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Evening star., 1924-10-26
LA Toilette SPEECH
TO DRAW 500 IN CARS
Capital Followers to Motor to Bal
timore Tomorrow for Rally
in Armory.

Washington Progressives will go
nearly 500 strong in the automobile
parade which leaves here tomorrow
evening to hear Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette deliver a campaign
address in the 5th Regiment Ar
mory in Baltimore. His Monday
address marks the beginning of 4
series of public appearances in
Brooklyn, Boston, Pittsburg and
! Cleveland.
Announcement was made by Marx
Lewis, secretary of the Washington
La Follette-for-Presid Club, that
the procession will begin from
Fifteenth and II streets northeast to-
morrow evening. at 5:45 o'clock. y
band will lead the automobiles and
a corps of Maryland State police will
meet the caravan at the District line
and guide the way into Baltimore.
The automobiles will be decorated
with La Follette-Wheeler banners.
\ block of reserved seats for the
| Washingto delegation was sent to
this city for local Progressives who
may obtain them at 14l9 G street
northwest. Tickets will not be held
later than Monday at pm. 1t was
announced.
Following the Baltimore meeting
the local club will sponsor La Fol-
lette-Wheeler rallies in the smaller
cities and towns of nearby Maryland
and Virginia
Evening star., 1924-10-26
POOR AIM SAVES LIFE.
Police Say Man Attempted to Com.
NIT Suicide.

imperfect aim converted a re-
putedly attempted suicide into a
minor injury, police reported. when
Robert L. Elliott. 60 years old, of
80 L street southeast, turned a .32
,aliber revolver on himself in his
room yesterday afternoon. He in
fiicted slight flesh wound when
hu attempted to send a bullet through
The heart, the police said.
Elliott was taken to Providence
Hospital in the fifth precinct patrol.
His condition is not serious.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Commissioned in o. r. G.

Commissions in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army have been issued
by the War Department to Frank B.
Lewis, 908 Fourth street, as a first
lieutenant of Engineers: Donald G.
Enoch, Boiling Field, Anacostia. as a
first lieutenant of Infantry, and Ed
ward ]. Glasgow, sci Sixteenth street,
as a second lieutenant of Field Ar
tillery.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Col. Pick Goes to Manila.

Lieut. Col. Walter r. Pick, Army
Veterinary Corps, has been relieved
from duty as attending veterinarian
this city, and ordered to Manila, P. L.
for duty.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Infantry Officer Resigns.

The resignation of First Lieut.. Uric
J.. Fomby, Z. S. Infantry, has been ac-
cepted by the President.
Evening star., 1924-10-26

London fogs are stated to be, in
many cases, practically nothing but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
TIMELY TIPS
AMATEURS
SAYS BILL K.,IM
Third Baseman. Chicago whltn $,

Third Baseman, Chicago White sor
20 AFTER every bal. Tha, /.
~ my punch line TO every player
who aspires to DO third saeker.
Moro hardhn balls are driven
down the third.baae linz than 20 any
other section OF the infeld.
No matter how impossibls many
OF the drives mar seem. make a stab
At all OF them. Often am tho mos,
surprised mon on tho hall field over
some OF tho plays make.
Such plays usually are called
luck. As matter OF fact. iucl.
plays a prominent part. But. after
all. II tho player never made a try
at the bail. the element Of luck
would have had no chance to enter
into tho play.
Study your battsrs; play up 70
their pecuiiaritiss and 20 after ev.
cry ball. Usually rs tho valuable
ball player who makes plenty OF err,
rors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
BERCOT Is
WINNER OF
ANOTHER GO

T os ANGELES. Cal. May "a
II Bermondslsy Billy Wells. Brit.
ish wel,erwoight champion. nurrad
puffed eyes and a Crouch today
medItatlng over the whipping hand.
ed him last night at Vernon coll.
scum by Bert coiina, tho whittier
Mexican. II was tho third time the
two have met. Wells winning the
other two claahes.
Dode Bercot, Seattle woodsman.
ran up against lighter but aturiier
man In Don Davis. Altho Bercot
won tho decision. no should not
boast OF II, for he outwcighed Davis
several pounds.
Bsrcot put him down in the first
round and Htlll found him fighting
hard at the finish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Georgetown
Cubs ShOw
Good Form

