DARK HORSES IN
DEMO HANDICAP
CHAMPING BITS
Ralston of Indiana Touted
Highest When McAdoo
Smith Break Comes
BY EARL L. SHAUB,
Universal Ssrvics Correspondent.
New York, June 30.—While tl.
forces of William O. McAdoo and
Gov. A1 Smith battled each other to
a standstill for the nomination for
president in the democratic national
convention Monday, a group of dark
horses waited for the chance to run
Of all that group when the con
vention adjourned, Senator Samuel
Ralston of Indiana, looked the most
promising. His manager, Tom Tag
gart. stated on adjournment that
“things are working out just like I
want them to."
Taggart has at least a dozen dele
gations promised to swing to the
Ralston standard when he says the
word. He will not call for these
votes until he believes both the Smltl.
and McAdoo forces ire convinced
that their cause Is hopeless.
Decide Course Today.
The Mississippi delegation will
meet In the morning to decide which
candidate they will support. All day
they have cast their votes for Senator
Pat Harrison, waiting for a break
in the Smith-McAdoo deadlock.
The North Carolina delegation
caucused Monday night to discuss
the advisability of leading a break
from McAdoo, but decided the time
had not come. They will resume the(
discussion as soon as five members
of that delegation ask for a second;
caucus. _ , |
There is sentiment for John W.l
Davis in both these delegations.
On the conclusion of the balloting)
Davis lead the field, with the excep
tion of McAdoo and Smith. He had
a larger scattering of votes than any
of the other candidates except the
two leaders.
While McAdoo and Smith lieuten
ants say they will not yield, other
politicians say it Is ridiculous to
figure that either of them have a
chance. They predict that when their
forces begin to crumpie that both will
slip rapidly.
Two Drop Out.
The next battle will probable be
between Ralston, Davis and Carter
Glass. The latter Is counting on
considerable McAdoo strength to give
him momentum.
Oovernom Jonathan Davis, of Kan
sas, and George Sllzer of New Jersey,;
were eliminated from the contest
when their delegations switched,
Kansas to McAdoo and New Jersey to
■Smith.
Pat Harrison will probably be
eliminated on the first ballot Tues
day when MlBsissippians decide to
cast their votes with some other can
didate.
Governor Ferris of Michigan also
dropped out of the race when the
Michigan delegation scattered itr
\-otes among other candidates.
SIX PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN REAR END
TRAIN COLLISION
Buda, 111., June 30.—Six persons
were killed Monday when fast Bur
lington passenger train No. 8 crashed
into the rear end of the Denver-Chl
cago passenger train which had
stopped for coal. The dead:
F. W. McNair, Houghton, Mich.,
president of the Michigan College of
Mines.
Mrs. H. C. Clapp. McCook, Neb.
Miss Clapp, her niece.
W. J. Breehtel, Aurora, 111., fire
man on No. 8.
J. A. Triplet, porter of No. 2, Chi
engo.
An unidentified woman.
Obregon Preparing to
Make Ejection Peaceful
Mexico City, June 30.—President
Obregon Monday began drastic prep
arations to insure an orderly consti
tutional election throughout the re
public next Sunday.
The military forces have been or
dered to their barracks and will only
be permitted to leave under the es
cort of their officers to vote, and will
he without arms. The sale of liq
uor has been suspended. The civil
authorities have been ordered tc
maintain peace on election day anc*
the troops will keep hands off unlesb
an armed outbreak should occur.
ADMITS SLAYING BROTHER
Lincoln, Neb., June 30. (A. P.)—
George Luts Balster, who was pre
viously questioned regarding the kill
ing of his brother Ed, on a farm
near Utica last March 2, today con
fessed to State Sheriff Tom Carroll
that he was the slayer. Three hours
of questioning preceded the confes
sion. Mr. Carroll said.
MT. AETNA BELCHING,
staples, June 30. (I. N. S.)—
Mt. Aetna was in violent erup
tion today. A huge stream of
lava flowed from the crater
accompanied by burets steam
and smoke.
Nebraska Protects Its
Bank epositors Rig!
