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into several more of the disintegrat-
ing McAdoo states Texas gave him
all of her 40, and Georgia IS Of her %.
AS the clerks began to call the roll
for the one hundred and third and
last time larger and larger blocs Of
delegates came sweeping into camp.
Georgia this time gave Davis n.
Idaho went to him solidly, leaving
IS in Indiana, % in. K Kentucky. % in
Michigan, all Of Nevada's 6, in New
York, Al in Ohio, 81 in Pennsylvania:
Washington, a McAdoo state, ana
over to him bodily. and before the
roll call was completed he had more
than majority.
Rush for Band Wagon.
In the scramble to change votes to
him that followed no one knew ex-
actly when the total had reached the
730 necessary to nominate dozen
delegations were seeking in the uni
versal tumult to get recognition ana
to record unanimous votes for DAVIS.
George z. Brennan, speaking for I'LL
nois, swung over the states entire So
Withdrew Meredith and changed SOL
idly to Davis. California revised her
vote to give him 81 of her 26.
From his invalid chair in the midst
of the hall Franklin D. Roosevelts
that the vote Of New York be chang,
ed to 3 for Glass. 2s for Walsh and
so for Davis. Gov. Fields of Ken
lucky changed the vote of his state
to give 1t all to Davis. Ohio changed
to give him 46 out of 48, Senator
Swanson threw in the entire "a OF
Virginia, Josephus Daniels followed
with the entire vote of North Caro-
lima, a woman delegate announced a
similar change for Pennsylvania, ana
Gov Brandon of Alabama, whose
"twenty-four for Underwood" had
awakened all the echoes OF the OLD
Garden at the start of more than a
hundred roll calls, shouted up "tWen-
ty-four for Davis"
The count had gone far past two
thirds and the convention moor was
in a tumult as the delegates realized
that their long task was done at last.
But over the noise of the beginning
of a Davis-for-President parade
around the hall Thomas Taggart OF
Indiana, who had played leading
role of compromise through the most
trying hours Of the fight, made him
self heard with a motion to declare
the nomination unanimous. 1t was
adopted with a roar, and the longest
deadlock of political history came to
its Official close as Chairman Walsh
pronounced these words:
by virtue of the vote just taken.
the chair declares the Honorable John
w. Davis of West Virginia the nomi-
nee of this convention"
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Little Band, Al,oays Hopeful,
Responsible for Dnuis' Victor,
Delegation From, Vest Virginia "Stuchs''
From Beginning, Generally Aidedby Fe'o
Other VOtes-Ritchie Causes Landslide.
BY the Associa ted Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 10.-The story
Of the nomination Of John w. Davis
as told by the Official figures. is a
record OF the unwavering support of
a handful Of men and women from
far and near, who never lost faith
that he could and would be the
choice Of his party.
Throughout the long deadlock the
backbone of his strength was the
little delegation of his native West
after the first ballot when the six
teen votes Of the West Virginians
were not at least matched in the
Davis column by those that came in
drblets from other delegations.
Almost from the first. Porto Rico's
six went in whole or in part to
Davis. For many weary ballots
Louisiana stood Solidly behind him
when the pressure to leave his tran.
ing banner was strongest. And II
vas the united voice of the delega-
ton from Maryland, speaking
through Gov. Albert c. Ritchie, that
signalized yesterday the final turn
ing of the tide.
Had Modest Start.
On the opening ballot more than a
week ago, only Is votes besides
West Virginla's were cast for the
81, Porto Rico contributed 5. Hawaii
/, Pennsylvania 4. Minnesota l and
Illinois l. Gaining by ones and tWos'
his total stood at 81 on the nth'
and on the sixth. it went to % oy
the addition of Louisiana Then Tor
IT, o1nnnCf Sto06
still.
BY this time the deadlock between
Smith and McAdoo had become
grim tug of-war, but Mississippi re-
fused to be a party to 1t. and after
a complimentary vote to her own
favorite son, Senator Harrison, and
those of neigh boring states, went TO
Davis on the nineteenth. With small
er gains elsewhere, it lifted him to
81. Missouri. firing of the deadlock
left McAdoo on the twentieth, swell
ing the Davis total to 122.
On the twenty-third, with votes
picked up here and there all over the
convention floor. came a peak OF l29
For a ballot the total remained sta
tionary, and then through nine roll
calls il dropped slowly to l21, as the
McAdoo and Smith managers began a
simultaneous assault all along the
line. On the thirty-fourth Mississippi
went TO MGAdoo, and on the thirty
ninth Missouri followed suit. The
Davis total stood at Il.
Little Band Stands Firm.
Then for another period Of eighteen
ballots there were narrow huctCa-
tions, with West Virginia and Loui-
siana and the five from Porto Rico
standing firm, but at times standing
almost alone. The total reached 73
on the forty-hfth. dropped to SO on
the fifty-second, and stood at So on
the fifty seventh, when Thomas Tag
CART put Ralston actively into the
race and claimed for him the major
share of attention from those who
had become hopeful of break to a
dark horse.
On the fifty-eighth Louisiana wa
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vered and cast a complimentary vote
for Mayor Behrman of New Orleans,
leaving Davis only 80. That was his
lowest point between the opening
ballots and the end, for on the fifty
ninth Louisiana's twenty came back
again, and, despite the Ralston oppo-
sition, Davis claimbed from so on the
fifty-ninth to 76 on the sixty-sev-
enth and Is on the seventy-fourth
After a few more ups and downs
within a margin OF fifteen votes he
had IS on the ninety-third.
Aided by RaIston Withdrawal.
At that point Ralston had reached
his highest total, and his sudden
withdrawal from the race proved a
windfall to the Davis boom. On the
ninety-fourth seven North Carolina
votes and several others that had be-
longed to Ralston went to Davis and
he had 81. On the ninety fifth he got
igan, and had a new high total Of
139. Meantime he had lost one OF
West Virginia's sixteen in the final
drive of the McAdoo forces, but he
got II back later.
When the roll was called for the
ninety-sixth time he grathered in
enough from widely scattered sources
to bring him up to III. Ohio was
