St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 5, 1924

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COMIC PAGE THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924, presidency, thus definitely the méset important politi- H. Cc. Fisher. S. Pat. Office.) © right, 1924, by Mark Reg. U. ‘DON'T You CALL ME | AGAIN. ey “ 7-4, ey ‘was delivered simultaneous- % the La Follette-for-President i a _ ay ‘ - > ° ry , ¢ y * Bene + ae f 7. ¥ ily Radio Guide | THIS ISSUE OF THE ST DISPATCH % Sut nf ‘ . " eo . > + sein i. BE Sal NE Ee Cee a Se OR Fe ae eon Oe ae en eee ; ee S 2 we © Bee : AP - : rade a - eer on ¥.. oF 4 ies ~ a x a ¥ ” ‘* . ¥: - a oP . ~ a et * © a pS es Ae Re : ; a, 5 i ~ ee : , ar ae oo ews ake 4 ve A ae a Tes 4 ms y OP Oe A ee ng ALR. cap ia : & % Ra Ps se * fii aS asl ee tek ST. LOUIS POST-DIs The Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With the Associated Press N ews Serdice Ge ee te et ‘ oe AQ z ng » "4 é € ah hs evr Ae BROS cn ee a) : a Uy. 6 &: ‘. ‘ , - (- ; JU a , ‘ NO, 301. — -_---— ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1924—16 PAGES AND RADIO SECTION ETE er Of rt PREM j Sends Letter to Conference » That He Will — E SPEECH BY D » OF MACHINISTS —EE Today La Follette Candi- lacy and Possibly Nomi- by PAUL ¥. ANDERSON, t of the Post- D, O., July 5.—Sen- Ila Follette Marion nced himself Progresstve” n of the 1924 | first time since Th led the Bull in 1912, the presidential tickets in , ke Roosevelt, however, Sen- Sa Follette will not lead party at this time. an independent candidacy is best method, but points out ‘a third party would logically ad inevitably fottow the success the present movement in | election "The announcement of his de- | to run Was made yesterday » convention of the Confer- Progressive Political Ac- - & communication read by Robert, tn response to a previously sent by asking him The same at Chicago, day, had n with a petition names, asking him to enter =~” tumultous outburst of Sreeted his declaration. walting for “Young Bob” the reading, and disre- his efforts to hold them mol r seats) the delegates leaped feet shouting, ing hats recklessly, and a parade around the hall. on. Candidacy on the indorsement LaFollette and a = - | pe owhe was x ws Ele . ahew > 4% . re «i a " » . ° we NS ‘ ent 2 amt _ up oe might be taken carlicr sw of the convention is to permit it. rules also said: ay event that after two bal- BO majority vote is had for By candidate, » third vote shall) be by preferential ballot, the es their c lutions Committee sent @ sub-committee was on phraseology. The re- full committee is not until afternoon. of Lynn J. Frazier, Repub- Lb Of North Dakota. .was given 8 when at the nh today he declared that the necessary toward restor- he Government to the people is bn of La Follett ler Surprises Convention. ‘AB B00n as the reading of er was concluded yes- *H. E. Wits, the Brotherh eers, a moted orse La by acclamation, but the ruled out of order as tion had not a0 ‘Work of organization. Matter of fact, the an- took the candidate, was made a r of business for 4 p. by the -eport of T. Cc. of the Rales Coin- is SOUL Will In- as an “In- ycandidate campaign. oose re will be a He be- the the to become commun!- which, on presented containing en- cheering Today. of vice - marie ilat hoice con- close of a eas Presi- La |; legislative oe of Lo- delegate. that she Follette’s yet corm- convention : | PRESIDENT’S SON WHO | \ IS SERIOUSLY ILL CALVIN COOLIDGE JR. GASOLINE KETCH OFF ON HUNT FOR TREE-CLIMBING FISH. Former Mayor Thompson, of Chi- cago the Owner, to Make Part of Voyage. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 5.