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SKSS WASHINGTON HERALD
NO r>002 ' J WASHINGTON.) P. C- FRIDAY. JULY 9. 1920. ?* TWO CENTS
SNOW DIVORCEE
TELLS OF'PLOT'
TO MURDER HER
Was to Have Been Drugged
And Then "Faked" as
Auto Victim, She Says.
'DIPLOMATS' INVOLVED
Net Used to Entangle Her
Carried "Big Fish,"
Wife Charges.
Calmly, looking straight at Judge
Hardlson, Mm Addis H. Snow, pretty
young divorced wife of Cheater
A. Snow, millionaire patent attorney.
t?ld. in Police Court yesterday.
tbs details of an alleged plot
to have her drugged and killed,
and then make it appear as though
he had dieo In an automobile
smash-up.
She will resume the s'and this
morning wnen George P. Hoover,
attorney for the husband, who is
charged with conspii&cy to kill her.
together wltt. Mrs. Kna P. Acker
And Hugh M. Langdon, private detectives
alleged tc have hcen hired
by him to put over the plot, will
finish cross-examination.
Yesterday's testimony furnished
considerable cxcit?(hient whai the
tiame of a jromlr.ent Washingtun
attorney, who holds a responsible
government position, was mentioned.
in a whisper, to the court as
a man who attempted Indirectly to
B?U to Henry E. Davis, for $5,000.
evidence damaging to Snow
Snow ^ot Worried.
Snow. Jointly charged with Mrs.
Acker and Langrfon with conspiracy
to kill Mia f>now, sat In the
center of tho table facing Judge
Hardlson. Not once did he appear
worried.
Mrs. Acker rat behind Snow with
Peyton Gordon, her attorney. She
smiled frequently when Mr3. Snow
related incidents of their short
"fri'ndship."
Langdon sat to tKe left of Mrs.
Acker beside Attorney Ostermaa, hig
counsel. V
C.eorge P Hccver, counsel. for
Snow, conducted the entire crossexamination
of both Mrs. Snow and
Attorney Davis.
Mrs. Snow was thoroughly composed
during all of her testimony.
She did not look, nor act like a
woman who had juts had an extremely
narrow escape from being
drugged to death and left in the
(wreckage of an automobile.
Not once was she shaken. She
stuck to her original story?only
hesitating a few times to refresh
her memory when some question
was asked her that caused her to
think of something she had not already
told.
Decoyed the Detective.
According to her story, she carried
out her attorney's Instructions
without a hitch, neyer letting Mrs.
Acker once know she was suspected.
She acted her part at the
different meetings and luncheons
strictly in accordance with Davis's
Instructions, she said.
Hoover, who darted about ftfm
place to place during his examination
of Mrs. Snow, asked her if she
had intended fleeing to Honduras
with her son. and getting rid of
Snow forever. Mrs. Snow denied
ever having had such an idea.
Snow's testimony. in another
phase of his "Ashing expedition" in
the cross-examination, again asked
Mrs. Snow about how Mrs. Acker
CONTINUED OX PAGE THREE.
Big Awards Go to F
In Herald's Sal
But Even ,
\
Yes. every candidate will win!
Even the candidate with the
irmallest number of credits who remains
active as a member of the
Salesmanship Club until its close at
11 o'clock Saturday night, July 17,
irlll receive a cash commission.
It Is an absolutely fair, square
campaign from start to finish.
Big?big?awards are to go for
food salesmanship. Extraordinary
I awards go to those who display
extraordinary ability in selling
(ubscriptions to The Herald and
pile up vote credits. At the same
time those who gain only a fair
number of subscriptions are certain
TICKLE FC
*
< ? qRESS me no more. Mr. Snoop1
er." sattf Gladys VavasourSmith.
"I can never be
yours."
"You have led me to believe
different. Gladys," said Bertram
D. Snooper.
The setting sun was flooding
with golden light the oriel windows
of a magnlflcent mansion
situated In one of the most aristocratic
streets west of the brick
yard.
i Bertram D. Snooper, a. poor but
ambitious and talented young
lawyer, had Just lost his first suit
He had dared to aspire to the
hand of Gladys Vavasour-Smith,
the beautiful and talented daugh
Woman and Baby
Among 50 Slain
In Famine Riot
Chin Klang, Chin*. July S.?
