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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
Cleveland Man Pictures Theater Crash Which
 Trapped Scores

| CLEVELAND, June 2D. The rest, | fni peace of the Sabbath settled down oH the L0kefront of L6raiMs iHfie and Nandu9ky counties and f6and acene i ~ NizAf fRat hs esn 6analtd if ton floods. Vivid eyeawitness stories told of the horror that followed the vicious attack of nature. Death struck haphazardly while the tornado ripped down large buildings; entire families were wiped out, others were separated as some members lay in death and the rest groped frapticaliy in the dark for their lost loved ones.
 George Eiselstein of this city was one of the survivors of the State the atre crash.
 We were in the center of the thea tre which was about half filled when it began to rain,' said EiseIstein on his return.
 "ln a few minutes the moving pic ture hickered out.
 Crash Drowns Screams
 Suddenly there was a great rum bling and the roof seemed to roll. Ev- eryone rushed for the exits. I could hear the children screaming. The screams were drowned by a thunderina crash as the ceiling and walls caved in, was going out the door when the whole building collapsed. I saw only about q dozen escape ahead of me-" Sam Bentx, an East Cleveland man who witnessed the Lorain disaster, also graphically portrayed the scenes of hor. TOT of Saturday night,
 Words cannot express the condition at Lorain," said Rentz.
 "I left home after the wind and rain storm which struck here about { :3O p. m. Saturday because my wife wanted some milk for supper. drove toward Lorain, but found the road blocked al the city limits by trees and poles. "Detouring to the left, I drove past demolished farm houses, barns and stores. Several houses had been lifted from their foundations and tipped up. side down. turned on Colorado ave, nue. t.,-
 Not one pole or tree was left stand ing. Telephone wires and high tension cables were ,strewn along the street. { 1 n 6tOccSy UUOES OeslQS tue tOdu wal blown apart and groceries were scat, tered everywhere, The wind had over. turned 6 truck.
 Auto On Barn Roof
 T left my car there and walked in toward Lorain. An auto was perched on the rafters of a barn roof.
 T was walking the tracks of the Lake Shore Electric lines when l came to a railroad crossing there. An in. terurban car had evidently been wait. ing for freight train to pass the cross ing.
 The electric car was overturned and all of the 25 freight cars were on theil sides. Only the engine was standing.
 "A brick chimney 100 feet high, al the American shipyards had fallen and smashed. ...........
 Groups of injured people continu ally asked me if was a doctor. Screams and moans came from all sides.
 Tn town all the buildings on Broad way near Erie street had their roof: torn off. The State theatre was com pletely caved in. Many were still trap ped within the walls. This was about 6 :45 D. m.
 Volunteer rescuers and city firemer
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
THREE DROWNED
 SWIMMING IN LAKE
Two Women And A Girl Victims
 Of POntchartrain

NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-Two women and a girl, members of bath ing party. were drowned late today in Lake Pontchartrain, near Madisonville. The dead all from New Orleans, were:
 Mrs. Lucille Harris, 31 years old.
 Miss Mary Burns, 21.
 Catherine Steward, II, niece of Mrs, Harris.
 The victims were wading on the beach where the Tchefuncta river empties into the lake. Venturing too far out they were caught in the swift current of the river and swept into deep water. Be- fore other members of the party could reach the trio they sank. The bodies had not been recovered tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
MRS. R. PULITZER
 ANNOUNCES PLANS

BOSTON, June 29.-The engagement of Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer of New York city to Cyril Jones of Milton, Mass, former tutor for one of Mrs. Pulit- zer's sons, was made public in an an- nouncement published here today. Mrs. Pulitzer, a great-granddaughter of Com modore Cornelius vandervilt, obtained a divorce from Ralph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World, in Paris last April.
 According to the article, Mrs. Pulit- ger said the wedding would take place some time in August or September.
 Mir. Jones, a graduate of Harvard, and q member of the faculty of Milton academy, served in the navy in the World war and was in 1918 attached to the staff of Admiral Sims in London. He was secretary to Colonel E. M. House at the peace conference. He is 34 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30

