Nebraska Newspapers

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' VOL. 54. NO. 15. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1924. • TWO CENTS'* SEEHsE?""*' -'
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Night Mail
> Under Way
on Schedule
I Some Heavily Laden “Shipe”
Rhnning Ahead of Time;
[ No Delays Reported at
Various Stations.
Two Sections Required
Chicago, July 1.—The first west
f bound air mall plane, piloted by W.
D. Williams, arrived here at 5:51 p.
m., central standard time, 24 min
ute* ahead of schedule. The second
westbound plane was expected a few
minutes later.
The first westbound plane, piloted
by Randolph Page, hopped off on the
first leg of the night trip to Omaha
at 6:31, central standard time. A
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Coolidge Sent Air
Mail Greetings by
The Omaha Bee
July 1. 1924.
‘ Hon. Calvin Coolidge,
President of the United States.
1 Washington, D. C.
Sir:
The Omaha Bee sends greetings
from Omaha, the midnight station
on the transcontlental air mail
route.
* We send congratulations, too, on
j the reopening of the day-night air
^ ! mail service.
It was though Omaha that thou
sands came in prairie schooners to
settle the west. It was at Omaha
that was begun the Pacific rail
Iroad that linked together east to
j west.
i It is here that the west begins
| and where the west is at It* best.
| Standing at the center of the
new link that binds the nation to
j pettier, we take the greetings from
j both oceans, give them the bless
ings of our great rivers, and send
them on to their deslnatlon.
With deepest appreciation,
BALLARD DUNN,
! Editor In Chief.
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L minute later, the second westbound
1 plane, piloted by Dean C. Smith, took
the air. The second plpne arrived
here at 6:10 p. m., piloted by Art
Smith.
Bryan, O., July 1.—Twenty minutes
ahead of schedule, Pilot Art Smith
landed here this afternoon on the
first lap of the transcontinental air
mall service. He picked up the
Bryan mall and took off for Chicago
at 4:15 p. in., on schedule. Pilot
Warren D. Williams stopped at Bryan
at 1:45 p. m., on schedule, foAuel.
Salt Lake City, July 1.—Carrying
the first eastbound mail under the
new night flying arrangement. Pilot
Paul Scott reached Salt Lake City
from Elko, Nev., at 2:02 p. m. (moun
tain time). Scott hopped off from
Elko at 11 o'clock (Pacific time). Pilot
Lester Bishop hopped off for Rock
Springs, Wyo., at 2:15 p. m.
Elko, Nev., July 1.—Pilot Levlsee
of the United States Aerial Mall
service arrived here from Reno, Nev.,
at 10:30 a. m. (Pacific coast time),
with mail with which Pilot Claire
Vance departed from San Francisco
this morning. _
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, July !.—Pilot Clali
K. Vance hopped off on the first leg
of the new day-and night air mall
service from here to New York at
5:57 a. m. today.
The weather was foggy, but there
was little wind at the ground level.
The fog compelled Vance to circle
(Turn to Peg* Two. Column HU.)
We Have
With Us
Today
Arthur E. Nelson,
Mayor,
8t. Paul, Minn.
After serving a two-year term ss
mayor of 8t. Paul Mr. Nelson was re
elected recently for the next term.
He stopped In Omaha yesterday and
visited the city council meeting, where
he gave a short talk.
Mr. Nelson and his wife are return
i lng from the International Klwanla
I convention at Denver. His main
main purpose In going to the con
vention was to get the next one for
8t. Paul, he said, lie accomplished
his purpose and then spent some time
In the mountains.
St. Paul Is now conducting a public
i building program involving $20,000,
} 000, according to the mayor. Even
L at that the taxes In his city were
& lower during hla administration than
I In the previous term. He told the
” council how much 8t. Paul and
Omaha are alike, giving that as the
reason why these two cities show so
much Interest In each other.
PETITION URGES
LA FOLLETTE TO RUN
Washington, July 1.—Tentative
agreement has been reached by per
sons who have been urging Senator
La Follette of Wisconsin to run for
president to present to him, probably
this week, a petition which they as
sert carries hundreds of thousands of
signatures.
