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» £ WEATHER FORECAST A I ^ TJ i /f \ TT A V ryTJ 1VTT1VT j ) T"> T^\ THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska—Probably showers; not I I I I ^t f I Of I / \ I I / \ 1 » X J 1 W 1 y & i X ^ B W 1 ' J M A Patriotism consists not In waving ' much change In temperature. -“■ .A. A M —- ^ v A -A. A. A ■*■ “■ "" * ‘ — a flag, but In striving that our coun _ try shall be righteous as well as PIYY EDITION 11 - " 1 ■— ■ * "" " 11—1" " *" - -— ' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [ 1 '■ ■ ■ ■— ■ ■ 1 strong.—-James Bryce. _ 5 VOL. 54. NO. 9. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924. * TWO CENTS'- WC:;S SSfM0"11 ---' By ~M»H <1 Tt): Dotty tad Monday. <6: aide tht 4th Zoaa Cl Tear): Daily and Sunday. 12.60. within tha 4th iph. OatlBBgiy, til: Monday only. H. _ —————ss———— „ ——— ' Hand of Hearst Seen in Keynote Speech ! _.(*) --- City Swept by Terrific Wind Storm -— Four Race Horse6 Die, 57 ■ Cows Killed in 52-Mile Gale—Hanger Damage Made Complete. Boy Hurt as Bam Goes Two baby ‘‘twisters,” sweeping over the southwestern section of the city ’ at 8:10 and 4:30 Tuesday morning, caused serious accidents to persons, killed four race horses, tore trees rfrom their root3, moved houses from their foundations and blocked a num ber of streets for hours with tree trunks and limbs. Police, who have been working con stantly In answering calls for aid. stats that the storm of last night far exceeds that of Sunday night In In tensity and damage done. Albert Rabbitcheck, 1703 South Six tieth street, wag sleeping In the hay mow of the barn of hls father, Paul, when the wind hit the barn. The barn was lifted intd the air and placed on the ground rather roughly and unceremoniously. It resulted In the barn falling to pieces. The youth was badly cut and bruised. It may prove he has a fractured skull, ac cording to Dr. H. H. Atwood, police surgeon, who attended him. Sarah Henderson, 15, 2802 South Thirty-eighth street, was asleep In her home, her bed near a window. The wind blew an lmmenpe limb from a nearby tree against tne window. The glass was broken, flying over the bed and severing an artery In the girl's arm. Her parents, startled by her cries, rushed to the room and found the child soaked with blood. She was removed to a hospital. One cut on the child required seven stitches. Fifty-seven fine dairy cows were killed when the barn of George Vereruysse, 4112 North Ftfty-secoi}d street, was blown down during fhe storm Monday night. Mr. Vereruysse said only three cat tle were rescued from the ruins. All were confined In stanchions and had no opportunity to escape when the structure fell. Deputy Sheriffs Walstrom and Agee nerP on the scene early Tuesday morning. Rattalion Fire Chief Sulli van and a large rrew of men assisted In cutting into the ruins and killing a number of cattle whose legs were broken and whose terrified cries filled the air and mingled with the fury of the storm. The cows were of fine breed and Mr. Vereruysse sold large quantities of milk to wholesale dealers In Omaha. Train Service Blocked Cloudbursts which Inundated or completely washed out railroad tracks in Iowa within a radius of about 75 miles east of Omaha, blocked practically all train service between Omaha and Chicago and other eastern poirts. ,ht of the bjj| phite glass win clows of the Union Outfitting com pany, on South Sixteenth street, wer^ blown onto the street. The damage will run Into thousands of dollars. Howard Graham, president of the Graham Candy company, was direct ly across the street when the win dows crashed. He said the window 52-Mile Gale. The wind which <wept havoc through Omaha Tuesday morning, traveled at the rate of 52 miles an hour, according to M. V, Robins, the weather man. Rainfall total ed 72-100 of an inch. The wind k - Sunday night, according to the ■tegt Robins’ report, traveled at a vr lority of 52 miles per hour and 39-100 of an Inch of rain fell. ___ carried a baby crib out onto Six teenth street and carried It to the front of the Hotel Rome. Numerous windows of the Plggly tVIggly stores at Twenty-fourth and Farnam streets and 1112 South Six teenth street were blown out. How ever it was on the south side that the most extensive damage was done. At the home of J. I. Oraham, 1515 