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‘ ®be Mlanin Smtrnal VOL. XXII. NO. 97 ran still is HOLDING WHIP HAND AT SANJANCISCO Strength of Former Treas ury Head Grows as Rival Factions Jockey to Dis-! place Him BY DAVID LAWBEWCE (Copyright, 1920, for The Atlanta Journal.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 2, The old political adage, “You can’t beat somebody with Nobody,” applies directly to the situation in which the forces opposed to the nomination of McAdoo find themselves as the hour of balloting draws near. “We’ve stopped ’em,” comes the whispered assurance from the Palmer scouts, who are out in the lobbies : keeping up the enthusiasm of their | supporters. Somewhat the same , thought proceeds from Cox people, ; who talk vaguely - about a combina- ( tion of New York, Illinois, Indiana and Massachusetts, which “will surely stop McAdoo’s nomination.” I But on the inside, where the lead ers of all the booms foregather, another situation really exists. The McAdoo people have a few politicians . and strategists in their ranks, and rather definite word was sent to the Cox headquarters that if the del egates are coerced into a combina tion to beat McAdoo, there never will be any support given Cox if the convention stays deadlocked for a week. The same kind of a threat was sent to the Palmer managers, and natur ally the men who are eager to nomi nate Palmer or Cox don’t want to antagonize so large a block of votes as are held by the McAdoo men. To get votes, affirmative and not nega tive cominations must be made. Tammany Can’t Fight McAdoo Tammany couldnt’ afford to enter into any combination against Mc- Adoo. There are at least twenty votes for McAdoo in the New York delegation, and if it became apparent that New York was trying to deadlock the nomination of McAdoo, Tammany’s chances of getting the Wilson sup porters to vote the state ticket next fall would be imperiled. Sim ilarly Tom Taggart, who wants to •un for Senator next fall, isn’t tak ing any risks by incurring the un necessary hostility of McAdoo men n Indiana, and George Brennan, who is trying to inherit Roger Sulli /an’s leadership in Illinois, is treqd ng cautiously, too. The talked-of anti-McAdoo combi lation becomes less and less tangible •imply because those who started it aad dark horses of their own to trot forth and merely wanted to stop McAdoo nomination, as he seemed to be the leader in the race. The effort came too early. Both the supporters of Palmer and Cox are not thinking of dark horses. They are thinking of their respec tive chieftans. Each group believes victory is possible and is pursuing i conciliatory course tow'ard the •ival camp. That’s better politics than negative combinations. It looks sow as if the McAdoo strength on the first ballot will be larger than vas anticipated. Having withstood ;he drive in last forty-eight hours ■ gainst their candidates, the McAdoo lelegates sit tight, determined to •tick to the very end. act like crusaders who know what they want. That’s their strength, in fact, it is the big factor in any conven tion. McAdoo Strongest Democrat An affirmative minority that knows what it wants has a much better chance of acquiring delegates that a negative minority that sim ply is out to beat somebody and can not offer a substitute. The talk of dark horses also came soon enough to help McAdoo, for the merits and demerits of every Democrat of prominence have been talked over by the delegates. Vice President Marshall, Champ Clark and Homer Cummings are the dark horse trio. The first two would not be satisfactory to the Wilson forces, who control this convention. The vice president is said to be opposed to the president’s stand on the League of Nations. The former speaker is held in high esteem, but most of the delegates think he is too advanced in years, though his friends point to Clemenceau as an example of political vigor in the sixties. Homer Cummings perhaps i s the most popular with the convention personnel, but the delegates to this gathering are aware that they must have a candidate who is popular with the masses, too, if they don’t want the contest again Harding to be a default. Cummings is an able lawyer and a splendid orator, but he has never been elected to high of fice. He ran for United States sena tor in Connecticut once and was ■■'tJET'the other McAdoo never was elected to a public post. Never theless he has had two big jobs— secretary of the treasury and direc tor general of railrbads—and the who are for him are con- Yjpced that whether or not it is suf- to win there is a decided sentiment for McAdoo among the rank and file of the Democrats throughout the nation, and that 'f McAdoo can’t win next autumn nc pther Democrat can. Society Girl Dies While Driving Auto NEWARK, N. J„ July 2.