Lincoln, Neb., June 30. (Spectal)
State Treasurer Robinson Monda
received payment in full from a bond
lng company for..a deposit of state
funds in the First National bank of
Gerlng, which closed its doors sev
eral months ago. The state deposit
was protected by a bonding company
and the amount is $5,146.
Farmers of TexaB have found the
turkey a valuable aid In controlling
plagues of grasshoppers*
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MAN CONFESSES TO
MURDER OF BROTHER
SAY OFFICIALS
Seward. Neb., June 80. (Special)—
Ceorge L. Ballster, who state and
county officers say confessed Monday
to the murder of Ills brother, Kdward
Ballster, March 1, last, near the town
of Utica, this county, was given a
hearing Monday before County JudT[e
Carl Beck.
He entered a plea of innocence,
was hound over to the November
term of district court, and was re
manded to the sheriff of Seward
county. According to officers Bol
ster, 26 years old, made a complete
confession of the killing, giving all
the details.
At the time of the crime he waa
suspected but proof was lacking.
State and county officials have been
working on the case ever since.
VAUJEOFFARM
PRODUCTS NOW
AT HIGH POINT
Top Figure in Four Year*
Reported by Department
Of Agriculture
Washington, June 30.—The value
of farm products for the things that
farmers buy now stands at the high
est point In nearly four years, de
clares the department of agriculture,
in Its monthly agricultural review,
issued Monday.
Such improvement as the situa
tion shows Is attributed to the con
tinued slow decline in pices of non
agrieultural commodities at the same
time that agricultural products have
held their own. The department’s
index of the purchasing power of
farm products In terms of other com
modities, is 77 for May, using the
year 1913 as a base for 100.
The corn crop now occupies a con
spicuous place on the agricultural
stage, and promises to be a pivotal
factor in the entire meat and dairy
situation of 1925, the department
says. Wheat growers are reported to
be a somewhat more cheerful frame
of mind over the recent advances In
wheat, due to a smaller prospective
world crop.
Conditions on the Pacific coast are
regarded as one decided fly in the
ointment. Drought in that section
has cut heavily into the grain crops
and feed, while fruits in the north
west have also been damaged b*
frosts and drought. The citrus crops
are reported as In good condition.
The effect on agriculture of the
wane of the Industrial boom is open
to speculation, the department points
out. For two years farmers have had
an unprecedented domestic market,
but the outlook this fall is not so
good. The weight of informed opin
ion, however, Is that in the immedi
ate future farmers as u whole stand
to gain more from cheaper labor and
materials than they are likely to lose
by a narrower market for lamb, but
ter, or semi-luxury products.
SLAYER GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
Charles Campbell, Confessed
Slayer of Mrs. Bowman,
Gets Stiff Penalty
Redfield. S. D.. .June 30.—(Special)
•—Charles Campbell, convicted of tlio
murder of Mrs. Ed Bowman, June
24, 1924, on a farm eight miles from
Miller, S. D.. was Monday sentenced
to life imprisonment in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary by Judge M. Morl
nrity. He pleaded guilty and as there
were no extenuating circumstances
of any nature, the judge immediately
entered the sentence.
After three days of patiently watt
ing near the farm where Mr. and
Mrs. Bowman worked, for Mr. Bow
man to absent himself, lie finally
gained entrance to the farm house
under the guise of a friendly caller.
Mrs. Bowman’s slater, Vienna, cooked
him a dinner and he ate with them,
according to Vila confession.
About two hours after the meal,
Campbell mixed some poison with
water and Induced Mrs. Bowman to
drink it, saying that it wouldn’t hurt
her.
Campbell had a grievance against
the Bowman family because he
thought that they lmd induced Mrs.
Bowman’s sister, Vienna, a girl of
16, to refuse to marry him, he said.
Campbell came to Miller three
years ago when he first met Vienna
at her mother’s boarding house and
ever since that time had been very
insistent upon marrying her, It was
said. He Is 25 years old and a com
mon laborer. He came from Missouri
with his family and settled near
Sioux Falls, where his mother and
the rest of the family still live, with
the exception of his father. He does
not know where he Is at the present
time.