Missouri avenue, a huge tree was torn from Its roots and tossed onto the front porch, making It Impossible for members of the family to make their exits via the front door this morning. The roof of the three-story Breen (Turn to Thrrr, Column On« We Have With Us Today 3. Wylie King, San Antonio, Tex., Real F,atate. Mr. King has had a varied career. Born In Oreenville, Tex., in 188*. he was educated at Texas and Chicago universities. He then engaged In the railroad busilfess, eventually becom ing a division freight and passenger agent for the Missouri Pacific. Dur ing the war he was a captain In the army for two years and Is now en tfkgcd In the real estate and Insurance KU|buslness. In Omaha for lha International Dions Club convention. Mr. King speaks with pride of the aceompllsh of the San Antonio Dions club, which • Is the biggest In the world. He Is ' one of the men who, by preslstent effort, built the club to Its present membership of 281. A Put the “Hop” in Hopefulness Ak-Sar-Ben started the business revival 20 years ago, and lias been speeding things up ever since. It put the “hop” in hopefulness, and has kept it there. Are you willing to help keep it up, or will you be one of the number necessary to make Ak-Sar-Ben'g membership 5,000? Sam Dreslier, president of the Omaha Concord club, says: "The volunteer memberships should shove the membership away past the 5,000 mark before the end of the week. The friend ships Ak-Sar-Ben has made for Omaha are not to be measured in money. The spirit of co-operation it has cultivated is the biggest single factor in Omaha's prosper ity. Ten thousand members would be more in keeping than 5,000.” Railroads Tied Up in Iowa by Severe Storms Large Areas of Corn Reported Washed Out—County Tel ephone Systems Badly Damaged. Bjr Associated Press. Des Moines, June 24.—Disorganiza tion" of railroad service with three trains derailed or marooned in south ern and western Iowa, heavy dam age to communication lines gnd con siderable crop loss was th® result of the severe storm that swept across the state early today. The Chicago. Burlington A Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul were the railroads most seri ously affected. Thes crop reporting bureau here announced that large areas of corn were washed out or damaged by floods. Country telephone systems were temporarily put out of business. A power station at Coin was burned out, causing a loss of about $12,000. The most serious railroad tieup was the stalling of the Pacific Limited on the Milwaukee line between Ports mouth and Panama, in the west part of the state. Passengers were ma rooned from early this morning until this afternoon, when they transferred to a relief train sent from Manilla and resumed their journey eastward. Milwaukee officials said main line service would lm resumed tomorrow afternoon. Transcontinental Burlington trains were being detoured tonight over the Rock Island lines because of a wash out near Tyrone. Sixteen hundred feet of track was carried away by high waters of Cedar creek. The Burlington branch from Des Moines to Osceola was tied up at Truro. The rails gave way under a freight train, three cars were over turned and a section of the tracks washed away. The Minneapolis A St. Louis served as a detour for some of the Milwau kee traffic. No reports of personal injury due to the storm had reached here to night. SOLON SUSPENDED FROM GOLF CLUB Washington, June 24.—Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, who engaged In a fist fight with Dr. James Mitchell, famous surgeon, a few days ago on the golf links here, has been suspended from the Chevy Chase Golf club for two weeks, It was learn ed this afternoon. Notification to this effect has been sent to Robinson, who Is In New York attending the democratic con vention. No action was taken by the board of governors of the club In the case of Dr. Mitchell, who Robinson hit In the eye, after charging him with being "very Insolent.” BANDITS HOLD UP JEWELRY STORE San Francisco, June 24.