—Miss Catherine Van Ness, society girl and prominent member of the “million aire colony” at Hu ton Park, West Orange, died at the steering wheel of her automobile here after driv ing about the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Van Nes. She became faint and turned the car into the curb, stopping the mo- ■ tor. Then she leaned on the wheel and lost consciousness. Miss Van Ness was to have been married in September to John Met calfe, a member of a prominent fam ily of Morristown. section. _ . . . ! She’s a Human Add Machine i 1 to W W' KANSAS CITY.—A mere adding machine is nothing in the life of Miss Esther Kaplan, thirteen-year old school girl. She recently estab lished an international record as a rapid calculator against a special demonstrator for an adding machine company. Miss Kaplan solved six problems in addition in forty-seven seconds. Her machine competitor took one minute and forty-two sec onds. Four other types of adding machines were as easy for her to beat. ‘PURE LIQUOR’LAW IS INTRODUCED IN GEORGIA HOUSE “Pure liquor” legislation was in troduced in the house of representa tives Thursday by Representative R. W. Barnes, of Bibb county, in a bill making it a felony for any per son to manufacture, sell or transport any whisky or liquor containing potash, wood alcohol, naphtha or other poison. Mr. Barnes’ bill provides that in cases where such poisonous liquor causes the loss of eyesight, paralysis or insanity, the seller and manu facturer shall be sentenced to life imprisonment. In cases where death results from drinking such liquor, the death sentence shall be imposed. Mr. Barnes’ bill caused quite a sensation in the lower branch of the general assembly, and it is under stood that efforts will be made to secure its passage at an early date. Judgess Salary Increase The house authorized an increase to $7,500 in the salaries of the judges of the Atlanta city court and the criminal court of Atlanta by pass ing two bills introduced by the Ful ton carrying those pro visions. The present salaries are $5,000 per year each. ♦ Abolition of the whipping of con victs is provided for in ai bill in troduced by Representative Mun day, of Polk, which repeals those sections of the present code authoriz ing the whipping of convicts to tain discipline. Much agitation h 9« been aroused over this question in the past few weeks by the Atlanta Humane society as the result of al leged cruel treatment of prisoners in the convict camps of Fulton county. Considerable extension of the pen sion system is contemplated in a bill introduced Thursday, providing that Confederate soldiers who en tered the service after October 26, 1864, shall be eligible to receive state pensions. Under the present law Confederate- soldiers must have had at least six months' service to become eligible to draw a pension in Geor gia. Regulation of aeronautics in Georgia, is provided for in another measurejntroduced at the request of Judge Price Gilbert, of the state supreme court. This measure pro mulgates rules under whidh airplanes may be operated within this state, requiring that all pilots shall be duly qualified. The bill is patterned after laws on aeronautics now in ef fect in several other states. Vocational Aald Os particular interest to the manu facturing interests of Georgia and to all persons employed in industry-* is the bill introduced by Representative Johnson, of Bartow, providing for the co-operation of the state of Georgia with the federal government to secure the benefits arising under the vocational rehabilitation act pass ed by congress in connection with the vocational educational system. Mr. Johnson would appropriate the sum of $21,353 to provide for such co-operation during the next fiscal year. , When the house adjourned at 1 o clock it still- had under considera tion the bill by Mr. Cole, of Coweta, providing that all promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness shall be stamped by the county tax receiver to make them collectable. This measure was under considera tion on Wednesday and a good por tion of Thursday’s session was de voted to speeches on the measure. This bill is part of the tax revision program to get intangible property on the tax books. Bills Passed The following bills were passed by the house; My Mr. McKenny of Upson—To amend the act creating a public school system for the city of Thomas ton. By the Fulton Delegation—To fix the salaries of the judges of the At lanta city court at $7,500 per year. By the Richmond Delegation—To authorize the Richmond county board of education to issue $50,000 worth of bonds. By the Fulton Delegation—To fix the salary of the judge of the crimi nal court of Atlanta at $7,500 per year. By Mr. McKenny of -Upson—To amend the charter of the town of The Rock. (Companion bills.) Vice President of Brazil Is Dead RIO JANEIRO, July 2.