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The Washington times., 1924-07-03
SWINGS
ITS TWENTY VOTES
OVER To RALSTON

BY International Service.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YORK, July g.
William q McAdoo continued slip down the ladder in the
baong in tho Democratic national convention today the
deadlock the Presidential nomination continued into
hall hnderd ballots - 81
Starting when Oklahoma broke aVaY from him early to-
day, his total dwinded until the foryn ninth ballot when
Mississippi also broke and went to Rason Of Indiana
Just before the ffieh ballot started was reported that
the McAdOo managers considering proposing TO the
convention rule that the lowest candidate each ballot
BE- dropped out Of the running thus eliminating the out
dders and narrowing the down the contender
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK July a.
Through six ballots the Democratic national convention
continued in deadlock today in its effort select Pres
dental nominee William Gibbs McAdoo was unable to hold
his strength above the 500 mark reached last night and he
slipped back during the first four ballots today to around
484 votes, where he fingered
Oklahoma left him standard again. and went to Senator
Joe Robinson, Of Arkansas whose managers busy
the floor setting the stage to give the Arkansas Senator
Governor Smith managers sat tight and kept his strength
around what has been for the last
800.
Senator SWANSON for Senator Glass Of Virginia
denied at that Senator Glass had released his Virginia
delegation of a. but reports that he had done persisted
in spite of the denial. s.t4 t..
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These reports were lent further
weight by a caucus taken among
the Virginians right after the for.
ty-sixth ballot, Sixteen Of the TWEEN.
ty-four were said to favor McAdoo
but decided to stick to Glass until
the Old Dominion could present a
united front on some candidate.
simultaneously with McAdoo's
drop, rumors became current on
the Garden floor that David Ladd
Rockwell. McAdoo's preconvention
and floor manager. was to be dis
placed. These rumors could not be
confirmed.
McAdoO to Hold On.
McAdoo, accompanied by B. NJ.
Baruch and T. L. Chadbourne, were
in conference in a hotel across the
street from the Garden.
McAdoo at noon indicated that he
had no intention Of giving UP the
fight. He sent a fetter to the
chairman Of each State delegation
supporting him saying, among other
things:
"It i not reasonable to expect
the progressive forces which 90
largely control this convention to
capitulate' to the minority. This
would not be democracy. We can
win this fight II the progressive
lines hold firm.
The forty-sevenrf ballot-which
made Democratic convention history
still brought no Qualification in
the situation and no break In the
lines of the leaders.
McAdoo had 1894, Smith 1901
with all the favorIre sons hanging
on grimly.
Many More Empty Seats.
The many empty seats bore mute
testimony Of the numbers Of dele.
gates that have given up the ghost
and departed for home. leaving
their votes IN the hands Of thsir
altaFnnkeD or their leaders.
This looks NE Q Ralston day.s
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|h'ADOO THANKS
DELEGATIONS
FOR VOTES
win Win, He Writes Chair
man, If Lines Are Firmly
Maintained

NEW YORK, July SIN a letter
to the chairman of all the State
delegations supporting his candi-
dacy. for the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination. William Gibbs
McAdoo today appealed for con.
tinued adherence to his cause.
1--WE can win this fight IL the
progressive lines hold firm" Nc.
Adoo declared in his letter.
McAdoo thanked his delegates for
their unswerving support during
Wednesdays onslaught. and at
tackled the anti-McAdoo forces for
maintaining a merely obstructive
position" He challenged the right
Of minority" to demand the
capitulation of the progressive
majority" Of the convention. The
letter follows:
your fine delegation fought a
splendid battle yesterday, and
want you and them to know again
how deeply / appreciate their con-
tinued support and how warmly l
admire their courageous stand.
I'VE can win this fight II the pro-
gressives hold firm. The tactics of
our opponents are, OF course, to
try to wear, us out, but, this is Just
as impossible as to change the sig.
nificance Of July Fourth. The op-
position cannot maintain a merely
obstructive position. The strength
we have manifested entities us to
victory and this fact win impress
itself upon all fair.minded delegate :
IN the convention with the progress
OF events.
ut is not reasonable to exrect the
progressive forces. which so largely
control this convention, to capitu.
late to the minority. This would
not be democracy.
81 shall appreciate Il IL you win
convey these expressions OF my
gratitude end appreciation to cur
3Eion0B-0 yUuf delegation"
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SEIZE
ARMS FOR
SOVIET
Two Tons of Machine Guns
Captured ENJOYS to Treaty
Farley involved

