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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

OHIO'S shore Of Lake Erie between
Cleveland and Sandusky is drag
ging itself out of the ruins left by a
devastating tornado which Saturday
killed more than 100, injured more
h a 700 and caused property losses Of
more than $30,OOO,000. Lorain, a steel
city of 10000, suffered most of the loss
of life and property. Martial law was
established and aid was sent from
scores Of cities. President Coolidge Of
fered federal aid. For a time there was
neither water, gas nor electric light,
and food was scarce. A meeting of
business men and bankers throughout
the state IA held Wednesday In
Cleveland and inspection was made Of
LOrain. Presumably the 125 wrecked
blocks will be rebuilt.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

CRIMINAL indictments were re-
~ turned at Washington Monday by
a special federal grand jury investigat-
ing the leasing of the naval oil re-
serves against Albert B. Fall, former
secretary of the interior Harry F. Sin
clair and E. L. DOheny, oil operators,
and Z. L. DOheny, Jr. Four indict-
ments were returned. The first named
Fall, DOheny, ST., and DOheny, Jr.,
charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in connection
with the leasing Of the California re-
serve. In the second Fall and Sinclair
were accused Of cOnspiring to defraud
in connection with Teapot Dome lease.
The third indictment charged Fall
with accepting a bribe of 100000 for
using his official influence in the Cali
fornia leases in behalf Of DOheny Sr.
The two Dohenys in the fourth indict-
ment were charged with inducing Fall
in behalf Of the Pan-American Petro-
leum company, by the unlawful and
feloniOus'' payment of 100000 to take
an unlawful action.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

1t doesn't matter so much where
you are as where you are going from
here.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

THE first ballot Monday morning
l. was important rs showing the pre-
liminary strength of the two leading
c%Ontenders, which proved TO be the
deadlock that was expected. The first
was also interesting as a "~favOrite
SON demonstration.
"Alabammer :" shouted the reading
clerk. And the alphabetical head of
the Union started the ball rolling in
fine shape with this: Alabama casts
its "a votes for Oscar-r-r w. Un-n-nder-
r-rwOOd" (cheerS). Arkansas, of
course, gave It's Is Il Robinson and
California its 26 to McAdOO. Colorado.
unlnstruCted, cOmplimented Gov. W. f.
Sweet with its II. Kansas pumped it's
20 for Governor Davis. Indiana went
solid for RalstOn. Louisiana created
a stir by voting its 20 uninstructed for
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
the keynOter of the convention. WyO-
ming made another entry by naming
Senator John Z. Kendrick.
The result of the first ballot was ms
follows: McAdoo, 431h; Smith, 24O14
Davis CIV. Va.), 81; Cox. 80; Under
wood, 42b RalstOn, 30; Richie, 22h
Glass. %; Robinson. 81; Brown, II
Silzer, IS; Harrison. 1917 c. w. Bry.
an, 10; Davis (Kans.), 20; Sweet, y
Ferris, 80; Kendrick, 6; Salisbury, {
Houston Thompson of Colorado, l. To
tai, 1,O9S; necessary to choice, 1872
majority, $50.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09
TRANSCONTINENTAL

TRANSCONTINENTAL air mail
Il service was put in operation Tues
day, when planes left New York and
San Francisco. The schedule calls for
81 hours and 5 minutes eastward and "a
hours and 40 minutes westward. The
maximum load is 600 pounds, or about
$4,000 letters. There are three rate
zones, the postage being s, 16 and a
cents respectively. The west-bOund
plane strikes darkness just west Of
Chicago and flies through the night TO
emerge into daylight at Cheyenne.
EastbOund. the plane flies through
darkness between Cheyenne and Chi
cago. The flyers pcss near Omaha.
An airwAy lighted by enormously pow
erful beacons guides the flyers.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