' Cra?ed by hunger, a mob attacked
a rice packet In midstream
today, hurled the boatman'*
wife and baby overboard
and attempted to take possession
of the craft. In rioting that
ensued fifty were killed.
The boatman, wielding a sword
and aided by a small force of
men, repulsed the famished attackers.
Profiteers here are reducing
prices to halt disturbances.
Wealthy persons throughout the
country are contributing funds
to reduce rice priccs and check
the famine.
Another Woman
In Elwell Case,
Police Are Told
Housekeeper Tells of Serving
Breakfast to Couple on
Morn Before Murder.
New York, July 8.?A "new
woman" was Introduced into the
post-mortem investigation Into the
life of the murdered Joseph Bowne
Elwell today.
Mrs. Marie I>arsen, housekeeper
I for the slain gambler, on her tenth
examination by District Attorney
Kdward Swann today told of a new
friend of her former employer, who,
she said, was in Elwells room the
Sunday morning before he was
| slain.
Mrs. Larsen told the district at!
torney she did not see the girl but
she sent breakfast for her and 'Elwell
up to the room on the dumb
j waiter.
The district attorney's examinaI
tion of Mrs. Larsen today dealt
mainly with her knowledge of William
Pendleton, friend of Elwell,
whose statements have been disputed
by other witnesses. Swann
declared he was certain Pendleton's
auto was in New York City the
night of the murder, although this
has been disputed by the owner.
Assistant District Attorney John
Doollng. accompanied by a stenographer,
left late today for the home
of Mrs. Oliver Bird, jr., to question
her and her husband regarding
their knowledge of Pendleton's
j movements the night of the murj
der.
Several witnesses said Bird had
Pendleton's car in New York at 1
a. m. the day Elwell was killed
and Pendleton said he accompanied
Mrs. Bird to the Jamaica rac?
track at 10 a. m. on the morning
j of the murder. Mrs. Pendleton toI
day claimed her husband was at
home the night of the murder and
his motor was In the garage.
Injured S. C. Delegate
To Frisco Improving
San Francisco, July 8.?Col. J. S
Padgett. Waterboro. S. C.. vice chalriman
of the South Carolina delegation
to the Democratic national conj
vention. who sustained a fractured
| skull and other Injuries when h?
| was struck by a street car here lat?
yesterday, was reported today by
hospital authorities to be resting
easily.
Physicians said Padgett is expected
to recover.
leal Hustlers
esmanship Race,
Smallest Credits Win
jto receive remuneration for their
efforts.
Somethina for Everybody.
There are sixty-three awards offered
to those who take part m
the Salesmanship Club campaign.
This makes It possible for every
hustling ambitious candidate to win
The 16.000 home, or In fact any one
of the alx luxurious automobiles
should more than compensate the
fortunate winners for their work.
But these are not the only awards
worth winning.
?i^hat J" the with eight
1100 pash awards, one for each dlsCO.VTINUED
ON PAGE SEVEN.
}R TUNE OR
*r of one of the oldest and
Proudest families In the county.
The bluest blood flowed In her
veln^. Her grandfather had sawed
wood for the Hornabys and an
?unt on her mother's side had
married a man who had been
kicked by Oen. Lee', mule.
The lines about Bertram D.
Snooper's hands and mouth were
drawn tighter as he paoed to and
fro, waiting for a reply to the
question he Intended to ask
Gladys as soon as he thought of
one.
At last an Idea occurred to him.
"Why will you not marry meV
he asked in an Inaudible tone.
"Because." said Gladys firmly,
*
allies moke 1
wilson power
to untie knots
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President Requested to Call
November League i
Assembly.
HIS CALL REQUIRED
Political Tangles Fail to
Gain Settlement in a
i . a
Council. *
s
The belief abroad that the ma
f chlnery of the league of nations
must be set In motion at once In
order to stabilise the chaotic condi- '
tlons in Europe lies behind the
request of the council of the league
to President Wilson that he call the I
first meeting of the assembly of the |&
league for early in November. g
It was confirmed here yesterday |v
that President Wilson had been ap- |l
i proached by the members of the d
i league with a request that he, as 0
j provided for in the covenant, issue |c
the call for the initial meeting. The j
call is expected within the next two 8
or three days and It is understood 0
that the President has already for- ..
warded to Liondon for consideration c
of the council a tentative date which ^
will be made permanent if it is acceptable.
