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i :.)" 1 i I V - - x 4 i 4 1 1 i V V; V r k i s I - Jt f ' Don't let: the day slip by without - reading; the-aaver-- tisemcnts. They are' interest ins too." v .v;-. . ! SEVENTX-FOURTH YEAR IS ill'ilTED Convention Goes ' Wild ? as West Virginia Man 1 Is Named for President on 103rd Ballot CONVENTION OFFERS TO NAME WALSH AS MATE Demonstration for Perman ent Chairman Staged for Acclamation Vote MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, July 9. John W. Davis acknowledged his : nomina tion tor the presidency by the de mocratic national . convention by appearing before the convention by invitation tonight and giving a pledge of his devotion' to the cause of the party. NEW YORK, July 9. Welling lap through all the bitterness of , the days and nights that have rone, a mizhtv. formless, roarins: shout like a great eigh of, relief blasted Its way through the dingy trappings of Madison Square Gar i den today to tell that a nomina tion bad C0me7 that a decision had been Reached and 'that John W. Davis of West Virginia , had been made . by - acclamation to carry the democratic standard for 1924. r ' - ' At last, against; all the bitter cross . currents of the sweltering days and nights that lay behind, the - deadlocked . convention that will live in political history for ever, had been broken through the long jam of conflicting opinf Ion.. Almost without realizing what it had done, it hurled itself as one man into the rush - that brought Davis votes flooding fast er than clerks could write the record. Resistless as the surge of the sea, i the Davis tide engulfed the wearied host, and the battle was over..;' I One; hundred, and- two times Governor Brandon of Alabama bad risen 4n his place beneath the state standard y to send out the first vote on each succeeding bal lot: "A-a-ala-bam-a-a twen-tee four for Un-n-n-der-wood." j "Alabama changes its vote" Brandon roared in tones that were but a husky whisper of the mighty about of earlier sessions. ''Twenty four for Davis,; he concluded, and the convention went wild. i 1 Then Brennan hurled Illinois block of 58 votes, united for the first time, to the Davis column. Roosevelt, smiling and eager as on that mad day when he placed Af" Smith in nomination amid a nerve racking din from the gal leries, sent New York's 90 to Davis in a block. Iowa withdrew Meredith and turned its whole strength to Davis, and TomTag gart. thrusting upward, from "In diana's place on the floor, fought ; for attention to make the motion that unseated the rules and de clared the -West ; Virginian', the unanimous choice of the conven tion. ' i ' ' - '' '- ' ? There was no record of that vote. The din ot approbation welled on into the surging de monstratlon on the floor -' Into which. - at last. - eve ry standard from, state or territory was plunged.,,. i The nays' were never asked for. Down in the West Virginia sec tion, the "fool ! friends" who had. (Continued from page 2 T THE WEATHER OREGON: jFair Thursday; cooler in the interior; moder ate west to northwest winds.: LOCAL .WEATHER (Wednesday) - Maximum temperature, 87. Minimum temperature, 64. Rainfall, none. . ; River, 1.5 ; falling : Atmosphere,-clear. .. J. Zl. Wind, north. BY DEBITS jfe peanut: ROLL I i ONE-BLOCK IS PERRY'S BET He Paid it Yesterday AVhile Edion Brickel) Kids Him 1 Along on Merry Way Though he ' evidently possessed poor , judgment, Frank Perry be lieves in paying j all obligations that he may have assumed, con sequently a short time, after word was received yesterday that John W Davis had received the Demo cratic nomination - for president, he proceeded to pay up an elec tion bet made with . Eldon Brick ell, prior to the convention. Both of the young men are well-known in Salem and while it is doubtful if 'either can. vote, both claim to be ardent democrats. ; Disregarding the heat of the af ternoon sun, which shone directly upon his bowed back. Perry spent the great portion of a half hour in rolling a peanut down State from Commercial to . Liberty. A match was used to propel the fa vorite article of j diet of, baseball fans along the hot pavement.; The peanut had a flat wheel or some thing, and considerable effort was necessary to keep it moving in the desired direction! " I if Perry was decorated with a banner which proclaimed that he had favored McAdoo, while Brick- ell, who followed along to see that the provisions of the wager were properly executed, carried the message that he had believed in Davis all the time. 1 Former Cabinet Member and I Montana Senator Refuse Vice Presidency i 1 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, N. Y., July 9. Senator Walsh of Montana tonight formal ly declined the j vice presidential nomination. J j . : He made known his decision in a letter which was read to the Democratic national convention by Representative Barkley of Ken tucky. : ': M l MADISON SQUARE GARDEN July 9. Former secretary of agri culture, Meredith, tonight au thorized the Associated Press to say that under no circumstances would he accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination. 