contributing at this stage, also New
Hampshire. West Virginia, Louisiana
the ninetyseventh they were joined
by Oklahoma and the total was 1873.
1t went to 195 on the next roll call
as both McAdoo and Smith continued
their decline and small groups of
their followers went over to Davis.
On the ninety-ninth Kansas con
tributed her twenty to the Davis
column and 1t totaled 2lO. A scat
tered few pulled away on the one
hundredth roll call. the last before
adfourpment Yesterday morning how
ever. and when the session that was to
nominate him assembled at noon Mr..
Davis total stood at 203.
Richie Revives Boom.
McAdoo and Smith both were out
definitely, but the tired dele gates
were not yet Ncertain where they
should turn. The states standing at
the head of the column temporized,
either standing by their favorites or
when Maryland was called Gov.
Ritchie. who himself had been given
the solid vote of his state through an
even hundred roll calls. mounted a
chair under the Maryland standard at
the rear of the hall and shouted up
sixteen votes for Davis
Before the cheering was over Mis-
sissippi had followed the lead OF
Maryland. and a little later North
Ohio gave him %; Pennsylvania, 10;
South Carolina, Is. Virginia, break
ing the solid "a she had been hoard
ing for her favorite son, Senator
Glass. gave half Of them to the son OF
her neighbor on the west. New York
took notice of his candidacy for the
first time, giving him solitary one
from her 80. In a field of eighteen
candidates he had received on this
roll call 316 votes, and was in the
lead for the first time.
Breaks Into McAdoO.
The one hundred and second ballot
saw the total swelled to AIS, mainly
by increases from the states that al
ready had been voting small groups
for him. At the same time ne broke
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DEMOCRATS CHOICE
is PRESBYTERIAN
Would Be Eighth of Sect to Be
President-Attends Episcopal
Church With Wife.
BIZ the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 10.-If John W.
Davis is elected, he will be the eighth
Presbyterian President of the United
States, and this will bring the num-
Der of such Presidents even with the
number who have been communicates
of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
the latter holding the palm with eight
Presidents.
Mrs. Davis is a communicant Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. and Mr..
Davis attends Sunday morning serv-
ices with her in the Church of St
John in Lattingtown, at Locust Valley.
the latter ptresent holding the palm
with eight Presidents.
Pastor ConSrntulates Davis.
Few of the intimate friends of the
Davises were happier yesterday at
the outcome of the convention than
DR.. Hinton. He sent Mr.. Davis this
telegram:
'SinceA congratulations. had faith
that you would be nominated. and it
is strong for your election
Charles G. Dawes. Republican can
didate for the vice presidency, at
tends the Congregational Church. in
Evanston, Ill, of which Rev. Hugh
Elmer Brown is pastor. Mrs. Dawes
is a member of this church.
President Coolidge united with the
First Congregational Church in Wash
ington last October. He is the first
Congregationalist President.
Warren G. Harding was the first
Baptist President.
Besides Grover Cleveland, the Pres
byterian Presidents were:
jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln,
Benjamin Harrison and Wilson. Abra-
ham Lincoln did not unite with the
church. but during the years he was
in Washington he was regular at
tendant at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
The Episcopal Presidents were
Washington, Madison, Monroe, William
Henry Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Pierce
and Arthur.
The Unitarians were John Adams
John Quincy Adams, Fillmore and
Taft
The Methodist Presidents were
johnson, Grant, Hayes and Mckinley
Van Buren, and Roosevelt were
members of the Dutch Reformed
Church Garfield was a member OF
the Church of the Disciples of Christ
jefferson was liberal.
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BRIDE "a, MARRYING
PASTOR TO BE ARRESTED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, July 1o.-At
the instance Of group of ministers
warrant was issued here today for
the Rev. D. A. Lonier. pastor Of the
Washington Square Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
He is charged with performing a
marriage ceremony in which the bride
was under the legal age limit of six
teen years Miss Rosa May Lonas,
fourteen, was united to Charles Of
fenbacher, thirty, by the Rev. Mr..
Lonier. May 81, when the couple
eloped from Winchester, Va. Of
fenbacher had been a boarder at the
home of the girls parents. He is
said to have had an undivorced wife.
and to have attempted to commit
suicide following his arrest here on a
charge of falsifying the age of Miss
Lonas in obtaining the marriage Ii
cense.
The pastor has been the object of
several attacks in connection with
marriages of couples appearing here
at night. II was charged he paid
taxi-drivers to bring couples to his
parsonage. He had not appeared to
face the warrant late today.
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GOV. SMITH WIRES DAVIS
HIS PLEDGE OF SUPPORT
Warmly Congratulates Presiden-
tia1 Nominee-Frankli D. Roose-
velt Lauds Standard Bearer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NE" YORK, July 1o-Gov. Smith
last night sent the following tele-
gram to John w. Davis, the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee:
sincere congratulations. Best
wishes for success, and my promise
of heartiest support
ALFRED W. SMITH"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gov. Smiths
floor manager, made this statement
respecting the nomination of Mr.
Davis:
In John ". Davis, the Democratic
party has found a candidate of whom
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it can be proud, and the voters of
the country a man on whom they can
unite with confidence that he will
make a President worthy to rank
with the other great Democrats who
have held that office.
"A warm personal friend of mine, I
have found him to be a man of splen-
did intellect, clear thinking and high,
progressive ideals. Mr.. Davis will
have my heartiest support and l
intend to leave nothing undone that
lies in my power to secure his cleo
tion"
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Thev Must Have Water.

