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CITY EDITION V0L g4 NQ 17 _OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924. •_ TWO CENTS1* v. -- ->
Detectives
Foil Plot to
Blackmail
^Wealthy Omalian “Plants
False Packet in Ash Can;
Police Arrest Four Sus
perls—-Deny Guilt.
Get Poison Pen Letters
An attempt to extort $5,000 from V.
P. Chiodo, wealthy apartment house
owner, failed Thursday when Phlla
delphlo Russo, 2826 North Sixteenth
street, was arrested at Sixteenth and
Locust streets by Detectives George
Brigham and George Summltt as he
walked across the street with a
package In his hand, deposited by
Chiodo in a trash can as per Instruc
tions of the blackmail note.
At the same time detectives ar
rested Thomas Jamison, 611 North
Twenty-second, and Charles Veskerna,
Springfield, Neb., who were in a wait
ing motor car near the corner. They
are said to have passed the corner
three times. Police are investigating
to ascertain If they are accomplices.
Five gallons of liquor was found In
their car.
A fourth arrest In the blackmail
plot was made by police, shortly after
noon Thursday.
Joe Falcone, 1614 Victor avenue,
was the man arrested. Detectives
Brigham and Summit found Falcone
near his home. As thej| approached
him he started to run for his house,
but they Intercepted him.
Before they had overpowered him.
however, a group of women rushed
from the house and attempted to tear
him from the two officers.
Chiodo Identified Falcone as a man
who had worked for him on the
construction of a new building at
Twenty-fourth and Poppleton avenue.
He said he saw Falcone walk across
the street shortly after the phoney
package prepared to fool the black
mailers had been placed In a trash
can at Sixteenth and Locust streets,
where *he blackmail letter had dc
manded that the money be plared.
Warned on Birthday.
Chiodo received tho following let
ter by mail on June -9. hi* birth
day. written in Italian:
‘if you do not want to lose your
head you must deposit $5,000 the
morning of the third of July, one per
son waiting to the corner Sixteenth
and Locust. Think. Do not notify
police. Tf you do your days are lin- |
lshed. To the hour of 10 a. m., dc
posit the package to the box for pa
per at the corner of Lucust.”
Chiodo turned the letter over to the
police and two detectives making the
arrest were assigned to the case.
They advised Chiodo to prepare a
phony package and carry out Instruc
tions.
1 Deposits Package.
At 10 Chiodo in his car drove to
the corner and deposited the pack
age. As he drove away he noted a
man on the street, who had formerly
been ’ in his employment. He also
noted a man staring at him from
the window of a grocery store on the
corner.
As Chlodo's car disappeared detec
tives hiding near saw a man emerge
from the store und saunter across the
street. He reached Into the trash
can and took Chlodo’s package. As
ho recrosscd the street he was
arrested.
Rnsso, the nmn arrested, denied his
guilt. He protested that he had gone
to the trash can to obtain paper with
which to wrap a package of bananas
which he carried In his hand and bad
purchased In the store.
Sued for $50,000.
Chiodo recently figured In a sensa
tional murder trial In which he was
charged with shooting his nephew,
Frank Bonaccl. In a row over the lat
tor's sister. Jennie. He was found
not guilty and since that time has
been made defendant In a $50,000
heart balm suit tiled by Vincenzo
Finonchlaro, who charges that influ
•nee of Chiodo forced Jennie to break
her engagement with him.
Chiodo owns the Florentine, Leone,
Carpathla and Chiodo apartments.
Police are searching for the man for
merly In his employ whom Chiodo
recognized near Sixteenth and Locust
False Pretenses Charged.
Columbus. Neb.. July 3.—C. A. Bur
ton. Intercepted at Bexington, Neb.,
after having obtained $58.50 from
the Thurston hotel here on represen
tation that ho was an official rep
resentative of the Automobile Blue
Book corporation of Chicago, was
brought back to Columbus by the
sheriff. Burton Is In the county Jail
awaiting a preliminary hearing on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses filed sgninst him In
county court.
Quake Recorded.
Washington, July 3.—A rather se
vere earthquake was registered on
the Georgetown university seismo
graph, beginning at 12:05 o'clock this
morning and lasting until 2 o’clock.