5 "I hope that my name will not be presented," Mr. Meredith said. "If it is presented and no one in the Iowa delegation will get up ind withdraw it, I will. It i not in the cards for me to make this race." 1 ' ' TWBEOICTEO Estimates Lowered on Ac count of Backward Spring; ' . Wheat: Is Better WASHINGTON," D. C., July 9. Corn opened the crop season with the lowest condition ever report ed on July ' 1 and indications' of production are; ; half - a bilioa bushels less than last year despite an acreage .1.4 j per cent larger than planted a year ago! ' The department of agriculture's first forecast of the season, is sued today, placed total corn pro ouction at 2,515.000.000 bushels. An unusually cold May followed by excessively wet June were re sponsible for the lower, condition of corn, but were decidedly ; fa vorable for wheat, oats and barley, which show; a decided improve ment in prospect over ' a month ago- . v j ' v Wheat production (forecasts were increased 47,000,000 bushels over June predictions, with a total "crop, ot.740, 000,000 .bushels now indicated, i j : " l j World wheat production report ed to date was announced as 1, L55,000,00b . bushels compared with-1,674,000,000-bushels-last year. '!'u : :.;r.;L: i MEREDITH iD . HIULS H p EG HUE WW ESS FUIiLHELtt: if SI Simple But Impressive Cere mony Held in White House for President Son; Offi cials Present ' j r C00UDGE FAMILY TAKES BODY BACK TO VERMONT Special! Services to. Be Held in Town Where Boy Was ; Born and Reared s , WASHINGTON. D. CUuly 9 President' and Mrs.. Cool id go to night took their boy Calvin, back to Vermont to be buried in the family, plot of the little; cemetery at Plymouh. "-. j. ;. ' j . : A simple but impressive funeral service was held in the east room of the White House late this af ternoon. attended by government officials, ranking military officers, members of the diplomatic corps and intimate friends of the fam fly-' (V;:;-":!, j i , On the .White House lawn sev eial thousand persons stood with bowed heads during the ceremony, having come ; to give yisiblex pressions of their sympathy, Typical of. their New England reserve, President; and Mrs. Cool idge repressed outward manifes tation of their grief. The family broken for the first time, drew comfortj from the service and Mrs, Coolidge listened attentively to the consoling words of the! scripture, The president, on her .left, sat with head . slightly bowed. The son, John, on his mother's right, sat ereft and listened earnestly to the pastor. - A little later in the evening the casket was closed for the . last lime in the presence of the family and soon thereafter near the hour when, three weeks ago, bubbling with jo, he returned home from school. .he hoy was carried to the funeral j train. ' j Tomorrow morning a: brief stop will : be? made at Northampton, Mass.J where Calvin was born and where- iervices will be held for hlmj ifrom there, the-j party, in cluding (members of the' president's cabinet -and others close to him in personal and official life, will pro ceed tofPlymolithJ Burial will be there late in the afternoon in the (Continued on page 2) 1 J; W. Davis Has Unusual Record as Ambassador, N Lawyer, Public Servant NEW YORK,: July 9. J. W. the Democratic nominee Davis, for president, was born In Clarks burg, W. Va., In 1873. the only a family of six children. His! father, John J. Davis, also a native bf Clarksburg, was an - at torney and was constantly active in civiq enterprises. He served in the i legislature of the state and was 1 twice elected to congress, Mrs. Anna Kennedy Davis, the mother of John W." Davis, was a native bf Baltimore. ! Mr. Davis was an alert student, being graduated from Washington and Lee university at the age of 19. After receiving his bachelor ot arts j degree ,- he spent three years in studying v law and won the law degree at the age of 22 In 189 l)e was admitted to the bar the same year. ? j" ? The following year he re turned j to the university to be come professor pf.law.; He taught one! year, then