Small and delicate shrimp cannot
live out of the water, says Nature
Magazine. If they should be thrown
on the beach by some playful wave.
the next food tide will find them
dead.
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Uses an Empty Shell.

The hermit crab, says Nature Maya
zine, protects itself by inserting its
abdomen into some empty shell which
1t carries about in all of it's wander
ings.
Evening star., 1924-07-10
Never Leave Water.

Sand cells never leave the water,
SAYS Nature Magazine. They are
masters in burying themselves into
fhe drifting sands.
Evening star., 1924-07-10

The swordfish uses his long sword
to stir UP and mutilate sardines and
not as weapon against larger
animals.
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How Vice Presidency Was Decided

There only l975 but the figures
total 105 the changes the
AS result, the official total forced balance
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
WILL TEST LA TOILETTE
 STRENGTH IN A. P. OF L.
Executive Committee In Session To- day Will Decide Policies Toward
 Presidential Nominee.

Washington, July 60.---Labor union
 adherents of Senators La Toilette and Wheeler, in their campaign for presi-
 dent and vice president, were pre-
 pairing today for trial of strength inside the American Federation of Labor. The executive committee of that organization, meeting Friday at Atlantic City, will lay down the pol icy to govern the attitude of its sub ordinate bodies-insofar as these can be governed--in the approaching na-- tional contest.
 Chiefs of several trade union or ganizations which already have in- dorsed the La Toilette Wheeler ticket will be on hand at the Atlantic City session. Expressing confidence that they will be able to procure the in- dorsement of the Central labor body for their candidates despite the past policy of the federation to remain partisan and give indorsement to considered favorable to the organization labor viewpoint re- gardless of political affiliations, the La Toilette supporters, several of whom are members of the commit tee. plan to seek fortnight endorse ment for their ticket.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30

