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MANY BQIEVE HOOVER WOULD ACCEPT CALL Prospects of Scrap Spreads Much Glee Among the Delegates BY JAMES R. NOURSE, Universal Service Correspondent. Cleveland, Ohio, June 9. — Dele gates to the republican convention cheered themselves Monday with the belief that they were in the midst of a mighty scrap for second place on the Coolidge ticket. With the vice presidential nomination apparently “up in the air,” and the Coolidge managers declining to name their choice, things took on the appear ance of a real contest, to the great enjoyment of the boys and girls who have come all the way from their homes to have a voice in the naming of the candidates. Herbert C. Hoover, secretary of commerce, figured most conspicuous 1> in the day’s maneuvering. There was a considerable impetus to his boom despite the fact that he has stated that he does not want the nomination Hoover Leads Field Undoubtedly, Hoover leads the field end unless his declination is final, or he refuses to be drafted, chances strongly favor his selection. The women delegates, many of whom served on food control boards in their respective communities dur ing the war, when Hoover was food commissioner, are almost unitedly demanding Hoover’s nomination. Hoover’s supporters during the day quoted the president to the effect that Hoover would not be “unac ceptable" to him, which was used as a compelling argument in his favor. Tiie California delegation, composed of the old Hoover crowd which fought Senator Hiram Johnson in several battles In that state, is boost ing Hoover on the ground that his nomination would make it easier for them to carry the state for Coolidge In the November election. Has Higher Aspirations Hoover has been holding off on the vice presidency because he en tertains the notion of being a can didate for the presidency in 1928. Besides, he shares with Coolidge a contempt for the Senate which might make it decidely embarrassing for him to sit there day after day as the Senate’s presiding officer. But whether Hoover makes an outright declaration or not, there are those who assert he will not resist tire draft if a majority of the conven tion puts him on the ticket. The Coolidge managers made a complete shift of tactics Monday morning with respect to the vice presidential nomination. They an nounced they had no choice and that the delegates themselves must make the selection. They did this to head Off the impression, which was gain ing ground among the delegates, that the convention was going to be merely a “cut and dried” affair, that botli nominations and the platform were going to be made for them by the White House and Generalissimo Butler. Delegates Disgusted The impression was becoming so strong among the delegates that many of them were on the point of going home, laying their gilded badges away in the moth closet and forgetting they were ever chosen as delegates. So Butler sent out word that the fight for second place was open and that it was anyone's race So as the day wore along, there was much milling and buzzing among the delegates as they began to feel they were really going to have some thing to do after all, even if it were only the selection of one who might never get beyond the vice president's dias in the Senate chamber. The platform fight is all over. World Court opponents who came here determined to resist any effort to put the party on record in support of the Hardlng-Root-Hughes-Cool Idge League of Nations court, made a weak-kneed surrender. They threw up the sponge and decided to pennit the adoption of a plank which will pledge the party to American en trance into the World Court which Is under the domination of the League. Victory for Hughes. This capitulation is a victory for Coolidge and Hughes and_a concil iation to the Taft-Wickersham-Root faction of the republican party, which went to the help of Wilson In his efforts to put the Leaguo of Nations through the Senate. It is an abandonment of the Lodge plan, the Pepper plan and all others which proposed American member ship in a court independent of league control. This business of “treating 'em rough,” which has been Butler’s policy with respect to the power ful republican leaders in the Sen ate, is leaving a good many sore spots which will be long in healing. Lodge surely did net merit the treatment which was accorded him by the delegation from his own state, when It denied him any place of honor whatever in the convention. Lodge has seen presidents come and go; he has seen others nominated for the presidency and defeated, and his term in the Senate was Japanese Government To Abide By Agreement Universal Service Washington, June 9.