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£l)c Atlanta Ga-i • Wcckl w Wttrttal VOL. XXVI. NO. 138 DAVIS PLEADS FOR “HONESTY IN GOVERNMENT” LfICATELLI TELLS OF HIS ADVENTURE ABOARD RICHMOND Americans Will Make Hop From Greenland Over to Labrador Thursday ».-<» k ApOARD U. S. S. RICHMOND. __ 26.—(8y the Associated Press) rleiitenants Smith and Nelson, the American army world aviators, noti fied Rear Admiral Magruder, com mander of the convoying squadron, today that they expected to leave Thursday on their flight from Greenland to Labrador, after chang ing engines. ABOARD U. S. S. RICHMOND. Aug. 26.—(8y the Associated Press.) Lieuenant Locatelli, Italian airman who was rescued with three com panions by the Richmond late Sun day night, after tossing about for more than eighty hours in their dis abled seaplane on the rough north Atlantic waters, today described his perilous experience. With his relief pilot. Lieutenant Jullio Crossio, and Engineers Giovan ni Barcoini and Bruno Farnsynelli. Lieutenant Locatelli today appeared little the worse for his nerve wrack ing adventure. Except for hands blistered by castor oil and sea water, the rescued aviators were not in jured. While expressing gratitude to the Americans for saving their lives, the Italians said they believed their plane could have been flown again had it not been necessary to destroy the craft. “I was sorry to outdistance the American planes when we hopped off at Reykjavik,” Lieutenant Loca telil said. ‘‘But I was compelled to do so because I was unable to main tain the proper height for such a heavy seaplane, fully loaded with fuel, at less speed than 150 meters. We had plarfned on the next bop to give the Americans an hour's lead. Engine Gives Trouble “After-a flight of 7 1-4 hours from Reykjavik we developed engine trouble due to water in the motors. I believe we could have made Fred eriksdal but the fog was so thick we decided to land, make repairs anti wait for the weather to clear. We came down about 25 miles east of Cape Farewell on an unexpectedly rough sea. “The descent loosened two of our engine supports and the turbulent waters prevented us from taking off again after repairs had been mada. We decided to wait until Friday, but the next day and Saturday Engineers Barrpconi and Farsynelll were too seasick to take an interest in any thing. Lieutenant Crossio and 1 were unable to handle the plane alone. “Friday we drifted far south of Cape Farewell and Saturday and Sunday we drifted 100 miles east. We did not see any ships. The fog lifted Friday, allowing a view of the coast. But it was too far for us to consider taxiing with only six hundred litres of gasoline remain ing. I kept a careful watch of out position and always knew exactly where we were. Sunday the two en gineers recovered somewhat and we made an effort to take off, but tie rear engine was cranky because of splashing water.” The discovery late Sunday night l>f the missing Italian seaplane came tn dramatic fashion.. The Richmond, flagship of Real Admiral Magruder, commanding the squadron convoying the American world fliers, was putting out to sea fQLthe night after a fruitless all-day along the Greenland ice pack wIl B» f 11:34 o'clock flares were see \ Immediately the course was , cha. ged In the direction of the lights, which reappeared at inter vals. It was after midnight when the plane, bobbing on the water, was “picked up” by the Richmond at a point 125 miles due east of Cape Farewell, the southermost tip of Greenland, Cruiser Draws Alongside As the Richmond drew near the seaplane four men were seen in the cock pits. (Previous dispatches said the crew, besides Lieutenant Loca ' telli, consisted of Lieutenant Jullio Crossio, relief pilot, and Giovanni Barcoini. and Bruno Farsynelll, mechanicians). A line was thrown to them, the plane was hauled astern and the fliers were taken off. They were suffering only from fatigue and sea sickness and were soon restored aft , er partaking of hot coffee and sand wiches. The wings and steering apparatus of the seaplane were damaged and | it was decided to destroy the craft, i The effects of the fliers were re moved and then the machine, on which they had traveled from Pisa. Italy, was set afire and cast adrift. Soon after being cut loose the tanks exploded and the seaplane apparent ly sunk. By this time it was 2:30 o'clock in the morning. Admiral Magruder immediately send orders to the other vessels, call ing off the search. Finding of the seaplane in these I waters after drifting beyond ’he ' ptobable zone searched by the naval vessels for three days, is regarded as remarkable. $10,000,000 in Rare And Famous jewels Displayed in St. Louis ST. LOIRS. Mo.. Aug. 26.