Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 12, Hammond, Lake County, 1 July 1920 — Page 1

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n nr Resolution Committee Has Stormy Eight-Hour Ses sion Last Night RX .f. T3AHT IVMrBF.I.f f STAFF CORRESPONDENT I N. SERVICE SAX FRANCISCO. t'AU Jul.- 1 An Virprinia ! , amendmen to the plank, involving th , which would pl- d'-r party .not to opp of any reserx e t i.p: i specific 'h" !!:. jat i 5tat"S m h 1- :ir:, Jled nation the democratic :e toe aei-eptance .' aifr or more ns of the V nited r-.-sociates "' -was r.rioird b 'i.ni'H'ia r rn to ! ( 1 f f- f. : '.,te o r. tr.rtii'. 'Mht-h- t:i s re sol u t ions .: S2 to aft-r . sion that endn . r ri at " " t h : s a m r. dm i:nt is roRfEn Th.-- n. ni- nd no-tit was f .T' ed upon the v senator I av -i';;us'tls. one of ts of President tions policy, nt added aft'r it ir.nia plank" r:;t :ficatic;n of W. BOUKKE COCHRAN, stivertor.i:ued orator from .f lurk, mak use of his eloquence in n appeal for an Irish freedom plank in the Democratic platform. th treaty without reservations which would impair its essentia! integrity," the words "but it. the democratic party does not oppose the acceptance of any J rertrvations making clearer or more specific the obligations of the U. S. the league associates." GLASS OPI'OSKS IT The adoption of the amendment in 'he fare of strongly expressed opposition by Srr..-tor Glass of Virginia, au'hor of n' "'irginia platform" and chief spokesman for President Wilson I ! r.the making of th democratic plat- j orm .w as construed by anti-adminis- ; .r3M"n iiaiuri a-- a s.oa ml lim j 101 j u.- in. i It wa.' pointed out that the adopt- i o-n of tr.e df ir.ocrat ic platform with. the Waish amendment written into it would place th democratic party on I record ror trie nrst time as wining to j OH'e III. Liert;v litUill"! OV Ulf Senate, w th any reservations as would leave ro doubt as to the obligations the AmTican peopie wouiu nave m assume unf.fr the league or nations covenant. WU.I. CIVll AN OITORTI MTV j ' I tion of the administration has been that it did not oppose any reservations which were merely "interpretative" and" "non-destructive." The Wajsh amendment was regarded by those who voted for it as paving the. way for ratification of the treaty by providing the democratic side of th senate with a complete opportunity to support such reservations as would fully protect American rights and sovereignty without being accused of not being in accord with their own party. A IADICATK SENATORS The amendment also would vind--i vineate the aii.i-i.uae assumed dv me Zl c.emocratic platlorm and unqualified en the republicans for the Lodere reservations in order to save the treaty from defeat the second time. The amendment was the only adopted by the committee that materially chang ed the meaning or phraseology of the "Virginia plank." Efforts of Vice-President Marshall and Senators Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, and Atlee I'omerene. of Ohio, and of Wm. J. Bryan to secure the adoption of amendments offered by them in turn were voted down before Senator AValsh of Mass. sccred his victory. BRVAX DOWN TO DEFEAT Before the adamant purpose of the administration forces to write into the democratic platfor man unqualified endorsement of President Wilson's league policy Bryan went down to overwhelm ing- defeat. He like the others whoso amendments were defeated, as only nnie to muster a scattering 15 or 16 ijong la or i j vot es . The acrimonious debate in which j the administration and antt-admi nlst t a - : tion spokesmen were involved for hour" i (Continued on pageten.)

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THE Straute Pia.no company was thcounty board of review this session. t i vriedrich is still' waiting for the Dalrympl e meeting and maybe you think Charles isn't loaded j tor bear. .. 1 -- K1.AW1TTEK, the West HamT. mond musician, has opened a school of instruction in the piano and violin for i.,.n, of the 96 children Mho firaduated from St. Andrew's school last SundaV . CITY CUKKK Andy Stachowlci ot W est Hammond has his speech all ready j ti deliver at the mass meeting of Xorlh I Sidcrs at the YN'entworth school tonitrht. i The folks will learn some plan, 'acts : aH,ul ta,.ir ruv's financial condition. ! " 1 PAIN'TKILS are at work redecorating the interior (f the court room of the Hammond federal buildir.K. It will be nuite a surprise to .ludye Anderson to f.nd the place all slicked up comes again next fall. w hen he i FRKD IASH. who runs the popular restaunu.t on Kast Sibley street, has

