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N. ]. FLOODS DAMAGE
PROPERTY HEAVILY


and the valley was smothered in two feet
Of water. All the crops were destroyed.
The water In the Butler reservoir rose
twenty feet and alarmed Mayor Mclean,
but it receded toward nooH.~ The mu-
f1icipal lighting plant at Butler was out
of commission and the town was in dark
ness last night
The Kikout Brook suddenly decided
to be q river and lifted half dozen
bridges for q mile down toward Norris
town. The Passaic River rose at Ber-
nardsville and cut of the water supply
to Baking Ridge. The meadows Of
Bernardsville were flooded, Peapack
Brook. ordinarily a shallow bit of a
stream. grew ten feet over night and
smashed an old stone bridge at Glad
stone. Almost the entire town of Pea
pack was covered with foot OF water.
The Lackawanna's yards in Gladstone
were put out Of use by the rising water.
Far Hills and Bedminster communi-
cation was cut of when the Raritan
River spilled over It's banks. threatening
both towns. A big concrete bridge was
seriously weakened, but remained intact
The camp and bungalow field at
Mountain View became a lake. The
Pompton River rose twelve feet in a
few hours, and hundreds OF campers
reached elevations only in the nick Of
time. Canoes, tents and all equipment
were lost
The rampage Of the Pompton was the
first in the memory of residents of that
vicinity. The Whippany had not over
flowed in twenty yeare The water rose
nine inches over the spillway OF the
Orange reservoir for the first time in
four years.
New Jersey will lose one-third of its
entire wheat and rye crop because Of
the unprecedented downpour." said j.
B. B. Dickey of the State Experimental
College. Wheat and rye had been cut
and bundled into shocks In the fields.
Corn fields suffered badly from the
storm.
Mountain dams above Caldwell burst
early yesterday morning and 1900
sailors were driven from their hunks
and barracks at the navy rifle range.
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KING THANKS WILSON
IN BEHALF OF PRINCE
Titled Visitor Will Embark
for Home at NeU York.
By the associated Press.

LONDON, July 23.-Earl Curzon of
Kedleston, president Of the Council OF
Ministers, has sent the following letter
to John w. Davis, the American Am
bassador to Great Britain, concerning
the visit OF the Prince of Wales to the
United States:
II am desired by his Majesty, the
King. to say that he has received with
especial qualification the invitation which
you have conveyed to his eldest son. the
Prince of Wales from the President OF
the United States to visit that country
as the guest of the American Govern
ment on the occasion of his forthcoming
visit to the Dominion of Canada.
"It gives the King the greatest pleas
ure to accept this invitation for the
Prince OF Wales, both on personal
grounds and as a mark of the intimate
relations that so happily exist between
the American and British peoples, drawn
ever more closely together by the i'm
perishable memories of comradeship in
the recent war.
THE King would propose that at the
close of his Canadian tour the Prince of
Wales on his return from the West
should accept the hospitality of the
United States Government for few
days at Washington, and that from
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CALLS TERMS TOO
SEVERE FOR AUSTRIA
Dr.. Renner Says Financial De-
n1onds Cannot Be Met.

GENEVA, July 23.-Dr. Carl Renner,
head Of the Austrian peace delegation,
in passing through Zurich to-day on his
way to Vienna told the correspondent
Of the Swiss telegraph agency that he
totally disapproUed of the terms of the
Peace Treaty presented to him at st.
Germain especially the clauses concern
ing "amputauon" OF territory from Aus
tria and the financial conditions, which
he said Austria would be unable 10 ful-
I'LL, even with the best intentions to do
20.
DR.. Renner, according to the corre-
spondent, was especially bitter against
Italy's demand for the Tyrol, and also
against the Jugo-Slav aspirations. 1t is
the intention Of DR.. Renner shortly to
present the conditions of the Treaty OF
Peace to the Government in Vienna.
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CAMBRIDGE CONFERS
/ DEGREE ON PERSHING
Undergraduates Cheer and
/ Choff WeT Heroes.

