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the initial event proved to be. BoS-
ton and other large cities may have
parades that take houts 10 pass a
given point, but even auch large cen
tiers don't have parades that can sur
pass what Newport WAS fortunate
enough to have this year.
The parade was nearly Il nile IN
length and starting from East Main
street across the Causewav and up
West Main street to Third street, up
Third to Prospect down Second and
6isbanding at the Boston and Maine
station.
The parade was headed by the
marshalls, Charles H. NcCauley, Celia
Daley and Sam Hamilton all three
riding on handsome hnlses. They
were followed by the 20 bearers and
representatives of the Newport Po-
lice Department, Ora A. SWEET and
M. ]. Harrison. Next in line came
the ity Council riding in big ma
chine, With Howard Pudvah driving.
In the machine also vas Col. c. s.
Emery, ex-mayor and candidate for
Governor, who was invited by Mayor
James T. Gardner to ride.
The Newport Citv Rand followed.
In order came the following: Jock
Kirkpatrick and friends in a Pack
ard machine. the American Legion,
with 25 members in uniform, four of
them sailors, headed by Major Rich
ard Corey and Lieut. Fred B. Craw-
ford; Company L, in three platoons,
fully equipped, with Captain Regi-
nald Buzzell, Lieut.. Harley Stevens
and First Sergeant Napoleon Mayo in
charge.
The boys made fine impression
and were loudly cheer-d as they pass
cd anlong the line; three saddlers,
Mrs. Grant Reed, Miss Ethel Addi-
son and Arthur Robey, Boston and
Newport baseball teams in uniform ;
FIRE department, with trree hose carts
and hook and ladder. One hose cart
was dated 1914 and rode just ahead
of the new fire truck; /;
Barton band; Bov scouts; the hor-
ribles; decorated teams; floats. deco
rated automobiles and motorcycles
and bicycles. Little Leon Pelkey, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pelkey register
ed hit in his toy automobile which
was decorated in red, white and blue
crepe paper.
Those that entered floats included
Continued on page fve)
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Cox put him well ahead and after
that several delegations went into
the Cox column in a procession.
On the 43rd he pot a majority for
the first time of all the votes cast
and on the 44th he was plunRing to-
wards the required two-thrds when
Colorado changed its vote to him and
made the nomination obvious. 1t
was made unanimous On motion of
Sam B. Amdon of Kansas, a leader
of the McAdoo forces.
AS the Cox total passed that Of
McAdoo and surged upwards, the
McAdoo managers made a desperate
foht to stop it in time. Their can
didate twice had held the lead and
lost it however, and manv delegates
su1oprting him had given up hope
that he could ever be nominated.
On the last four ballots McAdoo
(Continued on page four)
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REPORT TREMENDOUS LOSS
OF BOLSHEVIKI

LONDON, july G-The British
war Office today gave out message,
the source of which was withheld.
saying that the cavalry of Gen. Wran-
gel, the Bolshevik commander
in Russia had encircled a Bolsheviki
cavalry cornS consistin" of IS regi
ments on which the Wrangel forces
concentrated fire from armored cars
and airplanes. The messages says
only $50 of the Bolshevik escaped.
Only 100 prisoners we've taken. The
battlefield was covered with dead.
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PRINCE OF WALES ESCAPES
INJURY IN RAILROAD WRECK

LONDON July 6-The Prince of
Wales emerged unhurt and smiling
from the window of an overturned car
when his train was wrecked yeSter-
dav, says a dispatch from Australia.
The accident occurred near Brige-
town, West Australia, according to
the report The orince's parlor car
and one adjoining, which were last
in the train, were derailed, dragged
for 200 yards and then overturned.
Tn, prince was cheered by a crowd
chat witnessed his narrow escape.
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Continued on page five)
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HARDING WELCOMES
CONTEST WITH COX

MARION, O., July 6-Senator
Harding, the Republican Presidential
nominee in a statement today SAID
Gov. Cox deserved the Democratic
presidential nomination but added
that his selecto nwould not chance
the Republican campaign plans in
Ohio in anv wav Senator Harding
had no engagements scheduled for
today but planned to devote himself
exclusively to clearin" away great
mass of correspondence.
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Young Man Dro1ured Canoeing At Lake Morey