LONDON. July 1.-TWO tons Of
contraband machine guns, consigned
to Leningrad, Russia, for the Soviet,
have been seized by the British au.
thorities. it was learned this after.
noon.
One shipment Of arms IL said
to have got away before the plot
was discovered.
The authorities are keeping watch
at all ports for . ship which was
expected to embark the contrabands.
Court proceeding, alleging con.
.spiracy to ship machine guns from
England to Russia illegally are prob
able.
Anti-Rusgian newspapers hint
that the Russian delegates. who
came here, to attend the Anglo.Ru
sian treaty conference were in.
vOlved,
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5! BAL OTIS. 20 BREAK:
Bryan's Dark Horses
Not McAdoo Heirs,
Saws CoInInoner.
By InternationaI News seFvice.

NEW YORK, July S.The
Democratic party will be de-
feated in November unless it
dominates q progressive with
"dry" record, William Jen-
nings Bryan predicted today in
explaining his action of sub
hitting q dark horse" stable to
the Democratic national conven-
ton.
cit is not so much a question
Of the man." said Bryan, ''as.
the question Of who is behind
the man. That is why I OPP
posed John w. Davis. The is
sues here are progress and en-,
forcement Of the prohibition law.
The whole world is interested.
There is no use to hold a con-
vention or to enter q candidate
in the coming election slnles
we meet these issues. u We
don't. the Democratic party viii
be defeated. Y
Bryan said his famous list Of
dark horses" was submitted to
the convention without McAdoo's
approval. He declared they were
his own selections and could not
be catalogued as "McAdoo
heirs"
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CAMP AIGN
BY RADIO {
! Plan
Senator La Toilette to Make
Big Use Of Broadcast -
Reach People
BY KENNETH CLARK.
InternationaI News Service.

f y
CLEVELAND, auly The
personal campaign Of Senator
Robert M. La Toilette lRep-l of
Wisconsin as an independent can
didate for the Presidency will be
fought chiefly over the radio, it
was learned here today.
Because Of his age and the
danger of impairing his health
through an extended travelling
and stump speaking campaign,
La Toilette has informed his
managers that he intends to make
most of his personal appeals for
votes through the fundamentally
Of the radio, avoiding, as far as
possible, long speaking tours by
train and automobile. La Fol-
lette's headquarters viii be in
Chicago.
Entry In Race Settled
This news, which was transmitted
privately today to leaders If the
conference for progressive political
action, which will, epdorse La Fol
Iotte for the Presidency, settled
definitely In the minds Of the con.
vention managers the question Of
whether the militant Wisconsin pro-
gressive would enter the race Tor
~
They have been assured all along
that La Toilette would beAa candi-
date, but 1t was not until today that
the plans for the campaign that
will be carried into every State in
the country were formally made
known.
For the early part OF the cam.
paign, La Toilette intends to re-
expects to go to his home in Madi-
short journeys into neighboring
and Minnesota. possibly Illinois,
May Break South
AZ the campaign settles down in
the home stretch, his managers
declared that La Toilette \ would
speak In the larger cities OF the
nation, going straight into the
heart Of the sections which political
observers believe ordinarily would
swing into the Republican or Demo-
cratic columns--the East and the
South. His leaders here confidently
predict that If the Democrats name
q conservative in New York, La
Toilette will be able to. capture
Pennsylvania and some Of the So
called border States along the Mason.
Dixon line.
One hopeful supporter even went
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
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LICKING THE SIDEWALK,
FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS

Being tried for intoxication in
police court 10 equivalent to a
Walter Camp sitting and standing
exercise, the minions Of the court
are realizing more and more.
"A typical example was the case
of Morris Carpenter, who was
found licking the sidewalk by a
Second precinct policeman last
night.
Morris Carpenter" reads the
clerk. how do you plead to this
charger"
Guilty. mutters Carpenter.
"Sit down." yells the bailiff, and
the policeman gives his testimony.
Stand up" the bailiff orders
Carpenter this time, 1.-THE court
IL talking to you"
AS the court finishes speaking
Carpenter sits down in total sur.
Get up" reproves the court
clerk.
Ten dollars" calls the co,Irt.
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n' Ws.~ Dom aou 5a,Ss * seS I so;si - MON
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said Taggart this morning. SCI,
wouldn't be surprised II we shall
find the chance TO make at least
trial run for the Senator today.
1t looks to me as IL the next two
ballots will decide the chances Of
both McAdoo and Governor Smith.
The delegates are all tired and
want to get home for the holidays.
they are really anxious to ret
down to work. / have had addi-
ttonal assurances Of support since
last night from four big State dele.
cations and the chances for our
candidate are brighter than ever
!. Ralston Strength Grows.
After his conference with Tag.
CART Chairman Guffey. Of Pennsyl.
vania, said, Senator Ralston com.
mands the respect Of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation. / do not care 70
say any more"
Brennan refused to talk, but Nor.
man =. Mack Of New York stated
that when New York found Cover
nor Smiths chances were lost that
then they might think Of Senator
Ralston.
AO QdyOE AAuISLlS0 Lll0 IOEgyeSuHO
ballot was started.
The conference between TaEgart
and Brennan was the first real ret.
together meeting between them
since the GOODNESS arose q week
ago over the Indiana leaders refusal
to help Brennan and his COLLEAGUES
in the anti.Klan fight. It was duly
respected accordingly.
Chairman Walsh began hammer.
ing for order. at 1890 o'clock, at
which time only half the delegates
were in their seats.
The Invocation was pronounced by
the Reverend John =. Hoindel. pas.
tor Of the English EVANGELICAL Luz
theraI Church. He prayed that God
might strengthen these delegates
for the performance OF their dutieg.''
LET neither arrangement nor dis.
appointment visit them" he asked.
McAdoo dropped below 500 on the
first ballot session. due largely 20
the detection Of Oklahoma whose
twenty votes were tranaonrrDA 20
Senator Robinson % .AFamnnaA
A. thS bailoeng vr0ooe1sa OAO -
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Inc.
HOLDS Up
WORK
Important Business Delayed
IN National Education
Convention