—The Japanese government intends to abide by the gentlemen’s agreement “at least" un til the new Immigration law becomes effective, according to a cablegram received from Tokio by the state de partment The message was dispatched by the American embassy in Tokio speaking In behalf of the Japanese foreign office. FAMOUS LECTURER AND AUTHOR ENDS OWN LIFE WITH GUN Universal Service. San Francisco, June 9.—Placing a revolver to his head In front of the morgue, Clark MacFarlane, author and lecturer, of this city, committed suicide Monday night. ISotes found In his pocket, ad dressed to Byron McDonald and Dr. Rufus Rigdon of this city, indicated the writer had carefully prepared his plans of suicide. In both notes he said he was suffering from dia betes and was getting despondent over his condition. MacFarlane was born in St. Clair county, Missouri, March 8, 1871. outlast that of the president elected In November. Takes Blow Like Soldier. But Lodge took his chastisement like a soldier. He appeared be fore the delegation Monday morn ing with full knowledge that stiff punishment had been prepared for him. Not only was It planned to deny him the place on the resolu tions committee, but some of the hotheads In the delegation had pro pared a resolution of censure be cause of his vote against the presi dent's veto of the soldier bonus bill. Lodge stopped It all by addressmg the delegation, speaking only about 20 words. In which he said, In ef fect: “I ask nothing from this delega tion. I seek no honor In the con vention. All I want Is to be let alone and pot Insulted.’’ That ended it, and the matter passed without the resolution be ing presented. Many Candidates in Field, The announcement of the Cool idge managers that they were keep ing hands off In the • vice presi dential contest brought a whole flock of prospective candidates into the field. John Wingate Weeks, secretary of war, declared there was still hope of getting Frank Low den. and revived the boom which was flattened out by Lowden’s statement of refusal Sunday night. But. Lowden came through with an other statement, declaring his re fusal meant just what it said, and that he would not accept, Iowa came to the front with no less than four candidates—Judge Kenyon, who won’t have it; James W. Good, Coolidge’s western man ager; Representative L. J. Dickin son and Gen. James G. Harbord. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was hovering around and some thought he might also be a candi date since lie hails from Iowa, too, but lie denied it. There was revival of the talk for Gen. Charles G. Dawes, but it did not get very far. Wrigley Mentioned. A Chicagoan came through with a suggestion of William Wrigley, Jr., chewing gum magnate, who started out to be for Hiram John son and dropped him In the middle of the fight to take up with Cool idge. There has been no expres sion from Coolldge as to whether Wrigley would be acceptable to lilm. The Oregon delegation, pledged to Lowden in the primary election, made no effort to break away to Hoover after reading Lowden's final message. Senator Fess of Ohio, delegate at large, Jumped into the fight for Hoover. Considerable noise was made by “Big Bill” Thompson, former mayor of Chicago, when he arrived with a declaration that things were not being run to suit him, and that he might find it necessary to jump over to La Follette La Follette Causes Stir. Announcement of the La Follette demands for the platform caused a mighty stir early In the day. Former Attorney General Daugherty, against whom one of the “planks” was directed, is here, but declined to make any comment. There Is no question that the resolutions which will he picked by the convention will down every one of the La Fol lette proposals. George Harvey is here and tak ing a hand in the drafting of the platform. He is jus< as active now In the republican camp as he was in ' the democratic ranks in 1912, when he hacked Woodrow Wilson for the nomination. Worth a Million, But Walks Across U. S. Cedar Rapids, la., June 9.— (Spe cial)—Harold E. Steer, wealthy bank er of Scranton, Pa., left here by foot Monday night for Omaha, enroute for Denver, to attend the Internation al Kiwanis convention to which he Is a delegate. Steer is said to he worth a million dollars, yet he is engaged in what he calls a “hitch hike,” walk ing when he has to and riding when he is invited. He had walked only 12 miles of the 1,275 between Scran ton and this city, and eight of them were through Iowa mud Sunday. He left Scranton, May 28 and expects to be in Denver on June 20. He was a guest of Kiwanis and Rotary here and plans to speak at Kiwanis at Omaha. WAYNE HIRES GEOLOGIST Wayne. Neb., June 9.— (SpecialI— A geologist will arrive here Tuesday to make a survey of the proposed oil field northeast of Wayne and on his report will depend whther drilling operations will take place. KILLER RELEASED Count Arco, who on, February 21. 