NORWALK’S .
HOME PAPER
H: ABLISHED 1370.
'Il
it
flats.
i~ claimed, the assess-
. il't‘f'el'ly of the J. & J.
P. nil Chestnut street on
:.ti.;etl 500 per cent. by
Assessors. or from $25,-
-. and because such ac-
:- l of the city in laying
~-:,vllt.\' against the com-
- Jillllllng through of the
~t extension. which
. purchased by the com-
3 over to the City for
.=:ta-i;ils of the company
decided net to make
. m the plant here, and
’3' that an important
.,l:;;_as will be trans.er-
. to some other city,
named.
Lll'OI‘l by a local pa-
.. L . tut. ironing Sentinel) to the
~ . " tw-‘t addition was to
transient plant. and that
v..- in trom‘ contractors.
‘ ~ .mlition as to cover a.
I: "Hilltl adjoining the
t
‘ .11! lev'
. .t.
.r,, ., ,..
Frank Good.
local branch. in 3
mm v 'h .i Sentinel reporter.
“ifl‘vOi‘l.
, will that in view of.
‘thu uncalled for ac.
- .1.<(Ti'5, and also be-
tlizit the company
i Ari: for the improve-
. property by its gift
around for the ex~
t "‘t
I
All Sit-ASHES
It’i
t TRBUEY till
lortMJrL-ld Was Trying
toliz-‘r ifp Lost Time on
the .‘i. r: {‘anaan Road.
4
I
(unsca-
r
~.
ll mi about the race
.‘t'l the} got on his
I!“ was driving a
Entered “the South Nomlk
Office as See
. r Factory Ad-
Sum for Erection of
ely, Manager Goodchild
M
’tension of Chestnut
Ecouiinended that the contemplated im-
,provements t0 the lo
. Cttl r0 t‘ V '
gbe made. but that the ingnoxyubte 1:3.
pended on some other branch factorv.
It was true that plans had been
roughly drawn up for a considerable
enlargement of the present plant
here. and that considerable mOney
was to be spent upon these improve—
ments and enlargements. However
the. directors of the company, when
they received Mr. Goodchild’s report
which was unfavorable to the project,
deculed to accept his recommenda:
tions. and are now said to be contem»
plating moving some of the more im-
portant processes of the work from
the local plant. The present buildings
Will remain here and some of the man-
ufacturing will go on, it was said, but
not to any great extent. unless pres
out plans are changed within a short
period of time.
Protest was filed with the Board of
Robot against the 500 per cent. in;
crease in the assessment. with the re-
suit that it was out to about $50,000,
but this is also regarded as excessive.
One grilling thing to the officials of
the company was the fact that plans
had been made for the erection of
houses and other buildings for the ac-
commodation of workers at the plant
when the. extension of Chestnut street
was accomplished. Then promise aft-
—__.
(Continued on page Six)
SPEEIABTWITI
ittiltl mil BEER
, ANIllIliHT WINES
Connecticut Man to Stand
by State Platform—Still
Firm For Palmer.
street, he had reA
. .3; rained \Vilson,
azi Silltl‘éill‘il into it
-_\' air that leaves.
Win-chin: his car
‘1’ l‘v‘niptilly's trol-
_:2 some one say
Lynch. the motor-
;.;:”-.al>ml_v was SUE"
:1; and he ran for
- highway known as
I
)lhe democratic
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.~As-
slstant Attorney General Thomas J.
Spellacy. Connecticut's representative
on the committee on resolutions of
national convention.
will use his influence. it is understood,
in behalf of a semi-wet plank in the
party platform, being in favor of a
modification of the Volstead enforce-
ment act of the eighteenth amend-
ment to the Constitution. Mr. Spel~
lacy is supposed to represent The sea-
ond Class Mall Matter
REASE IN ASSESSMENT §
MAY CAUSE CASH 00. HR. '
I0 CHRIAII BUSINESS HERE
,lltmplated Expenditure of $100,000 fo
it). and Another Large
Kid‘tg Held Up Indefinit.
|timent of the democracy of Connecti-
Cut on this_qucstion, its convention.
which elected Mr. Spellacy and thir-
.”t7<rm lizitl toltl the
Jr to it" back to his
.. la half-past four
‘t‘v‘izmtz. and. when
’23» 'Ltzin, Itsr- found
IEIEITTO‘R late. He let
~ and started rushin:
to-irl, He came
" l rhi- ioad {villi forgot
' ‘I’n possessor of
l»: a tree anal into
rl'itig it to a finan-
' r27 $100, Just then
“Are you hurt.
