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e ebfo: MAIL o JMij Twentj.tblrd Ten w..fciy K'rty-wmuti. ilEDFORn, OlfKCON. KTNPA Y. .U'UrST 1'J. M o o Tribune Today ADDRESS OF By Arthur Brisbane BflH nnirn Thanks for Blessings. Big Brains Better. Big Business Better Life Held Lghtly. (Copyright. 1927, by New York Evening Journal. Inc.) jj Mount Rokatimlsi. on the land nl' l'altiweli, Dutch Kiist . Indies, lilew up in a volcanic i eruption. I Fait tin- island, six! villages, wore destroyed, a thousand killed. i Yesterday news eame that! three more villages wore wiped ; out liy a tidal. wave caused by ; ,-i stibinarine enrth(iiaUe. j V pay little attention to ; these deaths far away, a thnn-i sand or fifty thousand difference. Hut we ought to observe with gratitude how many things might happen to us that do not i - happen. ! limlltoh. Cr.inli.in stateslnan. i , , , , . '. murdered leader ol peasants, is found to have a brain of abnor mal weiglit, 1,4")!) grammes. - The average for 11,1100 brains was l,;i(ll gi-aiuines. All things being equal a heavier brain is belter thiin a lighter brain. j Kansas City convention ' t w o Hut one of the heaviest I mouths ago. the adopted son of . ' California faced a suceessive army brains ever weighed, that ol ; of nis countrymen hanked tier Cuvier, the great naturalist, j i"m 'ler in ,tl,is, ,huKe, amn"itlie- I titer who received his declarations was lighter than that of a mini i -witli noisy demonstrations of ap who died in a liritish poor-! inval. house. Possibly the man in the poorhonse was also n genius, but never had a chance. New York has another coni- liination. Cfas companies coni i liiiiinp; in n one billion dollar inerpor make a few shudder 'and sironn perfunctorily. But Ihe old agony is uiissintr. A billion isn't much. Several private corporations represent four billions each, and nobody worries. It is the day of -liiir business, the bigger the better. ii t : fact everywhere the Knglish lanK' II the people haven t brains lm,c ,H enough to watch a billion dol- i .lust as Hoover has set out to , ... , i. ... ' make this a rather unique cam- lur gas company, they wouldnt )liKn a() hjs feow cUiZ(.Ils 1)f have enough to watch two I California strove to make this oc-a.-iiii AnA ma casion different from any of the .T. i, ..i., Luiiieins. ("ienrtre 1!. will llPllll tilt! Cortplymi, who new coneern is i , "10 I"reI"nnl!, 111 ",v sncecn tri,., aUol.n(.y, limi,.,i ln uu resig 1 f making. nn., i,i..v-. n.i i..uuj if n.-m- liilelliseni lis well as eiierjiei le. ... .. . , ! JLI' MIl'Hn I (141 l II I I MM I II I M'I nliniis fiml it profitalile tocnn - ., ... sulci- the public wellnre. , .Murderers lose their own ,. i- i ,i i-i ..i:., lives lightly, which explains their t :i 1c i ii x other lives li(.'htly. In Ihe nlooniy denth room nt Siiip; Sinp; jirison three men went out via the eleetrie chair. One, " Iliindsoine Dun" Orn hiini, was a yoiinir iiolieemmi, executed for nuirderiiig n man whom li was supposed to pro tect on his wiiy lo the hunk, lie look from him '4,700 nnd spent it nil ''in one night's racket." miir-tof Another, Knlnnowski, derod a keeper in his prison. ; A thin (ieoriro Appel. killed I n police lienleiiniit. All went to the. cliiiir siniliiifr. Appel u--miirketl ns he sat down, "I'll he a linked apple soon." Pierre S. l)n I Vint resigns. leiMiini-Hi-ilv nc elinirmntl of lienernl .Motors, loiiowinir -mi. Unskoh, ami like him Mr. Pn j " o . . , . 