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Evening star., 1928-06-12
CONVENTION Of 'SS
SETTLED BY FISTS
Radio Today SuppIants Let
terS to Broadcast News of
Political Meets.

When Grover Cleveland was nomi-
mated for President by the Democratic
convention meeting in Chicago in 1884
the residents Of the city were informed
OF the fact by the firing of a cannon.
Hundreds of men and women who
were startled by the roar of that cam
non will sit quietly in their homes to-
day and hear not only the actual nomi-
nation OF two presidential candidates,
but all the shouting and baliyhoo at
tendant upon such events.
Through the development Of the tele-
phone and radio detailed report OF
every happening in the conventions will
be carried to a majority Of homes In
the country. The California fruit grow
er will know the name of the Houston
nominee while the shouts Of his sup
pcrters are still ringing through the
convention hall.
Due to Scientists.
This great development In communi-
cation facilities is due to the industry
of inventors and scientists who in the
past IS years have perfected long dis
tance telephone lines the radio, trans
mission of pictures over the wire, etc
Back in the gay nineties," only per-
sons living In large cities could hope
to get anything approaching immediate
news Of the conventions, and then they
had to depend on newspaper bulletin
boardS-Something Of an innovation in
that day.
The lack Of direct communication
with the convention hall was particular
ly unfortunate from public viewpoint
II old newspaper accounts of the con-
vention are to be accepted. One writer
described the Republican convention
OF '88 as follows:
1T was carnival Of rum, protection
fireworks, plumes. assault and battery
idiots carrying dinner pals, ribbons
banners, whisky"
Gen. Mahoney and John Wise car
Evening star., 1928-06-12
ical History Made in Hall Where Convention Is Being Held
uptown Section
Puzzle to Visitor
AT Kansas City
Ry the AsNnciated Press

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. June i2.--Where
is uptown" in Kansas City? Two
visiting firemen. walking through
the congested district last night,
were asked by a man of rather dis
tinguished appearance, rs this the
way uptown?"
AS he was walking away from the
streets with most of the flags and
colored lights. 1t was suggested that
he probably was going in the wrong
direction. With an IAN right, thank
you'll" he kept on going. The idea
seemed to be that direction meant
little If anything in times like this.
Evening star., 1928-06-12

decorated with a
badge. The Re-
publican conven-
ton broke out in
a rash of badges
last night and to-
day 1t was cpl
demic.
The badges have
It. Big badges and
little ones. modest
ones with S m a ] !
pictures Of favor
ite candidates and
some as big as
platters. shouting
an allegiance SC
pOintedly that he
" h 0 ru n S nj a J
read.
Hotel lobbies have
Evening star., 1928-06-12

every appearance OF the after-luncheon
hour just at adjournment Of a joint
meeting of the Rotary, Kiwanis and
Lions clubs
Apparently there is no limit on the
number Of badges per capita Some OF
the visitors have assembled a collection
Evening star., 1928-06-12
BELLH0P PAGES MELLON.
Seems Disappointed When No One
Answers COMMUTE Call.

KANSAS CITY, June IL C4l.-The
Muehlbach Hotel. where most Of the
infield practice for the Republican con-
vention has been held preliminary 10
the start Of the game a few blocks
away today. boasts the most optimistic
bellboy in Kansas City.
A page spent 20 minutes last night
going about the lobby shouting. "Mr.
Mellon, call for Mr. Mellon!" The in
ference was that someone had called
on the telephone for the Secretary Of
the Treasury. The page seemed dis
appointed when he finally reported 10
the desk. "No answer"
Evening star., 1928-06-12
NAME WOMAN SPEAKERS.
Three to Second Nominations of
q. o. P. Candidates.

