Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1924 — Page 3

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’ l>,{l N(E I sBS j5Jr rf****"* mjr ** IJL■jk JWp% liiwt ;*■ ’*.’{ tf J5 ; A :<■ MB : ‘>X 'j£ I W ■ ’ .<■■ «X *?k *; -W. . ■|-Z H MISS \IJ(’E /.STOR ■mdon This photo shows Miss Mk Astor, daughter of RibK Li |,. ~f England and the late John !>S i \-ior. whose engagement tn K. Obolensky Neledinsky Meletz- ,, i„ , n announced in Ixmdon. ~ ,p. was recently divorced K, Pli.!<■..,, Catherine Alexandrov- ■ daughter »f Czar Alexander 11. n iii.i comes of an ancient Hussian line, tracing back to ■ k . founder of the monarchy, (honored by pope e "I p ■ i» I i xOSK? ■ ■■■ ■ ij t B- y ■ # A ’NHi I i tlvi ' Jfr-‘ Bk KT REV FRANCIS KELLEY Its Rev Francis C. Kelley. I) !■!< • ilent of the Catholc Ex ten ■> ■<>• ly and who is to ho bishop ■ttk auoina. piobahly will be conse■ted in September. B 1 r Kelie, was born at Charlotte. B» Prince Edward Isles, Oct. 23 B" ili, son of John and Mary Kelley ■ • educated at St. Dunstan's col B'. Cliarlottl-town He was ordained Bri, ■■: in 1893, and was pastor at LaB Mih until IMft. in the Span BAnierican war he wad captain and Bldain of the .Michigan National and later became colonel and B' de ramp on the stuff of the coin Bn>h r in chief of the Spanish Amer BnWar Veterans.

THH HEARD HIM I s f1.,.,,. J V, I* t, j' M J BRYAN MEL*. ... ~ 'fb—This photo represent* ‘J known Commoner, William ..'*'* t ,,rv »n- h " appear* attend ”•• Itetnocratlc convention h-r- --, , u *•• *"nt by telephone Mad I non Hquure Garden I Symbol „* Goo J ; Oi .- (un — Hr..// nppeared in tn* ...JI ***• .“• "Igmflcunce !, ?’ '« «»- '-n used „s . _ f r "”' rr,,,n *" r| /

TUBE UNDER THE SEA LONOONgf NOR Jea 0 f TV»V <Z Str- \ £l A J J f J |H U * ■-- BARIS 4 c X LONDON Hopes of the promoters of the channel tunnel, w.hich would connect England and France, were raised by the statement of Prime Minister MacDcna.d that he had decided to summon a special meeting of the commit tee of the imperial defense next week to consider the project. He said he ’.would ask the committee to report on the mattir soon in order that he can 'j make an announcement in the house of commons within a few weeks. He n added that he would preside ov< r the committee meeting. r — i U. S. MAIL SPANS CONTINENT WITH PLANES ' ez ”\ 4 JOOt>OE v St} 1 "™"""! A-~' I O. 1 X, /• doN MOUTH- i »L Z ,u,M i i —< — This map shows the new transcontinental arma 1 route. There arc three zones, with a rate for each zone or fraction of a zone of 8 cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Mail from points away from the air route will .he f<|ij|arded by ordinary routes to the nearest a>r station. Delivery will be mk<le in the same way and w thout additional cost.

! COME TO ORDER FROM BRYAN'S STATE i ' "* WR J T r — — t r * -’r ,1 L \Z_k >,X>. d ~ And A ■ W UnV ’ 'P ■ i B & “ r ii z « iw*L y ■’ * , SEN THOMAS WALSH f-* 5 ■ ’ —«= . •*'■ rWv York -Thin photo shown Sen.: Ttoimsu Wal*h of Montana. who was |H.<rmanent chairman of the Demo- SEN. GILBERT 111 1 < HCOt K • fatlc convention. | of Nebraska

’ft’ 34YfAR5 OF Tout CkOP PsoOUCTIOM COMFA«£O VITH PuCaFITA PkOOTCTIOM teiWLIO L U I IJI UsBKl I . a A Sw I H--"-—- +—imhth " Papulation Is gaining on crop production, according to a study made over « f r IM of thirty-four years by the Hears Roebuck Agricultural I’oundnthin. .:—d on flgitres of the United States Department of Agriculture. The ac:mpsnytng chart shows emp production per enpltn Is falling Taking tl* average of 11*10 ns KM*, total crop production In the last three -*rrs averaged IOC 3. Owing to the growth of |s>pulnilon, |a’r capita produr list been only 923 when I(M* represents the HHO-iOD average. The chart shows Index numbers of both total and per ca|*lta production of ops frt.tn ISl*t> t« IfCS. The production record l« based »n the total yield of ’7 crops—s'oru, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, potatoes, hay, tobacco and t j'ton, which Include more than l*S per rent of tits total acreage of all crops ,lre» yields arc expressed In various units, bushels, bales, tons nnd pounds, t*> crops are combined by applying a constant average price to the yearly pro e* -tian of each crop.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9,1924.