Peace la Daager. (
The projected calling of the assembly.
it was learned here, means
that European statesmen expect byj'
November to have ready for the r
consideration of the league at least ]'
'a
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
mextcomx i'
de facto onlyil
I J I
'
U. S. to Give Huerta Govl
ernment Nothing But Conditional
Recognition.
The provisional gov?rrment ret:
up fn Mexteo since the death cf
t i
President Gartar.z* will pot le recrgr.lzfd
by the United fctates a |
constitutional government, but
merely as a de facto revolutionary
government, in keeping with the I
policy of the United States that it
cannot regard as constitutional a
.! R<.\ernment set ip by forte and vlo- <
. i lenje.
Such action. cont?mplated now by
! this government, awaits the receipt
of additional assurances of the
course :o be pursued by the de la
Hucrta officials In the conduct of
Mexican affairs. |
r The protest of members of the
' Cairaiiza family apainst recognition
of the new gtvemment leached
. the Department of Stale yesterday,
but had nrt b?>en considered by any
of Its officials.
I It ir understood Investigation-*
s which have hctr nia<?e by this gov<
ctnnicnt hav.; convinced it that nei'
| ther Gen. Obrt gon nor any of his
> | followers had r hand in the raurj
der of Carranza. There is a pos'
s.;bilUy that infcrmatlon in the possession
of Judge Gcnzalez. now in
Washington, will be placed before
the State Department tc refute ths
charges the Cariet<za relatives.
Charges that Gen. Obrcgon is responsible
for the death of Carranza
are contained in a letter written
by Miss Ju'.la Carranza and received
at the State Derailment ytsterday.
(Public Ledger Service.)
DEMANDS RESIGNATION
OF DARTMOUTH HEAD
i Chicago. July 8.?Demand for the
resignation of Ernest M. Hopkins as
president of Dartmouth ollege was
made today by Albert H. Meaus,
father of Robert T. Meads, who
shot and killed Henry M. Maroney,
fellow student, in a fraternity house
in Hanover. N. H., June 20.
Meads declared bootlegging by
students was systematized with
hundreds engaging in the practice.
He bjamed President Hopkins for
the death of Maroney. claiming the
shooting resulted from younb Meads
bootlegging.
HOW_ GLADY
speaking easily with great diffl.
culty, "the progression and enlightenment
that the woman of
today possesses demand that the
man shall bring to the marriage
altar a heart and body as free
from the debasing and hereditary
iniquities that now no longer exist
in the chimerical imagination
of enslaved custom."
"It is as I expected." said Bertram,
wiping his heated brow on
the window curtain. "You have
been reading books."
"Besides' that," continued
Gladys. ignoring the deadly
charge, "you have no money."
The blood of the Snoopers rose
hastily and mantled the cheek of
LOUISIANA. REJECT
REFUSES TO
Baton Rouge; L*-t J**ly * ?
ratification of the Federal ?uffra|
today when the Hou?e rejected,
attempt to reintroduce the ratifies
To bring up the bill again i
consent in either house. The leg
Sir Horace Pluni
"Certain Amen
Irish-Brii
*
This is the third of a series of four
articles by ' Mr. jrkerman, wrttien
ifter a visit to Ireland during which
ie investigated the possibilities of a
cttUment of the Irish crisis by
nediotion.
Br CAU w. ackeman.
WuklictM Herald Ptthlle Ui?er
Service. Special Cable Dlapatefc.)
London. July 8.?While In Dublin
had several conversations with
llr Horace Plunkett, on* of Ireland's
rand old Independent statesmen,
vho. Arm In the conviction that
Joyd George's home rule bill is
le?d, stands today as a champion
t the dominion plan and an advoate
of mediation. In an lnterestnc
and exclusive statement he decribed
Ireland's two governments
f today and said he had in mind
some one who belongs to your own
cuntry" as mediator between Sinn
i>in Ireland and the British govrnment.
"It is hard." he said, "to give In a
>rief interview an adequate sumnary
of the recent events in Ire- |
and. adequate In the sense that
heir full significance will be made
ntelligible to those who are not
Lctually living and working in the
ountry. The best starting point is
he armistice.
Patal Blonder Hade.
"At the outbreak" of the war a
aral blunder had been made lnt<ad
of seeing a magnificent op ortunlty
for ending the Anglo-Irish
lonfiict. It was seised upon as an exuse
for postponing its settlement.
need not enlarge upon this
alamitous failure of British state*nanship
and Its consequences. Anyhlng
may be forgiven in such
catastrophe times, nor need I dwell
ipon several occasions during the
?ar when the blunder might have
.ten retrieved.
