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She Atlanta Stonnml X. V VOL. XXVI. NO. 132 DAVIS KEYNOTE WELD Al F OTIONS OF PARTY UAVIS WILL CARRY I FIGHT FOR HONESTY DM ID PEOPLE Intensive Campaign Planned With First Rally Aug. 26 at Columbus l» R, ri.ARKSB( RG. AV. Va.. Auc. 12. | ’ Having' sounded the battle cry of his party, John W. Davis, Democratic j presidential candidate, prepared to day to begin an intensive drive .ov»r the country. In a series of speeches, the first o' which will be delivered at Colum bus. Ohio, on August 211, Mr. Davis i will treat in more d'etail those sub- [ jects which he announced in his ac- , ceptance address here last night he views as the outstanding issues of ’ the campaign. First among - these is honesty in | government. The nominee devoted I a major portion of his first address ; —delivered in a down pour of rain to a discussion of that issue. He ; laid full responsibility upon the ,Re- | publican party for corruption in of- ] lice and charged that some of those | in high places in the administra tion had made an effort to weaken I the effect of the exposures at Wash ington by crying out not against '.ne guilty but agairist those who op posed them. “I charged the Republic an party, with corruption in admin istration,” Mr. Davis declared, ‘‘with favoritism to privileged classes in legislation. I also charge it with | division in council and impotence in . action.” Favoritism in Tariff Passing to a discussion of eco nomies, Mr. Davis accused the ad ministration in offering the Mellon tax bill with a desire to favor a few possessors of swollen incomes and declared that in the enactment of the Fordney-McCumber tariff act there had been an unblushing re turn to the evil days of rewarding party support and political contri butions with legislative favoritism. The administration’s foreign pol icy was denounced by the candidate, who declared that in this, too, there had appeared the symptoms of a “creeping paralysis.” lie promised that if he became president ot the I nited States, America would sit as an equal among equals wh ® ae '’®' she sat at all in conference with the . other nations of the world. With re- I spect to the League of Nations, he , said the Democratic party could not | accept the .dictum, unauthorized by any expression of popular will, that the league* is a closed incident so ai as America is concerned. He declared the-day could and would come when this great ques tion would finally be lifted enit V above the plane of partisan poll ic and when the voice of pub proval would find means to make it self heard The world court was. m dl'.X.n.l Mr. “I deemed it the duty of .. th ® i ecutive to co-operate “officially by every means at his command with . an legitimate endeavors, whethi t ev come from the league or from • pert of war and to promote disain.a | Demands Religious label ty While omitting direct reference m th Ku Klux Klan the Democrat!, standard-bearer made a solemn deeJ laratlon for religious 1i be y an . told his audience that iaiy - thinking American must mdois.i m »uch a declaration. , Referring to any P° ssi, ’ l « . cb«m concerning his past <•« < « ‘ <ijednduct as a lawyer, Mi. Days Whe had no apology to offer to eit This statement by the candidate was in response to references in the notification address ot benatu’| Thomas .1. Walsh, of *‘ onta " a ’ Air Davis’ former employment pio fessionally as lawyer by Sigantw business interests ‘‘whose policy and conduct have moused quite general indignation.” “The 'aTgumsat that you are «’ Wall street man in an opprobrious sense,” Senator Walsh said, i- I without merit as is the assertion ' that your nomination is a \\ at street nomination. It was effected] without any’ support from delega tions popularly believed to be under the influence of Wall street. Neither calumny nor overzealous partisan ship can rise to such heights as to charge that the convention from ■ which your credentials came was bossed by any one. Although he received a drench ing as did the tnousands who heard him speak. Mr. Davis apparently 1 ' had suffered no ill effects. He was « rather tired when he had concluded and was driven immediately to his home and retired early. Plans Visit to Silzer Late today lie will say goodbv again to hrs neighbors and friends and leave for New York. where he will have further conferences with party leaders before visiting nation al headquarters at Washington next week. Before going to the capital, however. Mr. Davis probably wil' pay’ a visit to Governor Silzer, of , New Jersey. 