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Fifth Ballot Shows McAdoo Losing Strength,
With Smith Having Added 11 Votes to Total
an<| Former Governor Cox Also Gaining
—New Candidates Appear in Voting
CONVEN j ION HALJ.J,, Madison Square
Garden, New York, June 30—(2 O’clock Stand
ard Eastern Daylight Saving Time) (By the
Associated Brass)—The Democratic national
convention is now engaged in taking the* fifth bal
lot on presidential with William G.
► McAdoo losing 431
votes as compared witntOsF>feceived by him in
the first balloting.
Governor Alfred Smith, of New
York, has gained 11 votes since the
first ballot, but there has been no
great shifting of strength toward
cither of hte leading candidates,
and there appears a long struggle
ahead before a nomination is reach
ed. Former Governor James M.
Cox, of Ohio, who was the party’s
standard bearer four years ago,
hag gained only three votes since
M’ADOO LEADS
IN FIRST TEST
Calofornia Candidate Poils More T han Majority
of Convention Vote On First Ballot, With
Smith Nearest Competitor and For
mer Governor Cox Runner-Up
in Voting
U/ H MA ? IS 2 i N a S I QLJARE GARDEN, New York, June 30.
illiani G. McAdoo led o nthe first ballot for a presidential
nomination taken shortly after the Democratic national conven
tion re-assembled here this morning.
McAdoo developed unlooked-for strength upon the open
ing ballot polling a total of 525 votes, or within 206 votes
necessary for a nomination.
His closest competitor on this ballot was Alfred E. Smith,
governor of New York, who polled 240 1-2 votes.
with 59 UCS M ' S° X ’ ° f ° hi °’ r railed Eoth McAdoo and Smith
j with 5) convention votes, and the other votes were scattered
among the remaining I I candidates. scattered
I The rules of procedure under which the convention is now
I at O Cle e vXnriith±h C With f - th °“ by the Republicans
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k lhere arc a toFd Lfi’V 094 votes A H,candidates.
■ the two-thirds rule d UfJU t KiltoL'Skto ’ f<%- inder
j by the successful candidate'^pYsidcnT
The party platform, adopted lit urdav """’T TJ 1
g a majority vote, the two-thirds rule not annl ’ ad °f tctd by
I platform. not a PP'y>ng on the party
CUT-OFF
Rev. Chas. A. Philips, of Plains
■delivered an abb and impressive
message from th. Lutheran pulpit
{Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hayes, Miss Ruth Farmer,
J. D. Ford, -Willim Pennington,
Robert and George Stubbs, of Al
bany; Charlie Terry, of Montezuma,
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Stubbs Sunday.
Practically every home of this
iommunity was represented at the
funeral of Mrs. J. S. Elmore, at
"Oglethorpe, Monday afternoon.
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IN THE HE AR T ~OT DIXIE iTfrft 1 ?
' the first ballot.
■ Senator Walsh, of Montana, re
i ceived 1 vote on the fifth ballot,
i while Governor Sweet and John ’•7.
Davis, who received 32 votes, ap
peared at new eandi,elates in th
balloting. Governor Silzer, of
• New Jersey, rias lost ight votes
. since the first ballot was taken,
i The convention nas settleiSdown
, to real business and is proceeding
> quietly with- the balloting-.
Mrs. R. H. Stubbs, Mr.. A. J.
Pennington and Mrs. Shady Joiner,
visited Mrs. J. T. Morris who is cri
tically ill at the home of Miss Della
Parker at New Era, Friday after
noon.
Mrs. D. E. Pennington and little
daughters, Clara, Janette and
Lottie Emma, of Buch;.nan, Ga,.
are spending suverla weeks with
Mrs. A. J. Pennington and daugh
ter, eruouty to Greenville, S'. C.
S. C. which is Mr. D. E. Penning
ton’s headquarters. '
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Pennington
and daughter, Miss I.illian, of
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 30, 1924
The Two Leading Candidates On Ihe First Ballot
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IN PITHBISTBPH
DirailNG OHIO
Lake Erie Coast Wrenched From
Sandusky to Loraine With
Many Persons Killed
LOSS PUT AT 30 MILLIONS
Scores In Serious Condition,
With Hundreds Reported Less
Seriously Injured
CLEVELAND, June 30.—Eighty
three persons arc known to be dead
in Ohio as a result of Saturday’s
severe, wind rain, and electrica*
storm, which swept Ihe coast ot
Lake Erie from Sandusky to Lar
fain, wrecking a large portion of
Lorrain and parts of Sandusky.
Although the lo?’ of life is not
ns great an al firs, believed, relief
workers said today the list of the
rlcad may grow. Several hundred
persons are reported injured, sever
al scores seriously, and properly
damage estimated at more than
30 million dollars.
The great loss of life was at Lor
rain where the atest count showed
59 dead and 118 injured, a svveth
hurts. The property oss there was
upwards of $30,000,000; 135 city
blocks having been demolished.
At Sandusky it was fotind tl at
only six persons were killed al-
WEEK-END RECREATION
COSTS FIFTEEN LIVES
CHICAGO, June 30. —Chica-
go's week end recreation cost the
lives of 15 persons, nine of
whom were killed by automobiles
and six drowned.
■though a hundred were injured and
property .'idued at $2,000,000 was
destroyed.
There were even fatalities in
Cevcland, but ti e prop, rty damage
was small. Pittsburgh reported live
persons killed, and Mantau,, 0., re
ported thi l dead, French Creek,
three; Weymouth, two and Akron
< ne. The d> Th total in lowa ar. 1
Ilinois was twelve, making death
list of 100. The tota property
damage when reports from the rural
regions are compete, probably will
aggregate $50,000,000.
