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VOL. X., No. UU.
GHANTN PANH, JOSEPH I\E «OI.'NTY, OKlCQoM,
WHOLE NIMBER Wl*.
Tl ENDAY. JI LY «, 11*20.
ROOSEVELT IS
lUjrtiblhan l>-a«lcr« ll'>li l> Sleeves
to Spring Surprise on Ifemocrats.
Get Head Start
One of Most Prolonged Deadlocks io History ol Parties
in
on
Ballot; Choice Made Unanimous
Chicago, July 6.—With Senator AH8ISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION HIS
'Harding's
opponent picked, republi
NAVY GIVEN NOMINATION
NO BI G- a -BOO FOB CHOICE
can leaders who gathered here to
WHEN OTHERS QUIT
OF PAKTY
day rolled up their sleeves and pre-)
’ pared to launch a campaign which,
they declared, would take the demo
crats by surprise and gain a start of
days if not weeks before Governor
Cox and the democratic foretts can
take the field.
Sun Francisco. July 6. James M. 11 naled by the unanltnuua voice of the
Dayton, Ohio, July 6. —Governor
Cos. three timi» governor of Ohio, convention.
Cox received hews of his nomination
was nominated for the presidency
The release of Attorney General in hla newspaper office of the Dayton
early thia morning by the democra Palmer's delegatee after the 38th News, surrounded by his fellow Nominee la JfewsiMMe-rman—Member
Opi>oaitkm IM«1 Not IJke Idea of Nasa*
tic national convention in the break ballot dislodged the keystone of the newspaper workers, a few relatives,
ing Franklin I). Roosevelt for
of t'ongrew* Three Year»—Per
Vice Presidency
up of one of the most prolonged convention jam. The final bollot be and intimine friends (When the As- '
sonal Fortune Iriuioe!
soclsted Prcas wires tlashed the news
deadlocks In thn history of the na- gan at 1:15. Almost from the start
Ì
Cox began taking single «vnd double of hla nomination, his first act waa
tlonal political parties.
'to
cross
the
room
and
Itlaa
hla
wife
vote» from the McAdoo delegation.
San Franc!soo, Cal., July 8.—
Dayton, Ohio, July « —Governor
ft required 4 4 ballots to make a The real i>r«*a|^ up developed when
’ Franklin D. Roosevelt was today
Cox today sent a telegram to •he'
choice and It was not until the 38th. three of the Fforlda delegates swung
Huntington, N. Y., July (¡.-When democratic national convention at
nominated for the vice presidential
when Attorney General Palmer re from McAdoo to Cox. The West William
G. ------------
McAdoo -------
was ------------
Informed San Francisco announcing that he
....... ..... —
I honors on the democratic ticket
leased bin delegatee, that the long Virginia IS m U mm I steadfast for Davis 'hat «knernor Cox had been notni- would accept the presidential nom
Dublin, July 8.—The net result of when the other contestants withdrew
•
auocoaalon of roll calle showed any durlng the entire battlA as did a naled, his only comment was ”1 am ination and thanking the delegation the retent county council elections) |n his favor.
» -ore Oklahomans Instructed for Sen-I relieved and delighted that the call for their action
that now both in the clUc« and in
Franklin D. Roosevelt waa placed
definite trend.
i ator Owen
did not come to me.”
James Middleton Cox was three the counties in 28 out of the 32 in nomjngnon by Timothy L. Ana-
The 44th ballot never was coni-
Of 4 4 ballots by tho democratic
times governor of Ohio—an honor counties the local government is in
a former Ohio congressman,
pleted. In a groat chorus of afflr- convention, two were taken Friday I Columbus, . July 6. Congratula enjoyed by only one other Ohioan. <$ir®ct hostility to the central govern- w1lo gat ln tjje convention as a dla-
ma i Ion it »»« swept away as un night, 14 at tho first session Satur-I
menu
tions from President Wilson were re Rutherford B. Hayes.
tldct of Columbia delegate. Governtvr
necessary
Many of the changes d^y. six Saturday night, 22 .Monday,
The J first
between
Born on a farm, educated in the
“*1 conflict bel
*een ,the“ Smith of New York, amid cheers.