I Clogged BY quibblings over the
contents Of recent reports, con-
ysntion business 81 the National
Education Association has. not vet
reached the fixing 81 It's policy
for the next year regarding nearly
q score Of educational and public
questions as the session was still
meeting early this afternoon.
Election Of officers, indorse-
ment Of the bin providing for a
special department Of education,
Recommendation Of child labor
legislation, education for law en-
forcement and other matters were
yet undisposed Of.
Consideration Of reports OF
officers and committees occupied
the entire morning session. For
about an hour the national matters
were debated, a few delegates Ques-
tioning the financial management
Of the association, but the two or
three querulous delegates were over
ruled by a vote Of confidence in
the financial managing. Reports Of
Cornelia s. Adair Richmond, Va,
treasurer; J. w. Crabtree, head
quarters secretary, and Walter r.
Siders, chairman Of the board Of
trustees and budget committee were
adopted.
Two Fights in Sight.
One important resolution will seek
to place the convention on record
as being four-equare in favor Of
protecting education, private as well
as public, and insuring to parents
the right to educate their children
In either public or private schools
so long as their standards are &C.
ceptable, educationally. This would
come as q singing rebulke, particu-
larly to those who seek to outlaw
the parochial schools as evidenced
In legislation passed in Oregon.
Politics, which reared its head in
the assembly yesterday with the
implicit appeal to the teachers to
bolt the major parties IL they can
offer no more for education than
their platforms provide, Is not. I'm.
likely to foment heated discussion
on one or two planks in the asso.
cations annual platform.
Battle Over World Court.
"A resolution urging support of a
world tribunal and asking the asso.
citation to oppose war except when
there 10 no alternative Is not unlika-
~ to start the fireworks.
The education bill is to be placed
before the organization for re.in.
dorsement. Such a resolution com.
ing on the heels of an appeal to the
teachers to seek political recognition
may form the basis Of a debate AZ q
decidedly political nature.
The teachers salary bill for thu
District IL to be indorsed and mas.
sage OF legislation by Congress- %
complete q comprehensive buildinv
program here is to be urged.
Other resolutions which viii be
reported by the committee headed
BY Doctor J. A. G. Chandler aslx in.
dorsement Of:
Code Of Ethics Urged.
A ntional code Of ethics. 5
Removal Of the schools from poli.
tics which endangers the jobs Of
educators.
No discrimination in schools be.
cause Of sex.
Honesty. integrity and truthful.
ness as essential q part Of the cur.
riculum as textbook courses.
A program to remove illiteracy.
Inspiration by teachers Of law On.
forcement.
Holding of a National Education
Week.
An answer to the attacks on edu-
GATORS and misconceptions regarding
CONTINUED On PAGE Z. CSlumn "a
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Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow gener-
ally fair; not much change Ii temperature
moderate winds, mostly northeast.
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U. s. TENNIS HOPES GONE
WITH WILLIAMS DEFEAT

WIMBLEDON. England, July 3.
The hopes OF the Americans to
capture the British lawn tennis title
were shattered today when r. Nor.
ris Williams I'd, lone survivor, was
beaten In the semi-final round OF
the mons singles by Rama La
Costo. French star. The SCORES were
81. -, 60. Ga.
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Thousands Hear
Times Radio
Service.

Thousands Of persons have
been entertained this week
by reports Of the Demo-
cratic convention direct from
Madison Square Garden, via
The Washington Times Radio
Service. The loud speakers
stationed in the Hearst
building, 1917 H street
northwest, are in operation
continuously during the ses-
sions.
The public Is invited to
listen in with The Times.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

of the largest real estate syndicates, says
prohibition is one of the principal reasons
why New York real estate is one of the
best investments in the coutry.
School attendance in grades, high
schools, colleges universities and profess
! sional schools has so increased under pro-
hbition that practically all such institu-
tons are overcrowded.
The United States is the only large ma
ton with no unemployment problem. The
month of February, 1924, shows 81 manu-
featuring industries, representing 8,222
firms, had increased their employees, and
were paying 5.4 per cent per capita more
wages.
Richard Boeckel, labor economist esti-
mates the savings of workingmen due to
prohibition, at $1,000, 100000 per year, and
says there are Is labor banks i'll successful
operation in the United States. He pre-
diets that there will be $100,000,000 in SO
such banks at an early date.
1t is estimated that there are $4,000
fewer industrial accidents each year as a
result OF prohibition than when we had
177,7o0 saloons in operation before the
Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.
Expenditures for charity have been re-
duced so that various phlanthropic agen-
cies estimate that $74,000,000 formerly re-
quired to take care of poverty is now used
for free dental work for school children,
fresh-air funds, prenatal care of mothers,
district nursing associations, etc. The
whole experience of economic agencies
shows prohibition has vastly improved the
living conditions of wage earners, and has
especially helped women and given chill
dren better chance.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
ITALY SIGNS SHIPPING
TREATY

Official DEGREES were promul-
gated in Rome on October IL max
ing effective the Washington
agreement with Italy of June 3
with regard to liquor aboard
ships. The Washington agree
ment signed by Secretary of
State Hughes for the United
States and Signor Augusta Rosso,
consul of the Italian embassy, ex-
tends the right of search of YES
sells suspected of rum running to
one hours sailing distance from
shore and accords to Italian ships
the right of entering ports with
liquor under seal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
PROHIBITION RESULTS
News item, National Advocated

