdoo column where it was agreed it would stay for five ballots, to give McAdoo a chunce to show what lie could do before the delegation looked for another- place to light. Missouri hanging in the balance with the McAdoo forces working tooth and nail, was caucusing when Mississippi went over, and the next moment Oklaho ma, which had been giving Senator Ow en a "breeze” as a favorite son, announc ed a return to McAdoo. * The challenge from the Davis people on the delegation was drowned in the demonstration which started, and the de cision was left to be made later. Okla homa on the next ballot returned to Sen ator Owen. While the McAdoo demonstration was at its height, the McAdoo people working in the Missouri delegation found that the most they could get was 10 votes, and it looked as if a McAdoo victory there was deferred at any rate. Michigan added a new element to the day’s balloting by returning to Senator Ferris. Her votes had been divided among Smith, McAdoo and Davis. Sud denly this morning she snatched them back again for Ferris. It was, of course, n maneuver by which the delegation was taken to the logical place while develop ments progressed, and the opportunity to ride with a winner wus awaited. In the McAdoo demonstration which swept the convention floor, the leaders, or those preponderantly in the lead were women. Wm. J. Bryan expressed his appreciation of Mississippi's return to McAdoo fold by dividing nrnong the wo men of the delegation an artificial sun flower, a red rosebud, and a faded red carnation. Little Change After Night Recess. Madison Square Garden, July 2.—Op ening another day’s business with the 31st ballot the Democratic National Con vention today found the lines of all con tenders holding fast around the divisions The Concord Daily Tribune as they were left last night. On the 31st ballot McAdoo was unchanged; Smith had lost 1. and Davis gained 1. The first change came in Colorado, where McAdoo lost one to John W. Dav is. Mississippi, on which the McAdoo people had been working furiously over-, night, still gave its 2(1 for John W. Da vis. Tiie MyAdoo force had failed to make a' dent in the Davis strength there. The same was true in Misosuri. North Carolina took bark the single vote it had been giving to Smith and added it to McAdoo. The announcer in Wisconsin, who here tofore had never missed the Mr. McAdoo, this morning made it plain MeAdoo. The total number of votes east on the first ballot today was the full strength of the convention, 1098. That effectively disposed of stories that delegates and al ternates were going away. Delegates might have gone in small numbers, but the first vote showed that every delegate who had depnrted had left an alternate. With a fresh ballot caller, the conven tion went into the 32nd ballot. The Mc- Adoo enthusiasts were not overlooking any fresh show of vigor. They anounc ed their votes with roars and' shouts, and in college yell fashion. Massachusetts divided hers, McAdoio 2 1-2. Smith 33 1-2, as usual. In North Carolina McAdoo lost one half a vote which went to Davis. In Pennsylvania there was some switching but it did not affect the leaders. Mr. McAdoo again set. up headquarters across the street from the Garden when the convention convened. He occupied a room reserved in the name of one of his advisers. McAdoo planned to re main at the hotel throughout the ses sions and receive leaders. Shortly af ter he arrived at the hotel, McAdoo aids bearing messages from their chiefs, began to circulate around the convention floor. Mr. MeAdoo also held an extended con ference with William J. Bryan. The McAdoo vote was unchanged on this ballot, Smith lost 1, and Davis gained I one-half vote. The clerk went at the 33rd. Slowly! the ballots Were climbing upward toward j the Baltimore and San Francisco re cords. While the call was going on Wil lium Jennings Bryan had a whispered conference on the platfqrm with Chair tmttt taAlJr her box again today, busy with paper and pencil, counting the ballots. In Massachusetts on the 33rd ballot, William A. Gaston, of Massachusetts, got a half vote from the Smith collec tion. Michigan went back to Senator Ferris, her favorite son, taking all of the 30 votes which have been scatterde, as fol lows : McAdoo 11; Smith 11;_ Davis of West Virginia 7: and Ralston' 1. The delegation took them all back and held them awhile before they decided where they would go. Michigan Caused Break on 33rd Ballot. Madison Square Garden, New York. July 2.—AH three leaders on the 33rd ballot in the Democratic national con vention showed losses because Michigan took away her 30 votes which had been divided among them, and cast them onw more for Senator Ferris, her favorite son. i The ballot cost McAdoo 11 votes, Smith 11 1-2, and Davis of West Vir ginia 7. Ralston remained at 32. Smith Votes For McAdoo. Madison Square Garden, J?ew York, July 2.