i eiily one objection to day light saving, j morning to find itself without police ' Many of his customers never switched i protection. , their dit.ner hour when the change wa,-; i Today two more policemen attached to . made nd now ther come stringing in ) Hammond Central station, turned in i anywhere from 10 to 2 o'clock. j their resignations, effective at once. The j - I reason for leaving the department was ! J. K. STINSON and Have Boone with j the same in each instance inability of I their wives will lrave tomorrow morning 'he officer to maintain himself and fam- ! for Mississippi to enjoy an outing on i ly on a basis accepted as decent and ! their farm. The return date is un- J American, at the present rate of pay. j certain as P.oone insists it will not be The patrolmen who will leave the deI until after they have devastated 40 acres ! partment today are: Of.icer Henry HesI of watermelons. ' 'erman for over seven years a Hammond

! MAT lA'DWIG went fishing a few j days ago at Cedar lake. He was out in j the middle of it when a cloud, or some- t thing equally dampening, burst over him. "And there Vas I." he said, "an insurance man. wet to T".io skin, ami with no rain insurance at all." ; ; ; . ! li.iaJi .-nr.ii.i'.n. n.' nimai street. Hammond, has been granted a two-weeks vacation by the, Standard! Oil company. Hill says he doesn't know i just what to do with his vacation, but hopes to rind some u-e for it before the time is up. J. J. HESS. 44 Mason street, gave his i laundry ticket by mistake to Art Knight, j doorkeeper at the le Luxe theater, the I other evening. He got in the theater all right. The trouble came when he tried to collect his laundry with the movie ticket, .iie J.n't ft ci3 laundry out. ROT CcCOOL, is willing to try anything once. A friend suggested that Roy buy a nobby shirt with paper buttons. The latest creation. "jt was a beautiful shirt until I got wet in a rainstorm." says F.oy, "and then the buttons swelled to such an extent that ' .".f1 l us a ns!e l ROT J. CI P.RONS, assistant city edi tor or the Cleveland fTess, here on a I Msit r.nas it. impossible to tear himself away. Yesterday the young man realizing his vacation period was drawing rapidly to a close wired his office for an extension. "I'll be with you. Ham mond, for a few days more," smiled the Cleveland, r. as he re-read an answ ering telegram received this morning. CHARLES GKEE.V, Warren street, yes'erday rode to work at the Lion store, where he manages the basement department. "In the seat ahead w'he most trusting man I ever saw " savs Green. "He was talking to a friend and said. "T've got so much corti.Ietice in i".v wi;t mat i II rid in our electric. .iiiii.; i.n ine- iront sea toward the rear, whib w i tii my fare he runs the tar. If that sn t the height of ro irj age, I don't know what is" . MRS. ANNA IiTNTf proof reader on I r.O 1 irr.e? a me.cr v d he,a.rt faiinro when she read proof on an ad today siaung ir.at W iam T.vneh would not tie. responsible for any debts rontrart.i) by his wife William and Her husband's name is visions of herself paying i "r ner own hats hoe .t ...... 4.ii.j ie cream ds nearly broke her heart. But it's all right now. The Wiiliam Lvnrh wh,. tMi,.lr t . ..-v. jioerty lives street. Indiana Harbor. at :504 Elm ATTORNEY Phil (ireenwald wondered why his new Paige coupe knocked "inn ne arove it slow, a garage. With him He stopped at Was a chflrminr young woman. "What ails the car'" he asked the garage hand. The garage man said the car was all right, but that Greenwald tried to drive too slow Does he drive fast enough?" askew i garage man of the ' woman, iier answer ram i . ... r quickly. "I SHOULD SAY vot' F L. WTMAX. real estate dealer and gardener of 6S6 Hohman street, hired a than who styled himself as a "lawn expert to care for his front yard. "The lirtld nf T!8ht iS W-" wa .lu ' " ParI' Triff. It went .. on a vacation and when I return. CJ was amazed to e the rrl tlfitel 1 i- . " " faces with the au-n ti,. ..... Pert' whom I hired had planted lettuce -'d 1 a tae care of it myself this time. rVLBEUT E. GRIFFITHS He..,..., prosecutor, tried hard to shake off a persistent real estate man from Chicago yesterday. The chap wanted to sell Griffiths a home in a CT.icago suburb. As a final argument the salesman said. "Your street car nass.-s a in,.i, ter house, a rendering w orks, a son n 'actory. a glue factor '"""). a siue laetory. a glucose plant anil a largo flower ranlcn ve.n e.j read your paper and tell just where you are without looking ur." But Griffiths, not to be outdone, queried "How can I rely on my snifter when 1 have a cold?"

