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The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
Democrats and Precedents.

Ever since the system the established custom
the Democratic for the nomination OF pres'aena ea
dates the txo-l os determining the choice of the delegates
threatens today to dead
lock sessions San Francisco -..
AT that Time tne cohS
met IN Baltimore national convention OF the party
When the convention met the renomnaton OF "en An
The only matter of concern was
President On the second day the COM
on rules reported the following:
Resolved State be entitled in the nomination to be
made OF candidate for the Vice Presidency to number OF votes
equal the will be entitled in the Electoral
the whole
in shall be constitute choice
Such origin twothirds rule which has
the nomination cost Martin Van Buren re-
denied Champ Clark the honor OF
leading he party in the campaign of
Democratic history rule which
sturdy opposition bone of contention for in 1884
battles wagd around the abolish
,, 81 b s,cn before Cleveland and Hendricks were
plan have the nominations made before the
altogether revolutionary idea When the
Democrats convened June 1882 there contest the
principles upon which Democratic would before the
people, and Gen Franklin Pierce and William R. King were
nominated before the platform adopted
Away in 1874 President X. Polk the first dark
politics declared for plank although
incorporated in the platform We accept the
did consider his declaration not
seek second term binding 1SS until he found by some skill
ful political maneuvering hopeless
distinction OF being the only
President by by
There formal baoing in the convention
popularity but despite this Endorsement
he down defeat in the election which followed
adjustment the Electoral College and
the election OF Presidents by popular which still
The
and Cleveland and Hendricks chosen although the
popular Blaine and Logan the Republican standard
bearers 1888 conditions the G. o.
the beneficiary In this latter election the popular ISo8
and of this Cleveland received and Gen. Harrison s39S3
and the latter elected for the the Electoral College
Harrison Cleveland Thurman
The agitation popular election that me but sub
sided be revived in
These while league
question the and dry and other controversial
distinctly MODERN there debaabc principles the convention
which really old as the itself.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
Men and Business
By RICHARD SPILLANE.

Reports from financial centers
are that the South is a heavy bor-
rover, owing to the greatly in
creased cost of cotton production.
Usually the South does its heavy
borrowing when the crop begins to
move. That win be two months
hence.
Unquestionably the costs of cot
ton production have increased
largely. but that does not explain
in full the present demands for
money. Labor has had SO much
prosperity in the South in the last
few years that il has become
spendthrifty. There was a time
when labor was satisfied with the
credit extended by the cotton
planter for food and clothes and
other necessities. with now and
then some cash, a full settlement
not being made until the crop was
gathered. Now II is different. The
colored labor and the white labor
want to be paid once a week. In
many parts of the South Saturday,
which is payday. is a holiday.
Southern labor commands good
wages nowadays. 1t has not learned
to save. 1t has learned to spend.
Request has been made to the
mayor and city council OF Phila-
delphia to suspend the candlepower
clause in the agreement between
the city and the United Gas I'm
provcment Company, and to create
"a committee to study and report
to them upon the general gas situ-
alton there and make recommended
tions that will aid the city govern
ment in determining the development
and operation of the Philadelphia
Gas Works. this committee to con-
sist of five persons. one appointed
by the mayor. one by city council.
one by the Chamber of Commerce.
one by the Bureau of Standards of
the United States government and
one by tho Public Service Com
mission of Pennsylvania
That the gas situation is acute
is plain.
There is real danger IL the pub
lie does not realize the facts.
The only relief. the only safe
guard in sight. at present, is in
stopping the waste. If that is to
be done. there should he no delay.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
Notes Of a Convention Observer
Cummings Turns Convention Humorist :
Daniels Sits With Carolinians - Colby
Follows Sandwich Line - Cox
Rooters Patrol Streets.

prfetor of the Hotel Knickerbock :
er, New York. ~. B." insists that
Colby is the one and only darx
horse
Gov. Cox's booming squad con-
sists of $50 iusty-iunsed young
Ohioans, who arc In blue serge coats.
white flannel trousers and red,
white and blue banded hats. They
patrol the streets In serried ranks
sometimes headed by their own
band, and lose no opportunity to
make their presence felt.
The Democrats are angling fast
and furiously for the women's vote.
One of the drst things done at the
conyention today was to telegraph
tho Governor Of Tennessee a mes
sage Of commendation for his ac-
tion in calling q special session
Of the Legislature to ratify the suf-
frage amendment ..
Whereupon there were shrill and
lusty cheers from the fair sex on
the convention floor and throughout
the galleries
Demarest Lloyd, of Boston. repre-
scnting the Loyal Coalition" is on
the scene to countcract the Sinn
Fein propaganda OF President De
Valera and his cohorts A mass
meeting will be held at the Scot
tish Rites Hall tonight to urge the
Democrats to confine themselves to
a strictly American platform at
San Francisco.
A mixed quartette which MARBLES
through megaphones, leads the con-
vention singing from the high bal
copy where the band played. The
Palmer duartette takes up its po-
sition at various strategic points In
the galleries and bursts forth at
Internationally psychological mo-
ments-
Odds are being given that the
convention will be over by Satur-
day. Even money is bet that taps
will be sounded some time Friday
evening.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