—The first break in the big block of ninety votes which constitutes the cornerstone of Governor Alfred E. Smith’s strength in the Democratic na tional convention, came today on the 37th ballot. Two members of the New York delega tion cast their votes for William G. Mc- Adoo, and started the supporters of the former secretary of the treasury on an other big demonstration. Smith supports said the two men, Lathrop Brown, of St. James, and Ros eoe Irwin, of Kingston, who cast the votes for MeAdoo were personal friends of the candidate, but the McAdoo forces got ns much encouragement out of it ap parently as if they had won over a state delegation. Franklin I). Roosevelt, campaign man ager for Governor Smith, and chairman of the New York delegation, broke the Unit rule himself at Sau Francisco, and consequently in this convention he gave instructions that the delegates were to vote as they personally desired. On the six ballots before the 37th, the MeAdoo and Smith totals hajl fluctuated considerably. The McAdoo forces won over Mississippi early in the balloting and that, with gains elsewhere carried his total to 445, or within 30 of his high watermark on the 15th ballot. As the convention convened this morn ing it appeared that dark horse strategy was to sit back and let the two leaders convince the convention that they bad no hope of breaking the deadlock. Reports of an impending break of Mc- Adoo in the Texas delegation were de nied even by the little handful which would welcome it. The forty from the Lone Star State, one delegate who was praying for a break said, were sure to stand for MeAdoo until he gave the word releasing them. Thomas Taggart, Senator Ralston’s boomer, said he expected to see McAdoo and Smith making gains all through the day’s session, with a transfer of votes back and forth, about he expected no re sult to come from it, “There will be upper cutting and sparring, but no , de cision,’’ said the Indiana leader. The convention was called to order to day just as the dock moved up to 11. Order was quickly secured and prayer was offered by Rabbi Newman of Tern- JOHN W. DAVIS SECOND CHOICE OF PEOPLE HERE Telegrams Asking Delegates to Support Him as Second Choice Sent to New Ycrk. Thp Democratic convention continues to hold the center- of interest in Con ■<;rd. Throughout Tuesday and today every bulletin from the convention hall ms been read with great interest here, tnd a large crowd has been on hand at The Times-Tribunf offiee to get the re alms as they are flashed by the As sociated Press. Tuesday night, after the balloting started again following a recess, many persons* gathered around the bulletin board and scaned the figures with in rerest. Twenty-seven ballots were re ceived here before the lkeal office closed. The copies of The Tribune Tuesday, carrying the latest ballots, were read with interest and although practically every one knew that nothing definite had taken place every one wanted to see just what was happening. McAdoo is the first choice of the Con cord people, but many of his supporters here have ' come to the conclusion that ( his chances are hopeless and John W. I)avi« sentiment is heard" on every hand here now. It is understood that quite a number of persons in the city have wired to delegate Foil advising him that Davis is their second choice. As early as last Friday one message conveying this sentiment was sent to the North Carolina delegation. It was re ported here that the members of the delegation wanted to know the sentiment “back home” and the messages were sent for that reason. It is pointed out that no one is trying to dictate to the dele gates, but every one is anxious to help them in their difficult task of choosing the party leader. Judging from comments heard here today Concord people feel that neither McAdoo or Smith will be nominated. There has always been a strong feeling j here that Smith had no chance, but the ! McAdoo men were slow to give in and j many of them are still sticking to their favorite. However, they are willing to admit that he has shown no additional strength since the first ballot and that his chances are none too" bright at the -ftW'wcwV. - ' ■» Bulletins are received by The Tribune as fast a s the ballots are east and the results announced. As soou as the bal loting started again this morning \he bulletins started coming in and in ad dition to those that came "overhead” there were others that were received on the regular Assosia-ted Press service. This afternoon and tonight the bulle tins will be posted as rapidly as they are received. BRYAN GIVES REPORTERS BIT OF ASTOUNDING NEWS Leaves Writers Speechless as He Tells He is Great-grandfather. Madison Square Gardens, New York, June 30.