Huge Tire Theft Is Reported

The startling information 'that box i car bandits operating in the Hammond yards or several railroads have mailt i"-' tiiouaiius ui uuiiiirs worm m

property in the past six months was bonus ;s now in its haul wctK and cornpartly verified today in a litter revived. ! mitlees iu Hammond, West Hammond

i by Ohif of Police Petr Austgcn from j j -- R. Osborn of the United States rail - ( road administration. j Aid of Hammond police was asked by tttc administration in searching for tires j valued at $5,344 stolen from a X. V. C. j H. R. car, while on a siduiK in tin- ' local yards. The dale of the theft N : said to have been between June IS and -1. Two More Officers Put in Resignations Hammond will be jolted mishti.y one of these days when the city arises some policeman and Officer Tom Flanagan. Flanagan and Hent-rmnn. botv noNd for their courage and integritv. have long been assigned to the business district. Flanagan, a member of the force for over five years, has engaged in three gun battles with, thieves and at one. ime narrowly escaped death in a tussle with a jiant negro. The colored man f,ot at Flanagan the bullet lt piisi n through the officers raincoat. F!ar.4gan grappled with the r.egro and knocked htm unconscious when h struck the giant over the head with h rs revolver.' completely shattering it. The men will be sorely missed both by brother officers ' and Hammond's business houses. . j Flanagan, it is understood, has ac- ' cepted the position of Chief watchman ! at the American Maize Products conir a n EMURGD Of) TO CLEAR 8. P, YARDS Essentials only will be permuted ' move between Chicago atid Cary, com mencinjr today, in the intra-city em bar go placed on fre.ht movements b; terminal managers. ivniiiiMKi oiuciaia none inis win re- ' lieve the congestion growing from the series of strikes and the shortage of switching crews. It is -believed the yards can be cleared of the thousands of cars held here, and that incoming and outgoing freight can be more easily moved. The clearing of the yards wjll enable the railroads to handle coal cars, to relieve the present shortage, and for the winters supply. NEW SPANISH WAR VETERANS OFFICERS ! j reorg.ams.iFlection of officer and t 0--n V.rri-r r? P'lV,1. r--. v ! , " - - '-"i'1 C ?r,.'--i, y.. tv..,an. t(1B , .v.w,-. iiniiiiiii'iiu were held at a special meeting last' niier.c. i ne lo.iowing rinicers 'ft' ; elected and installed: Commander A. K. Thompson. Senior Vice Commander J. R. Smith. Junior Vice Commander W. J. Patton . Officer of the Day Otto Herhc-ld. Officer cf th G-uard Wm. Schneider Chaplain and Patriotic Instructc-r , H. E. Granger. Adjutant Carl Vermett. Quartermaster L. J. Palmer. Trustee (one year.i Otto Herhold. Trustee (two years) H . E. Granger Trustee (three years) C. G. Kingwill. Henceforth the camp will meet regularly on the first ar.d third Wednesday.of the month in the G. A. R rocin of the Hammond court house. Tile meetings will begin at S o'clock sharp. All veterans of the Spanish War who reside in Hammond, the Calumet region, j are invited to become members of the I camp. Those desiring to affiliate J should t.t'iiiu i u iui v.. tn van ermett. 44't -Iichigan avenue or come to j the next meeting. . The ceremonies last night were performed ny Past Commander Frank J. v aisn oi iaiayetie. BLOCK CHAIRMEN ARE SELECTED Block chairmen, chosen recently to solicit funds for the organization of schools in Rc-berisdale and Whiting for week-day religious instruction have been busy this week. It is planned to install a school at Robertodale and also one at Whiting. Robertsdale is expected to raise $3,6'10 for the cause and the st-iicitors are hoping that the people will respond liberally in order that the quota can be made on the first round, thus eliminating the neciij sity of making several clean-up trips over the same territory. See Brown's fruit sale on ano'her page of this paper. 6-50-7-1