A “La Follette for president com
mittee” located in Chicago has charge
of the petition and W. T. Raleigh
probably will make the presentation
in Washington.
Senator La Follette is expected to
make a statement to the committee
defining his position. The committee
will have some association with the
Cleveland convention which meets
July 4 and which Is expected to nom
: inate the Wisconsin senator.
Death List in
Lorain Tornado
Reduced to 65
Rumors of Bodies Seen in
Theater Unverified—City
Begins Plans for Re
building.
Lorain. O., July 1.—Rechecking and
correcting of the Red Cross lists of
the dead In the tornado that swept
Lorain late Saturday, early today
reduced the number of dead from 72
to 64, while shortly thereafter tho
death of George F. Hamilton, presi
dent of the Steubenville (O.) automo
bile club, raised the list to 65.
The eight Incorrectly reported dead
and found alive are: ,
Sol Jacoby, Irving Mercer, Howard
Coulter. Ethelyn McGuff. Mrs. Elean
or Zittell and her daughter, Eleanor;
H. S. Brandt and James Ford, all
of Lorain.
Rumors of bodies seen In the State
theater and of other bodies being
found In wrecked buildings In the
outlying sections today could not be
verified. ■
In the meantime. Lorain began to
take stock of Its loss and make plans
for Its rehabilitation. A meeting,
called by Mayor Hoffman, of half a
hundred of the leading business men
of Loral* today resulted In the ap
pointment of a committee of 25 to
take over the organization of relief
measures, pending a meeting tomor
row with the state relief committee
and officials of the American Red
Cross.
KLAN FIGHT HOT
AT GRAND ISLAND
Grand Island, Neb , July 1.—Feel
ing betwene the Ku Klux Klan and
those who are on the other side has
been materially Increased here in the
past few days.. The determination of
a resort to hold dances on Sunday
evening led to the burning gf a fiery
cross near the place. The manage
ment has since decided to put In mov
ing pictures and not start the danc
ing until midnight Sunday.
One of the local pastors devoted a
recent sermon to the subject, In de
fense of the klan to the extent of de
claring that there is another "In
visible empire" that ought *o get the
attention of the public. The local or
ganization is variously estimated as
from 300 to 1,500 In membership.
Commercial Clubs Work
for Rate Adjustments
York, Neb., July 1.—At a meeting
held here In the Interest of freight
rate adjustment for Interior towns,
the commercial clubs of Superior,
Hastings, Norfolk, Grand Island, Lin
coln and York, were represented.
W. H. Blakeman of Norfolk was
appointed temporary chairman and
R. A. Freeman of York, temporary
secretary. No organization was ef
fected yesterday as two of the clubs
have succeeded In obtaining a read
justment of rates and are unwilling
to form an organization representa
tive of all Interior towns. The next
meeting will he held at Hastings.
Beatrice Will Vote on
City Filtration Plant
Special Dlapatrh to The Omulia ttee.
Beatrice, Neb., July 1.—The city
commissioners held a meeting here
this afternoon and decided to rail a
special election here August 5 to vote
bonds In the sum of $70,000 for a fil
tratlon plant. Citizens of Beatrice re
cently petitioned the commissioners
to take such action owing to tho In
adequate supply of water from tho
city wells during the summer season.
Coolidge to Be Notified
of Nomination on July 24
Washington, July 1.—Dates for
formal notification of President Cool
idge and Charles G. Dawes, republi
can vice presidential candidate, of
their nomination by the Cleveland
convention were fixed today for July
24 and 81, respectively.
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Hog Thief to Be Deported.
Center, Neb., July 1.— Fred Miller
of Knox county, undFr sentence for
stenllng hogs, will be sent back to bis
nntlve country, Germany, ns an unde
slrable alien. He has been ordered
turned over to United States officials
for deportation.
Judge Asks
Oil Answer
in Ten Days
Court Giveg Defendants Time
to File Answer to
Price Fixing
Charges.