—Jewelry and coins valued at $26,000 were taken by three bandits who entered the downtown Jewelry store of Hous ton, Gilmore A Co. here at a busy hour today, The bandits bound and gagged one of the proprletore and a clerk, leaving them on the floor be hind a Counter while the valuablea were collected leisurely. The robbers posed as clerks while they were collecting the loot and passerehy noticed nothing wrong. Pair Freed on Bond*. Joseph F. Findley, dlstrlat manager of the Omaha IAfe Insurance com pany, was releesed from Jail on a $1,6f>0 bond Tuesday after he had waived preliminary hearing In municipal court on a forgery charge. Ifls wife, facing a similar charge, was relearned on a $600 bond. Findley claims the charges sre fslse and Is a result of an Insurance row between his com pany and the Union Fralernnl Aid society. Married in Council Bluff*. The following paraona obtained mar rla*« license* in Council nWlffa yaaterday: floor** Station, Omaha . 2ft Carrie Toomer. Omaha . IK Solon C. Brown. Rampeon. Nab. ...... 44 Maud* Milton. La Cyan*. Kan. KK John Amanda. Omaha . 11 Lather B. Terrell, Omaha .21 William F Smith, Council Bluff* .. 21 Velma DtPriea. Council Bluff* 19 Roy Northrop. Omaha . ?l Anna Check, Omaha . 2ft Frank Hlrnet. Florence. Neh ......... 24 Alma Chrlatenaen. Blair. Neh . 19 Raymond, Nelaon, Aahland, Neh . ... ,:1 Lola Sandy. Omaha, . 21 Paul D Nuachy, Omaha . ..If Helen C. Ambtraon, Superior. Neb... IT Sun Racer Basks at End of Rainbow Doughty Airman Who Spans Nation in Day Describes Strenuous Flight—Will Fly Back. San Francisco, June 24.—Lieut. Russell L. Maughan, intrepid ata man, quietly reveled at the end of the rainbow today. The spare, smil ing army flier'walked along a path that has been made enfete for him. while the city was still vigrant with the realization of his great adventure in spanning the continent in a more or less frail air machine well within the compass of a single day. Arriving here from New York at 9:47 last night after 18 hours and 20 minutes in the air, with a few brief lapses, the doughy lieutenant was “tucked in” at the home of Lieut. Col. William E. Gillmore on the Presidio reservation, with the din and the clatter of his uproarious wel come still ringing In his ears. Col anel Gillmore, who headed the wel coming forces, is chief of the army air forces here. He awoke today at 6:30, after toss ing a bit, the medley of strong head winds whining around the struts, the pounding of the motor and the cheer ing of the-crowds remaining in his subconsciousness after sleep had come. He went back to sleep again, however, and finally appeared in bath robe and slippers to greet the gather ing newspapermen. Later, attired in his uniform with the Sam Browne belt several sizes too large, bis own having been left back in Mineola, he sat down to breakfast with Colonel Gillmore, lingering over a California canteioupe. Doesn’t I>e Tobacco. He thrust the coffee aside. He never drinks, he said. Neither does he smoke nor chew. , A long Interview with the. news paper people followed. "I am going to fly hack.” he said. “I am going to return by easy stages, and expect to stop for a time in Washington. “It was tough trying to fight sleep. The buz zof the engine cynchronizes with the drone of the wind as you go along and they make up a great little lullaby. It's agony fighting that feel ing of drowsiness. MISS MITTIE PYLE INJURED IN CRASH Special pi.patch to The Omaha Bee. Columbus, Neb.. June 24.—Miss Mittie Pyle, Council Bluffs school teacher, and her niece. Miss IJavida Dickey, were injured, when a touring car in which they were riding was overturned in a collision with another automobile driven by Sam Elston, Jr. Miss Pyle, who was pinned under the overturned car, suffered severe bruises and cuts about the face and arms. Miss Dickey was thrown onto the pavement, suffering a bruised hand and arm. 40,000 CLOTHING WORKERS TO QUIT New York. June 24.—Forty thou sand workers on men's and chil dren's clothing In New York city and vicinity have voted to strike tomor row, it was announced today by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The strike was ordered, It was said, after all means had been taken to wipe out "unbearable con ditions." , “PREACHER PASS” STATUTE UPHELD Lincoln, Neb., June 24.