1 Before his notification last night, ' further progress was made in build ing up a organization and the national committee was re-or ganized —ith the selection of Clem L> Shav e of thin state, as chair man. Janies W. Gerard, of New York, former ambass tdor to Germany, was elected treasurer of the committee and Jesse 11. Jones, a Houston. Tex., banker, was s< levied to head the finance committee. Pay $4,000 Rum Fines V BANGOR. Me.. Aug. 12.—Fines of $4,000 each were paid in the fed eral district court today by Hugo Sachs and Bernard J. Plunkett, Cleveland, who pleaded guilty last March to a charge of smuggling SC* cases of whiskey disguised as sar dines trom Canada hito Maine. The court had given them the alternative of paying the fines or serving a year in th<t Atlanta penitentiary. Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Davis Proved His Ability to Lead, Georgia Committee Members Say BY RALPH SMITH (Stall Correspondent of 'l’he Journal) CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. Aug. 12.—Mrs. Edgar Alexander, national committeevvonian, and Major John S. Cohen, national com mitteeman, from Georgia. Monday gave out the following state ment commenting upon the notification exercises. “What, with the matchless acceptance speech of John W. Davis, and the masterful notification address of Senator Walsh, the Demo cratic party’ enters the presidential campaign with an abundance of ammunition that, can spell nothing short of victory in November. “The notification exercises strengthened the conviction that the New York convention made no mistake in lhe nomination of Mr. Davis. His speech of acceptance stands out as one of the greatest political addresses of the century, and reveals Mr. Davis as a con structive leader, in every way qualified and equipped for the duties and responsibilities of the high office for which lie has been nominated. Bis presentation of the issues, his bold and courageous stand on these great questions and the manner of his presenta tion of them stamp him as a statesman. “It is gratifying as Democrats to know that Mr. Davis is going to carry the fight to ike enemy, and that his Speech is only the forerunner ot what may be expected of him. Such a speech is cal culated not only to win the progressives of the west, hut to ap peal so strongly to the south and east that the normal Democratic vote will* be increased many fold. “The effect of the speech upon the magnificent crowd was such as to encourage the firm belief that Mr. Davis has embarked upon a course that cannot fail to rally to his support every element of il|e Democratic party and capture the great horde of independent voters, east and west. “Among members of the national committee it is heartening to note that, every man and woman >s returning to his or her home from Clarksburg, inspired to a new hope and confidence by the militancy, ability and Mr. Davis, and that the party enters the campaign with a united front.” COOLIDGE DEPLORES -W. OF W DEBTS mONDONMEETING| WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Presl- ] dent Coolidge is much encouraged over the progress of the inter-allied conference in London, called to con sider the Dawes plan, but he consid ers it unfortunate that the question of the war debts of the allie should have become involved with the reparations problems at this time. So far as the debts owed the I United States by the allies are con cerned, Mr. Coolidge adheres to the oft-repeated view of the administrie tion: that he is powerless to consid er any new proposals on th t sub ject sihee congress has laid down specifically the terms on w’hich all war debt settlements must be made. PARLEY NEAR AGREEMENT ON Rl HR FVA( CATION Ry Hal OT'lalierty (Special Cable to The Atlanta Journal and , Chicago Daily News.) LONDON. Aug. J 2. —The final I stages of the allied conference on | reparations finds France once more | laying the absis for peaceful rela tions with her historic enemy, Ger many. Premier Herrjot, during informal conversations with Chancellor Marx, has proposed withdrawing troops from the Ruhr area not later than i September, 1925, each step of the! withdrawal being determined by j Germany’s fulfilling successive] stages of the Dawes scheme as re-| yards payments of money and deliv- j eries in kind. Chancellor Marx holds that, as the I Dawes scheme presupposes complete unity of tlie reich, Germany can not fulfill its provisions unless Fran co-Belgian troops disappear from the industrial area by January next. 