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_ 5 VOL. 54. NO. 9. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1924. * TWO CENTS'- WC:;S SSfM0"11 ---'
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City Swept
by Terrific
Wind Storm
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 "
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Lions Will
Learn of Den
Mysteries
Delegates Guests of King Ak
Tonight After Day Devoted
to Hearing Committ g^
Reportg. *8f*J
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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
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District Governor of
Nebraska-Iowa Lions
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•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
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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
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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.
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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