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Evening star., 1920-05-25
Owen for Reservations
in His Own Platform

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, May 25.-
Senator Robert L. Owen will stand
for the ratification of the peace treaty
and league of nations with the "reser-
vations approved by majority Of the
Senate" he declared in addressing a
meeting Of the Oklahoma delegation
to the democratic national conven-
ton held here yesterday The meet
ing was called to organize the dele
cation into en- effective body to work
for the nomination of Senator Owen
for President.
Democratic presidential candidates
are rapidly being eliminated" Owen
sa id. land it will appear finally that
only William ]. Bryan and myself
remain among those available"
Lee Cruce. former Governor Of Okla
homa. who followed Owen. in a speech
declared ANY democrat would be rec
reant to his trust II he permitted
himself to support any platform
which did not include ratification of
the peace treaty without change or
reservations"
Committees to perfect organization
and have charge of Owen hAadQuar-
ters in San Francisco were appointed.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Sons Of Two Candidates
for Presidency Meet

CHICAGO. May 25-Two young
men who are political opponents
OF q strange s0rt-sOns Of two
Of the candidates for the repub-
llcan nomination for President
-vaet yesterday at the head
quarters here of Senator Hiram
w. johnson.
"Em Osborne Wood," said the
young man In an Army ofAcers'
uniform to the western SEN
ator.s son. ~Henrd you were I'm
town and thought you might
like to have cards to some of
the clubs. MY father II doing
the same as your father-run-
ming for the presi1ene1."
THAT'S nighty decent of y0u,"
said young Johnson ~ they
shock hands. The cards were to
four Of the leading Chicago
clubs.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
TEXANS ASSEMBLE
FOR CONVENTIONS
Of BOTH PARTIES
Democrats Will Celebrate
Outcome of Primaries.
Other Political News.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex. May 25-With
party leaders predicting that the meet
Ing will be more in the nature Of a cele-
bration than a political conference, the
democratic state convention will be held
here today to select delegates to the
democratic national convention
Fiftytwo delegates probably will be
elected to cast Texas forty votes at San
Francisco The delegation probably
vii! go uninstructed. other than to In
dorse the national administration.
The total of f1fty-two will comprise
two delegates. with one vote each, from
each OF the eighteen congressional dis
tricts and sixteen delegates at large with
one-Quarter Of vote EACH It is ex-
pected that several women will be in
cluded.
Republican Contests.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. May 25.-
Contests Of 207 votes out of s74 in the
convention developed when the republi.
can state executive committee met here
yesterday, preparatory to the opening
OF the state convention today.
The largest two contests. Bexar coun.
ty. with ffty-six votes, and Dallas coun-
| ty, with ~, were settled in favor Of the
faction opposing the naming Of neRroes
| as delegates.
The Galveston contest. with IA votes
was referred to the credentials commit
| tee and will be settled today.
The state convention will name dele.
gates to cast the states twenty-three
votes in the republican national conven-
ton. The convention also is expected To
discuss the naming of a full republican
state ticket in Texas this year
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Managers for Johnson
and Wood Both Pleased

CHICAGO. May Ex-senator Hiram
Johnson's headquarters issued the
following statement on the Oregon
preferential primary:
The Oregon victory has much more
significance than the winning Of del
egates. It means that Senator john
son has beaten the field and has up
set the combined efforts of his op-
ponents. Both the Lowden and Hoo
yer forces threw all their strength
to Wood. and it was anything to
beat Johnson.
With practically no newspaper
support and with a meager volunteer
organization. the entire opposition,
with it's highly organized and sumptu-
ously financed forces, was repudiated
by the plain citizens of the state.
The state Of Oregon has tranalated
into ia Ct the proposition that HiraTn
J9hnsoh Is snot only the choice sof
the peopfe. but Is the only candidate
whose ability and principles will en-
able the republican party to carry
the pivotal and doubtful states"
Asserting that there was still
chance for Maj. Gen. Wood to carry
oregon, William Cooper Proctor, ma
tional manager Of the Wood cam
paign. in statement. declared that.
in any event.. second place in any
Pacific coast state was virtually 4
victory for Wood.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
METHODIST PROTESTANT
OFFICIALS ARE CHOSEN
Rev. Charles II. Beck Of Pitts
burgh, Secretary Since 1908, Be-
comes Secretary-Treasurer.