Standard, Ind., Released
District Judge Hastings postponed
final decision Tuesday afternoon in
the suit brought by Attorney General
Spillman to enjoin 15 oil and gaso
line companies in Nebraska for al
leged price fixing.
The defendants were given 10 days
in which to examine new affidavits
filed by the state and to prepare
counter affidavits.
Just before the hour set for the
hearing a largo bundle of affidavits
was filed by Attorney General Spill
man, comprising facts discovered dur
ing investigations that have been go
ing on for weeks.
Attorneys for the. defendant com
panies pointed out that they should
have time to examine this new evi
dence and present answers before any
-order or injunction should be granted.
Judge Hastings ordered a continu
ance for 10 days.
"We made a motion some time
ago,” said Charles McLaughlin, one
of the defense attorneys, "asking the
attorney general to make his petition
more definite and certain, naming
facts and names and dates. The pe
tition remains Just a general state
ment and nobody knows what it
means. It gives not a single in
stance of wrong doing."
Assistant Attorney General T. J.
McGuire pleaded for an immediate
restraining order to stop the "irre
parable wrong” and Attorney Gen
eral Spillman declared that "the peo
ple are suffering" because they have
to pay 20 cents a gallon for gasoline
la some parts of the state while the
folks in Omaha get it for 15 or less.
Affidavits Are I/engthy.
When the continuance had been
gianted it was found that the state
hail not prepared any copies of the
affidavits for the defendants. Each
defendant thereupon took one of the
affidavits to his office to make copies
for all the other defendants.
One of the affidavits contains sev
eral hundred pages. Others are small
er. They go Into minute detail re
gnrdlng the alleged conspiracy and
combination alleged to exist among
the defendants.
The Standard Oil company of In
diana was dismissed from among the
defendant* on a showing that it
doesn’t do business in Nebraska. Ap
plication of the Tidewater Refining
company to be dropped was continued
for a week to give the state time to
make a showing that It does business
In Nebraska.
DAVIS MAY GET
NORTH CAROLINA
Madison Square Garden, New York.
July 1.—A conference of leaders In
the North Carolina delegation with
convention officials on the right of
the delegation to cease voting as a
unit for McAdoo agreed late today
that under the state laws and the
rules of the convention the Individuals
of the delegation may vote their will
regardless of the primary result.
Chairman Max O. Gardner of the
North Carolina delegation announced
after th# conference that the delega
tion would "stick with McAdoo for a
few more ballots.”
A number of the delegates express
ed themselves as favorable to John
W, Davis and a break In the North
Carolina ranks early In the night
session was freely forecast by mem
bers of the delegation. Including some
of those who had been parties to the
conference.
STRANGER’S LOTS
IN RIVER HERE
A. R. Ihaclt of Coulter, la., has
written to the dly clerk's office
saying that lie owned two lots here
and wanted to know how niueh Ills
tuxes were, also asking that n real
estate man be obtained to sell the
lots.
City Clerk lloctor looked up llie
clots and found them In the Mis
souri river.
G. O. I*. Publicity Mall Named
Washington, July I.—George Harr
Baker of California and New York
today was appointed director of pub
Hetty for the national republican com
mittce. The appointment was an
nounced by Chairman William M.
Butler.
Married in Council niuffs.
Th« following |i araona obtain**! mar
ring* Hcrtnaen in (’mitirll MluZ* y*ii*r
May:
Raymond P Blair. Omaha . . ffl
Nylvla ChrlatOMH n. Council Illuffa .... t2
Clarence I). O'Knra, Jefferton, N TV . 22
T.eatta Ma* .laoobaon. Council filtiffa . to
.ToM«ph M Sullivan, An**lrtio, Nab . . 7*
Catharlna K Sullivan, llcinnilngforri 07
Oharla* H. Roger*. Omaha .. 21
It. Carolina Hmllfmko. Omaha
Ftl N Winslow, flloux Falla. H B «•"
UeiUud* Ai matron*, J^incolu, Neb... lb
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McAdoo Men Complain
of “Raids” by Enemies
Ily L’niversul Hfn Ice.