KANSAS CITY. June IL Cp).-Only
three women will make speeches sec
onding the nomination Of presidential
candidates before the convention.
Mrs. Christine Bradley South OF Ken
lucky, daughter OF former Gov. Brad
ley Of Connecticut, will second for Sec
retary Hoover. Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick for Lowden, and MRS. H. j.
cornweiI. wife Of a newspaper editor
OF st. John. Kans. for Senator Curtis.
The nominations Of Watson and Goff
will be seconded by men.
@g-e~~@~e~-s--s-s . a-@-trr-~~~
Base ball fans Of Manila. r. T., re-
Gently were excited over a game between
the Osaka Dai Mai nine from Japan
and an all-star Filipino team.
Evening star., 1928-06-12

the r b Ii can
party sits down
here today 10 take
council with its
leaders and its ira
oitions and name
a standard bearer
to lead its hosts in
the November pres
tdential elections.
Scarcely thre e
decades ago the
name of William
Jennings Bryan re-
sounded to the
wide arched roof of
the squat structure
where today the
names OF Coolidge
and Hoover and
IDWdef1 and all the
Evening star., 1928-06-12
BY BRIAN SELL,
Associated Press Staff Writer

KANSAS CITY, June IA man
In Kansas City today without a badge
is half undressed. He might as well
have his coat off as to have 1t un-
Evening star., 1928-06-12
BRYAN NOMINATED
/ THERE IN 1900 RACE
Wilson and Harding Deliver
ed Speeches in Hall on
FatefuI Trips.
BY KIRK L. SIMPSON,
Associated Press STAFF Writer.

KANSAS CITY, June l2-In a hall
still peopled with echoing memories of
other chapters of American political
history the 1928 national convention of
Evening star., 1928-06-12
FEDERAL JUDGE DIES.

Adam 6. ClIre of Northern District
q Illinois GGecumbs.
CHICAGO, june II ~ Federal
5g6ae E6sm e. Cliff u the norfisern
Cis'f}nt ~ Illinois GleH NG&y a. his
ls9gae. ~ SgnaBlDTe, III. iis mao beeB
a.l foE lElA pANt k.z MINNIE.
Evening star., 1928-06-12
The Ideal of 1920
the Accomplishment
of today

OVER hundred years of faithful adherence to
ideals formed by the Oyster family casts its
reflection on the enviable position this dairy now
occupies. From the once humble neishborhood
trade has grown this foremost dairy of Washington
Our practice, Give the public the best" has re.
suited in public recognition. The District Health
Department officially rates Chestnut Farms Dairy
higher than any other dairy. We have earnestly
striven to earn and keep this highest place, neg.
lccting nothing in efforts to furnish the purest
and most wholesome milk you can buy. = =
Evening star., 1928-06-12
Scores Defensive Candidate.

The convention" he continued
cannot afford ~ nominate M the head
u the ticket any one for whom the
party viii be on the defensive from
the day he Is named until the close
~ tDe polls IN election day The re-
syIt 81 the contests before the national
committee does not cause n1e concern.
The Congress thai has just
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from Cavaillon to st. Louis and then1
to Aquin. 1t spread fanwise north
east and northwest across the penin-
sula, covering an area more than 10
miles wide ON the north cast from
Miraggane to Jeremie.
The inundation in most of the
towns ranged from eight to twenty
feet in depth. There were four feet
of water in the Gendarmerie build
ing at Barraderes, twenty feet above
the level of the town.
Officers of the United States ma
val tug WoodcocK. which returned
yesterday after a second relief trip
to the stricken area. said the ma
terial loss would exceed 100000.
The crops, particularly the coffee
crop, We're badly damaged. they said.
Medical officers accompanying the
party examined the bodies of AZ per-
sons drowned in the storm and treat
ed eighty injured. Rations for four
days were distributed in all of the
small towns.
The officers say there is little dam
er from starvation or epidemics, due
to the prompt relief measures. The
American and Syrian colonies Of
Port Au Prince, together with the
municipality, are raising a relief
fund which will be added to an ap-
preparation of 100000 voted by the
government for similar purposes.
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Water Board POstp0nes
Selection of Engineer