A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
ton OF Vermont State
Every Working Day.
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The Weather

Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. Prob
ably showers except fair
Cooler tonight.
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Many Thousands Enjoy
Great Fourth of July
Celebration In NeWport

The playing Of the Star Spanged Banner" by the
Newport City Band exactly II o'clock Monday evening
brought to close officially the border citys observance
of the Fourth of July and the many thousands of people
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-07-06
Record-Breaking Deadlock Comes 7 o
An End at 40 a. m. Name
Vice-Presldent Late TODAY
(BV the Associated Press)

(By tne ASSOclated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6-James NJ Cox, three
tunes governor OF Ohio was nominated for the pres-
dency early this morning by the Democratic National
convention in the breakup of of the most proongued
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
EDISON SUPPORTING HOOVER,
SAYS ECONOMIST IS NEEDED
Problems OF Next administration Require Man Of Former
Food Administrators Type InUenor Asserts-Decldres
Past York Proves His ability

Our domestic problems are almost
wholly those of economies. | know Of
no other man than Herbert Hoover
Of whose knowledge OF economics We
can be so absolutely certain as we can
be Of his.
Hoover organized his shns. his
docks. his depots; he had his own
guards to watch everything at every
stage Of the transaction and the losses
stopped. Stealing ceased utterly. over
head came down. delays were minimized.
Orders were carried out without any loss
at all, goods being delivered on the other
side virtually as they had been pur-
chased in America. Those shipments.
distribution and general administration,
costing only 10 per cent. was triumph e
ant thing.
That's what we need in the United
States Government. We want some ~
per cent administrati tion.
Women know him. I have yet to
hear about woman who isn't going
to vote for Hoover IL she can get the
chance. And it seems to me that Hoover
won mighty victory In California. IL
is silly to speak Of It as a setback. Out
Of 585 900 votes he got 20S, 600 without
organizing n machine, and with but
small expenditure Of money by his
friends. He got those votes in com
petition with Johnson's perfectly at
tuned and highly organized machinery.
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u. S. MILITARY RULE
IN DOMINGO SCORED
Missionaries, Not Marines, Are
Needed in Island, Presby-
terians Are Told

After four years Of military GOV
ernment in Santo Domingo. conditions
there are worse than they were be-
fore" was the assertion made by Sam
uel Guy Inmap. secretary OF the com
mittee on co operation in Latin Am
erica for the Presbyterian Church. at
the morning session of the biennial
conference Of the Women's Board Of
Home Missions in the Tenth Presby
tcrian Church, Seventeenth and Spruce
streets.
Severe criticism Of military govern
ment as means of introducing civil
lization was made by Mr.. Inman.
There are 5000 marines in Santo
Domingo and it is a question. il they
represent the best in America for they
said Mr.. Inman.
Wants Missionaries Not Marines
we are going TO hear more of the
nroblems in that country. The people
are striving for self expression and onc
NJ the saddest things to my mind in
Christian life. is the fact that Ameri-
can civilization is introduced into for
cign land by marines rather than mis-
sionaries.
"The Ii, 900 marines are not having
good time. They arc chasing bandits
and trying to pacify the country az
large. but after four years. conditions
are worse. which only goes to show
what military intervention in Mexico
might do. These conditions are not 60
ing to last"
The neglect of children of harvesters
berry pickers and other migrant groups
was told by Miss Lila B. Atchison
the new secretary of social service, who
has made Investigations of the stu =
alton in south Jersey particularly.
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FOOD UP P6PER CENT
IN CITY IN A MONTH
U. S. Report Shows Advance
Here Between March is and
April is Greater Than N. Y.
RISE is IS PER CENT IN YEAR