"No words can be too strong In
vndemning the actual Intenslficalon
of militaristic regime. It then
>ecame evident that British party
considerations which had done so
much harm in keeping Ireland out
>f the war,' would during peat 2
more than ever dominate England s
>olicy in Ireland.
"When in December, 1?1S. Lloyd
Beorge appealed to the British elseJUNKET
DELAY '
DUE TO BAKER
Held transport in Frisco on
Request of Senator Harris
of Georgia.
The delay in sailing of the army
transport Great Northern ? argosy ]
of the Congressional Oriental Jun- 1
keteers?at a cost of 15,000 to the
United States government, was orSered
personally by Newton D.
Baker, Secretary of War, accord- I
ing to the announcement made yesterday
by Mr. Baker.
His action was taken at the re- j
luest of Senator William J. Harris,
of Georgia, a member of the j
Oriental pleasure seekers, who no- I
lifted the Secretary of War that
f the original sailing date. Monlay,
was adhered to 9>any members
>f the party, who were In attendance
at the Democratic national j
jonvention, would have to make a
:hoice between their duties at the !
convention and the abandonment 1
>f their summer holiday.
Personally the Secretary of War
tees nothing wrong In the trip I
which the members of Congress are
:aking. He says It la ft fine way j
)f spending the slimmer.
"I think it highly important that
lumbers of Congress should visit j
>ur possession In th? Pacific. They
will doubtless be able to learn many
thing of benefit to them and the
jountry in Hawaii, Guam and the
Philippines," he said.
(Public Ledger Berrice.)
"5 HUSTLED^
Bertram D. He put on his coat
and moved proudly to the door.
"Stay here till I return." he
he said. "I will be back In fifteen
years."
When he had finished speaking
he ceaaed and left the room.
When he had gone, Oladys felt
an uncontrollable yearning take
posaesalon of her. She said slowly,
rather to heraelf than for publication/
"I wonder4 If there was
any of that cold cabbage left from
^1 Inner."
" Sha then left the ro*m
When she did so, a dark-cornplexloded
man with black hair
and gloomy, desperate looking
clothea. came out of the fireplace
S COX'S PLEA;
RATIFY SUFFRAGE
_f *
The last hope for Louisiana's
It amendment went glimmering
5* to 46, Representative Cox's
ition measure.
low would require a two-thirds
[islature adjourned tonight.
kett Picfe
lean" to Adjust
lish Difficulties
torat* on the cry 'Han* the Kaiser?'
and 'Make Germany pay!' he had
to have an Irish plank In his platform.
Of course, Ireland also was
to enjoy general contentment and
prosperity, and perhaps, when the
Kaiser is handed and Germany
pays, we, too, shall have a good
time all 'round, but we are not to
have home rule or anything like It.
lOfltle Failure.
"Of all British failures in Ireland
none has been so complete as that
of the present government's policy.
Indeed, the completeness of its failure
Is Its one redeeming quality.
It will gradually bring British public
opinion to bear upon Parliament
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
BRYAfSHEART
STAYS BURIED
'Commoner' Quotes Shakespeare
and Hesitates to
Accept Ticket.
Portland. Oreg.. July 8.?William
Jennings Bryan's heart is still "In
the grave" as a result of the outcome
of the Democratic convention
in San Pranclsco. The Commoner
said today when he arrived here
that he wished to deliberate before
announcing whether he will support
the Democratic ticket during
the coming campaign and election.
"I stated at the close of the convention
that it had taken more
than the usual time in selecting ?
candidate and that the voters wouM
have about four months to decide
between candidates. I shall take a
part of that time for deliberatior
before making any announcement.'
Bryan declared.
"I took refuge In an oft-quotee
passage from Mark Antony's speect
as given by Shakespeare. Paraphrased
It Alls my case: 'My hear!
la in the grave with our cause anl
I must pause until it comcs back
to me.'"
REEPROLIlNG"
REPORT PROBED
Senate Investigators Going
To St. Louis to Sift Frisco
Boodle Charge.
Chicago, July 8.?Whether boodW
was used to "roll" Senator Jame:
A. Reed in Missouri and San Francisco
will be probed tomorrow by
the Senate' Investigating committee
looking into political campaign expenditures,
as an aftermath of the
Democratic national convention, it
was announced here late today by
Senator Kenyon prior to the departure
of the committee for St
Louis.
