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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
By WILLIAM 7, BRYAN.


Seryice.)
Copyright, 1920, by william J. Bryan.)
San Francisco, July 5.-The man
who invented the submarine must
have gotten the idea at national
convention, for there is no place
where the ship" for which the can
didate waits is more likely to be
sunk by some hidden projectile that
strikes before its coming is known.
All sorts of stories are ahoat and a
candidate and his friends are kept
busy denying them. But these do
not give as much trouble as the plots
of leaders.
When a block of votes turn from
one candidate to another the audi
once cheers the result without know
ing the cause. They have little idea
of the undercurrent that controls
convention. Open nominations
openly arrived at are badly needed.
This article must be put upon the
wire before the convention meets to-
day and | cannot, therefore, discuss
the balloting, but there is no indica-
ton of the unlocking of the dead
lock, and the reason for this situa-
ton is hard to fathom. The Cox
contingent is held together by sew
cral ties. First, the vets, hail him
as their logical chief They think
Of him every time they are thirsty
and their enemies with the time be-
tween drinks. He is the shadow of
the rock in weary land. Hers the
residuary legatee of all the boonls
that had any degree of moisture in
Holds Anti-Wilson Vote.
He has also drawn into his ranks
all the opposition to the president
that is possible and his campaign has
the benefit of skillful leadership
that is the leadership Of the men
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Strike Of Railroad Men
Deferred Indefinitely

Philadelphia, July 5.-The strike
OF shopmen of the Pennsylvania
system, scheduled for today, has
teen deferred indefinitely, according
to an announcement made by Harry
s. Jeffery, leader of the six local al
lied shop crafts. Decision to call
off the walkout was reached after
conferences of labor leaders with
government officials and G. w. At
tcrbury, president OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Managers and Camp Followers
Exude Confidence and Op-
timism, But It's All Conver-
sation and No Money Down.
NO CHANGES MARK
EARLY BALLOTS CAST
Only Feeble Cheers Follow
Manifestations of Loyalty
and Sa||ies of Wits Bring
Only Feeble Laughs.
BY ARTHUR M. EVANS.
bicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Auditorium, San Francisco, July S.
The good old deadlock is still with
us, as deadly as ever. and with, quite
as many padlocks. The Jeffersonians
and Jacksonians entertain an am
bitiqn of making the San Francisco
contention beat that of Baltimore in
1912 if possible in the number of
ballots taken. A total of 36 have
been fed through the chopper so far
10 more will bring it up to the
number it took to name Woodrow
Wilson the first time.
The line of reasoning by the lead
ers is that prolonged balloting will
throw the conclave up in bas-felief
as "rntrammelled" and unresponsive
to wire-pulling and management by
groups of senators and politicians" "
They are trying to hit the eye of the
public: The idea they will seek to
get over is that-.he deadlock will be
broken by the delegates themselves.
Pep. Is Lacking.
Today there was a sag, a lack of
the bounce and pep of last week.
The delegates were bright-eyed with
Sundays draughts of ocean ozone.
but the emotional exaltation of pipe
organ and sounding brass and jazz
ing cymbal had worn off. The con-
vention was unable to react to the
bedlamite urge of last week. The
day was interesting, but rather
soggy and somnolent. Many a nap
was snatched by both delegates and
spectators. When fireworks were
touched off the powder was a bit
damp, and, although it was the
GLORIOUS Fourth" technically speak
ing, still the rockets did not glare so
readily as on Saturday.
Seven hours at a stretch with II
ballots, the delegates sat before TAX
ing time off for>proper nourishment
and for "corkuses." At 5 o'clock
they adjourned until $780,
New Kind of Celebra ton.
The clock hands pointfto 10. but
the hall is only sparsely filled. Same
old pipe organ groanlng out cabaret
songs, same old band breezing jazz
out of the brasses. Galleries are
we'll filled; ticketless thousands are
outside on the boulevards, it's a new
kind of Fourth of July celebration.
Fourth Illinois delegates ,saunter in:
nand makes another stab at the
state anthem, illinois," Dennis J.
Egan and Joseph P. Mahoney stand
up and beat time with newspapers.
Punk, punk, this bandmaster isn't at
home unless he is stepping on it.
Thick fog banks are rolling over
Twin Peaks at the foot of Market
street, but the hill sides are not
foggier than the convention. The
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
$4,000 or Life Is
Demanded in Letter;
Two Suspects Held

