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The Washington herald., 1920-06-29

officials jumped from their seats on
the platform and pressed about to
congratulate him. The audience tes-
tihed its approval by loud cheering.
and America" blared from the
band stand, followed by For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow"
Southern delegates INDUCED In
frenzied cheering when the band
struck up Dixie" Presently some
semblance of quiet was restored
and q quartet very appropriately
started singing Where Do We Go
From Here"
GIee Club Turns Loose.
Whether they thought they had
the answer to that question proba-
bly, never will be known, but any
way, a college glee club whose plen-
ty-loud-enough voices were multi
piled in volume by the use OF meg
aphones, started "Old Black Joe"
while the quartet strove vainly to
continue, but noise finally won and
the college club and the megaphone
triumphed.
souri,. was recognized by Chairman
fnlnks ulTtCllg
ter had subsidized resulting from the
musical comedy. Governor Gardner
read a resolution, in the form of a
telegram of felicitation, addressed
to President Wilson at Washington,
expressing the conventions good
will.
"Yes- came in a shout from all
over the floor when the chairman
put the question. There was not
a dissenting voice.
BY the unanimous adoption of
resolutions it was decided that:
Until the rules committee pro-
duces a set of rules. conduct of the
convention will be governed through
observance of the rules of Repre-
sentatiVes of the sixty,ffth Con-
gress.
All resolutions brought before
the convention will be first referrea
without debate to the committee
on resolutions.
Following the announcement of
committee assignments by Secre-
tary Hoffman. all committee mem
bers were informed they would
meet tonight IN the Auditorium at
7:30 o'clock. A caucus of women
delegates was announced for to-
night in the Palace Hotel.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
noticed to mount the platform
shortly before the opening session
closed. He took a seat just behind
the chairman.
Before tomorrow's session dele
gates, their wives and families, are
to be guests of San Francisco in a
sail around the bay. The invita-
ton was accepted in a resolution
of thanks
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CONVENTION
SIDELIGHTS

San Francisco. June 2s.-'T ex-
pect an invitation to appear before
the convention resolutions commit
tee tomorrow" Sampel Gompers,
president OF the American Fedora
tion OF Labor. said today. "All we
want Is the adoption OF the same
planks We presented to the Repub-
licans at Chicago"
Postmaster General BurIeson said
today that he believed IL would be
McAdoo on the third, fourth or nth
ballot. 81 predicted yesterday that
McAdoo would be nominated" he
said. THE situation looks just the
same to me today" Every candi-
date whose name is presented to the
convention 10 sure Of at least one
vote. The California delegation. at
q caucus. decided TO give q compli-
mentary vote on the first ballot to
each of the candidates. After that
the delegation will be split. twenty
for William G. McAdoo and six for
Cox. Cox, Of Ohio.
sergt. Alvin York, one of Amer
ica's greatest world war heroes,
|skidded into the political limelight
today when the Tennessee deiega-
rion announced that Sergt. York in
dorsed Brig. Gen. L. d. Tyson, Ten
nessee's candidate for Vice Presi-
dent.
II the administration program IL
followed the Democratic PLATFORM
will be as progressive" as 1t can
possibly be made. Democratic lead
ers admitted that they hope the re-
fusal of the Republicans to nomi-
nate Senator johnson and adopt
progressive" platform at Chicago
will give them thousands OF votes
II the Democrats write a forward
looking program.
A telegram was sent to Gov. Rob-
|erts, of Tennessee, by the woman
auxiliary of the Democratic National
today in which the gov
|ernor was urged to make good his
promise to call a special session OF
the Tennessee legislature to ratify
the suffrage amendment.
McAdoo's actions with regard to
the Democratic nomination were
characterized as "atrocious" just
before the convention opened to-
day, by Senator Robert l.. Owen, OF
Oklahoma, who Is also a candidate.
Senator Owen charged McAdoo with
using ''hide-and-seek methods" in
seeking the Presidential nomina-
tion. which showed him to be "in-
sincere with the people of the Unit
ed States" Senator owen was
breakfast guest of the Woman's
State Democratic Club of California.
II am dry as a bone" the Okla
homa Senator declared. II am for
upholding the Constitution of the
United States and its law. II they
want liquor why don't they go out
and fight the Prohibition party in
stead of making IL an issue in this
psrty?" would you favor light
wines and beer?" he was asked.
Hell, no" came the reply.
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I'VE favor the selection of the
nations delegates In the league or
nations by popular vote in districts
In order that the people may speak
through representatives of their
own choice in the august tribunal
which will consider the welfare OF
the world.
These delegates should be in
structed not to vote for war with
out specific Instructions from Con-
gress or from the people, given by
referendum vote.
Our nations delegates should
also be instructed TO insist upon
the disarmament of the world in
order that the burden of militarism
may be lifted from the shoulders of
those who toll and the foundation
OF an enduring peace laid in friend
ship and cooperation"
Bryan Has Labor Plank.
Bryan also carried into the reso-
lutions committee tonight a plank
dealing with industrial relations. 1t
was based upon his familiar arbi-
tration ideas, but he sought in il 20
avoid reference to industrial courts
for the reason that organized labor
objected to the implication therein
contained of legal restrictions
against the right to strike.
Administration leaders were in
clined to support some plank en-
bodying the general ideas expresse d
in the report of President Wilson's
second Industrial conference headed
by William r. Wilson, Secretary of
Labor and Herbert c. Hoover
Samuel Gompers and other labor
leaders at a long conference decided
to enter objections to any such pro-
posal. They contended that it diff
fered only slightly, if at all, from
the Republican platform, which was
voted Objectionable by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor convention
at Montreal.
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BOOKKEEPER IS HELD
ON LOOTING CHARGE