—William Jennings Bryan strode on the platform at Convention Hall tonight, several degrees of brilliancy add ed to the famous Bryan smile. He sought out the newspaper corre spondents. "Boys, I have a piece of news that you’ll want.” said the Peerless One, veteran of many campaigns. The Fourth Estate held its breath and expected to hear about a nominee being decided up on, who, where, how and when. Bryan calmly took a pencil from over a scribe's ear, and in a professional man ner wrote for a moment. Then he is sued this bulletin: "A great granddaughter was today born to Mr. Bryan. The parents are William P. Meeker and Kitty Owen Meeker, Mr. Bryan’s oldest grand-daughter.” Mr. Bryan retired before the newspa permen could recover their wits quickly enough to congratulate him. Anyway he looked very happy. Newspaper Publishers Will Meet in Asheville Thursday. Asheville, July I.—The Democratic national convention may have a slight effect on the attendance at the twenty second annual meeting of the Southern Newspaper Publishers’ association which opens in Asheville Thursday, but those unable to attend will be represent ed and indications point to one of the best sessions in history according to members who have already arrived. Clark Howell, Sr.; Atlanta Consti tution; Major E. D. Stnhlman and Edgar M. Foster, Nashville Banner and Frank D. Bell, Savannah Morning News are included in the list of pub lishers already present. Walter C. Johnson, secretary-treasur er who will retire from active service this year is expected to arrive Wednes day, and begin , preparation for the opening on Thursday. Naming of a full-time manager 1 for the association, discussions, elections of officers and selection of a meeting place for 1925 will be the important features. More than 30,500 miles of Federal aid roads have now been completed. pie Israel, N. Y. 1 Rabbi Newman prayer earnestly and < at length. When he concluded a McAdoo > delegated in the Misouri space shouted i “Great prayer.” With that, the clerk plunged into the ever-present job of call -1 ing the roll of states and the day’s busi ness was opened as usual, with 24 votes for Oscar Underwood from Alabama, re - calling among the old-timers the famous call for Underwood on the 40 ballots at 1 Baltimore given in the rising inflection ■ by former Governor Brewer. CONCORD, N. C„ WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1924 WILLIAM GIBBS McADOO Jv i V ■ Still Far in Lead with 444 Votes on Thirty-Seventh Ballot. FEYV DIFFICULTIES OF UNIFICATION SETTLED Southern Methodist Conference Convenes to Consider Unification With Northern Church. Chattanooga, Tenn„ July 2 (By the Associated Press). —As the special gen eral conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, convened today to consider disposition of a plan for uni fication with the northern body, word went about that leaders of various fac tions had gotten together during the night, and had smoothed over many diffi culties. There were many reports last night that one of the first moves when the con ference got down to msiness would be the offering of a Mu-ion for adjourn ment sine die by those who believe the session to be in violation of church con stitutions. This wing was said to have the sup port of those opposed to unification un der the plan drawn up by joint commis sion adopted by the two branches of the church. There has also been numerous rumors that an attempt might be made to stop the proceedings through a Federal Court injunction should other methods fail. With Our Advertisers. You will find many bargains at Parks- Belk Co.’s in their Big Birthday Event sale. The store will be closed all day Friday. Use Mel-Bro Lotion for pimples. At all drug stores. Bank something regularly. See new ad. today of the Citizens Bank & Trust Co. If you need anything for the Fourth of July, you will find it at the Browns- Cannon Co.’s. Robinson's July Clearance Sale is now in full swing. Get an estimate from W. 'J. Hetlicox if you want any electrical work done. John K. Patterson & Co. real estate agents, have some gqgd bargains in city and county property. Now is a good time to supply your hot weather needs in clothing. See W. A. Overeash’s new ad. All the best makes of men’s underwear at Hoover’s. Vegetables fresh from the country at the Piggly Wiggly. Nux Iron Tonic for that tired feeling, at the Pearl Drug Co. Negro and Eight Mules Killed By Lightning. Wilmington, July I.—Seeking shelter under nearby trees from a torrential downpour of rain today Jake Jones negro laborer on state highway, num ber 30, near Verona Onslow was struck and killed by lightning. The man was in charge of eight mules which were al so killed. The Letters “R. I. C.” in Red Appear On Body of Four-Year-Old Gaston Child Gastonia, July I.