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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22
Mr.. MCLEAN'S
MEASURE TAKEN
Lurnberton Man Looks Good,
But He Has Rings All
Around Him
By ". d. SAUNDERS.

Elizabeth City has seen and
taken the measure of Hon.
Angus Wilton Mclean, candi-
date ior the Democratic numi-
nation iur Governor. Mr.. Nc
Lean was in Elizabeth City
last Friday. He made his first
public appearance here at a
kiwaniS Club dinner Friday
evening and later spoke to al
audience that nearly filled the
new High School auditorium.
AIr. Mclean Wal in the city for
several hours. During the time he
WAS not speaking hc WIS being
>trrrcd Icy l.. II. Williams amd e, \.
Cooke, everything that men nnd
boys wear. except shoes, NJ prices
lower than manufacturers charge :
company that Mr.. Mclean tor the
company that kept him) while lie
WAS in town left the hrnmd ur Ayl-
lr;i- Mack Sawyer rimg politicS all
over him.
Ry himself. Mr.. Mclean makes II
splendid showing. lie i obviously
u sturdy. lcvcl.hciI,lc'l. cunsCirnti-
Gus. sincere citizen. lie looks like
u man 4" bc trusted. lie also looks
lit~ one who will hr governor "f
North Carolina if elected. aud not
enc who ran hr >wayrd AMI pulled
ul"ut hy politicians. lie 'lucSu't-
lrrk y; nil like the typ" az man
wIn would last l"u,: iu The "SiCrm
rr iE"Nr Elizabeth city riugsirr>
who uIr f,r u cum'ii,luiv for what
they think they crm get "ut of him.
I'u, snr all hi> personal mir "f
~uIIuDursS, fairness und Dependable
iiy. Mr.. Mclean i un'lrmiahiy tn"
81 ni,,, mi machine politicians IN
Ei:Zitrwh city H. elsewhere ia the
S:u,r. Mr.. Mclean himself drop
lsd >r!ur remarks Will" her, in in
di,irc that hr i painfully conscious
nf this and deeply humilini"d icy II.
iiut hr j. caught and hr can; cN,ri-
cate himself. lie told IN" IN II cuu-
Z. 80 l...t. 4. FH.f
>i,lrrrd >,s'Eim. The nomination f"r
guyrrHrr. ac was assured that Ii"
would have un opposition dnd that
kC harl hoped that hr could he u"ni-
mated and elected without hnViIg iu
nuke promises iU amy one or "h-
li.utr himself in anyway. lie
thought "a" WAS going {" hc made
governor wilhnu; any strings hr-
In. tied 20 him. nut the Stiin:S
ARE hring tird :" him. II hr doesn't
ubli.uir himself Ia the bunch that
j. hell brut tn nominate him, then
hi> organization will.
Mr. Mclean did not v"lIch>af"
the Information who Informed him
that lac would hc rendered ia" nomi-
nation this year without uppnSiiipn.
II wasn't Josiah Willinm Bailey.
Mr.. Mclean did not make II
great hit as II Spccch-makcr. AS II
public speaker he iS badly handi-
capped. Ills u't"rnnrCS indicate"
hilarious thought and ar" delivered
lalnriouSly-wilh emphasis on the
second syllable. The kiwaniS club
played him u miserable trick 10y
sticking him 0n Il program along
side our fellow tOwnSmnn, Col.
lSitur VI. MrckinS. Republican. who
iS plSp u gIlhcrmulurinl aSplrnnt.
MrckinS is u master Of clouii"Icc
AMI he maic The most 0f his op-
pnrtumily to thrill aud clrctrify his
audience with speech on Abraham
I.inruln. AIrckiuS gnvc The kiwiin'
ianS such - show that many of
thrrl must have forgotten that Mr..
Mclean was "n the program at all.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22
DIES At BREAKFAST.

Henry Mann. fell dead at the
hrrnkraS; tab!" ut his home on Cen
irr street Wednesday morning ut
: - o'clock. Mr.. Mann WAS about
40 years old und had bccu in ltil'
im. health for some time. lie was
n native of Columbia and hHd lived
ia this city for the last ~ years
Tie i survived 10y his wife and II
daughter. Mrs. ". J.. SimorS of this
city. und II sou, Ben Mann, of Nor
folk.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22
AT CHAPANOKE

The faculty and students OF the
thupunokc School will give II
hazuar, box.party and serve re.
freshments Friday night, Feb, ~.
for the benefit Of Oak Grove NJ. T..
Church. T'.u public Is invited.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22

and charged respective toll per ton
for freight, per person for pasScng-
rrS. per conveyance, and per lc'lc.
strains aud the bridge has long
since been paid for"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22
FOR SALE