Senator Reed, a member of the
investigating committee, who was
barred as a delegate at San Francisco,
said he would not participate
in the Inquiry in that connection at
St. Louis, admitting his disqualification
on the basis of personal interest.
Another subject for probe In St.
Louis wilt be the charge that Attorney
General Palmer expended
$3,000 to further his campaign in
St. Louis alone.
The committee today dug Into
Georgia political affairs with reference
to the Republican negro vote
there and an alleged slush fund.
Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro
orator, known as "Lowden'i
Georgia peach," was the star
witness here today. His testimony
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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1
where he had been concealed and
stated: t
"Aha! I have you in my powei
at laat, Bertram D. Snooper
Gladys Vavasour-Smith shall b<
mine. I am in the possession ol
secrets that not a soul in the
world suspects. I have papers to
prove that Bertram 8nooper Is
the heir to the Tom Bean estate
(an estate famous In Texaa legal
history; it took many, many yean
for adjustment and a large pari
of the property was, of course,
consumed as expenses of litigation),
and I have discovered thai
Gladys' grandfather who sawed
wood tor the Hornsbys was also a
cook In Maj. Rhoads Fishers
FAIL TO SHAKE
HARPING FROM
."PORCH" PLAHS
|
Par# Men Learn G. 0. P.
Candidate Will Make No
Swing Around Country.
TO AVOID OLD STRIFE
\
Cox Tour Not Likely to Require
Counter Move, Is
Leaders Belief.
(Pahllc Ledger Service.)
Pressure being brought to bw
ipon the member! of the Republic*!*
National Committee and 8enator
Warren O. Harding. Republican
nominee for the Presidency, to
bring about abandonment of his
"front* porch" campaign is meeting
with little success, it was learned
here yesterday from political leaders.
Men who have been in touch with
the committee and the nominee do
not believe that Governor James M.
Cox. of Ohio, the Democratic nomi
inee, can bring about a situation
that will necessitate any change in
the Republican program.
Plaaalag s* llwtag.
Senator Hardins. it is said, will
, no^Tngage in any swing around the
circle. That he will leave Marion for
no more than ten speeches is possible,
but these will be only In the
larger cities and 8enator Harding
I will go direct from Marlon to the
place of meeting and return as soon
as he has filled his engagement.
This?absolute decision has been
1 reached, it was learned, due to the
i lesson which was learned in the 1916
, campaign when Charles E. Hughes
CONTINUED ON PAGK TWO.
: BLASTpoles
ON BIG FRONT
I
! Bolsheviki Use Pincer Tac|
tics to Clear Path Toward
Warsaw.
i
i Les<?s, Jdr
rial military ret
reived from Warnaw tonight
I' state that the altaatlM oa the
l| Palish front Is very critical aad
I a catastrophe Is feared, fopeahagea
dispatches from the War'
j saw press mmj Poland expects
allied military laterveatloa. In
ssme circles la l.oadon the Polish
calamity la looked npoa as
| the hcglaalag of ? >ew war.
Ix>ndon. July 8.?Smashing of
Polish resistance ?n>ng the entire
front from the \German to the Aus[
trian borders was indicated in dispatches
reaching here from many
sources today. Bolshevik forces
carried out a well-planned military
maneuvre by moving in plchers
formation from Minsk to Rovno,
and have fow concentrated their
forces for a straight drive toward
1 Warsaw.
I Latest advices showed that after
having captured Mohilev the Red
troops at Baranevitch and at L<utsk
had closed in. allowing the rear
1 guard to come up with the advance
forces. War office officials expressed
belief that the Bolsheviki
having encompassed complete defeat
of the Poles, would not move
' on to Warsaw.
Moscow wireless dispatches have
declared it was not the intention
of the Bolsheviki to pursue an offensive
warfare, but only to crush
i Polish "imperialism." Ixjss of
i Rovno was admitted in a Warsaw
message which declared Polish volunteers
were pouring into army
1 headquarters for service against the
. Bolsheviki.
Rockefeller Wins
Tight Golf Match
i On 81 st Birthday
I^akewood. N. J.. July 8. John
D. Rockefeller entertained a few
1 mtinate friends at dinner tonight
?in celebration of his 81st
t birthday.