The convention's action on the all- absorbing question of the klan appar- ently had no effect on the relative stand ing of the candidates, except as it prov. vided further argument for use by those who are predicting that neither McAdoo nor Smith can be ncminated. The out-and-out anti-klan plank, accord; ing to permanent Chairman Walsh's announcement received 541 votes, with the active supporters of Governor Smith and many others friendly to him voting for it, while 542 votes were ans nounced as cast against it, largely from the states that ara giving their slips Fofts tc Aff. AfeAdoo. z. ,.'
 By 43O-1OO Votes
 The totals of the vote as actually cast by states and territories, however, and as verified on recapitulation today shows that 646 15-100 votes were cast against singling out the klan by name and 541 S5-100 votes cast in favor of it. This actually increased the ma. jority to 4 30-100 votes instead of the one single vote as given in the official announcement.
 The Smith people declared the total recorded for the proposal showed con- clusively the inability of McAdoo to muster the twO-thirds necessary for . nomination, and the McAdoo men said the votes cast on the other side meant the elimination of Smith. The man. agers for the other candidates agreed with both of them.
 As result, the only discernible trend of opinion among the leaders as they weighed the outcome of yesterdays ses- sion and laid their plans for the bat tie that begins tomorrow was further sitting of availables to which the party can turn if the two men now at the top of the list are both eliminated.
 To Remain Content
 Almost as a unit the anti-klan ele. ments of the party expressed their will ingness tonight to remain content with their defeat in the platform contest, despite the narrow margin by which it was attained. There was one sug, gestion that resolution might be 6f- fered interpreting the religious liberty plank adopted as in effect a condemna- tion of the klan. but the move had no indication of widespread support.
 The conventions floor fight over the league issue had been accompanied by an unusual display of passion, but it became colorless and almost uninter- esting in contrast to the battle waged over the klan plank through the mid night hours and into the early morn ing of the Sabbath. Rt4
 In two hours of intensive debate sev- eral of the outstanding figures of the democracy, past and present, played upon the emotions of the vast as- semblage until delegates and specta. tors had reached a pitch of nervous excitement making futile all further at tempts at orderly procedure.
 Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State under Wilson, challenged his party in a fighting speech to openly condemn the klan and William J. Bryan closed the argument for the opposition with an old time show of dash and fire that was met alternately with jeers from the floor and gallery.
 Seeks Own Mind
 Then for two hours and a half the convention sought in a confusion bor- dering on hysteria to determine its own mind. Time and again the roll call was interrupted by delegates who
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
FOUR OF FAMILY
 KILLED IN CRASH

SPOKANE, June 29.-Mrs. W. c. Gibson, her 6-year-old son, Daniel, and her father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. John Jordan, all of this city. were killed when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul train, in a rock cut two miles south of Cheney, this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
VETS AND DRYS
 BOTH. SATISFIED
Laud Democratic Law Enforce ment And States Rights Planks

NEW YORK, June 29.-The demo- cratic platforms blanks on law en- fOrcement and rights of the states were greeted with enthusiastic approval to- day by two organizations normally as divergent as the poles-the Anti-Sa- loon league and the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.
 Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-SaloOn league, in a state ment joyfully declared: Both parties have rejected the vets" w. H. Stay ton. national vice president of the As sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment, said i've are satisfied with the law enforcement and states rights blanks, as they express our princi- pies as accurately as we could have stated them ourselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
THE PROGRAM

Convention called to order by Chairman Walsh at 0:SO o'clock 8. m., eastern daylight time.
 1vocation by the Rev. Gustav, Arnold Christensen, Holy Rood, church. Protestant Episcopal, New York.
 Beginning of the roll call by states for the vote on nomination for President.
 Adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
TANKS THREATENED
 BY LUMBER FIRE
100000 Feet Timber Destroy.
 ed By Spreading Blaze