—Rare Jewels, including diamonds, pear's, rubies and emeralds, in gold and platinum settings; bracelets, neck laces and earrings, pennants andi replicas of famous pieces and jewel-j Ty novelties, many of which have never been exhibited on this side] of the Atlantic ocean, are on dis play at the Hotel Statler here today. The exhibit, which is valued at ] >10,000.000, is displayed at the occa sion of the annual convention of] te National Retail Jewelers’ asso ciation which formally opened its feur-day session today. Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ZZ 7 or Id News Told in Brief i PARIS. —French chamber of depu : ties ratifies Lausenne treaty, 410 to I 171, after 14-hour debate BERLIN. President-elect Salles, of Mexico, is tendered a luncheon by Foreign Minister Stresemann. DOVER, Del.—General T. Cole man Dupont is nominated United States senator by Delaware. Republic ans in convention at Dover. WORCESTER. Mass.—Thomas Al len, noted painter and chairman of Boston are commission, dies sud denly, age 74. NEWBEDFORD, Mass.—Whaling Bark Wanderer, last of New Bedford fleet of square riggers, is wrecked on Massachusetts coast. WASHINGTON.—Former Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, marries his secretary. Miss Mazie Crawford, at the home of the latter’s sister at Rye, N. Y. . BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will not be represented at forthcoming sessions of League of Nations as sembly, Foreign Minister Gallardo announces. _____ NEW YORK. —Cunard liner Mau retania establishes new time record on New York-to-Cherbourg run. mak ing passage in five days, one hour and 49 minutes. WILMINGTON. N. C.—Severe storm sweeps coast of North Caro lina. moving north by northeast and resulting in general suspension ot coastwise shipping. PARIS. —After long and heated de bate French senate by vote of 206 to 40 gives Premier Herriot vote of con fidence on negotionation of London reparations agreement. WASHINGTON.—American army aviators notify Rear Admiral Ma gruder, commander of naval convoy, of their intention to hop off from Greenland for Labrador on Thurs day. MONTREAT/.—Henry Ford is quoted by the Montreal Times as saying* Ku Klux Klan is victim of lying propaganda and if truth were known “it would be looked upon as a body of patriots.” NEW YORK/-Erie Railroad com pany directors approve offer of Van Sweringen interests of Cleveland for consolidation of road with four oth ers into proposed $1,500,000,000 “Nickel plate system.” PLYMOUTH, Vt.—President Cool ide and General Dawes in two-hour conference at Plymouth, Vt., discuss question of personnel of proposed federal agricultural relief hut do not mention Ku Klux Klan situation. PLYMOUTH, Vt.—President Cool idge appoints Edgar Addison Ban croft, of Chicago, ambassador to Japan, and James Rockwell Shef field. of New York, ambassador to Mexico. NEW YORK.—(By Wireless.)-- Passengers aboard line Berengaria see little of Prince of Wales, who spends much time in taking exercise and no time in ship lounges or ball room. LONDON.—Discovery of an unex pected storing place in the liner Laurentic, which was sunk in 1917 by German submarine, has enabled divers to recover $1,250,000 worth of gold bars. AUSTIN, Texas.— Members of Ku Klux Klan will not be appointed to office nor allowed to continue in ap pointive offices, Mrs. Miriam A. Fer guson, Democratic nominee for gov ernor of Texas, announces to the Austin American. COLUMBUS. —Opening his cam paign in west by an address before ] Ohio State Democratic convention, I John W. Davis calls for common jus- 1 tice in legislation and courage in ad- ■ ministration of government's domes- [ tie and foreign affairs. CHICAGO. —Senator Wheeler, vice presidential candidate on Ixe Follette independent ticket, is forced to can cel many eastern speaking engage-1 ments because of prospect of early ] trial in Montana on charge of misuse ! of office. CHICAGO. — Former Federal Judge Julius M. Mayer, Robert C. Morrell, and Attorney Thomas E. Wilson, president of Wilson & Co., are ap pointed receivers of Wilson compa ny in equity proceedings based on a creditor's bill. COLUMBIA, S. C.—Early returns in South Carolina's Democratic pri mary election give former Governor Cole L. Blease wide lead for nomina tion of United States senator with Representative James F. Byrne in second place. WASHINGTON.—The Federal Council of Churches designates Armistice day as “Mobilization Day for World Justice and World Peace,” calls on all churches to launch then “a constructive drive toward a wui less world.” GENEVA. —League of Nations ex tends official invitation to United States government to send official representative to participate in de liberations of disarmament eommis-j sion to be named by league as- • sembly. WASHINGTON. Employes of, postoffice department have been en j eotiraged to take leaves to attend ■ national guard camps. Postmaster! General New said, denying claims of I three employes who said their dis ] missal resulted from attendance at a guard camp. Cotton Crop Excellent In Northeast Georgia ATHENS, Ga.. Aug. 26. —North- , east Georgia may make a top crop : of cotton this season, something al-' most impossible under boll weevil j conditions. County Agent J. W. Fl- | ror, of Clarke county, states. The top crop will add around 30.000 bales to the total production of this section. Mr. Firor says northeast Georgia ; will probably make 140,000 bales f cotton this year, something like 30,- I 000 bales more than last year. WOMEN ARE BARRED AT FRANKS HEARING; SECRETS COME OUT Crowe, in Hot Address, Goes Into Private Testimony on “Child Pact” CHICAGO, Aug 26.