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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
CANVASS SHOWS
CHOICE STILL
To CONE
Poll OF Leaders Discloses No
Agreement in Picking
Candidate
By GEORGE e. DURNO.
international News Service.


NEW YORK, June 2S.--7as the
hectic atmosphere of the Democratic
National Convention cleared to q
point where the delegates and lead
ers are nearing agreement on the
Presidential nominee?
Apparently not.
An International News Service
poll OF the outstanding men at the
convention today developed merely
that the Democratic pulse is still
too jumpy to attempt any definite
diagnoses. Although balloting
probably will begin tonight or to
morrow, the convention leaders
publicly at least-are still committed
to their original choices, or are
touting a number of dark horses
with no particular choice.
WilsOnites for Cox. -
Some OF the old WilsonItes are
looking in the direction Ut James
"A. Cox. OF Ohio, who carried the
Democratic standard four years ago.
Newton Baker, former Secretary
Of War, win place Cox in nomina.
ton today. and he, Of course. is
definitely committed.
Josephus Deniels, ex-Secretary Of
the Navy, said:
III Baker reaches the same
heights today as he did in Balti-
more 1t may give impetus 10 the
candidacy Of Cox. And Chic is q
pivotal State"
William Jennings Bryan stands
on his instructions.
II am instructed for McAdoo, and
I am for him. He Is q real pro.
gressive Democrat"
Senatorial Choices.
In Senatorial circles, there Is
much talk Of Senators RalSton OF
Indiana, Walsh of Montana, and
Robinson OF Arkansas.
Senator Din OF Washington leans
toward RAlston.
Hes q fine man." declared Dill,
and he'll bear watching"
Senator Wheeler, OF Montana.
eliminating AL Smith entirely, is OF
the opinion that THE nominee will
have to beat McAdoo, Davis, Kal.
ston and Walsh to win" He would
express no definite opinion, bur he
talked freely Of Walsh and Robin.
son bOoms.
Senator Bruce, Of Maryland, sees
in Thursdays demonstration for
Governor Albert c. Richie OF Mary
land possibility.
Atlee Pomerene, Government oil
counsel, is looking toward Cox.
Promotes Glass Boom.
Senator Swanson, Of Virginia. Is
an enthusiastic supporter Of his col.
league, Senator Carter Glass.
George p. Brennan, boss of
Illinois, Is publicly for Al Smith.
It Is generally understood, however.
that II the Smith boom dies he win
go for Ralston.
Senator Caraway, OF Arkansas, il
boosting his senatorial associate,
Joe Robinson, minority floor leader.
Judge N. A. Morris, Of QoorRia,
said; "cAdoo. Of course"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28

1850 lS-sAA~AAe-eSSSS WeAO AA4N0 yoltoU
and the few who have soured
haven't sense enough to go on home.
They are here making faces at the
convention and issuing nasty state.
ments.
Outside Of the Grand Canyon as
day is slipping into the night, there
is nothing more beautiful than the
pinkbeard Of Senator ]. Ham Lewis.
Not Appreciated at Home.
Mr.. Lewis escorted his beard over
here the second day OF the conver.
ton. 1t Is e beard that Chicago
has never appreciated. They have
never been able to see its true tint
ings on account Of the murky pail
that hangs over that city.
But here, when the sun floods
the Garden, the beard may be seen
in all Its pristine and virginia. purity.
The hired cheerers, the claque and
trained trumpeters with flarinr
badges and gaudy hat signs strike
me as just a bit tragic for SO
solemn an occasion. Young girls
dressed as Miss Columbia popping
out at the suspicious moment give
an air of tawdry theatricals that
almost sickens.
This convention and the one at
Cleveland are the only two / have
ever attended. / have always felt
rather superior to them and could
never understand why people who
were not even delegates or aIternates
would travel many miles to attend.
Now think I understand. It is
the good fellowship and nowhere
does It express itself as at q political
convention.
One thing this convention has
done. It has given the New
Workers a clearer view of their tel.
low cOuntrytnen. Anything or any
body coming from west OF Albany
to them are from the brush!
Senator Thomas Walsh, for in
stance, comes from Montana. That
IL q state to the New York mind
that suggests chaps, or bronco
busting, two gun men. grimy miners
with head lamps and generally
quite uncouth.
They saw Senator Walsh. He
was not wearing fattlesnake belt,
mile-wide hat and an over.the.
Niagara muStache. He was the
correctly barbered and suaye type
one finds at the head Of mighty
corporations.
Every convention leaves its trail
OF poignant tragedy--men see their
dream OF years burst with a fright.
full bang.
They learn that friendship and
loyalty are really rare things In this
world.
saw one candidate who two
weeks ago had bright chances. His
name was on every lip.
/ saw him through the half
closed door Of his hotel room. He
was in a chair by q window alone.
His chin was cupped in his hands
and he was staring out into the
approaching dusk-as motionless as
q stone.
Two days before his rooms were
crowded with back sIappers and
hail fellows who follow only the
TRAN Of success. His baggage was
packed and he only waited time
for his train. He was going back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
ARMENIAN PARTNERS WISH
TO DISSOLVE BUSINESS