THE minority report, which names
L the ku Klux Khan and was lost by
less than five votes, was presented to
the convention as follows:
I'VE condemn political secret sOcie-
ties of all kinds as opposed to the ex-
ercise Of free government and contrary
to the spirit of the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution of
the United States.
I'VE pledge the Democratic party to
oppose any effort on the part of the
Ku Klux Khan, or any organization, to
interfere with the religious liberty or
political freedom of any citizen, or to
limit the civic rights of any citizen or
body Of citizens because of religion.
birthplace OF racial origin"
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

"WEDNESDAY morning fOuisd the
w convention preparing to cast Its
thirty-frst ballot under these condi-
tiOnS, as indicated by two days Of fu-
tile ballOting: Deadlock between NC
Adoo and Smith, the former steadily
losing and the latter steadily gaining;
Davis Of West Virginia the most prom
inent Of the other c~Ontenders and the
~favorite In the Wall street betting, al
5 to 2, as against 4 to 1 previously.
McAdoO, who had got 4S1 votes on the
first ballot and touched high-water
mark Of 479 on the fifteenth, had re-
celved AS on the thirtieth. Smiths
zigzag increase had been from AZ
votes on the first to 1923 on the thir-
tieth. Davis had started with 81 n
had climbed slowly and steadily TO
126.
Others who had been named l eacn
ballot had received the following
votes on the nrst and thirtieth: Cox
80 and 81; Underwood, AZ and 90;
Ralston. 80 and SO; Glass, % and "a;
Robinson, 81 and Is; hitchie, II ana
IT; Davis Of Kansas, g and q; sauis-
bury. Z and g. Only two others had re-
ceived votes on the thirtieth. One was
Chairman Walsh, whose maximum OF
IS on the twenty-ffth ballot had OWN
died to IL. The. other was Senator
Robert L. Owen Of Oklahoma, who mao
received 20 on the tw~enty-sixth Dallo'
and 25 on the thirtieth.
COUTH CAROLINA, early IN tht
- game, killed two birds with one
stone by providing itself with a candl
date for vice presidential honors ant
making history. Its Is delegates hei'
a caucus Monday, voted to place II
nomination for the Vice presloehc'
Mrs. Leroy Springs Of Lancaster am
appointed a steering committee Oh NJ
to handle her candidacy on the nooi
As delegate at large, national eoiDni
teewoman and chairman OF the sIs
deHxials committee of the conVeh.i0
che had made a favorable Impress"
She Is a daughter of South Caroiina .
sdopnon-by marriage, rather Oh
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09
rvs REVIEW OF
CURRENT Events
Fight and Pray
O,.r Platform Planks
and Their Ballot.
6. EDWARD W. PICKARD