began the practice of law j in Clarksburg in, partner ship with his father. ; When in 1898 the Democrats ot his j town wught to send him to the house of. delegates the lower house of the legislature, he was reluctant to" interrupt b,is profes sional J practice . and! . refused... the nomination. lie finally .acceded, SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1924 BEE'S 1 STING ! CAUSES ' DEATH I ON HIGHWAY Woman Loses Control of Aulo f Strikes and Kills Girl t Pedestrian, Age 12 Irene Nelson, 12, was killed on the Pacific- highway ? near 'Barlow, 28 miles; north of Salem, .shortly after noon Wednesday when she was ' struck by an automobile driven by Miss Nona Hoyt, of Harrisburg. Miss Iloyt lost conr trol of her ' machine when, sh was stung by a bee, according tp a report! made of the accident bf State Traffic Officer Griffith. . . The little girl was jwalking o4 the left.hand eide of the pavement when struck in' the; back, her body belng carried about . 13 feet before the machine waa stopped. I The front of the radiator was; badly dented by the Impact Officer Griffith tested the brake and , found them . in . good condf tion and found; that Miss Hoyt had not! been driving at an Bifc cessive rate of speed.; . She will not be held, it was annou,nced. i CMDIDATES SEND McAdoo, Smith and Ralstoh Felicitate Winner of the i Nomination NBW- TORK, July 9, WillUwc G,- McAdoo, from - his hotel to night, sent the following telegram to John W. Davis, the nominee of the Democratic ' party' for presi dent: - I I ! "New York City. . "Honorable John W, Davis. "Please - accept congratulations on your nomination; "WILLIAM GIBBS M'ADOO." This was Mr. - McAdoo's only comment on Mr. Davis' nomina tion. NEW YORK, July 9. Governor Smith tonight sent the following telegram to John V. Day8. tne Democratic ' presidential . nominee: "Sincere congratulations. ' Best wishes for success, and my prom ise of heartiest support.1 ALFRED E, SMITH.". INDIANAPOLIS, nd., July 9. United States Senator ; Ralston, whose withdrawal from the con test for; the Democratic nomlna tion for president probably start ed the break in the deadlock that resulted today in the nomination of John! W. Davis ; of West Vir ginia, heard news over his radio and was in high spirits over the selection, i: . ' i DftVIS BEST WISHES however, and was elected easily. He was made chairman of the judiciary committee of the house and later floor leader of his party. After one term in the legislature he returned to his law office and clung to his determination to eschew j politics. Between 18D9 and 1910 the only political of fices hej held were those of county chairman, member of the state ex ecutive committee of his party in 1908 and delegate to the national convention of 1904 and 1908. When in 1910 the Democrats of his district chose him for repre sentative In congress he was re luctant! to accept. A unanimous vote of: the convention won him over, however, and he conducted a vigorous campaign ! and was elected in a district that had been republican for twenty, 'years. He was reelected in 1912. , i In the national house, as in the legislature, Mr. Davis was made; chairman of the judiciai-y commit-! tee. He took, an active part in the impeachment acd trial of Judge Robert W. Archbald. i As a result of his service on this committee President Wilson selected him as solicitor, general; in 1913 and Mr. t Davis resigned . , (Continued on page 2.). ) S ADVISES Nominee Assumes Active Party Leadership By In fluencing Vote on Ballot for Running Mate . w CANDIDATE EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR HONOR Speech Before Convention ; Breaks Precedent; Says ; i He Is Progressive MADISON. SQUARE GARDEN, N. Y., July 9. John Davis of West Virginia, nominated for the presidency by. the -Democratic na tional convention in the v breaking up of its history making deadlock, assumed tonight the active leader ship of the party. ? : After appearing before the con vention and sounding the rallying cry of a fighting ; campaign,, he went into? conference v" with party managers . regarding . the. nomina tion .for the vice presidency. The stage -of actual balloting for sec ond place on, the ticket had been reached, but just before the first roll call began, a recess of, an hour v as taken to permit of discussions that would enable selection of , a nominee on 'which.. all elements coujd unite. Senator Walsh of Montana, whom the convention had; tried to nominate .early in the dayf definitely refused to be con sidered but . the leaders continued their efforts to dissuade him.