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E TF B A L TI ME S, WEDEESDAT> JULY 7 1020. 1—Catherine Le\ering, the first visitor to Zion Nalional park, signing tne register on officiai opening day. 2--AmerIcan and,Russian vessels leaving Novorossisk harbor under bolshevik attack. S^Funeral of George W.\ Perkins, celebrated financier, leaving Presbyterian church in Riverdale-on-Hudson. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS Much Guessing As to Action of the Democratic National Convention. TWO BIG QUESTION MARKS Attitude of Wilson and McAdoo a Puzzle—Platform Issues Promise Fight—Side Parties Interesting —Irish Situation Is Grave- Franco and England to War on Turk. By E. F. CLIPSON. Political wiseacres are at this time as busy in naming the nominee of the Democratic convention at San Fran cisco as they were h short time ago in making wrong predictions about the Republican affair at Chicago. Indica tions are that most of them are guess ing. In fact, it looks like a good old- fashioned guessing contest. If yon are lucky you win the barrel of flour or the ladies’ watch. Straws are no guide to the direction of the political wind ‘ for they are pointing in all directions, especially straw ballots. Possibly President Wilson, Mr. Bryan or one of the other party powers knows who will be the standard bearer, but he is not telling. The big Interrogation point which has been planted in the public mind concerns chiefly William G. McAdoo and also President Wilson himself The former secretary had for some weeks been boomed so persistently that many political forecasters be lieved he was going to make a runa way race of it. But just at a critical time came his announcement that he was not seeking the nomination and preferred that his name should not be placed before the convention. Ardent supporters point out that he has not definitely refused the honor and are proceeding on the theory that he will accept if it comes to him unsolicited. Several stat# delegations which have been for McAdoo announce their re fusal to take his declination as unal terable and their Intention of voting for him in the convention. President Wilson is the great enig ma* just as he has been all through the months since his early Illness apd the ambiguous bulletins and inter views Issued by his physicians. The first Interpretation of Mr. McAdoo’s voluntary withdrawal from the race was that the Republican platform hav ing largely made Mr. Wilson the issue in the campaign, it was fitting that the president should meet It by becoming the opposition candidate. This view was considerably strengthened by an Interview which the president gave to a representative of a prominent New York newspaper, In which Mr. Wilson discussed issues but not candidates and stated that he appeared to be the principal issue. The interviewer stress ed the point not of the president’s complete recovery, but of his im proved physical condition. Newsi)a- pers throughout the country have been flooded with recent photographs of the preMH® ’^Hlclf of vigor.. Sopr^eau dose .to the„. White ! Hou% nptbW SHatbr Glaiw,'^ s^ut the third term Ide^. feiit tffeln f ^ ^ & gained in many q u ^ ‘ers\ from* terdew,. the photdgraphs a few- minor straws, is that the .president, if . not an active aspirant*for,the lionor*.. proposes to be the power behind the office. Those upholding this view be lieve that Mr. McAdoo sought to jdim-- inate himself In order to give his father-in-law a dear field. Others mo'difv the view and iadise to Ihe belief that there is a divergence be tween the president and Mr. McAdoo on the League of Nations question. .The fight in the resolutions com- m^ittee will be on the question of en dorsing the administration’s peace treaty and League of Nations policy, on the liquor issue and on Ireland. A large share Of opinion is to the effect that the committee will back the ad ministration in its league plan, pos sibly insert a mild declaration for personal liberty without mentioning either light wines or beer, also a declaration of sympathy for subject nations desiring independence, with out any specific mention of Ireland. In asmuch as the Wilson league cove nant will be opposed by the Bryan fac tion, the Democratic senators who voted for the Lodge reservations and jby other anti-administration elements; •and as strong forces are working for a modification of the Volstead pro hibition enforcement act, either of these questions is regarded as suffi cient to force a fight on the floor of the convention Itself. While there are many friends of Irish Independence In the convention, it Is not a domestic question, and may go through In any manner in which the resolutions com mittee decides to treat It. Both Republican and Democratic candidates for tlie presidency will have the usual amount of company iq the way of side parties. These are very Interesting this year. Certain ele ments among the suffragists are threatening an Independent party on account of failure of Democrats and Republicans to force a sufficient num ber of states to adopt the suffrage amendment. Certain drys threaten a party because Republicans and Demo crats are too wet or neutral. The wets threaten a party because the other parties are too dry. Some r*'gtoes