—(8y the As sociated Press.) —Called upon to dis | entangle a technical snarl over the ] propriety of certain argument ad ] vanced by State's Attorney Robert E. I Crowe In his plea for the death pen alty for Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, Chief Justice. John R. Caverly today ordered read Into the record in open court the full testi mony given in chambers as to the condition of the body of young Bobby Franks when it was found “The Judge ordered a recess of five minutes to give women an opportu nity to leave before the statement was read. About half of them re tired. Those who remained roused the judge's ire. Tn loud words Judge Caverly an nounced that he would have the bailiffs escort the women out if they persisted in remaining. “Why do you persist n - waiting to listen to such rot?” he demanded. Men who pressed forward were or dered bac kto their places. The bourt cleared, the reading of the document began. “I don’t know what the report con tains, as I have not read it,” said Judge Caverly, “but I want the rec ord complete.” Walter Baehrach, of defense coun sel, then read the report of'the post mortem. Dispute Over Inference There was a dispute among the attorneys as to whether the coro ner's report bore out the inference which Mr. Crowe had given it. With out passing on the merits of this point, Judge Caverly indicated that he would not consider the question again, but would let the report it self stand for the record. “I do not think Mr. Crowe should go any further than this report goes,” said Judge Caverly. He then ordered an adjournment until to morrow morning. Advancing a new theory concern ing file motive for the kidnaping! and murder of young Franks. State’s Attorney Crowe, in present ing the commonwealth's argument! for the death penalty for Leopold; and Loeb, attacked today the “child’s compact’ testimony of the defense alienists. The prosecutor made light of the “split personality,” “childish com pact” and "fantasies of dreamland” theories advanced by the <lefen.se as mitigating circumstances, and at tributed the murder to “unnatural influences with which your honor has been acquainted in whispered testimony.” He contended vigorously that i ‘hair-line decisions by high-priced I alienists” a s to mental condition had ' no place in the hearing. “These men are nothing but a 1 couple of pampered and spoiled I smart Alecks,” he shouted. Mr. Crowe became soaked with] perspiration so vigorous was his ef fort. Defense attorneys challenged the accuracy of some ot Mr. Crowe’a in terpretations of the testimony “1 am showing that this was a crime of intellect and not of childish fantasy.” said Mr. Crowe* “If Mr. Crowe goes too far I will 1 stop him,” said Judge Caverly. “We are satisfied with that, your honor,” agreed Mr. Darrow. » Goes in for Sarcasm Av the start of his address today, Mr. Crowe spoke ironically of his, “tour through the nursery with the ' defense alienists,” his education ini “bedtime stories” and “the bad signs" which surrounded the de fendants." He contended vigorously that neither the state's attorney nor the court had the right to be lenient above the letter and spirit of the law. "The law says,” he shouted, “that in eases of extreme violence the penalty shall be death. We may for-1 give our personal injuries, but; neither you as judge nor 1 as state's attorney, has a shred of right to Tor-. give injuries to the laws which we ate sworn to defend.” Benjamin Baehrach, long-time! friend of the Loeb family, completed the argument for the defense today] with another attack ujon the mode ■ ot examinations by which the state's alienists concluded that the two bril liant college youths were of normal mentality. He attacked also the legal cita-' tions offered in the first arguments ; of the state purporting to sustain the state’s demand for a death pen alty. Os more than a score of deci-1 sions from Illinoi—i courts cited by I Assistant State’s Attorney Thoma’s Marshall “there is not a single case in point,” Baehrach declared. Does Your Mail Route Need Building Up? If you are in danger of losing your daily delivery because the amount of mail matter handled is below or near the mini mum amount required, drop us a note and we will outline