The financier earlier in the day
pitsented all the employes on his
' estate with gold coins and then
i won a golf match on the extra
hole that was necessary to de;ide
the winner. The match was
^ foursome.
Twenty Minutes Later Snooper !
liberatejy Entered a Bar Sale
1 command during the war. Therefore.
the family repudiate her.
and she will marry me in order
not to drag their proud name in
i the dust. Ha. ha. ha!"
! As the reader has doubtless
! long ago discovered, this man
was no o;her than Henry Ri
Grasty. Mr. Grasty then proi
ceeded to gloat some more, ana
t then with a sardonic laugh left
I- for New York.
[ .
, Fifteen years have elapsed.
Of course, our readers will unt
derstand that this i? only supI
posed to be the case.
v It really took less than a iqinute
i to make the little stars that rep*
15 Years Without
Bath, Pensioners
Can't Get Tobacco
%
London. July t.?As they declined
to bathe, the muter of
the Edenderry workhouse of
Kings County stopped the tobacco
allowance to two Inmates. j
One of thejn. called before the
board, said he had been in the
house fifteen years without a
bath and added that fifty-five
j y*ars ago he was warned
I against water. .
Because he persisted in refus- I
j in* to bathe the authorities decided
to give him "outdoor re- j.
lief" as a substitute. '
(Copyright, 1WU. by Public Ledger Co. (
Hy Ford Stung
By Third Party \
Presidential Bee:
1
Florida Friend Who Is D$le- '
gate Says He Would Accept
Nomination.
Chicago, 111.. July 8.?Widespresd
)amifH-ation? of the new third party
came to the surface tonight snd revealed
a nJt work of political lines ; ,
that reach far into organised labor,
farmers' associations, single tax organizations,
the non-partisan league
and to the far extent of a grapple
I hold on world war veterans.
Alliances have been In process of
formation with farm and labor organizations
throughout the country
and tonight representatives from i
all walks of life including the clergy 1
are here completing plans for a po- I
litical merger.
Heary I'ord Receptive.
With the third party convention I
to moot here Saturday several can- J
didate* either are in the race, or are |
suggested, to oppose Senator Hard- j
ing and Gov. Cox for the Presidency |
The real bolt from the blue heaven
came tonight when announcement >
was made, that Henry Ford. Demo- j
cratlc contestant for the seat held t
in Congress by Senator Truman H.
Newberry, the latter under prison
senteny for election corruption, will
accept the third party nomination if
tendered to him. ,
AaanafH By friend. f .
This announcement Is made by:
Charles Hoffman. third party dele- !
gate from Florida, a member of the
executive committee of the Commit-;
tee| of Forty-eight, formerly from
Michigan and intimate friend of
Henry Ford.
Mr. Hoffman arrived here after a
long conference with Mr. Ford. "I
can say this authoritatively." Mr.
Hoffman said. "If he is the Presi- !
oential nominee of the third party j
Mr. Ford will fling himself full i
length ir.to the campaign. He is not i
a candidate, mind you. hut if we j
draft him he will accept the nomina- j
lion."
Mr. Hoffman declared that Mr. !
Ford is the logical man at the psy- j
ichological moment.
He is also favored by leaders of !
j the newly organized labor party,
which is also to meet here on Saturday.
J. A. B. Hopkins, of New Jersey,
national chairmon of the Committee
of Forty-eight; George L. Secord. of
New Jersey, and Amos Pinchot. of
New York, have conferred with ;
Senator La Folletie at Madison. !
Wis., and made him an offer that
tssurej him the nomination if he
will take it.
The Senator's attitude toward the
proposal could net be learned.
* '
Foundling Cooes to 1\
Hospital as Stran
Away in Hap\
(PvMIr trdcer Service.!
Philadelphia. July S.?Henry J.
Brettsnyder, jr.. 7 weeks old. lay
crowing in a white enameled cradle
at the West Jersey Homeopathic
Hospital this morning.
His big eyes stared up at the
spotless ceiling. He had a regular
"Babe" Ruth hold on a comforting
bottle of milk. And even if the boy
didn't know his name was Henry
and nobody else around the hospital
knew it, he wasn't much worried.
The nurses were the least bit
wistful, when they passed through '
De?n.
resent an interval of time.
We could not afford to stop a
piece in the middle and wait fifteen
years before continuing It.
We hope this explanation will
suffice. We are careful not to
create any wrong impressions.