1 There was n real outburst right I'onf eomes Ollt Jor Governor !at the start n the address when Smith "to end dry abuses, the , "" n""meed that he acc ept - 'ed tlie nomination. Again the illegalities nnd immoralities oil crowd was on Its feet, cheerlnt, Hie enforcement law '! whistling and waving flags. Hoov- rue niioiLiiiKiii i,i. . ,pr reaa f)0m n ,aree yie roiy of Ttr". . . i his address especlallv prepared for fiovernor Smith is for . mate, not '" standford Cniverslty ,. the great wealth of " I ! , and comalned In a brown :.!,,Vn ,he ' ity as ninnager. and organizers, j rePublican standard bearer The are two ol ' "'' L.nrp' a troP,.k c(mt wlln tlne!y strip ness men In then.lted Slates. 1 ,e tlmP ne bp. Dr Ilodd. of the Vnlverslly of j nan lo speak Ihe sun had veered Chicago, tells the Institute of Pub- , far around to the westward and lie iffir that the Smith 1 "at the green and uold canopy that the turn of the road" and Is turn- v r.nuuvcr MASTERLY Speech Heard Around the World Delivered Before Vast Throng Clear, Con cise Statement of Nation al Issues Rouses Enthu siasm Straddles No Problems. ' lly James L. West, Associated Press Staff Writer. STANFOUl) I'NIVEnSlTY ST A- ! 'DIl'M, Auk. 11. (A1) His voice j 1 heard around ihe world, Herbert i i Hoover today enunciated the prill ! triples upon which he aifUs the : ! American people to send him to the White. House ns the thjrd sue- , cessivo rcpuhliciin president. i Ho reiterated his stand against j repeal of the IStli amendment and the rigid enforcement of the en-! tabling acts under it: proposed farm r,,Ul,r n,,.,,,,, ,i,,e told jplan; declared for religious toler ; ance and iiromised the 'direction of economic progress in support of I tile moral ami spiritual progress of ' the nation. j As he read slowly and concisely I the fsrin) wind message accepting ;tl,o iinmlnnlinll vileil li i iti )v llie upon the rolling campus of the university where he enrolled us a first student, and his fellow cltl- j zens responded with perhaps Ihe' greatest outpouring that ever had j attended a notification ceremony in r any state in the union. More than 1 76,000 people were scattered in the ! stadium, almost filling It to ranac-i tioud speakers, perched high upon a column that towered above htm as he read, carried his voice , to the furthest reaches of the bowl. J Broadcast ins a p pa rat us transmit ted his voice to more than one j hundred stations in this country, j a net work reaching from border , to border and coast to coast, while 1 bin utterances were taken across ; Ihe peas on short wave lengths to tireat Britain, Australia, the Ha lf waiian islands, the Philippines, in jkm, tha, h.1(1 BOI)e 1)pfol.p March-1 Mug bands, stunting airplanes and J brilliant daylight fireworks fur- I Iiik hands i ne crown numueu over wun eiitbiislasin and it gave the repub- . lieui nominee a tumultous recep-- itioii as his open moior car drove .Into the amphitheater and circled I ,he runnilu, ack. Mrs. Hoover sat beside him and joined In re- I spondiuj lo the greetings. The i official hand played "I Love You f nilfoinla " Senator George 1C Moses ot I I.,,., Mcl.l,-., ul. nr.tiri.,,1 ll.u ""i'mih, .... caiMlldate. and Chairman Work o the republican national committee, and oilier house guests of Hie Hoovits entered the stadium on fool ami passed Into the stand al - mot umioltcert as the crowd glued Its eyes to the nominee's motor. Small American flags were waved in unison with the music as the automobile moved at almost a snail's pace behind an escort of police. CJnvernor Younff was presented to the amrleme, eteht minutes ahead of scheduled time. He in- eyes to the nominees motor. j troduced Moses, who In a space less than ten minutes delivered Itlwi mnusiiirn nf tiio ffiHII 1 li . f O tl Prtfl. Ve(i,n and bade Hoover go forth "I"'" ""ie veritable crusade" which, As Hoover stepped forward to the place in front of the micro phones, the enormous assemblage orose and cheered him to the echo as Ihousands of Hide American flags were ngnln brought into ac- ! H. L. Anderton of Itlrmlngham Hon. Holding his hands