*— Delphim Moreira, vice president of Brazil, died at his summer home in Santa Rita, Brazil, at 8 a. m. today follow ing a long illness. Moreira was acting president of the republic on several occasions dur ing the basence of Epitacio Pessoa. He was also the republic’s chief executive from December, 1918, when the retiring president left office, un til July, 1919, when Pessoa augurated. * SENATE PASSES MARRIAGE AND OTHER BILLS The state senate Thursday morning passed the Dorris bill regulating more strictly the issuing of marriage licenses in Georgia; reconsidered Its action of Wednesday in killing the Blasingame-Wallace warehouse re ceopt bill; and passed Senator Ivan Allen’s bill making it a misdemean or for a husband to desert his wife, after amending the bill to make Its provisions apply to wives as well as to husbands. The senate also adopted two house resolutions, one calling for a joint committee of the house and senate to investigate the financial status of the state; the other requiring all political meetings held in the senate or house to have the full consent of either body’s committee o» public buildings. Senator Ennis presided at the morning session, President Olive re linquishing the chair in the expecta tion of making a speech from the floor against the resolution offered Wednesday by Senators Ragsdale and Duncan, condemning the actions of the state Democratic convention on May 18 and lauding the national con vention for seating the Palmer dele gates at San Francisco. The reso lution did not, however, come up for consideration Thursday. When it is taken up Friday morning by the sen ate, it is expected to precipitate one of the bitterest forensic battles of the session. The Dorris marriage license bill was passed by a vote of 30 to 12., The bill is designed to place a ban otf elopements, by re quiring that applications for mar riage licenses be filed in the office of the ordinary five days before the date of marriage. It requires that the license must be secured in the county in which at least one of the contracting parties resides. It fur ther provides that ministers perform ing marriage ceremonies must file with the. ordinary within thirty days after the ceremony the' original li cense. Warehouse Measure Prior to the vote on the measure, Senator Kea, of the Sixteenth; Sena tor Elders, of the Second, and Sen ator Flynt, of the Twenty-sixth, made short speeches, Senator Flynt declaring that he was in favor of making marriages hard and divorces easy. Senator Blasingame, of the Twen ty-seventh, moved that the senate reconsider his bill which makes in valid a public warehouse receipt giv en for storage of cotton and other property on and after two years from date of issue. He stated that he de sired to amend the bill so as to make it deal only with lost ware house receipts. This bill was kilie by the senate Wednesday by a sub stantial majority. Senator Blasin game’s motion to reconsider was car ried, and the bill will come up for discussion on Friday. Senator Doris of the Forty-eighth, moved that all local senate and house bills which are uncontested be placed before the senate today for passage. Unanimous, consent was given to his motion, i A number of bills passed by the house were given their first reading in the senate. The Parker-Shingler-Wallace bill, providing for a bond issue of $50,000 to, be used in construction of a state system of highways, was postponed indefinitely bn motion of Senator Elders, of the Second, who declared that a bill on the same subject mat ter was adopted at the 1919 session. The senate by a vote of 27 to 0 passed a bill prohibiting the plac ing of steel traps on any land with out the consent of the owner of the property and -without attaching to the traps a tag secured for that purpose from the state game and fish de partment. The senate tabled a bill the effect of which would have been to prevent prosecutions for the vio lation of .the Sunday law's until an indictment had been made by the grand jury. Wife Desertion Bill Discussion of a bill by Senator Allen, of the Thirty-fifth, making it a misdemeanor for a man wilfully to desert his wife and leave her destitute or fail to provide for her, and making the wife a competent witness against-him, was then taken up This bill was introduced by Sen ator Allen at the last session, and was favorably reported on by gen eral judiciary committee No. 1, which amended it by adding that there! would be no conviction of a husband on the lone testimony of his wife Representatives of the Associated Charities, who have been advocating the bill, were in the senate as in terested auditors of the debate An amendment .to the bill offered by Senator Smith, of the Seventh, which would make the provisions of the bill apply to wives as well as to husbands, precipitated a heated discussion, participated in by a num ”®r senators. Senator Nix, of the Thirty-fourth, spoke in favor of the amendment. Senato Kea, of the Sixteenth, spoke at length, de claring he would not support this onl unless the amendment was adopt- “Without this amendment, the bill .