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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
DRY i>k VOTE.
++++%+++++

Alabama. e votes. yeas = nays 10.
Arizona. . votes. nays, G.
Arkansas. a votes. nays ls.
California. - VOTES: yeas e. nays
~: one absent.
Colorado. - votes. nays. 70
Connecticut. - votes: NAYS 70.
Delaware. q votes. navs. q.
Florida ~ votes. NAYS. t2
George, - votes nays. ~
Idaho vot,t yeas. \
Illinois. - voi,. yeas. Q nays. -
Indinri ~ votes naYs. l0
kanyas. eO votes yeas. 20
kentu,ky. 1s ,utr. yeas. %. rly-. -
Louisiana. 90 votes. n,yr 20.
Minur.utl. 20 t'trs; yeas o. nays
-. enc nhs'ui
Misslrsippi. su votes: niys, ,u
Montana. a y,t,s yeas. 8 NAYS 3
Nehrl.ki. ig ,ut,f yeas. 90. nays g
Maine. a. votes. nays a.
Maryland. % votes. nayr ic.
Mnf.irhusrtts D. votes. yeas %
nays. 80
Mirhirnn. 3a votes. yeas nays 81
N,,ada. tui.. nays. q
N.w Hampshire. : vot'. yeas =
nuys. g.
Nsw l.f,r,. @, votes. nays -
Nsw NrsiCo. 8 votes; NAYS D.
New Ymk. ao votes vets . nly
-
Notth Caroiina. a votes. navs -
Ohio. ~ votes. yeas 2. nays. %.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03

light at the edge of the speakers plat.
form. and with tears of emotion cours.
ing down his cheeks reviewed a pro
cci sion ~ pruhibitio. enthusiasts who
tore up strtc standards aud started
moving n column of delegates about the
han.
There was one more fight over whc.
thcr state standard should go IN the
demonstration. n ariicularly spectacular
battle raging around In possession of
the California standard. where. when
Mrs. Georgia g Ormshy of Oakland.
attempted to carry the standard into
the demonstration number ~ men
attempted to pi'cyct u. Among them
was nm assistant sergeant at arms.
Franci,co J. Henry pounccd ON the
man and threw him into the crowd.
All that remained of the standard when
the wrccknge was cleared away. was
tattcrcd part NJ the pastboard top
which once had borne the letters ~ tho
ftat,j name
standard Torn in Two
Alnhaml's standard suffered n simi.
inr fate and IA, hits were triumph.
nntly borne abou, the hall hy the pro.
n'hition forces
During the demonstration some one
hor, the standard of iir,an's home
state to the tlatforn. reaching out
BRYAN Hftrd ~ high above the rest
while the crowd rolrcd.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
FIRST 9tIIOT


Alabama ~ votes: owen I: Al Smith
>: Cox 3: Davis 3; Palmer g.: McAdoo ..
ARIZONA vote Cummings I. Cox I:
McAdni 4
Arkansas N yoteF owen a. cum.
mings 2: Cox Z: McAdoo q: Palmer 2.
California &c votes Cox 4: Cummings
q: Davis .: Edwards Glass I: Ger.
ord /; McAdoo 10. Palmer 2; smith,.
Colorado ~ Votes Cummings I. Ne.
Adou 2: Palmer Y.
Connecticut - votes; Cummings ~
Delaware votes: Marshall 2; Nc.
Adoo.
Florida , vot,f. Edward I: Marsh.
~ I: Jos"phua Daniels I. McAdoo .
Palmer 3.
Georgia - votes. Palmer 2s.
Idaho votes. MrAduc T.
Illinois bs votes. Palmer q. s....r
o. Cox .: McAdoo =.
lhdiann 30 ties. MARSHALL b.
Iowa 20 votes Meredith -.
Kansas 20 otcs. McAClo 70.
Kentucky 2c votes Palmer q: Me
Ndoo 2.
H. iisinrn 20 votes champ Cilrg y
i'n.mcr . A".,doo .. Davis .. Cox g
Maine , votes McAooo o. iG,r =
'wcn ! iwards I.
Maiyioud ~ votes pnssed
Glssfrndsolis - yDtrF W"ii ,ri"n
'raD !, l.'list .. owen =: NcAdoo 4
Cox 4; GIsttrOr Smith pnime- l.
Mi"highi g. votes Mcsdoo u. pal
u"r e. Bryan !: Marshall
Mississippi 20 votes John Sharl
Williams 20
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
CARS MUST PARK
PARALLEL To CURB
NEw ORDINANCE PNsSED-GOE$
INTO EFFECT IMME.
DIATIl.N