Because of the absence from the
meeting of Commissioner Clayton
Parker and Joseph E. Lamb, the
other two members of the board of
water commissioners voted last
night to postpone action on engag-
ing an engineer until such a time
when at least three members OF the
board can be present.
The meeting was for the purpose
of engaging the engineer to succeed
Joseph ID. Williams, resigned.
When the meeting was called only
Chairman James J. Watson and
Commis sioner Ernest Pelton were
present and after disposing Of three
hearings, the members voted to
have an afternoon meeting which
will be held at the call of the chair
man. Commissioner Pelton asked
that the meeting be held before
August 81 when he will leave on his
annual vacation.
Later in the evening Mr.. Lamb
came to the meeting, but Mr.. Pelton
had already left for his home.
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seemed on the road to recovery. A |
heart attack, however, brought death
within a few seconds. Mrs. Harvey
and his physician were the only
ones at his bedside.
Famous Publicist
George Harvey, one OF the fore
most publicists of his time and am
bassador to the Court of St. James
in the turbulent postwar days, at
tanned the singular distinction of
having had a large share in the
making of two successive presidents,
one a democrat and other a rcpubli-
can.
The editor and publisher was gen.
orally credited with having launch
ed Woodrow Wilson upon the politi-
cal seas when Wilson was head of
Princeton university. He later be-
came one of Wilson's bittercst foes.
He had part in the selection of
Warren G. Harding as the compro-
mise republican presidential nom
inee at Chicago in 1920; aided
Harding materially in his campaign
and was reputed to have formulated
the issue Of anti wisconsin test for
the presidency. His reward was
appointment to the highest diplo-
matte post within the gift Of the new
president, that of ambassador to
London.
Born during the Civil War days
February IS, 1864, at Peacham in
rock-ribbed republican Vermont,
Harvey originally was a republican.
After attending Peacham academy.
Vermont and Nevada universities
and Middletown and Erslline col
leges, he turned to newspaper work
and changed his political faith while
so engaged.
Harvey started his career as publ,
cist on the Springfield Republican
Later he was on the staff of the chi
cago Daily News when Melville E
Stone, one of the founders of thu
Associated Press, was editor. Thel
he turned to the strongly democratic
New York World, of which he be
came managing editor.
Leaving the World in 1898 to be
come president Of several electri
railways which he built, Harve
found the lure of the publishing
world irresistible and six years late
he bought the North American Re
view, which he edited almost con
tinuously until he sold it in Octo
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Every one gets "down on his luck now and
then. This was the case while back with
young New Britain couple who "just had' to
have some mopey. They got it through an
Industrial Loan from us.
In paying it back they learned how to save
regularly. Now they have just made the first
payment on home of their own.
If you happen to be on the bottom rung Of
the financial ladder, try an Industrial Loan
withus and we'll help start you toward the top.
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200 KILLED and
10000 HOMELESS
Southern Section Of Haiti Swept
by Fierce Storm

Port Au Prince, Haiti, Aug. II Np)
-Desolation was widespread today
over the southern peninsula Of Haiti
where a tropical storm early last
week wrecked whole towns, killed
goo persons and left 10000 others
homeless.
Only one of the 200 buildings in
the town of st. Louis remains stand
ing. A fishing craft. stranded three
city blocks from the waterfront, is
mute testimony to the force of the
tidal wave that accompanied the
storm.
Eighty per cent of the buildings
in Grand Boucan and Petit Trou
were demolished. At Aquin half of
the buildings were wrecked.
The hurricane first hurled itself
over an area twenty miles wide.
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FIRST AID tent
FOR DEDICATION
Emergency Measure for Sudden
Cases Of Illness