SALE OF POLISH LIBERTY BONDS IS DRAGGING

( The naiiun w-id drive for the saie ot j .rovevjo'v. -.-! . ti ...i ...-n utn:i tj arid olhet i.lu.b of ib! Calumet region r , j are grimly redoubling- their efforts. ) Hammond an West Hammond are away ; behind their i-iotas, whereas reports from many h'iw t:o n: KatH n. si hr-'il which 'Uer cities of th country f h'- over Hie top. mass me' tinss are beinpr gradually swelling the hotel subser Uons. Ir. Ii. O. Ostrowski tf H.imi.i'.nd is working almost day -i 1 1 i niKlit in order to keep Hammond Poles tip to the reputation which they heip. d ;'.-:t for the city during the many ( antpa i .;os during the war. Hammond's bond quota is $00 f)00. wliile A'est Hammond is expected to I raise J70,Oi(). 'est Hammond bas sub- ' -cribi d ov.r $30 ni)0. Rev. Xowakowski and his comtnittee are still plugging a way in th.- hop that during the next six days th-y may be able to make their i quota. In Hammond, the parish of Kev. Chylewskl, wh -h comprises the roles of Kast Hammond, has rurehased Sid.wurth of bo,.ds. The north Sirt parish headed by Kev. Pvroczynski has pur. based $3'V'fo' worth. Th I'ltTt National bank and the Xorthern Trust & Savings bank of Hammond, and t lie West Hammond Trust fe Savings bank, are handling the bojvls for th two cities. .Arrangements have been made whereby bonds may be purchased on payments similar to those of the IS. S. liberty loans. The bonds, be-ar fi per cent interest nnd are backed by a first mortgage on the vast natural resources yf Poland, its oil wells, forests and valuable mines. Wliile the loan

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floated principally among people, of 1'olish descent, man $ Hammond men of American nativity have purchased bonds because they consider them a good 'investment. The entire fifty millions, will -'- 'fini.H ior railroad Tp. mon f Ptv, r, . . i . i tH " . u , ' " '',nCry- "'."".I " " """- riouii.-is or Atnerican industry Poland w o 1 be placed on her i.-et r.u win re r?s- . m to retire the bonds at thejr maturity. iTHEY JUST EXPRESS ! SYMPATHY IHAr S "ALL J 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE' SAN Fli.VNCI.SCO, Oil.. July 1.ar.K expressing sympathy tor in, lristi Kjp.e, but leavtrg the question of reiognition of their ind- pe ndence to the league of n-itions was included in the i r '.at form submitted to the IXmocratic resolutions committee by its "steering! committee" at it:- sessir.n ending at 3 . "0 I o'clock this orning. A provision of the plank, however, j i j. -in., lit i"-iu".i.nn. uariy to sui'Port siirh action of ih me-i.fr o-ei-.. I - - trnment as wouia cause the American representatives in the league of nations council as to present the cause of Ireland and press for immediate consideration of it. It. was said that Secretary of P'ate P.ainbridge Colby was the author of Oil." pl.uik. COUPLE APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT Georre So-vpniak and his wif Mary. ,"h ay tneyve been treated tin lust'v hv r.e Superior court of liamrr. ,-. n d The K a tr.e their misfortune to the fact that they do not understand lb Vntr'ish language an; were . . . t acquainted i . j t n in operation I,i:t April John of courts. j F. .irk hot of Ham - i tp,miJ n,. nc rc judgment in the sum of 1750 against them for damages on nr. -fiint of assa.ilt and battery . George j and Mary did not npp. r and the judge j mer.t went to B-;rkh ,t by default aftfr! j his testimony was hearo. I I l :i.s morning the defendants in the i f.rst suit filed a tetitio-i throin-v, o. tornev V. C, .cnmnt ' r. - t i,-, . .. juagment set aside and praying for an injunction again:t. Sheriff I-wis Barnes to prevent hirn from serving an execution which Is now in his hands. The Sezypn i.i k say that thev have an entirely different story of the ass.n.'lt and battery which occurred in J ir.e. 1910. Burkhot, they say, came to their home while the husband was away and brutally assaulted Mrs. Sezypn Uk. attempting to force her to have improper relation.? with him. As the woman was about to be ovem. wer. ed .her husband arrived and treated Hurkhot pretty rough'v Thev are confident that v ..... nad heard their fide of the story. Burkhot would never have been grant- I ph the judgrr.tnt. t'ntil the rr-itter! has been acted upon again it i urged stayed 'that th hand of the sheriff be a the rv.no- of tl a: execution W;ii mean the sale of mture because the their cow and fur- ' have no monev. PLANS NEW CHURCH S : And re w's mond is piannin: Parish in West Hamto f ret t a new- chunh to rt place the one w hich was destroyed by fire several years ago. Owing to the restriction-- on a -.count of the. war. rebuilding was delayed and temporary quart' r? were, us-d . The church l.as now outgrown its present accomodations and something must be doiv. Tln-i e are over M.".t families in the paii:i. .The matter is to be taken up at a special meeting w hie it has been called for nut Sunday afternoon. As yet it has not been decided where the meeting will be held as the parish has no hall large cne-ugh for such a mass meeting.