THESE TWO LEADING CANDIDATES HELD DEADLOCK FOR 99 BALLOTS " MME JF .r.iv, Csai a ■», . -WsWa* A&U x*sb> ’ ***«•»> ' fair* 3b i> ' *9 • w ‘ 4 , ■'< ' ’AvC’*' v ' 1 4t V W'-'T > ”4, ’■ . - * . S ?R A - -J — ’. . • f. ,’ y .*.. * . . -■ .... , OOV. ALFRED SMITH ' WILLIAM GIBBS McADOO It will bo hard for history to repeal Itself in breaking the record set by the democrats in national convention In voting for Hie presidential nominee. For lift ballots McAdoo and Smith held the deadlock, McAdoo for a time hold nr more than f>i)o ballots, v.l, le ,'.< Smith <b • gate., gave the New Ymk governor sufficient votes to make it impossible for McAdoo to be num t sited. McAdoo withdr. vr from the tacc on th,' 9!Hh bal.ot catty this mornng ami Smith has stated that he was willing to withdraw if McAdoo would.

MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD "Isis'" “ . •»— ■ # v * ■ " B ' g ■ .>- mewßi-wB ■ '■■ V’" t» * : > ** '• 1 • *»L ’>«/-'■'•' I* <• - ; " ( .3b. ,-. '< 'Mr- . ft ” »k< ■. •* '■'. •' *vS ‘"ff'*' fiHRi The* Hurry K. Thaw residence, five miles nonh of Winchester. Va mr.hased recently by “Kenilworth.'’ The building is 177 years old. — STEPPING OFF INTO SPACE “ . I ' A I K 4L ' k zr *t * jf \ . ‘ w -'A M’’ > ’ imwte * WfV Srrnt. Ford leaps backward out of nlrphne S.OOO feet above ground »• aerial clnur at Mitchel field. New York. MITCHEL FIEI.D. N. Y.—This photo, one of the most slriklna over made of a leap from a plane, shows H< rgt. Eord just as ho aiepped bn< k ward Jnlo space from the wlnu of a plane, j.immi feet above the armiml AH le In 10 do la cownt ten slowly and then pull the string- |f bls pat n imt« woi.e 11 will then open. If It doea tint-well. ,t would have Iw-en the !-• t speeding Martin bomber that Herat. Ford would ever step from.

MIGHI HAVE HAD NOMINATION •■———>—■ — ' ' • i — ■—•— ( Mj| ■ r ’ .1 ii ! Oht * 4 k > BWlUil II BENATO SAMUEL M. RALSTON • > i.. i. Senator luisiou »»ied Thomas Tugnart to withdraw his name from tin- r.ico for the dimocratlc nomination for president he alnady had IIK votes on ti e #3rd ballot and was slated to receive the nomination. TagI part hud more than tmi votes to delver to the Indiana Senator when bis v.hl.drawal was received and as th- > press corr-'spomlent.s stated. “Ralston 1 m sued tlie nomination by a hair’s breadth.’’ Ralston was a former governor i. Indian: and two years ago was < le< ted I’. S. Setia'or. d.f.at ng Senator Albert Bi-vet tire. He was born on December 1. 15.77 ami wII be S7 years of ape on his next birthday. . _ .

GOVERNOR~OF OHIO 1 ;. • *' i *■ 1 1 4 A l ,’ , ' wk "..to -r ■’■ to* X- * — a* atoaaaatototosstoßtogMKtotoß—l——BM——w-s—■ - (U>V. A V. IMWQIIKY (*» lunihttM. <• Thi* jihnio lntr<» dittos Gov A V. Doiiohey, of Ohio.

SETS KE('OKI> r ** k St i ill; v- *\ j? Al JOHN IIRNRY MBAHS N< w York— Thin photo *ln>w» John '• • «rv Monm, formerly * New York ti< . i it« » man who net the pri'»»*nt siiounJ the work! r«'<or«l in lf»13. > iahll<hine u Ump of 36 'lav* 3> hour* and 36 minute*.