. fear of a lynch-
: He turned a
‘Ete car and just as
- _ :‘W‘i‘dl‘liQE to pick
“vw'iIh his legs up
:J'n- nnt captured on
“‘1‘,” Sergeant Sill:
the railroad
. . .\'-~rwall-:. lie
night and, this
. l- ‘1 Judge Can-
“ driving
.l
.4.
a license.
’ ins. judge." be
than W'ilson
3 me with ci-
...
'- '\
. I
" tn‘t have to
"lf‘. when you hit
Ll. ‘nvlee asked him
I‘ll-
iiian say Lynch.
= 't‘f‘m for me."
i ‘ s. bthldge
., "“3: :4 'snended
.g‘, ,
rmnise to pay
repair work on
court. which
“A... (.r
53‘ Tmprev
. e
N ew Haven Strike
29.—Improv-
in train and
mad in the
.. New York,
ford rtilroad
{Son of return
' .9 men who
service is
freight train
d to increase
’or tricks,
ed out. of a
men out.
-’ have returned
31110113 are not.
in} advertcsement
9 best resula' '
in The affair .wfli
teen others, declaring in favor of the
revision of the Volstead act. so as to
permit the manufacture and sale of
light wines and beer.
Mr. Spellacy. while still a . Cum—
mings man—for one ballot, or so—is
recognized as a leader of the aimcr
recognized as a. leader of the Palmer
less at the Palmer headquarters. The
tassistant attorney general apparently
,still believes that his chief has a good
{chance of capturing the presidential
nomination. figuring that he will
have about 300 votes on the first bal-
lot. The opinion of Mr. Spellacy is
.that after the candidacy of Mr. Cum-
mings has passed from the compli‘
nieutary vofe silage into the hoieiess
stage, Connecticut will line up almost
solidly for the. attorney general. Some
Of the other Connecticut delegates do
'not concur in this verdict.
_ .._.__
BASEMEN-WTLIBINE
SERVIIJE MEN
Tomorrow night is the night that
the Hope Hose boys fill out the plans
lthat they have been anticipating for
months, and furnish their ex-sen'ice
men with a feed fit to rat king. and en»
Vdeavor to give them the bets time in
honor of their deeds since they enter-
d the service of the r coun ry.
e Some time ago the H0pe Hose boys
iheld a little show, in the Regent The-
Iatre, and advertised it for the. benefit
to: the service men in the company.
I The money yielded from that show
is the money that will pay for the
.feed to be afforded the service men
tomorrow night, at Dorlons Paint.
1where they will all gather. ’1
After all the boys have eaten 5‘"
they can they will adjourn to .13
idancing hall. where-their friends an
companions will be waiting for them.
Dancing will be started, the music
being rendered by a. special orchestra,
cemposed of members or two of t ie
best known orchestras in this city.
‘ The dancewill be .a. formal afiair.
and no one can enter the hall withou:
an invitation. it is expectedd the.
those men going will brags?“ 19} fy‘h 3: ‘
the) Will be wimggmm about: seven
i
I
o’clock. A, 1
Pose.
‘ scorn
mourns, coin. mason.
$12,000 EOR '
BRIDGE AND
APARRWIIRII
Although the meeting was adjourn-
ed until Monday morning. July 5th, at
9 oclock, and no definite report was
made upon the action of the members.
it is understood that it was agreed by
the members of the Board 0
and Taxation at a meeting
City hall last night. that the sum of
$12,000 should be appliprialed to the
credit of the Bridge' Committee to lo-
gal expenses, running expenses re-
pairs. and for the purpose of securing
east side of Washington street
John F .McMahon, who app
fore the board but evening.
ed the committee, and be
this sum be appropriated
felt sure that if options c
cured on the pro
held arthe
cared be-
represent
urged that
because he
ould 'be se-
perty for a year that
the bond issue would be approved and
the land 00qu be then secured.