CONVENTION IS EXCITED AS THE HOUR APPROACHES

BY MAHI.F.V K. rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT 1 AUDITORIUM. SAX rr:w N SERVICE1 FRANC1.SCO, CAL., July 1 now the fateful nomin ation hour approaches. Strong hearts j are quaking. No man knoweth th". name of the bridegroom. The convention "is in a flutter of exeited discussion concerning points for and j against the di.-tinuidhed group of Ken'lemen whose nam-n have hcn formaily proposed bs standard bearers in the rnihty contest to come. V AT MAKK TIIK III Rf)LK X- lij... I canuiuaie now here pisse..ses stiff. lent jd.'djes or even remotely inj dicated .vtrenth to hurdle the. necessary i wo-third majority of 728 votes. lhat Iact is as plain as Hilly Bryan's j t " Id spot. There must he a landslide a coalition of forces for anv rn .f them to win Dark horses ar still possibilities. Just at this mum-nt the indication is that there mny be a deadlock. The first ballot will reveal little of significance. WAl.SH VIS VICTOR V TTf j I , r(! c"mes that the aii-night nce i w me platform witchea has brewed a I inf! Df ue nations, broth. E. X. Bunnell. Hammond's most ?ahi id air bug, left last ni,?ht for Chattanj ride. lie wi;i make tue returnMrip : by aeroplane tomorrow. j Mr. "Bunnell accompanied Lieut "Bob Blair who plans to spend some time at I Hammond atvi East Chicago, carrying ; ias.enjrrs on sh6rt flight?'. T.a.n year ' V - V . . "cm acquainted with Mr. I;unf-. w jcKey of Bast Chicago ! and numerous other neonle cf ih.r i. ttnet region while he wa.- fllying at orant Park and Ashton field at Chicago. Blair has been in the flying- game for ten years. Three years was spent in the aviation service in the T' S arjrt'.y. In all that time lie 'has never had an acident. He -Is railed th "old ! SHB i I 11 be flying w! by otheA flyers be to Indulge In stunts. hen those birds are j buried and forgotten." says Blair, j Blair brought one plane to East ChiA rasro this weelr an,l nr. imU4;n. i. ; from the fr. .rom tr.e freight car -it was learned that spark plug" magnetos, tools and 'her valuable fittings had been stolen. His loss was about J2..ri00. Tt woo e. j cided to go to Chattanooga, for hU other machine and not trust It to the railroads. This made possible Mr Bunnell's flight. The distance is 500 mib-s and Blair expects to be able to i mae it m seven Vini.rc r..i.. one ;le mace en route. They will start bar k tomorrow fore noon and land at the Schrum field on State Line street. Just south of the S -brum roa J. TRY TO BEAT TRAIN; BOTH IN HOSPITAL . ryir.g to beat the engineer resulted tnis r.oon :n a niirrow- tsiape from death of two South Holland, 111. men, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a fast train at the Ji-f street cross. ng of the I. II. B. railroad. Both men. who gave their r.ames as Cary L, Abbott ar.d his father, E. F. Abbott, were taken to St. Margaret's hospital in Burn's ambulance. They are not. s.-rloi:i.;y injured . ' According to Henry Washhausen, the flagman a", the crossing, the men approached at a high rate of speed. They were signalled to ."top but. ax-cording to the watchman, attempted to beat the train which was composed of a locomotive and way-car. The automobile was carried for a dist&nce of 200 feet. It was completely d e ni o l i h e d The accident occurred during the first hour of Captain Emil Bunde's day shift. "Looks as though it were going to be a busy month." said tha Captain . ELECT NEW DIRECTORS At a special meeting of stockholders of the King Sobiefki Building & Lean Association of West Hammond last r.ight three new directors were elected, Fi imor Mayor Constantine Woszczvnsici presided at the meeting while Mike i I'olus. Bernard Burczjk and S. T. Kla- I witter acted as secretaries. The three men receiving the highest number of vctes were Stanley Lukowski. the State Line grocer who polled 1.139. John Pociechanski. owner of- Sobieski hall, who received Til. and Wladysiaw Kosecki. buildirir contractor, who ranked third with .ViO. MANY TAX-" APPEALS FILED INDIANAPOLIS. In.l.. July 1. Almost 300 appeals have been filed with the state board of tax commissioners o-n assessment;- fixed nt the first session of the board. .Many of them are from Lake count.'. Consideration will be given to the appeals during the second ses.-ion of the board. July 6-18. The third session cf the board will o---gin July IP. when appeals from tha assessments fixed by county boards of teview will be heard.

