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Davis, of West Virginia Is
Nominated For President By
Democrats Today Onlo3 Ballot
UNDERWOOD SECOND
MEREDITH THIRD
McAdoo Dropped to 21 on
102nd Ballot.—Davis Had
415 1-2, Underwood 307,
and Meredith 66 1-2.
SMITH LEADERS
SPLIT HIS VOTE
A Majority of Smith’s Vote
Seems to Have Gone to
Underwood. —Convention
Has Cost SBOO,OOO.
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% JOHN W. DAVIS NOMINATED *
* ON THE 108 RD BALLOT *
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Madison Square Garden, July 1) SK
RK 2 :25 I*. M..—John \Y. Davis was X
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(By the Associate*! i’rwn)
Madison Square Garden, July 9.
John W. Davis, of West Virginia, was
nominated for President today by tire
Democratic National Convent km after
the 103rd ballot.
The opposition of Wm. Jennings Bry
an and the attempt of Win. Gibbs Mc-
Adoo to deliver his strength to Meredith
failed to stop him.
Beginning with this morning’s ballot
ing the movement to Davis gathered a
momentum which ebiild not be retarded,
aud gradually but surely through the suc
ceeding ballots the votes flopped over in
to the John W. Davis column a» state af
ter state either increased its offering to
him or tuiani quota v
Bryans Ms swept
away in the rain of Davis votes which
swept over the convention.
lowa. Meredith’s home state, withdrew
him from the contest, and voted for Da- j
vis.
Then scenes of disorder swept the con-1
vention, as everybody clamored for a
chance,to join the winning forces. When
the uproar was at its height, Thos Tag
gart, of Indiana, mounted a chair and
moved the nomination of Mr. Davis by ac
clamation. The motion was carried with
a roar, and Chairman Walsh shouted in
to the din before him :
‘"The chair declares Honorable John
W. Daviß the nominee of this conven
tion." '
Immediately the tired, worn and weary
convention which had been struggled in
the throes Os a deadlock for two weeks,
broke loose in a demonstration of joy
and relief.
Immediately ail the state standards
which previously had been parading for
other candidates, were carried into the
aisles while a swirling, perspiring bnt
happy crowd of delegates followed. The
Montana standard was the lost one out,
but only because there was a dispute
as to , who should have the honor of
carrying it. Governor Ritchie himself
led the Maryland delegation in the pro
icesskm. The Davis I people, jubilant
after a fight through two conventions to
nominate their man, sent the leaders of
their delegation to the platform to re
view the procession. They had worked
hard to nominate him in San Francisco
four years ago, and failed.
Convention Adjourns Until 8 O’clock.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July o.—The Democratic ’convention af
ter nominating a Presidential candidate,
adjourned until 8:30 tonight when an
* effort will be made to nominate a vice
presidential candidate.
Mr. Davis Receives the News.
* New York, July o.—John W. Davis re
ceived the news of his nomination at the
home of Franklin Polk, where he has
been much the time during the conven
tion. He had been listening to the, pro
ceedings by radio. His first comment
was: “Apparently I'm nominated, so
that’s all there is to it.”
Mr. Davis asserted that he would issue
a formal statement His wife was with
him when he received the radio announce
ment that he had been chosen as the
Democratic Presidential candidate. Mr.
Davis was posing for photographers be
side his radio outfit when the final word
came.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July l). — There wsb a continuing drift
tot John \V. Davis, of West Virginia, as
the balloting progressed in the Demo
cratic national convention today. It
carried him on to a new high mark, with
Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, still
following dose behind.
Attempts of the McAdoo forces to be
queath their strength to E. T. Mere
dith ,©f lowa, were not successful, and
some of the most steadfast McAdoo ba
talliona in the long fight flopped over
into the Davis column pn the 102nd bal
lot.
On thjs ballot Davis gained 00 2-3
votes, Underwood gained 117 1-2, Walsh
gained 2fi, and “Meredith lost 63 2-8.