- E, T. Meredith :o'f Iowa also; with drew his name after it had, been placed before the convention. Mr, Davis appeared before the convenT tion, shortly before midnight aftr it had heard. Governor Alfred jS. Smith voice his praise .for the se lection finally made to head te party ticket and promise unstinlyd support for his election. The nominee began by' an ex jreSsion of gratitude and appre ciation of the honor that had come to him. s , i"But grateful as I am of this great honor, I think even more of the duties you have given me to perform. -But I take comfort (Continued on page 2 NEWS BRIEFS Walla Walla Asks Damages WALLA WALLA. Wash , July 9 A complaint in which cancella tion ot a 99 year contract with the: Walla Walla Irrigation com pany for the disposal of sewage and, collection of 1209,000 as dam ages is sought, has been filed in superior court here by the city of Walla Walla. v-. v- Independents Xamd Zahnd ; INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 9. John , Zahnd of, Indianapolis was nominated for president of the United States on the national in dependent ' ticket here ' tonight while Roy M. Harrop "of Omaha, Neb., was chosen as the vice pres idential nominee; '' . i .-' - . i ! Crowds Pay Tribute ON BOARD THE COOLIDGE FUNERAL TRAIN. Baltimore, July ! 9. Crowds lined both sides ot the tracks as the speciaj train bearing President .Coolidge's, fam ily and the body of their son, ar rived at this city on its way to Vermont.' . ; '-: . . V ..; Temperature Has Variation YAKIMA, Wash.. July J. A variation of 47.5 degrees in tem perature today sets a new record Tor: July, according to Mrs J. B. ! fepangler, official observer. To-j day's maximum of 95.5 followed a minimum of 48 degrees. ' I Fire Is Out of Control. KELSO, Wash.l July 9 Fanned by a strong northwest wind,; the forest fire which Is sweeping the Ostrander district Was still lout of control ad a late hour today, "'de spite the- effort of. 20 9 lira light- rs, DAV! - i j - ifBis mwmmm ' ------ ? i -1 r - .' ' -;: - - ' ..-':' - - "'j 1 i I McDONALD AND HERRIOT iAGREE ON PLAN FOR The conference between Ram say Macdonald, British premier and Edouard He'rriot, French premier,- in Paris yesterday, seems to have resulted "in harmony of policy between" the two countries on the application of the Dawes plan. The two premiers have'ac- Disappointment Over Failure v Makes Leaders Glum; Bryan Revives MADISON SQUARE GARDEN N. Y., July 9.f In some quarters of the convention there 'lingered disappointment and chagrin. Some of the Smith supporters felt deep ly the failure of their candidate to lanjl the ! prize, although Gov ernor Smith himself appeared be fore the convention tonight to assure it of his wholehearted sup port for the ticket; and among those who had led the flrght for McAdoo the result was taken much to heart. - Mr. McAdoo himself, after the convention sent from his hotel to Mr. Davis a telegram) .saying merelyr "Please accept congratu lations on your nomination." His principal floor leaders disappear ed completely from the convention hall as the balloting approached its final stage and the- central grou of McAdoo crusaders among the delegates sat glum and with drawn faces while the convention was making its final choice. McAdoo headquarters, which for three weeks had been one of the busiest places : In the convention picture, was a picture tonight of almost complete desolation and it was said that the former treasury secreary and members or nis tam- ily would sail within a few days for a .trip abroad. William Jennings 1 Bryan, who had worked among the delegates to prevent a swing to Davis, also expressed openly his disappoint ment but issued a statement later saying tersely that he would "sup port the ticket." The move to place his brother in, nomination vforthe vice presidency later ap peared to greatly revive his spirits and he told friends that the pros pect of having a westerner of the Bryan typo on the ticket had led him to the conviction, that a real campaign for progressive princi ples was in prospec., As tne bal loting for the Vice presidency be gan he returned to i nis piace in the Florida delegation and sat smiling broadly as state after state once more shouted the familiar name across the convention hall in response to the roll call. . .. . i i Crops ! Show Louses. SPOKANE. jWash,. July 9. ilost; Washington crops' show loss es in condition- since June 1, ac cording to the monthly crop re port t issued by Q. . S.