Alleging they have troubles in
getting along, Gregory X. Matoien
To-Day nled suit In the District Su.
preme Court against Leon Minas.
sian, both citizens OF the Republic
OF armenia, for q dissolution Of
tnelr grocery business partnership
al 1885 Ninth street northwest.
tiaintiff. represented by Attorney
Soterios Nicholson. says that De.
cember 10, 1920, he entered into a
partnership agreement with de.
tendant to conduct the grocery bust.
ness, but that the latter refuses MIN
access to the books and has tried
to GUST him from partnership.
Plaintiff asks that a receiver be ap.
pointed to take charge OF the blsi.
ness and wind up its affairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
SOVIET HoNoRs DR.. UHLs
FOR WAR ON TRAcHoMA

ATHENS, June 2S.--In recogni.
ton or his achievements In com
batting trachOma in Armenia the
Russian Soviet government has
decorated Doctor Richard Uhls, OF
Kansas City, medical director OF
the Near East Relief. according to
dispatches received at the head,
quarters OF the organization here,
The decoration IL the first OF the
sort to be issued by the Soviet gov.
eminent.
In directing the campaign In the
orphanages operated by the Near
East Relief, Doctor Uhls has re
duced the number of trachonfa
cases from $4,000 weekly to 5000
within three years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
Spanish General Is ousted

MADRID, June %. - General
Damaso Berenguer, former Spanish
High Commissioner in Morocco.
charged with responsibility for the
Spanish military debacle In Morocco
In 1924, was sentenced by the Su.
preme War Tribunal to be removed
from the active list OF the army and
placed on reserve. General
Navarro, former military com.
mander at Meiilla. was acquitted on
q similar charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
Convention Is Neued
As Broadcasting
Station
BY RUBE GOLDBERG.

NEW YORK, June 28Yesterday the Democratic conven-
ton definitely degenerated into brOadcastng station The
four New Jersey mosquitoes youthful aggregation whose
buzz dangerous than their bite stuck their faces
the mcrophones the speakers platform and told the
old universe that Governor Szer of New Jersey the
Tor the Presidents job The musicians in the balcony
still able to get the mouthpeces Of their instruments through
their four days growth Of beard and the noise
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28
Seen
As a Bit 7audry
and Garish
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

NEW YORK, June 28-Having run out Of enthets eand;
dates blaming other for the weather at this
Democratic national turkish bath go
Down at Madison Square Garden which one wit (ourse
named the steam room minated that the clans Of
thunder and dazzle Of lightning various days were cooked
up affairs to add to the nominating roar 4, s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28

Governor Silzer's name was the
thirteenth to be placed before the
convention and yesterday was Fri.
day. The man who placed his
name in nomination had to walk
under a ladder to get to the speak.
ers' platform and one Of the fe.
male. delegates broke the mirror in
her vanity case Just after the
speech began. These were suffi.
cient handicaps without the quar-.
tet. But the Silzer admirers were
undismayed and gave their candi.
date as big parade as any loser
has had up to date.
-
While a gentleman from Nebraska
was nominating Charles w. Bryan,
the other one-quarter Of the Bryan
family, there was q continual hum
Of conversation among the dele.
gates as they strolled around ask.
ing one another where they could
get their laundry done in q hurry
and where they could get q check
cashed. Chairman Walsh called
the assemblage to order and asked
that there be less disturbance. In
the opinion Of those present the
chief disturber was the gentleman
who was making the speech.
A Mister Maloney of Montana WA
the hero of the day. He was so
hoarse when he got up to speak
that he had to throw his ten thou
sand VxnYd afnaoh awav and -airnn1v
gasp in a broken voice i second
the nomination OF Al Smith," For
a moment the convention was
stunned. But when they finally
realized that he was actually
through he was given the ovation
Of the day. He brought more good
will to the Smith candidacy than
anything that has SO far been
pulled. The McAdoo forces will
have to get deaf and dumb orator
to offset him.
The radio fans around the
country did not appreciate what
the Maloney speech did for the
Smith boom. They thought it was
static.
Ex.Secretary Of War Newton
Baker got upon the platform Tor
Ohio. He made an able speech
about the League Of Nations and
rose to the heights Of his outburst
when he mentioned the four horse
men Of the Apocalypse. Many Of
the delegates jumped to their feet
and started to parade, thinking
that he had placed the four horse
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-28