GREENSBORO. N. c.. May 25-Rev
Charles H. Beck. D. D., of Pittsburgh.
secretary Of the general conference
Of the Methodist Protestant Church
since 1908. was elected secretary
treasurer of the conference on the
first ballot at it's session here yesterday.
The vote stood: DR.. Beck, "a; Rev.
C. w. Bates Of Henderson, n. c.. 81:
Rev. T. c. Williams Of Texhuacana,
Tex. i: Dr. George Brown. l. The
conference made the election of DR..
Beck unanimous.
Rev c. w. Bates Of Henderson. n
C., was appointed assistant secretary
by DR.. Beck.
Rev. Crates 8. johnson of Columbus,
Ohio, was unanimously elected sta
tistical secretary. Rev. Thomas H.
Lewis Of Baltimore, who was elected
pre- resident of the conference at it's
meeting late Saturday afternoon, pre-
sided.
Reports were rendered by the gem
eral boards and commissions of the
conference and committees were ap-
pointed for various boards.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Johnson Leading Wood.
by 953 Votes in Oreuor,

PORTLAND. Ore, May 25.--A lead
OF 953 votes for Senator Hiram W.
Johnson over Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood in the Oregon republican pres
idential preference contest was shown
in the tabulatfon today by the Port
land Oregonian. The Oregonian es-
timated that not more than 5000
votes cast Friday remained to be
tabulated.
The figures compiled from oficial
returns from one and complete but
unofficial returns from fifteen coun-
ties. incomplete returns from nire-
teen others and one county urreport-
cd, were; johnson, 42,S64; Wood,
41;911.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Cardinal at Chicago Convention.

BALTIMORE. Md. May 25.-Carlinal
Gibbons, who will be In Chicago dur
ing the national republican conven-
tion, has received a formal Invitation
from Frederick w. Upham, chairman
OF the republican national convention
committee in Chicago. to offer tre
invocation on Thursday. June 10, at
the convention. member Of the
cardinals household said that he had
accepted the invitation.
The cardinal will arrive in Chicago
June s TO attend the three day cele-
bration of the seventy-ffth anniver-
sary of TIE diocese OF Chicago, and
also the silver jubilee Of Archbishop
George William Mundeleins ordina-
Evening star., 1920-05-25
England Observes Empire Day.

LONDON, May 24.-Empire day was
celebrated elaborately throughout the
country today with ceremonies and
sports under ideal weather conditions.
London's biggest celebration was held
in Hyde Park. for which half mill
lion people assembled.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Germans to Go to Spa.

BERLIN. May 24.-The German
government today notified the British
charge at Berlin OF it's acceptance
of the entente's invitation to partici.
pate i'll the conference at SRA.
Evening star., 1920-05-25

EvnY room has private bath. ds.
eulasing ioe-waser, "Servidor," " and
MANY oehsr unusual oonvenienoes.
Hotel Pennsylvania is 4 Seatler-
operated hotel, associated with
the four Hotels Statlef in Buffalo,
Cleveland, Desreie and ST. Louis.
Evening star., 1920-05-25

White cotton Summer-weight
Blankets, pink or blue borders:
64x76 inches, $3.50 regularly, for
$500 pair; 72x8o inches, 5000
regularly, for 1926 pair.
White Ripplette Dimity Spread
and Sham, scalloped edge; spread
cut out corner for 3 foot s inch
beds. $3.50 regularly. For s4.25
set.
White Crochet Bed Spread, Mar
settles patterns; 72x84 inches. 1926
regularly. $3.50 each.
75c Fancy Colord Turkish Bath
Towels, odd lot and sizes. For soc
each.
Evening star., 1920-05-25

Hemsitched Hand-Embroidered
and Drawn-Work Tea Cloths, So and
43 inches square. Values up to
$4.OO. For S1.75 each.
Imported Hand-Embroidered PHI
low Cases, ; new designs. 45x36
inches. $500 regularly. For 1895
pair.
Oneida Cotton Pillow Cases, torn
size before hemming; 45x36 inches.
S3c value. For Csc each.
Sa1e-a Cotton Sheets, torn size
before hemming; 72xoo inches.
$3.50 regularly. For s2.25 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
HOME NEEDS FlRsr.