There areflve pieces of properly,
two of which will prove to be expen-
sive. as there are buildings on them.
Mr. Mcbialionnalso appeared and
made a plea that the sum of $10,000
be appropriated for the purpose of
erecting a public wharf on the W'ater
street frontage, anti named the Radel
Oyster Co., the Norwalk Coal and sup-
ply ‘Co.. the West Farms Oyster Co,
and the Lowndes Oyster (10.. all of
whom were willing. he said. to give
$1,500 each, or $6,000 in all. towards
the building of the wharf. If the
wharf were built then the s u in of
$200,000 could be secured from the
:overnment and the harbor would be
cleared out.
The Second District. he felt sure.
would no dot-l‘it be. willing to give the
land to the city. which “would be re-
quired for the wharf. and thisewould
not only be a gift to the city. but
would lie looking out forrthe- future
when the electric plant might be lo-
cated on ‘Water street,
The money the city would appro-
priate could be used for the wharf
and the dykc and fill wo‘ld be taken
care of also. what with the work the
government intends to do outside of
Dorlon's point. '
Miscellaneous bills in the Fire Des
oartmcnt. t, h e Highway department
for building: in the Fourth district
and roads and miscellaneous
Fifth district: unpaid bills not present-
ed within the 60 days period following
the fiscal year of 1918-19 and a bill
for the. examining physician. appointed
'ly the State Board of Education (Dr.
Sullivan being the physician appoint
ml) were presented and it is expected
will be approved. The bill for Dr.
Sullivan's services amounts to $220
and of this the State will refund half.
The money needed to meet the other
bills amounted to a few hundred dol-
ars and will doubtless be approved-
The full -l,oard was present at last
nights meeting.
ESSEX STHEH BAR
BEATS R. R. TRAIN
A new Essex stock car is on display
in the lobby at the Mahackeino hotel
and is attracting considerable atten-
tion especially when some of the
records that have been run up by
stock models of this car are made
known to those who pause to look
over its. lines. its engine and to ex-
ine it closely.
amThe last report of a feat of the 1’53—
sex stock car was the run of 80 miles
in 88 minutes from Buffalo to Roches-
for. The fastest train time between
these we poins is 84 minutes, but the
route, traveled by the Essex in its tun
was ll miles‘louger than by railroad.
‘Flsscx Week“ which is now,oeing
. . ff ov
:held has been Very well started.~ o .-
‘the new “Rim of the Worid hill
cl'tuil‘inz record made by another Es~
‘sex stock car in Los Angeles, when a
road 8.8 miles long, with a five Thous-
and foot elevation was 'made in the
remarkable time of 17 minutes and -3
'l s_ ,
effingridgeport on June 33. last Sat-
urday an Essex stock car in an unoffi-
cial test made 21.2 little; on a gallon
or gas, without’ adjustment after i.
had previously climbed Sport $1“ in
Bridgeport at a speed of 48 nines an
hour. Another Essex Owned by :1
Bridgeport. man had been driven some
20.000 miles, at fast paces and over
all sorts of roads. The l‘e':\;lirf,f0”;
this car amounted to less than‘ S. 1.01.
These are not unusual reCOThS how-
ever but are just some of the more re-
es. .
cenAtn 0tildvertisement elsewhere in the
issue gives more informatifm ass“:
the car. Some stunts that (utter man-
ufacturers dare not have the.- car:
try will be done by the Essex damn,
this week.
U 'dentified
Four n1 Men Are Killed
“"WALO. N. "' Jam: 29.7-Four
unidentified men were killed and an
undetermined number injured. today.
by the collapse of the brick walls of
the Sutherland Hotel, a four-awry
‘Main street lodging houée.