Mrs. S 6lOmOn looks in
on the c Convention
She Says the Bune Qusson NouU Il Not Hop Win End.
BIT Whsn 81. When win IL End
Nv HELEN RnWT.ANn
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scTpsngnE TT ri ns.snasl0na Nsvs SsEyioey
great VITAL burning question which srreth the hearts
of all this convention.
And this is not how viii it end; but when oh Lord, when
will it endf
The storm smeth the rain faeth and the beateth
down upon the heads Of the multitude each il its
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by reading her remarks in verse.
she received an arnnful Of roses a
tribute more to her beauty than
to her poetic ability. Another pop
ular seconding speech was made for
John w. Davis by Izetta Jewell
Brown, a great favorite In Wash
ington. Senator ana Mrs. Hiram
Johnson were recently in New York,
stopping at the Ritz, but they have
gone home without taking in more
than q passing glimpse OF the great
show in Madison Square Garden.
Among the good Republicans OBJ
'serving the fray from the stdelines,
however, is Dwight #. Davis, as
sistant Secretary Of War and an.
other Washingtonia by adoption
upon whom have recently stumbled
Is Mrs. King Carley. She is al
present Occupying her New York
apartment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
BIGAMIST ESCAPES
 FROM CHAINGANG
Second Wife Files Suit. At Co.,
 lumbus, Ga, For Divorce

COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 22.-The escape of w. E. Laming former Massachusetts National Guard officer, from the Hall county chaingang a week ago became known here today. He was serving a term for bigamy following sensational marriage here with Miss Ethel Cashwell in April this year.
 The marriage of Lieutenant Laming to Miss CashweIl which took place here one night last April eliminated in sensational matrimonial mix up.
 Sheriff Jesse Beard of Muscoogee county had received a letter from the wife of the officer who resides in BOs- ton asking the aid of the sheriff in locating him. The officer went to the scene of the wedding but arrived too late to stop the marriage. Immediately after the ceremony he arrseted the officer.
 When the case was called for hear ing Lieutenant Laming did not deny the charge of bigamy against him, but told in a long well prepared statement of being shell shocked in France and having on several occasions done things
 unusual because of his mental con dition. The jury found him guilty, however, and sentenced him from three to six years on the changing.
 Saturday Mrs. Ethel Cashwell Lam- ing filed petition for divorce in superior court here. She charged she had not lived with her husband a day and that he was then serving sentence for having married more than once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
MEANS SPREADS
 TRAIL OF DOUBT
 AS TO VERACITY
Fear Expressed He Will Not Stick By Repu-
 diatiOn