Nebraska Catholic Church
Observes Golden Jubilee
Oldyan, Neb.. June 30. (Special)—
The golden jubilee of the founding of
the Catholic church at this place was
attended by thousands of people. A
dozen priests from surrounding par
ishes attended. Sermons were by the
Very Rev. J. J. O’Sullivan, Fremont,
and Rev. V. J. Tever, of Petersburg.
The ‘‘village smithy” in Saint Mary
Cray, Kent, England, is being demol
ished to make way for a new broad
street. The bulldlnjs are 500 yearn old.
I STORM SWEPT
CITY BEGINS TO
UNCOVER DEAD
Two Score Bodies Taken
From Wreckage of Storm
Swept Town
Lorain, Ohio, June *0.—They be
gan to unbury their dead here Mon
day.
There is no flippancy In the state
ment. Most of those who were killed
In Saturday evening's tornado died
within monuments of piled up stone,
brick, timber and steel.
Monday morning or the first time
since the disaster, a corps of work
ers, under military direction, was em
ployed systematically to tear up that
which the wild storm had laid down.
The 50 workers concentrated upon
the ruins of the State theater, where
probably 100 men, women and chil
dren—mostly children, lost their
lives. Already 36 bodies had been
taken from the edges of this wreck
age. It was realized, however, that
many more would be found entombed
1 the heart of the debris.
Surrounded by a guard of militia
men, to restrain morbid sightseers
and relatives who are waiting for
the physical proof of their convic
tions, the men arranged themselves
upon the enormous heap of brick
and girders so that pieces of the ma
terial could be passed quickly from
hand to hand and so removed to a
nearby dumping fleld.
Brick by brick, but with a speed
that was fascinating, the workers
slowly leveled down the chaotic
mass.
Suddenly, the shifting bricks ceased
their chain-like movement towards
the dump. The first of a series of
discoveries that everyone knew was
Inevitable had come.
First Body Found.
The body was that of a little girl.
A stretcher was waiting, as was the
sheet that mercifully covered the
ghastly disfigurements.
Then another body and another,
until six in all had been taken out.
And all of them had been children.
Lorain needs outside aid—not pro
visions and sleep accommodations
which have been ruahed Into town
abundantly. Hundreds of surviving
families need money. Unless this Is
obtained, the town cannot easily he
built back and many residents will
experience the torment-of utter der
stitutlon.
Lorain is ready to accept money
contributions, when th emachinery
for receipt and distribution have
been established. And yet, in the
face of this need, every citizen Is
ready to underestimate the numbers
of the killed and wounded and the
extent of the property damage, thus
withholding something of the appeal
which will lure the offerings.
Some of the high Red Cross offi
cials. who are here from Washing
ton and New York, suggest that
every city or town becomes super
sensitive after being visited by a
disaster.
Two of these officials—J. Arthur
Jeffers, manager of the Red Cross
Washington division, and Henry M,
Baker, national director of the dis
aster relief unit—Monday left hur
riedly for Columbus, there to confer
with Governor Donahey. The gov
ernor, who left the city just before
the arrival of the Red Cross officials,
had mentioned here his Intentions of
Issuing a proclamation, calling upon
citizens of Ohio and possibly, of the
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NEW YORK NEWSPAPER
MAN RECEIVES ONE VOTE
FOR DEMO NOMINATION
Universal Service.
Madison Square Garden. New
York. June 80.—Roland Krebs, a
staff correspondent of the Inter
national News Service, received
one vote for the presidency on the
thirteenth ballot at the national
democratic convention here Mon
day night.
The vote was cast by Congress
man Robert Clancy of the Michi
gan delegation. Krebs is the
youngest man In history who ever
received a vote for the presidency.
He is only 25 years old. Krebs Is
the only newspaper reporter who
has received a vote in this con
vention. James Co* of Ohio, is also
a newspaper man. but Is an editor.
nation, to contribute to a big relief
fund.
Manager JefTers and Director Bak
er believed that confusion could be
avoided If tire governor and mayor
agreed that all relief funds be paid
directly to and dispersed by the na
tional Red Cross organization.