<™ un l ust and unhun >an,” he declared. We have just passed a eugenic mar riage bill. Now this bill Confronts “ s J ’ i a u nd A. Understand one is coming which will prevent flogging convicts 1 am unable to understand all these reform measures.” Senator Kea made the point that L£° uld . unwise to enact legis lation which would punish a man for deserting him wife, and make no provision whatever for the punish °/ a^ vise who deserted her husband without cause. •••• •• Amendment Passed . . lh ® amendment to the Allen ’bin flnally , adopted and the bill was then passed by a vote of 29 to 13. -J 12 ®, 4 J? efore adjournment at 1 o clock, the senate concurred in the house amendment to the senate bill creating the new county of Seminole. On motion of Senator Elders, how ever, it immediately reconsidered this action. Senator Elders having been notified by the attorney general that a roll call was necessary to concur in the amendment. It is expected that the amendment will be con curred in with the proper formality Friday morning, when the bill will go to the governor for his signature. Bills Introduced The following bills were intro duced by Mr. Barrett, of the Thirty first-—To provide for registration of airships and the issuance of certifi cates of registration, and to require airships to display plates or mark ers bearing number assigned to them. The bill would require Per sons operating airships to obtain a license from the secretary of state It provides that every owner of an airship shall file annually with the secretary of state a statement show ing his residence and postoffice and a description of the ship. It provides for payment of registration fee of $5 for each ship. By Mr. Kagier of the Twelfth— To provide for election of members of the county board of education by the people By Mr. Alien of tne Thirty-fifth— To provide that female felony con victs be turned over to the various counties, instead of placing them upon the state farm. Greenwood, Miss., Gains 33 Per Cent With 7,793 Count WASHINGTON, July 2.—The cen sus bureau today announced the pop ulation of Greenwood, Miss., as 7,793, an increase of 1,957, or 33.5 per cent. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1920. MRS. M’INTYRE, OF SAVANNAH, NAMED COMMITTEEWOMAN BY ROGERS WINTER (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 2. Mrs. Frank I. Mclntyre, of Savan nah, a prominent club woman and a sister of David C. Barrow, the dis tinguished young Savannah lawyer, Thursday night was elected Demo cratic national committeewoman from Georgia by the national conven tion. Her name was placed in nomi nation by the Georgia delegation like the rest of the names for national committeemen and national commit teewomen by their respective states. The nomination of Mrs. Mclntyre as national committeewoman and of Clark Howell as national committee man from Georgia was received with applause, in which the Palmer sup porters took a prominent part. The Palmer forces here had thrown their support' to Editor Howell and the Palmer delegation from Georgia against the-delegation elected by the state convention. Editor Howell’s nomination was the final culminating ! point to their victory, as it signified his continuance on the national com mittee for another term of four years. Two names were placed in nomination for national / committee woman in the caucus held by the Georgia delegation. One was the name of Mrs. Mclntyre and the oth er wits the name of Mrs. J. E. Hayes, of Montezuma, president of the Geor gia Federation of Women’s Clubs. On a call of the roll of the delega tion, Mrs. Mclntyre received twenty seven votes and Mrs. Hayes received eighteen. There are forty-five or more delegates voting in the Georgia delegation, and each is casting his pro-rata share of the Georgia con- i vention vote of twenty-eight. The [ nomination of Mrs. Mclntyre was a victory for Pleasant A. Stovall, chairman of the Georgia delegation, who had supported her from the start. Nothing was done Thursday night by the national convention except to elect national committeemen and na