Father Tondorf placed Its maximum
severity between 12:40 and 12:4* a. m.
Its location was not determined, but
It was apparently a distant disturb
in' »
Liquor Violators
Get Stiff Terms
in Federal Court
Federal Judge John F. McGee lived
up to his reputation as the "terror
of the bootlegger’’ when he handed
out sentences amounting to almost
47 years and fines that will reach
$75,000 to offenders Thursday.
Never before In any federal court
In Nebraska has such a scene been
witnessed. Men, women and children,
relatives and friends of those sen
fenced wept aloud as the sentences
were being pronounced.
Thirty-six persons, three men and
their wives, were sentenced or fined.
In rases where sentence was im
posed on each count Judge McGee or
dered them to run consecutively.
I,lst of Sentences.
Those sentenced and fined were:
John Rufflno, three years, fine $600.
John Statha, four years, $20,000.
V. Cornelium M. Bailey, four years,
$20,000.
Leopoldo Mlchelotti, four years,
$20,000.
Filadeifo Capelo, four years, 20,000.
Edgar E. McVIcker, two years, $500.
Jerome Dailey, bell boy, sixth
months.
Cieo Lowrey, bell boy, six months.
Elmer McNally, two years.
Fred Totora, one year, $500.
John Surra, two years, $500.
Albert Weston, two years, $500.
Jake Selinsky, 3415 North Six
teenth, six months, $500.
Sam Catina, 18 months.
Florence Godley, one year, $500.
Emil J. Hermansky, 18 months.
Grace Wilson, one year, $1,000.
Charles Miller, $1,000.
Jessie Miller, $1,000.
John Haussner, 18 months.
Louise Sellars, 18 months.
15 Plead Guilty.
The following were sentenced after
they pleaded guilty:
ames Dolezal, six months.
Josephine Hamilton, three months,
$400.
Charles Marino, nine months,
$400.
Marino Marino, $400.
Tony Cantoni. 17 months.
Gus A. Fagerberg, 15 months,
$500.
Hugh B. Kerwln, three months.
$800.
Olayds ICerwin, $400.
Peter Saniuk, three months, $500.
Anna Saniuk, $400.
John Fenezia, one year, $400.
Josie Fenezia, $400.
Alfio Roblno, 22 months, $400.
William J. Fox, six months, $500.
Ingfnan Moen, six months, $400.
Bamardirk Pleased.
Robert P. Samardick stated after
the sentences were imposed that he
hoped this would be a lesson for other
bootlegger.! and that they would stop
this illegal manufacture.
"The sentences imposed by Judge
McGee are just. In no case did he
give a defendent the limit. They
will exercise a wholesome effect upon
bootleggers and all other law viola
tors In this region.
"The sentences will give encourage
ment to the law-abiding element of
the community. They demonstrate
that the government of the United
States is stronger than any con
spiracy of the lawless elements.
Defendants Crowd Court.
Immediately before sentences were
to be pronounced Judge McGee or
dered all doors to the courtroom
closed and instructed bailiffs and dep
uty marshals to admit no one but
defendants, attorneys, newspaper men
and court attaches.
With order the courtroom wah
crowded. Special guards from the
marshal’s office were augmented by
six police officers.
As the prisoners filed out, cries were
hoard from various persons that
former a lane from the courtroom.
United States Marshal Cronin stat
(Torn to Page Two. Column Right.)
MAUGHAN ARRIVES
AT M’COOK FIELD
Payton, O.. July 3.—T.leut. Russel)
Maughan, transcontinental flyer, ar
rived at McCook field here shortly
after noon today from St.' Joseph, Mo,
The flysr, who last week was success
ful In a roast to coast daylight to sun
set flight,, said he would proceed to
Mineola, N. Y„ this afternoon.
Married in Counril Bluffs.
Thi following perenna obtained marriage
Ikenaea In Council Bluffa yeaterday:
f.uke Rabeneteln. Omaha .JJ
Marie Mart*, Omaha.2*
Theodore Rleler, Omaha . 24
Phot be Nelaon, Omaha ......2
Thomaa Colllna. Ptou* Falla, fl. D.31
Treaaa Cowell Watertown, H I>.2&
.Tamea f.ewla, Omaha .21
Grace Thompaon, Omaha .*"
Jameg Brunaon. Omaha ..22
Alice Phelpa, Omaha .Z1
LeRoy Reed. Omaha .. 26
Kthel Lowrla. Omaha .