Average family expenditures for food
in this city increased g per cent from
March II to April II. more than the
increase in New York and less than
that in Pittsburgh. according to the
United States bureau Of labor statistics.
New York prices were increased ) per
cont. and in Pittsburgh per cent. ac-
cordnC to the bureaus analysis.
A IL per cent increase in retail food
prices. calculated from twenty two
articles Of food. occurred in this city
from April. 1919. until April Of this
y"ar. the report continued.
The dollars purchasing power de =
clincd more than half in this city be-
tween 1913 and the present time. the
bureaus investigation disclosed. Aver
age expenditures for food here increased
los per cent. over those of 1913. 1t was
stated. The highest boost occurred in
St. Louis. where tho increase reached
100 per cent in that seven year period
while Fall River. Newark and New
Haven scored lowest with an increase
Of lO2 per cent.
\ tabulation of wholesale prices
showed substantial increases this
month over last month.
The most notable examples Of price
increases were found in the group Of
fuel and lighting Materials the re
port stated. 1.-The increase in this grour
as a whole being II per cent. Btu
minouS coal and coke were responsible
in large measure for the result shown
Food followed next. with an increase
Of 9a per cent. due largely to the re
cent sharp advance in sugar and pota
toes. In the group of lumber and build
ing materials prices continued stceply
upward with an increase OF 5A per cent
over March. The groups of farm prod
ucts and chemicals each showed an in
crease of over . per cent. while smaller
increases were recorded for metals and
metal products and for housefurnishins
goods.
AN increase Of nearly 81. per cent
in April prices over those Of March
was found in the group of miscellaneous
commodities. including such important
articles as bran. mill feed mddlings. lu
bricating oil. newsprint and wrapping
paper and wood pulp. In only on'
group. that Of cloths and clothing. wa'
there net decrease in prices from
March to April. This dcCrrace. which
amounted to loss than ! per cent for thu
group. was due entirely to the decline
in raw silk and leather.
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3CH|LDREN SAVED
IN EARLY BLAZE:
Police Superintendent Mills Dis
covers Fire While on Way
to Another One
BIG WAREHOUSE DESTROYED

Three children in their night clothing
were carried to safety at one of two
carly morning fires today, The second
which destroyed big warehouse in the
central part Of the city. drove nearby
families to the street.
Superintendent Of Police Mills. hur-
ryinG from his homo in West Philadel.
phia TO the big fire downtown. dis
covered the blaze in which tho children
we're endangered. and turned in the
alarm. The combined property loss ot
the two fires will reach many thousands
Of dollars.
The police official dressed hurricdly
at 3 o'clock this morning when he was
told that three alarm fire was giving
the fircmen trouble Mt Eleventh aud
Locust streets. He got his automobile
aud began quick run from his West
Philadelphia home to the scene of the
fire.
When he was passing Forticth street
and Girard avenue he saw flames in the
confectionery store Of E. Wolfe. at 920
North Forticth street, and stopped his
machine to ring the nearest tireboX.
Meanwhile a ncighbor. ]. Lebros, whose
home faces the confectionery store, also
had seen the flames.
ing in the alarm Lebros called the
Wolfe home on the telephone. The
ringing Of the telephone bell awakened
Wolfe. and as he CROPPED his way down
stairs he was met with the smoke roll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21

The Hoover Republican committee for
Pennsylvania today sent out an inter.
view with Thomas Edison. printed in
tho New York Evening Post. in which
Mr.. Edison says he is for Hoover and
that the political struggle this year is
the most important since the Civil
War.
1T is the first in which the issues
have been purely economic" Mr.. Edison
said. Every practical man must give
his thought and time to il.
Tho problems Of the next admins
tration will all boil down to economies.
We must realize this during the cam.
paign and choose and work accordingly.
and after the election the chosen man
must realize II and proceed accordingly.
Politics must be forgotten. Economics
must be given paramount appreciation.
The nation has good men to choose
from. II has men whose special ability
would fit almost any conceivable emcr
genCy dcmand-Hoover fits that which
especially exists. II we were at war
today. should favor the nomination
and work for the election Of Leonard
Wood. because he understands war
knowing its technique: but we are not
making a war and shall not be; we are
and must be making peace. constructing
and not destroying. trying to recoup the
losses Of war. For that job Herbert
Hoover is the best man possible.
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Stores Ask JObbers
Join Price-Cutting
Continued from Page On.