1919. shot the Communist Premier of Bavar ia. Kurt Eisner, has been released from prison. The death sentence passed upon him was commuted to one of 15 years' penal service. KINDERGARTEN INCREASE An Increase of 44,881 in the enroll ment of the kidergarten of the United States Is reported for the years 1921 22 by the Statistical Division of the United States Bureau of Education. The total enrollment is now 550.830. This is 11.7 per cent, of the children of the country who should have the benefit of kindergarten training—that is, those from 4 to S years old, Inclusive. Uses Plane to Prevent Court Delay -I Miss Beatrice Hollnstat, a United States deputy marshal, comman deered an airplane In Detroit, Mich., to carry her to Bay City In order that she might not delay the United States district court there. JEFFERSON MAN SHOT IN HEAD BY COMPANION Henry Montage Probably Fatally Wounded Early Tuesday Henry Montange. Jefferson, S. D., tvas shot through the head and per haps fatally wounded by a companion shortly after midnight Monday about 200 yards northwest of the Sioux river bridge. He was rushed to St. Vincent's hospital in Sioux City. Montange was found by farmers when he crawled to a nearby farm house in search of aid. The report of the shooting was telephoned to Sioux City police J>y Sheriff Sher man of Klk Point, S. D. Montange, when interviewed by police about 2 o’clock Tuesday morn ing. was able to tell his version. Ac cording to Ills story he and Brodgin had been working at a down town hotel, hut had quit Monday. They were going to Soutli Dakota to look at some cattle. Late Monday eve ning they took Monlange’s touring car and started for South Dakota Shortly after crossing the Sioux rivet bridge at North Riverside, accord ing to Montange, Brodgen suddenly drew a gun and shot him through the head. Brodgen then took the wheel and drove about 200 yards to where a b dieorrssegde where a bridge cross the Sioux river. Brodgin stopped the car, and made Montange alight. He then robbed him of $7 which ho had. and began to choke him. After choking him, threw him into the river, Montange said. Montange said he did not remembet how he managed to swim to shore and crawl to the farm house for aid. The farmers who brought him to the hospital stated that they found him dripping wet. in a semiconscious condition A different version of the shooting was given by the farmers who brought Montange to Sioux City. They stated that Montange, when first found, stated that lie and Brod gin had been to Jefferson to look at tome cattle, and that the shooting occured on the return trip. Neither Montange nor Brodglp are listed in the Sioux City directory. Brodgin escaped in Montange's automobile, Montange said. Sioux City police were searching for the fugitive but at an early hour Tues day no trace of him had been found. O’Neill Citizens Have Perfected a New Club O'Neill. Neli.. June 9.— (Spocial)--tr The General John O’Neill association Is the name of an orgnnziation perfect ed at O'Neill by citizens for the pur pose of removing from Omaha to O’Neill, the remains of General O’Neill and the monument which marks his present resting place in Holy Sepulcher cemetery at Omaha. T. V. Golden 13 president of the asso ciation. Convention “Keynoters” Shake Hands — l , nwwitn.fi** I H..>\ ■ ■■■»«>»■ ■■ --m. I ~ — •> ■ . ^.E..0\5^cb3sr (0 , ...f.. |L III ■«»■■] I. Mil. nil . »i ■ — iilMM-MIIMIIIIMMM " ' This is an unusual photograph to be taken on the eve of national conventions of the two major political parties. Representative Theo dore E. Burton, of Ohio, who will be temporary chairman and deliver the keynote address before the republican national convention in Cleve land, Ohio, is shown shaking hands with United States Senator Pat Harrison, of Mississippi, who will occupy an exactly similar position is> the democratic national convention in New York City. Two Hurt When Auto Turns Over in Clinton Clinton, Neb., June 9,-»-(Speclal)— Miss Mildred Hess was seriously in jured. Hector Hess, her brother, suf fered a mangled hand. Mrs. Seward Hess, their mother, escaped unin jured when the automobile in which they were riding upset on Main street here. RIVER IS NAVIGABLE The Yangtse river is navigable by shallow draft steamers for nearly 1, 700 miles Judge R. R. Dickson Sustains Boyd Court O’Neill, Neb., June 9.