Rufus Walington Atwood, 3S
years old, living at 231 f street
northwest, employed as a book
keeper at the N. f. Horton Whole
sale Grocery Company. 6lo Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, was ar
rested last night after an investlga-
tion by Detective Sergeants YER
million and Grant and charged with
grand A truck load of
merchan ndise, which. the detectives
say. formed a part of Atwood's haul,
10 being held in the property room
as evidence.
Police declare that Atwood
garbled his accounts at the grocery
concern. Goods worth about $1,000
are missing.
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Take $l30
From Colored Woman

The old pocketboox game was
successfully worked in Washington
yesterday by two &C lorel men who
fieeced Marie Jonss colored, of 500
Q .trest northwest out Of $3.50.
She vas told TIA. n pocketbOok
containing a bill of large denomi-
nation had been found and she
could have q share of the find il she
would advance the money to change
it. She furnished the $3.50 requested
and waited on a corner for two
hours before she grew suspicious.
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STEAM ROLLER
PREPARED TO
HIT COMMON ONER
coxTiNuED FROM PAGE ONE.

personal antagonism to the Nebras-
kan on several occasions recently,
appeared likely as the only real de-
velopment anent the Bryan plank.
After Homer Cummings had de-
nounced Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and the Lodge reservations
as roundly as he could muster
phrases for the task, the Bryan pro-
posal for Democratic concurrence in
the ratification with the Lodge pro-
gram. made administration support
ers see red.
Rryan Will Back walsh.
Falling to get majority support
for his treaty plans, as fail he will,
Mr.. Bryan will support the Walsh
plank. 1t will be the Walsh plank
rather than the Bryan proposal that
will be the storm center on the
floor OF the convention. after both
have been rejected by the resolu-
tions committee and~the wilson
Glass plank approved.
The Bryan plank would provide
also for ratification OF treaties by a
majority vote of the Senate, for a
popular referendum on war before
the armed forces of the nation could
be called out and for popular cleo
tion Of American representatives in
the assembly and council OF the
league Of nations.
While this plan will, in my judg-
ment, appeal to the patriotic senti-
ment of the country because 1t
places the nations welfare above
any partisan advantage, it does not
sacrifice the party not reflect on the
President" Mr.. Bryan said in ex-
PLANTATION of his treaty plank.
"on the contrary. 1t compels the
Republican party to choose between
the acceptance of our plan or a
Reputation OF what their own SEN
ators have done.
Asserts IL saves Party.
IF they accept. a Democratic
President will lead the nation
through the beginning OF its career
in the league of nations. II they
reject the plan. they will ALLEVIATE
the peace-loving portion of the Re-
publican party. 1t Is a plan which
serves the party by service to the
nation and the world"
The text of the Bryan plank fol-
lows:
The Democratic party demands
an amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution providing for ratification
of treaties by a majority vote, SO
that II will be as easy to end a war
as II is to declare war. Planting
ourselves upon the most fundamen-
tai principle of popular government
namely, the right of people to rule,
doctrine in support of which we
have recently spent over s25.0O0,-
900. 900, and for which we have sac
rificed over 100000 precious lives
we favor an immediate reconvening
of the Senate that this principle
may be applied to the treaty con-
troversy. and ratification secured,
with such reservations as a major
ity of the Senate shall agree upon
reserving for the future making
such changes as we may deem nee
essaary.
World Disarmament.
I'VE favor appointment by the
President, wit hthe consent of the
Senate. of delegates to represent
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World Disarmament.