Lot fronting i22 feet on South
Rnad Street and about lI6 feet on
Railroad siding. Ideal factory site
Apply tu Winckrcam Co. City.
cF:2s21lt.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22

Good cyeslSht is inexpensive. See
DIR. ]. ID. Hathaway, OptOmetrist,
Elizabeth City, y. Z. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22
sEES A NEW DAY FOR
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
e, Very Necessary Organization, Says Chair
= man Ternpleman as Work of Annual
Membership Drive is Launched

lire a.l.""'
.,... Cd. the Elizabeth City
',.u,,r ,i Commerce began
,..,,-.a, uuIcr the leadership
.n- >.nurl II. rcmplcman,
....~ ui ,'.c First Baptist
.r,-.r. The drive is for 500
.,r.~, ,h., wear. and DIR.
~,rr,,man believes the MINI
-.,r,'' be subscribed with
...,..,;a,ir. once Elizabeth
,., mur'r have been made ac-
...;,ral w,,a ihc work done
, ,.c organization.
.r.., rlr whole trouble with
.. ,r.n,.r or Commrrr" to-day,
rr. TrmrIrmau. The work
.,,, ,r.r las never hccn placed
...-, ,a. r-or'r. Those VIII" arr
....,- with is activities "f the
.. ....r have learned that IL has
Ill ,ru,alU> uf dollars which
r...r... ,,ru' i1 Elizabeth city.
r-., .,n,ua 'u The town and an
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-02-22

.Don't neglect your e--:-. SEE
Hathaway. He Lcc|-. edT.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08

Madison Square Garden, New
York, July 8 by the A.P.)-With
talk of compromise candidates
given impetus by the battering
down of William G. McAdoo's COL
umns into second place, the weary
delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention were called at
1890 a. m. today, their third
Tuesday in New York, to begin the
eighth day Of balioting for presi-
Dental nominee.
p A number Of plans to put a def
mite end to the deadlock were in
the air as the result of early morn
ing conferences by various leaders
but the effect of these little talks
remained to be disclosed.
The smashing Of the McAdoo
lines was undertaken by the COM
bined anti-McAdoo forces yester-
day in an effort to force him out OF
the race as means of ending the
deadlock. His leader, however, ad-
mitted not discouragement and Da-
vid L. Rockwell, his campaign man.
ager, conceding there had been an
lawful drive" on his candidate, as
serted that the Californian has no
intention so far as he knows of
withdrawing.
At the end of the 87th ballot.
after which the convention adt
journed last night, as an expression
of sympathy to President and Mrs,
Coolidge, in the death of their son,
McAdOo's strength had been cut to
3331a at the finish, while that of
Senator Ralston of Indiana, put
back into the dark horse ranks,
despite his insistance upon main
tanning his withdrawal, was pushed
up from five on the 18th ballot to
93 on the 87th. Senator Glass of
Virginia also given rum climbed
from 21 to 78, held third place for
few ballots, and wound up fourth
with II. Senator Ralston and Sen
ator Glass both passed John W.
Davis, whose total slowly declined
to 661a.
Rockwell, j. Bruce Kremer Of
Montana, the McAdoo floor mana
gers and other leaders in his fight,
took stock after the adjournment,
but beyond saying they would con-
fer again this morning and would
continue their campaign along the
lines they have been pursuing, they
made no comment on their delibera-
tions. McAdoo did not attend the
midnight conference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
LAF0LLETTEIS
GIVEN0. K.0F
SOCIALISTS
Convention in Cleveland In
dOrses Him For the Pres
idency BY Big Margin

Cleveland, July 8.-The national
convention of the Socialist party of
America last night formally enlisted
under the LaFollette president ban
ner. 1t adopted a report offered by
a majority Of committee Of Is, re-
commended that the convention con-
cur in the action of the Conference
for Progressive Political Action in
indorsing the LaFollette candidacy on
his platform.
The vote on this report was LOG
to II.
The action came after siX-hour
debate in which 32 of the 157 dele
gates in the convention took part. II
was conducted under strict rules,
each side being given Is minutes to
start and finish the discussion and
miscellaneous delegates being allowed
5 minutes each. Two exceptions only
were made to Alex Calm, editor Of
a Jewish newspaper, and Daniel Hoan,
mayor of Milwaukee, being given
double time.
Eight of the speakers argued for a
minority report which would have re-
suited in separate Socialist national
ticket and platform and three spoke
for a substitute which would have
accepted the majority idea with re-
servations as to the vicepresidency.
By adopting the majority report,
the convention concurred not only in
LaFollette's Endorsement, but also IN
last weeks conference decision to
postpone vicepresidential nomina-
tion until after the Democratic con-
vention. 1t also pledged itself to CO.
operate with the conference in the
national elections and in such state
and local elections as may be in
dorsed by the smaller units of the
Socialist party.
The convention asked increased!
representation on the national COM
mittee Of the conference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
ABSTRACT0RS
OF STATE IN
CONVENTION
Called to Order BY President
Dennis of Grand Forks, in
Bismarck Today