|. CAMBRIDGE, England. July 23.-Gen.
John ]. Pershing to-day received the
honorary degree of doctor of laws from
Cambridge University.
Z The ceremony took place in the Senate
House, which was crowded, mostly with
undergraduates, who were dressed in
military and naval uniforms for the
occasion. DR.. Arthur Il. Shipley Of
Christ's College. the Vice-Chancellor OF
the university. presided. In addition to
Gen Pershing there were various re-
cipients Of the degree. among them Ad-
mirals Sturdee and Wemyss. and Gems.
Rawllnson. Birdwood. Wilson, Horne,
Currie and Monash. and the Earl of
Cavan. ,'
q All the recipients were greeted with
enthusiasm. The reception given to Gen.
Pershing were particularly cordial. the
Public Orator having to raise his hand
TO quiet the cheering undergraduates.
The procession to the Senate House
formed in the library arcade. 1t was
led by Esquire Cadets carrying the
maces Then came the Vice-Chancellor.
with the Public Orator. and then the
recipients of the honorary degree, witt.
the university officials bringing up the
rear.
! The Public Orator read his address In
Latin. Each recipient of the degree was
cheered as he rose to receive the honor.
Afterward the party proceeded to the
steps overlooking the court OF the Senate
House, where the newly honored men
were photographed. meantime beinS
cheered by the undergraduates.
The Vice-Chancellor then entertained
the party at luncheon in Christ's College
Hall, to which they walked through the
rain, the students following and cheering.
( Gen. Birdwood was carried shoulders
high by the youths.
3 Gen. Pershing was Joined by his son
Warren, and they walked together.
Wasn't it great?" Gen. Pershing said
TO the lad. Warren's reply was not
heard. but he appeared to be much de-
lighted with the function.
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FIVE NEW ICE STATIONS.
Free Distribution Centres in Bronx
Are Increased.

f., Five additional ice centres were opened
In The Bronx yesterday by Mary Z. Shea
secretary of the Mayors ice fund for
that borough, making eleven dlstribu-
tion points from which daily distribution
Is made. The new stations, open morn
ings. are in Public School 3. Courtlandt
avenue and 18TH street; Public School l.
College avenue and 145th street: Public
School o. at 481 East l3Sth street: Leba-
non Hospital, Cauldwell and Westchester
street and Intervale avenue.
In the afternoon stations will be open
daily at the rectory, 18th street and
Hughes avenue; Public School I. Fulton
avenue and 1880 street; Public School AZ,
Washington avenue and Claremont Park
way Public School 2. Third avenue and
169th street. and Public School 35. Nor
ris avenue and 1880 street.
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GEORGE GOULD FILES APPEAL
Contests Removal as Trustee of
Fathers S7b,OOO,OOO Estate.

George J. Gould, recently removed as
testamentary trustee OF the SIS 900, 900
estate OF his father. Jay Gould. by order
of Supreme Court Justice Whitaker, filed
yesterday in the County Clerks office
his formal notice OF appeal from the
decision through the law firm OF Chad
bourne, Babbitt a Wallace, counsel for
Mr.. Gould during the arguments on
Frank J. Gould's motion for his re-
moval.
Counsel for Frank ]. Gould announced
recently that notice Of such appeal had
been served upon them. Arguments will
be heard at the October term of the
Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court Frank ]. Gould charged his
brother with mismanaging the affairs
of the estate.
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BEvERIDGE TO LEAD FIGHT.
VIII Open Campaign I'm West
Against League Next Tuesday.
Special Despatch to TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Albert J
Beveridge, former Senator of Indiana
will open the campaign In the West
against the proposed League of Ma.
tons covenant at a mass meeting ir
the Auditorium, Chicago. next Tuesday
night. He will speak under the auspices
Of the League for the Preservation OF
American Independence. the organiza-
ton that is conducting a country wide
fight on the proposed covenant
Mr.. Beveridge will go from Chicago
to Madison. Wis, where he will speak
next Wednesday night He will speak
at the first big meeting against the
League OF Nations in the Northwest
in the great Colosseum at St Pau
July 81.
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wallis Host to 500 Dependents.