a helpful plan. Circulation Dept. Tri-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. Photographer Price Hurt When Airplane Is Wrecked at Athens BY ERNEST ROGERS j (Staff Correspondent of The Journal) i ATHENS, Ga., Aug. 26. —Frances E. Price, photographer for the At lanta Constitution, was painfully in jured hre at noon today when an airplane, piloted by S. G. Irwin, ra*. into a clump of pines and was wrecked near the field where government planes were giving a demonstration in dusting cotton to kill boll weevil. Mr. Price was . .ak ing pictures from the airplane. James A. Hollomon, of the Con stitution staff, who accompanied the plane to Athens, was not in it .when the accident occurred. The plane' was circling over the j field where the cotton dusting was i about to take place. Mr. Price was I taking pictures of the crowd and 1 field and the other planes, and Pilot Irwin states he looked back at Mr. Price and ran into the clump of pines. The plane was almost com pletely wrecked, having struck the ground, nose first. 10.000 AT ATHENS SEE PLANES DEAL DEATH TO WEEVIL ATHENS, Ga., Aug. 26.—The air plane, around which the next wars will revolve if military leaders are coirect, was employed here today both as a death dealing weapon and a vehicle of agricultural rehabilita tion fcr the southern farmer who de pends greatly on cotton. Spouting clouds of pulverized cal cium arsenate as if they were laying down a smeke screen, two giant planes built especially for such work, dealt out prescriptions of death for ihe boll vzeevil while ten thousand business men and. farmers of this section and fic.m all over the state, gazed with interest at the first dem onstration of the kind ever made in this section of the cotton belt. The planes were operated under tile direction of Dr. George 11. Ma honey. assistant entomologist at Tallulah, La., who was taking the place of Dr. R. J. Coad, of the Tallu lah experiment station; the Georgia State College of Agriculture exten- I sion division and a number of At : lanta and Athens- business men. i The planes carried thirteen hun ] tired pounds of calcium arsenate and dusted the eq nvalent of six hundred acres of cotton hourly. They flew across che field only a few feet above the cottin and the calii un -useiiate, curried in a hopper at the cowl, fell from underneath the plane ami was caught in the powerful current of air generated by the propeller's and Shot downward on the stalks. So finely was it distributed that it was | almost impossible to distinguish with I the nal ed eye, birt inspection of the i plants showed that it went into every | square and on every leaf, an ideal distribution and demonstration, ac- I cording to experts. A two hundred ] and fifty acre field was used here ] for the dusting demonstration. Dr. Mahoney spoke after- the dem onstration and praised Georgia for her prompt action in employing the arsenate method of fighting the wee ]vil. He paid tribute to Dr. Andrew I Soule and the .state agricultural col lege pioneers who from the first had ] preached the doctrine of the use of ] .calcium arsenate in fighting the wee vil. He emphasized to the farmers the necessity of continuing the fight and hot allowing a dry year or one .in which few weevils apperaed, to di vert them from the task of ridding the cotton fields of the pest. He also told them to concentrate their es-1 forts on acreage they could manage I capably and also to isolate the fields from undergrowth and wooded areas. I “Lumber and cotton will not thrive I in the same vicinity,” said Dr. Ma- | honey. “You have to choose be-| tween the two. Forerts offer ideal hibernation for the weevil in the winter, and cotton fields should be kept as far from them as possible.” ; He said calcium arsenate in dust I form was the best poison yet found ' by the government for the boll wee vil, and that it was recommended by the government. Governor Clifford Walker, Senator | William J. Harris, Representative: Charles H. Brand, State Commission er of Agriculture J. J. Brown, J. Phil Campbell. Milton P. Jarnigan and other distinguished guests made short talks following Dr. Mahoney. Following the program, a barbe-] cue was served to all present. The demonstration was held on the farms of James W. and Toombs W. Morton. THREE SHIPS AGROUND LEWES, Del.. Aug. 26.