'Phere is a new field, for compro mise between the two formulas, a few months being offered by-each side in return for concessions de signed to conciliate political opinion in Paris or Berlin, tn their efforts to close the deal, Herriot and Marx are receiving invaluable aid from every quarter. - ' Belgians Aid Plans Those Belgian masters of concilia lion, Premier Theunis and Foreign Minister Hymans wield with expert | ness their enormous knowledge of Germany’s Interna! politics, guiding with deft suggestion the parleys that change hourly from the French headquarters at the Hyde Park hotel back to the Carlton, and then to the West End club where Ramsay MacDonald hurriedly arrives from No, 10 Downing street, using his unusual powers of friendly argu ! ment, sometimes for the German I viewpoint, but largely in behalf of ! French ideas. Herriot. MacDonald and Marx con stitute the greatest triumvirate oi modern socialism. They hate war and idolize peace. They attach the highest possible value to agreement by arbitration and conciliation. Herriot, like Marx, waged a sue ! eessful battle against Nationalists at j home, while MacDonald won a vic- I torv against British conservatism. With such minds as these centered : on the problem of utmost impor ! tance to Europe and the world, it is j only natural to suppose that an ami ; cable settlement is now a matter of j only a few hours. Good Will Prevails . Good will has prevailed, although i | it has taken several days ter the i German representatives fully to ap- I preciate their situation and grasp I the fact that MacDonald not only j wanted them to come together with I i tlie French and Belgian premiers but was willing to place at their disposal every facility of his home his clubs and those of his friends. While the premiers were meettag today, French and German financial experts decided on a detailed com • mereial treaty which must oe I j evolved later between their conn tries. Soon after lhe Dawes scheme I becomes effective Germany again i # wilt control her customs barriers i with powers of levying upon mate rials passing into or out of her ter ritory. Terms must be arranged for passing iron ore trom Alsace aeros.- into Germany industrial areas. Some form of treaty embodying new regu lations will be drawn up, but it is unlikely that anything further will be done at the moment, actual sign ing being delayed until later this year when an economic conference wil! be held in Paris. Throughout the discussions occur ring at the conference. America s representatives have played an in ! valuable role, offering new ideas at , everv critical moment and announe- IVorld News Told in Brief i 1 BRESDIK, Italy.—A nit roglycer- I ine dump exploded in the Rocca An- i so fortress doing great damage and causing several deaths. MELILLA, Morocco.—News of j heavy fighting in the Spanish and i French protectorates of Morocco is contained in dispatches. WASH Major General John L. Hines, deputy chief of staff, on latter’s retirement September 13, Secretary Weeks announces. BALTIMORE.—The effective use of glycerine as a. supplement to in sufhi in t l|e treatment us diabetes was reported by .Johns Hopkins hos pital physicians. LOOlStr- VALLEY, L. L—The first formal entertainment Tor the. Prince of Wales will be a stag din ' ner at lhe Piping Rock Country i chib, it was a-imfHince<l. DENVER, ('<»!<». —Attempt to re call Major Benjamin F. Stapleton. I of Denver, fails when he receives overwhelming vote of confidence in [♦special recall election. BOSTON.—The port of Giovannide Meduea, one of the four harbors of has been re-named Wilson by ordeijpof the Albanian govern ment. a wiblegram said. Ont.—Two children ar; ■ strangled to death on improvised gallows by their mother, Mis. George I Fanning, of Lindsay, Ontario, who I afterwards attempts suicide. «r.. i DI'BLIN President Cosgrave i acting in accordance with agreement ' with- Premier MacDonald, introduce-; bill in tiail eireann for setting up commission for delimitation of IT ster-Free State boundary. ST J< >1 INS. \ F.