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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
McAdoo and Smith
Set Worthy Example,
Chairman Hull Says

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
July $50 many questions were
asked of Chairman Hull, of the
Democratic national committee to-
day respecting yesterdays meeting
between William G. McAdoo and
Governor Smith that today the
charm an issued this statement:
1.-THE meeting between Mr.. Nc
Adoo and Governor Smith was en-
tirely pleasant. The party welfare
was the topic discussed. Each of the
gentlemen participating, whne
speaking in my presence, exhibited
the same whole.hearted interest IN
the problem of breaking the dead
lock and bringing about nominal
ton.
1T requires big men thus to meet
and, in a spirit of mutual conces-
sion, strive jointly and earnestly to
serve their party in time of emer-
gency. Governor Smith and Mr.. Nc
Adoo, in meeting and comforting
fully and freely on yesterday, I'M
doubtedly set a fine example Of har-
mony to the rank and file of the
| party"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Tennessean Jailed for
Killing Two Neighors
In Sunday Shooting

CLARIFIED, Tenn, July s.
James Sharp, 40, and his brother,
Luther Sharp, %, are dead. and Bill
Johnson, neighbor is in the county
jail at Tazewell charged with the
shooting of the two men which ac-
CURED Sunday near the Clarified
depot.
According to eyewitnesses to the
shooting, the Shal. were under the
influ-Ace of whisky and had tried to
start row with the town constable,
Joe Johnson, d nephew of the man
accused of the crime. The constable
avoided trouble with the two men, it
is claimed, and left the immediate
vicinity, whereupon, it is said, the
two men turned their attention to
Bill Johnson, who demonstrated
with them, and declared that he did
not want to have any trouble with
them. Johnson is said to have re-
treated some distance from the scene
of the first encounter and then de-
clared he would not go back any
farther. Jim Sharp is said to have
applied several names and reached
for his gun. AS he did so, john
son drew his own gun, it is reported,
and shot Jim Sharp in the face and
then through the side OF the head
He then wheeled to Luther Sharp,
who is said to have made a motion
him twice, one bullet striking him in
the head and the other in the side
He died u hours later. Johnson
then surrendered
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Amendment Voted
On Game and Fish
Bill by Committee

The house committee on game and
fish, at meeting Tuesday afternoon
voted to amend the proposed bill to
reorganiZed the state game and fish
department, and to restrict the op.
erations Of certain commercial fish.
ermen and oyster gatherers, so as
to exempt from the restriction clause
those aliens who have been residents
of Georgia for three years preceding
January /, 1925, and who have taken
out naturalization papers.
The bill as first drawn barred all
nonresident commercial fishermen,
particularly those engaged in taking
shrimp and prawn in Georgia waters.
In all other important particulars,
the measure as originally drawn was
approved by the committee The
fees from licenses issued to fisher.
men, hunters and oyster gatherers,
will go to the pUh!ic school funds
A delegation of Brunswick citi-
zens, including shrimp packers and
dealers, appeared before the COM
mittee. The delegation included
Judge E. c.. Butts, who opposed the
barring of nonresident shrimp fish.
ermen; James Colson, representing
the packers; G. A. Taylor, president
of the Georgia Prawn and Shrimp
Dealers association.
The committee also approved a bill
to permit any county to prohibit
the shooting of quail for five years
on the action of two successive
grand juries.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
NJ ADOO BLOCKED
At CRITICAL POINT
by SENATOR CLASS