FALL INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
Sinclair and Two Dohcny*
Also Named in Teapot
Dome Case
Washington. June 30.—Former Sec
retary of tlie Interior Albert B. Fall,
of Three River*, N. M„ and the oil
magnates, Harry F. Sinclair and Ed
ward L. Doheny, together with Do
heny’s son Edward L., Jr., were in
dicted here Monday by a federal
grand jury on charges of conspiracy
and bribery in connection with the
now famous Teapot Dome and Cali
fornia naval oil reserve leases exe
cuted by Fall when he was In the
Harding cabinet.
Four indictments were handed up
by the grand Jury. They were:
1—Fall and Doheny charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
through the leasing of the Elks Hill
oil reserve In California.
3—Fall charged with accepting a
bribe of $100,000 from Doheny to In
fluence his decision in granting the
California lease.
3— Doheny and his son charged with
giving a bribe of $100,000 to Full.
4— Fall and Sinclair charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
in connection with the leasing of the
Teapot Dome reserve in Wyoming to
the Mammoth Oil company, a Sinclair
corporation.
Arrests Ordered.
The United States marshal was or
dered by the court to take the in
dicted persons into custody and to
produce them before the court to
give bond for their appearance at the
trial.
The Indictments were secured by
Special Attorneys Atlee Pomerene
and Owen J. Robert*, who were ap
pointed by President Coolidge to
prosecute the oil fraud cases follow
ing the sensational revelations made
before the Senate committee Investi
gating the oil scandal.
The greater part of the evidence
presented to the grand Jury was tes
timony taken before the Senate com
mittee. The bribery charges were
based upon Doheny's admission be
fore the committee that he sent his
son with $100,000 In cash In a black
satchel to give to Fall at Three
Rivers.
Babe Ruth’s Bat for A1 Smith
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"Bustin Babe” Ruth, of the New York Yankees, world's champion
slugger and home run hitter, presented his famous home run bat to
Governor Alfred E. Smith, of New York, with the expressed hope that
with it Mr. Smith would be able to bat in the presidential nomination.
Animal interference with telephone
service include bears that mistake the
humming of wires for a swarm of
honey bees; squirrels that chew holes
In the lead sheath ca les; ants and
beetles that eat metal, and spiders
that throw their webs across open
wires, i ausing short circuits when dew
gathers on the web.
The gross income of the American
people Is upward of $'-00/00,000 a day,
while the dally savings are approxi
mately one-sixth of this, or more than
$30,004,000. The total income of the
country for 1923 Is placed at seventy
billion dollars, an Increase of five bil
lion over 1022 and ten billion over 1921.
For the year's total savings, the figure
given Is $12,000,000,000,
Automobiles worth upwards of $100,
000, and real property estimated at $250 •
<00, succumled to the (lames In a dense
ly populate ! pa t of the Bronx, New
York, during the first week In May.
Incendiarism Is suspected as the cause
of this public garage fire.
Handwriting Is now transmitted by
telegraph as a regular service by the
French postoffice department. Already
French banks are honoring telegraphed
checks, for a perfect reproduction of the
sender’s signature is transmitted elec
trically over the wires.
To a spectator on our nearest star, the
sun and earth would represent a close
double star, so comparatively near are
the sun and the earth
300 EGG DEALERS
OF HAWKEYE STATE
FACE PROSECUTION
Des Moines. Ia.. June 30.—(Spec
ial)—Prosecution of the 300 of the
8,000 licensed egg dealers of Iowa,
for failure to comply with the state
laws governing sale of eggs was
announced by M- E. McMurray,
inspection division of the state de
partment of agriculture. The cases
are results of extensive Investiga
tion by the bureau's 32 Inspectors.
Penalty for violation of egg law is
810 to $50 for first offenders.
Indictments were returned by the
grand Jury Monday charging 25
proprietors of drug stores, candy or
cigar shops or pool halls with main
taining gambling places. Operation
of automatic slot machines, base
ball pools or dice games formed
basis of the Indictments.