I'VE favor appointment by the
President. wit hthe consent of the
Senate. of delegates to Ippresent
this nation in the league until the
regularly chosen delt gates are
elected and qualified.
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Golden City Rocked Impetuous Exposition Co
BROWNS WITH CHILD
WHEN MATE DESERTS

Syracuse. N. Y, June 2s.-The
bodies Of Mrs. Ada Mcdonald. 20
years old. and her daughter, Olive,
z, were found today in the Erie
Canal here. The mother is believed
TO have killed the child and her
self after brooding about her hus-
bands desertion.
Duncan Mcdonald. the husband,
Is prize fighter known as Champ
Mcdonald He was in the '3i0th In
fantry. seventy-hfth Division, dur
ing the war. The police are search
ing for him.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, June 2s.-Butter act
i've, hrmer. Creamery extras. 5sha
81: hrsts. 52ha59h; higher than
extras, 5sa ass; state dairy tubs,
42a5S.
Cheese firm. Whole milk specials,
2Ia2S; do. fancy. 25ha26lk: wiscon-
sin state skins specials. 1S1aa1s.
Eggs. market irregular. Nearby
white fancy, 56a5s; brown, 51a54:
extra, 49a50.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-29

A telegram was sent to Gov. Rob-
erts, of Tennessee, by the woman
auxiliary of the Democratic National
today in which the gov
|ernor was urged to make good his
promise to call a special session OF
the Tennessee legislature to ratify
the suffrage amendment.
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Persian Cabinet Resigns.

Resignation Of the Persian cabi-
net as the result of Bolsheviki ac-
tivities and other disturbances in
the country was reported to the
State Department yesterday by the
American Legation at Teheran.
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MAY0R'SDAUGHTER
WILL LCHR|STEN SH|E
Miss Sevena Moore Sponsor ,
Launching of Liberty
Bell Today
MANY OFFICIALS TO ATTENr

Commemorating the part plavea u
the industries of Philadelpbia in ~ n
world war, the s. S. Liberty Rail ~ w
Islands eighty fifth offering 10 NJ
merchant marine of the United Stot,1j
will glide into the Delaware river f.sJ
Way No. 40 of Hog Island this afto,I
noon.
The Liberty Bell will be christo,
by Miss Sevena G. Moore, eldest danvS re,S
ter of the Mayor. Nausn
Philadelphia will be we'll renroson,.
at the launching of the Liberty RelI lIInsl M
official party being estimated at ann,o. =,
imately seventy five or more consists
of members of Mayor Moore's fI' famil,s'
the heads of the various city denor;
ments and their families and mrmbo.,
of Council. ''''
The Mayor and his family and IN
directors will leave City Hall in auto
mobiles at IL o'clock, arriving at A.
shipyard shortly before O'Clock. who,
they will be entertained at lunchea,
by officials of the shipbuilding cornors
ton. AT the conclusion of the lunch
con the party will go immediately i
Way No. 40, where they will be ioins
by the councilmen, who will make n
trip to Hog Island aboard the polir
tug Ashbridge. ~
Following the launching the spopso
and the official party, accompanied /
officials of the American Information,
Shipbuilding and the Emergency Fles
Corporations. will make an inspectio
tour of the shipyard and will board on
of the sister ships of the Liberty Bel
which is receiving its finishing toucbe
at the wet basin preparatory to beip
turned over to the government
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DETECTIVE SHOT, BOY HELD
Bull Mcdonald Charged With Auto
Theft and Attempt to xiii