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
July 9.-Out of the debris comes the
story Of where the McAdoo move
ment faltered and fell back when it
was in sight of goal.
On July 4th the McAdoo forces
stood at their Marine when they
pushed their vote to 530-Within
striking distance of a majority. If
they could get majority they pro-
posed to make a powerful play to
abrogate the two-thrds rule. They
appealed to the Glass delegation
from Virginia to join them, but the
delegates stuck to Glass. For the
next four ballots McAdoo field mar
shals managed by one device or an
other to keep their strength around
the same level while they used all
the powerful arguments at their
command to induce the Virginia
delegation to come over.
But the effort was in vain. The
Virginia delegates stuck to Glass
when a turn of their "a votes would
have given a majority of the con-
vention to McAdoo, and possibly
jerked the key from the logjam and
permitted the McAdoo tide to rush
on to victory.
From that point the McAdoo vote
steadily declined under the battering
of the big drive of the coalition and
only recovered some of its former
strength when, spurred on by Nc
Adoo himself, his worl. raised it's
level again just before he released
his delegates.
Every convention has it's inside
story of how it happened. This is
the accepted explanation of how it
happened in 1924.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Ex-Railway President
Butchers Aged Spouse;
Then Dies by Own Hand

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July g.
SeniIe dementia is believed by the
authorities to have caused Charles
N. Wilcoxen, 6S, former president of
the Chicago, Lake Shore and South
Bend Railway company, operating
between Chicago and South Bend,
Ind, to kill his wife 10, with an axe,
a razor and potato masher, and then
hang himself at their Long Beach,
Ind, home Monday night.
The bodies fully clothed were found
last night by officers, who sum-
moned by neighbors, broke into the
home. Mrs. Wilcoxen lay near a
bed, her skull crushed and her throat
cut. Her husband was hanging by
a half inch rope in a clothes closet,
the head nearly severed by the rope.
A bloodstained axe, potato masher
and razor was found near the bod
les.
The death, according to physicians
who examined the bodies, occurred
a few hours after the couple had
narrowly escaped drowning in an au-
tomobilc accident Monday.
An inquiry into Mr.. Wilcoxen's fl
nancial condition will be made at the
inquest to see if that may have been
a motive. Recently he was forced
to relinquish control of the railroad
which he had built up by years of
effort
A daughter, Myra, who conducts
a dancing academy in New York,
survives.
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J. w. DAVIS CLUNG TO
PRACTICE RATHER
THAN woo POLITICS
Continued from Page y

in this country to build up his mod
est fortunes, which had suffered by
the expenses imposed by his duties at
the London post. AS member Of a
prominent New York legal firm he
practiced corporation law and mum
bered the great banking house of
Morgan among his clients.
AT the Democratic convention in
San Francisco in 1920 West Virginia
cast her vote regularly for Davis for
president. At one time during the
long deadlock between the McAdoo,
Palmer and Cox forces observers
sensed a stampede to Davis. But
it did not come off. Political critics
then coined the phrase I'VE cant
have a candidate who danced around
the court of st. James in knee
knee breeches," referring OF his am
bassador at London.
This year the same critics pro-
fessed to fear the label Morgan
lawyer" Friends of Davis pointed
out in rebuttal that he was a bril-
liant LAWYER, an able administrator, a
great ambassador, and personally
bore an unimpeachable reputation.
They pointed out that he was hand
some, a fine public speaker, with a
most engaging personality, a good
campaigner-in other words almost
the ideal candidate But tie objec-
ton was still whispered.
Feels Duty to Clients
An when the appeal was made to
him that he remove this one serious
bar to his candidacy he replied:
You offer me nance to be the
Democratic nominee for the presi-
dency which carries with it in this
of booming prsidnt of tn Unitd
States. In exchange L am to aban-
don forthwith and Immediately a law
practice which is both pleasant and,
with modest bonuds, profitable; %
throw over honorable clients who of
fer me honest employment and de-
sert a group Of professional clleagues
VIII are able, upright and loyal. The
only limitation upon a right thinking
lawyers independence is the duty
which he owes OF his clients, once
selected, to serve them without the
slightest thought of the effect such
a service may have upon his own
personal popularity or political for
tunes. Any lawyer who surrenders
this independence Of shades this duty
by trimming his professional course
to fit the gusts of popular opinion,
in my opinion, not only dishClOrs
himself, but disparages and degrades
the great profession to which e
should be proud to belong"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Democratic National
Committee Hard Hit
By Convention Cost