Convention Hall, New York, July
1.—McAdoo’s managers are com
plaining that their delegations are
being “raided” by the enemy. The
switch of tlio Oklahoma delegates
from MrAdoo, whom they have
supported from the start, was an
attempted smash at the McAdoo
machine. McAdoo leaders worked
hard among the Oklahoma dele
gates in an effort to hold them in
tine.
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Swing to Ralston
If McAdoo Loses
Urged by Bryan
Indiana Candidate’s Support
ers Claim Promises of Ac
cretions From Other
Camps—Davis Strong.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 1.—Facing a situation of grow
ing complexity, the democratic na
tional convention went Into another
night session In an effort to find a
solution to Its tangle over the party
nomination for the presidency.
Another long and weary day of bal
loting had accomplished little except
to hold In check the two leaders, Mc
Adoo and Smith—and build up the
hopes of several of the trailing group
of dark horse candidates.
The friends of John W. Davie and
Ralston of Indiana were claiming the
greatest advantage from the day'a
voting. Davis had climbed from al
most nothing at the start to a total of
more than 100 votes, and the Ralston
supporters had received promises of
acrretlons, principally from the Mc
Adoo camp, that encouraged them to
believe that their man eventually
would be the choice of the convention.
No Evidence of Break.
The defection of Missouri from the
McAdoo lineup during the day was
declared by the Ralston and Davis
supporters to be the forerunner of a
movement that speedily would elimi
nate both the leaders, but there was
no evidence when the convention re
assembled after a late afternoon re
cess that the expected break was defi
nitely at hand.
Several of the McAdoo and Smith
delegations. In conferences ourlng the
recess, had held caucuses and de
cided to stand pat a while longer for
their candidates. So far as Ralston
was concerned, his friends said they
were certain sooner or later to get
several blocks of votes In a general
breakup and they were not anxious
to force it Immediately. The Davis
men seemed content with the
strength displayed by their candidate
during the day's balloting and confi
dent despite the fact that William
Jennings Bryan had declared his op
position to Davis and was counsel
ling his ss.soclates to go to Ralston If
there were a break In the McAdoo
ranks
MrAdoo "Raid” Planned.
Some of the Illinois delegation said
before the evening session that con
siderable development of the Under
wood strength was to he expected In
the early night balloting. Whether
the move would take In all the Un
derwood second choice votes was not
determined ns the convention got
down to balloting again.
Illinois leaders were in conference
with friends of Governor Smith dur
ing tlio recess and there was a whis
pered warning that anti-McAdoo
managers had determined upon a plan
of breaking into the McAdoo ranks
by swinging nwny sizeable groups In
the hope of getting a band wagon
movement under way for some one.
This plan, according to the McAdoo
folks, was designed to wean away
the votes in favor of anyone who
still could be stopped by the Smith
bloc after the McAdoo strength had
been undermined.
In line with this suggestion was the
word from some of the Illinois men
that Ohio might throw some of Its
strength to Newton D. Baker In the
hope that he might prove a centering
point for McAdoo votes that find no
preference in the present list of
avowed candidates.
Still Optimistic.
In the face of a recession In Mc
Adoo strength during the day. his
managers still professed optimism In
the outcome.
David I,. Rockwell, campaign man
ager for McAdoo. said before the
night balloting began that their ef
forts would not be rcloxed. It was
conceded that there might be some
further falling off in the McAdoo
vote, but that after the favorite sona
had had their run McAdoo would be
gin to show his reel strength.
At the headquarters It was stated
that It was s free fight nnd that each
one of the candidates should bo given
his opportunity for the nomination.
During tlio evening recess. William
Jennings Bryan called at tbs Mc
Adoo headquarters for a conference
with the candidate. Afterwards It
wns said there that Mr. Bryan's op
position to John W. Davis did not
mean that lie was prepared to throw
his support from the McAdoo camp
to that of some other candidate. Com
menting upon the gain made by Da
vis In balloting today, Rockwell
1 charged Hint big business was Inter
I ested In the Davis candidacy.
Means Held
Guilty of
Liquor Plot
Former German Spy, and Star
Witness Against Daugh
erty, in Conspiracy
With Bootleggers.