(calved at the offices of Governor Cox
which would have been made had eight of which were taken during the
of the question °
of ‘ P pay-
0D(]ed the nomination.
wU1 arise ° out
ut ot
”' . ended
Room^«
this morning About 100 other tele public schools, a printer's devil, a will
the «ole been carried through were night. Cox began his right with 134
grams had arrived when the office school teacher, a newspaper reporter, ing compensation for outrage. Every frlendg considered his nomination as-
never recorded
Governor Cox re and elimbed steadily until the 15th
day the Judges are awarding to the gured
waa opened.
a private secretary to a congressman, , relatives of murdered policemen, to
ceived officially 702 Mi votes but they to 488*4, later droimlng a* low as
When Chairman Robinson ordered
owner,
manager
and
proprietor
of
were never totalled for hs waa nom- 38714.
injured policemen, and to the own the call of the roll of the statea for
two newspapers, member of congress
Marriage IJccnm* Issued—
ers of burned police premises large the nominating speechee for the vlca
! Martin Mallory Riggs and Anne for three years and three times gov
Llkra Grant«
—
■ I <-l<*l>raGoti Heid—
sums as compensation chargeable on
A card waa received today from
M. Eldred Hinias «aa in the city Jeannette Pearson were granted a ernor of his state is his record fol the local rates. The total already presidential candidates, he reminded
the convention that speeches moat
George H. Winchell, In Kansas. today front his Illlnola valley ranch marriage license Saturday afternoon. date.
runs up close to 750,000 pounds.
be limited to ten minutes, and sec
which Is self-explanatory Ths mss- Mr Seliuaa says that the Fourth was
I Buslnees success paralleled his po
The local authorities have refused onding speeches to five.
Albany
sage on the card was as follows *vl»l>rated at ths Simas ranch with
litical
achievements
and
through
his
j to collect taxes for these payments. yielded to Tenneeaee and Major Ges-
Married Sunday—
f “On our way to locate there. be- a large num Iter ot Illinois valley peo
own
efforts
Cox
has
awassed
a
for-i
In
the
case
of
some
of
them
the
gov
Albert Tavls and Miss Mary Kent-
era! L. D. Tyson was placed in nom-
rause after last summer's visit In the ple present. All sort« ot games and
Mr. Cox became the leader of ernmen
ernment t gnn
can secure
secure money
money by
by de- . ination by Harvey H. Hanna, of
son were married last Sunday after tune
wonder climate and, amongst reqj ! sports were Indulged in and a big
Mr. Tavls is a resident of I the democratic party In Ohio In 1912 ductlong from the •urns payable to
people n season, cannot stay away. (■dinner «fas provided with lots of Ice noon. and Mica Kenlson lived at) when he was nominated for gover- the local authorlties by the imperial Nashville, While the nominating
Merlin
speeches were being mads, word waa
I cream and the other Fourth of July Iceland
nor.
Aa one who had brought rad- exchequer in relief of local taxes,
about among the delegatee
4'«o>pura Club Entertained—
< trimmings.
leal changes in the state constitution. | - In the majority of cases the par- passed
lhgt
Tammany organization op-
The Cospura Club waa pleasingly
he took the field in its behalf His1 tjeg awarded compensation
ha'e; posed the nomination going to
Burial at Merlin
entertained (Friday at the home of Ivliland W hm «rootled—-
] first term as governor was devoted only acquired a right to sue the !o-s3 ^ranxiin D. Roosevelt.
Mrs. E J Corrillo. In mine prettily ! Ashland waa crowded and hot yea- ‘ The funeral of August Engstion. chiefly to forwarding the enactment
______
authorities in the courts for the
yesterday
at
Mer-
decorated In blue and gold , place , terday. Bunday waa comparatively a miner, waa held
of laws to put the now state consti money. It Is believed that even
of
the
daughters
after
Auditorium.
San Francis«», July
lin.
The
arrival
cards and favors being a purl of the ! quiet with very little doing all day.
tution into effect.
judgment is given, the local author
. 6.-—Governor Stewart of Montana
«•olor scheme
Refreshments were ¡Monday, however, the crowds were from Minnesota waa awaited before
But Ohio evidently was not pre ities will refuse to pay
Many of'
and Major General L. D. Tyson, of
served during the afternoon to the kept busy all day A large uumber the funeral services were held.
pared to assimilate all the new laws them have passed resolutions saying
Z
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_
Tennessee were placed in nomination
ladles attending The Cospura Club 'of Grants«l*n«s people made the trip.)
, for Cox was defeated for re-election. they will recognize no aifthority savej
i for the vice-presidency during the
has been recently i organized, Its (The fireworks display waa very at-' Street Ihuice Tonight —
The
city
band
will
hold
another
of
j But his party renominated him in that of Dail Eireann.
first two hours of the democratic na
membership > drawing from ladles i tractive and drsw a larger arowd
1916 and he was re-elerted for a
The government has decided to
prominent in social circles
tional convention session today. Op
The than any other feature of the cele-1 their popular street dances tonight at
third term In 1918, being the only introduce a bill In parliament to en position to Roosevelt had developed
next meeting will be held at , the bration. The dance halls were crowd-: the stand on H street between Sixth
force payment of this compensation ! ; from the Tammany organization.
i
democrat
to win in Ohio.