Clarence Donnelly. Fullerton. Nab.|1
Irene Tooker, Fullerton. Neh.1"
Wlllla Green. Omaha .••••**
Beatrice Blackman. Omaha .*•
Adolph Erlckeon. Fremont. Neb...24
Beagfa Miller. Fremont. Neb.1*
John Clark. Lincoln. Nab....J4
Nina Zimmerman Lincoln. Neb.• *
Dewey Headley. Kail*. Neb. ..2J
Adae Trunkennol*. Eagle, Neb.....la
C. J. Bllderback. Omaha .24
Nellie Davla. Omaha ...
Beach Hlnman, Fremont, Neh.49
Margaret Jonae. Fremont, Neh.29
Henry Hrott. North Bend, Neb.27
Agnea Flala. North Bend, Neb.2H
f'ennla Monger. Ptockhem. Neb ,.... -
Ida Nlnger. Stock ham. Neb....21
John Adklna Jr. Council Bluffa.27
Nora Butta. Counril Bluffa .
• 'harlea Wllllama Council Bluffa .49
Daley Dlcka Council Bluffa .36
lalvar Phllltpe. Omaha .24
• ’hrlatlne Martin, Omaha . *9
J. L. Paacale, Omaha ...
if. U Hubar. Omaha...<2
AMO*TG
SCPART UPSS
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Back Home Folks Getting Tired
----
The folks back home are getting tired and disgusted with the seem
ingly endless ballots being taken at Madison Square Garden.
Reports from the convention city tell of hundreds of telegrams being
received by delegates demanding a decision.
The following telegram was sent last night from Omaha, signed by
William K. Lovely, prominent attorney and a leader In democratic politics:
Eugene O’Sullivan,
Nebraska Delegation.
Hotel Pennsylvania. New York:
"Looks from this distance as though there was a dog In the manger.
Rout him out. The democratic party is bigger than personal selfish
ness. Isn’t there someone there big enough to get up and bring tho
convention to its senses.
"If you don’t get through pretty soon, all the radio batteries In town
will be run down awaiting results, last's nominate two good democrats
and cut out the petty differences. "W. E. IXIVELY.”_
The Missouri delegation received the following from Saline county
(Mo.) democrats:
"Crops going to weeds. Children running wild, wives no longer
speak to their husbands. Nominate or adjourn.”
Dispatches from New York tell of departing delegates, sick wf the
wrangle, who are taking train for home.
If It keeps up It may be only a skeleton of a convention that finally
nominates.
LIVESTOCK MAKES
638-MILE TRAIN
If all the cars of livestock shipped
to Omaha In the first half of 1924
had been hooked together, the train
would have been 63S miles long, or
32 miles longer than the same train
In the first six months of 1923, ac
cording to estimates of the Chamber
of Commerce bueau of publicity.
Figures show that 67.450 cars of
livestock were received at the market
her# during the first half of this year,
aa compared to 64,087 cars received
during the same period of 1921. In
June of this year receipts were 682,
315 head, ns compared to 526,553 head
in June, 1923.
ADAMS YOUTHS
FREED ON BONDS
g|HH'lal Dispatch to The Omaha Dee.
Beatrice, Neb., July 3.—Bruce Un
derwood, J. Varner and Daniel Von
gronlnger, Adams, Neb., youtha who
have been In the county Jail here on
chargee preferred by a 16-year-old
girl, were released Wednesday on
bonds of $1,000 each to appear In
county court next Saturday morning.
Franklin Man Drowned
When on Fishing Trip
Franklin, Neb., July 3.—Word waa
received here this morning that
James Grout of Franklin, who was
on a fishing trip to the lakes of Wis
consin, 'was drowned Tuesday, fall
ing from a raft on which he was
fishing.
Mr. Grout was one of the esrlleet
settlers of Franklin county, having
come here when a boy. He sorved
on the county board a numbor of
years and for several years has
served aa an official of the Franklin
County Agricultural aoclety.
The body, accompanied by his son.