—Nebraska's "preacher pass” law was found con stitutional and not discriminatory in a decision this morning by the state supreme court. The case was that of C. A. Sorenson, realtor, agnlnst all the railroads of Nebraska. The court held that granting of special rates to the clergy and charitable workers Is legal. MOTHER-IN-LAW IS BLAMED IN COURT "Anna and my son, Fred, came to my house and told me they had agreed to disagree,” testified Mrs. Margaret Wedemeyer, 4708 North Twenty seventh street, at the hearing of the seimrate maintenance suit of Anna Wedemeyer against Fred Wede meyer. In domestic relations court Tuesday. Fred, a mall carrier, said his wife didn't keep the house properly snd that she wanted to, live with her mother, where “there was too much mother-ln law.” v f— . ”\ Woman Acting Mayor Gives Police Chief 24 Hours to Clean Up City Seattle, Wash , .lime 24. — Mrs. Henry Landes, acting mayor, today gave Police Chief Severyns 24 hours to clean up the city and report to her. T)r. Edwin .1. Brown, mayor, Is In New York attending the demo cratic convention. ' Bootlegging snd gambling are cur ried on openly,” Mrs Landes In formed the chief. "Holdups are dally occurrences. If It Is true, ns you say, thnt the police department con tains 1080 unfit men, that li|/the num ber you should get rid of " * Lions Will Learn of Den Mysteries Delegates Guests of King Ak Tonight After Day Devoted to Hearing Committ g^ Reportg. *8f*J - *801' Business of the eight an ternationh] Lions convention will be gin in earnest Wednesday morning with the first reports of committees appointed Tuesday noon by John 6. Noel, international president. The session will begin at 9, and will con tinue all day with a two-hour recess at noon. Reports of the nomination, con vention city and resolutions commit tee are not expected until the final day, Thureday, when the battle* for the presidency and the 1926 meet ing place will reach climaxes. Cali fornia and Ohin are bidding strongly for the next annual sessions, the westerners for Los Angeles and the Ohioans for Cedar Point, a summer resort near Sandusky. Success of the reception Monday night and the frolic at the AkSar Ben races and at Krug park Tues day,, has prepared the delegates for entertainment promised at Ak- Sar Ben den Wednesday night at 7:30. This will be a stag affair. Lions will assemble at the Auditorium and pro ceed to the den. The nature of the fun has been kept a secret, but stunts of various kinds are promised, includ ing a sketch entitled "Bulllfornla.” Entertainment for Women. While the men are in business ses sions and entertained at the den. visiting women will be guest* of the Kiwanls club at a theater party at the Strand theater at 10, and guests of the Altrusa club* of Omaha and Council Bluffs on an automobile tour of the two cities, concluding with s dinner and entertainment at the Happy Hollow club. California delegate* will bs hosts at a reception at the Auditorium at 11 p. tn., after the show at the den. Both men and women guests are In vited to this reception. The bufUness session Wednesday will be opened with an invocation by Rev. W. F. MacNeil, pastor of Grace Baptist church. Charles Gardner of Omaha will lead the singing. The speakers of the forenoon session will lie Dr. M. M. Nielson of Salt Ijike City, district gorernor of the Utah Idaho district, on "A National Peril,” and Douglas Malloch, Chicago poet, on "Some Sinners I have Met." In the afternoon the singing will be led by "Chief," H. Ros Bartle of Casper. Wyo., Mr. Gardner's rival, in a sten torian voice. Stephen Whltford, Port land. Ore., will give a piano recital. During the noon recess, the official convention parade will be held, all delegations to he out In their colors and with musical organisations and nolse-maklng ekuipment. The official photograph will also he taken. Three Department Meetings. Three department meetings will he held Wednesday at 2 o’clock. Dis trict governors and newly-elected governors will meet to hear addresses by Dr. Nielson, Albert Elton of Youngstown, O.; Emery R. Yundt of Pomona, Cal.; Earle W. Hodges of Little Rock, Ark.; Irving L. Cimptif Johnstown, Pa., and Wayns C. Townley of Bloomington. III. Club presidents will also hold ses slons to discuss the work of their of fices. The principal committees now at work are the following: Nominating, VV. E. Livingston. Grand Rapids, Mich., chairman, Frank Wilson, Seattle; Haisted Ritter, Denver; Russell Brown. Ardmore. Oki.; Ivnn Flood, White Plains, N. Y.; W. M. Black, Lynchburg. Va.: W. J. Livingstone, Chicago; Fred Avery. St. Catherine's, Ont.;and Emery R Yundt, Pomona. Cal. Resolutions; W. A. Brooks, Okla