8. EDWARD W. PICKARD
Democratic national cOnven-
i, in Madison Square garden,
|. Yak. began It's fourth day of fu-
1 arot.ne Thursday morning with
Ia. and Smith still deadlOcked.
/ 2. a dramatic and exciting
4. , his behalf by William Jen-
\, Py7sn Wednesday MCAdOo had
-.5 m to a h~igh-water mark of
II. votes in the fOrtieth ballot at
|. Wednesday night session and on
\ tt.secOnd and last ballot had
IT, back 10 1894, as shown by the
r.g count:
| rjon. 500 40; Smith, 318 6-1O;
H. w. Ya.), 81; Underwood,
b Cox, s.; Glass, 281A Ralston,
sb.nson, a Richie, 1712.
l!5oo On this ballot was 22S votes
H. q the necessary twO-thirds of
r,7entiOn and At under a simple
z1y-55O votes, which was his
sa,e objective.
] T4,esdays drowsy day session
h. brown into a near riot during
aalg Of the last (thirty-eighth)
IN By William Jennings Bryan,
z l2dyertently touched a match
.apt Dome in a daring attempt
sllpde the convention to Nc
Taxing the platform ~OStenSibly
q an his vote as a delegate from
he suggested that the COnven-
& 1)oSe from a list Of eight can
lila each Of whom he eulOgized in
Is worthy of progressive De
AaG-NurpAree Of Florida, Dan
Robinson, RalSton. Meredith Of
n tC ". Bryan, Walsh. When he
Y 81 last TO McAdOo he was boot
.,ied cornered into desperately
q ---, NCAdOO and almost driven
u platform. And when the bal
N' finished the count showed
8 VEGETABLE change, but the effect
o y move was seen in the bal
.e might session.
MAY morning found the con.
s. '..l ready for the long and
u E1. Of balloting, 1G candidates
81 Elimination and the platform
q The delegates came up smil.
81 showing few signs of the ter.
81 81 over the League of Ma.
n M Kiuy Khan planks that
q '.5a The Democratic party t.
'alols for many hours befor,
81 ,-'a Of the platform at TIVE
sunday morning.
81 'A. be- long before those dele
wet three memorable scene.
Struggle. One was Home.
81 OF Connecticut. chairman O
Il 7n committee, pleading witt
5luon for more time becaus.
81 'Iee had been unable t,
'ae two planks, even thougl
81 .5'S had repeated The Lord
81 "a =. william Jennings Brya,
y 90 Invocation to God.
81 1i was Newton D. Baker
'e'ay Of war. in lmpa.
/ = OeSeeching the CONVEX
r,, -' name Of Woodrow WIlso
81 d me minority League Of Na
IA The delegates spplaude
4. a'ae and the orator. but r,
~ oy q vote Of 742 {
d , "Ss William Jennlnp
al r.,I ~ role Of an apostle .
4 d. the final word in Il.
r@ over the Ku Klux XII.
&, S,,a. tipped the scale in fav,
'@I.ts,' report and brought I
nouns Of rIotous struggle.
hi, a,'' is the plank In the m.
= Pi az ! report adopted = !
M M, with freedom Of Of r pU,lU
N ' Te % and does net ,F'r nan
7 II Man
os ana suc party reafirms
I ~ ' 3 contained in the c Cs.'
N,eH.aa. ~precepts uDon wh,.
HM.MLna 1NN0L " XII
sa ' ga, is + unded. that "r co
Sataamo.. no laws respectil
he I men, ! Of religion, or pr
s tie ~. exercise thereof,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, making his
L first address since his nomination
spoke Monday night before more than
1000 executive officers of the business
organization Of the government and re-
iterated his program of economy to Sc
cure relief from burdens of taxation.
The President announced that he
would submit estimates Of not more
than S 9,OOO,OOO,0OO for expenditures IN
the fiscal year beginning July /, ISZo'
and instructed the officers under MIN
70 and a way TO cut $~S3,00O,OOO from
their present estimates.
President Coolidge, Gen. Charles u
Dawes and Chairman Butler OF the
Republican national committee con-
ferred Tuesday at the White House
General Dawes viii begin an intensive
eO-day speaking drive September l.
His oficial notification of his nomina'
| tion will be received July % at EVAN
ston. Tse President will be notineo
July "a IN Washington, proDaoly ~
some big hall where thousands can
! hear what Will be the real opening A"'
dress Of his campaign.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-09

TUESDAY the American exclusion
i act vent into effect and japan
staged a nationwide demonstration .
significant incident Of which was the
emitting down by persons unknown u
the flag flying on the grounds OF the
American embassy at Tokyo. Al al
the Shinto shrinex a prayer mee',
,nss besought the ancient delties 10 aio
the "insulted" Japanese people. nt-
American meetings were held every
where%
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
Cynthia Gr@yss
Can You Help These Unfortunate Brothers and Sis
ters 10 Obtain Work So They May Keep Their
Families Together?
By CYNTHIA GREY