Jamecke Also Convicted
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New York, July 1.—Gaston B.
Means, former Department of Justice
agent, and his secretary, Elmer W.
Jamecke, tonight were convicted of
Illegally to withdraw whlaky from
distilleries. The Jury was out one
hour.
Gaston B. Means Is a soldier of for;
tuns. He was at one time a epy fof
the German government. He has|
been In notorious situations many
times. At the time of the Daugherty
hearings before the senate Investigat
ing committee, he gave sensational
testimony, the purpose of which was
to show Daugherty had been using
his office for illegal means.
He made numerous charges, all of
which, however, were based upon
hearsay, so far as they affected
Daugherty.
Means was onect rled for the mur
der of a woman In North Carolina.
After a spirited trial he was found
not guilty.
MONSTER MEETING
OF KLAN, LINCOLN
Lincoln, July 1.—“Our national In
tegrity," was the subject of an ad
dress this afternoon by Jach Harris,
national lecturer of the Ku Klux
Klan, speaking at a meeting north
of the state fair grounds here before
klansmen gathered from several
sections of the state.
A parade through the downtown
streets of Lincoln was on ths program
for ths stats meeting of the Klan to
night. This was to be followed by an
other meeting on the same field used
this afthernoon, given over to ad
dresses and naturalisation ceremonies
About 4.000 persons had registered
at ths city audltorum, headquaters
for the meeting. It was expected that
10,000 persons would be In town for
the conclave before the evening meet
ing was over.
An all-day dosed meeting is sched
uled fro tomorrow.
MAUGHAN ARRIVES
AT SALT LAKE CITY
Salt Lake City, July 1.—Lieut.
Russell Maughan arrived here from
San Francisco at 11:30 a. m. (moun
tain time). He landed his airplane at
the local air mail field.
The gallant army flier, who last
week flew from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast in one day. covered the
distance between San Francisco and
Salt I,ake City In four hours flat.
He Is not expected to depart from
here until tomorrow at the earliest.
A celebration In hla honor la
planned for later today.
U. S. ARMY FLIERS
REACH ALLAHABAD
By V'niveraal Service.
London, July 1.—The American
world fliers arrived at Allahabad
shortly after noon today, according
to a dispatch to the London Daily
News. They left Calcutta this morn
ing.
Their next stage will be to Nnlslro
had, and from there they will fly to
Karachi.
Kearney Girls Hike
Masked and Overalled
Grand Island. Neb., July 1.—Two
Kearney girls, masked and overalled
liko hoboes, were apprehended here
and held till the stepfather of one of
them came and accompanied them
home. The city Jailer will always re
member them from the cute clgaret
holders left behind. They were about
to ride a blind baggage out to the
northwest on the Burlington.
t.OOO at Farmer*’ Picnic.
Chndron, Neb, July 1.—Crowd esti
mated at more than 4,000, attended
the annual picnic of the Farmers
Union, held at the State park here
yesterday. Five counties of western
Nebraska were represented. They are
D.'Aves, Sheridan, Soulx, Box, Butte
and Cheyenne.
Adam McMullen, Beatrice republi
can candidate for governor; C. .1. Os
born, Omaha, state president of the
Farmers union, and Congressman Bob
Simmons, were the principal speakers
of the day.
Traffic Heavy Aero** River.
Rulo, Neb, July 1.—A total of 372
cars westbound and 941 cars east
Itound were hauled nrross the Mis
sourl river bridge at this point Mon
day by the Burlington railway. Five
freight trains westbound and eight
nastbound handled these cars, which
Is considered a heavy run for one
day's business.
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Davis Gains Strength;
Ralston Dangerous
Ohio Delegation
Decides to Stick
to Cox Till Last
Moore. Who Quits as Floor
Leader, Reported Ready
to Swing Rlork of
Votes to Smith.
New York, July 1.—Before to
night's session of the democratic na
tional convention, the Ohio delegation
at a caucus decided to stick to for
mer Oov. James M. Cox, the nominee
four years ago. to the last. The
delegation, with 48 votes from the
first ballot, has been consistently sup
porting Cox.