clasped of his dismissal as assistant attor In from of him the nominee bowed . ney general, following pnhllcailon I lo rlglll and left and then stood nt attention as the massed bands payed "The Star Spangled Han- had neen piaren name ins stand'"' "r" (Continued on Page Three) PASTOR BARS KNICKERED BRIDE The Rev. A. A. McReynolds (Baptist), county attorney at Durant, Okla., refused to marry Teresa Jones and Jack Hudson, of Tulsa, because the bride-to-bo appeared at the altar wearing knickers; but the two were wed anyway by a justice of the peace. "A woman must dress like a woman if she wants me to marry hey," said the minister. He and the bride are pictured LAW AIDES-AT E - Dry Officers and Deputy District Attorney Accus ed of Drinking. and Im morality By Jailer and Minister Affidavits Sup port Charges. -1 KflJKXK, Hie.. Anil. 11. (Pi As Ihe result of a series of charg es of drinking and Immorality made by 11. 1.. I,ee. enllnly judge. against i.rn.eis working out or the distric t attorny's office here, ' 1 livtii.-t At I (if in. v lo tin M Ml'l l(V ,.,, wi,i,m taff this evening. (ir,ii.n s. Wells., deputy dis- trict attorney nation lorlay lel, prohibition officer, together with Mi'lvin Turnbull, anolher member of the staff, had been eliminated previously. Holh turn ed in their deputy sheriff coin missions to sheriff Frank K. Tay lor. The principal allegations n the charges "nre drinking- and (minor - ..ot. i i. .,i,!. i iiir.ua ih;irL'P4 ,',. ,..,. .iniivi- ir. 1.. Lee. . , ,,ni,,ivi, under Sheriff Frank K. i-mylur- l (Irilfln. a minister who ,;na l.,m,iu(.t,.cl wrvlce and i nllnisll.alllm fm. p, w,ncrs In the , . . ..,. ,, n, wn, u deputy - . fr. , . ,,. Arnoid. who as - slsted Mr. Lee and Mr. (irlffln , , , investigations. i They claim lo have positive moof. supported bv eye witnesses innd affidavits, naming specific 'times nod i. laces, of improper ne- ; lions of the resigned officials. OPPOSES AL AND LOSES FAT BERTH MO.VTdOMCItY. Ala lPi Attorney Cienernl hul-Me- C " noMfied' i Met all of Alabama, today notllie 'in the Montgomery Journal today of a stntpment by Anderton proline oppo.ltlon to (lovernor Alfred K. Hntllh of New Vork, ripmonroiic nominee for the pres idency. In a b'tter to thp liirmlnntifirn attorney in which t he attorn'?.' L',,n"ri" noting nun mat nin tpnure of office would terminal thirty fbiy frnm today, Mcf'all dc-hit-r-d tbO b'p did not ileiro ' to hv' ii ff Hinted with him in , hi official capacity as Htti.rncy j tri'Wt'nl of Alatminn one who nil-; vocate'l the defeat of the demo- ciMtlc nointnt' for preKlrtent ty supRfftinjc a split In the nt ilmnTHflc party. ranks SAN' KIIAM'IH'-O. Aug 1 1 (Pi Aided by fieores .of recruits, armies flL'hterj.Qtod.-iy were bat-j i tnng l.l i EUGENE OUSTED FLAME MENACE AS RUM USERS IN CALIFORNIA s In several sections thathet fur hoi hi Ing I threaten California ' forests. Jssr' : jj : ! SEQUOIAS FACE Forest Fire Threatens Yo Rntich onri uuiiii.w mi n wi.,u, Ul UJII UIIW di-. r.kt M.,' nin-;. nl'ler whleli llley will elllier i Grass Blazes Fought Near:u.nvo tor tiu-ir immea mniRht m i . , - , , i tomorrow morning'. j SpOKane IdahO Ranch- j No orrieers were elected nt thci eonrlave Inasinneli Unit Artlsnns erS Forced From HOmeS. elect grand nnieera only once i every four yenra and no meeting! place . waa enosen for next year. civ t-i) ivrmrii n Iliia matter being left in the liands ; SAN Ht..riS (, Aug. ll.