—-The four-masted schooner Rosalie, the I nited States geodetic gasoline steamer Gloria, and a government] seaplane dragged their anchors and I drifted aground in the storm tha:l came up the coast last night. All were in good condition today and expected to float on the next high tide. . The Weather VIRGINIA: Thursday mostly cloudy, probably local thundershon ers; not much change in temrera ture. i NORTH CAROLINA. SOUTH CAROLINA. GEORGIA, EXTREME NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA; Generally fair Thurs day. I LORI DA: Partly cloudy Thurs day: probably showers in extreme south portion. I'ENNESSEE: Probablv local ' thundershowers Thursday; little change in temperature. KENTUCKY: Thursday fair; not much change in temperature. MISSISSIPPI: Thursday, partly , cloudy; probably scattered thundet showers. ILLINOIS: Fair Thu-sday. MISSOURI: Fair Thursday. PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS YET TO BE WON. LAWRENCE ASSERTS Uncertainty of Trend Has Leaders of All Parties Worried BY DAVID LAWRENCE (Special Leased Wire to The Journal —Copy- right, 19'24.) NEW YORK, August 26.—What ]is really going on inside the two I big political camps these days will i hardly be discerned from the op timistic publicity which the Repub licans and Democrats are issuing, nor will it be gleaned from the con fident utterances of the nominees. But the truth of the matter is there is not any real confidence underneath. Many and various are the conjectures and hopes with re spect to what will happen after the campaign gets well under way and the candidates have toured and ra dioed the country. Y’et if the elec tion were held tomorrow—it is an oft-used phrase to express the actual situation at the moment — the leaders of the Republican as well as the Democratic parties would be doubtful as well as nerv ous about the outcome to the point of expecting a close result. The in side talk of “landslide” is slowly I vanishing. It is to be a real race. Sometimes when the managers do j not talk for quotation they give an insight to their real feelings, their fears and their true calculations. “If the election were held tomor row,” said one of the highest in the councils of the Democratic party; today, “the result would be thrown i into the house of representatives for 'decision, as one of the three! candidates would get a majority of the electoral votes. West Very Uncertain "The west is all split up. W e may pull out certain states but it looks more than ever as if the battle there is between Davis and La Fol lette, with the chances of the lat ter carrying many states unless conditions change. Os course, I ain counting on D-tvig to prevent the drift to La Follette but I am con vinced the west is'lost to Coolidge. And it may be lost to u. s . Thai's the rock bottom truth. From Republican sources corrp c iue Well-guarded statement that the La Follette tide is ebbing <ind that Were the elections held tomor row it would be dangerous but that I >y election time the improved ag ricultural condit.ons will send vo'c« now inclined to La Follette To I Coolidge. * | Thete comments on the situation I aie not. ti e kind that would be pub licly admi'ied, lor polities is a game in which the strategy o f confidence is supposed to play an important P-H't. The politicians frequently nnk, and so do some partisans, that wmipmgns are w >a by propaganda, \\ Imh is only another word for arti- Lmal publicity. But they are not. Misrepresentation swings a number of -votes but every election usually shows a definite trend based upon some fundamental conviction in ■ grained not during the campaign but m the months when the candi dates were on their natural and pre sumably non-political behavior. MbaL-ver impressions the country nas ", l tl ‘® 1 u Sged character of Cal vin Coolidge were obtained in the lew months after he took the oath in office and all the pictures and stnries about his simplicity recently I distributed as a publicity effort are simply repetition. Impression of Davis So it is with the Democratic cause. The impression of John W. J'Tvis character and intellectual ability which was conveyed to the co.miry when the attention of every body was focused on the Democratic: national convention, is already em- ' planted as in every phase of his career as a lawyer and a public offi cial 1 ersons are relatively’ secondary : in this campa’gn. The candidacy of I/a Follette is more of a symbol than ' a matter of personality. The issues I rre becoming clearer every day. in j the west they relate to agricultural ' conditions and the Teapot Dome controversy as it relates to con- I s;rvatic,n of natural resources. In Lie east it is mostly the Ku Klux Kian problem. The Democrats are I rapidly developing a distinct anti- ! klan complexion while the Republic- I cns are puzzled and uncertain as to how to treat the issue. It may alter] ihe campaign in the east, especially if religion becomes a vital factor. This has been feared by Republicans | but they are hopeful that strong! utterances from President Coolidge i w b save them embarrassment, espe-1 cially in this part of the country. In a nut shell, the- men who bet on elections' are simply venturesome in dividuals who enjoy the sport of ! gambling, for at ihe moment the I political situation is so full of cross ; currents that anyone who feels sure | of the outcome has usually a wish father io the