T WEATHER FORECAST 4 WHERE TO GO TO-NIGHT For *6 hour* ending 5 p.m.. Saturday : Victoria and vicinity—Light to mod­ Columbia—The Arlaona Exprès. erate wind», continued line and warm. I tom In ion—The White meter. Playhouse—A Pelt; of Six»». xvxt# Capitol—The Whit# Moth. VOL. 65 >Î0. 3 VICTORIA, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924 PRICE FIVE CEINTS Only Compromise Can End Deadlock of U.S. Democrats k l MAY FORM A NEW Two Jngo-Slavs Ralston Asks His Name Be Dropped From U.S. f NATIONALIST Democratic Presidential Nomination Contest NEITHER M'ADOO NOR SMITH DEFEAT! PARTY; M. GANDHI Frontier Guards QEGIJIS TO MOVE Resolutions Not Accepted by Belgrade. July 4.—An Incident Is reported from the Italo-Jugu-MLiv Inquiries Are as Numerous as LIKELY TO BE CANDIDATE Swarajists at All-India frontier In which two Jugo-Slav cus­ tom officers were killed. The version Twelve Months Ago Party Meeting of the Incident receiveded here says the - — customs men, ■■I6* three Italian,_______froXr^rZ _______j 3S^ Jun6 Proved an Exceptional V FOR PRESIDENCY OF VS He May Continue His Efforts summoned fhjm to halt. When the Season Through the Agency of customs men pointed out they were on the Jugo-Hlav territory, accord­ All But Few of Rival Leaders at Democratic Conven­ New Party ing to this account, tin* Italians The inquiries for reservations opened fire, killing them and wound­ at the local hotels are equal to tion in New York Admit Compromise Candidate London, July 4 (Canadian ing a civilian. those of twelve months ago, Pros* Cable)—It is reported, ac- Must be Found; on Sixty-sixth Ballot McAdoo Had when the city had one of the 495 Votes, Smith 338»/i and Davis 74%. cording to the Bombay corre­ 5,000 on Strike in most remarkable seasons for spondent of The London Daily many years. This statement is — —-----------— ~ j News, that Mahatma Gandhi, City of New York made after careful canvass of Kon-co-operatioeist leader in In­ New York, July 4. (Canadian l'r<-H*)^-The nomination of • the chief hotels, whose manage­ Democrat te candidate for the |>rt-nid<-nry of the Vnited Stairs dia, may sever his connection New York, July 4.?-rtFlve thousand ment ha,e observation of the sea- with the All-Indian Congress, members of the United Cloth. Hat son's trade on the preliminary In­ haa reached the hotel room stage. The convention having be­ and Cap Makers* Union are on strike quiries from tourist and travel bu­ come hopelessly deadlocked, the man who will be the atandard- which was organized to further here demanding certain technical reaux. and from private reservations. nationalist sentiment, and con­ changes which would strengthen Their general Impression is that the bearer of the now disrupted party will in all likelihood be tinue his work through the their von tract with the employers. month of June would net have •elected by a little "roup of leaders conferring behind the locked No demand Is being made for shorter equalled 192S If It were not for the door of some hotel bedroom. agency oC another body. hours or more pay. race meeting and the visit of the The correspondent sends details of British Special Service Squadron It has become obvious to all but a very few of the rival the recent congress at which Gandhi, both of which brought large parties leaders of the deadlocked forces that neither Governor Alfred who had been taking a leading part to the city in the second half of the In the proceedings, was compelled to month. E. Smith of New York nor William G. McAdoo l„. ................ The - wsvystt»- eew awn ^ fits .^Change resolutions he hwd-'mwTfrtfTT’ !DR. TOLMIE REFUSES TO BE it has also become obvious that the tiwarajtsts WradicaT fiômë**" TRg fnr August, but will apparently ■ frulqm lo jAnuqr ’thl* month# • n »bf fhe vase In July. 1121. although there Gox Readylo - ^Të wëàry of the factional fight and ALL WEPT 1» a large party voming here next would quickly put an end to It if they Addressing his followers later B.C LEADER; CONSERVATIVE week for a theological gathering. The Withdraw From knew where to go. Their leaders cap Gandhi wept and the whole meeting reservations of travel bureaux are not tell them until the Smlth-Mc- cried eHth him. One of his lieuten­ coming In well. Only one large Adoo managers- ----have - been -on.convinced in, r'l ants placed his head at Gandhi's feet, agency has cancelled Its bookings, so Contest in U.S. ineir men have no chance and have whereupon the latter" confessed him- PARTY IN GREAT CONFUSION that there Is every reason to expect been forced into line behind ,ome •elf defeated and humbled. that the organised parties will sus­ compromise candidate. Madison Square' Garden. ONLY A SLIM CHANCE UNREST CONTINUES tain the high level of last Hummer. New York. July 4.