James Mcdonald. seventeen years
old, Seybert street above Seventeenth,
was held without bail for court today
by Magistrate Oswald, at the Nine
teenth and Oxford streets station,
charged with the larceny of an auto
mobile and assault and battery with
intent to kill
Joseph Dervih, district detective,
shot by Bull" Mcdonald at Seven
teenth and Master streets yesterday,
when Dervin arrested the youth for the
alleged theft of an automobile, is said
to have an even chance for his life.
The detective is in st. Joseph's Hos
pital with one bullet in his shoulder
and another in his side.
District Detective Peacock Dervin' s
partner, testified at the hearing against
three other youths, arrested on suspi-
cion of larceny Of automobiles. They
were held in $500 bail for a further
hearing Sunday. The prisoners are
Ernest Stabler, twenty, Sixteenth
street above Fairmount avenue; Fred
erick Rostick, nineteen, Cabot street
below Nineteenth, and Frank Dunn,
twenty two, Sharswood street above
Nineteenth.
Peacock testified that the three had
been close friends of Bull" Melon
aid, and that he wished them held so
that he could try to show that they
had been concerned in motor thefts dur
ing the last month,
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ALLIES WILL SEND
NEW NOTE TO BERLIN

Paris, Feb. 6.-(By A. P.)-Con-
slderation of the new note to be sent to
Germany as a result of the failure of
her representative here to transmit the
list of accused Germans demanded for
extradition by the Allies was deferred
by the council of ambassadors today
until evening because Lord Birkenhead.
the British lord high chancellor, and
Sir Gordon Hewart. the attorney gen
eral, We're delayed in their journey from
London by fog in the English channel
Wilhelm Mayer, German charge daf.
faires in this city, has arrived in Berlin
and will participate in government de-
liberations
Settlement of the present conflict
may determine the value of the Yer
sailles theaty. Several journals declare
the Allies must call for the execution
of the guarantees provided in the treaty.
Disarmament of Germans should be
required by the Allies, says the Eclair
and the provocation afforded by the
Lersner incident is sufficient to Justify
this step.
Suggestion that in defaun of sur
rendering the men on the extradition
list and the execution of other allegedly
impossible" treaty clauses. Germanv
should be compelled to cede the left
bank of the Rhine to the Entente, is
made by the Journal.
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DEATHS

SCATTERGOOD.-Feb. L. of inhuervs
,s .esrsood CnSe Walters) and son OF Louisa and
Relatives aa and friends invited to funeral, sat.
80 p M. from his parents residence. 80o
Cayuga s.. Friends may call Fri 8 10
10 P, N, Int, Northwood Gem Auto funeral
GEORGE D. sIDN1AN. Int at washington
HyLL-.Feb. 8. at 251 s. 21st st., LEWIS
CLEMENTINE HULL. Relatives and friends
invited 70 funeral services, Mon, D. M
at the Oliver II. Bair Bldg. 1920 Chestnut
McsWEEGAN.-Feb 4. EDWARD bus.
band of Catherine McSweegan (nee Morris1
Relatives and friends. also employees 81
Philadelphia Hardware and Mallesbis rron
Works Invited to funeral Mon, $50 a, M
from 1926 n. WarnoCk st Solemn bipb
requiem mass at st, Malachy's Church "a
a. ~. Int. New Cathedral Gem. Auto fti,
NEIL.-Feb. 4. MARGARET, wifi. o, IN.
seph A. Nell and daughter of the lste
Thomas and Margaret Travis RelstiYss
and friends invited 70 funeral Mon, T:s0
N, from 177I n; Alder ST. (near 10Th and
Montgomery ave. High requiem mass AZ
st. Malachy's Church 0 a. m. Int, HOLY
Cross Gem; Auto funeral '''
pneumonia, SARAH BippLE cABEE8il
az the parloss Of II. W. Atkinson Ai 1DesylISss DayIss
town. Mon,' p m. Int. Doylestown Gem,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-06
POPULATION MOVING EAST
incomplete Census Figures Show
Shifting of Residential Center