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 29.- Tanned by strong wind, flames that have already destroyed more than g. GOO, 900 feet of lumber in the Sudden & Heitman yards on the waterfront here were threatening several big storage tanks of the Union Oil company Sunday night
 The tanks contain thousands of gal Ions of oil and gasoline. All available equipment of the fire department was being rushed to the scene to save the oil eompany's property, and prevent a disastrous explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
BOARDER KILLED
 WITH WAR BAYONET
Quarrel Over Ss Bill Ends In
 Ones Death

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 29.-Us- ing a bayonet which one of his relatives had carried in the Civil war, A. L. Givens, & truck driver, Sunday stabbed to death Frank Zeiglemayer, 3T, who had boarded in his home. Givens told police he had quarreled with Ziegle- mayer about an $5 board bill the. latter owed, and when Zeiglemayer started ward him, . butcher knife in his hands, hs stabbed the baycnet into him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
CALCUTTA LEGION
 HOSTS TO AIRMEN

CALCUTTA. India, June 30.-The American around the world flyers were entertained at dinner by members of the local post of the American Legion Monday, and later took their ships for a trial spin above the Hooghly river district. Lieutenant Lowell w. Smith, in charge of the flight said the flyers would proceed to Allahabad Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
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NEW YORK; 29-Emerging weariy htanic it's platform which finally adopted reported by
 
 another candidates Baloting for nominee for the primary will begin deadlock candidates renewed their hopes of election. The platform perfected at o'clock this morning when amid of confusion seldom paeed history condemn the K Ku Kan by pronounced rejected by the Another vous by adoption of plank reaffrmng general terms only tho partys faith in the league of nations. asa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Partly cloudy with scattered showers near the coast.
 Tennessee: Fair and c0OleF.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy.
 Loulsiala: Unsettled in south. east portion.
 Complete weather data Is on Paes "a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-30
|ANTI-KLAN LEADERS SHY
 AT RECONSIDERATION
 OF THE MINORITY REPORT
Platform Completed Early Sunday Morning Amidst Scene Of Widest Confusion Bal ance Turned Against Denoting Hooded Order When Georgia Delegation Changes Vote.
CONTEST REGARDED AS TEST
 OF SMlTH-M'ADOO STRENGTH

Groomers Of Dark Horses See Further Proof That Neither Favorite Can Win And Renew Preparations To Grab Their Opportunity At Psychological Moment
Evening star., 1924-06-25
The Greatest Show on Earth.

Yesterday when the Democratic
party, in the persons of its delegated
representatives, together with several
thousand interested partisans and out
siders, settled down for the opening
session of the national convention,
Madison Square Garden was a scene
of vivid gayety. 1t was also hot. Close
ly packed humanity could not keep
cool. despite the waving of fans. de-
spite the wear of the lightest clothes.
1t was simply, unalterably, inescapa-
bly, hot Then family, subtly came
new element into the atmosphere, at
first strange reaction Of the olfac-
tories, then slowly Identifying itself
Just who it was that first recognized
this aroma in the political arena will
never be known. But presently men
began to speak to one another about
it. and then in a little while the whole
crowd knew that the convention was
being treated to the effluvium of the
circus, which every spring occupies
Madison Square Garden for the be-
ginning of the season for several
weeks.
There is something very definitely
individual about circus smell. 1t is
a combination Of humans and animals,
wild and tame. 1t is a scent Of saw
dust or tanbark, OF ropes and canvas.
OF course, in the Garden" there is no
canvas. but all the other elements
were there yesterday, that strange COM
pound that every American boy knows
and most American parents remem-
Der.
Sensitive persons may object to the
presentation of a Democratic platform
and Democratic candidates in a circus
atmosphere. But why not? This great
American game of politics is not so
far different from the great American
institution. the circus, after all.
Evening star., 1924-06-25