Now that the contract with the coal miners in the bituminous field has gone into effect and an increase in the cost of soft coal to take care of the increased wage will be handed along to the consumer 1t is time that every effort was bent toward the pro- viding of facilities for the transporta- tion of coal, toward the early filling of orders and to the mining of coal.
 This part of the country has suf- fered severely from the inability to get coal. It has suffered from the strike, from idle miners. the lack of means to move the coal, and the heavy weather which has handicap ped transportation. We have been too much inclined in the past to delay getting our stock of coal and expect ing to have it rushed in at a mo- ment's notice. That of course is all wrong. It can and should be moved steadily throughout the year and es- pecially during the season when the least amount of congestion would be caused and when the benefits of wa ter transportation can be gained.
 With coal production having fallen off by two hundred million tons the last year because of conditions thai should have been prevented the need of overcoming those conditions this year are apparent and except for tht fact that the number of new coal cars must of necessity be limited ther, ought to be removal of the obsta l cles.
 i And in this connection attention
 cannot help being given to the state ment of a coal operator to the effec
 that $50 ton is being offered for ,coa
 for export. ;, This same operator in dicated that domestic needs would
 not be neglected for that reason bu
 it i1 nevertheless well to make it cer
 tain that such bait is not snappe 1 and home requirements neglected un
 til just as bad conditions as have bee experienced in the past are again up
 on us. Domestic requirements shoul
 not be sidetracked to take care of or 1 ders from abroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING MARCH 27th, 1920
 1O,656
PROTECTING OUT ROADS.

According to the writer of the letter signed 'Interested' in another col un1n efforts to overcome bad roads and rutted roads are nothing new, but If it was impossible to overcome at that time the deep tracked roads made by a few but imposed upon the many, some degree of relief was ob tained in tho way of legislation some years later for by a law which went into effect July first 1903, the width of tires were regulated in accordance with the size of axle and that of course governed the load that could be carried.
 It is with the same idea of protect ing the many users of the highway whose vehicles are not of such weight as to break down the structure under normal conditions that the limiting of loads is resorted to by the highway commissioner. In the same way are bridges protected. It is a case of ex- cluding the few who may or may not he numbered among the highly taxed automobolists from destroying that which was never intended for such loads as are put upon freight cars There is no more reason to expect that heavily loaded trucks can be op- erated over improved roads without serious damage, any more than il could be expected that a heavy rail road train could be run on a trolley track without raising havoc.
 It cannot be maintained that al highway construction is perfect, ol that improved roads will stand the loads and use given permanent roads or that what is now figured as perma- nent roads can carry unlimited loads without showing the effects. Road, Hnquestionably can be built that vii stand the ravages of heavy loads ana the wear and tear provided the fund. are provided to build them with. I might mean money saved in the lonf run but until that time comes it i. to the advantage of users of presen highways that they should be kept il the best possible state for the use, of the many.
 Our roads haven't suffered an, worse the past winter than those il leighbozing states and as a whol they stand up quite as well as nigh be expected when they are rated to day as being the best in New Eng land. That is reason enough for In terested to take his hat off to th highway commissioner.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
TIME To sToP nj.

Congress, according to the vote of the respective houses, is divided on the matter of abolishing the free seed distribution. The senate has turned down the appropriation. The house has voted to retain it. This means that there win have to be G confer ence on the subject and as the result decision reached one way or the other. One of course must give way and in view of the opposition that has been made toward the appropriation and the need for saving money at this time it ought not to be difficult for the house to agree with the senate.
 The free seed distribution has got ten to the point where 1t is relied up- on to maintain political support Or at least that is the view that Is taker by many of the congressmen but if they could hear the comments that are made regarding the practice, the disgust that prevails among the re- cipients of such packages and the out and out opposition among their con- stituents there can be little doubt but what the free seed appropriation would be quickly voted down.
 In the long list of expenditures which congress makes there Is none that could be eliminated on tht grounds of being useless more thar this very one for free seeds. Thert is a quarter of a million involved il the getting of the packages addressed and distributed throughout the coun 1 try and 8 quarter of million or { million dollars can be used in man, other ways for real service, for mucl 1 of the seed that is bought by tn
 government under this arrangemen
 never finds it's way into the hands o
 those who will use it and invariabl the quantity and variety make no ap peal to those who might make use c it.
 The idea distributing new and rar
 seeds to see how they would do in va
 rious parts of the country, which wa i the real purpose of the distribution
 has long since been forgotten.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02