The house, a founstory brick struct-
ure; was occupied by eighty men last.
night, but many men had left w..a::
the'collapse occurred, , '
«The wax—"of the builchng ,wentdown
first. . All folirfloors collapsed and the
brick walls crumbled on top of the
broken timbers of the interior.
I Estimate .
in tho—
4
arm 29, 1920.
*
E
Sewer. and thunder-atomic. I
NEWS THAT’S
m2 ,. luv awo'cnm
Labor, Liquor ‘ and Irish
Questions Are the Sub-
Kects _ of Disagtnément
mong the. any? ahead-
ers. " a W“-
May Not Submit
ions Planks for "
tion.
form, delegated last night- ’
committee of nine, underg . uinistra-
tion leadership, waited today while
the platform committees“; 53 kept
open house to hear finfl‘ suggestions
and arguments from many'sources.
Labor. liquor and the this)! question,
all subjects of disagreement among
party leaders, Were up for debate at
the committee's public hearings.
There were many speakers on issues
of lesaer controversy,'agdzthere Seem‘
ed little prospect that the long list
could be finished until we in the day,
,Meantime as observed-s studied the
makeup of the sub-committee. it be-
came more apparent tbdb’the real con—
test over the platform would come aft~
n- the sub-committee report had been
laid before the full committee for re-
view. William J. Bryan, Egbfitted b3:
"th Administration leadersfi‘irom mem-
bership on the sub-committee. said he
probably would not present his planks
on prohibition. the League of Nations
and other subjects for subcommittee
consideration at all.
(Continued. on page Kath) '
FRAMES
‘ innit “ rill
Onley Sherman. 55 years old. who
was sentenced from the Norwalk city
court to serve 120 days in the county
'jail on charges of burglary. escaped
from the quarry in the rear of the jail
On North avenue, Bridgeport, yester-
day morning at 10 o’clock. Serman‘s
sentence would ‘ expire September 3.
Jail officials and city detective s are
searching for the prisoner.
Sherman, with his wife. as arres'-
ed by Detective Sergeant Thomas
Hunt. Mrs. Sherman served a term
of 60 days, and is living in Bridgeport,
awaiting the release of li_er husband.
With other prisoner‘s-"Sherman was
working in the quarry
morning, and quietly walked to free
dom.
Sherman {as arrested last. March
and was sentenced by Judge (‘andne
for the theft of tools from a Mott aye-
nue house. According to evidence ob-
tained. Sherman and his wife had
been engaged in the practice of stenl~
in: too}; and selling them. Mrs.
Sherman waiting on the outside of
the. house as a lookout. and when nor
husband emerged would pack the
tools in a. bag she carried.
~ ~-—_
Shortage of Trained
Teachers, He Says
yestercay
HARTFORD. June 29.~—T. it Meade“.
of the State Department of Education,
who has charge of the work of exam.
inaticn of teachers for t h 9 public
schools of the state. said today that
there was not a shortaze in the sup-
plv of those w h o desired to teach
school, but in the. number of those
Who had been trained for teaching.
There has been no school without a
teacher. but all teachers drying the
school year which has lust closed
were not trained. There has been a
pensation of teachers in the country
schools owing to the liberal grants to
the towns by the state for the support
of education. Reports have reached
Mr. Meader of teachers leaving city
schools to accept positions as teach.
ers in country'schools at more salary
than they received in the city.
Progress Forum . _
Elects Officers
Election of officers was held at. the
meeting of Progress Forum. No.1. F. F.
L... last evening ,as Milan's:
Past
.Hnwkins.
l YVorthy Advocate—George W. Cof.’
'fin’, ,
Worthy Vice—~35. C. Pride}.
Secretary~Fred Scofield, Sr.
Treasurer—Jacob Fixing-er.
instructors—Fred Cable.
Worthy Guide—James Little;
Vim-thy Intercessor—Joseph Bart-
‘glem, Sr.
1 Following the election of
'freshments were served.
of the officers will be he!
day evening, July 12th.