On this ballot McAdoo had 21 votes
still sticking to him and Smith had
i 44. These came from the last ditchers
in hot hcarnps.
On the 103rd ballot, Georgia, atate of
The Concord Daily Tribune
McAdoo’* birth, which stood by him
steadfastly and then went to Meredith
when he released his delegates, went to
John W. Davis. Idaho, another Mc-
Adoo sticker, also flopped in'to the Davis
column. Illinois ran up her propor
tion of Davies votes, and Kentucky, an
other McAdoo bata’.lion, gave Davis 22
1-2. Texas went to Davis on the 102nd
ballot.
Governor Smith, who was present at
the conference today, fully approved the
plan to scatter his delegates about.
George Brennan, of Illinois, announced
the decision. Among others present at
the conference were Fvanklyn D. Hoose
j velt. Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts.
Norman E. Mack, of New York, .and Jps.
K. Fuffy.of Pennsylvania.
The Smith crowd was determined that
no eleventh hour movement by the Mc-
Adoo forces should nominate Meredith.
“Any time that we want to unite on a
man the Smith forces can be brought to
gether." said Brennan.
Madison Square Garden. July o.—Wea
ry and only half awake, the Democratic
National Convention reassembled today
to gather up the pieces from last night’s
explosion, and attempt to renssembie
them into a national ticket. McAdoo
supporters were awaiting a word of for
mal withdrawal from Governor Smith
before proceeding to throw their strength
elsewhere.
The indications were for a contest be
tween John W. Davis, who was riding a
rising tide, aa the session adjourned ear
ly this morning, and E. T. Meredith, of i
lowa, former Secretary of'Agriculture in j
President Wilson’s cabinet, to whom Me-;
Adoo lenders were attempting to deliver j
most of the McAdoo strength. At the
beginning of the session today there was [
an under current indicating a hurst for i
Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabnmn, whose '
supporters expected to draw strength
from several states, including New York,
Ohio and Illinois.
It was in quite a different atmosphere
that the convention met today. The
marching, singing bands of McAdoo
women, waving flags and intoning that
they intended to stay until Christmas
for “Mack-Ee-Doo,” were absent. There
were scores of empty chairs in the de’.e-'
gjie and alternate sections, aud can-
Wsses ffT ttietr fofcefi by drtejfdtioß WwD"
ers showed that few of the delegations
were up to full strength. The conven
tion was running from today onward i
at the expense of the Democratic nation
al committee, and the band in the loft,
though still playing vigorously, was do
ing so at the expense of the mayor's
committee.
Apparently the musicians were on full
pay. for they tackled William Tell for
the forty-first time with enthusiasm and
gusto. i
, The leaders on the 100th ballot stood:
Smith 351 1-2; McAdoo 100; Davis
203 1-2; and Meredith 75 1-2.
The 100th Ballot.
The vote for the other candidates on
the 100th ballot was Underwood 41 1-2;
Glass 35; Robinson 40; Ritchie 17 1-2;
Walsh 52 1-2; Saulsbnry 6; Owen 20;
Meredith 75 1-2; Houston 0; Bryan 2;
Daniels 24; Baker 4; Gerard 10; Berry
1. Total 1089, with seven absent.
101 st Ballot.
McAdoo 52 ; Smith 121; Davis of West
Virginia 310; Underwood 220 1-2; Glass
50; Robinson 22 1-2; Ritchie 1-2; Walsh
08; Owen 23; Murphree 4; Berry 1;
Meredith 130; Houston 0; Cummings 0;
Hull 2; Baker 1; Gerard 16; Daniels 1;
Total 109 1-2; Absent 3 1-2.
102nd Ballot.
McAdoo 21; Smith 44; Davis 415 2-3;
Underwood 307; Glass 07; Robinson 21;
Ritchie 1-2; Walsh 123; Meredith 60 1-3;
Thompson 1; Daniels 2; Gen. Allen 1;
Berry 1 1-2; Gerard 7; Hull 1; Bryan
1; Total 1080. Absent 18.
Smith Leaders Decide to Split Their Vote
Madison Square Garden, July 9.