threaten a party of their own and propose to substitute William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, as their patron saint. Instead of Abraham Lincoln. Radicals, each one of whom is a party to himself, are going to try rnd unite under the banner of the “Committee of 48’’ with much enthu siasm for Senator LaFollette of Wis consin for president; notwithstanding the fact that the senator in all his past periods of dlsgruntlement over the actions of his party, has overcome his disappointment and remained “regular.” Editor Hearst, who failed to dic tate the nominee of the Republican party and whose counsels seem to have lost; some of their weight in the Democratic party. Is trumpeting loud ly for tie formation of a new party. Mayor Thompson, who was a Repub lican until defeated for national com mitteeman and until the supreme court of his state heaped an indignity upon him by knocking out a primary law under which his machine had been successful, is said to be building a springboard to make some kind of a flop. Editor Alexander Moore of Pittsburgh, a rampant Progressive, has come out for Harding. Senator Poindexter, who was regarded by many as the only real “Bull Moose” in the senate, has announced his inten tion to support the Republican ticket Neither the Harding-Coolldge forces nor those who will nominate a candi date at San Francisco, manifest much perturbation oyer the various Inde pendent parties threaten^. Their at titude seems to be serenely that of “the more, the merrier.” ^The ifiore conservative branch of or- ganifed workmra, as represent^ •. in the toerican . Federation^ j)f Labor, dosed>Ai^wO:^wef^s’. annual convention ar*Monjb*eal, Canada, Jpe,19., S f c ueLGompers; tfie r ^ e c t e d .^president of tiie*\ drganIzAtibn,“^^^^ stormy oi)position from the friends of Ireland ‘in securing an indorsement of fts Agagge of Naapn3 .wMiQi]4res- Turkish empire, parceling the rich- est portions among the allies and con fining the Turks to a small district in Asia Minor without a port, which leaves them, ringed by Greeks, Armeni ans and other hostile nationalities. A realization that this would occur was responsible -for the revolt under Kem- al. The total French casualties dur ing the temporary occupation of Cilicia were 6,000 men. Including Ar menian troops, and 124 \officers. Al ready the Brltish^have suffered heav ily from Turk attacks, although their casualties have not been announced. Troops are on the way to meet Kemal’s forces, which are* said to have ad vanced beyond Ismid in the direc tion of Constantinople. Last week British ships were reported bombard ing the approaches to Ismid. ervations. The opposition was against the covenant becausp of the view that it guarantees the integrity of the Brit ish empire. Labor’s program as formulated by the convention demands follows: Ratification of the peace treaty. Government ownership with demo cratic operation of the railroads. Curb on profiteering and high cost' of living with jail sentences for prof iteers. Right to strike and abolition of com- pulsdry arbitration and anti^trike leg islation. Hands off in Mexico by the United States government. Indorsement of the Irish republic. Right of collective bargaining. Advances in wages wherever neces sary to maintain the American stand ard of living. Shorter workday if necessary to pre vent unemployment. These recommendations will be launched against the Democratic con vention at San Francisco, '<7ith a strong effort by President Gompers and other leaders to secure their In corporation In the platform. The ex ecutive council of the federation also was Instructed to consider a plma for ; procuring control of’^^tm b e r of daily newspapers to represent the cause of labor. If no strikes occur and present con ditions of production continue, there is less prospect of a famine in soft coal next winter.' The United States geological survey announces that pro duction so far In 1920 Is about 89,- 000,000 tons ahead of the same period last year. The action of the inter state commerce commission in pro viding more cars at the mines and in granting preference and priority or ders for the transportation of soft coal have had a favorable result. Nevertheless, forehanded people, warned by the experience of last win ter, are laying in coal wherever pos sible. Coal prices show no inclination to drop. Although a condition very* much resembling civil war has existed for more than a week at Londonderry, Ireland, with rioting, street barricades and casualties mounting Into the hun dreds, it is not believed that It is the match which will touch off the great conflagration Involving Unionists, Na tionalists and Sinn Felners. While conditions have also been bad in Bel fast and a few other places and the general situation Is regarded as grave. It is pointed out that the disturbed areas are the centers of violent par tisanship and frequently ' subject to turbulence. The government state ment says that such outbreaks are to be expected and do not indicate that a state of war throughout Ireland Is Immediately Impending. The railroad situation, wherein the employees re fuse to operate trains carrying sol diers or militajry supplies is the most serious with which the government has I to deaL The authorities have made two threats against the strikers, one to operate the trains with troops, and the other to stop rail traffic entirely. The course of . . near events appears to hinge upon the government’s ability to handle the transportation crisis. With the ending of the armistice between the French In Cfllcla and Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the Ihirk Nationalists, came the announce ment of a confwence between Mar shal Poch of France and Sir Henry Wilson, British chief of staff, at which It was d^Ided to wage a strong cam- | paign against the Turks, Neither France nor England being willing to send more soldiers. It Is reported that Greece . will^ fuidnsh tlie troops and the two allied countries most of the officers. As a rewar^T Greece is to have Smyrna.