- -The New FoundlanJ government, through the; British embassy in Washington,] gives permission to the American government for the airplane Boston 11 to cross New Foilndland. i DETROIT. Mich. —Henry Fo <1 wires Secretary of State Deland, of Michigan, asking that his name be | withdrawn from list of Republican e«indidates for nomination for I’. S. senate in state primaries. PUTNAM. Conn.—Shortage of more than $225,000 in funds of First j National Bank of Putnam, Conn., is reported after bank closes doors fol lowing attempted suicide last week of its cashier, G. Harold Gilpntric, state treasurer. MEXICO CITY. —American dele gation to Inter-American Electric Communications conference in Mex ico City declined to sign convention, concluded there, because it failed to safeguard interests of private con cerns operating communication fa cilities, state department announces. CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Former Gov ernor Harry. L. Davis, ot" Cleveland, leads his nearest competitor, Joseph I>. Sieber, of Akron, who is support ed by the Ku Klux Klan, by 18,000 votes in race for Republican guber natorial nomination in Ohio primaries on face of more than one-third of re turns. ■. ing American participation wher ever the opportunity was afforded. (Copyright. 1924, hy the Chicago Daily News Company.) j ENGLAND HOLDING OFF ON WAR DEBT PARLEY By Hal O’Flalierty I iSpevi.i! Cable to lhe Atlanta Journal and Chicago Daily News —Copyright. 1924.) LONDON. Aug. 12.—The corre | spondent learned today from a high authority that Great Britain has not agreed to link inter-allied debts io reparations and to discuss both si multaneously at the forthcoming con ference m Paris, perhaps in No vember. A misleading report to this effect emanated today from Paris. Prime Minister MacDonald be lieves that the whole matter of debts should await filial acceptance of the Duties scheme and should ; then be taken up by the allies in conference, .but to say that he I would allow France and Italy to i hold up debt settlements for in tangible reparations payments, is ut t terly without foundation, the eorre- I spondent was assured. The United States is said to hold lt he sa me view ] >oint. FRVNCH IT BI.U WORKS HEAD TO ATTEND RUHR MEETING PARIS. Aug. 12. (By The Associ ated Press.) —Minister of Public Works Victor Peytral is going to London this afternoon at the request of Premier Herriot to participate in the discussions relative to the opera tion of the Rh’neland railroad and to the transfer to Germans of the mines and other industries seized and op erated by the French and Belgians dur.ng the Ruhr occupation. When the Old Home Town Greeted John W. Davis Part of the. great throdg of citizens of Clarksburg, W. Va.. which greeted John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for president, on his return home for the notification exercises. The party leader can be seen on the front, porch of the Davis mansion acknowledging the welcome extended him. Below is a close-up of Mr. and Mrs. Davis on their porch as the nominee responded to the address of wel come made bv City Manager Harrison G. Otis. Wide World Photos. y f I 1 II B '* O II I K!■ K ■ -in ■ Ira S I■ 11 > '^JlMrslir ■ •_ if | i i . 1• - I o . n| _■ . ] WHR T-‘ t, I - I -I ■ Wfe R - t 5 j ~ I I ■ ' -W- ' I I I I : I I i ... Ji ; |-w hIS ACCEPTANCE IffIUBMD i BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 12.—Un ; stinted praise of John W. Davis ad . dress accepting the Democratic num i ination for president is given by ' Senator Oscar W. Underwood, one oi , Mr. Davis’ opponents for nomination I at the Democratic convention in New ' j York City, in a statement issued to- I day. j The words of Mr. Davis “are' worthy of the leader of a great t ■ party and give the challenge that] ■ will herald his cause to victory,”] ; Senator Underwood said. “Mr. Davis, in his speech of ac-■ ■ ceptance, rings true to the funda- ’ mental principles of the Democratic; I party,” the statement says. “He 1 points out the tendency of our times, in government anil in business, to : foster monopolistic control and de stroys individual opportunity to de velop the country’s great natural re sources and often places undue bur dens on tlie consuming masses, lie pledges himself anew to the time- I honored principle of our party th. i’ no man shall enjoy a special privi lege and equal opportunity shall be , the heritage of nil, He challenges the record of the Republican party .as to its enacted legislation that | levies taxes at the customs house Ito tester special interests rather i than to supply the needs of the pt;U --| lie treasury. “He points out the lack of co-ordi- ■ nate effort on the part of the exei i tive and legislative blanches of 'lie i government under this administi i- I tion and condemns in no uncertain | terms the corruption in high office 1 that has shocked the public con- I science for the last four years "He does not name the Ku Klux Klan in his address. 