won the presidency and held seat in congress for Is years.
 The only non-partisan Administra- iton of the country ever has had was not a shining example of success. Uncompromising, alone, John Quincy stalked his solitary way, never once turning to the right or to the left from the straight and narrow path of .n- dependence. With no sense of humor to relieve his sense of righteous ness, to light up his view of his fel- lows or to thaw his own icy virtues, 1t
 was impossible for his supporters to feel any enthusiasm for him, as Daniel Webster's brother Ezekiel said "un- less we disembowel ouselves like q trussed turkey of all that is human nature with us."
 A rule unto himself in all things, John Quincy was defiant even of the convention of dress Notwithstanding he grew up in the courts of Europe, he was the most shabbily dressed man who has sat in the presidential chair. l It is a tradition at Washington that he wore the same hat 10 years. This the President of, the United Statesi" was l the involuntary exclamation of a
 stranger who called on him at Quincy
 in vacation time and found him in a short jacket, striped jeans trousers
 and an old straw hat.
 John Quincy surely led the simple life in the White House. Getting up 1 at 5, he read his dialy portion of the | Bible, and while the government clerks
 still slept, he took his walk or swim One morning, as he was enjoying him. self in the waters of the Potomac somebody stole his clothes from the bank. What must have been the sur prise of a passing boy when a short fat, bald-headed man, who was pacing l the shore in a state of nature, shout ed at him to run up to the White House and ask Mrs. Adams for a sui
 of clothes for the president.
 | One other innocent diversion brought trouble upon John Quincy Fond of playing billiards with hii son and secretary, he put a billiard table in the White House, for whicl the puritanical president was de. nounced as a gambler. Having als' furnished the East room, the Jack { sonians held him up as a spendthrift and the credulous folks out on tn
 | frontier were made to believe tha
 this most ascetic man was squander
 ing their money in a life of rega
 splendor.
 |. when ne came up Aor re-eleclio he was easily defeated by Jacksor
 and he remained the worst beate president until Mr. Taft touched U new low-water mark more than
 Iyears afterward. Poor. discredite
 before the country, and ostracised 8 home, he found himself turned ou B i, of the public service in which he ha !. spent is life. Wrapping imself in hl ' melancholy, he left Washington, as 2 said, ito go into the deepest retire mert and withdraw from all connec ' ton with public affairs" Yet thes stretched unseen before this man (
 e2 the most useful and brilliant year
 of his career.
 Tomorrow; A Glorious ex-Presiden
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
MR. HoovER SHEDS LIeHr.

Ever since the name of Herbert c. :. Hoover was mentioned in connection with the presidency, it has been stated over and over again by the for mer food administrator that he is not a candidate. Throughout the advocacy of his name and the work in his be- half there has been a high degree of uncertainty as to what his politics were, whether he had any party afil- iation and whether thereby he could lay any claim to party support.
 It has been perfectly evident from the early mention Of his name that while not an avowed candidate he or his supporters were laying the foun- dation for his campaign, and with each party claiming his leaning to be toward the other it became necessary. in view of the fact that be must if he expects to get anywhere. to have party support. He has thus been made to remove the doubt and help clear up the situation by declaring that he is 9 republican.
 By his communication to the re- publican club of California he breaks the silence, shows his willingness to
 
 the league of nation issue. favoring it with safeguards and will stand or a liberal platform.
 This of course does not make MT Hoover the republican nominee. There are some who are bound to regard hi. party claim as that of expediency and while the conduct of the offic, of food administrator is appealing stC many a+ this time in urging his can. didacv there are of course those wht understand the difficulties of gettin, party support for those who adopt i simply as a vehicle to ride into of flee.
 Thus while MT. Hoover has movet some of the clouds away it remains to be seen whether he has by tn. stand which he has taken carried con viction to the party ranks to such al extent that he can get the nomination over others who may be of the sam mind on the treatment and who's party connection. past, present an future will not be questioned.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
UNDERGROUND MAIL SERVICE.