thought. The political managers themselves know in their hearts the situation ' is not a certainty for any candidate. Georgia’s Tax Rate Fixed at Five Mills, Vv right Announces The tax rate for the state of Geor- : gia for the year 1924 has, as usual. I been fixed at the maximum allowed ; by the constitution, or five mills, by ' authority of governor Walker and Comptroller General Wright. An- ; nouncement to this effect was made j by the comptroller general Tuesday, ; ■ following a conference with the gov- ' ernor. The levy amounts to $5 on I each SI,OOO worth of property in i the state. Os the 5 mills, 4.91 mills has been] set aside for general purposes, in-' eluding the support of the common schools, which receive one-half of - state’s income. The other .09 I of a mill goes into the sinking fund, to retire matured bonds of the state. Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, August 28, 1924 Prices Are Going Up FOR several years the national papers and maga zines have been fighting hard for Southern subscribers. In the fierce competition for circula tion in Dixie they have been cutting their prices away below the cost of mailing out their periodicals. As a result, our readers have been able to get the cream of the periodicals through Tri-Weekly journal clubs at ridiculously low cost. That bitter competition is about to be replaced by saner and sounder business methods on tne part of those publishers. So clubbing prices are go ing up. • ‘ . You will always be able to get clubs through us as cheaply as from any other publication—but we will have to increase our prices on all combi nations on October 1. Subscribe now and save money. If your sub scription expires within the next six months it will pay you to renew now if you want clubbing com binations. We have the other publishers tied up with con tracts till October 1. They can’t raise their prices to us before that date. Until then you can get any of the combinations listed on Page 5 at the remarkable bargain prices which have been in force since January 1. But the price of every one of them will go up in a little over thirty days. Don’t wait till it is too late. Act now. October 1 is the last day. POSTAL INSPECTOR HELD AS LEADER IN GREAT MAIL HOLOUP CHICAGO, Aug. 27. Charged with being the master mind in the $2,01)0,000 mail robbery at Rondout, 111., on June 12, which he took a leading part in investigating, Wil liam F. Fahy, postoffiee inspector, was held in the Kane county jail at Geneva today in bonds of $50,000. He was arrested in his private office in the federal building late yesterday after warrants had been issued on ; complaint of five eastern inspectors. | Fahy, who was regarded as an , “ace” among postal operatives, and who obtained the evidence which sent “Big Tim" Murphy and his al leged accomplices to federal prison for the Dearborn street station $338,- 000 robliery three years ago, charged the arrest was due to a “frame up,” by criminal enemies and professional rivals, lie will be arraigned Septem ber 6. According to inspectors working on the case, it is believed Fahy is in possession of a considerable part lof the loot, although they admit they have been unable to recover any of the amount. Fahy has been watched ever since a few days after the robbery, Chief Postal Inspector (’. H. Claruhan, of New York, said. He stated that in spectors have followed Fahy to ; places where they say he met the men with whom he is charged with ] conspiring. Fahy said he supjHised the com plaint was based on his comrnunica : tion with James Murray, a Chicago : politician, arrested in connection with the robbery, and released in bonds. Murray always has been a friend of his and has assisted him in his government work, Fahy said. The Rondout robbery was one of ' the most spectacular to occur in ! this vicinity in years. Eight men stopped a special mail train of the Chicago, iClilwaukee and St. Paul railway at Rondout, twenty-four miles north of Chicago. After sub ■duihg the clerks with tear bombs the robbers, wearing gas mask.-j, made selections of certain mail sacks and escaped in two motor cars. Their manner of operation led inspectors to believe they had advance informa- j tion. Three Newton brothers, ex-con victs from Texas, are in jail in con nection with the robbery. One ban dit was shot by the leader, who was supposed to have mistaken him for a mail clerk. Mosquito Hordes Stop Work and Play Alike In Great Lakes Region CHICAGO. Aug. 26.