Eighteen h, ndred widows and children
OF policemen will be guests of Frederick
A Wallis, Fourth Deputy Police Commits
sioner, on Governors Day at the Police
Field Day Games at Speedway Park,
Sheepshead Bay, on Saturday. Each
widow received yesterday by mail four
tickets. the average number of children
left fatherless. 1t Ia for the benefit OF
the police relief fund that takes care OF
families of policemen in destitute cir
cumstances the police games are being
teld
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there he should proceed for q further
brief visit to New York before embark
ing ut that point on his homeward Jour
ney. At New York the Prince Of Wales,
while q guest of the American Govern
ment ashore, will live on board Il NJ. 8:
Renown in the harbor.
"The Prince Of Wales looks forward
TO these Arrangements, II they are agree
able to your Government, with the Keen
est anticipation"
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CIoudburst Does 100000 Damage.

WELLsBoRo, Pa, July ga cloud
burst over this place late last night
made nearly a dozen families homeless.
completely destroyed three miles of the
track and roadbed Of the New York Gen.
trail Railroad between here and Wells
boro Junction and washed out several
bridges. The property loss was esti-
mated to-day at 100000.
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STEERING BODY REMAINS.
Effort to Enlarge Committees II
Twice Voted Down.

WAsHINGToN, July 23.-Enlargement
of the Republican legislative steering
committee was voted down tonight at
party conference. Proposals to in
crease the committee from Ave to seven
and from five to nine members each
were disapproved by margins OF ten
votes or more.
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Pacifier strangIes Child.

Anna Wanserin. the six-months-old
daughter of Mrs Mary Wangerin, 5S3
Eagle avenue, The Bronx, was found
dead in bed yesterday on the return
OF her mother from marketing. The
child had strangled when a small rub
Der pacifier lodged In It's throat
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wAsHTNoroN. July ga Joint reso-
luton raising the legation at Brussels
to the rank Of an embassy was uhani-
nouslx adopted to-day by tia eenttss
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
$780, 900 Suit Against
Nurse Given TO .yury
Miss Ballenser Fails to File An.
swer IN Case Brought by
Mrs. Seamans
Mrs. Seanla,ls

Miss Willie Maude Ralenger, a
nurse, who was sued by Mrs. Adele G..
Seamans for $2O0,0 ,000 damages for
alienation of the affections of Merritt
Garland Seamans. failed to file an an
swer to the complaint of the wife, and
Justice Grecnbaum yesterday ordered
the case sent to a sheriff's jury for
assessment of damages.
Miss Ballenger received $3.50 900
under the contested will of Judge Cur
rier of Atlanta, Ga, whom she nursed
IN his last illness. 1t was in her pro
fessional work that she made the ac-
quaintance Of the Seamans family in
Atlanta. In 1917 Scamans disappeared
from his home Nine months lator he
sent a message to his wife from Wash
ngton asking her to join him there
with their daughtea. A reconciliation
followed
In July last, it is alleged. seamans
again disappeared from his home, and
ms wife, with the aid of detectives.
traced HIM to New York, where he was
living in a house in West Fifty eighth
Street. AT the same time the nurse
was served in the alienation suit Sea
mans was served with a summons to
appear in the Domestic Relations
Court to answer to the charge of his
wife that he was not supporting her
and her daughter
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Final Divorce Decree
Awarded to Mrs. Wood
Woman Named in Suit Helps
Wife, Who Gets Custody
of Five Chi!Irer