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Gaston B. Means, star witness of the Daugh- erty investigation after making a state ment repudiating the sensational testi- mony he gave there, today added new chapter to the story of his connection with the celebrated case by spreading a long trail of mystifying doubts as to whether he was going to stick to his repudiation or ill turn repudiate it.. Means tonight apparently had made one of bis quiet disappearances.
 He was various,y reported on his way to his home at Concord, \. C., or in seclusion in the house he main tains on fashionable Sixteenth street near the White House, guarded against questioners by his servitors or en route somewhere for "a conference"
 Means repudiation of his testimony before the Daugherty committee was a signed statement given out Sunday evening in Columbus, O., by former Attorney General Daughcrty in connec- ton with a letter 10 John w. Davis democratic candidate for president Some of it was to the effect that Means sensational testimony had been suggested to him by Senator Wheeler the committee prosecutor.
 Events Mystifying
 The events which followed its pub lication in Washington were mystify- ing. One inquirer quoted Means as having repudiated his reputation and having said that if the, Daugherty com mittee would reopen it's hearings Means would promise something move sensa- tional than anything yet developed.
 This inquirer quoted Means as draw ing close distinction between a signed statement and a sworn affidavit. To one inquirer Means maintained that he had sworn to no affidavit repudiat- ing his estimOny and to another inquir- CT declared that he had not repudiated his signed statement. Lne statement given out by MT. DaugL .rty was signed but not sworn to. Correspondents of The Associated Press found Means in his room with the door barricaded with a heavy piece of timber. He declined to be questioned at any length but re- iterated he had not repudiated the statement which came from Columbus. During the. day Means disappeared.
 Talks To Wheeler
 Senator Wheeler, en route to Bloom ington, H., on his vice presidential campaign, told newspaper correspond ents accompanying him that Means had
 (COntinued on Page TwO).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
PRINCE DECLARES
 FAIR SEX STUNNING
Never Before Saw Such Charm
 ing Women, He Says

OTTAWA, Sept. 22-"NeVer in my life have seen such charming women. The fair sex fairly stunned me-"
 Thus the Prince of Wales paid trib- ute to the charms of American woman hood while here Monday enroute to his western Canadian ranch.
 q could not have been treated bet ter than was in the states" he told newspapermen. T found the people most charming"
 Premier Mackenzie king and Lord Byng, governor general, greeted the Prince on his arrival. H. R. H. paused only for 15 minutes while engines on his train were being changed before re- suming his westward trip. The misty drizzle that. swept the streets reminded him of England, he said.
 The Prince declared that he was plan ming another trip to the western and mid-western sections of the United States soon. He intends to return to Ottawa for two days as the guest Of Lord Byng before sailing for England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
Dry Agents Report Many Shipments Made To
 South And West OFFICERS CATCH
 BRAINS" OF PLOT Raid Near New Orleans Is Result Of Long
 Investigation
RICH SPORTSMAN
 PUT UNDER ARREST
Freight Loads Of Rum Marked Lumber Were Shipped To
 Neighboring States

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. P. Dry agents today seized thou sands of cases of liquor at Vaudeville and Bayou La combe, across Lake Ponchar- train from New Orleans, and unearthed, they said, a gigan- tic conspiracy to ship liquor by car loads to the large cities in the south and middle west.
 Ernst Prieto, wealthy sports man, prominent member of the St. Tammany Parish Law and Order leagde and parish political leader, was arrested. Agents said they found thou sands of bottles of wine in the storeroom of his general store at Vaudeville.
 Called Brains" Of Plot
 J. H. Hemingway said by the of- ficers to be the brains of the alleged conspiracy, was arrested as he attempt ed to leave Prieto's yard in his auto mobile He gave his address as Mande- vile.
 Taylor Cousin, farmer of Lacombe, is being sought by the officers. They said that in two barns on his farm, they found about l, ,000 cases of liquor. Agents said the contraband had been brought from liquor ships in the gulf of Mexico, through the Rigolets into Lake Ponchartrain and up Bayou La combe to within few yards of Cousins farm.
 Many Shipments Made
 The raid was the continuation of several weeks of investigation. prohibi- tion officials said. Cars loaded with liquor have been shipped from both Vaudeville and Lacombe labelled from the Lacombe Mill as lumber. The con spiracy, it was stated, involved also the movement of enormous quantities of liquor by automobile and motor truck to points in Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.
 It was added that cars loaded with liquor were in two freight trains which left Vaudeville Saturday night. One shipment was bound to Oklahoma City and a second to St. Louis. Dry agents went along in an effort to arrest the consigenes and seize the liquor upon, the arrival of the shipments today but nothing had been heard from them early tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
DISMISSAL ASKED
 OF BIG TAX SUIT
Agreement Reached In U. s.
 Action Against Concern

NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 22,- Petition was filed in federal district court today asking that the action of the government against the Bisso in- terests to collect more than S1,500,- GOO in alleged unpaid income taxes and penalties be dismissed. The petition set forth that the internal revenue col lector and the defendants had reached an amicable agreement
 The Bisso concerns, he added by W. A. Blosso, include two fleets of harbor tugs and a coal coal company which specializes in bunkering ships. Seven of the eight Biss0 properties were seized by the collector and the case got into the court when the defendant obtained an injunction and recovered possession of it's holdings pending a hearing to determine whether the restraining order should be made permanent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
|DRENNEN Op, NOVEL s>%xfllON OF LIBkAf SITE Former Mayor Would Transfer Strip Of West
 2Oth To The County COUNTY IN RETURN
 TO GIVE 100 FEET Says This Could Be Done Immediately And Bene-
 fit All Concerned