Smith leaders today decided to split up
their vote anu permit delegates to ballot
for their own preferences; for the Presi
dent. It was believed a majority of the
votes would go first to Underwood.
Chairman Hull Issues Statesmen!.
Madison Square Garden, July 9. —So
many questions were asked of Chairman
Hull of the Democratic National Com
mittee respecting yesterday’s meeting be
tween Wm. G. McAdoo and Governor
Smith . that today the Chairman burned
this statement!
“The meeting between Mr. McAdoo and
Governor Smith was entirely pleasant.
The party welfare was the topic discuss
ed. Each of the gentlemen participating,
while speaking in my presence, exhibied
the same whole-hearted interest in the
problem of breaking the deadlock and
bringing about a nomination. It re
quires big men thus to meet and in a
spirit of mutual concession strive jointly
>nd earnestly to serve their party in
time of emergency. Governor Smith and
Mr. McAdoo in meeting and conferring
freely and fully yesterday gave a fine ex
ample of harmony to the rank and file of
the party.”
Petition for Receiver For Paul Rubber
Company.
(By the Aaaeetatad Press.)
Greensboro, N. C„ July 9.— The peti
tion asking that the Paul Rubber Co.,
of Salisbury, be placed in the hands of a
receiver, lied In Federal Court here Sat
urday, will be considered by John C. Bus
by, as referee sitting at Salisbury at 11
o’clock a. m., on July 16th. An order
upon the rubber company to show cause
why the petition should not be filed has
been signed by Federal Judge Watkins.
The Britiah Empire covers twelve mil
lion square miles.
CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1924
CONVENTION HAS COST
NEW YORK SBOO,OOO
Convention Committee Turns It Over
to the National Committee.
(By the t«»ocln1e.l Press)
' New York, July 9. —The long dead
lock in the Democratic national conven
, tion lias proved a severe drain on offi
, cial as well as private purses. The
N9w York convention committee, which
j virtually financed the big show for the
i first two weeks, turned its task ever to
the Democratic national committee this
week after expending about SBOO,OOO, not
including the SSOO daily cost of the band
and ether amusement Matures.
The national committee with fuads
limited to about SIOO,OOO, promptly be
gan to reduce eosts. Despite the re
trenchments, however, it waH said today
thnt the national committee already lmd
overdrawn its fund by $25,000.
Smith Offers to Withdraw If McAdbo
Will Do Likewise.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July B.—An offer by Governor Smith to
withdraw from the race for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination if Wil
liam G. McAdoo would do likewise only
.'served tonight to tighten, for the time
at least, the battle lines between the
two rival camps.
Although many of the delegates on
both sides were tired of the fight and
ready to go to any available favorite
son who could unite the party behind
. him. the leaders kept them all in line
; with unexpected regularity as the bal-
I toting began at tonight’s convention ses
| sion. .
Governor Smith's conditional offer of
[ withdrawal was announced to the con
j vention in a’ brief speech by his cam
paign manager, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
and when the McAdoo field marshal,
David Ladd Rockwell was asked later
what lie intended to do byway of a
reply, he said:
“Nothing.”
Meantime the McAdoo floor managers
had launched a terrific drive to briug
their candidate out of second place.
They had some success at first when
some of the state delegations aud smal
ler groups who had left the McAdoo
Pmair ttf rote f* SwiST«f'"‘Rifl*fmi, -of
Indiana, returned to cast their ballots
again for the Californian.
McAdoo and Smith Meet.
During the evening session it became
known that Governor Smith and Mr.
McAdoo had had personal interview dur
ing the afternoon. All of their ad
visers were extremely reticent regarding
what took place but it was indicated
that the meeting had been arranged in
a hope that there might be an agree
ment for a simultaneous retirement
from the field of' candidates.
Chairman Hull of the national com
mittee and Chairman Walsh of the con
vention were present at the conference
and are said to have urged that some
step be taken to extricate the conven
tion from its plight.