NEW YORK, July 9.-The long
deadlock in the Democratic national
convention has proved a severe drain
on official as we'll as private funds
The New York convention commit
tee, which practically financed the
big show for the first two weeks,
turne dthis task over to the Demo-
cratic national committee this week
after expanding about 100000, not
including the $500 daily cost of the
band and other amusement features.
The national committee, with funds
limited to about 100000 promptly
began to reduce the costs, eliminat-
ing, among other things, forty-one
of the forty-five ushers, on the the
DRY that after score Of sessions
ticket holders needed no guide to
find their seats.
Despite the retrenchments, how
ever, it was said today that the ma
tional committee already has over
drawn its fund by S25 900.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
CALVIN, JR., ALWAYS QUIET
IN PUBLIC, BUT FULL OF FUN

WASHINGTON, July S.-Chlvin
Coolidge, Jr., was a typical Amer
Jean boy, mischievous and full OF
vigor, but in public almost quiet and
demGre. He always was the first
with hearty laugh, however, at the
slightest provocation.
HE has a remarkably sweet dis
position for a boy" a close friend
of the family remarked recently,
"but make no mind about it, he's
all boy"
Calvin was born April IS, 1908, at
Northampton, Mass, and went
through the grade schools of that
city and then entered the high
school, completing the first year aft
err his father had come to Washing
ton as vice president in 1921. Both
he and his brother, John, who is II
years of age, the next year entered
Mercersburg academy at MERGERS
burg, pa, John being graduated last
month while Calvin had another year
before him. John is to enter Am
herst, the presidents alma mater,
this fall. and Calvin was to have fol-
lowed him.
An excellent student, usually rank
lug high in his class, Calvin was
bright and studious but not a 'cram-
mer" in the school boy sense of
Studiousness. He also was a good
debater and had qualified for the
academy debating team.
Light for Athletics
He was interested in athletics but
his slight build kept him from max
ing any records along that line, al.
though he was an enthusiastic ten
mis- and baseball player.
Summer vacations usually found
Calvin with his brother John at
their grandfather's home in Ply
mouth, Vermont. but last summer
John attended the military trainins
camp at Camp Devens. Mass, while
Calvin worked on a farm in Con
necticut valley of western Massachu,
setts. 1t was when at this work
after his father had become pres
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10