Edmund H. Moore, national com
mitteeman from Ohio, and In charge
of Cox's campaign for the preelden
tlal nomination at San Francisco In
1920, resigned tonight as floor Jeader
of the Ohio delegation. He declined
to give a reason for doing so.
Reports were current on the con
vention floor today that at the psy
chological moment, Moore, who was
one of the leaders in the losing plat
form fight against the Ku Klux Klan,
Would deliver a substantial block of
Ohio delegates to Governor Smith of
New York.
Ralston supporters made an at
tempt during the receae to Induce
Taggart to start a drive for Ralston
tonight. He opposed It on the ground
that there was no hurry and that
Ralston probably would be in a bet
ter position ultimately if he did not'
get activity into the Smlth-Davis Me
Adoo race for first place.
Insiders insisted that William Jen
nlngs Bryan waa working In perfect
harmony with the Ralston camp.
SMOKE NUISANCE
WILL BE QUERIED
TTpon motion of Alderman N. H.
Hi her t, V. A. Morgan, city attorney,
and A E. Rapp, city building Inapec
tor, were Instructed by the city coun
ell of Council Bluffs last night to In
vestlgntc the problem of nhntlng the
smoke nuisance In the community
rind to report back next week upon
the situation.
Filbert said he lias had frequent
complaints about the smoke from fac
torles and public buildings In the
business district and suggested that
laws requiring the Installation of
smoko consumers might prove a
remedy
Two New Drug Store*.
Two new drug stores will be opened
In Council Bluffs ns soon as buildings
under construction are completed. F
H. Morgan, who operated a drug store
at 748 West Broadway for many
years. Is building a 110.000 structure
at 112 West Broadway, where he will
move his stick. Joe Spaulding will
open a stole at 9t7 East Broadway.
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Californian May
Throw Votes to
U, P. President
Twenty-Eiglith Ballot Fails to Nominate Democrat—McAdoo,
Losing 21 When Oklahoma Swings to Owen,
Drops to 412, New Low Point—Smith, With
316.5, Hits New High.
North Carolina Goes to Davis, Who Climbs to 126
By P
Madison Square Garden, New York, July 1.—The 28th
ballot not only brought no nomination for the presidency
in the democratic national convention tonight, but
change in the lineup as between the leaders. A the :
they stood: McAdoo, 412; Smith, 316.4; Davis, 12(
ston, 34.
On the 28th ballot the leaders stood this v
McAdoo, 413; Smith, 316.5; Davis, 128.
On this ballot McAdoo lost 2 half votes;
5; Davis gained 3.5. The net result was that S
a new high water mark; McAdoo touched a n^
while Davis remained about near his high nu
By Tnlrtnal Serrlee.
Convention Hall, New York, July 1.—Mel
votes on the 26th ballot, Smith gaining 3, and Joj
losing one. ^
Poll of Oklahoma delegation resulted:
McAdoo, 9; Owen, 11.
The vote of 20 for Owen accordingly wasl
stand, under the unit rule. This was a smashf
McAdoo as it cost him 20 votes off his total.
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The Leaders
sixteenth" ballot.
McAdoo . . ...j.478
Smith ..305 V2 ,
J. W. Davit. 63
SEVENTEENTH BALLOT.
McAdoo.471V,
Smith .312 Vs
J. W. Davit.64
EIGHTEENTH BALLOT.
McAdoo ..470V,
Smith ..312V2
Davit . 66
NINETEENTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .474 i
Smith ..311V, !
Davit .841, j
TWENTIETH BALLOT.
McAdoo .432
Smith .307 V,
Davis .122
TWENTY-FIRST BALLOT.
McAdoo .439
Smith.3071',
Davit.125
TWENTY-SECOND BALLOT
McAdoo.4381/,
Smith .307V,!
Davit .123'.
TWENTY-THIRD BALLOT.
McAdoo .438V%
Smith .308
Davit .129 V,
TWENTY-FOR’TH BALLOT
McAdoo .438 H
Smith.308
Davit .129V,
TWENTY-FIFTH BALLOT.