By the action taken in the senate 1t Is quite evident that the end of the postal tubes has not been definitely reached. It has apparently gotten to the point. however, where final de- gcision must be made and without ab- ruptly eliminating all possibility of utilizing again what has been out of commission for some time another eff fort is to be made to determine whether the system should be allowed to go to the scrap heap or not.
 There was an investigation preced- ing the previous vote that denied the appropriation for the maintenance of such service. But since the tubes have been out of use there has been the additional experience of poor ser vice and substitute service at a time when the tubes could have been of much assistance even though they handle only first class mail.
 The experiment of congesting the street by putting on many more mo- tor trucks has been tried. It has re- y11ted in doing just what was claim
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02

ed would resuit-the increasing of traffic probieEns at the time when re- lief was needed. At the same time there were the troubles due to big storms, which of course bothered all classes of mail, but with the tubes in. commission part at least could have been kept moving regardless of the storms
 It is to be expected that those who are financially interested in the tubes are anxious that the service should be retained. If that was the only argu- ment in their favor little could be ex- pected from congress but wherever 1t is possible to get more efficinet ser vice through such a method and at the same time relieve traffic conges- ton there is reason for thinking twice before casting it overheard, even if it applies only to the big cities and takes care of only a part of the mail.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
Five Minutes a Day q
 With Our Presidents Copyright 1s2o-Hy James Morgan
ONLY NOM N-PARTiSAN ] PRESIDENT

) PRESIDENT |. 1s25-John Qliney Adams ln-
 augurated Sixth President,
 Aged 57.
 Within the present limits of the Massachusetts city of Quincy, the wis., itor may see what connot be seen any, where else, the birthplaces and the graves of two presidents, side by side.
 The chjeftainship of every great na- ton still passed from father to son un- til the presidency of the United States w;Gs created, when the first frse- -for-aH race and an even start for the highest prize was opened to the sons of men regardless of the accidents of birth. In this fair test, new blood has won every time with only two exceptions in a century and a quarter.
 The result would be the same every wiele. Not a monarch in Europe to- day could have gained his throne in fair competition. Nature is democrat.
 Even John Quincy Adams did not win the race, but was outrun at the polls by Andrew Jackson, the son of an immigrant. In bitter disappoin.- ment that he should not have been elected by the people rather than by congress, he declared that he would lS4OSC luS QA@Ce IL .lt C00IO O1lf 1E1nR aboGt a new election. Surely no other president eye- stepped into the White House with SC little gladness in his 1 heart.
 Political parties having disappeared | on 1924, four men entered the contest, and ,deadlocked the electoral col lege, which left the House of Repre- | sentatives to choose from among the | three highest candidates. This elim- mated the fourth man-HenEy Clay who aided in the election of Adams | and who received from the new presi- dent the appointment of State. l Jackson denounced that transaction as a bargain and sale." John Ran dolps poured out his scorn upon stthe coalition of Blifl and Black George" the combination of "the P.iri- tan with the blaclxleg" Notwithstand- ing Adams stern uprightnass wac in- capable of such a trade, inc charge wore the urgly appearance Of truth and
 long was believed by many.
 The career of John Quincy Adams
 would be impossible in this day of or.
 ganized politics. without a party without Q faction, without en organ
 ized following, almost without { friend, this hermit among statesmen ! received the highest diplomatic posts was called to the head of cabinet
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-02
Stories That Recall Others.
Hard to Keep Up.

The history teacher was referring to some Bible characters and found her class woefully ignorant on all she mentioned. My. don't you go to Sunday school or church ?' she asked them.
 Several said they did not, and then she came to Ted. 'Yes, ma'am. I do," he answered, but l don't know much. You see my father and mother change their religion a lot. Just as I get started in one church and begin to learn something they go to another one and they're always on something else in that Sunday school, 80 I don't have any chance 10 learn the Bible"
 Alike.
 Four year old Harry was visiting his auntie. He had not intended to stay so long and had not brought an entire change of clothing and con- trary to some youngsters at that age was much distressed over his dirty clothes.
 The afternoon before his uncle was to take him his aunt took him to the first vaudeville show he had ever seen. And the comments he made were loud and amusing to the members of the