—(Special)— Judge Rohert R. Dickson, in a de cision Monday morning, sustained the Boyd county court which held that it had no Jurisdiction in the habeas corpus proceedings In behalf of Wal ter Ray Simmons. No attorneys were here to represent Simmons. GOOD FOR SOMETHING Fertilizer and poultry food are being u»ade from locusts by a South African company,_ 1 LA FOLLETTE DON’T WANT NAME BEFORE G. O. P. CONVENTION Universal Service Washington, .luije 9—Warning that Senator LaKollette and his followers within the republican party are de termined to make a finish fight to “obtain the adoption of aprogressiv* platform” by the republican conven tion. was contained in a letter from the senator to Governor Blaine of Wisconsin, chairman of the state delegation. With pointed significance, LaKol lette conveys his “brief message to the progressive delegates elected In the republican primaries in Wiscon sin.” It states that Senator LnFol lette does not wish to have his name placed in nomination before the con vention. IOWAN’S BOOM GAINING FAST Dickinson Leaving “Favorite Son” Class in Race for Vice President BY RICHARD KINGSLEY, Tribuna Special Correepondent. Cleveland, Ohio, June 9.—(Special) •-The stage waa all set Monday night for the opening of the repub lican national convention. The cob webs have been dusted from the auditorium, the lights are in proper working order, the door keepers have polished up their official badges and they are talking about Dickinson of Iowa for vice president. The Iowa congressman Monday night was rapidly climbing out of the "favorite son" class In the vice presidential derby and had developed Into r real contender for the nomi nation. Lowden won’t take It, Borah’s through and Kenyon out of It; there fore the ‘‘dark horses’’ are coming into the light and the name of Dick inson of Iowa seems to lead all the rest, at least so the whisperers say. Issues Statement Congressman Dickson was optim istic Monday night regarding his fight for the nomination, as was George C. Call of Sioux City the Butler, of the Dickinson fight. Mr. Dickinson Issued the following state ment to the Tribune: “The republican party realizes that the hour for resolutions and bluster concerning the middle west has passed. They know that our peo ple demand action, that we want rep resentation on this ticket and I be lieve we will get It. I feel exceed ingly well pleased with the progress of my campaign." The talk and gossip about Cleve land on the street and in the hotels, has suddenly picked up the name of “Dickinson of Iowa" and the con gressman’s backers are taking ad vantage of the sudden change. Gen. Charles O. Dawes seems to have the pole so far but It Is thought that he will not accept the nomination. How - ever, it still Is anybody’s race and "Butler and company,” of Massachu setts, who will really decide the Is sue, have their fingers in their ears and are talking to each other by means of the lipreading system. Dawes, it is said, can have their Indorsement, but If he turns It down the race Is on, with Dickinson of Iowa well up In front. Nebraskans For Dawes Nebraska Is unequivocally and emphatically for Gen. Charles G. (Hell and Maria) Dawes, of repara tions fame for the republican vice presidential nomination, according to a statement Monday morning by E. B. Perry, delegate-at-large from that slate. Although the Dawes boom for vice president has not taken on any im petus here as yet, the Nebraska dele gates are for him to the last man. Dawes, according to the Nebraskans, was at one time a resident of that state and they feel that, they are furthering the interest of th<fr state ant! constituents In drafting Dawes as a "native son.” According to delegate Perry, the delegation was originally for Lowden and Kenyon respectively, but since Lowden's withdrawal and the punc turing of the Kenyon boom they have come out strongly for the gen eral. No one seems to bo sponsoring the Dawes boom, if there Is one, hut this does not make the Nebraskans less enthusiastic. Mr. Perry said Monday that if no one else does his state will place the general’s name before the convention. Monday morning the South Dakota delegation was still In doubt as to whom they would throw their strength In the vice presidential con test. INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT Employment In manufacturing indus tries in the United States Increased 0.2 per cent. In March, while pay-roll totals decreased 0.3 per cent, and por capita earnings decreased 0.4 per cent. These unweighted figures are presented by the United States Department of Labor through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and are based on reports from 8,320 es tablishments in 52 Industries covering 2,735.069 employees whose total earnings during one week in March were $73,299. 024. The same establishments In Feb ruary reported 2.730,133 employees and total pay rolls of $74,&OG,SO<>. PAST HISTORY In England, during the reign of Henry VII It was Illegal to sell a woman's hat for more than 2 shillings. WILDS OF AMERICA One of the largest unexplored areas In the United States lies in a triangu lar space, between the Colorado and the San Juan rivers, in southeastern Utah. Here an area as large as some of the smaller eastern states still re mains practically unknown to white men. TUNNEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND The municipal council of Paris at one of Its recent sessions passed a resolu tion expressing the hope that the pro ject for the construction of the Chan nel tunnel between England and Franca should bo taken up again as such a tunnel would be of commercial value i to both ^oyntrlen WOMEN READY TO GO TO JAIL FOR “RIGHTS’ Looms at G. O. P. Convention Between Rad icals and Conservatives BY WINIFRED VANDUSER, Universal Service Correapondent .. Cleveland, June 8.