Installation‘
d on Mon-
marked increase in the rate of com-l
scitot linen
GIVEN tutti
$37,214
On another page in today’s paper
there appears the statement of the ap-
propriations and tax rates which the
Board of Estimate and Taxation have
proposed to make at a meeting to be
held on Monday, July 5th, at 9 o’clock
in the morning.
A scrutiny of the figures show that
the grand list in the First district is
held at $8,572,654.00 and that in order
to raise the sum of $35883.00 which it.
is estimated is needed the tax rate of
4.2 mills is to be laid. The rate last
year was 4.6; this year’s decrease be—
ing .4 of a mill.
The Second district holds a lower
tax rate of 2.9 mills against 3.2 last
year with a grand list of 31029540300;
the amount to be raised by taxation
ADMINISTRATION
APPARENllY
lapsed Without
Over Platform Planks Ex
Reaching the Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—Ad-
ministration forces went into the sec-
bnd day of the Democratic National
Convention apparently in full control
of. the situation. Senator Glass of
Virginia is chairman of the resolu-
tions committee. William J. Bryan
has been excluded from the sub—
committee of nine chosen to actually
draft the platform. Bainbridg'e Colby,
i
being $29,270.20.
The Third district has a grand list
of $2,859,464.00, With the tax rate of
4 mills. against 4.2 mills of last year;
$11,355.00 is needed here.
In the Fourth district the tax rate
will be 5 mills, the amount to be rais-
ed $108,555.50; the grand list being
821.727.521.00. This is an increase of
1.1 over the old rate of 3.9 mills, last
year.
The Fifth district. the amount to
be raised by taxation is $403,534.10;
the proposed tax rate being 14.2 mills.
an increase of 2.2 mills over last year.
The grand list is given at $28,444,-
I
Continued on page seven
um EAST NBRWAIR
BtAlttitt EVAllE TAX
An invesugation is now being made
into charges which have been brought
against several East Norwalk boats
men. whom. it is declared. have evaded
the :10 tax on motorbonts used for
pleasure craft.by declaring that these
boats were used for trade. There is
-a heavy penalty for this form of eva~
,sion and if the charzes are found to be
true the offenders will the prosecuted.
According to the rulings a tax of
$10 is levied on each motorboat used
for pleasure purposes only. and no
tax whatsoever is laid upon those mo~
tOi- craft which are used for oyster;
lug, clamminz. fishing. or the other
many industrial uses that a motor~
boat can be put to.
At the time the complaints were
lodged about the practice of the East
Norwalk men. there are four of them.
other complaints were also lodged
about the continued use of motorboats
without muffler. which is also against
the law. and for which violatoin there
is also a heavy penalty.
probably be made public in a short
HEADQUARTERS
BFN’ABBB BPEN'
SAN FRANCISCO, June
headquarters as William G. )chdoo
will have were opened here (Cd 1.
They consist of three rooms rented by
29 .——-~S ucli
conferences. No one is in charge of
the rooms, nor is a publicity can:
paign from them planned. Conic-rec.
ces nightly perhaps will be held by
McAdoo's supporters during the rc«
maindei- of the convention.
l
The results of the investigation will )it . It
secretary of state, sits as the repre-
sentative of President Wilson. Sen-
ator Joseph T. tRobinson of Arkansas,
porter, has been chosen for perma-
nent chairman of the convention.
Administration men head other com~
mittees. .
The hreatened antindministration
fight, so far as it related to the or-
ganization of the convention machin-
ery, collapsed without a showing.