-(l)lol. n (.omnill(,H HAVANA. Aug. 1 1. (VP) Major Californ la's fnreat fire enemy, j Mnnio Sehmldl, chnlrnian of Hoherto Kierro. Mexlcnn army av beaien back and conquered on 1 1 hp conclave, laid night expressed ' lalor, tonight binught lo Cuba a many fronts tills week, flamed afresh today in the .Merced )" ' lln"' ,', , c . and in the Ciuyama valley In hantil Barbara county. The "losemlte blaze started Tuesday, swept over j lii.nmi acres, destroyed camps one, and two of the Yosemite Lumber j company, caused loss estimated al a half million dollars and tonight ; still forced exhausted rangers and i forest service employees backward toward Increasingly valuable tlm-. her. j If Ihe fire drives Its way Into j a 7000 acre tract of cut-over and j exceedingly inl lannnahie slashings, : famous nnd historic Sequoias may: furnisb additional fuel. Thercgion i is difficult of access hut additional , .1 I., ....... men ami urn iiimiim I were thrown Into Ihe flghl today ' In an effort to control the flames before tliey swept Into Ihe park. i I In Santa llnrhara county, where 1 Ihe only other serious fire now : threatens timber holdings, Ilakers- 'field and Taft, In Kern county, i I were called upon for men to fight j ' Ihe fire burning ill Sclioolboilse i canyon, Ciuyama valley. Thirty six men were sent from linkers- field nnd aulhorltles held them- selves ready to dispatch additional crews. A grass and brush fire near T-bec whlrh burned over 20 acres ! was reported under control to- rews were guarding fire lines on Dia mond Match company property near Forest ranch. Further spread of Ihe fire was not expected. At Oakdale the city fire deoort- n,"nt rall"l ' e""T"1 a .0n0e...lment were sllghlly """' n.rrR Kraln llre n"ar " "v Home. ut not beyond repair. The h.v Kxhnust of a motorcycle was he lleved to have caused the blaze. Near Spokane, Wash., abatement nf a a-fml nttnhlnrl flro flllhter tn control a 4.000 acre brush and' limber ftre Hint incnioeo some livestock and several farm build- ItiL'n In Its toll. I In northern Idaho fire on Coon icreeR In the Benewah district was ; reported out of control with homes i n.H.nT.rid nd rnnc'ics leaving dwe11InK, ith household L.,i- t.P iods. Ihe Kails Creek fire in the same district had burned over IddO acres. 0 Angela f.ct Tncd. MLVNKA I'OI.IH. Aug. I I .--lTl Lay .l.-trobn, second baseman, ob tained recently by Minneapolis on (11)ijn from n,e rhirngn Cubs, will be recalled by tt.iit club and sent to Los Angel"s of the pacific Coj--t circuit. . . , OrtANTH PAKH- -I32C0 contract sidewalks and AN E E Liberty Patrol of Portland Wins First In Drill Com petitionHundreds See Night Parade Grand Ball Is Final Social Fea ture. i A hij; farewell hall, the feature of which wus the announcement nl (trill team contest winners, hist ' nifUit closed Ihe annual Pacific ! coast conclave of the I'niteil Art isans, which benun here Thursday , i evening. The drill contest, which , was held at the armory yesterday ; forenoon, was won by the Liberty patrol of Portland with the nearly i perfect score of y9 points. i j Second place was taken by the 1 Fram patrol also of Portland with 1 ;a score of i8.5 points and third1 place was taken by Salem, the fav- 1 , orito to win. Over confidence is j said to have lowered Salem's slaud- : I tug. which otherwise probably S would have been practically per- feet. Fourth place went to Kast . ; Portland with a score of 1 4 and ' .' Kvevelr and Oak hi ml tied at !:t, 1 while West Seattle was Riven 91V i points. , The contest was Judged as one of the best ever staged at an A i t i - ' 1 sun conclave and the individual 1 ! teams also scored higher than uh : ual. Several thunsnnd tieople watched ; 'the parade at last evening,1 which In its order of inarch in cluded all visiting Artisans nnd Idrill teauiH, as well as the Al Azar ; band of Portland. The order of march la as follows: Artisan grand offlcerH, Med ford drum 1 corps, Aft et 8 train, Medford drill team, Portland Al Azar Zouaves, j i Salem drill team, Portland Pirate t drill team. Hornet patrol, Kugene i team, Oaltland drill team, Fram j 1 pat.rn'j? Portland, Al Azar ijand, ArtfHan members In cars. j j The visiting Artisans were sched uled to leave this morning on a , ! caravan trip to C'rater Lake and! ,...,. , i ,.ni,,r,, t r,,,..i , u urn. 