I IS deplorabe that must again iorte of the aenploy-
nent situation in this city During my calling hour everv
day. both men and icosn 10 Nth sad stories Of
families IN need OF the necessities Of life and nothing tpih
Which to meet them because they hare ramped the streets
sometimes for several months search Of ork only
get a felc days roi0 and then.
Yesterday young nth such story Before
The GCorld he had good position in attorneys Of
flee, chere he learning dD. Then the bucie sounded
and he 1eHt When he sered into civilian
clothes his former position open him. and since
that time he has been doing clerical uork truck driving
and he chauffeur last.
He has Tfe and three little chidren-dnother little one
tciH arrive in Jty He MUST have some sort OF gor-
anyhn0e IS not particular, just he take care Of
his little family
Another has been ont Of iCork since December 8,
tcen he broke both ankles fall from carpenters lad
der He carpenter bv trade but H do anything tchich
does not require much standing. He has had little expert
elevator operator
Nth 15-yearoH TO support has been out
Of cor for several tceeks their small capital has d,cinded
alcay and she has been unable 10 find anything She tCoad
like position hosekeeper, Where she take her son.
any of you FOLKS know Of icor for these people, you
tDH be doing humanity greater service than yon realise
By calling at MA iH-0600. hdvs the names and ad-
dresses Of these persons and others ,C rho must hare
employment at once.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
Churches to Celebrate
ChriSfS Final Journey
Special Music and Sermon Subjects
Feature Palm Sunday Services

ths sssEisn WIN Be hsid in eoniunc
ton with the Young Meas heDub-
lean club. the First Baptist church
furnishing SACRED music.
ms iieY. ;. J.. PnsuEsr will
preach April 70. and the Queen
Anne Lutheran church choir viii
sing.
Lunchsons each day. beginning
Tuesday. VIII feature the =. ~ O.
A. pre- Easter meeting series. busi-
ness and professional men are ia.
viied 70 attend the series. ending
Friday. with tho Rev. Dr. }. =.
crowther. pastor Of the University
Presbyterian church. speaking.
Yesper services WIN also b held
In tho ~ lobby zach evening from
elB 20 7i5 with tho following
speakers. Tuesday. tho Rev. sgd
neg Morgan: wednesday. the Rev
George Poolion: Thursday, tho Rev.
q. v. Fnilis. and Friday. the hsv.
4. q. West.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
MAJ. BERRY is
HERE TODAY
Is Speaker Before Demo-
cratic Club al Noon

MAJ oeorEs !. BERN. sloqusn,
Tennssstan. potential candidate ~
vice president on the dsmocraue
uckst and president q the Inter
national Prcszmsn's union. vas 20
arrive IN Beattls Saturday A. 1875
10 make several addresses in Seat
10 and Puget Sound ciusE
A. noon MAJ Berry Was 70 al
dfeEs the weekly luncheon Of ne
King County Democratic club AZ
Dartnairn cafeteria
Seattle veterans have arranged a
reception for MAJ Berry a. ne
American Legion club IN ths Arctic
hotel 40 .. m. Berry IL q past
national commander Of the Amer
lean Legion
A. p. m. iiAt. Berry WIN leave
Seattle With a party % prominent
democrats 20 address a meeting or
Tacoma democrats IN the Tacoma
hotel. where tbs jefferson day ban
quet II 10 be observed.
A. the Tacoma meeting Mayor
Brown win speak and iniroduos
Berry. Mayor Brown was IN
Olympia Saturday attending TIE
State Chamber Of Commerce meet
Ing. and no VIII stop az Tacoma en-
route back 10 Seattle.
MAJ. Berry win return % Seattle
Saturday night and Sunday will
hold several conferences with local
officials o. his union. Monday eve
ninE he win address a mass meet
ing Of Seattle democrats.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
[ OCAL CATTLE
UNDER BAN
Canada Fears contaglon in
Washington From Stock

