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y Bryan says he is well pleased with the situation. "The dele gates will soon get together and nominate a progressive candi date,"he said today. But there's never a sign of get ting together around the -convention hall. The delegates are falling away from Harmon. On the 32nd hal lot he only had 14 votes. Foss' boom, which gave him a maxi mum of 43 votes fell off to 28 on the 32nd. When Virginia was called for the SlsOballot, John T. McGraw demanded a poll of the delega tion. West "Virginia was instructed for Clark, but McGraw has been trying all morning to get the delegation swung to Wilson. Chairman Ollie James, after argument, ruled that the vote 'of West Virginia must be casf for Clark as a unit nntil two-thirds of the delegates should express a desire to vote for Wilson. BURIED IN ROOF OF HOME Louis Haver, 34, painter re siding at 1010 W. Polk st., whom the police of Maxwell st. station were asked to search for on June 20, was found starving to death in-the attic of his home, June 26. Haver, though temporarily half insane fro mhis sufferings, was revived sufficiently to tell his story. June 20 he went up to the ibof to watch shinglers who were at work. He crawled through a hole in the roof to the attic and fell asleep. ..When he awoke, probably the next day, shingles were gone and the hole was closed. Vainly he pounded on the roof and floor. Members of the family later heard his groans and investigated. Haver was found in a half starv ed condition. He will recover. GOOD BYE, KISSING. It was a moonlight night in fair Milwaukee, the band played soft and low as the .shades of evening safely sheltered the cooing pair sitting there on the park bench. The ardent swain begged trem ulously, aye, even despairingly. "Give, oh, give to one who loves you better than life itself, Bhe tiny, little kiss?" - Did the swee.t young Milwau kee maiden bestow the desired bliss upon the pleading suitor? Ah, here is the answer: "Have you your health certifi cate here with you ?" He had it not, and likewise the smack he bestowed not. For such is the way they propose to run kissing in Milwaukee, if the doc tors have their way about it. ' -' "No kissing without a health' certificate," they, demand. "Down with promiscuous osculation" 'is their battle cry. Most of the docs are married. "Colonel," asked the girl, "when was the mos"t trying mg ment of your life?" "It was when I went to mv wife's father .for the Duroose of asking him to let me have her. rie was very deal, and I nad to explain the matter before 20 clerks." & &&&&