A LTHo this ls their nrst year ~
a The Star league the oeorgeiowu
Cubs are making a fine showing. The
South end squad outelassed the Class
B division 50 far that they were put
into Class a. They lost their tint
Class A start 20 Fahey.Brockmans.
but put up a good brand Of ball.
Judging by what they have shown
50 far this year the Cubs will have
to he watched for the next season or
two as they have a young roster.
Tho team Is lining up az follow.
Hanlon. left field; Murphy. second
base; n Reiehie. third base; Toriai.
first base. Kane. shortstop; C. Van
Geystel. right field; FlAgulntL center.
field: II. Van Geystei. catcher; Z.
Reichle. pitcher: Sinnet. Husko and
la Belle, subs.
The Cubs play the Three Brothers
Dye Works az South Park In their
next start.
The rest OF the games schedulek
Sunday follow:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28


viii rive the bugs a treat. win or
lose.
The Aeoms have a quartet o. good
pitchers this year Mails. Harry
KRuse. Earl Kunz and George
Boehler.
Krauss Il an Oak Of long stand.
lnE KunE used 20 pitch for shcra-
mento. while Iioehlcr comes from tho
Western league.
Tho other new men added 20 the
Oak roster are Edwin Goehel. a fleet.
footed but weak hitting oufnsldsr
and Spencer Adams. former Seattle
second tackor.
Seattle and Oakland open their
series this afternoon. Vean Gregg
Is about due 10 pitch and tho Oaks
haven't beaten Gregg since David
socked Goliath.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Ro0sEyELT nEATrN

Roosevelt Joined tho ranks OF The
''aiso,rans" yesterday when Garfield
smo,o them down. 20 I. IN thrill.
Ing gulne on tho Roosevelt field.
Garfield's victory was unexpected.
ar II hardly seemed possible that the
toutcd Tcddiss could lose TO the Eas,.
sidsrr.
Clyde strout twirisd effective hall
for the winners, keeping the sir hits
no allowed we'll scattered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
VICTORIA
LACROSSE
TEAM GOOD

T ED by Capt. crotton Brynjolfson.
LIS Garrison Lacrosse club play.
ers. OF Victoria, u. c.. and boat.
load OF rootors, will come TO Seattle
TO meet tho Seattle Lacrosse club on
Denny field Friday afternoon Mt 3
o'clock. Tho game will be ono OF
soattlo's first big lacrosse contests.
and is n feature OF the Memorial
day sport program at Denny field.
Speedy" Russell and Coulter, two
OF the Garrison club players. are
rated as tho best in Canada.
A return game will bo played at
Victoria July ~.
New wcstminstor's crack club fell
before the Victoria team last week,
2 10 4, in an exciting game
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Close Matches Feature
Play In Golf Tourney
Mrs. Bridgman and Mrs. Roberts, Captains at lngle
wood and North End, to Play in One of Today''
Featured Matches; Mrs Pease Loses TO Mrs. Cary
BY ALEX c. ROSE

light women four from the Seattle Golf club and four
L from the ngewood Country club were to tee OF TINS
morning a the North End links in the semi-semifnas for
the city golf championship and if the standard of play shown
in Yesterdays first round matches display today close
results will be the outcome
The meeting of Mrs. Bridgman and Mrs Roberts respect
i've captains of the ngewood and North End clubs and the
Mrs Noungs. Cary match appear TO be the headners OF
odays card but the other matches namely Mrs Jack
son VS. Miss Fischer and Mrs. Moss Mrs. Tomkns may
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28

almost won for him immortal fame
The Frenehman will fight Gib-
bons the same way ne fought
Dempsey. for lie knows no other
way. Gibbons. IN consequence. will
have plenty OF opportunity 10 prove
his ability as a hhRrpshooier. C
fighter who can pick an opening
and send over Knockout.
Can Gibbons hit hard enough to
stop Carpenticr7 think he can and
VIII. IL he doesn't, you can put i
down that Dempsey ruined him last
July,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
SMITH Is
LEADER IN
BIG MEET