The casuatics and damage done
by the tornado as it twisted its way
across Northern Ohio last night are;
aby several hundred injured and
At Lorain: Fifty-nine dead, preb
property damage amounting to be
tween $25,000,000 and $30,000,000
inflicted.
At Sandusky: Six dead probaby.
100 injured and property damage
betwe- n $1,500,000 and $2,000,000
At Cleveland: Seven dead with
smal property damage.
At P< rt C.Ciinton; Slight damage
due to - avy rain fal; no casuaties.
At Mantua: Three reported
dead.
At Youngstown: One dead.
At Bay Village: Apartment
hou. ? said to have collapsed, bury-
j ing two. • (
At Alliance: One hundred isolated
in flooded homes, rescued by pome.
At Elryia: Virtually no damage.
At Cedar Point: Six cottages
bolwn down; no casuaties.
At Vermillion: Small damage
from heavy downpour <>f rain and
high wind, but no casuaties.
Militia on patrol at Lorain and
Sandusky, although martial law has
not actualy been declared.
Slate health board’ takes action
to prevcent disc; se by supervising
water supply at Lorain and San
dusky.
Wid reports of looting Saturday
night at Lorain prove untrue.
Many miraculous escapes report
ed by eye witn ■ s.vs at both Lor
rain and Sandusky.
Tornado jumps almost thirty-five
miles from Sandusky to Lorain with
virtually no damage in between.
BETHEL BAPTISTS TO
ENCAMP IN TERRELL
DAWSON, June 28.—The an
nual encampment of the Bethel
Baptist Association,'wiiicii, as an
nounced, will open in Bluffton, be
ginning Monday, July 14, and con
' tinue through July 18, will bring to
this section several speakers and
teachers of wide reputation.
SPRECKLES DIES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.
Adolph B. Spreckles, nationally
known sugar magnate and manu
facturer, died at his home here to-1
dav z . I
CONGPESWN LITHE
DIES IN KWON
Death Due to Paralysis rought
On By Overwork During
Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, June 28.—Rep
resentative Edward C. Little, o'.
( Kansas, died at a local hospital
here. Death was caused directly
by a slight strok' of paralysis, lie
had suffered a breakdown due to
overwork and had been a patient in
the hospital for several wed;.'.. Rep
resentative Little, a Republic
was serving his fourth term in the
House from the Second Kansas Dis
trict. He was known as an auth
or and had served in the diplomatic
Corps as consul general to Egyp..
As lientenant-colonel of the Kansas
National Guard, h" took part in
several engagements in the Philip
pines. He was born in Ohio. He is
survived by his widow and one son,
Donald.
GREAT CAVE MAY
EXIST UNDER TOWN
"SANDERSVILLE, June 28.
Near the center of the city a great
cave was discovered uerc when a
gaping hole caused by the recent
rain brought to light an immense
subterranean passage under the
tracks of the Georgia and Florida
Railroad. • The cave is sixteen feet
deep, running east about fifty feet
I and southwest about half that dis-
I tance.
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HMT SUSPECTED
OEiPDEPI WHOLE
FAMILY IT CHICi
Victims Ail Beaten to Death
and Bedies Carefully Covered
With Sheets
FIVE PERSONS ARE SLAIN
Boarder Filled With Lust to Slay
Included Among Possible Au
thors of Crime
CHICAGO, June 30.- Beaten to
death, carefully covered by sheets
or blanks, the bodies of Otto Eder,
taxicab chauffeur, his wife Frances,
their three sons, Koy, 11, Harvey, 6,
and JacK, 3, were found in their
home late last night.
No disorder appeared about the
house, and no attempt at robbery
was apparent. Police said it is
thought the family was killed by a
half-witted relative, or a boarder
filled with lust to slay.
woiHSSwe
IHD WL KUH FROM
TO DENUNCIM
Miss Marian Coley Shifts Posi
tion On Issue When Pressure
Is Brought to Bear
ERWIN FIGHT FEARLEESLY
Calls On Georgians to Eras Stig
ma in Name of Judas Benja
min of Confederate Leaders
MADISON SQUUARE GARDEN.
New York, June SO. —Georgia and
Georgians played big parts in the
dci-c.ion of the Demolra.il Nation
lal convention here Saturday after
noon when the convention (irfinibdy
decided by one to go before th:!
country wit mat spe.-ilicaly d‘-
nouncing the Ku Klux Klan in its
platform ns a menace to the . acurity
of the fiation. To a lone woman
delegate of Georgia, Miss Marjar.
Coley, goes thee rcsponsibiity of
deciding the momentous issue of
whether tin Democratic Party
would go before tho country.
She w one of the few Geor
gia!.. who originally voted in fav
or of denoum in •• the Klan, but
memb< r of her deegation brought
pre.-sure to bear on her to change
h r vote and in the end she yield
ed to their entreaties, and while
announcing she was “opposed to
the Klan,” she said she wished to
be record-, d in the nefiative.
Andrew J. Erwin, of Athens, tin
other Georgian, all but stampeded
the convention single-handed into
adopting a platform plank de
nouncing the Ku Klux Klan by
name. He was stopped’only by tha
speech of William Jennings Bryan
It was a case of these two and no
body else in the headline; a a case
of a young man versus an oldtimer
of a hot h ad versus a cool one, of
la new-comer, in jiplitics versus the
Grand Gid Man *of Democracy,