With Canada refusing 70 even ad-
init Seattle cattle thru fear that the
hoof and mouth disease may spread
among Dominion herds. and with
California sending ia auto parties
over two main highways out Of tho
state without fumigRton. preoau.
tons were put into effect az the
Washington and Oregon border Sat,
urdAy. designed 70 protect this
states livestock.
Automobile parties WIN be com.
PEELED 70 leave their camping
equipment NJ the border pending
fumigation. according 10 Douglas
shelor. secretary Of tho Automobile
club. who received orders on the
quarantine from Olympia. Dogs ard
other animals win DO denied admis-
sion. All cars entering viii be
fumiEated At the Columbia river
bridge.
Cars with certificates OF funi-
CATION win bs permitted 10 pass. as
viii ordinary cars that have no dis
ease-carrying equipment along.
No fumiEaiion 10 required on the
Pacinc and Redwood highways out
of California Machines are run
thru a disinfeciant bath on the
coast ana valley highways.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
BONUS MEASURE
BEING RUSHED
Ordered FavorabIy Reported
by Senate Committee
nYPAIIRhI AIInN
ouall.a -. El.,, cs.rs.gsas.sn


WARRINGTON. April ii.-rhs
bonus hin-provdlnE a 2o-year en-.
dowment Insurance policy for vet
cana was ordered favornbiy report.
~ BY the senate finance COMMITTEES
today 20 u can be rushed thru
ahead 81 tho Tax biil.
The bin a practically IN che same
form a. passed BY tho house
The house bin was rushed ont with
amazing speed after only a brief dis
cussion In committee.
It's chief provisions are;
Cash payments 20 veterans who
under tho bin would receive less
than $50.
A soyear endowment for the life
insurance policy FOR other veterans.
Payment made on the basis o. com.
psnsation of 81 n day for homo sery.
ics up 10 $500 and 1875 a day for
overseas servies up 10 ts.s.
A restriction that tho first 90 days
Of service cannot apply on either the
cash or endowment plan.
All enlisted men. women ana Of.
fieers up 20 tho rank OF captain IN
tho marine corps and up 20 lleu,en.
ants IN the navy are eligible.
An allowance for making loans I'm
tho Insurance policies after two
years up 20 20 per cent OF the cash
value OF the policies.
The bin will DO formally reported
20 the senate an soon as possible. and
Y II expected 20 BE- passed without
material change and with little dis.
cunsion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
BRIBERY CHARGE
is MADE
Defendant Says Cop Asked
Him for Money

An investigation Of an alleged
hribo demanded By a Seattle police
man. which resulted IN the arrest Of
Tom spalliary. restaurant proprietor.
a few weeks later. halted tho trial
OF spalilaIy on a charge Of possession
OF liquor Friday.
Spalllary was on the stand IN his
own defense. Tho taller OF two OF.
ficers' who arrested him. week
earlier. had demanded protection
money. spaillaTy said The arrsstinE
officers were Patrolman u. Wallet
and J. II. Myers. Myers appeared
in court an prosecuting witness.
Wallet did not appear.
spalliaFy hRld that the window tho
officers claimed they psercd thru
was completely covered By a news.
paper. Judge Dalton and Paul Car.
rigAn. attorney for spaiiiary. visited
the cafe. NJ ia Fourth ave. g.. ana
found an old. dusty Newspaper com,
pietcly covering tho window.
NysrI when confronted by this
evidence. said no and Wallet bad
peeFsd between tho cracks OF tho
paper and saw spaillary with the two
bottles Of Erappo IN his possession.
No search warrants wero used Ia
searching tho place.
Deputy Prosecutor Chester a.
Bachelor asked that the case be con.
tinued until Wallet has an oppor.
tunity 10 testify.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12

