i the union Daily times ^ ESTABLISHED IN (^BON DAILY TIMES OCTOBER 1. 1817 ' VOL. III. NO. t93 UNIO:NvS. C., SATtfa|j3A^ JUN E 19,1920 " 7 5c PKR COPY M'ADOO DECIDES TO WITHDRAW New York, June 17.?William G. McAdoo, who has been considered by party leaderes as one of the principal candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, announced tonight he could not permit his name to go before the San Francisco convention. I "This decision," he said, "is irrevocable mm the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable. - * His decision was made known in a telegram to Jouett Shoushe, Democratic delegate at large from Kansas, who had telegraphed Mr. McAdoo that sentiment throughout the country was repidly~crystalli*ing in his favor, that hfa friends would like to have him permit his name to be presented to the convention and that they were certain he could be nominated and elected. Mr. McAdoo's telegram follows: "Youf telegram of June 17 requires an explicit and immediate answer. I am profoundly grateful to you and my other generous friends, who with such spontaneity and unselfishness have wunout my solicitation, advocated my nomination. To .cause them disappointment ' distress me deeply, but I am unable to reconsider the position I have consistently maintained, namely that I would not seek the nomination of president. I can not therefore, permit my name to go before the convention. This decision is Irrevocable, as the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistaki.ble. ; "The consideration which compelled Sto resign as secretary of the treasand director eneral of railroads tr the armistice in 1918 in ligrge ii^jnure still prevail. I must have a reasonable opportunity to rehabilitate my private affairs and to make that provision for my family which in time of peace is at once the sacred duty and the cherished . ignore of every rigfll thinking maiduygaving been [ out 'of office less than ? months, I h&esin<>t y6t b^n t San Francisco, June 18.?The firi special train to the Democratic ni tioifal convention opening June 2 xrdm the East arrived from Chicag Renting James B. Preston and Wi lia|Q~ Donaldson, superintendents < that house and senate galleries an eigftt newspaper men. It was know ma%qe Press Gallery Special. i r Announcement that Bernard Bi frucn and Thomas L. Chadbourn who ytere to maintain headquartei here to promote the candidacy c WttfiAm G. McAdoo, 'had cancelle their hotel reservations and woul not come to the convention was mad by party leaders. f , E% -H. Moore, national committee tnan from Ohio and manager of th campaign of Gov. James M. Cox c thar state, "arrived with Norman F national L committeeman froi York. *yjiihouhceinent of Wayne I Whaler, general counsel of th Anti-Saloon league, that the prohi bitjpn forces are going to ask th Convention to present a solid fron against Governor Cox does no frighten ," Moore said. - "Whcelei a Republican, tried to beat Governo Cox in 1914 and failed to do so. to the time I left the East th New Yofk delegation had not dc cided'-whom they were going to sup vun,t out wu nope 10 swing iner over to Governor Cox." Hie New York delegation favor modification of the Volstead act s that: each state may decide whethe It should have wine and beers, Mac - 'if?6 p?or aa we^ as the "ch ar entitled to tlieir beer and wine," h said. "They should be permitted t sbtfye the question for themselves. Sfme sort of a plank on the Iris' tion also was favored by th delegation, he said. He announce thafe. the delegation had held ir.eesteg to discuss a candidate an did %*t expect to do so until it ar riyeoUn San Francisco. After the meeting of the subcom mittfte on arrangements the follow IngJlppointments were annouqcec subset to the approval of than* tiotO|l committee which is to mf&t o: jU Temporary chairman,. Homer ? JSummings, Connecticut; secretary <}. Hoffman^ Indiana; execa |CjdkyZ!jT flWiArai* p r1Qmiln Mjrt Clarence Cannon, MissouM^^raSK parliamentarian of the United State house of representatives; honorar sergeant at arms, John R. Martir Missouri; sergeant at arms, J. J Hughes, Oklahoma; chief doo keeper, J. J. Sinnott, Virginia; ofli cial reporter, Harry Couch, Indians The committee announced ther were sun a numocr 01 associate sec retaries and assistant reading clerk to be named and these appointee would likely be