tration. / said to TumuIty: 81
want to see Mr.. Wilson and | don't
want a single ONCE or a favor"
Tumulty grabbed me and rushed
me risht in and said. You are the
only person who ever called here
that didn't want something"
Inc President seemed glad to see
me when he found I was not look
ing for an appropriation and SAID
well. will you tell me the latest
Republican Joker"
1 said. Il know good one.
Nine-tenths of the Republicans
never even heard 1t until Chicago
Harding"
I asked. Mr.. Wilson: what do
you think of Bryan's chances this
seance?"
Mr.. Wilson said: ct think they
are just as good as they ever were.
1 asked him: Mr.. Wilson. they
say, you caused Senator Delegate
Jim Reed to be unseated, is that
so?"
The President said: 81 didn't un-
seat him; 1 simply 'phoned the
ushers not to let hin in"
said to him: do you think you
will runT' He said: We'll, IL don't
] VIII put the boy in" said What
do you mean. the boy'?" He said:
Why. my boy--McAdoo."
l said: But the boy laid he
wasn't running"
Mr.. Wilson said: "Of course not
At the start let Palmer and Cox get
deadtocked like Wood and Lowden
Then 1 will phone them to stick the
BOY in.'''
] said: "Ah, you mean to put him
over q la Harding
The President said: well. yuu
stick with me during this weegee
convention and you will lie on the
right end Of the phone"
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Folks and Things around Frisco
By LABERT ST. CLAIR.

San Francisco. June 2s.-The
person who really kept Jim Reed
of the floor today was Gregory
Hughes. a 17-year-old boy. Just
before the credentials committee
reported that 1t had barred Reed.
the senator appeared at Hughes
tick. .t-taking station, presened a
gallery icket and attempted to pass
in. Hooking the senator's prog
ress. Hughes sent him to his regu-
lar seat Reed made only . feeble
protest, and the boy grinned-
Convention tickets are too plen-
tiful. as Mr.. Thistlewaite, Vice
President Marshalls secretary.
Learned today. Being kindhearted
and having an extra ticket, Mack
offered 1t to a, young woman out
side convention hall. Sir" she
said. frigidly. you better go sell
your ticket or I'll call q cop"
Represe entative Ben Humphfeys,
Of Mississippi. who Is an arcn foe
Of the administration, but has the
best seat on the convention floor,
cannot get over the beauty OF the
hall.
There is not a building In all
Grcenville to compare with it," he
said.
Among the folks who have little
on their hands here is George Bass.
husband of the head of the woman's
organization. He is just taking the
air while his wife raakes forty
speeches a day.
Tom Corbetts place. in the old
days of sporting events out here
would take a bet on anything. has
nothing to offer on convention re-
suits
/ The combined heights of Sam
/ Amidon. the McAdoo floor leader.
and Homer Cummings is thirteen
feet
Gus Karger, dean of Washington
! correspondents, is broken up over
| the apparent slump in the Cox boom.
! Gus and Jim used to be police re-
porters together in Cincinnati.
Shades Of old days come today
with the appearance of "Broncho
| Billy" Anderson. the Bill Hart OF
fifteen years ago. among the dele
| gates.
| Probably the best looking woman n
| on the floor today was Mrs. r. +. L.
| Collier. collector of internal revenue
! from Utah, who is a delegate
Every time things get dull,
Dixie is played so every one born
| in New Hampshire can cheer. II
! opened, closed and sandwiched con-
vention festivities today.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