Amurillo'r new parking ordinanc".
with an emergency clause attached.
was unanimously passed by the citv
commission nj yesterdays meeting u
provides that on all streets where street
cnrf are Operating all vehicles shall D."
parked parallel with the curb and nn'
in exceed six inches from the curb.
nlsn that n space ~ not less than
four feet shall De lett both In front
and NJ the rear uf any vehicle being so
parked. in order to give sufficient room
to back. parallel with the curb. and
then head out The ordinance also
,tipulatcs that nn vehicle shall be-
backed only parallel with the curh.
Another provision In the ordinance
D. that no vchiclr shall oy,fiakc a
strpd car when IN" latter h. stopped
tn take on nr discharge passengers. but
that such vehicle shall h. stopped o. e
rtnndriill and the driver must wait un.
tii the street car has moved ahead D..
fore be- overtakcs u Also. In oycrial
lnr street car. the vehicle ~ pass
ing u must drive to the right
The parking ordinance WAS passed us
an emergency hcraure of the danger
1T the present system of parking auto.
mobiles on the main streets of the city
when taken into consideration IN cun'
ncrtiun With the operation ~ tho
street cars. which berins ON regular
schrdul. Monday.
city Manager !. q Colby slid las;
nirhi that tho officers viii begin en-.
forcing the new parking ordinance
Monday. and urged that M citizens BE-
KIN the practice ~ parking their cars
parallel with the curb.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03

linlluting an the presidency started
late In the evening after the convcn'
ton had adopted the platform NJ
framed by the platform committee. re-
iccting the hnnc dry proposal Of w.
i. Bryan the beer and wine plank of
the New York delegation, the plank for
irish recognition backed by several or
ganlga,lonn of lrish Hympath1crs. and
several other planks which wer.
brough, up on the floor after they had
been rejected In the platform.
The result of the prohibition battle
was 10 lcnvc the platform without any
reference to that ruhject The hour of
the meeting In the morning viii be- 9'5O
o'clock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
HARDING PLEDGED
SUPPORT Of WOOD;
CONFERENCE HELD
GENERAL MEETS WITH Will.
HAyES-WltL VISIT COR
NOMINEE NENT WEEK.

~ Associzted Prrrs.
NEW YORK. July "A half'hour
conference today between Major Gen
eral Leonard wood. and WIN u. llnyes.
Republican national chairman. caused %
furry of interest IN the offices Of the
party's national headquartcrs when u
report filtered through the closed door"
of Mt. Hayes office that more than pas
slye support of the Harding campaign
had been offered by the general.
General Wood will do everything
consistent with his position as AN army
officer. 10 further the candidacy of Sen
ator Harding" one ~ the executives Of
the campaign announced. while the In
teryiew still was In progress. The re-
port that the general had enlisted whole
heartedly In the Harding cause was
strenrthcned when II was learned that
he was planning To call on senator
Harding nj the lattor's home In Marion
Ohio. within the next few weeks.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
PLATFORM AS ADOPTED
EVADES LIQUOR ISSUE,
LEAGUE PLANK IS UPHELD
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTERS HEADED BY COLBY AND
GLASS VICTORIOUS AT END OF FURIOUS FLOOR
FIGHT OVER DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO July 2-The Democratic platform framed
in resolutions committee, declaring for the treaty.
pressing sympathy for Ireland and saying nothing at all about
prohibition unscahed through furious floor fight today and
was adopted without amendment great avalanche Of applause
W. Bryan led the fight for adoption of his bone dry plank
but il vas buried after dramatic day Of debate by majority
overwhelming that he did not ask for roll calls the four
other minority reports which he had prepared.
cider wine and plank, championed in emotional
speech BY Bouke Corsne New York. also thrown out
by the convention along with plank with the Irish republic backed
by several organizations Of Irish sympathizers
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
President Sleeps
Soundly as Party
Convention Is On