Arrangements are being made by
the subcommittee on ground ar
engagements of the Memorial dedica-
ton committee to take care OF per-
sons overcome by illness during the
dedication exercises at Walnut Hill
park on September %. according to
it's chairman, Michael w. Bannan,
who announced at a meeting Of SUBJ
committee chairmen last night that
first aid tent will be installed on
the grounds.
1t is the plan of the committee to
ask the New Britain General hospi-
tai to volunteer the services of two
nurses and if possible to supply a
cot. If it is impossible to receive
this gratis the committee has appro-
priatcd SIS to pay expenses.
Acting on request of Chairman
Steve Robb of the music committee,
$3.50 additional was voted his COM
mittee. The committee plans to
have IS bands and seven drum corps
in the parade.
When Mr.. Robb was called upon
to report. he said he felt $2.500 was
not enough for music and that the
success of the parade would be the
music. His original plan was for is
bands and IL drum corps which
would cost $3.50, but the cut in the
appropriation would make the cost
| $4,000, a figure which would not
supply enough music. Mr.. Robb said.
On motion OF Mr.. Bannan the extra
appropriation was voted. ,
Some of the military organizations
which have already signitied their
intention of taking part in the
parade are the 1o2nd and l69th In
fantry regiments. the Governor.
Foot Guard, seven American Legion
districts and Troops b and C o.
Hartford. This information wa!
given by Curtiss l.. Sheldon, chair.
man of the parade committee.
The souvenir program will be o
IL pages with the cover. but moth
ing definite has been done by thi
committee since the chairma n
Harry c. Jackson. Is waiting unit
. speakers and other matters are set
tied.
John W. Lockett. chairman Of tn
, badge committee. reported that h.
would have a balance after he ha
paid for badges. According to Mr.
Lockctt 100 Of the 12S gold sta
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that occasion. Senator Reed. of Mis-
souri,. the only senate democrat TO
cspouse Harvey's nomination. as
sailed him. saying: Il withdraw that
speech Supporting the nomination.
and ! adorn myself with the sack
cloth of repentance and place the
ashes of contrition on my brow"
Postwar Activity
Under the direction of President
Harding, Harvey had prominent
part in various postwar settlement
conferences held in London and
Paris. He resigned on October 4.
1928, three months after the death
of Harding. Upon his return to this
country. Harvey became editor of
the Washington Post. serving for one
year until May. 1925. meantime edit
ing the North American Review.
He retired from active work during
the year following.
Harvey made his debut as editor
of the Post by attacking the then
Secretary Hughes and Senator
Lodge, of assachusetts, for the
passage of the bill against Japanese
immigration. Although he attacked
members of the Coolidge admins
tration, he supported Coolidge for
| president in 1924.
! He branded the war debt settle
ment as the fruit Of successful
| European plot to involve the United
States in reparations complications
for the next fifty years" and declared
they pledged this country to Inter
vention in the cockpit of Europe"
| Colonel Harvey, who had that
title by virtue of service on the staff
of governors of New Jersey and
South Carolina. married Alma A.
Parker at Peacham on October 10.
1887, and there was one daughter by
! the union, Dorothy, who later mar
ried an army officer, Col. NJ. H.
Thompson.
Harvey hell degrees, some honor
AIRY, from a number of institutions
of learning. was an honorary MEM
Der of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity
of William and Mary college, and
was member OF a number of clubs
in this country and Great Britain
He also was a trustee of Stevens In
sutute of Technology.
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Versailles Treaty through his newly
created Harvey's Weekly and was
in frequent telephone communlca-
ton with senators leading the fight
against ratification.
Backed Harding
Throwing his personal support 10
Harding in the 1920 pre-conventlon
campaign Harvey was early on the
ground in Chicago and had part
in the conferences which led up 10
the breaking of the deadlock be-
tween Leonard Wood. Frank o.
Lowden and Hiram Johnson. After
the nomination OF Harding, Harvey
visited him at Marion, Ohio. assist
ing him in the preparation OF his
speeches, particularly that in which
the republican candidate advocated
an Association of Nations founded
upon the Hague Tribunal as substl-
tute for the League of Nations.
Within less than a month after
he took office, Harding appointed
Harvey as ambassador to Great Brl-
tain. Some senate democrats oppos-
led his nomination because of his
attacks on Wilson, but his appoint
ment was confirmed. Scarcely had
he reached London before Harvey
created stir by appearing at court
lin the knee breeches, silk stockings
and silver-buckled slippers OF an
cient days.
Editorial writers and his enemies
in this country poked fun at him, es-
pecially since Harvey was moulded
in anything but heroic physical pro-
portions. Scarcely had this furry
waned before the new ambassador
aroused real ire in this country by
declaring at a Pilgrims Day dinner
at London that the United States did
not send its young men overseas to
save humanity. but to save the Unit
ed States, adding that they were Sent
reluctantly and laggardly.'
There were demands by American