Chicago, July 5. - Newcomb
Palmer, young farmer of Mo-
mence, H., is being held at Chi
cago and Byron Caldwell. "a former
employe of Palmer, is in Jail at
Kankakee, Ill.,, charged with an at
tempt to extort $4,000 from Len
Small, candidate for the republican
nomination for governor of Illinois.
Threats to kill Mr.. Small and his
family were contained in a letter
now in the hands of the police,
authorities declared.
The letter, police said, instructed
Mr.. Small to leave the,$40,000 at a
designated spot on the Kankakee-
Momence road last Friday night.
Officers were notified, it was said,
and detail of Chicago police car-
rying a decoy package, followed in
structions. Nothing happened.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Genuine Progressive Nominee,
Thoroughly Dry, Must Be
Choice of Democrats, De-
cIares Bryan's Candidate.
COLBY IS DARK HORSE
WAITING AND WILLING
Ok|ahoman Sizes Up Situation
As Battle Between Conserva-
tives and Progressives, Each
Having Mixed Support.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMS,
International News Service staff
COrresDnndeDt.

San Francisco, July 5.-A third
party was predicted today by Sena-
tor Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma,
candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation. Unless the San Francisco
convention can get together. he said,
on a genuine progressive, its nomi-
nee's chances of winning next No.
vember would be materially les
sened through new party coming
into the field and causing defections.
Senator Owen, in his interview
given exclusively to the lnterna-
tional News Service, had much to
say of the goings on inside conven-
ton hall, while William Gibbs Nc
Adoo, Governor James M. Cox and
Attorney General Palmer, the big
three" among the candidates, came
in for a few observations.
Secretary of State, Colby, he said,
as a possible dark horse, is wait
ing and willing"
Struggle for Power.
I'm the convention Senator
Owen declared, in sizing up the sit
uation, there is a great struggle &C.
ing OH for power. with many cross
currents. In the main the forces are
between the more conservative ele-
ments and the more progressive ele-
ments, each candidate, however, hav-
ing mixed support made up OF
these elements.
''In general the conservative ele-
ments, aided by the 'wets,' are be
hind Mr.. Cox But even ir Ohio
there are progressive men and
women who support Cox. Behind
McAdoo likewise is mixture
though very many of his support
ers are genuine, heartfelt progress
sives who believe he is progressive
and that.be represents the ideals ol
President Wilson.
Also behind MeAdoo's candid
acy, a very vigorous group OF ted
eral officials who are indebted tc
Mr.. McAdoo for past favors are ir
natural expectation of future reward
Mr.. Palmer has behind him mix.
ture of progressives and eonserva'
tives, with conservatives predoml'
na.;ng and with also a very lively
set of federal officials who are in
dcbted to Mr.. Palmer for pas'
favors.
AT Explosion Point.
There is a good deal OF human
na.a-e in everybody.
Packing John Davis is Senator
James Wilson OF Virginia, a con
servative.
cambridge Colby is in the offins
waiting and willing for anything thai
may happen.
The friends of the three lead
Continued on Page Two. Column Four
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
M ADOO BREAKS
SILENCE WITH
PATRIOTIC talk
Candidate for Democratic
Nomination Addresses Home
FoIks-Actions Of Con-
vention Ignored.