—Efforts to combat the mosquitos swarming throughout the western Great Lakes region were under way today as the winged pests invaded offices and homes, drove golfers from courses, forced closing of suburban camps ] and resorts r...d brought discomfort to numerous outdoor functions. The insects forced a high school football team to abandon its summer training camp at Fond du Lac. Wis., the players being compelled to don their heaviest togs for protection. Farmers in the vicinity of Brainiard. Minn., were reported driven indoors bv the swarms, those remaining in the fields wearing heavy gloves and screening about Their faces. Only a few anophelene or malaria carrying mosquitos are among rhe millions in the vicinity of Chicago, according to the University of Chi cago. Ma’sh lands near Chicago arc be ing sprayed with oil. and health au thorities have issued drections for treating “bites.” Storm Warning Issued WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—The weather bureau Issued the following storm warning today: “Advisory. 9 a. m., tropical storm off New Jersey coast, moving rapidly north northeastward. will be attended by strong shifting gales today. Caution advised all vessels.” BLEASE LEADS FOR CAROLIM SENATOR; RONOVER INDICATED COLUMBIA, S. C„ Aug. 27—Form er Governor Cole J,. Blease contin ued to hold the lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in South Car |olina, on the basis of returns tabu- I lated late last night. Representa i lives James F. Byrnes was in sec i ond place with Senator N. B. Dial and i State Insurance Commissioner John |J. McMahan following in order. It is probable that a runover will be necessary as a majority is re quired to nominate. With 750 of the state’s 1,354 precincts reported the count was: Blease 32,355; Byrnes 27,054; Dial 18,420; McMahan 2,302. Voting in the senatorial race is less than one-third the total enrollment in the districts reporting. Governor Thomas G. McLeod held a lead over his opponent, John T. Duncan, which in spite of meager returns was regarded in the govern or's headquarters as conclusive, and last night the governor issued a statement thanking the people for re turning him to office. Nomination in the Democratic primary is equiva lent to election here. Congressmen J. J. McSwain, of the Fourth district, and A. H. Gasque, of the Sixth, were without opposition for re-election. In the First district, Thomas S. McMillan held the lead over three opponents. W. T. Logan, the in cumbent, was second with Ben F. Adams and I. H. Hutto in order named. Five candidates are contesting in the Second district, with B. B. Hare leading with five of thfe nine coun ties reported. B. R. Tillman, R. L. (Gunter, W. D. Black and G. 1.. Toole followed in order. In the Tihrd district, Representa tive Fred H. Dominick was holding a long lead over C. H. Carpenter and W. B. Nicholson, who are having a close race for second place. Representative W. F. Stevenson was leading W. R: Bradford 4,423 to 560 in the Fifth district on the basis of early returns. In the Seventh district, H. P. Ful mer was leading two opponents with 1.. A. Hutson second and D. M. Cros ' son third. Brunswick Residence Lifted Bodily by Wind; Occupants Are Unhurt BRUNSWICK, Ga., Aug. 26. Tearing its way through Brunswick ; at a velocity of more than 75 miles i per hour, tha wind storm last night I lifted one houw from its foundation and carried it *>me distance before I depositing it gently on the groiM)4l without injuring its occupants. An other house was burned after a bolt I of lightning had struck it. Rs oc cupants narrowly made their escape. : The home of E. A. Poulson, located I on Gloucester street, now sets on a : lot which the owner of the house has not yet purchased. Lifted from ■ its pillars, the occupants of the I house rode through the air for some distance. Mr. and Mrs. Poulson, oc cupying one room, and their two children another, were awakened by the movement of their dwelling which resembled an earthquake tremor. Glass windows In the National bank, and several stores along Brunswick's main business street , were shattered. So far as could be ascertained this morning, no one was injured In the j storm here. Mosaic Disease Beaten, , Dry Weather Hurts Cane , MOULTRIE, Ga.. Aug. 26.—The , mosaic disease, which greatly dam-!] aged the cane crop in south Georgia ( two years ago has practically been ] | stamped out, according to farm ob- i | servers here. The cane crop, how- < ever, has been seriously damaged by ! the dry weather that has prevailed . during the past month. Unless it ( rains within the next few days, the ■ syrup production will he smaller! ( than it has been in a number of years, it is stated. i UENTb A COPY, 51 A YEAR. CANDIDATE IS GIVEN AROUSING OVATION IN OHIO METROPOLIS Republicans’ Faults Are Put in the Spotlight in Strong Address i COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 26 Opening his western drive with an address here today before the Ohio .state Democratic convention, John W. Davis, the Democratic presi drential candidate, replied directly to President Coolidge’s acceptance address and further defined the is- I sues of the campaign. ' Speaking without manuscript for ■ the first time during the campaign. I Mr. Davis struck out straight from i the shoulder. ! “What is the issue that you bid i me submit to the American people?’’ i Mr. Davis asked. “I care not In what words we put it. Honesty in .government; fidelity in administra tion; uprightness in the administra tion of the law; justice in the pas sage of legislation—it all comes to the last resolve, to the question of parly responsibility. “This is a government by parties. They are our agents and our serv ants, and every election —or state or national, is an appraisal by the peo ple of the conduct of their servants and an expression of their satisfac- I tion or dissatisfaction with the man ner in which their duties have been performed. That is the issue that you Democrats are going to submit to your fellow citizens in Ohio this fall That is the issue which those in power, whether they choose it or not, must submit to the people of the United States. “I was asked the other day fbr my definition of the difference tween a Democrat and a Republican, and I suggested that in this year ot standing distinction between the I grace 1 thought that the great out members of the two parties was this: that a Democrat wanted the record of his party remembered and a Re publican wanted the record of his party forgotten. “Now, how shall we test parties? . When we come to weigh the things that they have done in their political , body, how shall we test them? Shall it be by their performance— perhaps the best of all tests?” Hits G. O. P. Foreign Policy “Shall it be by their promises—• 1 not so good a test, for promises are i easy in the political world? Or shall it be by their character as disciu -1 lined units marching with harmony - under a common leadership and abla j to pel form th e things they see fit i to promise? s “1 have in my hand the statemen: • by the leader of the Republican 5 party two weeks ago as the basis - on which he would invoke the sup port of the American people. I wish to discuss it calmly, soberly, • without passion and, 1 hope, with out prejudice. I take up the speech ’ as be himself has taken it L| bust, foreign affairs. We are . told by the president that the for , eign affairs of this country have . been managed in the last three y ( 'ai's and a half with a technical . ski 11 and broad statemansship sel doni if ever surpassed. What ha» this technical skill and broad states manship, accomplished, according to the roster of deeds which follows in Hus address? W< ar e told first that ; when this administration took office diplomatic relations had been' sue pepded with Turkey, with Greece I with Colombia and with Mexico. Not True ns to Colombia? 1 “I did not know that that was true as to Colombia. And, after wards that that unhappy state of had been redressed bv ths ratification of treaties wltii Ge— A llstria - with Hungary, x i h Colombia, with Mexico and n JU I <ey f. w ’ llth on, y a technical skill and a broad statesmanship sel cio mis ever surpassed could have ZiX? Ve ?->i H ° W much of that tech, meal skill was necessary to pe-. suade the beaten and vanquished na. Germany, Austria and Hun gaiy. to sign a treaty dictated by us, in a half-dozen lines, saying in «o many words; 'You of the U#it<-d hin<fT may . h o Vrt all the ri « hts a nd X“‘Lo’ " n ' l,he “How much technical skill and hroad statesmanship did it require for the senate to ratify a treaty with | the republic of Colombia, being a da dayed act of justice, the treaty hav ing been negotiated and laid before the senate by a. Democratic secre tary of state? And how much tech- | meal skill was necessary to accept from the Turkish empire the treaty of Lausanne, laid before us by the Turks, cancelling all our previous I capitulary rights and meekly accept ed by the United States without the ■*’ OI th e crossing of Criticizes Naval Pact “What next? The Washington conference. What did it do? It. agreed that insofar as battleships were concerned, the United States should occupy a ratio equal to Great Britain and higher than Japan; that in battleships those three na tions should stand on the ratios of five, five and three; that Japan should enjoy complete majidatopy lights over all the islands and pea sessions Germany had owned in ti’a Pacific north of a certain area, and the British empire all of those be low. , “That action involved three things, and we must fairly face them. First, it made the military defense of the Philippines impossible, if we desire to hold them. Second, 1t fixed a ratio of five, five and three which the secretary of the navy told us only two days ago had been permit ted to lapse by those who now con trol the destinies of the United States; that according 1o his theory, our ratio was five, four and three, and according to other experts, much lower than that. “Then it committed us to the so called four-power treaty, under which (Continued on Page 3, Column