The North Dakota Title Mems As
sociation, with about. 25 abstractors
from various parts of the state
present, opened a two-day corver-
tion in the Masonic Temple this
morning. A. w. Dennis Of Grand
Forks called the association to. or
der, after A. j. Arnot, of the Bur
leigh County Abstract Company,
acting as the entertainment commit
tee, had seen that all visitors be-
came acquainted.
Mayor A.. p. Lenhart also extend
ed welcome on behalf of the city,
and J. L. Bowers of Mandan replied.
This afternoon the convention was
to hear an address by John f. Mar
tin, general counsel, Federal Land
Bank, st. Paul, Minnesota. An auto
ride about the city and trip through
the state penitentiary was on the
program. This evening the visitors
will banquet at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, with Governor Nestos as their
guest.
William Pryor of Duluth, Mime
sofa, former president of the Amer
lean Association of Title Men, will
be among the speakers tomorrow,
and p. H. Butler of the Bank of
North Dakota will relate experiences
in title examining.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
DEATHS SHADOW
AGAIN CAST IN
WHITE HOUSE

Washington. July 8.-Calvin Cool
idge Jr., according to White House
attaches, is the first son of presi-
dent to die while his father held
that office, since Tad Lincoln died
in his fathers arms in the White
House near the close of the Civil
War. So far as they recall there
has been no instance of a Presidents
daughter dying during his occupancy
of the White House.
The death of the son of President
Coolidge marks the third successive
administration in which the family
occupying the White House has been
visited either by death or critical
illness. The first wife Of former
President Wilson died in the White
House and later Mr.. Wilson suffered
there the breakdown which left him
an invalid until his recent death.
Services for President Harding
were held in the White House after
his sudden death in San Francisco
and previously Mrs. Harding had suf-
fered a critical illness there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
HOLDS VILLAGE
N0TDEFRAUDED
Judge Wolfe Dismisses Action
of Village of Strasburg

Linton, N. D., July 8.-Judge
Charles E. Wolfe of Wahpeton has
signed an order holding that the vii
lage of Strasburg was not defrauded
in the sale of an electric light plant
to it.
The village sued owners and stock
holders Of the Strasburg Auto Com
pany, two Of whom had been men,
bers of the board of trustees Of the
villagvs While they were members
of the board the village rented
from their company the electric light
plant and later the village bought
the distribution system Of the cleo
tric light plant. Suit was
brought by the village to recover
what was claimed to be excessive
rent and excessive purchase price,
the defendants being charged with
fraud and corruption.
The case was tried before Judge
Wolfe at Linton. He holds that the
village failed to show excessive pay
ments to the auto company, and no
fraud and corruption, and that the
village got all it paid for, that what
the board did was generally known
and approved by the citizens, that
the village had used the property
and is estopped to maintain the
suit. The two defendants who were
both stockholders in the auto COM
pahy and members Of the village
board of trustees we're Matthias Fish
er and Melchoir Brickner. About
$4,000 was involved. The defend
ants were represented by Newton,
Dullam and Young Of Bismarck.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
FINDS WATER
Is IMPROVED
City BacteriOl0gist Renders a
Report On 1t

The city commission, in meeting
last night, received the report Of
the city bacteriologist, A. w. Eek
lund, on the condition of the city
water.
The report said that the condi-
tion of the water was below normal
up to June %, when the new filter
plant went into operation, and that
after that the bacterial count drop
ped from 1900 bacteria per &C to 60
per &C, from B coli in 10 &C amounts
to no B coli, and the tubidity drop
ped from 700 to less than s per P.
p. NJ.
The report added that as soon as
the water plant is operating with as
high degree Of efficiency as can be
obtained, samples will be taken and
new tests made.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08