As a suggestion for solving the library site problem, w. Melville Drennen, for m r mayor of Birmingham and still keenly interested in pro- gressive development of the municipality, urges co-opera- tive steps between city and county.
 His plan is for the city to transfer to the county twenty five foot strip Of east Twentieth street, which the city owns. and in return for the county to transfer to the city 100 feet of its 61O foot court house site.
 "The court house site on Capitol Park" said MT. Drennen lis 61O feet long and 15O feet wide. East Twentieth street is 100 feet wide and owned by the city. A strip of East Twentieth street 25 by 610 feet would be 15,25O square feet. The county by turning over part of its site 100 by 150 would transfer 15,000 square feet to the city.
 Work In Harmony
 City and county architects could work in harmony and design buildings that would blend artistically. The coun- ty by having a site 175 feet wide could give much more effective architectural treatment than on the present 150 foot site. The county could easily spare 100 or even I5O feet of it's 610 and still have plenty of room for the court house
 1T believe it woild solve whole mat ter and could be quickly and easily done There is no question of the city's right to vacate east Twentieth street and even if there were, the only objection could come from adjoining property owners and the city owns everything on one side of the street and the coun- ty everything on the other.
 Still 75 Feet Wide
 "The vacating of the p foot strip would still leave East Twentieth street 75 feet wide which is practically as wide as Twenty-first street. The pro posal would be good for the county be- cause of immdiate enhancement through having the public library adjoining.
 Several of our most level headed men with whom I have discussed the matter think this solution would be ideal n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-23
GENEVA FARLEY
 ON APARTMENTS
 SET IN JUNE, 1925
Conference Will Be Held If Great Powers Ap-
 prove Protocols
(By Associated Press. ]

GENEVA, Sept. 22.-H three or four of the great powers, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, which have perma- nent seats on the council of the League of Nations and ten other state members of the league ratify the pro tocOl of arbitation and security which was made public today there will open at Genevason June 1, 1925, a great in ternational conference for the reduction of armaments.
 The United States, like Germany, Russia and other non-members, has been invited to participate in the con ference, the program of which will be prepared under the direction of the council of the league.
 The long awaited protocol draft was presented today 'Ufficialiy to the com mission on disarmament by the "big twelve" composing the subcommittee and speeches were made by Dr. BeneS of Czecho Slovakia, Arthur Henderson, Great Britain; Signor Schanzer, Italy i; M. Boncour, France, and NJ. Poullet, Belgium.
 The subcommittee labored on the text until the last minute modifying clauses and introducing new ones, so that the delegates had three distinct uOCumcuLS DcIOFG Iuem. W nell they finally rearranged the various clauses and amendments they discovered that the committees draft did not differ in any great essential from the original Benes draft for the outlawry of war.
 Solemn Occasion
 The new draft was presented under impressive circumstances, all the dele gates sitting silently in their places and lhnEinn har cnlapnn if fhnu subcopsciously aware of taking part in a historic meeting destined perhaps to direct the world definitely into the paths of peace. n
 The protocol provides plan of arbi- tration for disputes of whatever nature i; it also provides securities for countries like France and Belgium by authorizing regional accordS, stipulating that they must be open covenants and quite defi- nitely arranges for conference for the reduction of armaments.
 From the standpoint of interest for Americans, two clauses stand out promi- nently. One permits states non-mem- bers of the league to adhere to the pro- tocol of. arbitration and security. This clause serves as a cOrollary to Article 17 of the covenant where by nOn-mem- Der states are permitted temporarily to assume the ObligatOons of membership in the league in case of dispute with league members and submit their case to inquiry by the council. The protocol clause provides that non-member states can accept the protocol ''so as to assure specific solution of conflicts with signatories of the protocol
 As the United States will be invited to the conference on disarmament the second article of the protocol of special interest to Americans is that which out lines the nature of the' conference. It declares that ratification of the protocol must be filed with the secretariat of the league by May l, 1925, and that if the protocol notifications are in sufficient (COnfinuafl m Para TvO).