Legion posts and patriotic societies
from one end of the country to the
other that this speech be denounced
by the government. President Hard
ing took occasion in an address al
Hoboken four days after Harvey's
speech at London to make plain his
, own disagreement with his ambassa
dor as to why American soldiers
we're sent to the battle fields o
France.
"These heroes saw democrac,
challenged and defended it," he said
they saw civilization threatene'
: and rescued it,"
y Again at Arlington National GENE
o terry six days later the president in
# directly rebuked Harvey for his ut
: terances, declaring that across tn
seas we sent our hosts Of Liberty
n sons, commissioned to redress tn
q eternal scales"
e On February 81, 1922, at anothe
IS Pilgrims dinner at London Harve
It again raised furore at home by hi
1t address on the outcome of tn
le Washington arms conference. upo
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Der, 1926. when he retired from
active work Besides the North
American Review. Harvey also was
president and editor of Harper's
Weekly, the magazine he used to
further the candidacy. of woodrow
Wilson for governor OF New Jersey
and president and the enthusiastic
support of which became the direct
cause of the estrangement between
the fiery editor and the presidential
candidate.
discovered" Wilson
Harvey apparently was the first
to discover Wilson as presidential
possibility. He first advocated the
Princeton president as senator from
New Jersey. Failing in that fight.
he moved to bring Wilson forward
as the democratic candidate for gov
ernor of New Jersey. Then he pro-
posed the governor for the democra-
tic presidential nomination.
| While Wilson was conducting his
! campaign for delegates to the his
itoric Baltimore convention, Harvey
had his name at the masthead OF
Harpers Weekly and gave the can
lidates vigorous support editorially.
Before the pre-convention campaign
was over Wilson. Harvey and the
late Henry Watterson met at the
Manhattan club in New York to dis
Guess the situation. Asked by Har-
yey if the support of Harper's Week.
ly was embarrassing him, Wilson re-
piled bluntly that some of his friends
told him that it was not aiding him
in the west This was because OF a
view in some quarters that Harper
Weekly had the support of Wall
Street
After that conference, Harvey
withdrew Wilson's name from the
magazines masthead, although he
continued to support the governor
personally. From this conference
grew the charge of ingratitude
which gave Wilson no little concern
during his campaign. He apologize(
to Harvey in writing for his ap
parent brusqueness, coming ther
the phrase that he must have 9;
single track mind
Visited Wilson
After Wilson became president
Harvey visited him at the Whit
House at conference generally re
ferred to as one of reconciliation
Later, at the suggestion of his secre
. tary, Joseph Tumulty. Wilson decid
h ed to appoint Harvey as ambassa
v dor to France. but before the az
v pointment could be announced Han
vey attached Wilson In an intervie'
in the New York Times and tn
) president then held he could NJ
j. make the appointment in such Gil
,s cumstances.
+ Harvey disagreed with Wilson
If the League of Nations and the peae
20 treaty and became one of the clio:
9 advisers of the senate irreconsllabl
j. in the memorable struggle over tn
pact. During the year and more TIL
J. fight continued, Harvey fought II
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families have been located and in
vitations with the badges will be
sent.
Mrs. S. w. Parsons, chairman Of
the ladies' reception committee,
stated that her committee was watt
ing until the other committees had
disposed of the preliminary mat
tiers. 1t was the opinion of the men,
bers that the reception should be
held in the lobby of the Burritt
hotel.
Those present were Chairman
George L. Dyson. Secretary Roger
Whitman, Curtiss l.. Sheldon. John
w. Lockett. Mrs. Stuart Parsons.
Steve Robb. James ]. Naughton
and Samuel GreenberE.
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CO.., HARVEY, NOTED
PUbLIClST, PASSES
Nan Who discovered" Wilson
Dies in New Hampshire

Dublin, n. H., Aug. p Pl-Col-
onel George Is. Harvey, 81, ambassa-
dor newspaperman and maker Oh
presidents, is dead at his summer
home on Shallcross, Pumpelly HILL
Death came suddenly late yestef-
day afternoon and brought end to
one OF the foremost publiclsts OF MS
time.
A month ago Mr.. Harvey came
here to seek relief in the high al
titudes from asthma which in re-
cent years had afflicted him. A re-
currence of his ailment troubled him
slightly last Thursday but the dis
comfort passed quickly and he
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SELL NELSON'S FLAGSHIP

London, Aug. p UP)-Chips of
timbers removed from Nelson's flag
ship, the Victory" which has been
recently completely overhauled. are
to be sold to visitors as souvenirs.
Money SO raised will go toward de-
fraying the cost OF restoration.
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MAKE SOCIAL BLACK LIST

London, Aug. 81 (UP)--As a re-
suit of the gate crashing episodes Of
the young things" Of London's
smart society, several London hos
tesses have banded together to COM
pile a black list of the principal Of
tenders.
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VINCENZO RICCIO DIES

Rome, Aug. q Pl-Vincenzo
Riccio, member of the chamber of
deputies and former cabinet minis
ter, died this morning.