Justice Davis yesterday signed a
final decree of divorce in favor of Mrs.
Helena B. de Hamcl Wood against
w lillian Thomas Wood. The plaintiff
before her marriage was member of
wealthy family in Havana. William
f. McCombs, who heard the action as
referee, recommended to the court that
Mrs. Wood receive a divorce.
In bringing her action Mrs. Wood
mentioned "a woman to be identified"
as the o-respondent. She was identi
fled as Miss Emma R. Jarvis. 1t was
alleged Mr.. Wood had visited her at
her apartment at 40 Gramercy Park.
Miss Jarvis became witness for the
wife and testified that she had enter
tanned Mr.. Wood. The husband had
entered counter claim, but failed to
offer any testimony in his counter
SUIT, which was dismissed.
The Woods were married in 1900 ar
st. Patricks Cathedral and have five
children, who will be in the custody
of Mrs. Wood. She made no applica-
tion for alimony, and the decree pro-
vides that she will support herself and
children. She also may resume her
maiden name. 1t is further provided
in the decree that Mrs. Wood shall be
the exclusive owner of any property
she has acquired since her marriape
or any that she might acquire.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Wells Now sHarper's' Editor
Succeeds s.a;c Henry Mills Al
den i'm CHARGE of EIa~az;oe

Thomas Bucklin Wells. for seventeen
wears associate editor of "Harpers
Magazine" has been appointed editor
OF that periodical, succeeding the late
Henry Mills Alden.
Mr.. Wells joined the Harper staff
more than twenty years ago, after a
brief experience in newspaper work.
We was closely associated with Mr..
Alden, who followed many Of his sue-
gestlons in regard TO both the literary
and printing end of the business. MIR.
Wells, who is vice-president and sec
retary of Harper's, is member of the
d. X. E. fraternity, the Elizabethan
Club, the Elihu Club of Yale. and the
Century and Yale clubs of this city.
Lee Foster Hartman will be the new
associate editor. He is known as a
short story writer and has published
one novel
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28


, ~ ADDITION to the municipallv
H"',eu ~ mes on which construction will
pe completed in the coming vear ~
Interborough Company wifi conr1ote .ne
ana open to traffic it's Webster 49,
'NtEnslon .c of the Third Avenue a." lne
iu ne Bronx. This extension will MO-
va" Nuue lacliltles from Fordham Road and
Wensler Avenue to Gun Hill Road at
ny r!alns Avenue, a distance of ono
""u lhree-fourths miles. The extension
~ 'nree- tracked and will have stations
Gun Hill Road anu "'
Present indications are that tho -.
tension of the BroadwayFour+h Az
nue. ilne through Montague Street Tun-
nel IN brooklyn. and the extension Of
,ne same line from the station at Six.
tieth Street and Lexington Avenue 70
Queensborough Plaza, as well as +bo
extension of the Culver line from Ave-
nue. \ to Coney Island. will be com
pieted aud ready for traffic in April
, ne hhlsh OF these extensions. Mr.
D'l"hey explained, VIII mark the legal
beginning of the so-called permanent
period OF the contract between the citv
and the New York Municipal Corpora
1loh, and the initiation of single fare
over all lines of the New York Munici
pal system between Manhattan, Queens.
Brooklyn and Coney Island. Extendinp
the Broadway Fourth Avenue line
through the Sixtieth Street tunnel will
make possible the operation of B. r. T.
trains over the Corona and Astoria
branches of the Interborough IL" lines
IN Queens.
Direct Brighton Service
With the opening of the Montague
street Tunnell," continued the commits
sioner, the reconstructed Brighton
Beach service will be extended without
change through the heart of Manhattan
lhe reconstruction work on the Brigh-
ton Beach division will be completed
about the same time as the Montague
Street Tunnel and its extension in
Brooklyn"
Work on the Eastern Parkway and
Nostrand Avenue subways will be fin
ished by mid summer, according to the
latest reports at the office of the Tran
SIT Construction Commiss ioner, and it
IS expected that the Livona Avenue
II line Will be ready in the fall. Two
extensions OF the lnterborough system
IN The Bronx will be opened in the |
"The most important said Commits
sioner Delaney. "is the Pelham Bay
Park branch of the Westchester Ave
nue. line. extending from the junction
IF Winchester Avenue and Bronx
River0 Pelham Bay Park, embracing
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Aid Asked for Jewish
REFUGEES Now i'm Vienn,