‘ECONOMY’ WILL
BE KEYNOTE OF
CAL’S CAMPAIGN
Slams “Pork Barrel” Legis
lation in First Speech
Since Nomination
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Universal Service.
Washington, June 30.—President
Coolidge sounded the keynote of his
coming campaign with a declaration
"for economy and after that for more
economy," as hla conception of serv
ing all the people.
The president delivered the address
at the seventh regular meeting of the
"Business Organization of the Gov
ernment.” It was the first speech
of importance by the president s.nce
his nomination by the Clev«iand con
vention, nnd clearly indloated that
the question of taxation and efficient
government service will constitute
the chief subjects to be stressed In
the campaign.
In Hhort, crisp sentences, President
Coolidge set forth his views on the
budget system which lias be»n in op
eration for three years. He empha
sized his determination that extrava
gance and inefficiency in the govern
ment must give way to economy and
efficiency. He said that as long as
he is chief executive he will protect
the Integrity of the budget. The
president clearly indicated there is
to be no return of the "pork barrel”
system under his regime.
Toilers Who Pay.
President Coolidge dwelt upon the
dangers to the republic of excessive
taxation and pointed out that It Is
always the people who toll who pay.
Ke said that freedom Is at an end
unless the t eople can enjoy reason
able security In the possession of
tlmlr property.
Warning against excessive taxa
tion, the president declared that any
government which exacts more taxes
than are required by urgent public
needs and sound public policy Is “not
a protector of liberty but an Instru
ment of tyranny, which condemns
the citizen to slavery.” He ar:u *
such a course means the breaking
down of free gove -nment.
The president demanded a reduc
tion of $83,000,000 In the expenditure
program for next year. He said tho
best estimates Indicate a surplus of
$25,000,000 for the next fiscal year,
but ho wants that surplus to be
$108,000,000 as a minimum. He de
clared the expenditure program for
1925 should be reduced from $3,083,
000,000 now estimated to $3,000,000,
000.
Favors Kersonai i-ioony.
The president declared strongly In
favor of personal liberty, saying that
one of the greatest perils to any re
public Is the disregard of individual
rights.
Reverting to the subject of taxa
tion, the president said lie will exer
cise his full powers in an effort to
further reduce taxes by cutting down
expenditures and will block any movi
which might lead to increased tnxei.
He, declared that the public welfare
demands lower taxes and he will
dedicate his services in that direc
tion. With that end in view, he as
serted, the government payroll must
be reduced in a manner which will
not impair the public service.
The president put his foot down
on militarism saying that while the
nation needs national defense it must
be limited. He frowned on “pork
barrel" legislation for public build
ings and rivers and harbors develop
ment, declaring that while public
Improvements are needed they must
be gradual.
Farmers Suffer Heavy
Loss in Small Torado
Petersburg, Neb., June 30. (Special)
—Farmers east of Petersburg suffered
heavy Iobs from a tornado that struck
that vicinity. Barns, sheds and other
out buildings were demolished, ani
mals and chickens killed and crops
damaged by the heavy rain and hail
that followed.
Halver Kittelson and John Krause
were the heaviest loosers. At these
places horses and cattle were killed
as well as many chickens.
Quaker Oats Warehouse
At Jacksonville Burns
Jacksonville, Fla., June 30.—A large
warehouse building, occupied by the
Quaker Oats company here was com
pletely destroyed by fire Monday
when the lower part of Main street
was in flames.
The Booth Fisheries and the St.
Johns river boat line docks were also
a total loss. The steamer Magnolia
which was tied to a dock was prac
tically destroyed
CALIFORNIAN
GAINS SLOWLY;
SMITH SECOND
New York Candidate 174
Vote* Behind Leader—
John Davi* Third
RESUME VOTE TODAY
Tammany Hall Leaders Los
ing Hope <jf Being
Able to Win
Convention Hall. New York, July
~(Tuesday)—At five minute* after
midnight the democratic national
convention adjourned In a deadlock
on the choice of a candidate for
president.