—People in the vicin ity of the Wingett mill are excited over a strauge natural phenomenon which has appeared ou the person of little Dorothy Parrot, four-year-old daughter of R. S. Parrot, who lives on the York road just south of .the Wingett cotton mill. Three mysterious letters of a blood red color appeared Saturday on the body qf the child and no reason can be given by the father or mother as to why the letters have appeared. ThV plainly vis ible letters "R I G” appear on the flesh and appear as though they were stamp ed by a rubber stamp except that they read from right to left instead of left to right as in ordinary rending matter. ‘ Hearing about the curiosity from an J observer, a reporter for the Daily News ‘ went to the home of Mr. Parrot and in ; vestigated for himself. Mrs. Parrot her ’ self told him that the child has always ' beep a perfect picture of health and in ’ deed the smiling, fair haired and rosy ■ cheeked girl looked as well as anyone. ’ A bright red spot appeared on the [ child’s abdomen Saturday a week ago, 1 but as it gave no pain, it was not notic ed much by mother or child. However, MISSOURI BOUGHT. DELEGATE CHARGES J. B. Shannon, Anti-McAdoo. Lead Fight of Eight Who Rebel Against Unit Rule. H. E, C. Bryant in New York World. The first strenuous protest against being delivered to William Gibbs Me- Adoo under the unit rule came from Missouri early yesterday, when the thirty-six votes were east for him. Joseph B. Shannon, leader of the Democratic faction of Kansas City, known as the Rabbits, challenged the right of the chairman of the delegation to count for McAdoo eight delegates who refused to vote for any one on the first ballot. He said these men and wo men could,, not he, .recorded fgr anv gne. Eight, of the Missouri delegates^'are* said to be for Gov. Smith; they are the ones who protested against being voted for MeAdoo. Senator Walsh, Permanent Chair man of the convention, held that under the rules of the convention McAdoo was entitled to the entire delegation. This decision did not convince the Missouri kickers they were wrong, for, on the second ballot. Miss Sallie Turner, alternate for Thomas ,T. Pendergast, boss of “The Goats,” rival faction of “The Rabbits” in Kansas City, challenged the vote for MeAdoo, and de manded a roll call of the delegation. McAdoo was rejected by the Missouri State Democratic Convention, Mr. Shannon said. In protesting against the delivery of the vote to McAdoo. Mr. Shannon said money was used to gqt the delegates. This brought, ou a fist fight between Mr. Shannon and Charles M. Hay, a McAdoo delegate at large, later in the day. when Hay told Shannon that if he intimated he had received money he was a liar. Shannon struck at. Hay, but his fist went far of the mark and shot over Hay’s shoulder. Police interfered. At least one other fisticuff occurred in the Missouri delegation during the day. FOREIGN SERVICE GETS AN UNPRECEDENTED SHAKE UP Retirement For Age and Resignations Removed 60 Names From Roll. (By the Associated Preaa.) Washington, July 2.—An unprece dented shakeup in the foreign service was announced today by the State Depart ment under authority of the recently en acted Rogers bill for reorganization of the work. Retirement for age and resigna tions removed sixty names from the per manent roll and in addition a reclassifica tion from top to bottom was announced. The word “fortnight” is a contraction of "fourteen nights,” last Saturday the letters appeared in the place where the brightest red had shown. Little Dorothy had been bathed and put to bed between white sheets but several hours later when she awaked, she showed her mother the letters that had appeared. All efforts to wash the letters off fail ed and members of the family thought perhaps that it was a kind of nettlerash or summer heat that appeared in a rath er peculiar formation. Several physicians have examined the child and they say that they cau ascribe no reasons for the letters. The parents' state that she has not had access to any kind of paints, neither had she been around any lettered 1 signs or the like that might have left 1 their imprint on the skin. The letters themselves are about an i inch in height, and perfectly formed. On . the upper edge, there is a kind of scal . loped effect outlined in red against the . skin. No one who has been the child can . give any plausible reason for. the nppear , ance of the letters and the subject re . mains a mystery for the hundreds that , have seen them. FIFTY YEARS SINCE FAMOUS KIDNAPPING Most Celebrated Kidnapping Case in the Annals of Crime. Philadelphia. Pa., July 2. —Fifty years ago this week the entire eoiintpt--”- discussing the abduction of -jj ley Ross from his home in thisA S’4*® most celebrated kidnapping cn\ .