Madison Square Garden, New York. July 8-(By the A.
P)Sx futile ballots today-brngng the total to SO
found the Democratic national convention adournng for
recess during which conferences planned in
the hope of finding way through the whirlpool.
McAdoo lines continued to disinegrate during the day.
Governor Smiths forces held fast and the much discussed
and looked for booming for Senator Rason
actually developed the floor The word out to
flop the votes for Raston and odays balloting his
place had risen to third in the list with total of 1864
The McAdoo numbers hammered steadily down
during the day baong to low record-31O votes
the lowest point the McAdoo fortunes touched
since the convention began. They did b how
the last ballot of the day and stood 314 when
convention adjourned Meanwhile the Smith vote closed at
1855 w. within Is of it's highest mark all the baloting
The forces had suffered losses between the close of
last nights balloting and todays opening
John w. Davis closed we'll toward his high mark stand
ing at 49, Senator Raston beginning figure surpass-
ing his previous high water mark up in the days
ballotng from SO to 1864
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
BISHOP VISITS
M. E. GATHERING

Valley City, July S.-More than 400
delegates are attending the state Ep-
worth League institute at the Chau-
tauqua grounds here, which opened
last night with an address by Rev.
Walters of Madison. Wis, former
pastor of the First Methodist Church
of Fargo. Sessions will continue un-
til Sunday night under the leader
ship of the Rev. G. l.. White of
Minot. dean of the institute. Bishop
E. L. Smith of Helena. Montana, and
DR.. T. A. Olson, superintendent Of
the Fargo district, are attending the
institute. DR.. Guthrie, national ex-
ecutive Of the Epworth League, will
conduct the morning watch at 6:30
a. m. Wednesday,.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S BALLOTINC
To win nomination candidate must receive 732
votes, twothrds of the total number of delegates
voting, 1,O98
Total 88th Ballot

McAdOo 49,. -. .315h
0UItu .OVS
Davis of West Virginia ...... 594
Underwood. 50: Glass 6612; Raj
ston 50; Robinson %; Richie z21a;
Davis of Kansas 20: Walsh five;
Saulshury 6; Owen 20; Meredith rs;
Daniels %; Bryan 8; Roosevelt 1.
Totals 1896, absent two.
Total 89th Ballot
Smith .................. .5So
Davis, West Virginia ........ 64h
Underwood Al; Glass 66N; Raj
ston 99H; Robinson 2O1a; Richie
2211; Davis of Kansas 20; Walsh
81; Salisbury 6; Owen 20; Mer-
edith 26; Bryan 8; Daniels 1871;
Roosevelt 1. Total 1895. absent two,
Total s0th Ballot
McAdOO ........... .5lA
smith ......!.... -. ....... SoI ~
Davis. Of West Virginia ::.... .641a
Underwood 42H; Glass 3Oh; Raj
ston l59H; Robinson 20; Ritchie
16N; Davis Of Kansas 20; Walsh S;
Saulsbury 6; Meredith 26; Bryaa Is;
UsAiels 10; total 1895, absent two.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
ORDINANCE IS
PUT IN EFFECT
First Case Arises Under New
Z0ning Ordinance

The city zoning ordinance recently
passed was called into play last
night for the first time.
Joseph Schneider appeared for
Lawrence Schubert, who planned to-
open grocery store on Twelfth
street. The business came within
the scope of the ordinance, being
prohibited unless a petition Of prop
erty owners was presented to .he
board of adjustment created under
the ordinance, and acted on favor
ably by them. Mr.. Schneider said
all property. owners within the vi
cinity. on the street, signed a reti-
tion for the business. The matter
will 20 before the board Of adjust
ment.
Members Of the board Of adjust
ment named by the commission are
c. Bertsch Jr., G. F. Dullam, Geo. +.
Will, Birlsa Ward. H. A. Dobler.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
OVER INCH OF
RAIN. RECORDED
IN DICKINSON
Williston Also Reports More
Than an Inch of Rain in
Last "a Hours
BIG BOON TO CROPS
Held to Insure Bumper Grain
Crops, Aside From Past
Damage, in Some Places