homa City, chairman; James P Shick. Washington. D. C.: F W. Redheffer. Kansas City; W. V. Gregory, Louis ville, Ky., and Robert N. Odgen, Cas per, Wyo. Convention city: Wayne C. Town ley, Bloomington. III., chairman; Charles N. Malone, Asheville, N C.; Roy 8 Mather, Allantn, Oowan Jones, El Paso; Charles 8. Ilutson, Los Angeles, nnd Emery Stults, Phoenix, Arlx. Attend Races. From noon unlit midnight Tuesday (Turn tn Pnse Hirer Column Four.) District Governor of Nebraska-Iowa Lions * ? •John S. Gcbulir of Council Hlulfs waa elected district governor of the Nebraska-Iowa district of Internation al I Jons clubs. Two-Thirds Rule Is Adopted at Democratic Meet Vote Is 51 to 3—Adoption of Platform to Precede Bal loting on Presidential Nominee. By International News Serriee. New York. June 24.—The rules commutes of the democratic conven Uon this afternoon adopted the much discussed two-third* rule. The committee also decided that the adoption of the platform by the convention will precede the ballot ing on the presidential nominee. The vote on the two-thirds rule was 51 to S. The action of the rules oemmltUc was regarded as ending finally the effort that has been made here by friend* of William O. McAdoo to abrogate the time honored mje In fa vor of a straight majority nomina tion. Fight on Floor Unlikely. It Is regarded as unlikely that a fight against it will be taken to the floor of the convention. In view of the overwhelming majority which the rules committee promptly de cided against a change. Some of McAdoos supporters, however, may decide to carry It further with or without his consent. W. I,. Thornton, a Texas delegate, and one of McAdoo's staunchest sup porters, made a motion In the com mlttee to substitute majority rule for the two-thirds rule. On a roll call, the Thornton mo tion got but three affairmatlve votes Thornton's, Jerry- W. Carter of Florida, and John C. Swenson of Utah. A week ago, a hot fight was promised against the two thirds rule by the friend# of McAdoo, who were nlsrmed at the reports of * "bat talion of death" against McAdoo suf ficlently large to prevent him ever attaining the necessary two-third*. Qillt In Ranks McAdoo's frtefid# confidently pre dieted their ability to control the rules comrfilttee and report out * rule providing the change. I,ater, however, a split developed In the McAdoo ranks over the ques tlon. Some southern delegates re fused to endorse the rhnnge. even though they were McAdoo delegates. They declared the two thirds rule had accorded the solid south a veto power In democratic national conventions for years, and It was not a power to be tossed off lightly. They pointed out, too, that had It not been for tile two thirds rule, Champ Clnrk would have been the nominee at Baltimore in 1912. Instead of Woodrow Wilson, for Clark st one stage of that convention had a ma Jority. ___ Round Pink Sticker Shows Autoist Has Had His Brakes Tested and Found 0. K. The round l>lnk stickers on the windshield* nf automobile* In Omahn this week mean that these automo bile* ara equipped with good krnke*. At noon today Omaha'* brake test In* drive had progressed more rap Idly than the most optimistic had hoped. Mora than MOO car* were tested Mondsy, the first day of the drive. Tuesday morning, rows of cars llnsd up for th* tests, which are be ing conducted between Fourteenth and Fifteenth ktreets nnd Cnpltol ave nue Bo rapidly did oar* of all description*—trucks, tiny pleasure car*, Huxurlnu* llmouslnea and cab*— arrive for the teat* that It Was nl most Impossible for the mechanic* nnd hrnkti expert* to run them through to keep the entrance* tqt the tc*tlhg place cleared. More than 8,500 automobile* will he texted by tonight, according to estimates of Jerry Cavanaugh, man nyer of the teat*. He declare* thl* 1* a conservative estimate, nnd cells at trillion to the fact that score* of bual ness house* are now sending their vehicle* to he tested. The test* are simple The c*r* are worked up to n speed of 20 miles *n hour, nnd then required to stop with in 57 feet If the brakes aren't work ing properly the expert* advise the owner regarding the cans* of the weakness. * The drive, which l» helng sponsored by The Omaha Hee, with the co operation of the police department nnd the Omaha Automobile Trade*** soclatlon, I* designed purely to make the street* of Omaha safer. Police Commissioner Punn submit ted hi* own car to the test Friday morning. III* brake* worked nnd he received b pink slicker—the official "O, K." Pean Noyes, city commissioner In rhut'ge of afreets maintenance, also submitted his car to ths test. Democrats Chuck League Overboard; Strategy No Sinf Says “Pat” Harrison . - ■ ■ - ■ -—--(81 ■ Leaders Steer Convention Away From Dangerous Passages as Opening Session Is Launched. McAdoo Scores Victory New York, June 24.