tional committeewomen from the several states. The convention held a night session beginning at 8 o’clock on the expectation that the platform committee would be ready to report, but the long continued and bitter fight involving a wet or dry plank on national prohibition was not yet ended when the convention met, A recess was, therefore, taken for the state delegations to caucus on their national committeemen and commit teewomen, and after their nomina tions had been confirmed the con vention adjourned until 10 o’clock Friday morning. Committeemen and Commiteewomen For Southern States SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Demo cratic national committeemen and 'committeewomen selected to repre sent various states during the next four years have been announced as follows: Alabama—. T. Sanders; committee woman not selected. Delaware—Senator J. O. Wolcott, Miss Rena Evans. Florida—J. T. G. Crawford, Jack sonville; Mrs. Louise K. Mays. Georgia—Clark Howell, Atlanta; Mrs. Frank T. Mclntyre, Savannah. Louisiana—S. B. Hicks, Mrs. Joseph E. Friend. Maryland John Walter Smith; cpmmittewoman not selected. Mississippi O. G. Johnston, Clarksdale; Miss Henrietta Mitchell. New Jersey—Robert 9. Hudspeth, Jersey City; Mrs. James B. Belling ton. North Carolina—Angua W. McLean; Miss Mary O. Graham. South Carolina—John Gary Evans; commiteew'oman selection today. Tennessee Cordell Hull, Miss Chari Williams. Virginia—Carter Glass; commit teewoman not selected. West Virginia —C. W. Ossenton, Fayetteville; committeewoman not selected. District of Columbia—John F. Cos tello, Washington; Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Washington. , Total of Nominating Votes May Change On Each Ballot SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—The number of delegates entitled to vote on the presidential nomination is 1,096, two delegates from the canal zone having been seated by resolu tion in the convention. The number necessary to a nomina tion is two-thirds of those actually voting, so the nominating total may change on each ballot. Should all delegates vote, the num ber necessary to nominate would be 731. Mrs. John W. Davis Placed in Nomination As First Lady of Land AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—Mrs John W. Davis was placed in nomination before the Dem ocratic national convention Thursday for “the first lady of the land.” Seconding the nomination of Am bassador Davis, Mrs. Julia Brown, of West Virginia, included Mrs. Davis as a gracious lady, fully qualified tn every way to undertake the dutigs of mistress of the white house and placed her in the running along with her husband. Seaman, Thought Dead, Is Found in Prison WASHINGTON, July 2.—George J. Rozzell, a navy fireman and former ly of Hartford City, Ind., is alive in tne naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H., and apparently in good health, the navy department was advised to day in an official report from Rear Admiral A. S. Halstead, commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard. Rozzell had been reported dead. In response to an inquiry by Rozzell’s father, the navy department started an investigation. Admiral Halstead reported that Rozzell’s "conduct in confinement is excellent.” Rozzell is serving a five year sentence. Wrap Yourself Up—The Latest IIT n I f / / / W"' \ ■ I ' NEW YORK. —Papa’s pants may soon be made from paper. Here’s a nice cool, "neat yet not gaudy” sar torial arrangement of the well known paper. The gentleman rustles when he walks like ladies used to be fore they did away with petticoats Os course should spring skies dump down the agile rain drop papa will have to hie for shelter. If he doesn't —well, the consequences will belong to papa! NAVY MAY ACT ON ADMIRAL’S RAP AT DANIELS WASHINGTON, July 2.—Action Probably will be taken by the navy department within twenty-four hours on the matter of Rear Admiral Ben ton C. Decker’s recent attack on Secretary Daniels and Assistant Sec retary Roosevelt, it was said today by Acting Secretary of the Navy Coontz. Admiral Coontz declined to indi cate what action he expected to be taken, but said the matter had been referred to Secretary Daniels who is attending the Democratic national convention at San Francisco. A reply from Mr. Daniels within twenty-four hours is expected, Ad miral Coontz said. “I have not acted on my own re sponsibility in regard to Rear Ad miral Decker’s letters,” declared Ad miral Coontz, “because many of his charges against the secretary and Mr. Roosevelt were - personal. For that reason, I believed it to be the proper course to put the matter up to them.” Admiral Decker, who is now com mandant of the Seventh naval dis trict, with headquarters at Key West, Fla., in a recenfty published letter to Chairman Hale, of the senate naval committee, charged Secretary Daniels with having “intentiontally and deliberately” misrepresented cer tain facts in his testimony before the senate committee and alleged that Assistant Secretary Roosevelt was sacrificing the efficiency of the navy for political ends. CHINESE EVOLVE SCHEME TO BEAT JAPANESE PLAN TSINAN, Shantung Province, China, July 2.