—îemes M. A memorandum signed by the British Columbia Conservatives’ hopes of solving their present These parties are largely dependent Cox of Ohio to-day authorised There remain#, of course, the members of a deputation from the on the travel to the mountains, and his representatives at the Demo­ chance that the rank and file of the National Convention. India, and other difficulties by making Hon. 8. F. Tolmie leader of their party whether the recent fire at the Chateau cratic National Convention to «V 1«id, to dlareeard the prominent Indians now in England, in this Province Were shattered to-day when Dr. Tolmie an­ at Lake Ixmiae will lead to the can­ withdraw his name from the .Hv.7 ,„î,11,n0m n,,e 1 m,n lh,m- declared that the present unrest In celling of reservations Is not yet presidential nomination contest wi'u, koYi! th.”” Wh° ‘u'e r*mlll»e India would continue until dominion nounced definitely at Ottawa that he would not enter provincial %>own. because In reflex action it when they thought such a course with politics In this country decUre home rule should be established. politics, under any consideration. would result In loss of transient busi­ . advisable. 10J" » very slim chance in- “We claim," It stated, "that India ness here. .The, ‘'••"tlovk has become a should draft her own constitution as Dr. Tolmie’s statement, which has caused consternation in The private inquiries for hotel ac­ r«n H,f‘,r n«h' Between the the present Dominions and the Irish the camp of British Columbia Conservatives, followed lengthy commodation are good, and many lï,” r1'* troupe I. an tnsurmount- Free State have done. We urge thts prominent people are expected to be . ',r "'r^'lonai and religious conferences with Colonel Cyrus Peek, Conservative Member-elect through, thla territory during the ! Th,lch he" boon engskdered In order that the sad story of Britain next two months. CONFEREES INVITE and the American colonies in the for the Islands, who went to Ottawa as representative of the 1 ^ lnt? "f hatred by Eighteenth Çentury and of Britain Conservative Party in an attempt to bring Dr. Tolmie West. How The Pacific Northwest is fighting ! LnL,i, 'Vn^.0t Ih* smouldering and Ireland in the Ninteenth On» greater compétition this ye*r for 1 enmity of the fanatical -dm" .nil tury. may not be repeated and the hopelessly Colonel Peck's secret mission failed was indicated by business originating on the Atlantic ! !£* ‘Ty”11.!' tanaltcal "wets " It |. •••board. This is due not only owing CANAD1DELEGATE South ,^0"c*lled "Progrsselve ' constitutional party destroyed as in Dr. Tolmie s statement to newspaper correspondents this after­ the latter case and the people driven to the old Country attraction* for fnn..h. - against the "wert to despair. We trust that in the noon as follows: -r- * . , — the Jfrttish Empire KUdbUAee but to Meeting to Decide Empire owtasmKIre Fisst and North. In tty# Twentieth Ciirturr * peacesWr eoht- “If 1 4m* Intended to enter the Pro­ epewel domestic effort* The pub­ isriuti the Protestant religion ii tlon will be found and Britain and vincial held, the time to have taken licity organ I eat ions working for Indianapolis. <nd.. July 4 -United Slates Senator Samuel M. Ralston Representation at Allied ln ,e* l*,l,r <h- Vathollo India united in an Indissoluble that step was before the election, and Honda resorts, the Adirondack», the of itidlami. a candidate for the IVmtKattic nomination fnr the Presidency whjL b.îld* ,a ",ron* Poeltton. or Berkshire HI He. and the Lake Ht. Conference friendship." 1 should have entered the fight. It of the United States, telegraphed Thomas Taggart In New York that he W_l^rT ,hat !• not the case, religious would look too much like searching U.S. World Airmen John area of Quebec province are all JL°* * polllleal factor. around for the longest grass it 1 bidding for the most desirable class desired his name withdrawn from the contest. Wrootleatty the entire convention la of tvmrtets. Statement by Premie- King went" out then» now wnett success Ik Now at Karachi need Up In one or other of theae od- within easy reach.’* Frtltlt California (Re Inquiries are In the phture above Senator Ralston Is shownVith Mrs. Ralston. on Reparations Discussion Poetng ramps. An eatlmste of the SIR W. MAXWELL It Is understood that leaders of the encouraging. Several of the high sectional strength shows approxi­ CunservaUve Pacty at Utlawa. bruugtn. grade hotels.have had their reur* '. te Europe___ __ mately see vutes controlled by or all their influence to bear upon Dr. - Karachi, Truft*.