Dickinson was the center Of heavy
rainstorm last night, and several
points in western North Dakota re-
ported rain fall in the last "a hours,
to the Bismarck weather bureau
this morning.
The Dickinson rainfall, 1876 inch
es, is sufficient, in the opinion OF
many, to mature the grain crop in
that section, leaving hail or pest
damage the only bar to bumper
grain crop for a considerable terri
tory in western North Dakota. Will
liston reported 1.O8 inches Of rain.
Dunn Center reported .l8 of an
inch of rainfall, and Bismarck had
a shower with slightly more than a
tenth of an inch Of rain.
The weather bureaus precipita-
tion report follows:
Armenia 0; Bismarck IL; Bottineau
.3s; Devils Lake Ia; Dickinson 1876;
Dunn Center .l8; Glendale .O3;
Grand Forks .O4; Jamestown, Lang
don, Larimore, Lisbon, nothing;
Minot .32; Napoleon, Pembina. Moor
head, Minnesota, nothing; Williston
l.O8.
There may be thunderstorms this
afternoon or tonight.
RAIN-TODAY IN EASTERN N. d.
Fargo, July 8.-After several days
of warm weather, southeastern, nor
thern and northwestern North Da-
xkota today received general
drenching which is believed to be
Of unestimable value to growing
crops.
In the southeastern section the
rain began falling this morning and
up to noon .33 of an inch was re-
ported to have fallen.
A general rainfall throughout
Northwestern North Dakota total
.32 of an inch in Minot, coming as
it did at an opportune time, has
brought the already splendid crop a
step nearer to successful maturity,
farmers in that section declare.
In Minot the rain began falling
this morning about l o'clock and
continued until about a. m., the
precipitation falling easily, fact
that is looked upon favorably by
farmers and agricultural experts who
declare the crop will experience a
greater benefit as consequence.
The rainfall in northeastern North
Dakota was declared to be of prac-
tical help to all crops, according to
j. G. Diamond, statistician of the
federal bureau of farm economics
for the state, who said that the rain
was very timely although there had
been no pressing need for it up to
date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
DENIES NEW
ARMORY TRIAL

Judge Charles E. Wolfe Of Wah-
peton, who presided in the trial of
the personal property case Of Com
pany "A" against E. A. Hughes has
denied the defendants petition for a
new trial, according to record filed
here, and the case, it is understood.
will be appealed to the suprs sme
court.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
CANDIDATES
SHOW. EXPENSE

Thomas Hall, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Congress-
man from the Second District, spent
$4S2.76 in his campaign, according
to his expense statement filed in
his own office. Additional expense
statements of primary candidates in
clude, Judge George NJ. McKenna5
$5.26; Walter Wexford, for Demo-
cratic nomination for Congressman,
First District, $25; L. M. Byrne,
and Edward Kibler for Democratic
nomination for railroad commission
er, nothing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08

So plainly showing their ordeal
of sorrow, the mother and father
left the hospital at once. Mrs.
Coolidge held the Presidents arm as
they walked hurriedly to the auto
mobile to drive to the White House.
At the White House there was
only the respect of withdrawal to
pay as the doors were open to re-
ceive the President and Mrs. Cool
idge. The mother was joined as
she entered by Mrs. Frank w.
Stearns, a close friend of the family
and q White House guest, with her
husband.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge.
who are said to have borne up
bravely, went at once to their home
and at midnight the White House
was entirely darkened.
Elder Son Home
John, the elder son, who had been
spared the ordeal Of the last hours
at the bed side of the brother who
had been constant companion, was
in his room when his parents re-
turned and remained upstairs. Those
who watched the struggle of the 16-
year-old lad against the terrific
odds of the disease, which ran
only a fortitude of will and char
acter unusual at any age had kept
him alive so long. The trifKng
abrasion that had resulted from the
blister on Monday was so little
thought of that he appeared that
night with his father at the public
meeting of the budget officials
where he saw much to smile and
jest about with his elder brother.
BY Wednesday, however, the on
slought of the infection had COM
menced, and Saturday, in plain
army ambulance, with his mother
by his side, Calvin Jr. was hastened
to the Walter Reed hospital, on the
outside of Washington for an opera
tion which it was hoped might re-
duce to new focus the bacteria
which were building in the tissues
of his leg.
Used Oxygen
With oxygen and restoratives, his
attendants were holding some glow
of the spark of life in his wasted
frame, but with no hope. At 8
o'clock last night it was announced
that he was dying but it was not
until two hours and half later
that physicians pronounced the end.
Messages of sympathy were re-
ceived by the President and Mrs.
Coolidge from persons Of all lands
and all walks Of life.
The tragic death of their SON had
touched the hearts not only Of
friends but of many others who
wished to convey their sympathy and
condolences.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-08
3 CHILDREN
PRIZE WINNERS

Minot,. July s.-Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Mackley. 9Os Second St. N. E. are
the parents Of three blue ribbon
children, who were examined at the
Baby Clinic at the fair here. All
Of them are girls. The seven weeks
old babe received q mark of 97h,
an older child, 98h and a three
year-old girl 99h. The score for
the last would have bean perfect
except for a mosquito bite. The
father is we'll known Minot con-
tractor.