Frank Grout, arrived here Inst night
Resolution Defeated.
ChnttnnongH, Tenn,, July 3 The
Methodist Episcopal general confer
ence today defeated a resolution
which would have resulted In Immedi
ate adjournment without action on
the unification plan.
BRITISH SEIZE
RUSSIAN ARMS
Tyrndon. July 3.—Two tons of con
trahand machine guns, consigned to
Leningrad. Russia, for the soviet,
have been seized by the Rrltlsh au
thorities. It was learned this after
noon.
One shipment of arms Is said to
have got away before the plot was
discovered.
Antt-Russlan newspaper* hint that
the Russian delegates who came here
to attend the Anglo Russian treaty
conference were Involved.
HUSBAND BEATS
WIFE, HER MOTHER
William A. Stinson not only struck
his wife. Jessa, she says In a peti
tion for divorce filed In district court
Thursday, but also struck her mother.
They were married March 15. nnd
he represented himself ns never huv
lng been married, but she has learned,
she says, that he has three children
by a former marriage.
Interior Nebraska Town*
Seek Freight Adjustments
York, July 3.—A meeting In the
Interests of freight adjustments for
Interior Nebraska towns was held at
Hotel McCloud with representatives
present from Aurora. Superior,
Hastings' (Trend Island. Norfolk ami
York. W. H. Btnkemnn of Norfolk
presided nnd R. A. Freeman of York
acted a* secretary. Anottier meeting
Is to be held soon at Hastings
Mounting Hotel Bills Factor
Which May Break Deadlock
.....
New York, July J.—Hotel bill* are
working for everybody tn the demo
cratic presidentlal contest In Madison
Square Garden, adherents of all can
didates agreed today ns the balloting
approached the record breaking point,
The mounting bill* received the
thoughtful consideration of scores of
delegates, and "n many quarters of
tht hall the subject had taken Its
place beatde the laauca of the eonven
tlon.
From acnttcred aecllona came the
auggcatlon that the coat of living
might do more to break the deadlock
than tho moat enrneet pleading* of
tho floor manngiro of tho candidate*.
Today wm the 10th el nee the '■on
ventton aaeetnhled. Many of the dele
gate* already have been In the city
two full week*.
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| La Follette
T« Asked to
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Q3M NlQOtm IDaie U .
n AfNn oos ivoj |Hqt
moisih ?iru; L-ICtl
“Progressives” Formally Re*
quest Senator to State
Whether He Will Head
Ticket as Independent.
Convention Opens Today
By AMnriittfd Prrti.
Cleveland, O., July 3.—The national!
conference for progressives political
action will get under way tomorrow
with leaders confident that Senator
La Follette of Wisconsin will send
word that he Intends to become an In
dependent candidate for president.
Such an expression In expected In
response to a telegram sent to the
senator today by the national com
mittee of the conference urging him
to make known his position and com
ment upon the political situation.
“Recognizing you as the outstand
lng leader of the progressive forces
of the United States,” said the tele
gram, "we ask you whether you will,
under present conditions, become a
candidate for president of the Nnited
States. We should also appreciate a
message from you setting forth your
view of the present political situa
toln.”
Expect Representative.
The belief was expressed by those
in touch with the situation here and
the views of Mr. La Follette, who Is
in Washington, that a personal re
presentative probably will arrive here
tomorrow or Saturday with a state
ment from the senator, prepared for
presentation to the conference.
Robert M. La Follette, Jr., It Is ex
pected, will oofne to the convention,
as well as Donald Rlchberg, a Chi
cago attorney, a cloee confidant of
the aenator.
Indications continued that 8enator
La Follette will advise the conference
of his willingness to become an In
dependent preaidential candidate, find
that the conference will endorse his
candidacy on a platform substanti
ally the same as that erjected by the
republican national convention after
it had been presented by the( Wlseon
sindelegatlon. That platform was
silent on the Ku Klux Klan and pro
hibition questions.
There were Indications that there
might be a demand on the part of
some of the delgatea that La Fol
Itte head a third party movement but
this element appeared as a minority.
No Split Indicated.