CHICAGO. May as.--with tho sec.
" ond day Of warm sunshine dry.
ing tho course. play In tho second
round Of the Western ellminations
Of the national open golf champion.
ship started here Wednesday.
Macdonald Smith. San Francisco,
led In tho first round. bringing In
par ~. Harry Hampton. Canton.
O., who was paired with Smith.
placed second with n rs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
MEREDITH Is
RANKED WITH
TRACK GREATS

ONE OF the greatest mlddle-dls.
" lance runners % ali tins was
J. =. TED Meredith. former Uni.
vcrsity OF Pennsylvania star.
Meredith. a iuminary % the rirsi
magnitude. specialized in tho 40 and
s5o.yard runs.
Meredith enjoyed his hes, season
IN 1915. That year no gave ono Of
the finest exhibitions ever seen on
any track Of the annual Eastern In,
tcrcoisgiats meet AZ Cambridge,
May 81.
Competing IN the auartermlls
event. Meredith turned tho distance
in ~ rs seconds, the fastest time
ever made on circular track. In
1900. the great MhSey Long sct up a
mark OF 81 seconds fiat but Long &C.
conplished the fea, on a straight.
away course, Meredith had one turn
10 make.
on tho same day and with but a
iow minutes rest. tho Quaker celeb.
rity stepped the half in 1853 for an.
other I. G, A. a. record. In each
event, Meredith was pit;ed against
/ tho cream OF the eindsr path world
On both occasions he literally rar
away from the rest OF tho field.
Just two weeks before the Cam
bridge feat. Meredith nan tho halt
in 1b3 IL AZ philadelphia. Thi,
still remains as the worlds record
for tho event.
Before entering Penn. Meredith
starred as a schoolhoy at Mercers
burg. where many other famous ath,
letes Eot their start, In 1919, as q
member OF tho American Olympic
team, Meredith won tho soo.mster
run At Stockholm, making tho dis.
lance IN 5000.
American universities havo turned
out many brilliant imddlc.distance
runners down thru the years, bu,
TED" Meredith stiii ranks MS ono OF
the greatest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Six NeU
DriUers
in Race
INDIANAPOLIS. May s-sir new

INDIANAPOLIS. May :s.-six now
l. drivers arc entered IN Fridays
blg automobile racing classic here.
Jimmie Roszt OF Italy. Antnnlnc
Mourrc. OF Paris: A. = Moss. % Lon.
don. and Fred Conner. G. G. Hartley
and Elmer Dempsey. Americans,
That's tho lineup OF now drivers
Thirty cars are expected 10 face
tho wire az 10 o'clock a. m. Friday In
the soO-mlls grind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
SPEAROW SETS
NEW RECORD

EUGENE, Orc, May 2s.-The
Washington State College track
team won a thrilling duel track
meet with tho University OF Ore.
gon. es 10 IS.
Ralph sparrow. Oregon pole
vaulter. established n new worlds
intercollegiate record in that event
when no vaultod 10 feet. 2.p5 inches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Race
Still Led
by Tigers

BROADWAY continued TO hold tho
ID leadership in the prep baseball
race yesterday. following a 10 I
victory over tho Franklin nine on
broadway playfieid.
The pitching OF Rees Of broadway
was the feature Of tho game. Ito
allowed only four hits. Nine errors.
seven Of which wsro made By Frank.
lin players, were made IN the game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
COLIMA WINS
OVER WELLS

LOS ANGELES. May 2s.--Bert
collma won a close decision over
Bermondscy Billy Wells hero last
night. Wells came back strong IN
the fourth round. and won that ses.
sion by mile. but tho Mexican
had piled up good margin in the
earlier seaalpns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Marion Makes
Low Golf Score

Armand Marion, member OF last
years University OF Washington
tennis team, established an un.
official record for tho University
Golf course yesterday when he
turned in card OF 90.
Marion gave UP active tennis
competition this year and has
been devotlng considerable OF his
time TO golf,
His score for tho first nine was
~. and the second time around
was n IS. He was playing with
Ken Schoenfcld. another univer.
siiy student
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Lady Luck
Going Strong