Washington, Feb. 6.--(By A. P.)-
The decennial census, now being taken,
will reveal that the center of popula
tion of the United States has moved
eastward and not toward the West or
the South, as commonly forecast. J.,
A, Hill, statistician of the Census Blu
reau, predicted last night in an address
at the National Press Club.
The 1910 census showed the center
of population was in Bloomington, Ind.
and in 1900 the center was near Colum
bus, some fifty miles eastward in the
same state. Preliminary reports thus
far received, said Mr.. Hill, while re-
vealing the eastward movement, do not
contain sufficient figures to make any es-
innate of its extent
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dressed the American people through
the London Times, but that common
courtesy" required him to make known
his intention to do so in advance OF
the President to whom he was ac-
credited.
1t unfortunately is possible to say
that Mr.. Wilson's own example in
Europe iustifes talking to people di
rectly over the heads of their govern
ment without first informing those gov
ernments of his intention. In other
words, it is said that Mr.. Wilson is the
last man who should complain of what
Lord Grey has done.
There is a good deal OF the old diplo-
macy mixed up in the new diplomacy.
They do not make good mixture. If
the treaty goes through as a result of
the Grey letter. open diplomacy will
have won Il great victory. If it fails
and the issue goes into the campaign,
dragging with it Grey and his letter, il
will be proof that the diplomacy
wasn't open enough, nor wise enough.
London. Feb. 6.-(By A. PA
special dispatch received here from New
York states it is rumored there that
Premier Lloyd George has cabled his ac.
ceptance of proposed reservations to the
Versailles treaty to United States Sen.
ator Lodge and other members of the
Senate foreign relations committee. In.
quiries at the premier's official residence
have evoked the reply that the rumor is
not true.
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"Pm Not Heroic"
Says Mrs. Spiker
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
living room. Not many men would
be so upright and true as to tell their
wives. We have been married eight
years. We understand each other per
fectly.
"Of course, | wasn't happy over it.
and It was a sort of shock. At first
| did not consider it our place to do
anything specially for the English girl,
but when the baby came ] knew We
must help her some way,
Il love children and | wanted In
adopt the baby. My little girl is seven
brother. l offered Miss Knowles a
home under my roof simply because |
felt it was our duty to provide for
her IN some way. ] don't care where
she lives, so long as she isn't suf-
fering because of us. Perley is roller
in II tinplate factory and makes enough
so we can help Miss Knowles easily.
Does my husband adore me?" She
smiled at the question. Yes. I guess
he does. But then he has loved me
a long time. Miss Knowles won my
sympathy with her sensible and sweet
letters before | saw her. ! thing every
one who has met her likes her. She is
only twenty one years old.
AS for the baby oh. he's the sweet
est thing" Mrs. Spiker,s blue eyes
were shining as she told of tiny Alfred
Rays attractions. 1--WE haven't de-
cided what viii be done with him. l
will gladly :ake him if she will let me.
But mothers rights are first, and
if Emily thinks best to keep him it is
for her to say
Great Devotion of Brothers
In addi+iO,, +n NIrs Sniknr's ,,nrfect
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u. S. WOULD SELL
HOG ISLAND TOC|TY
Shipping Board Wants State to
Share in Purchase for
Terminal
PRIVATE OFFER is REJECTED

Mayor Moore has been notified that
Philadelphia has opportunity to buy the
Hog Island shipyard;. A..
A letter to this effect was sent the
Mayor yesterday by Representative
Cenrge w, Edmonds. He said an offer
TO buy the big shipbuiding plant had
been received from q big corporation
and he urged conference in Philadel-
nhia to see what could be done.
The United States Shipping Board;
it is said. would like to see the yard
acquired by Philadelphia and the state
of Pennsylvania jointly. AS steI
in this direction. members of the thli
adelphia delegation in Congress, IT Is
said, favor conference between mayor
Moore and Governor Sproul.
The offer to buy the Hog Island plant,
according to reports, came from dI
Pont interests. The bid received was
rejected, it is said.
Boards Attitude Given
Congressman Edmonds was informed
Of tbe boards action in letter from
Martin T. GilIen. who was appointed
assistant to Chairman Payne of the
United States Shipping Board. The
letter from Mr.. Gillen follows:
"We are in receipt today OF a re-
ouest from private interests to purchase
the Hog Island properties. My Iudg
mcnt is that either the city of PhlIa :
dclphia or the state of Pennsylvania
should own those properties.
'Philadelphia is the great gateway, OF
the Middle West. and those particular
nroperties should, for the interest OF
the Middle West and Philadelphia. be
owned by public interests rather than
by rriyate interests. We trust that we
can get our base price, our proposition
and our terms in shape very shortly
50 tbey can he submitted to the public
interests of Philadelphia or the state.
As soon as the completed report is re-
ceived, personally will take the matter
l:p with you. We are quite anxious
to get that matter started in Philadel-
phia.
L. S. Must Let Go
May | say to you it will indeed be
unfortunate if either the War Depart
ment or the shipping board tries event
ually to control the port Terminals of
the United States? All of them should
be out, either by way of lease or sale,
into the hands of the commercial inter
csts in each city where those port ter
minals are, as they may be merged into
the commercial life of the nation and
the overhead expense to the government
cut off. Some federal regulation must
come to control the port terminals, but
their actual handling from the stand
point of economy must be away from
government control.