'appreciation lo 1 tic local citizens 1 AV rlvovwnn ronperiiieii 111 I lie nMirinr nei i .... , ... . ailll lO Hie irilieriUII lirKaill'.lll Hum and nuto dealers who loaned cars .''' '' , , , ' ,c 1 AT LAKEV1EW IS I.AKKV1KW. fire., Aug. ll.-J-tP Klre which started ln a wood- . 1....1 .... ii ,.r- tlm IjiUn County Kxamlner office yesterday , .., ,,, neu-H- paper office, the A. I.. Thorn- ton drug store and Die Mllkii.Kt.in , , , no- y'ftn ' ! ran.a dellvcreil his message sue-1 The fire broke out while all hti-!'"""111-' " ,'l'l,,p') """'" 0111 ! ployee of the newspalier was melt.il die lii a crash while homeward ; Ing metal. The blaze fioin the. pot Ignited waste paper near It and within thirty seconds the en 'tire rear of the building was i i mass of flames. ror time ll looked as. if the entire blo-k. In the heart of but Ihe volunteer flro department succeeded in hailing the "amea. i nc prin,riui iihimii': i n-amln-r plant wm confined to thp Imlldlnic. Machinery and M.t loner was the ilruir storo with )a Ioch to builditiK and stock entl mated nt $ij.ooo. ' fVittnire timvv IIM-I liiini. ) H'fiLNi-;. Ore.. Aug. 11. I r ire sinning in the Kitchen rom- 1 pletely ilestroyeil tne t ottagc not I at Collage rirove tmliiy. causing an estimated loss of iin.niMi. The i : hotel was a bimlmnrk In Collage ; flrove and was a large rambling! . building one blocli off Main street., hi I'tre at Volley Home. OAKDALL, Cal., Aug. II. Klre thought to have been caused by the exhaust of a motor vole lodav destroyed Jooa acres of grain nnd jno acres of wheat near valley home with loss of .approximately ir..00 I H.S KltANClHCtl, Aug. il.-Ar) iTbe Lulled Security Lank A Trust today announced the purchase of lessen Industrial Hank of Kusan vllle, Cs1 with branches at litebcr and Full Liver .Mills. THANKED FOR BARING CHI FRAUDS , j P- vxrA "iVi vL) 'j feWH' v? ViV. '' William V. Brothers, chief justice of Chicngo criminal court, thanking Donald L. DeGolyur, foreman of the grnnd jury which turned in a fearless report on election frauds. The jury Indicted Morris Eller, city collector, his son, Kmr.nuel Eller, judge of su perior court, and 17 other workers in the "Illoody :10th" ward in vhich the Ellcrs arc bosses. Nine Young Women Flee From Hospital in Their Pajamas SAX KKANl'ISl'O, Aim. II (flt Nine yminK women es I'liped ihe tiuiil'antine ward of the Sun l-'niiu-iscii hoHpilat loiiiiv liy bimliut; and iiim- hhk a nurKt. '1'hey look ihe nurse's keys and money nnd oiiL'h ii win- rut ihi'lr way Ihr I (low. Clad In pajiunaH and ! lialh rolies (hey ellmhed an I'iKht-liiot feni'i' and dtsup- Jienred. S" ,wi OF GOOD WILL messa ;e m goon win aner a uon- Misui "ui .r i.... i ...i in ...i nrtr... i imuin hum hf niiiiuii-n Run 1 he took oft secielly from the Val - ;,,, ,.,.,,. ,., . gh, his plane down on the Campos Colimi - hla here where cheering thousands MM FLYER COivlPLETES HOP I awaited liilll. idelecllves at the Drake hotel as The flight, long In planning, was I he was about to depart he told consiimated suddenly and 111 Ihei'hem, for Kansas Clly. face of unfavorable weather coiull-' "I Intended lo see my attorn ' lions, rierro had only Ihe usual py. Charles Unwell, there," field atlendanls for witnesses of! Toombs deebired at the detective !ils takeoff. I'residenl Marhado hurcnii. "After I conferred with Ud Cuba bad retired lo his almost j lowell I planned to go to St. r' Inaccessible ranch for tbn week- Louis, end. In his place (ieneral Carlos i Detectives mi Id they had been Kolas, secretary of war, and Major 'advised by Ht. Louis police that L Ovldlo Ortega, chief of Cuban avl- Tombs was wauled there on wnr ation. .