—The “Big Bill,” 68-foot gasoline burning ketch owned by former Mayor William Hale Thompsen, today started on its way to the South Seas in. photographic pursuit of tree climbing fish. “Tell them down there that they may have climbing fish but we have a climbing people,’ said Secretary of Labor James J. Davis as he stepped on board to shake hands with the owner, who said he Planned to accompany the little craft as far as New Orleans, and possibly to Panama. | * The ketch will go to New Orleans ria the drainage canal, the Illinois; river and the Mississippi. Thence | it will go “somewhere east of Suez” | visiting the Malay archipelago, | rounding the Cape of Good Hope and the Horn and returning by way of New York and the Great Lakes | after circumnavigating the globe, according to the plans. J. A. Duken, skipper, is accom panied by his wife, three sons and a daughter. The youngest child ts five and the eldest, eight. BRITISH FLYER HOPS FROM — SHANGHAI TO KAGOSHIMA Stuart Maclaren Covers Distance of 500-Miles Without a Mishap. By the Associated Press. KAGOSHIMA, Japan. July 5. Stuare MacLaren, British round- the-world aviator, arrived here from Shanghai at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The distance is 500 miles. MacLaren, who is accompanied by two other flyers in the same plane, left Shanghai at 9:35 a. m., but as Japanese time is an hour later than Shangha!l time, he was in ¢he air eight hours and 25 min- utes. BOY WAITS ON DEADLOCK By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 1.—The Moth- ers’ Démocrdtic Club of\the New York Nursery and Childs’ Hospital | was still deadlocked today on its paramount issue, the finding of a candidate to receive the name of thesDemocratic party's presidential candidate. Another baby arrived last night, but like the 19 others born since the club was formed ee 20 under a pledge to name its rst boy after the Democratic nom- inee, this twentieth junior member was a girl. “But,” smiles each of the seven remaining hopeful members, won- dering what her boy's name will be. “What difference does it make?" Free Band Concert Sunday. Bauer's Military Band in Forest Park. near Union boulevard en- trance, from 3:30 to 6 p. m. to- morrow. —_——— | Those depends upon The Best Way ‘to Reach the Best Employes There ts one best way to reach the best people of the community.” Tou apne Po directly to the 1 audience of worth-w te readers when rou speak through the Post- de & onde ellones; 20—Louisiana a > ere 16—Maryland ....... 36—Massachusetts 30—Michigan es pe oe | 24—Minnesota .«..... 20—Mississippi 36—Missouri 8—Montana 16—Nebraska 6—Nevada bees 8—New Hampshire .... _ ay Underwobdd. ee a . >? ere © #e* S o-ean ee On Ohne ee coe eo eeee OBE ei es rrreen2 © eee & ee © eecveccce co Be ow ce > *e- fe *e © @& «© peceeet 7 @€ @@ © @e ereefe © © & © @- 82 @ ee eee ¢ © @-@ @-e |28—New Jersey §—New Mexico 90—New York 24—-North Carolina ........! 10—North Dakota ... 48—Ohio 20—Oklahoma 10—Oregon 76—Pen nsylvania 10—Rhode Island | 18—-South Carolina ........ lcoacé 10—South Dakota”~.... | 24—Tennessee 40—Texas &8—Utah | 8—Vermont ond 646 00.090 00 0186 68% 24— Virginia 14— Washington 16—West Virginia .«....- 26—Wisconsin 6é— Wyoming 6—Alaska oc @cecces 6—District of Columbia ° 6é—Hawali | 6—Philippine Islands ......'. 6—Porto Rico 2... 6—Canal Zone oo e Totals ___‘ Total vote. 1098. eeeeeeveaee ene es eieve e*eeeregceee © 0288 @& @ © @ ee ean ee ee & Oe & ee ele see eoeace@eeeeleeeee. eeeee © @ Coc cwececscoseciscccelen ecofecdgel Oreos ce sscee! *e eee? ** iJchn W. Davis. 1344 7 7 > . 7 . . . —_—— ee ee . . . . . _o-C—<“<—C CS -— Cos éVv""m"m”" a —_—_—_—_—_—_-—_—— SEE 4734/8637 (513 | 76%) 27 7 1° |.65 Necessary to nominate, 732. JAIL TERM FOR MOONSHINER. Judge Davis Sentences Peter Bdin to 6 Months and Fines Him $1000. Federal Judge Davis today sent Peter Bona, St. Louis County him $1000 on his plea of | guilty, tered two months ago, to the saadiie of having a still and | mash in his possession. | He sat for Federal Judge Faris, who*was unable to hold court to- | day because he fell Thursday eve- ning, near his home, 4469 West- minster place, and,sprained his ankle and bruised his knee. and ney ) In Tomorrow's Sunday Post-Dispatch How a. Rich