A big
out _ I
home of Mrs Harry Hull.
and Seventh, x.
--- crowd
_____ was
__ ___
ed *ill evening
Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state,
to the dance last night, despite the ! legislation for which Governor money.
fact that many people were' out of
1« ’’*»• known includes a model
IlrfHiMIrwn* Plan 4 ampnlgn---
who first decline to have his name
PORTIANP MARKETS
used, finally consented to accept if
town. The street has been put tn) workmen's compensation law and a
The republican county central! , Visited Crewent «It»—
. drafted. Vioto/ Murdock, of Kan-
committee met at the courthouse • 'Many Granta 'Paws people spent the : excellent condition for dancing and child labor law which have been ex
orchestra ta in good tensively copied by other states Ed-' Portland. July 6.—Cattle WP3K sas, is also being considered by the
Raturday afternoon for the selection week end at Crescent City. Among ,hp
itcators of the country say the Ohio choice grass steers 819.50 at $11 . leaders.
.
The
•
nf an execut4ve committee and for .the local people there were: E I. ghap, for gon>„ „„ ml|gi(.
the transaction of «»ther business f»re>j Coburn and family. Geo. Coffenbern llanCPrs lagt niaht dld not walt for school code, enacted under Governor hogs steady, prime mixed. $15.50 at
San
Francisco.
July .—No slate for
‘
~
. . .
- - 1
llmlnkry to tha campaign which will and wife. Chas. Adair and wife. F. some one to break the Ice but went Cox's direction, will live as a mon- $1$; sheep steady, lambs $10.50 at 'the vice presidency appeared over
$11: butter steady, cubes, extrs*. Ite night and nomination was apparent
commence soon after the national I.. Coon and family, D. J. Manuel out without hesitation It in hoped unient to his achievements.
price
Mr. Cox was born in Butler coun- a*
«8** steady, buying
tickets of the two leading parties and wife. Jas Manuel and wife. Win. ¡that a large turnout wjll be present
ly open on the floor of the conven
ty, Ohio, in 1870. He attended dis- S8*
doIen
tion when the delegates reassembled
are completed The executive com- _ | Trimble and family. Chester Heston tonight.
at noon today. Many leaders thought
rnfttee. elected from the general and bride, A IM. Heaton and wife,
Hurt In Accident—
if the nomination went to the east,
county committee la composed of J D., Ijewls and Sam Stlnebangb and
Mrs Frank Grove was painfully Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York,
Wllford Allen, Mrs. IT. D. Mlhllls, famlllea. Mr. and Mrs Clarence
Burke and son. Mr and iMrs Earl
hurt yesterday when she was run assistant secretary of the navy would
Mrs. Corn Smith. E E. Blnnchnrd.
over by an automobile and both legs lead the list.
P Kuhnhardt, L. W. Canon and
___ Knox. Mr. »nd Mr» Ikan McFarland. |
crushed. Mr. and Mrs. Grove had
Will Scoville A finance committee
McFarland and mother. Mr. and
In considering the middle west,
been down the river to spend the , they were looking to Joseph E. Davin
composed of Messrs. Geo. 8. Barton. ',r8; Sch«*-2 «nd relatives, Howard
Fourth and were returning home of Wisconsin, former chairman of ths
A. li. .Cornell and Guy Weatherbee. . ,,'<*rri'' K F'r,p Rnd "r "eckler.
They camo to a gate and Mr. Grove
was also named.
The ex«M*utlve'
'
(Continued on Page 3)
committee Is arranging for the Q««iof. Spots Sought—
Salt latke City, Utah, July 6,- In •on he gave for his belief was that got out to open It. He left the ear
bringing in of a number of speakers
Although Ashland proved to be the sufficiency, not inefficiency, in deal the school waa "the great and fund •.-) running and after passing through
PRINCESS DE WALDECK
of national repute later In the cam- Mecca toward which the majority of ing with pupils not gifted with aca mental reason for the success of the he got out to shut the gate,
icar started to run down the hill
jthe Grants Pass folk turned their demic ability is the great fauli of
paJgh.
—---- (steps, the quiet spots along the America's public school system. Will American people for ft kept open a Mrs. Grove betsame frightened,
MISS ELEANOR F. BLISS
mountain streams drew their share C. Wood. California state superinten pathway of opportunity for all the knowing how to run a rar.