Huntington, n. Y. July 5.-Yield-
ing to the noisy demands of 500
Hunting gton villagers assembled for
the Independence day exercises, Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo, around whose
standard several hundred delegates
to the democratic convention have
rallied since his name was placed in
nomination, today delivered his first
public utterance since the convention
began in San Francisco. ...
Speaking extemporaneously, he
took as his theme patriotism and de-
votion to the vision of liberty held
by the revolutionary fathers.
"We are here today because a
small group of patriots met together
and had the vision to conceive a
great idea and the courage to carry
it out" he said.
Praises Old Soldiers.
mo progress has ever been ac-
conlplished without vision, courage
and performance. What we achieved
for liberty has always been a fam
ing torch for the whole world.
He turned toward group of civil
war veterans seated on the platform
and continued:
These men responded to their call
to vindicate liberty and as result
organized great union strong
enough to vindicate democracy and
destroy autocracy when the call
came
The men who died in Flanders
gave their lives for a similar pur-
pose, for their vision of preserving
liberty. and we must not fail to re-
dedicate ourselves to their vision.
Must Have Vision.
"When | look about and see the
suffering abroad, not only among
our allies, but among our late enc
mics, it is enough to wiring the heart
of humanity.
I'VE must draw from this les
son on the necessity of having vision
and courage. There is no progress
standing still"
Referring to the place where the
revolutionary, hero, Nathan Hale,
was captured by the British, he said:
Huntington is place particularly
fit for rededicating ourselves to this
vision. We drink again here the
spirit of Nathan Hale, immortalized
in the greatest utterance | know Of:
"I only regret that | have but one
life to give for my country! d.
This is a spirit every American
citizen should cultivate"
Mr.. McAdoo attepded the exer-
cises merely as spectator.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
President Hsu Shih
Chang Submits Name
OF Proposed Premier

Pcking, July 5.-President Hsu
Shih Chang today submitted to par
Lament the name of Chow Shunu,
as premier, III an endeavor to solve
the cabinet crisis. Chow Shumu is
friend OF the president and on
Tuesday next parliament will vote
on his selection to lead the govern
ment. simultaneously with the
nomination of Chow Shumu, man-
date was issued accepting the res
ignation of Chin Yum Peng as pre-
nier.
Only three of the present men,
bers of the cabinet retain their port
folios and six new membets are
vet to be selected. The members of
the Anfu delegation in the govern
ment, although they have been
forcd to give way, are making an
effort to retain the coveted port
folio of communications which is
the only revenue producing depart
ment in the government
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Will Bring Body Of Major
G0ruas to United States

London, July 5.-The body of
Maj. William c. Gorgas, former
surgeon general OF the United States
army who died al. AN early hour this
morning, will be sent to the United
States on a government transport
sailing either July IA or l6.
Mrs. Gorgas and Mrs. Noble, wife
of Brigadier General Robert E.
Noble, will accompany the body of
General Gorgas home. Many mes
sages of coincidence are reaching
London TODAY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
By ARTHUR SEARS HENN1NG
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Auditorium, San Francisco, July
5.-Having balloted IA times today
to no avail, the democratic national
convention, still deadlocked on the
ckeice of a candidate for president
has resumed voting following a re-
cess from S to $50 p. m.
Whether a nomination can be ef-
fected tonight is prob1ematical, as
there is yet no sign of yielding Of
the lines of the three factions sup
porting William G. McAdoo, Attor-
ney General Palmer and Governor
Cox of Ohio.
Palmer Makes Spurt.
It was following the 36th ballot of
the convention that the recess was
taken in the midst Of tryout of the
candidacy of the attorney general,
who had been slowly gaining since
the 3lst ballot in the middle of the
afternoon. Palmer made his big
squirt on the 35th ballot, when Ten
nessee went to him in block after
voting for Ambassador Davis the
early part of the day.
McAdoo had been given a similar
squirt earlier, when Tom Taggart.
thinking he heard the ting ling of
the winners bandwagon in the dis
tance, swung % of Indiana's 80 votes
to the presidents son-in-law. Nc
Adoo went ahead for a while, took
the lead away from Cox and reached
All votes. to the accompaniment Of
rriotous demonstrations of McAdoc
fans.
Then the McAdoo vote began te
sag, while Palmer went ahead to 23s
on the 36th ballot, and the attorney
generals partisans indulged in :
| demonstration which finally came
into collision with McAdoo dem.
onstration, both fattening out event.
ually and disclosing the convention
gripped i'll the same old deadlock.
Balloting Endurance Test.
The liquor issue hung over the
convention like pail Cox, backed
by the vets, could no be budged
much above the one-third proportion
OF the party conclave that voted for
Continued on Page Two. Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Kentucky Casts One
Vote for a Woman