San Francisco. June 2s.-The con-
venticn was In facetious mood to-
day. Temporary Chairman Cum
mings turned nearly oil his preiim.
mary announcements into jokes. "A
hospital has been ests bIished In the
convention premii es," he announced.
There were cheera .Rut IL In . dry
hospital" he added. and then there
were yroans. His next announce
nent concerned tn, removal Of
ladies' hats. which, Cummings said.
Is required by the State law out
here"
ston. Of Indiana. who submitted the
report. OF the committee on perma-
nent organization. Is a Detnocrat OF
the oulliverian dimensions OF Grover
Cleveland He LOCKS. IN prcfile very
much Ike that celebrated idol Of
the pa-ty.
Jose2hns Daniels. evidently not
pleased with -he acoustic properties
OF the eeat asst yned him on the
platform for disting 9 uIshed visitors.
Transferred himself at today's ses-
sion to better place OF vantsge In
the midst OF the North Carclina
delegation on the noor.
Punctuality is tn, rrerogative Of
kings, but evidently not the habit OF
what Chairman Cummings calls
'the Democracy Of the nation" To-
day for the second time IN success
sion. the convention assembled ono
full: hou- iata-
Bainbridge Colby. Secretary of
State, would have convinced the
hardest boiled Democrat at San
Francisco that he has broken .
full -nedged one himself IL he could
have been observed at lunch At the
Convention Hall this noon. He
lined up with the multitude for his
, turn at the sandwich and pie
counter, and eventually was In ac-
tion with great zest. Colby's BOOM
er-in-chief for the Presidential NOM
ination In James b. Regan, late pro-
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Unconuentionahfes---By viii Rogers

Somewhere in the White House,
June 29.-After thanking Penrose
for all his favors to me and COM
plimenting him on sneaking Hard
ing over, ! asked him, How can l
get the real advance information
on this Democratic weegee seance?
Pen said: We'll. they are doing
a lot of knocking and asking ques-
tions out in Frisco. but IL you want
to go where the answers to the
knocking are coming from, why, go
to the White House"
/ said: But President Wilson Is
sick. He can't be their control dur
ing this seance."
Say. 1 was supposed to be sick.
too" said Pen, but / put 1t over,
didn't /? He has just as good a
telephone as 1 had"
I said: Il have a letter here from
Col. House that might help me see
ing him."N
Pen said: Il wouldn't mention it,
IL l were you"
l said: Il believe he will see me.
He used always to come to hear
my jokes wen / was with the Fol-
lies. and laughed at them, too
especially the ones on Republic
ans"
Pen said: why shouldn't he see
you? You are not a Republican
Senator"
So, when / arrived at the White
House, all / could see was some
men putting in telephone wires.
There wasn't an officeseeker in
sight.
met Admiral Doctor Grayson
coming out. i asked him. How is
the President" Admiral said: II
don't know. as the doctor has not
come this morning"
Then met Tumulty, our Presi-
dent during most ~, thts AAmtats.
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New York City.
Hr o. .. Mcintyre

New York. June 2s.-
A way up In Bronx Park
There IL q beautiful lake.
Set between quiet hills.
And the other day.
climbed up on q bluff.
And watched the blue herons.
Those wading birds.
With long necks and legs
And I got to laughing.
And while 1 was laughing.
A sad eyed follow came along.
And he had a note book.
And very soulful eyes.
And he was speaking.
Some vagrant lines.
About the blue herons.
Sailing against the mist
Athwart the purple hills.
And I knew what he was.
But 1 like poets.
I wanted to be one myself.
And used to write poetry.
To the girl who is my wife.
And 1t was awful sloppy.
And when she reads II.
When company is around.
look like a fool.
And there Is one silly line.
Where 1 said something.
About my love being as constant
As the ripples on an angry sea.
And you know. boys.
How that kind OF stun.
Makes you feel ten years.
After you marched TO the altar.
But I am depressing.
The poet sat down by me.
And told me he was a hidaigo.
And 1 thought he meant.
He was just a wop.
But I looked it up.
And its a bum nobleman.
And they come from Spain.
But anyway l had a pencil.
And showed IL to him.
To prove / was a writer.
And we wrote a poem.
And sent II to Snappy Stories.
And il just came back today.
With a rejection slip.
-
And that Is why.
happened to write this.
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BUYING SUGAR.

l asked my grocer at the store
to sell me pounds of sugar four.
Said he, There is no sugar hero,
but try me later in the year"
/ managed for awhile to fake, by
scraping sugar of a cake-until
the grocer with grin announced
his sugar stock was in
But only to be Sold" he said.
To those who buy a feather bed
a barrel full of withered prunes
or sixty crates of macaroons."
And even them l heard him sigh,
"A pound is all that one can buy.
Today 1t sells at twenty-eight-
tomorrow at a higher rate"
AND thus IL goes with sugar-hence
TO buy 1t keeps me In suspense. The
price each day Is hard to guess
but always more and never less.
n. A. LUFBURROw.
'copyrisht' 1920. BY The Mcclure Syndicate }
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WORLD TURMOIL LAID
TO SUNS FEVER
(washington Herald-Public Ledger
Serrice.D