!of the attention. Cave camp proved dent of 'public Instruction, declared children of common folk." Another jumped from the automobile and
Ito be especially attractive, a large in an address at the National Edu reason, he said, waa that 90 per cent) underneath, the wheels passing over
¡party spending tha two days there. cation Association convention here of our wartime soldiers, who turnedI her. Although no bones were brok
The E. A. Murphy, T. M. Stott, S. H. today.
the tide to victory, were products of I en. the injury is proving very pain
Baker. W. W. Walker. C. H. Wood | Defense of the school system the schools. “A nation that can turn j ful. She is now at the home of her
ward, IBaaaett, R. E. Miller, James against Its critics was voiced 'by Mr. from peace to war so successfully in mother. Mrs. Griffin, on Rogue River
IJum, R. K. Woodson and Bromley Wood Criticism, he declared, came 17 months as wo did. cannot be said avenue.
families and Tatnda Gillette. Harold 1 from businessmen, who said some to have a failing school system."
Lundberg, Mrs. Jennie Moss, Miss school graduates could not read and
'«Faults of the school are faults or trict school and held his first posi
'Joanette Mons and Mrs. Flood were write, from manufacturers, who insufficiency,” he sadi. "There has tion as a teacher of the school in
there for two full days. Monday the charged bo ye lack sense of responsi been insufficiency of vocational edu which he took his first lessons,
P. B. Herman. >H*. (L. Stonaker and bility and even from the universities, cation. insufficiency of physical de spent evenings and holidays in
Tyrall earner familles arrived for which alleged many high school velopment and insufficiency of Amer printing office. In a few years he
the'ffay They all report a very ! graduates lack general Intelligence. icanism.’’ he declared.
ceived his first assignment on the
cood coicbrntlnn
"The National Commission on the portorial staff of the Cincinnati in
“It is a broad indictment and I
make no sweeping denial.” Mr. Wood Emergency in Education, has map quirer.
Funeral Tills Morning—
After 10 years with the inquirer
Mdd. VI would declare, however, ped a plan to help overcome Instifli-
Funeral services for Marion J. that the school cannot (be held re ' eiency In our schools. It Is planted he went to Washington as a private
| RusSell, a' grand«' n of 'Mrs. Martha sponsible for all tha shortcomings on the ground that America's hope secretary to Congressman Pan! Sore
Joss, were held this morning at and frailties of human nature We is her public school qystom. It has of Ohio. At the close of this service
Hall's chapel. The young man who are attempting to educate , all the attempted to provide federal aid for he purchased the Dayton Dally News,
was 18 years and 10 months of age children and n considerable portion Americanization for overcoming illit borrowing most of the money to pay
at the time of his death, was killed are not endowed with minds capable eracy. for physical education, for for it. Later he purchased the
He was
The teacher training and for equalization Snringfield (Dally News.
in an automobile accident at River of academic development.
Princess Xenia de Waldeck, a Rus-
of educational opportunities in the first elected to congress In 1908. (
dale.
near
Fresno.
Cal..
last
Thurs-
'
school
can
develop
brains
but
can-
Miss Eleanor f. B(Jaa, daughter «■'
elan fugitive and a member of the
He
recently
purchased
the
fr.rm
schools.
It
remains
for
us
teacher*
Gen. Tasker H. Biles, U. 8. A. whole day. The body was accompanied by not eupply them.”
former Russian royal family, travel-
Mr. Wood doclarcd his answer to take this far-reschtn» pen«-»-«™ tn near Tscksonhurg unon which he Ing In thia country in the company of
enySycntaid is attoOwiiCtJ to Ado!|»uUa tbo mnther, M~. C. W. Careon. Hr
Knopf of the geological survey
Th. i had Just cnllstiM In the navy and was would be an unequivocal “No“ to the the American people, not for the waa born, and Is making It Into a mo friends from her own country. Since
marriage will probnbiy take piece in nronsring to go Into training. Inter- question, "Are the schools a failure sake of ourselves, .but for the sake dern farm home where he expects to reaching America she has found that
October. Mr. Knopf it-at present gn ment waa made at the f. O. O. F considered in the light of their rela- of the children we teach and
the live on retirement from public office. her father, whom she had thought
ing a oouree of lectures at Yale
He married and has four children dead, ia alive in Paria
cemetesv Rev. Hanson nffl’latlnc
national life?
ltfsf ” “ One rea-
rea- . country we serve and love.”
tlon to our nation«!