Thousands of Jewish refugees from
France, England, Belgium, Galicia,
Bukowina and Palestine are stranded in
Vienna and are being cared for bv the
Joint Distribution Committee, state
ment issued by that organization yes-
terday says. Former soldiers, profes
sional men, students and war orphans
are included in the ranks of the refu
gees.
One consignment of 10000 pounds
OF salted kosher meat sent from tho
united states has been received in
Vienna and distributed, the reDort
saws
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Nonen to Serve on Board
To Supervise Memorial Fu,,}

Women will play an important part
in the campaign to raise funds to
erect Victory Hall at Park Avenue
and Forty-tirst Street in honor of the
veterans of the great war.
1T was announced yesterday by Gen
eral George w. Wingate, president Of
the Victory Hall Association, that at
meeting to be held at Victory Hall
headquarters. East Forty-third
Street, on Tuesday afternoon, seven
women will be named members of the
board of directors. The board will be
increased to forty members.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Loving Cup for Mr.. Hirschhorn

Fellow executives of Fred Hischhorn,
Tor several years president of the Cen
eral Cigar Company, Inc, honored that
executive yesterday in celebration of
his forty ninth birthday. He was pre-
sented with q silver loving cup and was
the guest Of honor at an informal testi-
monial meeting. The General Cigar
Company, it was announced, has lust
closed the most successful year of it's
history under Mr.. Hirschhorn's direc
ton
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
80. 10. u
Ah'erDorough Lines to BE Placed in Opera
tiOn in 1920

Eastern Parkway OBrooklyn) line.
from Atlantic Avenue to Buffalo
Livonia Avenue (BrooIxlyu) line
Huffalo Avenue to New Lots
\, N"au ..........,. .:........ 4s1
Noitrand Avenue Brooklyn) line.
from the junction of Eastern
r'.arkway a, to end of line. ......... 553
line, from Hunts Point Road to
win Una m m, Ray fark ,,............ 11.97
"hl'e ilalns Road (Bronx) line,
from Nereid Avenue station to
'''i o' inc. .............. 13s
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Nearly 20 Miles of Track
Will Be Added to Inter-
borough and B. r. T. Sys-
TENS i'll Coming Year
ProgramAlmostComplete
Many Important Links Will
Be Opened Inaugurating
Universal Fare Plan

record increase in local transit
facilities in 1920 is predicted by John
II. Delaney, Transit Construction Com
missioner Unless labor trouble inter
yenes 6912 miles of track will be added
to the present lines in the coming year,
marking the completion of the city's
raud transit program, with the excep-
tion of three small lines, which prob
ably will be completed by 1921, accord
ing to the reports at the Public Service
Commissions office.
Reviewing the work done on the trac-
ton lines, Mr.. Delaney said yesterday:
Rapid transit construction work
went steadily forward during the year.
although labor conditions were at
times acute and prices of material
mounted steadily. During the year the
passenger service over the Interborough
Rapid Transit lines were increased by
1877 track miles and the mileage Of
the New York municipal system cx-
panded 1886 miles, a total increaSe of
SO miles.
ton contracts, involving approximately
$46,0O0,0O0, under way in the various
boroughs at the present time. About
$lO,O00,000 worth of work was done
on these during 1919 and $1O,O0O,O0O
worth remains to be done before com
pietion. Present indications are that
all of the current contracts except
those involved in the construction of
the so-called Fourteenth Street Eastern
line, extending from the vicinity of
Union Square, Manhattan, to the Bush
wick district in Brooklyn, will be COM
pleted before tn eend of next year
Links To Be Operated
Links of the two systems placed in
operation this year and those to be
opened to the public in 1920 are as
follows:
ihterborough Lines Placed in Operation
in 1919
Track
-. Mileage
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
L. G.. Mckennee Reappointed