NJ. Flammarion, the famous
French astrcncmer, has quoted re-
Gently in Paris newspaper as
ascribing the present turmoil
among nations as the result of
fever on the sun.
He said: The sun is displaying a
prodigious activity at this moment.
1t is in fever. and this fever has
repercussion on the earth and an
influence on the brains of men,"
The astronomer said further he was
interstellar communica-
ton would be accomplished. though
he believes 1t would not be brought
about by light rays, but by some as
yet concealed magnetic force.
Referring to Marconis attempts
to solve the wireless mysteries
which have been thought to have
origin on the planet Mars, Flam-
marion is of the opinion these mys-
terious signals may he interpreted.
copyright. 1890. by Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

Palmer delegates in the PennSl-
vania and Georgia delegations sing
songs to one another across the hall.
As singing goes under tho Volstead
law, it's good.
Former Congressman, Gene Reed.
OF New Hampshire, came here re-
luctantly. because his coming meant
that he could not defend his State
trapshooting State championship
title this week. Today he learned
that his brother had taken the fam
lily gun and won the championship.
"All looks like Palmer" shouted
a newsboy today. rushing into a
cowd of Palmer admirers and selling
papers right and left "McAdoo Is
Leading" was the streamer head
line that the buyers found on their
front pages
Five Republican Congressmen-
Wood, Indiana; Timberlake. Colora-
do: French, Idaho: Strethema, Iowa:
and Compton, Michigan-dropped in
ION the convention today. They
pronounced il a hopeless gathering
with a good brass band
The North Carolina delegation is
said to be one of the wealthiest per
capita here Scotch and lucky
one of them explained. '1f they
bought a dead horse, they would
md a gold pitcher in his stomach"
Jeanette Rankin, once a Congress
woman, has retired from public life
and will move away from Montana.
according to Representative Evans
who arrived today.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
You Can Stutter This
If You Become Puzzled

Albin Stszysz, of Toledo. Ohio,
when taking out citizenship papers.
asked If he could change his name.
Sure" says the judge, what name
shall enter?" lust leave of the
last s." said Albin. so his name is
now much simpler.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
THE THE BIBLE
Translated out of the original
tongues and from the edition
known as Our Mothers Bible"
CHAPTER XXXIv, Continued

Is The two tribes and the half
tribe have received their inherit
ance on this side Jordan near Jeri-
cho eastward. toward the sunrising.
16 And the Lord spake unto
Moses, saying,
II These are the names of the
men which shall divide the land
unto you: Eleazar the priest. and
Joshua the son of Nun.
IS And ye shall take one prince
of every tribe, to divide the land
by inheritance.
10 And the names of the me;l
are these: or the tribe of Judah.
Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
20 And of the tribe of the chill
dren of Simeon, Shemuel the son
of Ammihud.
81 of the tribe of Benja min,
Elidad the son of Chislon.
% And the prince of the tribe
of the children of Dan, Bukki the
son of Jogli.
90 The prince of the children OF
Joseph, for the tribe of the children
of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of
Ephod.
"a And the prince of the tribe
the son of Shiphtan.
25 And the prince of the tribe
of the children of Zebulun, Eliza
phan the son of Parnsch.
26 And the prince of the tribe
of the children of Issachar, Paltiel
the son of Azzan.
81 And the prince of the tribe
of the children of Asher, Ahihud
the son of Shelomi.
2S And the prince of the tribe
of the children of Naphtali. Pedahel
the son of Ammihud.
20 These are they whom the
Lord commanded to divide the in.
heritance unto the children OF
Israel in the land OF Canaan.
CHAPTER 35.
Eight and forty cities for the Levite,
with their suburbs. and measure thereof.
Six Of them are TO be cities OF refuge.
0 The laws Of murder. 81 No satisfae'
tion for murder.
And the Lord spake unto Moses
in the plains of Moab by Jordan
near Jericho, saying,
2 Command the children OF
Israel, that they give unto the Le-
vites, of the inheritance of their
possession, cities to dwell in; and
ye shall give also unto the Levites
suburbs for the cities round about
them.
And the cities shall they have
to dwell In; and the suburbs of
them shall be for their cattle, and
for their goods. and for all their
beasts.
And the suburbs Of the cities
which ye shall give unto the Le-
vites, shall reach from the wall or
the city and outward a Thousand
cubits round about.
And ye shall measure from
without the city on the east side
two thousand cubits, and on the
south side two thousand cubits, and
on the west side two thousand
cubits. and on the north side two
thousand .cubits; and the city shall
be in the midst: this shall be to
them the suburbs OF the cities.
<n~ -. S<.-xsan = ~ ~
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Costs Him S. in Court
To.Smash Speed Record