When you holo out IN one,
LADY Luck" = with you.
In almost the same proportion
luck d with you when you hole
out a mashie approach yards from
the green.
Fat Doyle. a Metropolitan pro
fessional, holed five maahio shots
during tho winter season In the
South. one AZ san Antonio, ono az
Houston. two az New Orleans and
one az rinohurst.
All five of these mashln shots
gave him Is az par four holes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
QrEEN ANNE MINs

oussn Ammo had the best Of West
Seattle AZ Hiawaiha piayfeld. win.
ming an interesting game BY 3 10
score. fWYH
The ouaya started right on, IN the
FIRST session and grabbed three tai.
lies. -
Tho score stood ali ., the start
OF tho ninth. but three more count
ers einched tho gams for tho IIilI.
iopperH. eswas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28

the Seattle
hsia doing
some fine
work On ms
TIE Rainier
valley orchard
81 IN ire berf
NIaak IL
has been In
Tor some time
Cole super
INTENDED The
rsmO6slinE u
the infisId
this season IN
which The ART
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Tommy Gibbons Looks an Easy Winner
N ais Is
Only Card
Oaks Haze
Oakland Has Flat Club,
Outside Of Great Left
Handed Pitcher

AtAAs6Nh - hNAN AAN
the first time this
season. and outside
Of one and Only
Walter Mall. the
Acorna don't look
20 very good.
Mails n one
the few colorful
laii players In the
Coast league and
when this truly
fine southpav goes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28

around the bhsslinss was removed
and new soil laid. The Seattle
diamond. when Il has bad plenty
Of time % settle. viii - one o.
the fabfeFt IN the league
Tho rich soil IN Rainier valley
puts plenty u life into the Frass
and II keeps Cole busy keeping
tbs outneld IN condition. but The
veteran knows his cats and las
tho field IN good shape Ell Of the
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
HOMERS BEAT
SACRAMENTO

SAN FRANCISCO, May rs
Homers by Kilduff and Kelly won
Tuesdays game for San Francisco.
5 TO Q. Williams outpitched the
veteran Charley Hall.
The score: r. II. l..
Sacramento .......... 7 ]
San Francisco ......5 10 /
Batteries: Hall and schang; vii
liams and Yeile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
S,2'fEiissss
AAmRIcAN InAerE


AZ Cleveland X n. n
NAiNAaa tFrfsftsss-s
Cleveland ..t..sa..s....ss.tT 70 o
iSons. ceunoiiy ana Burns. uhls ard
Mlatt
AZ pstrcit- ~ ~, ".
~ A.eAls ssssssssssssssssss
hetlNth ssrsta sHHt tta.rsaFsss
MinEaTd. naYns. NoYgt and SEVERED .
Cole. tohusqh ara woeasM
New York ~ washinEisu. posiponsdi
rain poutis header today.
hosiea az Philadelphia. postpansdg rain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
TODAY
EIGHT WOMEN PLAYING in SEMEFNALS FOR CITY TITLE TODAY
Who's Who In
Seattle Sport

Keeping q Coast leaEls tau
park IA high class playing con.
dillon % no easy iob. but A. y.
Cole. the Feieun ia charFs of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
NATIONAL IEAGuI
RESULTS