BUNNELL ' I ' MAKES LONG i AIR TRIP

Senator Walsh .of Mass.. leader of the opponnts' ,f the straight-out Virginia

platform endorsement of the league of nations has won an important victory. The news is startling to the delegates. They are trying to estimate its real significance. Senator Walsh and his hardy band have wrung more from the I league advocates in a few hours than has been gained by opponents of the league in weeks and months of senate debate. That fact is clear. A orrnsiM; ui:skhvatio It was to his end that Carter Glass and associates on the sub-committee, to frame th platform were smoked out ino the full committee on resolutions and platform. As stated in these dispatches Glass presented only an elucidated Virginia platform plank in his tentative draft. As the matter now stands, th democratic party does not oppose the acceptance of any reservations making clearer or more specific th obligations of th United States to the league ot nations associates. The delegates nr discussing the significance of this with the greatest fConMniied on jnage rtv.) 5EKNEWS FLASHES BILLHTIV f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON, July 1 Notification arrangements for Senator Harding, the . republican presidential nominee, were completed in the main today at a conference held at the' senator's office with Col. T. Coleman Du Pont, of Delaware, chairman of the special sub-committee of th republican national committee, to arrange for these ceremonies to take place July 22. m i.LirriA' .'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ATLANTA, GA .. July 1 The street car system of this city is tied up by a strike today. Jitneys boosted fares to 50 tents and were overwhelmed by passengers even then. Every sort cf conveyance Is being pressed into servics and thousands are Walking. Ths company jk np -o. n-id today cars would be t n.-.i. with non-union men Friday. NOTHING TO SAY Refuses to See Reporters and May Give Statement To The Press. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE? HX'NT ING TON, L. I.. July 1. All attempts to get Wiilian G.bbs McAdoo to comment this morning upon the action of the Rev. Dr. Burris Jenkins in plac ing his name in nomination before the democratic national convention were fruitless. Reporters bore down upon the McAdoo country home in a flying- wedge shortly after daybreak, but the former secretary of the treasury refused to see them. In response to written questions he sent out the following written reply: "Mr. McAdoo ha? nothing to sav. If he has anything he wishes to say I later in the day it will be in the form I of a statement given to the whole i press simultaneously." From servant.-? it was learned thai Mr. McAdoo was preparing for his usual busy day routine and that he would go to New York on the S o'clock train, but he failed to appear at the railway statie.n . Later in the morn-ng Mr. McAdoo motored to r-ld Spring harbor and then caught a train there for New York. LADY POLITICIANS JUST SAVE ONE ANOTHER One Hopes the Other is Sit ting on the Fence With Feet on Same Side. mr waij.tn c. shkpherd) STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE' SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., June 30. The way those democratic women attack leach other in their politha! fights, and evn in their vote-getting is downright disheartening to a politician who always tries to avoid a fight and to make friends . "Why do't you come in for Palmer." Mrs. Clarence Renshaw. of Pittfbi.igh. asked a woman delegate. "Why I'm on the fenc sponse was the re"Well I hope yc-u're on the fence lik a '..'.dv with both feet on the same side of th" rail." Mrs. Renshaw answered. At a breakfast given by the ladiest for Palmer in the rose room at the Palace hotel, a large number of prospective women converts to Palmerism was gathered . "I don't like Palmer because he wears spats." said one woman looking across the table at Pa'mer who sal in white-haired majesty. An answer came back fill! of fire, that cost Palmer one supporter. "We're choosing Mr. Paimer. for his head, not his feet, was the biting response of the lady apostle.