WASHINGTON. July s-l'rcsiicnt
Wilson siop, soundly tonight Will"
the democratic national convention In
san Francisro adoptcd ih" p1rty's plat
form aud took twn h1llois ON candi.
da.Cs.
Eariy IN the evening h. read reports
from the convention ~ transmitted to
the White House by the As"ociai",l
picss. hat shortly before 10 ~ ~. nr.
GrayYon. His physician. announced that
no additional reports were desired. ~
che president hid decided To retire. ~
that tim. the platform had not bccn
fully adopted and n2 ballots an can
ditIat,s had been taken.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
NJ 'ADOO OPPONENTS
ARE WITHOUT MAN
II PPORTERS 90 FORMER sRCRE
ThRY PREDICT NOMINATION.
~ FIFTH BNIOT
~ A,sarlsi,drr,,


SAN FRANCISCO. July THE
combination against William g. Nc.
Ndlo found itself to use the languag
of one oi the administration leaders.
without any Clndidatc on whom o.
,al,s'r McAdoo supporters con.
tnuod to predict q nomination for him
-lmsuhcrr near the finh hallut
while the convention was engaged
u thr demonstrations and discussions
of ibr platform fight NcAduo Leaders
W,I, working to make arcrssiUns fror'
~, field and the inner circle uf old
time mrty leaders who hoped to pre-
vent the nomination II the ~, sident 4
.un in law continued a. ballot. but pri.
tairli said they were accomplishing
little he,nusr they could fund no can
tIdstr about whom Oh the forces
AGAINST McAdoo could BE- couisfed
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
Death of General
Gorgas Expected
Hourly at London
gy Associated Pres.

" A9ForiFi'd FFrsa
LONDON. July 3-The death of
Major General william c. Gorgas. for.
mer surgeon general of the United
States. was expected momcntarily nc
6 t5 O'Clock this morning. AZ that hour
Mrs Gorgas and Brigadier General
Robert y Noble. who for some time has
bDcu associated with General oorgas In
his work ~ q sanitary expert. were at
the bedside
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
GONIPERS To 60 BEFORE
LABOR PARTY COMMITTEE
" Associais,l Prrss.

CHICAGO. July s.-Samuci Gompers.
president ~ the American Federation
~ Labor. has hcen invited to appear
before the platform committee ~ the
labor party convention In Chicago
July II 10 ~. Il was announced 90.
day.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
Americans Iield by TurL,

uy Associated fFsss
WASHINGTON. July s-Nn Ameri.
can destroyer has b.on DISPATCHED a.
N,r-ina boz nn effort to srcuic the tc'
loa-.- II Paul Nilsson aud wife of Illinois,
HID by Turkish nationallrts.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
Dallas l. Federal Baard Office.

DALLAS. July 2-rallas has been
selected for the consolidated offices oi
the federal hoard of vocational cdu
cation. the United Stnief war risk In
.urar/ ~ bureau. and the United States
public health service for the -Four
teenth district.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03

In spontaneous burst of enthu.
riasm the state standards were again
lifted and masscd before the platform.
The shouting and singing lasted for ten
or fifteen minutes. but II struck me
as more ~ n tribute to the man him.
SELF than an Endorsement OF his plans.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
Standards siassed.