—mel aunals of American crime and the mys tery of which lias never been solved. Charley Ross was four years old. On the day of his abduction he was playing with his brother, a few years older, near | their home in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia. The older boy was re leased by his captors in a few hours, and made his way back home, where he told what little was ever known of the kid napping. Two men had approached the boys while they were playing and indueed them to get into a wagon for a ride. They drove into the country, but the older boy, released before the end of the journey, could give no idea of the desti nation of liis captors. Police were no tified that the boy. was missing, and started a search which became famous in the annals of crime. A day or two after the kidnapping Mr. Ross received word from the men that they were holding the boy for ran som. Correspondence was carried on through newspaper advertisements, and I $20,000 was demanded. City police! and famous detectives employed by Mr. Ross and his friends strongly advised against paying the money. The fattier and mother, heartbroken, I raised $20,000 in spite of advice to the contrary and arranged to pay it over! to the man who held their son. The police began to watch the father almost as closely as they did for clues to the kidnappers. They insisted that it would be a prime to ransom the boy and that they would -eventually capture his ab ductors and bring him home safely. The boy’s captors seemed to be closely in touch, with the progress of events and checked every move that the police made. Thus the game of hide and seek went on for months. Finally the father, in desperation and in spite of the police, 1 secretly agreed to the terms of the kid nappers. He was ordered to put the money in a satchel, board a train for New York, stand on the rear platform and at a certain point, where he should see a red light, he was to throw the ransom to the ground. Then he was to proceed to his destination and the boy was to be returned to him the same night. Something evidently went wrong with this plan, for, though Mr. Ross made the trip as directed, he never saw the signal. The captors were in communi cation with him once or twice after this, but they were evidently wgrv of who were killed while robbing a house on Long Island. The battle with these well known criminals took place Demecber 14. 1874, about five months after the kidnapping. The two were caught robbing the home of Judge Van Brunt, at Bay Ridge, L. t. They were attacked by a brother of the judge. One was instantly killed, and the other (Douglass) mortally wounded. With his dying breath Doug lass moaned :“It is no use lying now. We kidnapped Charley Ross. Mosher knows all about him.” When told that Mosher was dead Douglass cried, “God save his wife and children! *He knew about ('barley Ross. He will be re turned in a few days.” The promise was never kept. Walter Ross, the brother, who was dropped from the wagon by the kidnap pers, partially identified Mosher and Douglass as the men who had driven the boys away. Reports that,Charley Ross had__ been thrown into the North River was” traced, and the body of a bolden hnired boy was found, but it was never fully identified by Mr. Roes. MARRYING SQUIRE DEPLORES BOBBING He Declares Clipped Hair Vogue Will Ruin Hairpin Industry. Kinston, N. C., July I.—Bobbed hair meets with detestation from Kenneth Foscue, marrying squire here, who has in his mind the wedding of over 2,000 couples. “It is terrible!” said the magistrate. "The hairpin industry is going to the devil. Hairpins are being driven out of the market! What are we going to do about pecking out walnut meats and meeting an emergency when we bust our galluses?” Justice Foscue loosened his collar and shook a warning finger. "I’ve seen lots of things in my life, but this monkey business is something I never expected. If something isn’t done men will be wearing petticoats and glass bracelets in the next generation.” THE COTTON MARKET July Sold Up to 30 Cents, or 10 Points Higher—New Positions Higher. (By the Associated Press.) New' York, July 2.—The cotton mar ket showed a generally steady tone in today's early trading. July sold up to 30 cents or 10 points net higher, and new crop positions sold about 10 to 14 points net higher, October advancing to 25.32. The opening prices were: July 20.05; Oct. 24.20; Dec. 24.48; Jan. 24.25; March 24.39. ! We Are Tired. Sore and Broke. . Henry M. Hyde in Baltimore Sun. Madison Square Gnrden, New York. , July I.