MeAdoo Releases His Delegates and
Endorses Meredith. ,
Madison Square Garden, New York,
—uly o.—William G. McAdoo early this
morning released his delegates in a for
mal communication to the Democratic
national convention.
Mr. McAdoo’s supporters declared his
action had no connection with the pro
posal by Governor Smith that both with
draw, but that it was expected Gover
nor Smith’s conditional offer to with
draw would be carried out.
Mr. McAdoo’g letter was read to the
convention by the secretary after the
90th ballot. It was addressed to Chair
man Walsh and began by expressing grat
itude to those who had with such loyalty
supported him. It added that the con
vention appeared to be “unable to make
a nomination under the two-thirds rule”
and that as a result party success was
imperilled. “I feel that if I should
withdraw my name from the convention,’
the letter went cn, “I feel that I should
be untrue to the many people who have
sent delegates here to support me.”
Mr. McAdoo added that he was (in
willing nevertheless to contribute to a
hopeless deadlock and must leave the fu
ture conduct of his candidacy to his
friends.
When The secretary read a passage
saying that MeAdoo had made the fight
for the defeat of the “reactionary and
wet” elements, there were boos from the:
floor and gulleries, followed by hiases
which drowned out the reading. j
A motion to adjourn followed the con
clusion of the letter and the viva voce
vote was so close that a roll call Was
ordered.
Early this morning Mr. McAdoo after
repented conferences with his lieuten
ants, decided to throw his strength in
the convention to E. T. Meredith, of
lowa, former secretary of agriculture
in President Wilson’s cabinet.
Convention Swings Back-
Madison Squure Garden, New York,
July B.—Tlie convention swung back to
a McAdoo-Smith contest early tonight.
Senator Ralston’s refusal to stay in the
race left a bad situation. North Caro
lina, which was about to leave McAdoo
permanently and go for Davis, Ralston
and other minor candidates, voted 14
3-4 for Davis, 8 for McAdoo and 1 1-2
for somebody else. This was the first
ballot after the dinner recess. Governor
Morrison had decided that Ralston was
a good man to support, but it look as
if the delegation is for Davis- A few
more days of this will leave the con
vention without ‘a full quota of dele
gates.
SHU FUNERAL
OVER RH OF
ffIESJIT'S SON
Desire of the Family for Sim
, plicity Ruledjin Every De
tal of the Arrangements at
the White muse. 4
SIMPLE RTFK
OBSER 1 ED TODAY
i Body Will ~53 Taken To
night to Ply® outh, Vt., for
Burial.—The Funeral at
i Northampton Mass.
, (Bt the Assoc] steel Press.)
Washington, July —Only the setting
of the historic White: House East Room
. with its profusion sjf baukeil flowers
I might distinguish the simple funeral ser
vice there late today lor Calvin Coolidge
Jr., from that of any;other youth of his
, country. The governments of nations
with his own were permitted their wish
to pay respect to the president’s son, but
j the desire of the bereaved family for sim
plicity ruled in very Idetail of arrange
• ment. „ ’
A prayer Rev. Jason Noble
, Pierce, pastor of the First Congregation
, »1 Church which the president and Mrs.
Coolidge attend here, his reading of the
, scripture and the singing of favorite
hymns by n. quartet Was the simple rite
‘ "for the service.
Tonight the body of the youth, whose
death Monday lias cast a shadow over
the White House aud-brought the keen
est sorrow to those who had grown to
know him during the little time he had
been at home there, will be taken by the
President’s family to his boyhood home at
Northampton. Mass. There amid old
friends, services will be field tomorrow
at the Edwards Congregational Church
of which Calvin was a member. Later in
the day he will be laid to rest beside the
grave of the President’s mother at Ply
mouth. Vt.
Joining the family in attendance at
the White House services today were a
few intimate friends, ~iu binet members,
chiefs of diplomatic missions, justices
of the Supreme Court, ami members of
Congress now in the city, and high of
ficers of the army, marine corps.