At meetings today of the national
committee, which were devoted main
ly to preliminaries, the third party
argument was advanced, chiefly by
some of the socialist delegates, but
It was Indicated there would be no
split on the issue. The word comes
from Washington that Senator La
Follette prefers to rtin as an Inde
pendent and would accept the support
of the conference here only upon that
ground. As an Independent, It was
contended by his Mends, his name
could be placed upon the ballots In
every state without the necessity of
building up additional state organ
ization.
Convinced that before the end of
the week the Wisconsin senator will
be In the field definitely, his political
lieutenant* here observing and direct
ing the conference proceedings said
the fight would he carried Into all
states and that the senator Intended
to conduct a vigorous personal cam
paign.
Developments Retarded.
So far the conference Itself Is con
cerned, the La Follette managers are
rtftnalnlng out of the picture as far
as possible so it cannot be charged
they attempting to control the meet
ing. It was recognized, however, that
there Is practically unAdmous demand
for La Follette to come out ns a can
didate, and It was roneeded that he
will do so only on Ills own conditions
— namely, that he he considered an
Independent and that ho stand on a
platform which la to his liking.
Tho continued deadlock In tho
democratic convention and tha un
certainty ns to tho nominee of that
party had the effect hero todya of
i rdlng development*. leaders ad
i. ed they were hoping the New
York convention ntmosphere would he
clarified before the gathering here
get* down to serious work.
Knife Chase Nets Decree.
Alfred Blackett, 6102 Wirt street, a
salesman for the Capper Publishing
company, was granted a divorce In
domestic relations court Thursday.
He tivitlflcd that Ills wife, Virginia,
chased him out of tho house with a
butcher knife.
J. IT. Metcalfe
Credit Genius,
Taken by Death
Jamps W. Metcalfe, 59. prominent
'Omaha business man, died Thursday
evening at his home, 3834 Charles
street, following
an illness of sev
eral months. Fu
neral services will
be held Saturday
afternoon from
the residence.
Burial will be at
St. Louis. More
complete arrange
ments will be an
nounced later.
Mr. Metcalfe
came to Omaha
from St. Louis In 1898, and for sev
eral years was In the advertising
business on a local newspaper. Then
he organized the Associated Retailers
of Omaha, and later organized the
Associated Retailers' Credit associa
tion. He was regarded as a credit
genius. He was secretary of both or
ganlzatlons. As such, he did much
to stahilize business and credits in
Omaha.
In this capuaclty, too, Mr. Metcalfe
became well and favorably known to
every business man in Omaha. His
welfare was the welfare of Omaha
and he fought with all the energy of
his being In pushing Omaha to the
front.
Officer in National Body.
As manager of the two concerns
he prepared probably the most ex
tensive card Index of families in ex
istence in Omaha. He was constantly
striving to better the business he had
chosen for life and to do this went
outside the city for new ideas.
Mr. Metcalfe's energy soon won him
distinction among other members of
his craft. He was elected vice presi
dent of the National association of
Retail secretaries and was a director
of the National Credit Men's associ
ation at the time of his death.
When organizations similar to those
he founded !h Omaha were In process of
organization In other Missouri river
cities. Mr. Metcalfe was called upon
to deliver addresses and send Ideas.
One of his hot-Wcs was publication
of the Nebraska Retailer, a period
leal Sealing with matters of interest
to the retail trade.
Came From St. Louis.
"He was one of the most energetic
men I ever knew, and he was a strong
character In every respect." Rich
ard I.. Metcalfe, one of the best
known men in Omaha and Nebraska,
death.
Mr. Metcalfe was one of the men
whose deschiptlon and picture ap
peared In the scries of articles on
"Men Who Are Making Omaha,"
printed by The Omaha Bee. Mr. Met
calfe was born in St. touts. He was
married there, his wife coming to
Omaha with him.
Besides a widow he Is survived by
a daughter, Mrs. Edward J. Phelps,
Jr.. Omaha, and two sons. George S.
Metcalfe, of St. IjouIs and Walter L.
Metcalfe, a student at Washington
university. St. Louis.
CREDIT MEN WILL
HOLD BIG PICNIC
The Associated Retail Credit men
will hold their annual picnic at i
Carter Rake club. July 8. A large j
delegation from the Retail Mer-;
chants' association of Council Bluffs
will participate In this year's affair.