—Alice Paul and her crowd, the one time militant suffragettes, moved in hero Monday and set up their banners in token that they’re ready to begin scrap ping all over again. Now that the National Women’* party, of which Miss Paul Is vice president and veternn leader, has the vote, they want equal legal rights. “And we’re prepared to use (he same methods to get those that we employed to bring about universal suffrage,” Miss Paul told me. “If it means picketing the conven tion, all right. If It means going to Jail, were ready. “I was imprisoned three times in England for waving the women’s flag. We are planning to do what Is necessary to Insure teal equality.” Brinaa Truce "his announcement brought about something of a truce between wav ering factions of women republicans. For both reactionaries and insur gents agree that the militants are the bad girls of politics. They con sider their alms too radical and their methods undignified. And they get together on the notion that the lone Party must be kept out of sight. Try and do It. The challenging gold and purple banners are the most conspicuous things in Cleveland. Mrs. Medlll McCormick had this to say In denouncing the craving for quick action on the part of the Na tional Women’s party: “Republican women, during the last four years, have increased their strength by. working through their state organizations as well as by la boring In party councils of precincts, wards and congressional districts. Sure Win Policy "It Is a slower process and less spectacular than some methods ad vocated, but a policy sure to win more influence In party councils." As the national commltteewoman from Illinois, Mrs. McCormick her self is progressive. She Is so pro gressive as to have drawn the erl til'ism of various conservatives upon the reformations she stands for. Mrs. Harriette Taylor ITpton, of Ohio, retiring vice chairman of the executive committee stated: "When we women look back upon the little place we held in politics & few years ago. we must realize that we have a great deal now. Con squently most of us look with dis favor upon radical action. "We strongly protest any sort of bolting. Nothing is to be gained by a split.” Fireworks In Prospect Meanwhile It looks as if a three cornered feminine fight might liven up this somnolent convention. For the Insurgents insist that they must have their 50-50 basis in party affairs. The reactionaries go about shush-shushing them for fear of trouble; the militants are digging in for the strategic foothold likely to give them a chance to tell everybody what to do. MIsb Paul said: "The reason women are sitting In ns delegates here and now is because the National Woman's party worked for it eight years ago. No woman voted before we began to fight for suffrage: no woman yet would vote excepting for our fight. “Now we are making the first at tempt in the history of the nation to mobilize the feminine vote. “After the farmer-labor conven tion which we will attend in St. Paul, we will hold our own national con vention at Lake Champlain. There we'll decide which party promisee our aims most support, and we will canvass the country in favor of that party candidate.' FORMER COLLEGE BANDIT IS PAROLED FROM REFORMATORY Cedar Rapids, la., June 9.—(Spe cial)—Police learned Monday that Herbert Asby, former Coe college student of Randall, la., who commit ted one of the most sensational hold ups in this part of Iowa,' which re sulted in Louis Fine receiving wounds which confined him to his bed for months, was paroled from Anamosa reformatory last Saturday. He had served about four years of a 30-year sentence, Asby and Charles Simon held up the Fine pawnshop, June 29, 1920, and after shooting Fine, dash ed through the crowded streets with drawn revolvers, threatening to kill any one who molested them. Police cornered them In railroad yards and forced them to surrender at the point of shot guns. Simon, over whose head a long sentenc was hanging in a Canadian prison, was set back to Canada, a few weeks ago to finish his sentence, police learned Monday. Asby becoms a school Janitor at Oleweln, la. Americans in Revolution Section of Albania Safe Universal Service. Washington, June 9.—All Amer icans are safe in the revolutionary section of Durazzo, Albania, accord ing to a wireless dispatch received by the state department from ths Flagship Pittsburgh. The U. S. S. Bulger at Durazzo reported that the roads and telegraph to Tirana ire open.