women. ARRESTED TODAY FOR PROFITEERINC New York, June 19.?Frederic Gimble, vice president. of the Gimbl Bros. Department store, was arreste today by the department of justic agents charged with profiteering i clothin.g Two other officials of th store were arrested on similar charge: All three were charged with makin .profits from 93 to 27 per cent. HABES CORPUS PROCEEDINGS BEGII Kansas City, June 19.?Habej corpus petition in behalf of the 39 n< gro prisoners serving a life sentem at Lteavenworth charged with the ri< of negro troops at Houston, Texas i 1917 will be heard at the federi court today. Thirteen negroes wei haftged in connection with the riot. UNCERTAIN SITUATION WORKING HARDSHI Paris, June 19.?The council of an bassadors went on record today in fi vor of putting the Austrian pea< treaty through as soon as possible, is said to be necessary on account < the uncertainty of the present situi tion and is working a hardship upr those affected. ENCOUNTER BETWEEN TURKS AND BRITISI Constantinople, June 19.?Encoun ers between the Turkish nationalis and the British in the Ismid distri are repppted. DENVER NEXT PLACE OF MEETING Montreal, June 19.?The Federate of Labor has selected Denver as tl next convention city. Mrs. Ella Fubanks and little chi will probaby return home Sundi evening from the Baby Hospital Stoluda. >> . * ELWELL MURDER 3 STILL A MYSTERY New York, June 18.?Solution of the 1" g mystery surrounding the murder of ;o Joseph B. Eiwell, turfman and hist 1- expert shot in his home here June\ V ^ in "as far off" as a week ago, District n Attorney Swann announced tonight. The investigation centered today in i- the examination of Mrs. Marie Larsen, e? housekeeper for Eiwell, and Edward ^ Rhodes, his chauffer. Neither was d held, althouh earlier in the day Asd sistant District Attorney Joyce anle nounced that both would be formally detaining as material witnesses. *e "I haven't eliminated anybody from if the case,' said Mr. Swann tonight," 2. and at the same time haven't found n anyone whom I regard as a necessary j witness to the point of holding them e as such. We are as far off as we were i- a week ago." e Jealosly was introduced as the probable motive for the shooting by r Rhodes during his examination. He r told District Attorney Swann the person who Killed Eiwell hust have been ? a jealous man or woman, i. Rhodes said it was a custom of Eln wal to accost girls and women upon the street and invite them to ride in 8 his automobile. The chauffer told Disr trict Attorney Swann he had driven k Eiwell and various women about frequently, and that one of the compan? ions of the turfman on three' trips was ? the mysterious "Miss Wilson," who " Mrs. Larsen had testified was the n owner 01 tne lemimne wearing ap? parel found in Elwell's room. Mrs. Larsen, who was examined at d length, insisted she had told District - Attorney Swcnn all she knew about the case and was concealing nothing. ~ She admitted she had removed tne feminine clothing from Elwell's room .? while 'the police were downstairs on ? the moving of the shooting, but said I she concealed the articles "simply berj cause they were women's things." y She declared she saw no weapon and I that she never knew of a gun being j~ kept in the house. * Washington, June 19.?The api, pointment of Maj. Gen. John LeJeune, as Major General Commandant of the 1 Marine Corps to succ eed Maj. Gen. u Barnette, was announced today by e Daniels. I^eJeune commanded the fa mous Second division when it broke ? through the German line in the MeuseArgonne offensive and the secretary' said the appointment to command the Marine Corps was in a line with the J policy of rewarding officers who served with the divison during the war. k NATIONAL GUARDS I ARE REINFORCED :e n Duluth, Minn., June 19.?The Na ie tional guardsmen were today reinforcb. ed by a guard at the jail where 14 neg groes are hel din connection with the attack on a white girl. The sheriff refused troops, declaring he had information of an attack to be made to^ night on the jail to attempt to lynch the prisoners. Three negroes were is lynched Tuesday night. 