fury mark in the balloting for a
presidential nominee.
The Smith announcement, which
followed a futile conference arrang-
ed between the two contenders IN
an effort to get them together on
a compromise candidate, was made
at the beginning of the long night
session. The only answer was a
McAdoo drive that put him once
more in the lead. Meanwhile, how
ever. in his listening post nearby
he was comforting with steady
stream of advisers, and intimations
of his impending action were passed
around during the Goth roll call.
Then a letter from Mr.. McAdoo to
Chairman Walsh releasing his dele
gates was read, and the Tooth bal
lot was taken.
Mr.. McAdoos letter to Chairman
Walsh releasing his delegates read
as follows:
Dear Senator Walsh:
Il am profoundly grateful to the
splendid men and women who have
with such extraordinary loyalty sup
ported me in this unprecedented
struggle for a great cause.
The convention has been in ses-
sion two weeks and appears to be
unable 10 make a nomination under
the two-thirds rule. This is an I'M
fortunate situation imperiling party
success.
4 feel that II I should withdraw
my name from the convention 1
should betray tie trust confided in
me by the people in many states
which have sent delegates here to
support me.
And yet l am unwilling to con-
tribute to the continuation of a hope
less deadlock. Therefore I have de
termined TO leave my friends and
supporters free TO take such action
as in their judgment may best serve
the interests of the party.
Il have made this fight for the
principles and ideals of progressive
democracy and righteousness and
for the defeat Of the reactionary ana
wet elements in the party which
threaten TO dominate it. For these
principles and ideals I shall continue
fight. L hope that this conven-
ton will never yield to reaction and
privilege and that the Dem ocratic
party viii always hold aloft the
torch which was carried to such no
bic heights by Woodrow Wilson.
CORDIALLY yours.
''W. G. MADOO."
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ident, his employer said to him eX-
citadly-"so your father is presi-
dent Of the United States" and the
boy replied:
Yes, sir, I suppose he is, what
do you want me to tackle today?"
He had taken employment under
>ntract and refused to break it to
come to Washington in the interest
ing days of his fathers assumption
of the chief magistracy, preferring
to complete the task to which he had
set himself.
Planned to Attend Camp
This summer vacation, however,
the boys came to the White House.
but had planned to leave in a few
days to attend the military train
ing camp at Camp Devens.
AS the sons Of the president. John
and Calvin had felt responsibility
but to a casual observer they would
have appeared as any other Ameri-
can boys, and this was the ideal for
which their parents carefully train
ed them. 1t was the wish of Mr.
and Mrs. Coolidge that the boys be
considered from an unofficial stand
point and as any other boys. For
this reason they did not permit Of
fetal bulletins to be issued by the
physicians on the condition of Cal
vim, and not until last Thursday
when his case had taken a really
serious turn did they make known
his illness.
A frequent visitor at the White
House has told how the president
was given quite often to joshing the
boys, but Calvin caught a joke usu-
ally in the making and sidetracked
it with a laugh, finally leading the
president to remark to the visitor
1t was no use trying his fun there
The president believed the bows
should be brought up in the good
American way. friend at the
White House remarked recently that
they showed no signs of swell
medicines to which another friend
repied-"no, and they hadn't bet
ter"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Macon Bond Money
Has Been Received

MACON, Ga. July 9.-The city of
Macon has received its money for the
$600,000 municipal bonds sold recent
ly OF Easterbrook G. Co., of New
York. and William Z. Bush & Co., Of
Augusta. The city has already re
ceived a certified check for $685., 100,
less $1,000 interest.
The money is TO be spent for new
paving. fire equipment, a municipal
stadium. more sewers. Plans are al
ready under way for carrying out the
gaaasal program Of improvements.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10

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ing that If it does not rid your house, barn and
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Of only dollar. which you pay the posman
plus postage. when this regular $500 quantity
Of Imperial Insect Powder arrives. will be re-
funded. You do not risk a cent End the
deadly fly menace now "a dVertisement.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
Minister Collapses
In Tennessee Pulpit

CAMDEN, Tenn, July 9.-The
Rev. f. r. OVERLY, southern Meth
odist pastor at Huntingdon, Tenn,
suffered. a stroke last night in the
midst of his sermon to the Lexing.
ton district conference, in session
here, and had not regained con-
seriousness this morning A large
crowd was in attendance on the
services, which was summarily end
ed when the preacher collapsed in
the pulpit.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10

Coolidge recalls a similar tragedy
IN the life of General Charles G.
Dawes. the presidents running mate
IN the Republican campaign. His
only son, Rufus Fleming Dawes. a
student at Princeton university. was
drowned at Lake Geneva, Wis, Sep
TENDER c, 1912.
BRITISH JOIN AMERICANS
IN EXPRESSING SORROW
LONDON. July S.-By the Asso-
clated Press.eThe death of Calvin
Coolidge. Jr., has caused universal
sorrowing here not only among the
American residents but also among
the English people and in the vari-
Gus foreign quarters OF the city.
The flags on the American embassy
and the American consulate were
placed at half-mast while many
flags on hotels and other buildings
throughout London also were half
masted. BY noon Ambassador Kel.
logg had received many messages
OF sympathy for President and Mrs.
Coolidge from British officials. for
eign embassies and legations and
members OF the American commun-
itV
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-10
A-FOR UNDERWOOD
Gets GOOD-NATURED
'RAZz|NC'' ON FLOOR
BY ROBERT T. SMALL
Especial Leased Wire TO The Journal. J
Downright, 1924