Besides regular entertainment and
dancing, the picnic committee, of
which Miss Julia Planck of the
Alamlto dairy Is chairman, has ar
ranged for a chloken dinner at the;
clubhouse.
BANDIT SUSPECTS
HELD IN 12 HOURS
Within IS hours after Charles!
Knight, night clerk at the Kiel hotel.
Council Bluffs. was bound and
robbed by two men, Detective R. P.
Bolin arrested Frank Oliver. 20. and
Arthur Srhlerer, 20, Wednesday, at
the Clnlrmont Inn, Seventeenth and
Jackson streets, Omaha.
Oliver Is said to have signed a con
fesslon to the crime. Knight's watch
was found on his person when ho waa
arrested.
Woman Dies After Operation.
Shenandoah. Ia.. July 3 —Miss Theo
Walden, 23. daughter of Mrs. M. S.
Walden, died Wednesday at a local
hospital following an operation for
obstruction of the bowels. Three
brothers and two slaters survive A
brother. (Hen Walden of Kansas City,
arrived today.
Mate Kisses Roomer; Decree.
I.avillo J, Hayden, traveling sales
man for the Monroe Furniture com
pany, kissed one of the roomers at
hta home, hie wife, Bertha, allegee
in a petition for divorce. She eald
he did It right In front of her. They
were married In 1913.
The Weather
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t1t*f IcIftBcy. i;
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11 a m 70 t p m ..II
11 soon .74
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Californian Jumps to
495; Convention Will
Break Ballot Records
Ralston Drops to 40.5 After Spectacular Boom—Smith
Stages Slight Recovery, Standing at 331.5 on 58th
Roll Call—Davis Still in
Fourh Place.
Move Started to Eliminate Low Men From Votes
Madison Square Garden, N. Y., July 3.—The totals of
the leaders on the 58th ballot follow: McAdoo, 495; Smith,
331.5; Ralston, 40.5; Davis, 39.5.
McAdoo’s gain was 65, while Smith gained 11, Ralston
lost 56.5, and Davis lost 19.
The leaders stood as follows on the 57th ballot:
McAdoo, 430; Smith, 320.5; Ralston, 97; Davis, 58.5.
There was not a- single change in the totals for the
four contenders.
Madison Square Garden, N. Y., July 3.—The leaders
stood this way at the end of the 56th batlot:
McAdoo, 430; Smith; 320.5; Ralston, 97; Davis, 58.5.
It was a gain for McAdoo of three and a half, and a
loss for Davis of four, with Ralston and Smith unchanged.
The Leaders
FORTY-THIRD BALLOT.
McAdoo ...483 4
Smith .319.1;
Davis . 71
FORTY-FOURTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .484 4
Smith.319 1
Davis . 71
FORTY-FIFTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .483.4
Smith.319.1
Davis. 73
FORTY-SIXTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .485.9
Smith.319.1
Davis. 71
FORTY-EIGHTH BALLOT.
McAdoo . 483 5
Smith .321
Davis . 70 5
FORTY-NINTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .462 5
Smith..320 5
Davis. 63 5
FIFTIETH BALLOT.
McAdoo .461
Smith .320 5
Davis . 64
FIFTY-FIRST BALLOT.
McAdoo j. 441 j
Smith.328
Davis.67 Vi
Ralston. 63
FIFTY-SECOND BALLOT.
McAdoo .412
Smith .317Vi
Ralston . 93
Davis. 60
FIFTY-THIRD BALLOT.
McAdoo . 423’ j
Smith .320,i
Ralston . 94
Davis . 63
FIFTY-FOURTH BALLOT.
McAdoo .427
Smith. 3201i
Ralston . 92
Davis . 59
FIFTY-FIFTH BALLOT.
McAdoo . 426 5
Smith . 320 5
Ralston . 97
FIFTY-SIXTH BALLOT.
McAdoo . 430
Smith . 320
Ralston . 97
FIFTY-SEVENTH BALLOT.