'e ALARMING REPORTS >t ON MILITARY SITUATION in a* Berlin, June 19.?Alarming reports e on the military situation on the Polish Bolshevik front are received here by the newspapers. The Poles suffered important reverses it is said and in P some part of the front large bodies of troops may be forced to surrender. The belief is expressed that Warsaw a" may be occupied by the Bolsheviki. :e The Polish minister to Germany told the Associated Press he had received no such reports, a- ? >n WILL ARRIVE MONDAY Rev. A. F. Stoudenmire who has nprpnted the nastomte of the West HI side Baptist church, will arrive Monday and will preach for the congregation Monday night, ts A series of meetings will be held at et this chuch and announcements as to hours will be given in Monday's paper. ? Mrs. J. T.Storm, Mrs. Harry Storm and little daughter, returned last }n night from Saluda, N. C., where they ie have been for sometime, having carried the little girl to the Baby hospital She is much improved. Id - \y Women members of the San Biaf in Indian tribe wear their marriage rings in noses. PRESIDENT SIGNS WATER POWER BILL Washington, June 18.?The water power develonw- ten years in ..nally become law. ' 0,?l^iiiiouncement that President Wilson had signed the measure prior to June 11, was made late today at tho White House. At the same time it wag announced that he had failed to sign the joint resolution repealing most of the war time laws, and the Underwood resolution providing for negotiations with Canada relative to the embargo on the shipment of wood pulp to the United States. Another bill which failed to receivo the president's approval would have authorized the war department to transfer motor equipment to the department of agriculture for road construction and other work. Besides the water power measure, the president signed several other bills, passed in the closing days of the recent session of congress. They included an act authorizing the enlistment in the military forces of nonEnglish speaking citizens and aliens; an act paying for a set of false teeth for Mchael McGarvey and five bridge bills. No explanation of the delay in announcing the president's approval of fUn urofn* vwvixr***- TY1PU enrn WflG mo/lo -,,v *? ?"=r 1 "" "?V ......... The White House statement: ^The president having been advised by the attorney general in a formal opinion that the adjournment of congress does not deprive him of the ten days allowed by the constitution for the consideration of a measure, but only in case of disapproval of the opportunity to return the meaeure with his reason to the house in which it originated has signed the following bills f each within the ten days period, of -course. The bills not signed failed to become law under the usual practice.''/ ^ ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL KAISER tv r#" Dooth, June 10.?An atteiqpt ttgfcinst the life of FormeV ?Cmp*ror tery but it is asserted that Wilhelm escaped without injury. The villager was identified as a German and is said to have entered the castle using a false permit anu then tried to kill Hohenzollern. Wilhelm's secretary told the Associated Press today that no attack was made. CITY SPENDS NIGHT OF TERROR Iondonderry, Ireland, June 19.? The city spent another night of terror ar. a result of pistol and rifle fighting between the nationalists and the . unionists. After a two hours battle quiet was later restored by the military. Several are reported to have been wounded in the fight. PEKING AND CANTON TROOPS CLASH Honolulu, June 19.?A battle between the Peking and Canton government troops at Changa is reported by Tokio cable to the Japanese newspaper here. The dispatches stated that the Pnnf AM rAAMo An fho .TfttlftnPSfl warships and they returned the fire, killing scores of Chinese. TROOPS CONCENTRATE TO ATTACK BRITISH London, June 19.?A Moscow tireless declared that the Afghan troops are concentrating at the Indian-Afghan frontier to attack the British in India. CJRACE CHURCH Sunday School at 10:00 o'clock. Preaching at 11. Preaching at night at 8:30. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Mayo, of Mon ; arch, announce the birth of a baby 1 girl, June 17, to be called Helen Vivian. Rev. W. Y. Cooley of Carlisle was 1 in Union today. He has just returned ' from a visit to Hampton county and brought a boll weevil back with him? ' but he was in a bottle, corked up ' tight and already dead. Mr. Cooley says lots of boll weevils are roaming around in Hampton county. i , . ? . i Miss Minnie Lee, of West Springs was visiting in Union this week. #