lLumberman’s Wife Gave Her Young Rival a $75,000 Flogging—Suit for damages by woman who Was kidnaped and beaten reveals an unwritten -law story that stirs the South. Atheist’s Play Ridicules Re- Good Morals”—Story of the | author and a digest of his play, which is a study of hypocrisy that masks as saintliness. ‘ Strange Story of Father Who Keeps Body of Soldier Boy for the Resurrection—Moun- taineer built a house in his” yard for the metal casket in which remains were shipped from France and holds com- munion with it daily in be- lief that judgment day is just ahead. The Lone Train Robber Whose Actual Absence of Mind Up- set Detective Science-—True story 6f Missouri bandit who did almost everything he shouldn't have done, as a robber, but, who, neverthe- less, walked away with all the silver dollars he could carry. . Papering the World to Make it Produce More Food—A suc- cessful new idea in agricul- ture, developed in the Ha- walian Islands and Califor- nia, has increased the yield of various plants from 25 to 168 per cent. moonshiner, to jail for six months | Order Your Copy : Today | Cenvention Sidelights NEW YORK, July 65. DEPARTURE for settling the ordinary conventi6n rows with- out having them come,to the floor to interrupt busin has been instituted by Chairman Walsh, who is holding daily court in - room under the platform with the aid of Representative Clarence Cannon of Missouri, the conven- tion parliamentarian. In this court- room numerous controversies over the unit rule in delegations and contests involving alternates have been disposed of quickly and easily. Such contests, when brought to the floor, are among -the things that make life hard for the chairman of a convention, but they seem to dwindle when con- sidered behind the scenes.. - “My idea of inertia and indo- lence incarnate,” said a floor man- ager hastily elbowing his way through a throng in the garden basement; “is @ fellow who comes to a Democratic National Conven- tion and then sits in the cellar to get the returns by radio.” A territorial delegate who had ob- served his first Fourth of July on the mainland by absenting himself from the convention hall all day, culleg from his experiences a sug- gestion which he proffered as a certain key to the oariei diremarearie: deadlock. “We're an the seventieth enty-fifth, nate with the epirit of seventy- —Pacitic ‘aa ‘Atlantic ec tee MRS. CARROLL MILLER, Pittsburg (Pa.) delegate to the Democratic national convéntion, is the first woman to receive a vote for the presidential nomina.ion, The vote came on the twenty-first bai- lot. DEADLOCK PARTLY DUE 10 PRESENCE OF CANDIDATES Have Brought Pressure to Bear on Delegates to Stand Firm. By CHARLES G. ROSS, Washington | of the Post-Dispatch. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, July 5.—One reason for the long convention deadlock is the presence of the leading candi- dates on the scene of battle. If Smith and McAdoo had remained away it ts.altogether probable that a nomination would have been headquarters #8 established at from Madison stone’s throw ing. Each is in personal, direct contact with his delegates, urging them to stand fast. Both McAdoo and Smith are virile men, with a strong hold on the affections of their followers. Wheh a delegate shows signs of weakirfing. it matter to bring him with his leader. Sup gate says “Governor (or McAdoo, as the case might be), I have voted for you for §0 ballots and proved my loyalty. “There ts no chance for us. I &sire now to be re- leased, so that I may vote for some- one else.” Suppose that is sald— nh if ease mien gazes CONVENTION ADJOURNS TO MONDAY, REQUESTS A CONFERENCE OF LEADE S° WILSON AND 77th Ballot CANDIDATES” MANAGERS TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, July 5.—Just before ad- - made on the second or third day of; . the balloting. As it is, each is/ Square Garden during the ballot- b Bar vations rm! ng eB ine dete oth; | eh | «haoratnt aT,