—While the Shantaung problem remains unsolved and the Japanese occupation of areas Ger many formerly controlled continues, a means to oppose the Japanese has been worked out along economic lines by C'hu Ying-kuang, civil governor of the province. C’hu Ying-kuang, who has come to be regarded by foreigners of the Far East as one of China’s greatest administrative figures, has launched the daring proejet of building within Shantung a great system of high ways to be used by an automobile truck service in connecting all im portant centers. As a corollary, he plans to deepen and improve water ways so that these roads and streams will afford to Chinese of the province a transportation system that will place them on an equal footing with the Japanese who now control channels of communication. Under the direction of T’and En liand, a graduate of Purdue universi- Prohi Agent Asserts Elwell Was Member Os “Whisky Ring” NEW YORK, July 2.—James S. Shnvlin, supervising prohibition en forcement agent, announces he has obtained information that Joseph Browne Elwell, turfman and whist expert, shot to death in his home here June 11, had been engaged in the purchase of large quantities of liquor for speculative purposes shortly be fore his deatn. Elwell, according to Mr. Shevlin, was a member of a “whisky ring” which included several prominent business men and sporting associ ates of ese slain turfmgn. His in formation, Mr. Shevlin said, showed that this "ring” had made plans for large profit through the sale of liquor in this city and at Saratoga during July and August. Mr. Shevlin’s information was ob tained through the examination of a man said to have been in close touch with Elwell. “Although we have obtained no evidence as yet to support the the ory that these transactions led to his murder,” said Mr. Shevlin, “we are seeking such information.” i Kansas City Women Assail Foes of Reed KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Julv 2.—D m ccratic women in United States Sen ator James A. Reed's district here today turned loose on Missouri wo men who fought Reed at the Demo cratic national convention. At a meeting of Jackson county women's Democratic committee a res olution’ was adopted praising Reed and censuring Mrs. W. W. Martin, of Cape Girardeau, who urged the Dem ocrats tA* refuse Senator Reed a dele gate’s s#at. . DEMOCRATS IND G.O.P.OIGETO AID SIIFFBIGISIS Republicans Making Fight in Vermont and Wilson in Tennessee —Gov. Roberts to Call Special Session WASHINGTON, July 2. he race between Democrats and Republicans for credit for the final ratification of the federal woman suffrage amend ment was on again today. Senator Warren G. Harding, Republican presi dential candidate, has made the state of Vermont his party’s entrant in the suffrage race. In a conference with Governor Clement here yesterday he advised he calling of a special session of the egislature to act on the suffrage amendment. President Wilson and other Demo cratic leaders already have pinned their hopes on Tennessee, where a special session to act on suffrage has been called for early in August. Representative Fisher, Tennessee, here today, said there was little doubt of suffrage being ratified in the southern state. Governor Clement .after a confer ence with Mr. Harding, would not say definitely what he would do about a special session, declaring that Vermont did not care to act hastily. Mr. Harding today was getting ready to go to Marion tomorrow. He will leave here by automobile. TENNESSEE GOVERNOR TO CALL SUFFRAGE SESSION WASHINGTON, July 2. —Governor oberts, of Tennessee, in a telegram received by the National Woman’s party, declared definitely that he would cal la special session of the legislature of his state to meet Au gust 9 for the purpose of acting on the federal suffrage amendment. REED KEPT FROM FLOOR AT FRISCO BY 17-YEAR-OLD BY LABERT ST. CLAIB. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 2. The person who really kept Jim Reed off the floor was Gregory Hughes, a seventeen-year-old boy. Just before the credentials commit tee reported that it had barred Reed, the senator appeared at Hughes’ tick et taking station, presented a gallery ticket and attempted to pass in. Blocking the senator’s progress, Hughes sent him to his regular seat. Reed made only a feeble protest, and the boy grinned. No Clue Yet to Bandit Who Robbed Train of $59,000 AUGUSTA, Ga.; July 2.