1 it hi- ! < is sion of the plank in the Demo, : ' platform reaiTirmitig our 1-eiieC in 1 the constitutional ga, > ar.tt e of re - ligious freedom and his cons:.leva [tion of efforts to arouse racial and ; religious dissension in this country iis so clearly and forcefully state! i that no man who reads can doubt : the he aimed at. I “His words accepting the nomina tion of the Democratic part', f r president of the United States are i worthy of the leader of a great :y >nd site the chal'ence t n wil ■ herald hi\ cause to vietorv.’’ Doffs Disappearance Keens His Erstwhile X Ownerpn Dalton jail DALTON, Ga., Aug. IL —Jim Gil lian swore so convincingly that he didn't know where a hound dog, lhe ] ownership of w hich was under dis- I pute, was. that he has since found it impossible to make a bond of I SIOO required under the possessory warrant for the property, and he is now entering upon his third week jin jail here. His friends who would; I sign the bond under ordinary cir cumstances say that Gillian ought; |to know whether or not he can produce the dog, and as the bond is j for bringing of the dog into court, lit will he forfeited when Gillian [fails, so there you tire. j The dog in question is claimed by jW. A. Broadrick as a fine fox I hound of his which disappeared last | year, and fellow-foxhunters say it. is Broadi i< k s. Gillian claims he rais ed the dog from a pup. When Gil lian refused to surrender it to Broad rick. Broadri'k had a possessory warrant issued to recover the dog. but. in the meantime, tlie dog disap peared. and Gillian claims he doesn’t know where. Broadrick got a sec ond warrant, this one charging lar ceny. and Gillian was bound over under S2OO bond. He <an make this, but not the SIOO possessory bond. Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Walking Along Road Killed by Automobile I’ATJIOUN. Ga.. Aug. 11.—Miss Bessie Land, the 13-year-okl daugh • of ex-Sht ■: Bob Land, was ru:> an automobile driven by McClain Worley. The accident occurred about •v > and one-half miles wc st of Cal Bessie, with some other girls, had started to church at Fairview walk the girls started to run across the , \ Ith Bessie following. Worlev dodged one of the girls but hit Bes sie. It seems from reports of wit nesses of the accident that it was unavoidable. ' Miss Land is survived by her fa ther. one sister Ruby, and three ■ -is. Theodore, Berry and Hugh, Tlie interment was in Fail cemetery . M nday afternoon. Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 14,1924 WALSH PHEJODICFD «. IS CLAIM OF. FJILMMS WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. —The In ilictment of Albert B. Fall. E. L ; . Do- I henv and E. L. Doheny. Jr., in con ; nection with naval oil leases, was attacked by defense counsel in Dis- I trict of Columbia supreme court to i day on the ground that Senator Walsh, of. Montana, prosecutor of the oil investigation, had delivered a radio address prejudicial to them while the grand jury was the case An addional plea in abatement v\-a. filet by attorney.: for the I>o h<n”s v. ho declared ‘.e lontana s-.i a or 0.. May •> had talked ‘J rough the microphone in a speech ta.it was widely ad’vertiscd as one which woo d give the public the inside in formation on the oil scanda,s. At least twenty pub” : places ;n Washington had loud speakers, the attorneys contended, which to’d pas sersby, among whom might have oeen included members cf tire grind jurv things which could not have been received as evidence oy the jurors, Ju addition, it was ci-timed 40.000 radio receiving sets in homes had listeners wio tn.ght have in cluded grand jurors. y.! ?. .!. Hogg ! o.lc- of the at torneys. said he wrote Senator Walsh ;b-,- the grand jury "-as .n sc,sit.n and ;li i* ins si.-ii'.t migi t as f« cc jurors ndvc ’-'ly tc- ti e inter ests of the persons accused but that the warning was not heeded. Th-- • mire speech of S-,w. •.