At the same time the committee
formulating the rules for the conven-
tion has cleared be way for thc§fiom-
mating speeches to be delivered while
the resolutions committee is working
on the platform. By unanimous ac-
tion, it has decided that candidates
may be placed, in nomination while
the platform deliberations aref going
on, but no balloting for a nominee
can be conducted until after the mat-
form has been adopted. ,This action
will simplify and hasten the work of‘
the convention. ‘
For the dramatic moment yester-
ay, when a portrait of President Wil-
CHHRCH CAMPAIHN
WIII BE ABANHHNEB
Committee Votes to Drop
Interchurch World Move-
ment. , ‘ , ‘
l
I
d
VI‘I
EBRCES
m CONTROL
in Committee
son was unveiled in the great con?
vention auditorium to let loose a.
storm of tribute and approbatiori from
party followers on the floor there.
seemed little chance for those who
had set themselves in opposition,
The demonstratioh for the west
dent fairly lifted the convention to flu
feet and set marching through the
aisles roaring and shouting. It was
born in part of a solemn patriotic fer-
vor that had preceded it and which
had sent the rolling tones of thestar
Spangled Banner soaring into the
caverns of the massive building with
a force and volume that spoke of
hearts thrilling with high feeling.
The majestic proportions of the
building ,the pea]. of the great pipe
organ flooding the space with music,
the clash and stir of the military
band, the vivid wall of color where a
great flag swept from_ ceiling to floor
before the delegates. the note struck
by the marine color guard on the
platform and through it all the neon.
wine~like ’quality of the cool salt;
breeze that swept in from the wide
reaches of the Pacific—all these
things were busy even before the
flags swung up in graceful folds to
disclose the president’s likeness and
send the convention into a frenzy 0!
cheering.
The burst
of feeling did not die
(Continued on page Elgth)
t .‘t t It t t *
SAVE OUR HARBOR
MAYOR DONOVAN
Are the citizens of Norwalk
so indifferent to the welfare of
the city that they are going to
accept, without portest, a fail-
ure, on the part of the authori-
ties, to comply with the very
insignificant requirement of the
Government’s generous appro~
priation for the improvement of
Q i
Q
The campaign of the Intercliiirr-li
\‘t'orltl Movement to raiSe a total 01'
31.320.214.551 for the work of its fifty-'
eight boards and societies at home and I
abroad is to be brought to an immed-i
fate end. This was decided upon yes-'1
terday by the. executive committee oi"
the movement. which at the same time1
set July 8 for a meeting of the, gen-
eral committee to decide how the oth-
or work of the movement. may be car-
rird on. or at least certain aspects of
is believed that at this meet—
ing the entire project. one of the mosti
ambitious. will be abandoned.
There has been considerable talk
neon,“
Norwalk harbor? it is reported
that the Board of Estimate and
Taxation, last evening. voted
down an appropriation of $10,‘
000, which. with $6,000 from
private sources. would meet the
requirements of the Federal an
thorities, and release 3200.000
for water improvements. is it
too late, Mr. Mayor. for you to
devise some plan whereby Nor-
walk my profit by this gener—
ous offer? Our harbor is worth
millions to us audit isn't l‘ardly‘
conceivable why there shouldn't
be almost. whole hearted ef-
fort, on the part of every Nor-
*§*l***%*l**fi**'i
a
*
t
a
it
t
t
8
recently that the efforts to raise the '
large finances required by the move—.‘
meni were not meetinngith success.!.
walker to push along this prop-
osition.
# t O O t O t t C
friends. and are to be used solely fort
and since the recent withdrawal of the
Baptist Church North and the Presby:
terian Church North it has been pr?-
dicted that the movement, would be.
given up. James Spiers. chairmanl
of the executive committee said yes-
terday that there were a number of
reasons whv the work is being cut”
tailed at this time, but it is believed
that the principal reason is the pres
(Continued on page Eigth)
Tentative arrangements for the hic-
Adoo committee that is to work in
completed. Under the leadership of
Samuel B. Amidon of “'ichita. Kilns.
.a steering committee consisting of
half a dozen first lieutenants and one
manuor woman from each state. has
been perfected. Practically all mem-
bers of the committee are delegates,
and will work on the convention
A (Continued on Page Eight).
Wilson Point Co.
Is Incorporated
Incorporation papers of the Vl'ilson
Point Co., inc.
office of Town
Smith
I The incorporators are Duncan G.