Copyright, 1924
NEW YORK, July S.--When and
IL this Democratic convention ever
adjourns it will be like the parting
OF old friends. Everybody has come
to know everybody else. 1t has been
like one big family where all the
members feel privileged to quarrel
with all the other members. Madi-
son Square Garden will never be the
same with the old familiar faces
gone.
Your real acquaintances depend on
who your neighbors are. Texas is
nearest the writer and he knows ev-
erybody in the delegation by their
first names.
It has been interesting to see q.
great change come over Texas. They
arrived here a. stern, grim lot, and
all through the khan issue fight the
tenseness of their feeling was appar-
ent.
But now all that is gone. Age has
mellowed the delegates. They are
much older than when they arrived
in New York and, therefore, much
more tolerant. They have been smil-
ing lately at the same sort of Incl
dents which at first excited their
wrath almost to the breaking point.
When some of the Al Smith people
go on parade about the hall now
adays, the Texans, instead of scow1-
) ing at them, slap them on the back
and grin.
1t is the old, old saying that after
you get to know the average man
you can't keep on hating him. In
the World war the greatest danger
of the stalemate in the trenches was
that the opposing soldiers would
meet in no mans land and frater-
nize.
Well, the enemy delegates in Mad
ison Square Garden have been fra
ternizing of late. Texas has been
receiving and returning visits from
virtually every delegation in the
hall.
So things lately have not been
quite SO bitter as they were in the
beginning, and on the surface, at
least, things are quite genial. HoT
can any one stay mad for three long
weeks?
Gentle RaZz for Alabama
An evidence of the good humor
which has come to take the place
of SO much of the anger is apparent
at the beginning of the very roll
call. AS soon as the clerk calls out
Alabama the entire assembIage
OF delegates and many persons in
the galleries join in the swelling
chorus:
Alabama casts twenty-four votes
for Oscar w. Underwood"
This has become so much of a
ceremony that Alabama could not
vote for anyone else, even if she
wanted to, which she does not.
Some one figured it out today that
on the first eighty-siX ballots, Sena-
tor Underwood had received 2,O64
votes from Alabama alone This
was about three times as many as
necessary to nominate-if they could
only all have been cast at one time.
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NINETY-sECoND BALLOT.

Totals for the ninety-second ballot:
McAdoo, 80; Smith, 355 IL; Davis.
West Virginia, SO IL; Underwood,
as IL; Ralston, 1876 "a; Glass, 26 IL;
Robinson, 20; Richie, 16 IL; Walsh
IL; Salisbury, 6; Cummings.
8 IL; Houston, 2; Meredith, rs;
Bryan, 8; Callahan, 1. Total, 1,O96.
Absent, 2.
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NINETY-THIRD BALLOT

McAdoo, 314 Smith, 355 IL; Davis
CIV. Va.), 6S; Underwood, "A ga; Raj
ston, 1876 ID; Glass, 81; Robinson, 10;
Richie. 16 IL; Walsh, 41-2; Sauls-
bury, 6; Cummings, 81-2; Meredith.
20; Bryan, 8; Baker, 2. Total, 1895;
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IOCdTS, I,UJJ, dD5tITC, - y :
NINETY-FOURTH BALLOT

McAdoo, 1916; Smith, 364 1-2; Davis.
w. Va. 81 ga; Underwood, As Ia;
Ralston, S5; Glass, 81; Robinson, 81;
Ritchie, 16 IL; Davis. Kansas. 90;
Walsh, A Cummings, 1; Roosevelt,
2; Meredith, 26; Copeland, II; Vail
vim Stewart, l; Bryan, y.
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NINETY-NINTH BALLOT

Totals ninety-ninth ballot: Nc
Adoo, 353 IL; Smith, 1853; Davis,
210; Underwood, 80 IL; Glass, SS;
Robinson, %; Richie, II IL; Walsh,
q; Salisbury, 6; Owen, 3; Marshall,
2; Meredith, 81; Berry, /; Bryan, D..