AZ nesien, FIRST uama- n ~ ~
lbhadelphiA s+rssst..sssss.. .
Apatpn ststfssssttstttFss 10
caflsoa and hsniins. Harness Aaa
O'NsiI
Second uams- n. H. n
hAaasIphiA 's.s.''ss.ss.-s
haftnn sstssstsssttss ~ ~ 4
Couch. Mitchell and wiis1ni uepssich
and smith. oNslit
A. ", Louis Firs, oams- n ~ r,
CINCINNATI sssssssfss.stts..
~ Louis s.tsss+tssssrrtsss ~ q
popahas. = Nay. Rtasy and wage.
ssnhsfsi rfsffsr. shsrdslt. poak and
Qnnfaies
second Gams-- n. ~. n
Nlneinnau sssts.ssss..sssss.
~. taqliA stt-rsf.-sss-sstts
NAYS ard ssnsb.fE. shsrasii sad Nsih-
irsli, Nick. iioms.
A, ChicaGs- n H. r.
fitssufg .tsss+s.sss..ss...
chicago rttsrsftttsess
krsmsr. horfisan and Hrhmiati kisn-
sndsr. wheeler. kaufman ana dArtustL
rVn innlngA
nroosiYn a. Nsw reFs. pss,pensai
raln.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
Carpenter
Isn't Very
Impressive
Frenchman Just About
Thru; Gibbons Figures
to Stop Him
BY JOE WILLIAMS

MicHIoAN CITY. IND. May -.
Ah 1t does not require a conuid.
cradle amount OF prophetic courage
20 step out and name Tommy Glib.
hons as tho winner over Georges
Carpenter In tho io.round night 20
be held here May 81.
For all tho fine form no has
shown In training and tho addsd
weight he carries. the Frsnchman
II thru. lie was on tie down
grade when he met Jack Dempsey
In 1871 and his subsequent knock.
out 40 tho savage hands u SKI late
the following year offered further
proof OF his complete decline.
Sikh hasn't won n fight nnes and
any number Of American clowns
have beaten him severely during tho
past siE months. Tho dope ~ not
complimentary 20 the Frenchman's
Rbility and offers nothing 10 indi.
cato that no viii ~ particularly
formidable against any nrst-class
lighting man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
GIBBONS PLANS AN
AGGRESSIVE LIGHT

Gibbons. taking over his plans
with the writer. promised 60 make
an Aggressive fight from the start.
II nc keeps his word this VIII be a
thrilling duel OF fists while Il lasts
and u won't last long.
Carpenter always carries the
fight 10 his opponent. ignoring MI
counsel 10 the contrary. no carried
The fight TO Dempsey. a bigger.
heavier and moro dangerous hitter
than Gibbons. and at one stage dur.
Ing the furry, landed q straight
riEht-hand puneh--hIs big glin-that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
WILL HAVE TO BEAT
DEAfPSEYiR RECnRn

IL may be presumed that Gibbons
II sun a firat-elass fighting man.
tho the stand he made against the
hard.hitiing Dempsey thru 10 long
rounds out on the Montana plains
last summer undoubtedly took a lot
out OF him.
Gibbons stlli hopes 20 get another
crack AZ Dempsey. and he hopes 20
get II by beating Carpenter. But
Gibbons win have 20 do more than
merely beat him: 10 will have 20
knock him out and do Il with n
spectacular flourish.
Dempsey stopped Carpenter In
four rounds. Gibbons. 10 re-awaken
interest in another bout with the
champion. must register knock.
out In three rounds az the latest.
In short. hc must do better than
Dempsey aid.
This will give the promoters frcah
material 10 use in smoking 10"
another olbbons-Dempsey fight. Tho
iurnAtils fish will not stop 90 con.
sicsr that any one OF several other
light heavywelghth. not excluding
Young StrbllnE. might have done
the FArne thing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-28
PONDER WINS
FOR UTAHANS

Los ANGELES. May 2ss-Elmer
Ponder was In fine form Tuesday and
the former Angel blanked los
Angels, 20 0. Salt Lake took n
two-run lead in the first frame.
The score: r. III. T..
Salt Lake ............... . o
Los Angeles ........ 6 2
Batteries: Ponder and Peters:
Payne. Ramsay and Byler.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-02
|4,300,OOO VOTERS ARE ILLITERATE
But They Will Have Vote in
 November Elections