eTnoen and Hill give smother tonight,
 The parade through the business district ihis morning was a dandy The hands really played music, the clowns were really funny and eyeTyr lhing was just AS 'eireus" as you could imaglne-from the announcer who rode al the head Of the parade ta the elephants, an eamulss, n seeryl'ng
 The maiineee performances vas snapps, clean, and. in many instances unusual
 For some reason or other the iEapezs performers seemed 10 be just a little more daring, the bareback riders just a little more attractive. the animals just little better train cd and the clowns whole lot fun- nier than usual
 This circus has always had a stand ard rule of prices known the country over and al no time during its i0 years of existence has it ever taken advantage of the public and raised the price Of admission such as has been done by various other shaws-
 Among the guests of the manage ment at the afternoon show were iSo boys and girls from orphansges To. eated here.
 A big crowd watched the show and thought | great,
 The performance will be repeated al sa1 o'clock tonight
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
KIDNAPPED AND POISONED
This is Claim Made By Nurse in Rothcnberg Case. But Doctors Find No Trace of Poison.

Elizabeth, N. J. July S0.--Anna So- bin, 16, former nurse to Howard Rothenberg year old Newark boy who was murdered at his summer home in Windham, N. r., year ago Is in a hospital today having gone there 10 ask treatment for poison, which she declared she had been forced 10 swallow by two men who kidnapped her Saturday night.
 Hospital doctors used stomach pump but reported they found no trace of poison or drugs. The girl said that after she was kidnapped in front of her home when she went out to buy a soda, she was forced to drink the liquid and then thrown out of the car. She declared she re- members nothing between that time and the hour when she found herself in front of her home here Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
ACTUAL VALUES FOUND
 GREATER THAN THE BOOK
Two Iron Hauling Railroads in North. ern Minnesota Are Appraised
 by I. C. C.

Washington, July s0--Actual values of property held by the two iron hauling railroads in Northern Minne- sota, the Duluth. Missabe and North ern and the Duluth Iron Range, were found by the interstate commerce commission today to be greatly in ex- cess of the book value placed by the corporations on their holdings and the stocks and bonds issued against them.
 The Missabe railroad, 261 miles long, on June 80, 1919, had s14,s5S,- 500 in stocks and bonds outstanding. while the recorded money outlay in construction and equipment was fixed by its books at sS5.671,55s. The com mission, fixing the value tentatively for rate making purposes held it to be worth s45,7S0,0SO.
 Capitalization of the Duluth and Iron Range was placed at s14,s51,- 900 while the corporation estimated it had actually spent s25,297,S49 in construction and the commission s tentative value was s2S,5S3,609. Both railroads are utilized by the steel in- dustry in delivering ore to Lake su- perior for water haul to the east.
 Upon the 3S05 miles of line of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad, the commission fixed a tentative value of s104,737, 7,607. This company has outstanding stock and bonds to a par value of $125,- 5l6,700. The corporation's own e.sti- mate of the worth of its property is
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
CIRCUS DAY IS HERE
Gentry Bros. James Patterson Show Arrives on Schedule-City Turns Out to Watch Parade.

What was that rumble of heavy wheels along the streets in the early hours of this morning; the chatter of many hoofs and, sometimes the pe- culiar cry of an animal from its native haunts?
 Why this air of suppressed ex- citement and why the many out of town automobiles lining the city streets?
 Why has the small boy clean face and, wonder of wonders, why is he wearing shoes and stockings? :? And why doesn't he eat the several packages of peanuts that bulge his pockets?
 What Is the reason for the men selling toy balloons, swaEger sticks and canes?
 What is
 Iris circus day.
 The Gentry Bros. James Patterson circus arrived in town early this morning and pitched its tents on the Fibberts grounds on Stanley street. where 1t gave a performance this aft
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
REPORTS SEEING SLOOP
Mystery of Disappearance of the Amateur from Block Island Grows Deeper Today.

New London, July So.--Although hope had practically been abandon ed as to the safety of the three Flush ing. l.. l., men who sailed from Block Island 10 this port on July Is in the sloop Amateur of New York, Captain William O'Brien of Noank, who has arrived in port from a fishing trip, declares that he saw the boat last Sunday bound east off Ram island light, off Mystic river.
 Captain O'Brien says that he saw the sloop, containing at least two men and towing a dingy A few days ago, Richard Hudson, brother of one of the men on the Amateur, iden- tified skiff found off Block Island as that of the Amateur.
 The sighting of the Amateur by Captain O'Brien after a coast guard cutter, submarine boats, Eagle boats and hydroplanes had secured the Sound, makes the disappearance of the Amateur a greater mystery.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
CIVIL SUITS BROUGHT.