Continued from Page One
and promotion OF systematic saving
and safe investment was outlined by
William Mathcr Lewis. director Of the
savings division Of the treasury to the
MARYLAND Bankers Association.
You cannot bring down the high cost
Of living by buying everything in sight
and producing as little as possible. he
said. To prosecute protitccrs and fix
prices may help. but il is not tho pana
cca Neither can the prices be brought
down by sporadic spectacular campaigns
such as the recent overall spasm. Max
imum production. careful spending, reg
ular saving-thcsp arc the only remedy.
THE prospective buyer Of Liberty
Bonds should he impressed with tho
fact that if he holds his bond until the
date when the government guarantees
to nay him in full for it. hc need NOT
worry il. in the meantime, the price
is low one day or high the next 7
am not one of those who believe that
We cannot get response to patrintic
nnpeal from the reonle Of America. and
in addition to the selfish reason for
holding their bonds. believe tho Amer
icar neopIp ran oc made 10 realize that
il is as much a patriotic duty 10 hold
their bonds as it was to buv thom.
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ing up from the burning store. With
the aid Of Lebros he carried his three
childrcn-James, eleven; Susan, Eve.
and Tillie, eight--to the street. Mrs.
Wolfe reached the street unaided.
Superintendent Mills stayed only lons
enough to assure himself every one was
out of the house and then sped on to
the downtown fire.
This was in the electrical warehouse
Of the Robbins & Myers Co.. at 110o.
II Locust street. The fire, Of un.
learned origin, was discovered shortly
after 3 o'clock. 1t originated on the
ground floor. and spread so rapidlr
through the big warehouse that three
alarms were turned in at few minute
intervals.
The rapid spread of the flames and
the noise Of the engines, summoned
from all over the central part Of the
city and crowdins every street near
the fire, aroused the neighborhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
Massachusetts Governor
Calls for Home Gardens

Boston. May 21.--(By A, Pl-
Governor Coolidge today issued
proclamation in which, after stating
that food reserves are dangerously
low. he called upon the people OF
Massachusetts, to raise what food is
possible by gardens and otherwise.
To aid in overcoming the labor
shortage. Governor Coolidge an
nounced he would ask the Legisla-
turc for $500 to establish camps
for public school students where they
can BE- employed on farms.
He urged schools, churches, labor
and fraternal organizations to in
ducp the public to so into the home
garden movement generally. saying
the emergency is very urgent and
every means should be taken to meet
it and to Peet it now
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ROTAN Will PROBE
RUMORSOF BRIBERY
District Attorney to Find Out If
There Was Graft in Recent
Years
COUNCIL INQUIRY TO GO ON

District Attorney Rotan today wrote
letter to Mayor Moore assuring him
that a thorough investigation Of the
bribery charges in connection with
councilmanic action on transit extcn.
sion would be made by his Office.
II have your letter concerning the
rumors affecting the honor and dig
nifty Of the city in the matter Of the
proposed boulevard ordinances" Mr..
Rotan wrote. and in reply beg TO
say that shall, in accordance with
your suggestion, cause an investigation
to be made iu order to ascertain the
truth or falsity Of the charges that have
been made.
81 shall, Of course, be very glad to re-
ceive from you, your directors or any
other person or persons any informa =
tion that may be helpful to me in the
conduct of the investigation"
Probe Of City Contracts
All city contracts made during the
last few years will be investigated by
the district attorney to get at the bot :
tom of rumors regarding councilmanic
hribes.
This is another result of the many
charges made against Councilman
named by Thomas T.. Mitten, presi &.
dent Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Co.. in connection with the alleged at :
tempt to get a S25.0O0 bribe from the
Sears Roebuck Co. numerous other per
sons have connected Limeburner's name
with similar matters.
Believing there Ia possibility that
other members Of Concil may have beer
personally interested in the passage oi
ordinances. the district attorney decided
on a thorough investigation. 1t is now
being conducted by Director Cortelyou
OF the Department Of Public Safety
and Major Samuel o. Wynne. chiei
Of the county detectives.
Many Hearings Planned
While the Investigations are being
conducted there will be many hearings
by Councils committee appointed to
Investigate the Sears Roebuck charges.
All persons who have made charges
against Limeburner will be called be
fore Councils committee next Monday
Lmeburner has fled suit against
James Boyd. Of Haverford; George u.
/ Porter. former director Of public safety
George A. Marklaud and John Kop-
per.
The last two were promoters of the
North Penn Boxing Club. All made
charges involving Limeburner.
Councilman Edward 4. Cox. chair
man Of Councils committee. admitted
: today he had received telegram trom
A. Il. Schmidt. eastern managch4sor
| Sears Roebuck. who revealed the at
/ tempt to shake down his company for
| S@j 600
Does Mr.. Schmidt add ANYTHING tt
| his original testimony Cox wa:
asked.
II will road the telegram to the com
mittee only" Cox replied.
lis it long MESSAGE
II don't know. haven't opened
! it," was the answer.
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RAILROADS WILL USE
tS3OO,OOO,OOO FUND