McAdoo . 430
Smith .320 5
Ralston . 97
(Necessary to Nominate, 732)
WIFE FOOLED BY
MATE’S PROMISES
Andrew Syhre w«s profuse in prom
ises before marriage last January, his
wife, Kmma, 5S. says In a petition for
divorce filed Thursday. She says he
promised to deed her a SlO-acre farm
In North TVykota, make her the bene
ficiary In several life Insurance poll
clea and furnish a home Including all
conveniences
Hut she found she had to furnish
the home from her own savings and
he kept the farm and the Insurance
policies. He has mortgages and Lib
erty bonds In large amount, she de
dares
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Real Rack From Trip.
County Attorney M< nry Beal has
'"turned frwa a business trip to
fierce. Neb., with which he combin'd
a short fishing trip to Lake Andes
H IV, with Charles Compton of the
Haines Elevator company They
caught many bass weighing three
pounds each, Henry says
The standing of the leaders on the
55th ballot follows:
McAdoo, 426.5; Smith. 320.6; Davis.
62.5: Ralston 97.
On this ballot McAdoo lost half a
vote, Smith was unchanged, Davis
gained three and a half and Ralston
gained flvs. ,
leaders Still st Sea.
Madison Square Garden, New York,
July 3.—Unable in another long day
cf balloting to break its deadlock over
the nomination, the democratic na
tional convention went into another
night session with its leaders appar
ently as much at sea as ever over
ways and means to extricate it from
its disagreements and vexations.
Four hours of fruitless conferences
Intervened between the afternoon ad
journment and the reassembling of
the delegates for another evening un
der the glare of the great chandeliers
in Tex Rickard's vast auditorium,
whose walls had looked down on
many a bitter contest, but never ee
fore on one like thia
The McAdoo leaders, who had lost
ground during the day's voting, still
were struggling to keep together
enough of their strength to stem a
rising tide of dissatisfaction which al
ready had sent two McAdoo delega
tion over to the cause of Senator
Ralston of Indiana, and one to the
standard of Senator Roinson of Ar
kansas.
Taggart Satisfied,
Thomas Taggart, pilot of the Ral
ston boom, declared he was not pre
paring to urge on the growing total
for his candidate as long as the Mc
Adoo and Smith forces still mere de
termined to keep their candidates
actively in the race. The Indiana
leader declared he wa* well satisfied
to loaf along for the present, w ith his
candidate In third place by virtue of
a gain of 60 votes in the 12 ballots
taken at the long day session.
The Smith cohorts likewise mere
sitting tight, saying they did not
sire to attempt to draw out the ft
serve strength for their candidate un
til the opposition had Of finitely begun
to disintegrate.
It appeared to the delegate* that
every one of the camp-tign managers
of the rival candidates had taken to
himself the philosophy of Mr. Mieaw
her, and that each was attempting
to out-wait the others in the hope
that something would “turn up.'
H'-vv well the delegates liked »t was
not entirely revealed, and none under
took to predict when they would take
matters into their own hands, and go
on leaderless to some sort of a nomi
nation.
Plan to l>rnp I-ow Man.
One of the pians that the leaders
were* turning over in their fruit!**"
conferences was ;» proposal to amend
the convention rules so that the low
candidate on each roll call would drop
out automatically, until only two re
mained. Hut Bo one seemed to know
how such a result could be obtained.
A new hint of the restlessness of
the delegates was given convention
ofijjcials as soon as the night tension
U-gnn, when John A. I.usk of the
Alabama delegation presented a reso
lution proposing -that the convention
remain in session vv ithout recess un
til a nomination for-president w:,.-*
made J. J. Fitxgeraid of Brooklyn
Immediately made a po nt of orvlo
against the proposal and Chairman
Walsh sustained it and ordered the
secretary to proceed with the meat
ballot.
The night session opened with
prayer by Rev. Henry Clay Risner,
a Baptist minister of New York.
Chairman Walsh announced that
should the business of the conven
tion not be completed tonight, tomor
row's session would taks due notice
o( the s gnlflcance of the Importance
of the day by listening to a ooncert
of patriotic alra
Ralston Picks l’p Few.
On the opening roll call of the night
session—the 65th since the voting be
gan Monday morning - Ralston kept
picking up one or two here and there
but there was no decided trend Jn
ayn direction. The Indiana senator
got on* In Arisen* that had go* or.
the previous ballot to Franklin Roost
v*lt, and two tn Illinois that had
a