—Forgetful for the moment of Its bitter rivalries over candidates and policies, the democratic national convention began its sessions In Madison Square Gar den today with a militant demonstra tion of party enthusiasm. Meeting only to go through the for malities of effecting a preliminary organization, the delegates indulged in a 20-mtnute old time democratic demonstration In honor of Woodrow Wilson and cheered to the echo a keynote speech in which Senator Pat Harrison pleaded for party harmony and a reconsecration to the funda mental principles of democracy. Then, after three hour* of oratory and noise making, the convention ad journed until tomorrow, leaving Its committee to work out details of its organization while the managers for the score of candidates for the presi dency continued their preparations for battle. Steer Clear of Rocks. Not a single voice was raised In protest or debate at any stage in the proceedings. Picking their words and making their plans warily, party of ficials steered the convention sway from the dangerous passages that lie In its course and left it to the com mittees and to later sessions to de velop the full force of the conflicting currents that are moving beneath the surface, Aside from the contest over the nomination, which appeared to have undergone no material change dur ing the day, the most difficult of the convention's problems rests to night in the platform committee which began its labors immediately after its appointment at the opening convention session. Far into tonight Its leaders battled over prohibition, farm relief, foreign policies, and the |kl»n Issue, with no agreement in sight. Twn-thirda Rule Stands. The rules committee speedily put an end to the much-discussed move to do away with the .old rule requir-i ing a two thirds vote of the conven tion to nominate. Like many similar abrogation proposals in the past. It collapsed when It reached the stage of action. Only three votes—all from states Instructed for McAdoo— voted to throw the long established rule Into the discard. Refers the credentials committee, the McAdoo forces won a victory by j securing s convention scat for a Me- I Adoo alternate who will vote in the absence of one of the delegates from Oregon A contest Involving 11 dele gates from Minnesota was thrown out after only one brief consideration. A protest to follow the precedent set by the Baltimore convention of 1912. and continued at San Francisco four years ago. and listen to nomin ating speeches for president before action on the party platform, was approved by the rules committee, and convention officials Indicated that some of the great flood of nominating oratory would be loosed at tomor row's convention session. There will be no balloting for a nominee, how ever, until the platform has been com pleted In committee and approved by the convention. To Clear I'p Preliminaries. In addition to receiving the reporta of Ita rulea and credentiaia commit tee. the convention tomorrow will perfect Ita permanent organization and listen to the speech of tta perma nent chairman. Senator Thomaa J Walsh of Montana. That will clear the calendar of all the prellminartea, and will leave the way open for the expected floor fight over the platform! and finally for balloting for the party nomtneea. POLICE ESCORT ASKED AT RITES Frank Murdock, whose wife. Nellie, was found deed Saturday with her head In the gas oven, Tuesday re quested that ixyllre escort him to the funeral In view of threats made hy friends of the dead woYnan At noon Murdock withdrew hts re quest, explaining to police that he had been assured of safety. It was reported to police Saturday and prior to the trngedy Murdock and his wife had quarreled. 