Washington. May 2I-CBv A. PD
Temporary disposition Of the $500
900 900 rcvolvinG fund. provided by
thc transportation act for relief of rail
roads. was made today in orders issued
by the Interstate Commerce COmmis-
sion. which. at tho same time. took
steps to meet future equipment needs
of tho carrier by proposing organiza
tion Of an equipment corporation with
capital stock of $500 900 900
Recent suggestions Of the Association
of Railway executives were followed
closely in apportiOning the funds. but
the commission confronted the railroads
with the necessity Of making "the larg-
est possible contributions to meet the
sum sadvanced by the government.
The commission said it would not
follow any arbitrary method of allo-
eating money. but would attempt to
divide il 50 the whole country would
benefit by improved transportation
service.
As to the equipment trust. the com
mission proposed that the roads should
take stock in it equalliug % per cent Of
the cost Of the equipment with money
advanced by the government up to
Sl25 900 900. The aiming ~ per
cent would be financed through trusts
laced on equipment to be built,
Organization Is Doubtful
Some doubt was expressed as to the
ability to complete the formation Of
such an organization. In the event that
il can0nt be organized the commission
said the $125 900 900 set aside for
equipment purposes should be distrb-
utcd to those carriers who individually
"can meet the governments advance
with large proportinal amounts financed
by themselves.
While this required advance by the
railroads themselves was declared by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
Counting Of VOTE
IS STARTED HERE
Official Tally Of Primary Is Being
Made in Finance Committee
Room, City Hall
CONTESTS ARE In SlGhI
CONTESTS ARE IN SIGHT
fMayor Laughs at
Tare Fraud Charge

"How are the mighty fallen.
laughed Mayor Moore. when ques-
toned regarding the threats of tho
Wares to contest the primary clcc.
ton.
"1t is certainly funny 20 find that
kind Of talk coming from the com
bine leaders Who would oven have
dreamed Of a contractor boss crying
and complaining about an unfair
election"
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Two Automobiles Stolen

J. Freedman. 2521 Jefferson street.
reported to the police today that his
automobile had been stolen from Thir-
tecnth and Market streets at ! o'clock
this morning. An automobile belonging
TO Michael Policoff. 722 South Alden
street, was stolen from Twentieth and
Somerset streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
Dunn Leads for Congress

Reading. Pa, May 81 21.--Complete
returns from Berks and I.r'
high counties tabulated today give
Harry J. Dunn, Democrat, lead Of
1853 votes over Ira 6. Kutz. Democrat,
for Congress in the district, The Of
fetal count is not expected to change
this. The missing precincts came in late
Inst night,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-21
CALLS OFF PARIS STRIKES
Federation of Labor, However, Says
Railway WaIkout Was Justified

Paris, May 21.-(By A. PD-The
General Federation OF Labor decided
today 10 call off the strikes it had or
dered in support of the railwsymen =
walkout. The decision for the resump-
tion of work was reached by vote Of
90 10 II.
The motion provided for the resump-
ton Of work tomorrow. II asserted
that the hasty presentation in the
Chamber of Deputies of the govern =.
ment's railroad reorganization plan
showed that the action in calling the
strike for naturalization was justified
and that naturalization was demanded
by the country.
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DIES AT AGE OF 1O2
Mrs. Jane Clark, Of Ciarksvillc, Sue.
cumbs to Long Illness

Trenton. May 2l.-Mrs. lane CLARK
who last September celebrated her 102d
birthday anniversary. died here last
night Mrs. Clark had been i'll for a
long time. due To the infrmities Of age.
She was the widow of Israel Clark
for whose family the town of CIarks-
vile. near here, was named
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