(reeled the lono filer. rants charging embezzlement. lilfir li'lerrn wiiu Hie aecriml M..vl(-,... Hvlnlnr tn wllr l.la'wi.v! thin Hummer to tiiidther land to strengthen Ihe bonds of friendship and demoiislrate Hint Ihe nations liem Isphere have been ! lro.llit nearer together by mod- ern science. Captain Kmllio Car- ,, MUX ICO CITY, Aug. 11. MP1 -' News of the safe landing of Major Hoberlo Kierro In Hnvanna was re. ceived with great enthusiasm in all quarters tonight. i Ktiuadron of airplanes piloted by Kierro's j ful In u.- urniv tillntu I nnl nff frnm I I V(lMu(,ni, ,,, ,, .,, OV(,r lhp , (.y ,n hR ,wnlKl(i (.innK ,-,m, the capltol until dark. The. newspapers broadcast the news by radio and posted U con- pc,,nilsly on their bulletin boards. ' f)in ( hn B(reeM (i inxchiinKe tlm news ami to express their dellKht at the (tureens of the flight. ;BANK CLERKS TELL HOW m LOST CHICAC.t), Aug. 11. (Pi Three young tellers of the TransiHirlallon Hank of Chicago confessed to bank I officials today they had emheiitled morn than ?J2,oi)0 of Iho banks 'fnnds durln-f Ihe past two years, The money, they said, was lost on horan.find dog races. William .1. ( ernay, 2U Joseph J. Kelnendegeii, y!i, nnd Arthur M llargaiteii, 27, are the men who confessed. All were charged with embezzle ment In complaints signed by bank oftlclul. HIGH OFFICIAL HFI fl FflP I flQQ in in i mi i iiiiii ! OF 3 MILLIONS t Inoiironno Ohinf A nr-Aottrt M'ou.ai.uc u.iici nucoicu iui Huge Shortage Hints at Plot Six States Ac- 1 Ice ot the democratic convention land who Is reKnrded as one of COlintS Affected Nabbed I the . democratic pokesmen, lsued j thia atatement: , On FllClitiVP Warrant Is an able message. It la Bin uyu.vc vanaiu. ilieM M(.nm of ,,lghl yeiira ot . ...... ,ii.,.i, .Li)ulUi'.an..AdmlnlitratJpn Hint couhl he made. There l ho surprlHi' Aug. 11. Roy C.l, lt , hn 0, f.00ii,iire'a C'lllCAflO, Aug. 11. Toonihs, preNidenl of the lnt'r" j national Insurance I arr sti'd hern tonlKlit. bv Chicago , polleo on a fugitive warrant from . Nt. I.ouls, Mo. I loomb.i' nrreat follows the do leeelon by Insurance examiners I , , .,;.... '.' K,'n "no"'1 r I" U, f Co. arrest.an hour he made one state- ment: "Offlclnls In my own and' nini'r eoinpaiilt'H are Ii''-zo me out." trying to 11.. refuHed to explain hl a-, , remedled." He admltH thru wrtUin, ami a i-oniimny offielal In'.. . a,..ua, - i.w his confidence said that if he were ' f. explain hep would uncover, the use TnomhM Intends to present lln Ihe civil trial at St. Iiuls. Toombs was arrested by police HI lMMH; AK. 1 t (F) To- I lire said hero tonight that ihe I arrest of Hoy C. Toombs at Chi :cao bad been reipiesled by Cr cult Attorney Howard Sldener on the spcrtrie i-harge of the embez zlement of IKfi,ono on June 1, 1II2S. U'blln Mlflenoil eoMl,l nnt l.e reached, it was understood that the i-otnplalnt was ine Internntlnn l.lff, I I "! WILLIAMS HAY, Wis. Aug Ml Hbowers of shooting stars,! containing as many as 50 visible Insurance Co, niUUUMUIIl UIMLU nnn i iii it iiiiti i DnlLLIANI W II 11 wtinr mw WIIUUIII1U UIJIIIU tonight when the annual August Not n equivocation or enmou dispbiy ,.r natural fireworks wasf)nI(, found In Herhert occasioned by the earth crossing ..,.... ,i,i,.. . neeeiitance. the orbit Perselds. These fiery streaks are relief of a comet that, was descovcred In 18C2 by Tntlje, nn American, astronomer, according to Kdwln 11. Krost, of ,t,he Yerkes obser-j valory here. The comet disap peared soon after It ws dis covered and has never been oil served since. o Many of these meteors fall Into our atmosphere and can be clear ly observed around August lt. Mr. Krost stated.' Tonight was exceptionally clear ano pnoiograpners at l ernes on servatory obtained several photo graphs of the display, with Iho a I shooting stars rop -esented by tiny streaks. Put BY BOURBONS OF SPEECH l i Democrat Spokesman Calls Hoover Address Able, But Criticises Because Mus cle Shoals Not Mentioned G. 0. P. Leaders Acclaim Stand as Clarion Call to Women Voters. WASHI.