will listen to him. If he makes one
right guess out of four the three fail
ures are pushed into forgetfulness,
and the one right guess Is magnified
and harped on. The prophet keeps it
before us by saying, more times than
can be set down in one of these col
umns, II told you So" or 'As L pre-
fidelity 1 foretold."
The political prophet is in full stride.
He had very little to do in connection
with the Cleveland convention except
in naming the nominee for the office
of Vice President, but this New York
convention, in language which Cicero
did not use, "is his meat" There is
something to prophesy about. But
there are reckless prophets and safe
prophets. Some Of them are so safe
that they seem to have sat at the feet
of the older oracle at Dodona or the
younger oracle at Delphi and learned
how to make sure-thing prophecy.
They make their prophecy wide enough
~ C<1blil thiiy thAiS, hO hA1seSi
way the cat jumps.
Most of these conservative proph-
ecies if analyzed can be reduced to
this: 1.-The chances are Mac will be
nominated, but there are also chances
that AL will get the plum-or lemon
and there are also chances that both
heroes will be ditched and that dark
horse Though his real color is never
named) will win the race, and if that
happens Davis, Glass, Ralston or one
of a dozen others may win a silver
plated cup. But predict that there is
hot time at little OF Moo York
especially under the roof of the Gar
den" That is careful prophecy, and
is the work of a wise prophet. The
prophet who stakes his reputation on
one guess and is willing to eat his hat
that he is right is taking big risk.
Evening star., 1924-06-25
Prophets.

- This is the time of the prophets He
Tf1ourishes, as conventional man
might say, like a green bay tree" but
less elegant writer might say that
gShe flourishes 'as ragweed, dogfennel
@and pusley" Prophecy has always
Mbeen held in higher or lower regard,
and prophets, though not always
honored in their own country, have
been a busy tribe. In the good old
times" which seem to have been two
>or three thousand years ago, or farther
back than that, there were official
prophets called oracles, and their office
was one of responsibility. An efficient
and hard-boiled oracle could make a
prophecy in such a way that no mat
ter what happened his prophecy was
, right Oracles were born. not made.
Perhaps there was an ancient system
for examining and licensing oracles.
but at this time they go about un.
licensed and unmuzzled.
e Any man may set himself up as a
prophet, and if his netghbors are kind
hearted persons or easy marks they
Evening star., 1924-06-25
program occurs, passes the attempt to
change the Democratic tradition.

program occurs, passes the attempt TO
change the Democratic tradition.
1t is noteworthy that the talk about
changing the rule died out to a whisper
when Mr.. McAdoo reached New York
paign for the nomination. The report
Is that he learned on arrival that any
effort to this end would be resisted,
and that ne would probably be unable
to command his own full strength in
floor fight for amendment. To lose
out on the first skirmish, and especial
ly by the detection of his own follow
ers, would be too severe blow to his
prestige, and it would appear that he
passed the word to "lay off, the anti
two-thirds fight.
Whatever the cause the fact stands
that the two-thirds rule remains the
determining principle of the Demo
cratic convention. 1t will probably so
stand for an indefinite period. For
each time the question comes up the
same consideration obtains, that
change should not be made after the
delegates have been chosen and the
convention is about to assemble. A
proposition made, say, four years in
advance, would stand but little chance,
inasmuch as nobody knows at such a
time who is going later to need the
protection of the two-thirds rule. 1t
would seem that the Democracy, hav-
ing once adopted this principle, must
hold to it Indefinitely.
Evening star., 1924-06-25