RAILW AVS HIT
SWITCH PLAN
But Merchants Exchange
Supports Regulations

o. o. Cslderhead's plan for a unit
terminal TO handle Seat,is's freight
switching operations was formally
placed before tho Interstate com.
mcrce commission and tho state dc.
partment Of public works at tho hear.
ing being held in the assembly room
of the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
After the plan had been introduced
at tho Frid by session. representa-.
.ives Of tho five railroads now operat.
ing in Seattle launched an active at.
tack ON the plan. They challenged
the statement that It would save
100000 annually. and declared that
they would not adopt the plan yolun.
tariiy.
Tho plan was first presented by
T. 8. McIsachran. traffic expert, and
later by Calderhead. Frank Hanlon,
manager OF tho Seattle Merchants
exchange. testified In behalf OF the
plan. Ho charged discrimination in
present switching rates against grain
firms operating in Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
Little AngIelVOrm Had
10 Hearts; Cupid Shot
Them All With Darts

Yes. five pairs o, hearts They
are
Does an ansieworm ever fan IN
lover
III you are becoming nippant.
young man. No win bring this Inter.
view 10 a close
s0T,HATs a logical question. isn't
Il M Anything with five pairs
% hearts ought 10 10 a candidate
FOR Cupid, hadn't itG'
We'll perhaps. but an hnglsworm
Is one Of tho lower forms of iifs
and II not uutsect to-
"And N his heart Is broken.
unused The cub. no atm has nine
LEFT Ten little hearts all IN a line.
one Is broken aud now there are
nine"
UNrINE little hearts an SET for
~ date. one - broken and now
there are eight" Tho professor left
the room.
"Eght little hearts soaring 90
heaven. she didn't show up and
now there are seven" Tho profess
sor re-appearod with two husky
students
seven little hearts IN n terrible
fix. a quarrel and silence and now
there arc six The cub was carried
crafty down the stairs
-six little hearts very much alive.
another little lady worm LETT only
fiyr.s
TUE cub was deposited. midst
Il many expressions OF regret on
the front steps. and a. tho students
went back into the house OF science
thay heard;
Tie had five hearts left
When no wriEEied thru the door.
He met a hob-hhirod fiAppcr worm.
Now there's only four"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
BANDIT SLAIN;
STORE BURNED
Posses Seeking Despera-
does; One Killed in Fight

MARYsvILLE. Cal. April IL
Two desperadoos who set fire to John
Ashfords general store NJ Tudor,
near here. last night and sho, and
seriously wounded Ashford In an en-.
suing gun battle. were sought thru
the hills surrounding Tudor today BY
Sheriff Ben Manfori. and a posse
composed Of every able-bodied man
OF the region. A third bandit was
shot by Ashford and his body burned
IN the store.
Ashford frequently had been threat.
sned and recently his store. which Is
also the postoffIce. was robbed Of n
large quantity OF merchandise. A
few days later threatening note was
pinned 10 the office chair with a long
dagger in the fashion OF the Malta
Last night Ashford locked his store
and was almost home. when the
landscape was suddenly lighted By
leapins flames. The interior OF his
store was a mass Of fire and
~silhouetted against the blaze were the
figures or three men.
The postmaster pulled his revolver
and firing as he came. approached to
do battle with the bandits. One OF
their number fell and the other two
rushed from tho store. shot Ashford
near the heart and fed into tho dark.
ness. The body OF tho man Ashford
shot was consumed In the flames.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-12
British Plane Will
Go Canadian Route

When tho Britsh round tho-world
flyers reach tho Pacific Coast they
win detour from Vancouver. u. C.,
and across the continent by a
Canadian route. This information
was contained IN a telegram re-.
co!yed Friday by the board OF
county commissioners from the
Royal AIR ministry. or London.
Tho telegram politely declined a
prnffsr OF the use % the sand
Point field by tho British flyers
made 10 the air ministry BY the
board Of county commissioners The
telegram follows:
The Royal Air Force appreciates
tho offer OF Sand Poln, aIrdroms
for tho British round-tho- world ny
era We understand tha, tho Mac.
Jaron flight. which ia a private
venture. proposes 20 follow the
Canadian route across America
from Vancouver. u. G.
ROYAL AIR MINISTRY"