Dn-the journey to Mtojftlflmpton aud Ply
mouth the President's fuStiy will be ne
compunied-by the cabinet officers now in
the cjty and their wives.
CAROLINA DELEGATION
is Unable to agree
Morrison and Daniels Plead for MeAdoo
in Lieu of Any Positive Agreement.
Madison Square Garden, New York.
July B.—The North Carolina delegation
in a caucus tonight failed to agree on
a Presidential nominee. The caucus
was called in an effort to get together on
some candidate. Governor Morrison
and Josephus Daniels appealed to the
delegates to stick by McAdoo in Ken of
agreement on any other candidate. They
were supported in their pleas by nil the
women save Miss Hattie Berry aud
Miss Mary Henderson, who, it is un
derstood. are for Davis. Among the
other delegates Whitmire is for Davis
and Connor for Underwood.
The caucus resulted in agreement on
one point, that in case a delegate from
any district quits the convention i* the
ntsence of an alternate the remaining
de'egate will cast both votes, and in easo
both quit the absentee dis
trict’s vote will bo determined by the
entire delegation.
RALSTON INSISTS HIS
NAME BE WITHDRAWN
Phones Taggart Under No Cirvnm
stonces Would He Accept Nomina
tion.
Indianapolis, July B.—United States
Senator Samuel, M. Ralston late today
definitely instructed Thomas Taggart to
withdraw his name from further con
sideration ns a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for President in a
telegram sent to the Indiana leader.
“Withdraw my name from further
consideration by the convention. Great
as the honor would be. I do not want the
nomination- Am lastingly indebted to
. those who have favored me nt the con
vention. My unswerving support will be
given to its nominee."
Senator Ralston also telephoned
Thomas Taggart tonight that under no
circumstances would he accept . the
Democratic presidential nomination.
: Taggart said he would withdraw
1 Ralston's name immediately.
Big Fleet Goes After Tuna Fish.
(By the Associates'Presa.)
i San Pedro, Cal., July o.—Eight hun
dred boats, the largest flefrt in the his
. tery of the local industry, will work out
. of this port during the tuna fishing sea
, son, which started in June and con
r tinues until September.
, During May 13,014 pounds of tuna,
of the yellowfin and yellowtuil varie
ties, were brought in. Approximately 2,-
000,000 pounds of fish of all kinds were
delivered to the market here during the
1 month.
Tams Coming Back.
(By the Associated Press.)
’ London, July o.—The tani-o-sbanter
| is gradually being brought back to
| favor as fashionable headdress for wo
; men golfers. On the North Foreland
; course, which has been crowded recent
ly every other woman player had adopt
-1 td it
i .
’ A national golf tournament for union
- printers will be held in Chicago during
■ the week of the annual baseball tourna
ment, August 2 to August 7.
Hr Jfljj Ere,
Was Nominated Today on the to3rd Ballot.
COX ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
TO OPPOSE Wm. G. McADOO
Titular Leader of Party Meets Foes of
Californian.—Says He Was Called in
by Party Leaders.
George Wood in New York World.
James M. Cox, former Governor of
Ohio, the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident in 4020 and titular head of the
party because of the latter fart, -arrived
here yesterday to take part in the fight
against the nomination of William G.
McAdoo for President.
It is not improbable that lie will as
sume active charge of the anti-McAdoo
forces which are concentrating to drive
the former head of (lie Treasury Depart
ment from the field of eaudidates.
Gov. Cox; whose name was withdrawn
from consideration last week at his own
request, denied he was a candidate for
the nomination and declared he would
deeline to be a candidate if the honor I
were tendered to him. He held confer
ences in the Waldorf-Astoria with other
anti-MeAdoo leaders. His unexpected ar
rival is said to have been requested by I
the Ohio leaders, whose delegation had |
got out of hand.
Although Edwin T. Meredith, former
Secretary of Agriculture in tile Wilson
cabinet, was booked to sail for Europe
Saturday to attend a convention of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World, lie stayed in New York and was
actively in conferences all yesterday| It
is said the MeAdoo faction regards him
highly as a possible second choice if the
former Secretary of the Treasury is
forced out of the running.