,Harrls; cf 104 East 56th street. Nev:
gYork city; Franklin D. Vought. 10V:
{Forest avenue. New Roche-lie. N. Y..
land Reed G. Haviland. of 42 Prospect
avenue, Norwalk,
The capital stock of the new com-
,pany is placed at $300,009 divided into
12.005) shares of value of $10“ each
”The company starts with a capital of
$300,000.
1
Lave. been filed at the
Clerk Herbert R.
n
r:—
Wcrthy Advocate—Reuben RICACTOO Refuses to Say
Anything on Acceptance
wniiam o. McAddo would not l‘l~
dimte' yesterday whe‘her‘ he would
accept the Presidential nomination
Early .11 the day' it was stated in his
office that he might comm
'statement by Thomas 13. Love. Na.
'tional Committeeman for Texas, that}
on‘icersre-lldr. McAdoo would refuse th nomina- . nessee Legislature will be called :0
4
tion. He left his once for the day.
however, without having made a
statement. ‘
i,
the convention have been practicailv‘
BELERATESBBRIZT
T" tttttl ttlltt
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—The
Committee on rules of the convention
tackled again today the knotty ques»
tion of whether a State delegation
could be bound by the unit rule. The
New York delegation came to the con»
,vention with its ninety votes bound by
‘such a rule passed at a State conven-
tion over the portest of several of its
members, who are renewing their
fight here against the rule.
The question came up on a motion
to adopt the rules under which thr
convention of 1912 operated, placing
all States under the unit rule except
those in which there is a mandatory
statute providing for the nominatiox
and election of delegates in Congress--
ional districts, There is such a lav
in New York and the delegates from
several districts are contending for
the right to act independently of the
delegation as a body.
Both sides of the controversy were
heard and the intention is to fight the
question out before presenting a re
port to the convention.
i
t
l
:Sufis Lose in Georgia;
' Tennessee to Act Aug. 9
ATLANTA. June .—The propos-
,er amendment to the State Constitu—
,tion giving to women the right to
em on the 5 vote was killed yesterday in the SL‘J: and h not
ate. The vote was 19 to 15. ,
NASHVILE. June 29.-—-The T'J‘r
eral' suflrage amendment, it x ‘1‘.“
lmeet on August to consider the Fed
stated at the Capitol.
. Ioen'o‘aoeaneaenqceeloottettioweoeon
t
9
TRAIN BANDIT
SHOT THREE TIMES
SACRAMENTO, Cat. June 29.-—vl’o—
lice today searched along the Scull»
em Pacific tracks near Davis, a few
imiles from here. for a train robbnr
who held up passengers on the Atlam
tic express late last night. The bar.-
.dit fell from the train when Al. Ro-
dell, of Cleveland.’fired three theta
into his breast.
About 8200 in cash and a quantity
of jewelry had been taken by the ban—
dit from the passengers in the last
two cars of the train. He climbed
aboard from the observation platform
and compelled a brakeman to accom-
pany him and amuse the passengers
in their berths.
As he attempted to enter a third
coach, he discovered Conductor Mul-
down'ed locking the door and fired
twice without hitting him. Rodell fol—
,lowed the bandit back to the forward.
platform of the observation mr and
shot him three times.
Today’s Denocratic
Convention Program
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.——Tbo
committee program for today follows:
Convention meets a"; 1 p, m. (5 p.
In. New York time).
t
TO0AT AT SAN ERANCISSB ’
M
Threatened Anti-Administration Fight So Far Has Co!-
A Showing—Fights
pected to be Settled Before '
Prayer by the Right Rev. William
F. Nichols, bishop of the
church. California diocese.
Report of the Committee on Cm
dentials.
Episcopal
.nent Organization.
Address by Senator Joseph T. Rob-
inson. of Arkansas. permanent chair-
man. .
Report of the Committee on Rule.
and Order-cf Business.
Na: in order, report 0: Icesolutions
committee, which is holdi‘mz bro-sings
may to report the plate
{fol-3n. ”-r
Remainder of the day's program de~
.pendn on convention developments.
motives-y of min-ting speeches next
ch order. while .Wm report ail
.. II I _ ..
Report of the (Rimmittee on Penna?
‘
Norwalk Chronicler