News item, National Advocated
Judge w. N. Gemmill, of Chicago au-
thority on criminal statistics, estimates
100000 fewer arrests in 1922 than in 1917.
The United States Census Bureau re-
ports drop of So per cent in inmates in
penal institutions for 1922, as compared
with 1917, and the New York State Re-
formatory decrease of ESQ per cent for
the same period The New York State
Commissioner of Prisons reports de-
crease of 7.8 per cent in the number of in
mates in 1923 from 1922
Prior to prohibition there were 275 in.
situations in the United States for the
treatment of alcoholics; now there are 81.
Formerly there were SO Kelley and 62
Neal Institutes; now there are Il Kelley
and Neal institutes for the care of such
addicts.
The American Bankers Association re-
ports savings deposits on June 80, 1923,
as $18,373062, 900. The Controller of Cur
rency shows an increase for 1923 of ST.
oo7168,861 over 1922.
Max N. Williamson, New York, of one
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

We never hear it called near beer any
more. We suppose that's because beer
is so much farther away.-Des Moines
Tribune
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31
MORE LIQUOR IS FALSE CLAIM
Disproved by Facts; Crime Less.
Savings Greater, Drink Cures
Gone Out of Business

Anti-prohibtionst indulge in parrot
like repetition of the following statement
that
There's more liquor drunk now than
in the old days"
he more liquors consumed, the more
drunkenness in the land The ten largest
cities in Our land with combined popu-
lation of nearly Is millions, showed two
and quarter times as many arrests for
drunkenness during the two last wet
years as during the two first dry years.
Liquor drinking induces crime Fifty
six OF our largest cities, having a COM
bined population of more than % millions,
reported decrease of more than 10 per
cent of arrests for all causes during the
first two dry years as compared with
those of the last two wet years.
The commitments to all lRnal institu-
tions i'll the state of New York during the
first two dry years showed decrease of
1884 or "a per cent as compared with
those of the last two wet years.
Drink is the recognized foe of thrift
During the first three dry years our pop
bank depositors increased nearly 10 per
cent and the savings deposited increased
more than Fl per cent.
Our building and loan associations,
sometimes called the workingmans de-
positories, comparing 1922 with the last
wet year, show an increase:
In number ......... ISIS
In members .......... 2,852,743
In assets ............. 81, A., 186,607
and yet they say: There's more liquor
drunk now than in the old days"
Many automobile fatalities have been
traced to intoxicated drivers. When we
consider the fact that during the first
three dry years, compared with the last
three wet years, there were 9,627 less au-
tomobile fatalities in proportion to the
number of cars on the roads it seems
strange to hear anyone say: There's
more liquor drunk now than in the old
days"
Drink has always been recognized as
one of the chief causes of industrial acct
dents. During the first three dry years
as compared with the last three wet years
in coal mines, metal mines, ore dressing
plants, smelling works and coke ovens,
five dangerous occupations, accidental in
juries showed decrease of So per cent,
and accidental fatalities, a decrease of
24.8 per cent.
The Washingtonian Home in Chicago,
the oldest inebriate asylum in the country,
SO Kelley cures and 90 Neal Institutes
for the cure of inebriety, once fourishing
and prosperous institutions, have been
closed for lack of patronage, under pro-
hibition.
Drink causes waste. During the decade
ending July |, 1922, our population in
creased less than fifteen percent but our
stock of money increased more than 124
per cent.
During that decade. while the popula-
ton increased less than Is per cent, the
consumption of Intoxicating liquors, as
reported by the government, decreased
more than 20 gallons per capita, and yet
they say: There's more liquor drunk
II Al. IL 4
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

If you knowingly wore for an I'M
worthy candidate, you prove yourself an
unworthy citizen.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-31

America has become the greatest fruit
eating country in the world and fruit
drinks are taking the place of liquor.