- Ray, , crop statistician. ' Winter -wheat condi tions dropped from 58 to 50 dur ing: tfc month, Ml 'Vr'' no CHIEFS KURD " " ' ' -' ." -r- r : ' - : ; --j r-. . . ' U. S. ARBITRATION cepted a plan for. American arbi t ration. The photograph : above shows the two premiers on the oc caslon of Herriofs Visit to. Eng land a few weeks ago. . Both -pre miers are representatives of the labor parties of, their respective countries. -. : McDonald i and - Herriot Ac- cept American Arbitra- tion on Dawes Plan i PARIS, France, July - 9. The premiers of j France and Great Britain today decided upon American arbitration as a' way out of their differences respecting tne application of the Dawes blan. - Prime Minister Mac Donald con ceded to Premier Herriot that the reparations -"I commission should not be robbed of. its right to say when Germany is in default on tnat plan, and M. Herriot. in ex change, agreed to give un France's preponderance of votes in the commission. The French statesman contend ed that an American be called in to sit with the commission and to vote on the question whether Ger many at any time is : failing to carry out her obligations under the plan. : ' lit'. MacDonald gave M. Heriot further satisfaction respecting the question with due reeard for all of the elements bearing upon it Deadfock Causes Delegates and Convention Commit tee tb Go in Hole NEW YORK, July 9.-The long deadlock in the democratic nation al convention has proved a severe drain on official as well as pri vate funds. 1 The New York convention com mittee, which practically financed the big show for the first two weeks, "turned this -task, over to the . democratic national commit tee this week after expending about $800,000. not including the 5500 daily cost of the band and other amusement features. The t national committee, with funds limited to about $100,000, promptly began to reduce the costs, i eliminating, among; other things, 41 of the 43 ushers, oh the theory that after a score of ses sions, ticket! holders needed no guide to find their seats. ;. ;: -.';. 4 Despite the retrenchment,-how- ever, it was said today that the national committee already had pyp-drawa Us fundji 2500a. , V ' ' ' MISTERS fli mMsm m s ons TODAY TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS. Governor of Nebraska, Will iam Jenning's Brother, li Chosen on the First Ballot; Davis Upsets Precedent I By Conferring With Lead ers on Nominee Chooses Western Man; Weary Con vention Adjourns Convention's Vote on The 103rd. Ballot 4 First Ballot nominat j ing Chas. w, Bryan. , Owsley ..... 16 - j Berry ; , .. 209 . Sllzer . . . . . ... 10 Mrs. Springs.'.., 18 : -K Davis-. . . . .. .... ' 4 Bryan-. 739 . i- -.,. . . " MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, July 10. The Demo cratic national convention brought its tempestuous sessions to a close early this morning, placing be fore the country a ticket headed by John W. Davis of .West Vir, ginla, with Governor Chas. W. Bryan Of Nebraska in second place. ' Nominated on the" J03rd ballot In the final-dissolution of the deadlock which had gripped the convention for 10 days. Mr, Davis began his service as the leader of his party by upsetting precedent and addressing the coni vention at its evening session and then going Into conferees with convention managers over choice of a nominee for the vice presi dency. . - - Governor Bryan was chosen for second place on the ticket after his friends had placed before Mr. Davis and his conferees "an argu ment for selection nf n waafom man of proven executive capacity. familiar with agriculture and in sympathy with the liberal senti ment of the country. The nomination of the Nebraska governor, who is a brother of W1I Ham Jennings 'Bryan, took onlv one ' ballot; The word that the leaders wanted him nominated was passed about the convention hall and although active campaigns had been made for several other candidates, the result was -not long in doubt, Mr. Bryan was de, clared. nominated at 2:22 a. m.. eastern daylight saving time. Then after a few last minute formalities the convention adjourned sie die at 2:24 a. m., and the delegates for jthe last time filed wearily out of the old garden, where their nerves had' been frazzled and their patience worn out by the more than two weeks of the most stirring scenes in all political his tory. ' . OAO Athlete Chosen ' NEW YORK, July 9. -Twentv nine athletes have been chosen bv - the American Talll Teann council to represent thla country in the Taill Teanh games o be held in Dublin. Ireland. August 2 to 18. according to an announcement made tonight fcy the American council." 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