The standard of every state and ter
riiory was massed about the rostrum
during this demonstration. II In the
only demonstration thus far In which
every state has Joined. There was a
great demonstration given MIR. Bryan
after his eloquent and impassioned
appeal for the inclusion OF a prohibl'
ticn plan In the platform.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
PALMER IS CLOSE SECOND
With COX GOING STRONG,
ALL THREE LEADERS gain
HIGHEST VOTE FOR ANY ONE CANDIDATE IS 2ss WHICH
GOES TO McAD0o IN SECOND BALLOT-CONvENTIoN
WILL MEET AGAIN AT $50 THIS MORNING.
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO July 2-The official vote
on the first ballot was;
MeAdoo 266; Cox lA Palmer 2s6j Gerard Cummings rs;
Owen 49, Hitchcock IS; Meredith 2; Smith l0s Edwards q, Da-
Wis 81 Glass 26 Simmons a. Harrison 6; Williams lo Marshall
81 Wood 4; Champ Clark 0; Underwood "a; Hearst Il Bryan
Colby l; Daniels I.
Second Ballot; Palmer 2s4; Cox $50; MeAdoo 2ss Cummings
27 Gerard i Edwards 81; Owen 20; Davis 3; Marshall 3e
Hitchcock ls; Bryan Clark 6, Daniels Il Meredith 2s, Smith iol
Harrison 7; Simmons 25 Glass asia
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03
JOURNEY To WEST
PROVES VACATION
FOR TEXAS PARTY
REsTIyENEss IN NOTICEABLE
AMONG DELEGATES As CONvEN.
TiON NEARs END.
ny IONE RAGsDaLE.,

SAN FRANCISCO. July 2.-Aa tho
final phases of convention proceedings
draw near. a certain restivoness IL no.
ticcablc among the delegates.
II has struck the Texas delegation.
also. The majority of them are about
ready Ia so home. It's been n wonder
ful vacation, from the time they
boarded the Texas special up 10 tho
present time. But they have seen
about everything wotth seeing IN tho
city aud across the hAy. from the hills
of Berkeley 20 Fishermans Wharf.
Convention Holds Interest.
It's Just as well they did Il all tho
first days of their stay. for the ALL
day and the night session out at the
convention hall demand the attendance
of the delegates. and their wives ana
daughters and members of the Texas
party appear 10 be- more interested In
the doings out at the Auditorium than
In anything that In happening around
the city. The Texas standard was the
firs, ca be lifted from It's moorings I'm
the demonstration that followed secre-
tary of State Balnbridge Colby's de-
Tense II the league of nations plank In
the platform as offered 10 the conven-
ton today by the resolutions com.
mittoc. II was carried by the Hon.
Cullen v. Thomas ~ Dallas.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-07-03

AUDITORIUM SAN FRANCISCO, July 2Two ballots candidates
taken tonight by the Democratic National Convention and with Me-
remaining the head Of the list In the order nads
candidate
mua0 of fo Fitzgerald New York
~ %
declared while McAdoo
ballot the the big field favore
a scOren o RECEIVED
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
Sled Saturday Of pneumonia. His father
Otto Thomas Phaumer. Iithographic art
ist. died q month ago.

Sled Saturday Of pneumonia. His father.
Otto Thomas Phaunier. lithographic art
ist. died a month ago.
MRS. RACHEL A. ELLIOTT. sixty-fve.
widow of Frederick Elliott former superin-
tendent Of the William Cabble Wire Manu-
facturing Company. Is dead at the home OF
her son, Frederick A.. Elliott. at Richmond
HILL l.. I.
JOHN S. CARR. seventy-seven a veteran
of the 127th Regiment, which was recruited
in Long Island and fought in the Civil
War died early yesterday morning in Hunt
inston. l.. |. He was president Of the 18TH
Regiment Association. and also
her of J. c. Walters Post. G. A. E.
THEODORE HOLLENBACH. eighty-four.
who fought in the Civil War with the 9Th
New York Volunteer Infantry died Sunday
at 716 East Thirty second Street Brooklyn.
Mr.. Hollenbach fought in the first and
ond battles of Bull Run and at Gettysburg.
EDWARD A. MACLEAN seventy-two. for
many years head Of the tax department Of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
died at o54 Broadhurst Avenue. Ee was
graduate OF the Ohio Wesleyan University
and Free Mason.
HAROLD ERSKINE. manager Of the
Globe Furniture Company. died yesterday in
New Brunswick. N. J. He leaves wife
and two children.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
''Favorite Son Came
Repudiated by Sproul
Pennsylvania Governor Throws
Wet Blanket or Mention of
himself for President