Encouraged by the big slump in the
McAdoo vote from 511 yesterday morn
ing to 418 lute in the afternoon and
convinced Smith cannot obtain two-thirds
of the delegates, managers of the favorite
eon) candidate? were determined lust
night to. renew their efforts to nominate
one of tlie second string dark horses.
South Will Open Institute to Study
Political Questions.
(By the Associated Press.)
Greenville/ S.- 0-, July o.—Designed
to "promote the serious study of
mtodern political problems,” an institute
of polities will be conducted at Furman
University here from August 5 to
August 16.
The bchool will be similar to the one
inaugurated some years ago at Wil
liams College, Williamstown, Mass.
Professor James W. Garner of the Uni
versity of Illinois, president of the
American Political Science Association,
will give a series Os lectures, and it is
planned also to have a number of
economists and other scholars assist in
the conduct of the institute. The last
two days will be devoted to considera
tion of problems particularly affecting
South Carolina.
DEATH OF DR. JAMES SPRUNT
Head of Cotton Firm of Alex. Sprunt &
Son. Dies in Wilmington.
(Br the Associated Press*
Wilmington. N. C.. July 0. —Dr. .las.
Sprunt, head of the Cotton firm of Alex
Sprunt & Son, Inc., of this city, died at
10 o’clock this morning. He was 77
years old.
Dr. Sprunt was born in Scotland in
1840, his parents moving to America
while he was a child. He was a Con
federate Veteran and entered the cotton
business immediately after the war. He
published several historical volumes deal
ing with Wilmiugton aud the lower Cape
Fear county. He is survived by one son,
Lawrence Sprunt, and several brothers.
111 * l 1 — 1
Ten Pages Today
Two Sections
i —.. J
JOHN W. DAVIS.
EDITORS DEMAND
END OF DEADLOCK
Tell New York World That Convention
Should Drop Both Smith and McAdoo.
Seeking an indication of feeling
throughout the country over the deadlock
that lias carried the Democratic National
Convention beyond all previous periods,
and seeking, furthermore, a cross-section
of oidnWvs'to’ Wlikt should bo done-to
ward breaking tlie deadlock. Tlie New
York World sent this telegram to lead
ing uewsimpera in every section:
"The World would be glad to have an
excerpt from any. expression of opinion
you may have made as to what should
be done toward breaking the Democratic
Convention deadlock in tlie interests of
party harmony and success in Novem
ber. If you have not yet made an ex
pression editorially, will you make one
now. giving your own and the prevailing
opinion among your readersV"
The following replies were received
from North Carolina :
Greensboro Daily News:—Fortunate
ly for tlie country, the priests could not
agree; and there is yet a chance that the
Democracy may appoint as its staudard
bearer a man not subservient to priest
craft of any sort. There is- a chance that
Bryan, High Priest of Ku Kluxism, may
be repudiated along with the Pope. That
is what lias kept the dark horses in the 1
race: and the men who have supported
tlie dark torses are the hope of tlie coun
try.
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL;--To
nominate Smith means certain defeat for
the party. That the delegatts who are
voting for favorite sons so persistently
refuse to swing over to the -MeAdoo col
umn throws grave doubts upon his ad
vailabiiity. The only logical thing to do
is to remember the platform as a declara
tion of Democratic principles nnd unite
upon one of the sixteen nominees, aside
from Smith or McAdoo, -and speedily
name him as tlie party’s candidate.
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Davidson Student Who ' Vanished Joins
Father.
Spartanburg, S. C., July 7. —Candler
Stith, Florida youth, who disappeared
from Daytona, Fla., several days ago
and who later turned up in Spartanbrug,
was reunited with his father, well known
Deland, Fla., business man, today.
Young Stith had telegraphed his fath
er from this city several days ago, but
had failed to give his local address. He
has been staying with friends here and
may continue to make his home in Spar
tanburg until he returns to Davidson
College, where he has been a student,
next fall.
