The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-01
BRYAN SETS RECORD
AS WATER BOOZER
Drinks Contents OF 8 Large
CarafeS During Speech Of
Less Than Hour.
COMMONER PROUD OF 1T
San Francisco's Generosity
Shown by Donation of Fruit
and Free CabaretS.

BY a StdU Correspondent Of TIE Sun AND
NEW YoaK HERALD.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-Now they're
leaving basket Of fruit In the room of
each newspaper correspondent every
day. When the citizens committee
doesn't do II the hotel management does.
II this keeps up a syllable or two OF
free advertising for California and the
Callfornlans will be slipping over the
wires to the East despite the stern
vigilance of the convention reporters.
It's not Dead Sea fruit either Here
tofore, so 1t is said, California has
shipped her best fruit beyond the
Rockies. where the best prices are paid,
ana has kept the culls for herself. But
the largesse now being distributed con-
= slsts OF the best aprlcots, peaches
plums. cherries and dead ripe black fgs
the State affords--less than twenty-four
hours from the orchard
Bryan set q new record In water con-
sumption yesterday at the Commercial
Club when during the course Of n speech
of less than one hour he consumed three
large carafes OF water.
~ am the greatest living champion OF
water in the world. and / have a right
to drink all want" was Bryan's public
apology TO the members OF the CONNER
cial Club who could not restrain a grin
when the third carafe went the way OF
the other two.
Bombed with Balloons.
The convention hall was picketed
from the air to-day when Miss Lucy
Branham and Mrs, Marguerite Tucker
bombed the vicinity with balloons from
an airplane for the purpose Of present.
ihg the Russian blockade question to
the delegates. They represented the
American women's emergency commit
tee. The balloons were painted with slo-
gans demanding that the Democratic
party adopt a plank recommending the
lifting Of the blockade.
The Cox boosters. having lost their
unique distinction of having the only
marching club In the convention city as
the result of the organization of q
Palmer marching club, have mounted
tilGiI hTG OItt InOT6 unique
as long as it lasts. They have hired
four immense See Chinatown by Night"
sightseeing cars, and with their band
and chief cheer leaders in the first car
go up and down the crowded thorough
fares In battle formation. They cover
more ground that way make just as
much noise over wider territory and
attract even moro attention than they
did on foot.
A motion picture show made a good
hid for advertising at the St. Francis
this morning. very plausible double
Of Woodrow Wilson stepped out of a
taxi at the hotel entrance and was
forthwith surrounded by lot of hand
shakers, who seemed surprised to see
him there. At least he was a better
double of Wilson than Delegate Dooley
OF Porto Rico is of either Hughes or
James Hamilton Lewis, and, of course, |
he had no whiskers to help out the ilu- |
sion. Instead, as a press agent immedi- |
ately explained he might have got away |
with II even better II he hadn't though |
lessly carried a cigar. The press agent |
further explained that in the show the |
movie actor takes the part OF President |
Wilson.
Generosity of San Francisco.
There is free hearted generosity in |
SsR-Francisco. For instance. you can't |
imagine a New York cabaret dining |