James T. Maher of Hartford, act. l ing for Samuel Echelson of that city has brought action for s1,o0o against E,nii and Albertina Golnick The papers were served by Deputy Sheriff Matthew Papciak.
 Irving I. Rachlin, acting for Rack life Brothers Co.,, Inc, has brought slut for $500 damages against Daniel Hickwa of Forestville. Deputy Sheriff Martin Horwitz served the papers and attached real estate be- longing to the defendant in Forest vile.
 Donald Gaffney. acting for William Plskowski, has brought action for sa5o damages against Michael Dauns.
 Wladyslaw and Josephine Bobrow- ski, through William F. Vail of Hart ford. has brought an action for fore closure on property at 65-s7 Con- necticut avenue, against John Col nelski.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
DEBS ANSWERS FOSTER
socialist Leader Secs No Cause for Shock at Announcement He Will support La Toilette.

Chicago. July 3O--Eugene V. Debs, in letter made public last night, replied to the attack made by William z. Foster, workers party nominee for the presidency. on his (Debs) in- tention to support the candidacy of Robert NJ. La Toilette.
 pebs' letter states that he is 'un- able to understand why you (Foster) should conclude that it (Debs' en- dorsement of the Cleveland progress sive convention) will come as a shock to thousands of workers"
 T can readily understand" the letter continues. "why it would have suited you far better had the social ist party ended it's career at Cleve- land and disappeared from the scene, or remained discovered to cut as sorry and discredited a figure as the communist party will in the campaign this year.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
LIBEL AMERICAN STEAMER

Tacoma, Wash, July 30.---A gov- ernment libel of s166,712.50 was placed on the American steamer George Allen at Aberdeen, Wash, yesterday as a result of the seizure two weeks ggo of six trunks of opium taken while being transported from Aberdeen to Tacoma. Seattle and San Francisco. Several Chinese and one white charged with compliclty in the affair are in jail under s10,ooO bail each. The George Allen arrived at Aberdeen from China July 1.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
HITS IN 3S GAMES

Muskegon, Mich, July SO.-Bud Clancy, Muskegon first baseman, brought 10 SS the number of con- secutive games in which he has hit safely when he doubled in the eighth inning of yesterdays game with Sag inaw. Clancy who belongs to the Chicago White Sox, is playing for Muskegon in the Michigan Ontario league under an optional agreement. The modern major league record for safe hitting in consecutive games is Al, held by George Siser.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-30
HUGHES, ALONE, PLACES.
 FLORAL WREATH ON TOMB
!, $, Secretary of state Takes Early Morning stroll Through
 Paris Streets,
sg nc AEsaelals4Vfrs.

B The AssoeiaisfPrsss Paris, July s0.-seeFelary Hughes today pFeiaeed another round of ae-
 iis9Y with a long walk in the fresh. brisk air Of an autumn-like morning,
 II was hls first chance Co see a little of Paris ielsurely and free from the eonslralni Of official esFemoniousness
 Not long after the distinguished visitors walk wreath was found ly. ing on the tomb of the unknown poull inscribed simply' Prom a friend"
 Instances are rare of such homage being paid the unknown warrior with out previous announcement and more or less official parade, and it melted eagar search as 10 the identity of the author Of this simple mark of re- speet,
 Mir Hughes was not thought Of at first, because it was expected by everybody that when the American secretary of state accomplished this now traditional tribute he would he accompanied as Is the custom in such eases, by representatives Of French officialdom,
 The policeman on duty at the Arc De Triomphe declared, however. that there had been no processions during the morning and nothing resembling ceremony. He remembered. though. a short call paid by three or four per- sons and his description Of them left little doubt that tho anonymous friend" was Secretary Hughes and that Ambassador Herrick was one of those with him.
 The American embassy refused either to confirm or deny the reported visit, which fact In itself was con- sidered sufficient confirmation.
 After his walk and his brief visit to the unknown soldiers tomb Mir. Hughes returned to Ambassador Her rick's house and went with the am bassador to the palace Of the Eiysee where he was entertained at luncheon by President Doumergue.