\ The Turldsh, situation .is regarded as a serious one. The peace Ixeaty practically abolished the -I. American Red Cross units are en gaged in handling refugee work for southern Russia from Constantinople and general relief work in Poland,'the Baltic states, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, Czecho-Slovakla, Greece and I Italy, but activities of the United States in foreign countries are rapid ly being curtailed. Outside of Ger many, the only military mission of the United States is that headed by Col. W. N. Haskell, which was assigned by j President Wilson In November, 1919, ■ to assist the near East relief commit tee in its work in Asia Minor. In Ger many 30 United States officers are serving on the inter-allied high com mission, being included among the 771 | officers who, with 16,631 enlisted men, constitute the United States army of occupation. Q D o you w a n t Buy a .dog? Rent a house? Find a ring? | Sell a boat? Trade horses? r Hire a cook? Secure a position? ^ If your want is wor^ wanting, it is worth spending a few cents i i these columns. WIFE WAS READY FOR HIM Had Thought Up Somewhat Discon certing Answer to Question That Got on Her Nerves. An Indianapolis man is fond of corn but will not «at peas. His wife on the contrary, likes peas and does not care much for corn. That is one source of irritation in their family. Another is his salutation the minute he enters the house. It consists of the question: “Hello, cook, what’s the feed today?” The other evening she was tired and she had already decided to teach him a lesson. One part was that she was no longer going to cook just what he liked; the other was to vary his greet ing to her. So when he opened the door and called out: “Hello, cook, what’s the feed?” she was ready for him. Back floated her disconcerting an swer: “Corn for the hogs and peas for tire people.” Some Few Preliminaries. Mrs. Brovmjqnes couldn’t help feel ing Interested in the approaching mar riage of her servant, although she was really very sorry to lose the girl. “And you have made all the prepara tion for your wedding, Mary?” she asked one day, when the time of part ing drew near. “You leave me In 10 days, don’t you?” “That all depends, mum,” replied the girl brightly. “Depends on what?” exclaimed the mistress, hope bom again In her heart “Well, it depends if I can be ready in time,” Mary exclaimed. “I’ve got to buy me trosso and get me intended a job, and btiy him a new suit of clothes, and arrange for some regular charring for meself. When I’ve done all that, I am going to name the hap py day!” Grandpa Could See for Himself. Grandpa had a birthday and daddy gave Junior a box of cigars to give grandpa, saying, “What are you going to say when you give this to grand pa, Junior?” Junior replied, “Happy birthday, grandpa.” “Yes,” said father, “and many of them.” Junior looked reprovingly at his fath er and said, “Oh, no, daddy, I musn’t say that He’s supposed to open it and then he’ll see there’s many of them.” The Bachelor Tax. George Ade, apropos of the French bachelor tax of 10 per cent, said at the Chicago Athletic club: “This tax will no more cause bach elors to link up than the remark of old Lusher did. “ *Young man,’ said old Lusher, *yoti ought to marry. A cozy home, a lov ing wife, beautiful children—^there’s nothing like it on eartht And then, above all, you have the sweet recollec tion of your jolly badielor days.’** Just as Advertised. City Dweller—I do believe the world is reforming. Suburbanite—On what theory do you base your ideas. City Dweller—I bought a lot in the country today that was as near to the railroad station as it was advertised and it wasn't under water.—Houston Post OJh.ildren, Cry. FOR FLETCHER'S C A S T O R I A ^ Hunt the buyer who wants to buy and the seller who wants to sell through these columns^ then your deal is two- thirds closed. ^ N o salesmanship it required under theso circum stances— anti salesm a n ship co s t a money— many timet the cost of a want adL ^ G e t that? a d^sc^d^d i^wspapt)^ is turned to the “Clasat* fied Advertising** Q Want ads are among the most thoroughly used columns of tho daily pressi ^ You can scarcely fai of results when, you UM a classified ad. ^Mr.Farmer, if youio not using the want adi you’re a heavy loser. Find a buyer for yoei fruit, produce, discarded farm tools, livestocL fl Sell your farm. 9 Find farm h^p. fl Advertise your salea flT h e cost is small— results are sure. your ttriney.