• .Walsh iv.,s included in the plea fil;••!. J fo> nier plea claimed the grind jury i'>oni wa« invaded ny the unlawful presence of IHstrict Attoi ney 1 Jor don. Mr. David M. Beggs Dies in Savannah SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 12. —Mr Davi I Milne Beggs, prominently known attache of the United States court, died here Monday at nis home after a short illness. He was well ktmwn throughout the southern dis i trict. SENATOR J. A. REEO TO SUPPORT DAVIS ANO pm TICKET KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 12. Janies A. Reed, United States sena tor ’ft’ifm Missouri, will support the [ Democratic ticket, state and na.- I tional. he decWired in a statement here today. Senator Reed, who is recovering from an illness of several weeks, made the statement after he had I read the address of John W. Davis. I accepting the Democratic presiden ts’ nom : nation, and after he had been asked wh< ther there was any truth to ruuiors that he would nut support the ticket. The Missouri senator said that al though he did not agree with Mr. Davis’ views on certain internation ial proltlems, he understood from ih» presidential nominees address . that he “pledges there will he no ! entrance into the League of Na- - lions until the people have, hy a . vote, approved such a course.” ' Mr. Reed said that “with that at-, ■ titiule I am content.” j The statement, continues: “I intend to support the Demo-. ] era lie ticket, state and national ! Tb.ere was never the slightest rea i son to doubt my position. The ru mors you refe,- to originated in the I imagination or malice of some one 1 who desired to injure me or lhe I party. 1 i “1 have been. as everybody I ■; knows, quite iil for several weeks 1 j and am even now not capable of 'any sustained effort, physical or ■ mental. ‘However, 1 will say this, I have carefully read the address of Mr. j Davis. Upon all dofnestic questions jit tracks with established Demo ] eratic principles, is admirably stated ] [ and is perfectly sound. I “As is well known, I do not. agree ■ : with Mr. Davis on certain interna- j [tional problem;. However, as I tin | ih-rwind nis sptech, it. amounts to j this, that he regards entrance into [ the League of Nations as a purely [ non-political question, anq that he i pledges there will be no entrance j into the league until the people have, by a vote, approved such a ; 1 course. With that attitude, 1 am I content. “When the question is submitted I will be found ready to maintain my position both in the senate and • in public forums. “As the case stands I see no reason why all Democrats may not j vote the, ticket and settle their dif ferences over matters international when they are duly submitted for j their decision. “The important thing ia to place , our party in control in state and in the nation in order that the great i policies of the party may be car-1 I ried out.” j = The Weather North Carolina: Generally fab ] Wednesday and Thursday. S'.uth Carolina, Georgia: General- i )y fair Wednesday and Thursday;] except possibly local thundershowers j on coast Wednesday. J'lorida, Northwest Florida: Part- ; j ly] cloudy with scattered thunder- ] j showers Wednesday and probably j - Thursday. Alabama. .Mississippi: Generally [ fair Wednesday and probably Thurs | day. Tennessee, Kentucky: Fair, slight- • ly warmer Wednesday; Thursday [ part cloudy, possibly local thunder ; showers. Illinois: Mostly overcast with prob ably showers in north portions Wed | nesday and in south portions Thurs day. Cooler in northeast portions Wednesda y. Missouri: Fair Wednesday and Thursday except local thunderstorms in north portions, not much change in temperature. Louisiana: Wednesday fair, warm ’ er in northeast portion; Thursday, [ | fair. Arkansas and Oklahoma: Wednes-1 ; | day generally fair; warmer; Thurs- j day, generally fair. [ [ East Texas and West Texas: Wed | nesday and Thursday generally fair, j continued warm. a (JEN io A GOPY, Si A YEAR. LEADERS JUBILANT US NOMINEE OPENS . FIRE ON CORRUPTION Enthusiasm at Clarksburg Surpasses That Stirred by Wilson in 1912 RV DAVID LAWRENCE > (Special Leased Wire io Tbc Journal —Copy- right. lOtM.) CLARKSBURG. W. Va., Aug. IL John W. Davis has won his first case as presidential nominee—he has com- J pletely captivated all factions anl leaders of the Democratic