The final ballot, the fifteenth sineo
the beginning, gave McAdoo 479 and
Smith 305 1-2, the the reat of tha
field running behind, Smith’* nearest
competitor being Davis of West
I Virginia with «1. Cox was in fourth
place with 60. followed by Under
wood with 89 1-2, Glass with 35,
Ralston with 31, Robinson with 31,
and Harrison with 20 1-2.
The delegates who had been In
continuous session since 9:30 o’clock
Monday morning, with the exception
of a brief recess at the dinner hour,
were glad when the notion for ad
journment came and they were per
mitted to go to their hotels.
Strongest on Lett Ballot.
Nine ballots were taken in the day
session, and six at night. McAdoo
led all the way, his vote wavering
between 471 on the tenth to 479 on
the fifteenth, the latter being the
highest figure reached by him,
McAdoo’s failure to develop more
strength as the voting went on was
a grave disappointment to hla man
agers who had expressed the belief
that his vote would reach majority
or more than one half of the total
during the day. He was 71 away
from a majority on his highest vote.
The only appreciable addition to
McAdoo’s early vote came when
Kansas, on the tenth ballot, switched
from Governor Davis of that state
and went In a body to McAdoo with
their 20 votes. Except for an oc
casional scattering vote hero and
there. McAdoo made no other gains.
New Jersey Switches.
Smith’s vote remained steady until
the eleventh ballot, when New Jersey
dropped support of Governor Sllxer
and delivered the 28 votes of that
delegation over to Smith. Announce
ment of the switch was followed by
a great demonstration.
A remarkable feature of the vot
ing was the tenacity with which the
favorite sons held on In the fight.
McAdoo’e managers made vigor
ous efforts to drive some of the
favorite sons out In order to increase
the Californian's total, but they stuck
to the race to the last ballot.
Among them were Governor Browr
of New Hampshire, Pat Harrison of
Mississippi and Saulsbury of Dela
ware. Governor Bryan of Nebraska
urged his delegation to stand by him.
asserting he believed he had a good
chance to win.
At 10:30 o’clock Tuesday morning,
the convention will go at it again,
and none of the leaders have any
predictions to make as to how long
the deadlock will continue. George
Brennan. Illinois leader, declared af
ter adjournment he was certain tha\
Smith will win In the end.
Give Up Hope
Tammany Hall leaders, however,
are not so confident and have almost
given up hope of being able to win
any of the large delegations to their
candidate. At the same time, they
can block McAdoo to the finish, and
asserted during the balloting that
they Intend to do so.
The expected flop to Underwood
failed to materialize during the vot
ing. His vote dropped from 43.9 on
the tenth ballot to 39 1-2 on the last.
Glass was unable to maqe any gains,
his vote dosing at 35.
There are some who believe that
If the McAdoo and Smith vote begin*
to break up. some of It will go to
underwood and some to GlasB. For
that reason Aabama and Virginia are
keeping their respective candidates in
the race.
Leagues, More Leagues,
But Here's a New One
Lincoln, June 30. (Special)—Along
with the activities of acting Gover
nor Johnson and Attorney General
Spillman in endeavoring to bring
about lower prices for gasoline in the
state by voluntary action on the part
of dealers. A ‘‘15 cents a gallon
league" is in the process of forma
tion.
Dr. J. S. Despecher, Omaha, presi
dent of the league, was in Lincoln
Monday to look the situation over
and enlist this city in the movement.
The plan, Dr. Despecher says. Is to
enroll every town and city In the
state In the league.
GERMANY SENDS REPLY.
Parts, June 30.—Premier Herrlot
Monday received Germany’s reply to
the allied note in regard to the re
duction of interallied military control
of Germany’s armament. It was pre
sented by Herr Von Iloesch, German
ambassador.
Divorce Furnishes Gossip
For Havana Society Buds
Universal Service
Havana. June 30.—Exclusive soc
iety circles were agog with excite
ment following the announcement of
a divorce granted to Mrs. A. Ruiz
from her husband, Antonio Ruiz, a
member of one of the oldest and
wealthiest families in Havana.
Mrs. Ruiz, who resumes her maid
en name of Mercy Loqueu, under the
terms of the divorce, will make New
York City her home.