Gladys Vavasour-Smith and
Henry R. Grasty stood at the marriage
altar.
Mr. Grasty had evidently worked
hia rabbit's foot successfully,
although he was quite a while In
doing so.
Just as the preacher was about
to pronounc* the fatal words on
which he would have realised ten
dollars and had the laugh on Mr.
Grasty, the steeple of the churcu
HOBSON ASKS
COX TO DECIDE
LIPR STAND
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\labama Dry Leader Declares
95% of Votes
Are at Stake.
REPLY MAY END DOUBT
Ohio Governor to Outline
Campaign at Confab
Early Next Week.
Dayton, Ohio, July 8.?Gov. Jam?
M. Cox today was asked by Richmond
P. Hobson. Alabama dry
leader and representative of the
Anti-Saloon League, to make a
clear definition of his p6sltlon on
the prohibition issue.
In a telegram from San Fran ;is<
o Hobson said a statement from
Co* to the effect that he was opposed
to any change in the maximum
alcohol content of one-half of
one per cent as fixed by the "Volstead
law would save to Democracy
millions of voters who held th?s
question above party success."
The Democratic nominee said that
he expected to answer Hobson and
the league and indicated that he did
not expect to dodge the issue.
"Utj Forces HrMive."
Hobson'* telegram follows "Dry
forces are restive. Republicans
amongst them are applying to (
Harding for strong statement. Do
not let these forces have cause to
chvstalize on the highest lleput)litan
candidates. Ninety-five per
cent of population of Ann rica live
in States that have ratified Eighteenth
amendment without reservation.
They are jealous or its integrity.
Supreme Court in unanimous
decision warned Congresa
against authorizing increase in alcoholic
contents. '?tficers of A'nttSaloon
I.eague here ha^e asked me
to get stat. m? nt from you. They
cited that Harding voted for Volsteadt
act. Could you give me
clear statement of your being opposed
to Federal authorization of
increasing alcoholic content? This
would save to Democrary millions
of voters who .hold this question
above party success.
The candidate is believed to be
writing his reply.
I>rlve to Be Oatli??l.
The Presidential campaign of Gov.
Cox will be outlined early next work
at a <-onff<?-*i'-e of Frankl'ii IV- ?
Roosevelt. Vice Presidential nominee:
Homer H Cunimings. chairman of
the Democratic national committee;
E. H. Moore. Cox manager at San
Francisco, and probably other prominent
Democrats.
Cox said today it is his desire to
plunge into an active and vigorous
campaign at the earliest possible
date Only the protests of many
prominent T>epvu-rats will deter
him from making a tour, it I*
known, but he is delaying final
decision of this question yntil after
8 series of conferences.
The Democratic nominee desires
to make the Middle West the first
battleground. Although he is ready
for the big battle, he says lie will
keep his part of the campaign free
from personalities.
It was learned that Gov. Cox has
had several conversations on the
telephone with Joseph TV Tumulty,
secretary to President Wilson, and
that the candidate will go to Washington
for a conference with the
President.
Plague Kills Three in Texas City.
Austin. Tex.. July S.?Eight cases
of bubonic plague with fhree deaths
have occurred in Beaumont since the
disease invaded Texas. C. W. Goddard.
State health officer, who returned
from Beaumont today, declared.
Mother Visiting
ger and Is Ta^en
oiness to Own Home
the ward, remembering that the
baby was to leave them today, as
the adopted son of a wealthy Camden
man.
Since June 18, when the boy wm
found on a doorstep at Sixth and
Mechanic streets, in Camden, he
had won his way into the hearts or
everyone, from the superintendent
of the hospital to the orderly.
Shortly after 10 o'clock a young
man and woman, with a wan though
pretty face, entered the hospital
and went directly to the ward
where the foundling lay. ?
The woman's hands opened and
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By 0. HENRY~
fell off and Bertram D. Snooper
entered.
The preacher fell to the ground
with a dull thud. He could 111
afford to lose ten dollars. He was
hastily removed and a cheaper
one secured.
Beftram D. Snooper held a
Statesman in his hand.
"Aha"." he said. "I thought I
would surprise you. I just go*
In this morning Here is a pap<_r
noticing my arrival."
He handed it to Kenry R. Gtasty.
Mr. Grasty looked at the paper .
and turned deadly pale. It was
dated three weeks after Mr.
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