W NASH!NGTON, Jan. 26.-Csovernor
William c. Sproul. Of PENNSYLVANIA
speaking here tonight at dinner
given in his honor by Representative
Kendall, Of Pennsylvania, declared that
while the mention of his name in con-
nection with the Republican Prcsi
dental nomination was Every rratify-
ing the "favorite son game" didn't
appeal to him. as he had seen TOO
many OF them"
Referring to the movement to pre-
sent his name to the Republican con-
ren9lon as 4 Presidential candidate. the
pennsylvania Governor said:
Il wouldn't for any consideration in
tnc world have The people Of Pennsyl-
Nanla think that | was cndeavorinp TO
capitalize the performance Of nv duty
TO them for the qualification of further
political ambitions. l., would impair
my usefulness at home in irving TO
"orh out some Of our own problems
and there is much yet to do. SO. in
gratitude. but with frmness. shall
continue IN my present course and 90
to Chicago with our representatives TO
try 10 make myself useful 20 Pennsvl
vanln and 70 the Republican party"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
Asqnith Begins Fight
For Seat in Commons
nionists Divided as to Wisdom
of Running Candidate
AGAINST Former Premier

LONDON, Jan. 26-- Former Premier
Herbert II. Asquith is expected to ar
rive to-day at Paisley, where he is a
candidate for Parliament at the bv-
election to be held in that constituency.
the campaign for the seat opening to-
day, TO end with the polling three weeks
hence
Opinion is clearly divided AS TO the
wisdom of running Unionist against
Mr.. Asquith, and there are also signs
OF split in the democratic section. J.
NJ. fggar, the Labor candidate. ap-
rarently docs not hold strong enough
1icws to suit the extremists among
tnc Paisley Socialists. who arc threat
ming to bring out another man. The
candidate named By the local branch
OF the tnionists at Paisley ]. 4. Mac
Hean unsuccessfuly contested the
constituency in 1906.
"The Daily Telegraph" which has
consistently supported the coalition
government, and generally in pre-war
days advocated lnjonist PRINCIPLES,
frankly expresses regret that local
I nlonlsts should oppose Mr.. Asquith.
declaring that all men of any Judgment
recognize him as a parliamentarian of
ne first rank and the leader of con-
SIDERABLE party with definite and dis
'lnct opinions on most questions
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
OBITUARY NOTES

LOUIS ROsNER, senior member Of Ros-
ne Hammer. candy manufacturers. died
OF sleeping sickness" sunday at his home
a. l63d Street and Southern Boulevard. the
B-onH He had been asleep for eighteen
days
JOHN c. WlARDA. nfty-nine. head O.
the firm Of j. {. Wiarda & Co. manufac-
turing chemists, died Sunday at 27S Green
Street Greenpoint- He was :. member Of
the Society OF Chemical Industry ana the
l,th Ward Board of Trade He was =
yacassn-an ard former commodore Of the
Jamaica Bay Yacht Club
EDWARD LUPTON WHITE. seyentv.on.
foundef Of the shoe manufacturing concern
OF brenan White, is dead at 1853 Prospecf
Park West. Brooklyn. He was in the shoe
business for forty-fye years Mr.. White
vas member Of the Elks, the Lotoa Club
The Society OF Colonial Wars and the Manu-
faeturers Shoe and Leather Club. He was
Il veteran o. thc 1ih Reainent. \. g. y. y.
MRS. ELEANOR MAMMA HUDSON soy.
enty-tw wife Of William j Hudson. of
the ANCHOR Steamship Line. died yesterday
at 10 Prospect Park Vest. Brooklyn
VICTOR WILLIAM PFLAUMER. thirty
SIX builder and contractor Of Flatbush
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
5000 Rebels i'm Mexico
Half Are Reported Unarmed o.
Have [ Isclcss Weapons