McAdoo.436 5
Smith .308 5
Davit .126
TWENTY-SIXTH BALLOT.
McAdoo.415 5
Smith .311 5
Davit .125
TWENTY-SEVENTH.
McAdoo.413
Smith .316 5
Davit .128 5
TWENTY-EIGHTH BALLOT
McAdoo.412
Smith .316 5
Davit .126
JOINT WAR VET
QUARTERS, PLAN
State headquarters of Spanish
American war veterans will l>e 1o
• ated In-the ftiture at Council Bluffs.
American I.eglon headquarters. ISS'e
West Broadway, according to agree
ment reached between heads of the
two organisations Monday night.
Terrance Black, adjutant of the
American 1-eglon, will do steno
graphic and other routine work for
the Spanish American war veterans.
At a meeting of the Spanish Ameri
can war veterans Monday night.
Sam Oreene, adjutant, appointed O.
K Ktneeeli. deputy quartermaster,
and Frank Scholas, deputy adjutant.
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Gray May Get
New York, J
McAdoo slipping
cations point at
definitely out of
rumors are current
strength may go to Carl
Gray of Omaha, president of
the Union Pacific system.
Stories were printed prior
to the convention that there
was a working agreement be
tween McAdoo and Gray. It
was said that Gray had
helped McAdoo with big fi
nancial interests and that it
was McAdoo’s plan to switch
to the railroad president from
the middle west if he could
not make the grade himself.
Carl Gray is strong with
big business and also strong
with union labor.
By AuM-wtwt Prm
Invocation at the opening of the
night session was given by Dr. Sam
uel Trex'er. president of the New
York and New England synod of the
Lutheran church.
The 25th ballot was under way with
in 12 minutes after the time set for
reassembling. There was no change
until the roll call struck Michigan.
Then. Davis gained 2.5, Smith gained
a half vote, and McAdoo lost 1.
The first ballot up to that point
had been comparable to the ‘silent
act" of vaudeville shows which ths
astute managers always plays first
on the bill while the late comers sre
getting seated.
In Minnesota. McAdoo lost one vole
to John W. Davis. Whatever Ohio
may have thought of in caucus. It
still was fast for Cox. and cast Its
4S votes for him as usual. Oklahoma
passed, Indicating a change. South
Dakota took the one vote It had
been giving to John IT. Davis and
gave it to Senator Walsh of Montana.
The other nine went to McAdoo.
Oklahoma Sticks.
On the conclusion of the roll call,
the clerk went back to Oklahoma to
find out whether It was going to stick
with McAdoo or make a switch.
On this ballot. Oklahoma, which
had been solidly supporting McAdoo
with her 20 votes, decided to stick
a while after all. despite reports of
sn excursion into other camp*, be
ginning with a visit to Senator Owen.
On the 25th ballot, th* leader*
stood:
McAdoo 433 5. Smith 305 1. David
123. Vnderwood S3 B..
This showed a loss of 2 for McAdoo,
j n gain of half a vote for Smith, a
I loss of S‘» for Davis. Cnderwood
] was unchanged.
During th* tec**#, th* Ohio organW
i rati- n had created something In th*
| way of a general staff At th* hoal
j of th* new floor eommttt** w*r* E.
! 11 Moors of Toungstowm and former
i Senator Tomeren* of Canton. Th*
I creation of th* war council w»* r*
| carded by members of the Ohio dels,
gallon as a reaching out for contact
| with other delegations
Nebraska tiivea Smith Two.
Taken with the report* that New>
ton D Baker might share the Ohio
vote with former Governor Cox be*
| fore the night sessten Closed, th* **
lection of th* steering committee wa*
j regarded In other anti McAdoo del*
Uatlons sa Indicating * willing* sm
I n the' part of the Ghto leader* to
I try some of th* mor* promising dark
j horses for * trial turn, perhaps with
the reservation that they should re
turn to Mr. Cox.
Into th* 2«th ballot th* convention
plunged.
Th* ballot Ins wa* droning *lon$
•s usual, »nd If there wa* a treat