1. S. District Attorney at San Francisco Resigns Washington, June 24. — United States Attorney Williams at San Frnnclaoo has tendered his resigns tlon, Attorney Clenernl Stone an nounced today. The realgnatton'recently was called for by Mr. Stone because of "neg ligence and Inefficiency." The attor ney general said today It would be “acted upon" at an early date. Manion (Jets I,ow Cart). St. Joseph, June 24.—Veteran Jlitt my Manion of St. Louis was practi cally assured of being medalist In tbr qualifying xounda of the Transntlssla ■ippl golf tournament when he turned In the low score of 147 for S< hole* today. The next lowest score at the time Manion had completed his sec ond round was 1 f»R. made by Jack Sandusky of St. Joseph ♦ Name of Wilson Causes l proar at Convention Nothing of Sadness in Demon stration Accorded Late President by Democratic Delegates. New York. June 24.—The name of Woodrow Wllsor. again was the spark that fired democrat'e enthusiasm and sent the party's 1924 convention roar ing on Its way today. Once again, as four years ago In Pan Francisco, a mighty chant of ap proval swept up from the crowded floor as hla name fell from the lips of a party spokesman. But this time It was a greeting to a leader, dead and at peace amid hie honors. Four years ago It was to a stricken, pain racked chieftlan prisoned In the White House by his Infirmities. Yet there was nothing of eadness In the uproar his name evoked today. From the moment the vast oval of Madison Square Garden began receiv ing its great company of men and women of democratic faith, long be fore Chairman Cordell Hull hanged down his gavel to begin the writing of new chapters in party history, there was a little touch of rollicking mood abroad among the delegates , that augurs, perhaps, of wild times to come. The seats filled slowly; the galleries, remote In the vast hall. ! never were entirely occupied. There were whole hanks of empty seats be hind the clustering thousands of flags along the gallery rails that make the hall a riot of red and white and blue. Ticket Struggle Continue*. At the various headquarters the struggle for tickets went on even after the convention Itself was In session and the air of half the coun try was pulsating with radio waves that bore the aounds of Its doings to fsr listeners in. Belated one* came steaming In. clutching the tickets so dearly won by argument and pleading even up to the moment when Tem porary Chairman Pat Harrison de clared the recess for the day In mem ory of Woodrow Wilaon. And they were literally steaming, thoae late arrivals; for It was hot In the flag-crowded hall with a blase of sunlight pouring down through an acre of glass overhead. The lucky few perrhed close to the open win dows that rank behind the galleries on the northern and southern sides of the old assembly place alone escaped the furnace like air of the draped hall that kept fans and straw hats waving vigorously on platform and floor throughout the brief opening session In vain efforts to stir up a little cool ing breere, Rand l>oos Ita Rest. But nobody minded trifles like that. Democrats from north, south, east and west were assemble,1 again after four mighty busy and eventful years. It was this feeling that animated various delegation* and stirred them to song even before the session got started. The hand, perched In a high eallery to the west end of the hall and a little nemote for synchronising very closely with the vocal doings of the folks crowding the sente, nlslaa and passageways of the platter shaed floor, did its best tn the circum stances; but the alngera down below wpere blissfully unmindful of Its struggle to keep lime. The Weather V._- - _J For 14 hour* •mllnp T r m . 14. ltf 4 l't •clpl tallrtn tnrh*» uni hun«1r*,|th« Total, 11. fetal •me* l»t, 14 ?4 f fM. 11 Hourly T«*mpcr*tur«m * * m .*1 1 p m . ,.. (ta * • m S p m . . ..4* T • Ip m ....I| •a vn.- T | 4 p m.to * • m.Tl R p m . . .. T r tan m .,. ?l f p m . . ' s 11 • m .tf ip m . *4 13 noon .......Tl t p. m Party Policy Pronouncement, Filled With Fervid Ora tory, Conspicuous by What Is Left Unsaid. Wilson Friends Aghast New York, June, 24.