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Leading Candidates Put Up Brave Front But Fear Crown Prince

(BTXIiXiETXI?) SA3J- rS.AJSfCISCO, July 1. -vnxt l at tlie meeting of tlxe resolutions com. j niitt last xUgiit Bryan ploatfacl late ' one of bis characteristic onslaughts on . tbe president's treaty attitude and chargre-i Class witb "packing" tb "steering' committee" witb "hide-boand administration, supporters and sympathizers" the Virginia senator, who wat presiding1, pounded on the desk befort him with his gavel as be engaged la hot verbal exchange with tie fiery WeBryan's was an impassioasd pies against what he termsd "one man rule" and as ba proceeded, be directed, bit savage thrusts not only against what n declared to be the president's Insistence that, the senate alone ratify the treaty in accordance with his own opinions and demands, but ag'ainst the course pursued in drafting the platform by Senatoi Glass. Bryan charged that Glass' attltndf had been "to deny men representing oa the 'steering committee,' who were bet ter qualified to prepare a platform os which the Democratic party must go t-c the people than some of those who bad been appointed to it." BULLETTTT SAN T BAN-CISCO, July 1. WUliaxr Jennings Bryan was in a fighting mood when he arose at 8 o'clock this morning after retiring- at 4 o'clock following tht adjournment of the Democratic resold tions committee. He refused, howerer. to outline what his program would b when the platform is submitted to th convention. Re Immediately went lntc conference with some of his followers. "I have nothing at all to say at this time," he declared. "If any of the others want to violate their pledge and re. veal what took place at tha night session of the resolutions committee they may do so, but I intend to keep my word." By WXXLIASI PKXT.rP SIMMS SAX FRAXCISCO. July 1. A feeling of stampede and storm hung heavy in the air today as the delegates filed into convention hall, rooters for Wm. G. McAdoo, predicting hi3 nomination by Friday Light, and not later than the sixth ballot. The two other 'eadinp candidates for the Txmccratic nomination, Atty. Gen. A. V it-heil Palnur and Gov. James M. Cox of Oio. were not listed Quite so high in the batting as they were yesterday morning, and signs of unrest were not lacking in their camps. SITUATION CHAJTOX3 OTSE EIGHT While yesterday forenoon the indications were that each of the big three leaders would obtain around 300 votes and under on the first ballot, the trio running pretty close together, claims were being made this morning of a character to show there may have been a considerable change in the situation over l :rht. A McAdoo leader asserted the following- table would not be found 7ja SENATOR GEORGE E. CHAM. BERLA1N of Oregon hop the convention will become hopelessly deadlocked over Palmer, McAdoo and Cox, thus givinjr him a chance to win the nomination as a daxk horse. far wrong on the first ballot: McAiiio, 33S; Cox, 233; Palmer, IPS. Smith, fin; Marshall. 30; Edwards. IS; Meredith. 2(5; I1ais, 24; Clark. 21; Owen, i'O; Hitchcock, 16; Cummings, 14; Gerard. 10. riCrTJRXS IXCEXASE 1ST STRENGTH ' Other McAdoo supporters, however, were of the opinion the former eabinot mei-.bi r would not poll very heavily on j the gfidii S, but would ride in on the i crest of a stampede later on in the bal loting. These were inclined to think Gov. Cot: would bad the procession to begin with fnilirg back as the attornev general advanced a trifle, both finally being overtaken and swiftly ruslanctd by iic iloo before either got any w h re rear the two-thirds ite danger lint. Cox and Talmer pluggers. however, continue to put up a brave front deI spite what must be considered at least as surface indications. STl'DV VOTR OF PARADEHS Politicians today are studylasr the votes represented in the parades following the nomination speeches of the three leaders yestwrday. In t he Cox procession were Ohio, Mississippi, Arizona, Kentucky, Florida, Maryland. Arkansas nnd Alaska, whose votes number 152. In the Palmer parade there were. Pennsylvania, Maine, Hawaii. District of Columbia. Porto Rico, Rhode Island and Florida again, a total of 12S votes. Toward the end. however. Michigan and Illinois joined in. giving the attorney general a grand total of 15 votes, marching under tho standards of the states.

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