Thorndyck c. McKennee, of Far
Rockaway, who has served for the last
five years as Commissioner of Jurors
OF Queens. was reappointed to that post
yesterday by Justices James c. Van
Slcien and Leander B. Faber, of the
Supreme Court, and County Judge Burt
L: Humphrey. He chAee John Wagner.
of Astoria, ~ bis deie.x
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
AVG" Aork Municipal Lines Placed in On
Grafton in 1910

culver hno. from Ninth Avenue sta
tlon to Avenue X station. Brook
=. ~ " . 80.
Broadway Seventh Avenua i,no
from Times Square to Sfxtieth
s,ie.t and Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
I'ofal
- 1886
ave" hork Municipal Lines to BE Placed
in Operation in 1920

Fuiton'and st. Felix Street (Broolz
lyn) to MalbOnc Street at connec-
nrction with New York Municipal
Irn,d,"a, ,'s' i'sarn lihe... ....... AIS
hItehall Street Manhattan Ia
!, &c" Avenue Extension
Bro''d,,.'S :..... 3.s2
lexington Avenue and Sixuieth
street. Manhattan, to Queensboro
Coron" a As,"ri' s."'lon' Queens. $40
hlclpal independent tracks from
from the west end OF Queensboro
'""d eastward to Corona and
.Ouoens ,n,,,, -. ...... Ia
Culver Ina 5n, .,......;.. 1914
'"S ''oau. LA
Fatal
- ''.-........... 32. 10
fart of the Interborough systom
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Gift Money Sales
Leather Goods

Worthwhile thoughts for the
spending of gift money.
Velvet Hand attractive styles
with inside frame or drop purse
and mirror-taupe, navy, brown
and black-our reg $4.87...3 ~
Velvet and Leather Hand Bags
various styles in black and popu-
lar colors-
our reg. $2.77 ..............2.27
Fine Velvet Bags beautiful Dutch
silver frames-handsomely fitted
and lined-finished with heavy silk
drop tassel-
our reg. 5000 .......S 7S
Cravenette and C0rtex Tourist Cases
styles for men and women
white Or black fittings
our reg. $4.87 o7
Travel Bags-black-
IA and 18 inches. . Special < m
Fibre Suit Cases-with reinforced
corners and straps around
"a inches long
our regular SAIL. m
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Webster Avenue Line PLANNED

, rart or the lnterborough system.
In 1920 sSo'eiils 10 DeSi
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

,.,..,. Mileage !
street, Manhattan. to Atlantic
Avenue station Brooklyn n..... 565
felham Bay extension. Harlem
river to Hunts Point station,
bronx -.....-............... 1912 /
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
BOYS FURNISHINGS

Children's Coat Sweaters-desirable colors
including maroon, oxford and brown
with roll collars and pockets also Slip
overs-sizes 90 to Sd
regular $4.96 ... 2or
Boys Bouses~n newest patterns and colors
light and medium striped pcrcales-
collars attached-8 to Is years
regular $1.48 10
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

Boys Blouses-tan or gray flannel with
collars attached-well made and full cut
to Is years
our regular S1.94 AZ
Boys Caps-newest colors and styles
brown. gray and fancy mixtures-with or
without inside bands
our regular $148 tx
Children's Flannelette Pajamas-two-pi piece
style-pink and blue stripes-srog Trim
to 10 years
our reg. S1.94 and 1924 d7
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-13
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O'Ncill, Is.
Election Of the national commander
followed q turbulent afternoon when n
mass Of resolutions and reports, includ-
ing the soldier bonus issue were con-
sidered. Representative Royal C..
Johnson Of Aberdeen, South Dakota,
who served in France. supplied the in
SEPARATION which decided the bonus issue.
Called to the convention stage, he urg-
ed the delegates TO ask congress ito
recognize and relieve the financial dis
advantages" incurred by persons who
made sacrifices 30 serve their country.
Former Senator Luke Lea Of Tennessee.
chairman Of the bonus committee for
mally put this resolution before the
convention and 1t was passed by tre-
mcndous viva voca vote
A broad variety Of subjects, including
the Centralia, Washington tragedy. In
dustrial unrest and the National Nom
Partisan league. were touched On this
afternoon. Delegates from north
western states drew up a resolution
assailing the activities Of President 4.
c. Townley Of the non-partisan league.
but 1t was tabled by vote Of the con-
vcntion.