—The dar ing theft of $59,825, constituting the marine baracks payroll bound for Paris Island, S. C.» from a local pas senger train in Augusta on Wednes day, remains unsolved. No arrests have been made and the case stands where it was Wed nesday night, when the only clue to the identity of the bandit who is said to have overpowered the two ex press mesengers, was the statement of several persons residing in the river bottom, below Augusta, on the Carolina side of the Savannah river, that they saw a man fitting the de scription endeavoring Wednesday to get across the river. Although the same man is believed to have ben seen later in the day at a store six miles below Augusta, no trace has been heard of him or the stolen loot since. The two mes sengers who claim they were chloro formed, bound and gagged, are re maining in Augusta in consultation with special agents of the express company in an effort to solve the mystery surrounding the identity of the bandit. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL t A FROM NOW r A V C TO NOV. 10th JV C The national conventions of both the Democratic and Republican parties will soon be staged— And then will come the campaign with all of its excitement and enthusiasm— And that will be only a part of the interesting news which readers will find in their paper every Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday from now to November 10th. More Than 5 Months 50c This will pay your subscription till after the national elec tions in November, giving you all the campaign news as well as the results of the election. We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal to you from now until November iOth for only SOc. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY If you wish to secure your subscription without cost to you send us four new subscribers at fifty cents each for this offer and we will send you The Tri-Weekly Journal till November 10th for your trouble. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY Atlanta. Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL from now until November 10, 1920. Name R D..................... P. 0................................ State ‘Man of 100 Loves’ Is Fast Worker ’V**'' 9 • rW 1 DEW I 1 y LOS ANGELES. —John Roy Dew, the “man of 100 loves,” was a fast A'Orker, according to Miss Mildred June Hunter, seventeen, daughter of Mrs. L- C. Hunter, here. In less than a week Mildred consented to elope and Mrs. Hunter had loaned Dew $350. He said he was wealthy and had an estate in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dew is an ex-con vict and boasts that he has won the hearts of more than 100 women and that one of them gave him $200,000. He is known in many cities as a heart-breaker. Now he’s in jail on a charge of false hotel registration while the police check the charge that he stole $2,500 worth of gems from a woman here. People of Jamaica Are Fighting Prohibition KINGSTON. Jamaica, July 2. Thousands of residents of this island, the home of Jamaica rum, have united in a protest to the govern ment and legislative council against prohibition, state control of the liquor trade or alteration of the pres ent licensing system. A measure has been introduced in the legislature by the . government providing for state control of the trade after the legislative council had been asked to consider also the ques tions of prohibition and licensing. Those opposed argued in a memo rial to the government that the man ufacture of rum, as a by-product of sugar, had been carried on in the island for hundreds of years and formed a very important industry which would be seriously affected if prohibition were imposed. They ob jected also to state control chiefly on the ground of expense and risk in volved. Scents a copy. $1.50 A YEA®. WIN TD CABBY Ml mi TO THE CONVENTION Democrats Are Day Behind With No Pros pect of Early Voting on the „ Nomination Today’s Program Ten a. m.—Convention called to order. Prayer. Report of committee on plat form and resolutions. Adoption of report °n platform and resolutions. Balloting for presidential nomi nees. Presentation of candidates for vice presidential nomination. Balloting for vice presidential nominee. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.