party. Not even Woodrow Wilson with his first acceptance speech in 1912 stirred up the enthusiasm and emr- r I tions of hte practical politicians as did Davis last night as he stood in . a pouring rain and laid the foundu- I tions- of the greatest case of his career as an advocate. He will appeal to the American jury from now on, as he himself exprsses it, from eAily morning to late at night and “it will be no kid glove contest." Tammany Hall had wanted Al Smith, southern and western Demo crats had fought valiantly to nomi nate McAdoo, but the congratula tions which the nominee received on his speech gave the impression tha; there never had been a contest —ail were a unit in claiming the new standard-bearer as having made good at the outset "with them. This correspondent mingled after t wards with the Tammany chieftains : and with the leaders from the west land other sections of the country. What they said in private was an i amazing tribute to the nominee. I Their applause was not given for , "harmony” reasons —they talk and act as if they believe Davis the greatest Democrat smee Woodrow Wilson and some have gone so far as to say be makes a better speech and a better argument. 25,000 Stand in Rain Tammany noted the denunciation of the Ku Klux Klan and even though the name of the organiza tion was not specifically mentioned at this time —though it will be in later s»eeches—the pledge of the candidate that he will apply no re ligious test it elected president of the Lnited States was received with significant aoplause, for this is a challenge to the Ku Klux Klan on oae of its cardinal principles. The scene at the notification cere m-ny was unlike-any ceremony 01 its kind that has hitherto occurred. The candidate’s neighbors and townsfolk tu*ned out to cheer and a conservative e-stimatk of the size ot the icrbwd would be about 25,000. But with the radio broadcast ing lhe speech everywhere jt was no serious injury to the ceremony that it began to rain bucketsful. The nominee never altered the inflection of his voice cr hurried his delivery, lie knew ha was speaking to a larger audience of millions which weije not fidgeting uncomfortably in the rain. All the crowd lizard Senhtor Thomas Walsh's speech but it rained as Ah'. Davis began. It is an interesting coincidence that in 1912 after an unbroken string of fair days. Woodrow Wilson eiicountWed his first rainstorm of the campaign in Clarksburg and spoke just the .same to the assembled West Vir ginians. Thousands were drenched to tbr skin last night but they stood by and cheered enthusiastically. They are fond of John Davis here. The people of Marion, Ohio, who used to pour forth their feeling to Warrei* Harding gave no more intensely of their effection than do the people of Clarksburg to Davis. Party Workers Jiiliiiant Speeches of notification are Im portant, of course, as interpretations of the national platforms and as the opening gun in a campaign, but they are of greater importance to the party workers. The leaders real ly want to see how a candidate will handle himself on the stump. They want obe inspin to go back hojne and fight for their nominee. The choice of the convention is not al ways well known to the rank and file. John Davis enters the Demo cratic lists almost as unknown to the leaders as was Woodrow Wil son in 1912. Their eyes are turned critically tovyard the nominee—they want to see how be would measure up in a fight. The delegations who came to Clarksburg went away singing the praises of their nominee—they are z wondering even now how by acci dent they happened to pick as bril liant a speaker and as cogent an ad vocate. So the first case within the Demo cratic party is a victory for the Da vis personality and intellect. FronY now on with a united party behind him, there will be a real effort made by the Democrats along the lines laid by the candidate in his noti fication speech Nine Die in Farmhouse 1 As Colorado ‘Twister’ Demolishes It Sunday DENVER, Colo., Aug. 11.—Nine persons were killed and five serious ly injured Sunday afternoon when a cyclone demolished the farmhouse of Henry Kuns, a farmer residing four miles east of Thurman, Colo., according to information received here tonight. It was reported that at least two of those injured would die. All of the dead and injured were . either residents or visitors at th*' Kuns farmhouse wh n n the storm struck.