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 11.-There are
now 5000 rebels in Mexico, according
to an estimate by General Francisco
L. Urquizo. Chief of Staff At least
half of these are declared 20 be either
unarmed or equipped with useless
weapons.
Among the rebel leaders mentioned
in the summary arc Villa. in chihuahua
and Coahuila; FeliN Diaz Pedro Gabay
Panuncio Martinez, liiginio Aguilar and
Pedro Galan. in Vera Cruz: Abel
Salazar, Gilardo Magma, Soto Cana
and Manuel Palafox, in Morelos: Man
uel, Palaez, Magdaleno Cedillo and his
brother, Luis Caballero and Eugo MO
Lopez, in Tamaulipas Felix Panuelog,
IN Aguascalientos; Pedro Zamora, in
Colima Sui!lermo MciXucriro, in
Oaxaca; Federico Cordova Cirlo Arc
mas, in Pucbla, and Jesus II Salgado, in
Guerrero.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
Judge r. III. Smith,
Who Beat Tanlmany
After Rebuff, Dies
City Court Magistrate, Long
a Democrat, Won OH An
other Ticket When Tiger
Denied Him denomination

Richard H. Smith, Judge of the City
Court, who was reelected last fall in
spite Of Tammany Halls refusal to re
nominate him, died yesterday after
noon at his home, 47O West 147th
Street. He became i'll on January II
with what seemed a slight cold, ard
on Wednesday last pneumonia devel-
oped. The funeral will be held on
Thursday at st. Luke's P. f. Church,
Convent Avenue and 14oth Street, and
interment will be at St. James. Long
Island
Richard Herbert Smith. son of Rich
ard Smith and member Of the family
from which Smithtown, Long Island,
takes it's name, was born at St. James,
Long Island, on July II, 1867, and was
educated at Middlebury College. Yer
mont, and Columbia University Law
School. he became successful law
yer in this city, entered politics as an
independent Democrat in association
with his uncle, the late Mayor Wick
ham, and under Messrs. Whitney and
Lacombe served for ten years as Assist
ant Corporati Counsel. In 1901 he
was secretary Oh the Greater New OrK
Democracy, and in 1905 he was elected
TO the Assembly. He was nominated
and elected judge of the City Court
in 1909, on the fusion ticket put for
ward by the Republicans and anti
Tammany Democrats, ranking as a
Democrat
AS his ten years term of office ap-
preached its close last year his record
was generally regarded as emitting
him TO denomination and reelection.
Tammany Hall, or its leader. Charles
+. Murphy, however, refused to desig-
nate him, rejecting him along with
Justice Ncwburger, Of the Supreme
Court The Committee Of the Bar, rep
resenting four important local organi-
cations of lawyers, thereupon placed
him in nomination. Eventually he re-
ceived the designation of both parties,
but declined that Of Tammany, electing
to stand as the candidate Of the Re-
pubicans and anti-Tammany Demo
Gratis. and as such he was elected.
In the summer of 1912 Judge Smith
married Miss Beatrice Biddle, daugh-
ter of the late Nicholas Biddlc, we'll
known newspaper man. and a member
of the Philadelphia family of that
name. He always retained the family
home stead at st. James, Long Island.
where he was a neighbor Of the late
Mayor Gaynor. but in addition main
tanned home in this city. He had no
children.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-27
Court Blocks Salem Election
On Licensing of Motor Buses

y BoSToN. Jan PC. The city OF
Salem Was cnjolned lrom holding a
city election called for tomorrow TO
vote on tne question Of granting
licenses 10 motor busses. in decision
by Judge Crosby of the Supreme Court
today.
The court ruled that the action Of
the city council in revokng the iitnev
licenses was not 4 "measurc" within
the scope Of the referendum provisions
Of the statutes of 1915, aud for this
reason ar election 70 pass on it's action
could not legally be held.