—A day behind schedule and with the hardest and most important o fits work still ahead, the Democratic national con vention resumed this morning at 10 o’clock to hear the report of the plat form committee and face the inev itable floor fight Over the prohibi tion, as well as probaly, fights over ’ the League of Nations and the Irish question. Midnight efforts to compose the differences over the wet and dry is sue in the plaftorm committee failed after prolonged hours of argument, acrimony and oratory. When all the eleventh-hour attempts at harmony were given ~ up, it was announced finally that all proposals to include any kind of a prohibition plank whatever had been beaten by decisive votes and that the question would be brought to the open floor of the convention. Last night’s disappointed crowds which had packed the great civic auditorium from floor to rafters keen on the spectacle of Wililain Jennings Bryan setting off the fireworks, trail ed to the convention again today determined not to be cheated out of the show by postponements or de lays. t Bryan Starts Trouble Under the program agreed upon, Mr. Bryan will present his side of the question in a speech limited to thirty minutes, and Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state, will present the committee manager’s side In another thirty minutes, hat however, does not by any means con fine the discussion to one hour. Any number of persons desiring io speak, who may be recognized by, Chairman Robinson, also may be heard for thirty minutes each. In view of Mr. Bryan’s well-known fighting spirit and his demonstrated staying qualities, no one is bold enough to predict that the fight will be a short one. Bryan’s repeatedly an nounced determination to insist on a platform “no wet can run on,” and his announcements of last night as* sured a prolonged struggle, and even though the predictions of the admin istration forces that they would be able to “choke Bryan off” were to be fulfilled, there was no prospect that would be carried out quickly. Exactly ivhat took place in the meetings of the resolutions commit tee last night has not" been fully disclosed, but it is known that when at the close of the afternoon session all prohibition planks were voted out of the platform. Mr. Bryan, in a long and fiery speech, told the comittee men that while* he realized that the administration forces had the votes to put over their program, they would do so at the peril of his ©position. Whatever was the full import of what Mr. Bryan threatened, it was sufficient to cause the commitee, aft er being all ready to make its repdrt, to consider its decision and decided to hear Mr. Bryan at a further ses sion while the convention waited. McAdoo Men Confident At this session, Mr. Bryan, it is said, continued his attack on the ad ministration forces who pleaded with him not to pursue a course which would make for party 'discord and endanger party success in Novem ber. Mr. Bryan,* however, reports from inside the said, was adamant, and the' majority finally gave up all hopes of con ciliating him and decided to face the proposition of an open fight on the floor. With those prospects before it, the convention when it resumed today, faced the possibility of a program that might carry it far,into a night session after probably a brief re cess for dinner. Whether the floor battles could be ended in time to take up balloting for a nominee be fore the convention would have to quit from sheer exhaustion, was a question. The McAdoo boomers took ad vantage of the interruption in the program to continue strengthening their line-up. Although they had op posed a suspension of the rules and a proposition to proceed to ballot ing ahead of the report of the plat form committee early yesterday, they were ready to accept that program last night, but those who had agreed to the idea earlier would not go on with it because the McAdoo forces had been using the interim to strengthen their position. There were intimations of the con vention being packed at last night’s session with an eye to the possibilif ties of a stampede- Cox forces, while sure of their delegates standing firm, acknowledged that they had not been fortunate in making accessions, among the Falmer delegates the Mc- Adoo people were counting on addi tions to their candidate as a second choice. The McAdoo boomers were so confident of their position as to predict a nomination for him on the fifth ballot, if not before. Chairman in Bist Tight The smouldering ticket scandal in the convention broke out yesterday in a fist fight in which Chairman Robinson had an encounter with Paul M. Schwartz, of Indianapolis, a. stenographer to Thomas Taggart, of Indiana. When Senator Robinson, so the story runs, called on Schwartz for his allotment of tickets, he was questioned concerning his choice for the presidential nominee, and the senator replied with his fists, and a demand for the discharge of Schwartz by the national committee (Continued on Page 6, Colttmn 5)