Billie Lyerly, son of Rev. and Mrs.
W. C. Lyerly, had his tonsils and ade
noids removed Tuesday, at Dr. Mathe
•on’s Hospital in Charlotte. He is re
ported as doing nicely.
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NO. 160
GERMRnjpUEST
lel a»n JK IHE
ALLIED COUNCIL
She Asked the Council That
the Inter-Allied Military
Control of Her Armaments
Cease September 30th.
THEY AGREE TO i
THE MAIN POINT
Which Was Control of Com
mission’s ' Activities.—Any
Suggestions Germans Offer
Will Be Considered.
Paris, July 0 (By the Associated Press)
Germany’s request that the inter-allied
military control of her armaments cease
on September 30th, was denied hy the
allied council of ambassadors in a note
handed to the German ambassador last
evening, it was announced today.
Satisfaction was expressed, however,
that the Germans had agreed to the main
point demanded by the council, the re
sumption of control of the commission’s
activities.
The ambassador's note informed Ger
many that the cessation of control would
depend entirely on the satisfactory re
sult of the commission's work and on
German compliance with the five re
quirements made of her previously re
garding disarmament.
The method of disarmament inspec
tion would be determined by inter-allied
control commission, the note sets forth,
and any suggestions the Germans wish to
offer would be considered.
JOINT NOTE TO ALLIES
Suggesting Row the Questions as to
Application of Dawes Plan May Be
Settled.
Paris, July 9 (By the Associated
Press). —A joint note to the allies, sug
gesting how the different questions con
nected with application of the Dawes
plan might be settled was drawn up at
a conference between Prime Minister
MacDonald and Premier Heriot, of France,
the British premier announced today.
Mr. MacDonald said the documents he
had drawn up with the French premier
constituted the joint note which 4 ex
plained how the Dawes plan .problems _
might be settled at inter-allied London ~
conference which remained fixed for
July 16th. He declared there was no
thought of postponing the conference.
THE COTTON MARKET
Opening Advance of From 6 to SS
Points.—Undertone Steady.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 9.—Reports of fur
ther showers in the Atlantic states, and
relatively firm Liverpool cables were fol
lowed by on opening advance of 8 to 35
]K>ints in the cotton market today.
Foreign and domestic trade buying on
the upturn carried July up to 28.95 and
October to 24.38 on the call. The ad
vance attracted enough realizing to cause
irregularity in the early trading, but the.
Undertone was steady, and there was
covering by recent sellers, who appeared
somewhat uncertain of the probable
showing of tile weather report. The
opening prices were July 28.95; Oct.
24.35; Dec. 23.65; Jan. 23.52; March
23.65.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
America Scored a Victory in the 110
Metre Hurdles.
Olympic Stadium, Colombes, France,
July 9 (By the Associated Press). —
America opened the fourth day of the
Olympic games with a victory in the
110 metre hurdles, scored by Dan Kin
sey, of the University of Illinois. This
was followed soon afterward by the win
ning of four places by the Americans
in the 200-meter dash, Jackson V. Scholz
winning this event with Charley Pad
dock second. This sent the total score
of the United States up to 132, as com
pared with 56 for Finland, her near
est.
July Furniture Sale at Concord Furni
ture Co.’s.
Starting Friday morning. July 11th, the
Concord Furniture Co. will inaugurate a
July Furniture Sale, during which they
will offer furniture at half price. This
sale will last until July 26th. The store
will be closed all day tomorrow to arrange
the stock and mark down the prices for
the sale. This is a genuine Fifty-Fifty
Sale, and not an attempt to work off any
odds and ends. If you will need furni
ture any time this year, now is the time
to buy.
‘The Hiltooks,” Ramsey MacDonald’s
house at Lossiemouth, stands on a
patch |of ground covered with whins and
broom, but these bushes, with their
golden bloom, are rapidly disappearing
owing to visitors carrying them off as
mementos.
WHAT SMITTY’S WEATHER GAT
HATS
Vy
Local thundershowers probably tonight
and Thursday.
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