Auditorium, San Francisco, July
5.-The first vote to be cast for
woman for the\ democratic presi-
dental nomination came today
from the Kentucky delegation.
Chairman Stanley cast it for
Miss Laura Clay, one of the
women of the delegation.
SO far as convention observers
could remember, it was the first
vote cast for a woman in the con-
vcntions Of either OF the two great
parties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Eight Killed As Freight
Strikes Carnival Train

McAlester, Okl, July Slight
persons were killed, II seriously in
jured, some thought fatally, and 10
Others suffered minor injuries when
a Missouri, Kansas and Texas
freight train smashed into the rear
end of carnival company's special
in the Atoka yards, about so miles
south OF here last night
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
More Loot Stolen From
Beatrice Store Recovered

Beatrice. Neb., July 5.-(Special.)
According to reports received
here yesterday more loot. supposed to
have been taken from the Rice store
at Blue Springs. Neh., few weeks
ago, has been unearthed at St.
Joseph. Charles Hart and George
Davis, arrested at that place some
days ago, charged with robbing the
Rice store, have been bound over to
the district court on bond Of $1,000
each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Underwater Prisoner in His
Own Office; Reporters Aid

Wesley Barns, 5005 Dodge street,
an underwater for the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company, was
a prisoner for more than 80 minutes
last night in the companys cupola
Offices in the Peters Trust Building
Mr.. Barns called the Bee Office
and with the aid of two Bee report
ers succeeded in getting out over the
transom. He explained he had been
working in the Office all day and had
left his keys at home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
SENATOR REED
SCORES DEMOS
FRISCO ACTION
Says He Could Have Been
Seated If He Had Agreed
Not to Attack

Kansas City. Nc. July s.-The
league of nations was denounced as
League OF treason and covenant of
rational death by Senator James
A. Reed, who returned here today
from San Francisco. where he was
refused to seat as delegate to the
democratic national convention.
Senator Reed. addressing a mass
meeting, declared that he was pri-
vately assured by grapevine mes
sages" while his case was being
heard, that the credentials commit
tee of the convention would sea.
him if he would agree to keep silent
in regard to the league of nations on
the convention floor. His refusal to
rake such an agreement, was re-
sponsible for his being denied a seat,
he said.
Send Convention Message.
To the Missouri delegation and to
the chairman OF the democratlc con-
vention in San Francisco was wired
the following dispatch.
Fifteen thousand democratic men
and women assembled today in con-
vention hall in Kansas City, Mo, in
honor of the return OF Senator
James A. Reed from the San Fran.
cisco convention. that refused to seat
him as a delegate from this district
unanimously denounced the action
of the national democratic conven-
ton and directed that the sentiment;
of this great mass meeting be wired
to the officers of the San Francisco
convention, as expressing the indig-
nation and contempt of all free lib
erty-loving democrats and true
Continued on Page Two. Column seven.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Child Models in London

London July 5.-Child Name
kins are appearing in London west
end shops. But the sfopkeepers
doubt very much whether the child
mannckins will follow their trade
once they grow up
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Leaders BunChed After. 36th
Ballot. When Meeting Re-
cesSed for Three and a Halt
Hours at 5 O'Clock.
M'AD00 AND PALMER
SPURTS OF NO AVAIL
Liquor Issue Hangs Over Con.
vention Like a Pail and Cox
Holds Enough Votes to Pre-
vent Nomination of Dry.
BULLETIN.
BY The Associated Press.

San Francisco July 5-During
the recess the Cox people went into
a conference. There was :. proposal
in the air to see if the New York
delegation could not be swung to the
Palmer column.
The report, which went with the
bulk of the conference, was that if
the search for a dark horse were un-
availing the Cox strength might be
thi own to the Palmer column. This,
OF course, was dependent on con-
vircing the Cox managers that they
lad struck their limit in tie ballot
ing.
The McAdoo people tried to ex-
plain the Palmer rise BY saying it
was merely an excursion to carry
the attorney general as far as he
could go. They declared the Cox
people hod done the same thing
and failed to put their man over.
When the Palmer and Cox booms
had both been given a "jry ride"
to use the language of the McAdoo
managers, it was the plan of the
McAdoo people to begin new drive
for the presidents son-in-law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
Change Hard Work.