James L. Long. of Evansville. Ind.
stepped on his gas pedal and the
cops stepped on him. He made one
block in six seconds but 1t cost him
sk ta pe1l>> rAss~S.
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A DAILY LINE O. CHEER
By John Ksndr;ck Bangs
a RESOLVE

a RESOLVE.
II Opportunity Is slow
To knock upon my door
Out on the highway shall 20
And comb the country Ger
Until I've found him and when
found
I'll take good care TO see
That he's SO nabbed and safely
bound
{. He can't escape from me-
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The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
Cupid Keeping Active
Out on Western Coast

Cupid had q banner day in San
Francisco recently when forty-seven
licenses were issued. And the fol-
lowing day only seven bashful cou-
nlAA AnniiAd.
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Highest. %: lowest 81.
Relative humidity-S AM 20; p.n-
IS; pm, c..
Rainfall Is pm. to p.m.1. Q.
Hours Of sunshine, 40.
Ter cent Of possible sunshine, 100.
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Events of Today

Excursioa TO Chaaapeaks 6enrh
by Fourth PresbytsF1An, Eskfn0toa
Prc<bytertan. COLUMBIA Hsighxs In
theran. and North CaseftEa Ayeans
~ r. Churehea
Calebratten Of rnotoe1xaxtna e
No u Eng1ne company By Unexh
Capitol and Eeictngtnn CIEheuss A.
socia ton.
Final meeting Of ssAsouv 1s.0s
see State Society, Thomson oaanak
. D. m
Addrsas by w n Doak- vice ye.-
ident u Hxocheehood q TsurmsR
at the City Cfxb Forum Luuck q
r2-ao p M
Reeeption By Barry E.zm 0a
fxepa- Bfrney ScAcoI- . D. M
Meeting of KAMpoifs 0nsehu
Drnr Corps. III Twvffrh ssess1
northwest at 9 p M
Commeneeme1t exefc1.0- XH1G1A
Of Columbus EvxmfnS 1stanak
Rauschers. 10 p NJ
Flock party, benefit OF c1sQn1N
Hospital Tenth and Eye stlnat1
southeast
Janftors. engineers hbT1 ~
similar employees Of Wash1nemu
public schools VII meet In ne lc|
Kinicy school this afternoon II IL
o'clock TO discuss summer 9rrs2ge<
ments.
Belasco--Some Wild OafE.
Garrick Garrick PxyeD h
-Mary's Ankle"
National-~Ireland a Nattou.-
Polfs-John Barrymore In Ths
Amateur Cracksman-"
Cosmos-vaudeville and mmk
B. F. MISUNDERSTANDING
Loew's Palace Douglas TxfDS
banks In The MoIlycoddle-"
Moore's Rialto-Henry B. Wal~
thall in "a Splendid Hazard"
CrandaTl's MetropoI1tan-Aay AlI&-
son in The Cheater-"
Moore's Garden-Noah Beery m
The Sea Wolf"
Loew's Columbia Robert war
wick in The City Of Masks
CrandaTs-Gladys Brockwen f1
white Lies
Crandalrs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Cooper in The Deep Purple"
Glen Echo-Resort attractions
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancfng.
Great Falls Park-Resort facfIf-
ties.
Steamer Macalester-Daily excur-
sions to Mount Vernon at 10 a. m
and 2:3o p. m ~
Marshall Hail Resort amuse-
ments; steamers at 10 a m, 2:3o and
s:3o p. m.
Chesapeake Beach-Resort attrao-
tfons.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

Those Wall street gamblers offering money
McAdoo We could take stock their wagers were
possible to forget that they odds Harding
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

If left to the people whether
the cost OF living the political
merica, what do think ordinary decide
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
Departures from Normal

Accumulated deficiency of temperaturS
since January I, 1920. 256.
Deficiency OF temperature since June J.
1890. 20.
Accumulated deficiency of precipitatiaa
since January I. 1870. 2.46.
Excess Of precipitation since June I.
1890. LOG.
Temperature same date last year-High-
est. 10; lowest. 80.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

From all the telegraph telephone beee
Washington and San Francisco is in working order
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30
The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
District Of Columbia. Maryland and 1.-r
gihia-I.ocal thunder showers and not O. Q
today; tomorrow probably fstfc
fresh southwest and west winds.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

Keynote speeches and oraory in general
thoroughly read and assmd Congressional
ord product.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-30

1t hasn't rained April but still Mr. Burlesor
always his umbrella Which never
any California delegates.