Washington, July s,--Nlore than c.
 san,op0 iiliierates will he entitled to
 vote in November for president Af the United States and members Of the congress, The ilitorata commission of the National Education association
 stated m report submitted al the assoclatlon's convention here,
 Another report disclosed that poll of 5000 teachers throughout the country indicated the majority af them were in favor of lengihening she school day,
 | Ihn lllllefhcy report, presented hy Mrs, Cora N, Stewart of Frankfort, kyn stated that. although there are i,asi.sOa acknowledged illteratos in the United States. the commission is convinced there arc more than double this number who either were over looked In census taking or have con ecaled their lllitcracy. Tho report emphasized that more than 5000, 900 .of tho acknowledged ililcrates were native born.
 Aside irnm n menace ,n goNcrn- mcnt and handicap to citizenship" tho report said, "the effect of Hitter ncy on commerce and labor are high ly delctcrlous."
 It also asserted that illitofary of parents is the chief barrier to school attendance.
 Mrs. Mnr% c. C, Bradford. Colo rado state superintendent of public instruction in presenting report dealing with problems Of classroom teachers, said a majority of 5000 l who responded 10 aucs- | lionhaire held the present school day 1 10 he too short for the amount of | work to he donc.,
 Those who favored longer school day believed more time should be | devoted to supervised study. The also were said 10 have shown that the teachers thought f their classes were to large and too many subjects had to be taught.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-02
kLANsaIitN DEAY BRANDING.
Rochester. \. IT,, ku KIuxcrs Dis claim Responsibility in Outrage.

Portsmouth, N. H.. July 2.-Men prominent in the Ku klux klan in Rochester, N. IT,, headquarters Of the Invisible Empire" in New Hamp- shire. emphatically denied today that the klan was in any way responsible for he branding of Nelson Burroughs. past grand knight of Rochester coun- Gil, k. of C., insurance agent of that city. who was found in Lawrence. Mass Monday after being missing from his home since June II.
 Burroughs claims he was held prs- oner and branded on the cheek and forehead by Klansmen because he was formerly Protestant and had turned Catholic. because his second wife had turned Catholic to marry him, and be- cause he organized the first council of the Knights of Columbu in Roches- ter.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-02
THREE YEARS IN PRISON
 FOR THEFT OF SlS,COO
Brokers hessengnr i'm i4nni in Hank ATler Aaying iie Was
 Kidnapped

New York, July William l,eh- ish, brokers messenger who disapr nearoh from ths ely Juno , with i sla,o0h worth of securities and teler sraphed later from Louisiana that he had heen kidnapped hy two armed handisl iii front 0f the Equitable building was giNen an indeierminats penitenliary sentence lo an indictment for grand larceny,
 The sentehcp was imposed hy Judge TalleY nf general sessions, and lmds it l.ebish may be kent in prison for three year, or released at any time Inc parole commission and Judge TalleY see ft,
 All of the securities hnPe been ro. enNcrpd, II was tho inability of Ice hlsh l0 dispose of ihom which caused him to turn them over to Louisiana bank cashier for saiei,ccping and their wired his [ tpioycrs that he had ''locatnd" iho securities.
 l.chish got .oh as messenger with Mlnsch. Mcneil A o., brokers, Of Iih Broadway, about tho middle of May. His snlnry was only sla week. but he said he wanted to "learn inc busI. ness" His disappearance occurred the first time he was iHtrustcd with n large batch Of securities.
 l.ob'shs rcAppcaranco and his kid- mapping tale came eight days later. Soon aftcrward ho confessed stealing tho bonds and said he had done so because his wife expected to become a mother and also because he want cd money with which to develop an invention he had been working on.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-02
LITTLE. BUT OH MY.
Smallest Delegate Has Biggest volcC
 At the Convention

Now York, July s.-liudlo fans, oi course, have no way oi knowing it, but the twin six voice which has started off every ballot of the Demo- cratic national convention with the familiar Alabama cast 24 votes for Underwood" comes from one of the smallest men In tho convention.
 Governor W. w. Brandon, slightly over five feet and Of light weight proportions, has won fame In the convention hy virtue Of his high powered voice-the only one in tho convention which goes through the raido microphones without being re- leyed at the speakers stand.
 Aside from answering the roll call with his inimitabIe open face re- sponse, Governor Brandon has little interest in the proceedings.
 "I came here to vote for Under wood until they see the light" the diminutve executive replied to que ries as to how long Alabama will vote for her favorite son.