—We are tired, sore and broke. A , good many of us have already gone home. Today we kill the chickens, break 20 j ambitious hearts, deul each other mark t cd cards, double-cross our dearest politi cal allies, pull 50 dirty political tricks. We open with prayer and close with our i teeth set in each other’s throats, t A bulldog with the hydrophobia locked - in the same cage with an enraged wildcat ‘ —that is the situation as between the i forces of Smith and McAdoo. One of the - candidates is pictures by his enemies as - a potential criminal, who is certain to be t indicted the minute he is nominated for President. ® TODAY’S * ® NEWS * & TODAY • NO. 154 .GASTON B. MEANS sentence I IN ATLANTA PRISON • His Secretary, Elmer W. Jarnecke, Also Sentenced to Serve Two Years in At lanta Federal Prison. MEANS IS ALSO FINED SIO,OOO His Secretary Must Pay Fine of $5,000. —Both Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate Prohibition Law. (By the Associated Press.) New York, July 2.—Gaston B. Means,' former Department of Justice agent, and I Elmer W. Jarnecke, his secretary, who I yesterday were convicted of conspiracy to I violate the national prohibition law. to- I day were sentenced to the Federal peni- J tentiary at Atlanta for two years, and fined SIO,OOO. and $5,000 respectively. After motions that the verdict be set ■ aside, judgment arrested and n new trial grunted had been denied, counsel for Means and Jarnecke filed a writ of er ror and obtained the release of their diants on $25,000 bail each each. New York, Ju'y I.—Gaston B. Means, former Department of Justice ag ‘lit, and his secretary. Elmer W. Jarnecke, to night were convicted of having conspired with bootleggers illegally to withdraw whiskey from distilleries. The jury aas out one hour. Counsel for ilea ns and Jarneekie were given until noon tomorrow by Federal i Judge C. E. Wolverton, of Oregon, to file any contemplated motions. No date was set for sentence. The prisoners were given ipto the cus today of the United States marshal and taken to the tombs. The indictments, returned against them in 1923, eharged government witnesses testified, entering into a conspiracy to remove 50 barrels of rye whiskey from the Sam Thompson Distillery in Browns ville, I*a., to a warehouse in Pittsburgh. Government witnesses testified that Jar necke had been given $13,097.60 with which to pay the tax and remove the whiskey and that Means received $5,- 297.50 of this money. T.he according to witnesses trwMPr'to John W. HubbariL-«¥ Trew ton, N. J„ a steel magnate, and friend of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. He admitted during the trial that lie had desired to obtain the release of the liquor for beverage purposes and that he had given Charles W. Johnson, former l niontown, I’a.. brewer, the money with which to obtain the release. Johnson told the jury that Means had promised to help him. claiming influence with Jess Smith, friend of former Attorney Gen eral Daugherty and of the late President Harding. Means admitted dhaving entered into negotiations for the removal of the whis key, but contended that he had done so in his capacity as an investigator to ob tain evidence against big bootleggers and influential men suspected of violating the prohibition law. He swore that a let ter signed by President Harding, au thorizing him to make an investigation, had been stolen from him on March 31 by Department of Justice ageuts while he was assistiug the Brookhart commit tee iu investigating the Department of 12,144,000 BALE CROP ‘ OF COTTON PREDICTED Prediction Made by the Federal Depart roent of Agriculture. (By the AMoclatcd Presn) Washington. July 2. —A cotton crop of 12,144,000 bales this' year was forecast today by the Department of Agriculture. The condition of the crop’on June 25 was 71.2 per cent, of normal, compared with 65.6 on May 25 this- year. The area of cotton in cultivation is about 40,403,000 acres, an increase of 1,- 708,000 acres, or 4.4 per cent., as com pared with the revised estimate of acre age in cultivation a year ago. North Carolina condition 73 per cent., estimated acreage 1,822,000 acres. Mrs. Leroy Springs to Be Hntered in Race For Vice-Presidency. New York, July I.—The South Caro lina delegation, at a caucus Monday de cided to place Mrs. LeUoy Springs, of Lancaster, a delegate-at-large, in nomi nation for the Vice-Presidency. A steer ing committee of six was appointed to handle her candidacy! on the floor. Mrs. Spring, formerly a school teach er. is national committeewoman from her state and was chairman of the' credentials committee of the national convention. Her name will be the first of a woman to be placed in nomination for a place on the national ticket. Forty ostriches, with their Italian jockeys, go to Berlin for ostrich races and handicap events with horses. WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER GAT SAYB t Portly cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably showers in east portion,
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