The so-called Farmer-Labor Pro-
gressive convention at St Paul seems
to have contributed bit toward
clearing the political atmosphere. Its
frankly communistic control and It's
results were quite satisfactory to the
American press generally. Editors,
Republican, Democratic and inde-
pendent. agree that the gathering
will have no material effect upon the
campaign, but most Of them think 1t
at least has served the purpose Of
demonstrating the futility of commu-
nistic endeavor in the United States
"Of all the failures of communism
of the Moscow reds to gain foot
hold in the United States the latest
and most barefaced fiasco at ST. Paul
is probably the most satisfactory to
America" in the opinion of the Al
bany knickerbocker Press Gnde-
pendent Republican,, which says:
"In the name of the honest man at
the bench and the home-maker at the
plow, the element representing the
red fntrnationale at Moscow and all
LldL goes with ~ dllCh1PSSo ~ ioo ASii
a political party in America. The
movement has failed. La Toilette,
the willy, saw its import and knew he
could not afford to be aligned with
it; the real farm-labor leaders shun-
ned the convention and all its works;
the reds moved too fast and waved
the blood dag too quickly" The St
Paul convention was novelty in
only one respect. the Cincinnati
Times-Star (Republican) claims, be-
tions have been ION their own"
while those who controlled this con-
vention are openly agents of Mos
cow" however, 1.-The support of for
eign government may give the red
program Of 1924 greater financial re-
sources than similar movements have
possessed, but 1t is not apt to make II
a matter of real significance in
American politics"
~The st. Paul convention will not
affect Americas destinies," in the
opinion of the Seattle Times (inde-
pendent Republican,, which declares
-the American people are funda-
mentally sound; they want no ex-
pertinent in bolshevism or European
radicaIism, and it is unthinkable that
the groups represented at ST. Paul
this country" Characterizing it as
IAN amusing side show which
means very little" the Springfield
Union (Republican) feels whatever
strength q third party will have in
the next election may not be fore
Evening star., 1924-06-25
CONVENTION OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

NEW YORK, June 25-John Hessin
the United States Supreme Court, cut
the figure OF a noble Roman when he
opened the argument for a league OF
nations plank before the resolution
committee. Conviction and sincerity
rang out with his every word. His
speech was a model Of brevity. With
in ten minutes he covered effectively
Righteousness of the league idea,
from the standpoint of international
idealism- and it's expediency, viewed
as a purely Democratic party meas
ure. He warned the committee that
the Democrats would lose the votes
of thousands of important republi-
cans" in pivqRl states If 1T lodged
the league issue. Then, in an impress
sive peroration, Clarke reminded his
brother Democrats that neither of
the two presidential victories the
party won during the present gener-
canery or maneuvering." The Ohioan
took his seat amid applause that
suggested mild reservations.
Senator Pat Harrison set off the
ing keynote speech. The gigantic
and sweltering crowd was with him
from 1.-The start. They liked his bel
ligerent broadsides at the Republican
party and administration and con-
tinually called for more. Hit 'em
hard" Hit 'em again." were the sal
lies that hurled in Pats direction
floor. Delegates and spectators alike
reveled In the Mis- ssippian'S pungent
sentences and witty epigrams.
They screamed with delight over
this one:
''Show this administration an oil
well and 1T will show you a foreign
policy" The high-water mark of
Harrison's keynote was the demon
stration which followed the first
mention of Woodrow Wilson's name
The ensuing fifteen minute carnival
was an impressive tribute to the
leader who has gone on.
X \
Madison Square Garden is a barn
compared to the magnificent civic
auditorium in which the Republicans
heiQ 1OTLn IN SloNeIanQ. Inc new
York Democrats have made a valiant
attempt to smother the gardens
ugliness by swathing it from top to
bottom, and from end to end, in a
bewiIdering medley of flags and bunt-
hing. But newspapermen and others
who were at Cleveland agree that no
amount of decorative effects could
convert any building in America into
so ideal a convention hall as the one
in which Coolidge and Dawes were
nominated.
X X X X
Why must national heroes be the
subjects of atrocious chromos at
conventions? In Cleveland incredit-
ably awful portraits of Lincoln.
Roosevelt and Harding were con-
spicuously on view. From the flag
canopied roof Of Madison Square
Garden some terrifying apparitions
in oil of Jefferson, jackson, Cleve-
land and Wilson are suspended.
Pat Harrison and Calvin Coolidge
have long been good friends, and
probably will remain 50, despite the
sings and arrows which the key
noter sent in the Presidents direc-
tion. A convention wit, discussing
tho comparatively restrained terms
] In which tho oficial scold OF Sne