Mr.. Taggart thereby loses no
rights or privileges as the democratic
nominee for United tSates senator
from Indiana; nor was the general
plan of campaign of the anti-Mc-
Adoo forces seriously impaired, at
least as the field of battle was
scanned by the leaders of the COM
bination as the 35th ballot was in
progress.
1T. T." had to go some at that
to be able to deliver the Indiana
votes to McAdoo. One of the dele
gates, he never could get. He had
to make personal appeal to the
state informal caucus to get the Cox
original and always l9 votes to go
along with the McAdoo movement
A motion was to have been made III
the caucus to place the destinies Of
the hands of Mr.. Taggert personal
ly, and to let him vote the state0s
he pleased. This proposal, never
Continued on Page Two. Column six.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
TACCART PAYS
DEBT TO M'AD00,
Then QUITS HIM
Big Boss Throws Indiana Dele.
cation to Secretary to
Satisfy Administration
Element.
BY E. O.. PHILLIPS.
hicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Auditorium, San Francisco, July
5,-Tom Taggart made good with
the McAdoo following in his own
state today and discharged his obli-
cations to a strong administration
element that had been strenuously
and frequently demanding that Nc
Adoo get his fair chance at the
nomination with all the help that In
diana could give him
Murphy with 20 votes in New
York, George Brennan with DO in
Illinois and Ed Moore with 48 Cox
votes sitting tight in Ohio, held the
lines for the northern states COM
bination, while Mr.. Taggart was gal
livanting with the McAdoo boos-
ters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06
The Weather

Forecast
Tuesday unsettled; not much
change in temperature.
HourIv Ternnerat,yyee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-06

CONTINUED on Page Two. Column One.
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THE LABOR ISSUE.

Chicago newspapers are urging a
square cut platform declaration on
the labor problem. Such a plank
would make Governor Allen the logi-
cal candidate of the party. The rights
of labor and the rights of the public
must be clearly defined in law, sooner
or later and there will be no better
time to fight it out at the polls than
now. 1t is a matter that must be set
tied and settled right. It cannot be for
ever sidetracked or evaded. 1t has
become a question of national interest
like slavery and prohibition were in
their day. On both these questions
the majority had it's way, and the ma;
jority must rule in disposing of the
labor problem. The time for show
down seems to have arrived.
Samuel Gompers's belated reply to
a question put by Governor Allen in
the course of the recent joint debate
between the two is reported to be as
follows: THE public has no rights
superior to the toiler's right to live
and to his right to defend himself
against oppression"
While Mr.. Gompers did not say so.
probably he is willing to concede that
the public has at least an equal right
to live" In that case, the whole ques-
ton resolves itself into one of the
survival of the fittest" with victory in
every contest for existence going to
the stronger.
If the American Federation of La
Dor insist on going to the country on
that issue. it is not difficult to fore
see the result. The welfare of the
whole will be regarded as more i'm
portant than that of any of its parts.
This is a country in which the ma
iority rules
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
observation-disclosures

Q. Where was Limburger cheese first
made:-N. c. A.
A This is a soft cheese made in the
Belgian province of Limburg, and usually
not eaten until the curing has developed
peculiar, and to many people, unpleasant
odor.
Q. When and where was whisky first
made ?-I. NJ. c.
A. The art of distilling liquors is first
mentioned by Albukassen, Arabian
physician who lived in the tenth century.
whisky, "a potable spirit distilled from
cereal grains" probably originated in Ire
land and it's Celtic name was uisgebetha
(water of Iife) afterwards contracted TO
usquebaugh and then to whisky. 1t was
known as usquebaugh In the 18th and 18th
centuries in both Ireland and Scotland.
Q. When was the game of whist invent
ed &C. NJ.
a. Like many card games its origin is
obscure but under the name of triumph 1t
had become so well known that when
Bishop Latimer paeched the Christmas ser
mon at Cambridge in 1929 he had doubt
that his hearers could follow his ailegories
based upon it. Its first serious study and
the formulation Of set rules regarding play
resulted from frequent meeting of a party
of whist players at the Crown Coffee House
in Bedford Row, London. of whom Edmond
Ho@le was one