—Ghosts of Jacob and of Esau stalked through Madison Square Garden today with Senator "Pat" Harrison, keynote ora tor of the democratic convention. It tv as a wonderful speech, filled with all the fervid oratory of the south. Wonderful as It was, however, punc tuated throughout Its length by at times almost riotous applause, it was most conspicuous by what It left un said. The voice was the voice of Harri son, tut the hand was the hand of Hearst. Democrata who followed Woodrow Wilson with almost an dolatrous loyalty, democrats who fol lowed Cox on his great crusade in IP20 were shocked that throughout :he long speech there was not a sen tence, not a line, not a word that ;oufd be construed as a courageous ind specific endorsement of the league of nations. It was quite evident that It was Ihe hand of Hearst that dictated the writing of democracy’s keynote. If he keynote reflects the platform as Keynotes are Intended to do, then the rreat work for which Woodrow Wil son fought and struggled so hard, the program for world peace for which Wilson actuslly gave his Ilfs, will be thrown overboard. League Knifing Rumored. For several days rumors havs been :urrent In New York and within the last 4S hours among the delegates to the convention, stories have been cur rent thaj for the sake of winning the approval of Hearst the league of nations was to be thrown Into the liscard. Until Harrison’s speech was delivered, however, the degree to which these plans were being carried out were known only to those on the •rside who were pulling the strings and preparing ths stags for a scut tling of the Wilson program. Ths degree to which the plana for the winning of Hearst had been car ried out were revealed In the key noter's closing words. "Winning Is not wicked" said Sen ator Harrison, “Strategy la no sin. Far better Is It for the American peo ple and the future of the democratlo party that In this convention we deny to ourselvee some vaunted ex pression or surrender some tempor ary advantage that we may succeed In this campaign than tenaciously to persist and lose." Two References Only. Twice only did Senator Harrison evejj refer to the league of nations, and these references were Indirect. In one of these expreaiorvs the senator said. "The Democratic Party offers no apology for its foreign policies. When the Woodrow Wilson plan for world adjustment was wrecked by the eel fish and jealous hands of reactionary republican leadership, world hope.for peace was shattered and European rthabilitation Indefinitely deferred. The tragedy Is they wrecked our plan and offered nothing Instead." The other reference came near the close of the address and as a part of the long list of things which Senator Harrison promised on behalf of the democratic party, should It be re turned to office. "Recogniilng their obligations ts n gTeat humane power," said the sen ator, "we will assume In a manly fashion our responsibilities to the world.” Loyal Wllgon adherents In the con vention sat stupefied when the ad dress was completed and It was real ised how completely the stiletto was to be sunk between the ribe of the Wilson policies. The Wilson follow ers promised a fight before the reso lutions committee to secure a direct end affirmative endorsement of the league of nations In the platform. Indications are. they have already failed in this and the fight may go to the floor of the convention. Those who have watched the conven tion so far. however, and who realixe that Its fate Is In the hands of Bren nan Taggart, Tammany Hall. Hearst and W. J. Brvan, feel that the fight will he a hopeless one. » Historic I sens Discarded. Thus the paramount Issue of 1111,1 when Wilson collapsed on his na tion wide tour, fighting for what he believed was the only way to world peace, the' great issue upon whlclk Fox fought in 1920. the issue of 1912, take* its pise* with the discarded paramount of 19(H\ "anti Imperial ism," and the likewise discarded paras mount of 1S9S, free silver. Stunned as were the delegates, most of them had seen their party discard equally sacred paramount Is sue* in the past and there wae not much excitement except among the last ditch Wilson delegates They were gathered In little knots here and there, men and women, discuss ing the plans for the latest spoatacy. It was evident that to them the high note of the hopes of those for whom Harrison spoke was rot only treason lo the brightest spot in the history of their party but worse, whe the rankest political blunder "Winning is not wicked Strategy t* no tin '* These words were repeated by ih^ il« s* Ih| 1 arse. Celgna