(TON, Aug. 11. (TV Voluntury expressions on the mt i dress of Herbert Hoover accept -' ing the republican prositlenttut j nomination were quickly forth .coming In the capital tonight ! from both republican and demo 'era tic ranks. Senator.s Smoot nf Utah and ; .lone.s of Washington spoke up j witli unstinted praise on behalf , of the republicans. Senators Pitt j man, of Nevada and Fletcher of Florida were the critics for the democrats. 1 ".Mr. Hoover's acceptance speech i 1h in a class by Itself," said u j statement by Senator Jones, "nnd hi a wonderful meHsage to the American people, regardless of I parties. It deals with human ls- Mues and problems of the cam paign in a genuinely human way. j It is frank, clear, eonciHe and uppeultnK. It bespeaks the hon ( vni .fronk, earnest, sincere man i of broad vision and world-wide experience. It places humanity above everything ebie. It will I lw read from hecinnlni- to end hv VOI.v th ,nnd who t by every voter can read." Senator VUtmann,, who wan ! speech of acceptance of 1S24. It conn, any, was!,.. ... nl .... i. .u ..u.i. platform an If the candidate had drawn lt. The only dlveralon from cus tom of candidates l the bow n(lmlRBlon ot ,he evils that exist He neither nnalyfes the causes of eXnorPvlde7 npeclflc v,. than perpetual ""l8ee'n(,0e, th6 eighteenth " ., .u i.i,...i ..t j ,0 n.imii,, that- "grave abuses i nhtioa. whleh nillHl have threatened "to break down the constitution ami laws of the t'nlted States." He makes no ex ! planation of the failure of the republican nitminisiraiinn nurins almost the entire existence of such law during eight yenrs to remedy such abuses and to elim inate lawlessness. He admits that no one is subject to criticism for asserting the right to seek the amendment ot he. elgttteenth amendment. "He stands flrmls- upon the re publican platform for farm re lief, He offer nothing- new. He makes no explanations why the republican administration has not provided a remedy. "He favors development of In land waterways as a means of re duclng rnllroad freight rules, hut he gives no explanation ns to whv boats are not plying inland wat erways today. He says nothing with regnrd to discriminations that make water transportation '"'Possible on inland waterway.. In dlsciisslnn bureaucracy nno i Inefficiency in government, he ( makes no excuse why the repub lican administration, in which he i was a business advisor for elgty years, did not remedy this con iillllnn of which he complains. I "He stands for religious tol lerance nrd refer to the fact that he la of Quaker atock and thai his ancestors were persecuted for thejr belief." Senator I'lttman complained that the nominee took "no def InfV position" On the ?power noestlon and was "silent on the subject of Muscle Shoals unit Moulder dam. " Senator Hmoot. the chairman , ,h. i,,.m rnmmltlm of Ihe , rpm,,ll(V,n convention, declared "It was outlined hy a master mind and presented ln a sound. r.ommnnsense recital, 'rno Ameri- can people in - reaaing it know Just what It means wilt and past knowing Herbert Hoover's marvcloiiM record In American and world nffalrs they will make him the next president of the United Htates." Senator Kletcher said that "specific and definite statements of policies and principles are sacrificed to general, phllosoph- i(,nl douhle-meanlng generalities. The speech Is disappointing." "Mr. Hoover's remarks on tho relief of agriculture conditions," XCoatlausd Pag BlbU (Continued on Page Four) paving yrcett. i
