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Democrats Turn Down League
Adoption of
Referendum
Is Indicated
Convention Repudiates Mi
nority Report of Platform
Body by Vote of
712 to 363.
Baker Suffers Collapse
By International New* Service.
Madison Square Garden. New York,
•Tune 28.—Climaxing two hours of
fervid debate In which charges and
countercharges of "deserting Wood
row Wilson" were hurled heatedly
from the speaker's platform and just
as heatedly denied, the democratic
t
convention by 742 to 353 voted down
In Madison Square Garden tonight, a
platform plank which would have
pledged the party to carry the United
States into the league of nations,
and forecast the adoption of a plank
which puts the party on record as
favoring a referendum by the Ameri
can people on America's entrance.
The uncompromising league plank
was fathered and fought for by New
ton D. Baker, secretary of war under
Wilson, who made one of the most
dramatic speeches ever heard - in a
■ "litical convention In its favor, and
-'pm worn out by days of fighting.
ilnpsed exhausted as he fiinshed his
i atorical effort.
The referendum plan was favored
most of the members of the reso
ld aliens and was supported by Homer
s'. Cummings and all the democratic
enators on the resolutions committee.
By GEORGE R. HOLMES.
International News Service staff
Correspondent.
Madison Square Garden. N. Y.,
.fun.- 28.- The democratic party, in
national convention assembled to
night was engaged in one of the most
hitler platform fights In its turbulent
history—a light so aerirninous and so
heated that party leaders candidly
confessed that It may split the party
wide open on the eve of the cam
paign and promote religious antagon
ism and sectionalism to a point hith
erto undreamed of.
The issue was the Ku Klux Klan
and whether or not the party. In its
platform, should denounce it by
name.
A majority of the committee on
resolutions said: "No." This major
- tty represented every state south of
ihe Mason and Dixon line save one-—
Alabama—and most of the states of
the west and central west save four
—Ohio. Missouri, Illinois and Minne
sola.
.Minority Says "Vc«.”
A minority of the same committee
weary from four days of battling for
denunciation of the hooded order
specifically said "Yes." In this mi
nority report were the populous states
of New York. Massachusetts, Illinois,
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, in addi
tion to the above named states, and
Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island and
Vermont.
All are “Smith states" in the fight
for the presidential nomination.
There was another platform fight
In addition to that over the klan.
The second battle was over the league
of nations, a minority headed by
Newton D. Baker of Ohio, attempting
to put the party on record as promis
ing to put the United States into the
league, a promise that the malnrity
(Turn to Pate Two. Column One.)
f-- A
Geneva Man Leaves 385
Silver Dollars Buried
in Tool House for Heir
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Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Geneva, Neb., June 28.—When di
rections in a letter left by the late
Francis E. McCartney of Geneva
were acted upon, the result was the
discovery of an earthen Jar in which
were $385 in silver.
The letter, which had only the
name "Alta'’ on the envelope, in
structed the recipient to dig down in
a certain corner of the tool house
which is located on the grounds of
the McCartney home in Geneva.
When this was done, a tile was un
covered and under the dirt placed
over it was found the jar in which
was the money.
Mrs. Guy Shickley, of Sheridan,
Wyo., who is the youngest of the
eight McCartney children, bears the
name of "Alta."
The will of McCartney disposes of
an estate amounting to about $46,000.
The six children, four of whom were
bequeathed $500 each will contest the
right of the other two, Alta and Wil
liam, to bequests which amount to
almost half the estate.
Quentin, young son of Mrs. Guy
Shickley, the youngest of the Mc
Cartney heirs, was bequeathed $2,000.
The two children, Mrs. Shickley
and AVilliam McCartney, whose right
to bequests is helng contested, were
named as executors but declined to
serve and Den J. Davis was ap
pointed.
Babies Suffer
in Hot Weather
_
Free Milk and Ice Fund Is
Your Opportunity to
Help.
Waves nf heat. A little baby unable
to express Its misery except by cry
ing A hovel where the babe's mother
struggles against adversity, and where
there is no father.
That Is the scene. Imagine your
self in that baby's place.
The Free Milk and Ice fund cornea
to the rescue, saves the helpless
mites from illness and from worse.
Many cases are now awatlng for
money to come Into the fund so that
they may share the blessings of pure,
nourishing milk.
That Is where you ean do great
good. It Is your duty, your oppor
tunlty.
Send what you ran to The Omaha
Tire's fund Checks may be made
out to Frre Milk and Ice Fund. Do
it right now because there are hungry
babies waiting for it. They will owe
you thanks.
I'rrsleil.l. nr-knnwlrdg.rt MS..Ml
Mrs. \. T. Kloft /Min
-Inr II Foster in on
V. r. #. *.on
Total sn:t.so
Married in Council Bluff#.
i Walter H. Swtftify, Lincoln . .. 27
Marvel )f. Scott. Lincoln . 21
Ren G. Dewey. Omaha . . .21
Dorothy Fern Dav,* Council Bluff* 17
D M Cockrell. Omaha ... ft*
Margaret Steele. Omaha ..63
Hiivnw 1 R LMttell. Council Bluff* 22
Nellie Liddell, Council Bluff- .'0
Peter banner. Lincoln . • .... Rft
Elisabeth Benner, Brighton. Okl.GO
August Lens, Omaha . ....51
Daisy Miller. Omaha .17
Lttdvlck John Frala. Omaha .
Marie Valek. Omaha . . .. 27
Fred Hudson. Lincoln .43
Jessie Saunders, Lincoln .. . RQ
R s. Palmer. Council Bluff* .51
Viola Duncan Hicks. Neola, la.21
John Nencs. Omaha .7ft
Nnna Glasner. Council Bluff*. 21
Deafer R. Smith Dunbar. Neb. .73
Dorothy M Mulll*. Dunbar, Neb. 24
Harold W Spangler Council Bluff* I *
Lola Virginia » ary, Council Bluff* 19
4*bley W Conger, Grand Island 21
Clara Gerbellng. Elmwood. Neb. 2ft
Harry Glover. Omaha . . .•*
Nett la Penning*. Omaha . 7
Harold Wllkerson. Council Bluff* . 73
Edna Larsen, Herman. Neb. . .22
Eugene Spencer Count II Bluff*...21
Jane Murphy. Council Bluff*.19
Edgar Fisher. Omaha .7 9
Hazel Cat on. Griswold. Neb .2
Convention
Pace Set by
Omaha Lions
International Meet ‘Put Over'
in Grand Style, Showing
^X hat Hard Work
Will Do.
Many Benefits to City
The rousing success of the recent
international convention of Lions’
clubs In Omaha is still the talk of the
city.
"A wonderful meeting from which
Omaha will secure great benefits,”
says one. *
“It shows what Omaha can do when
she tries,” says another.
r a
The Omaha Lions club requests
The Omaha Bee to express its
appreciation to the ritizens of
Omaha for their splendid co-oper
ation in making the international
convention a succeas.
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"Why doesn't Omaha get more na
tional and International conven
tions?” asks another. "Right In the
middle of the United States, with
ample hotel and railroad facilities, it
looks to me like Omaha ought to
have a lot of big conventions every
year. What's the matter?”
Nothing particular Is the matter
except—
But perhaps the situation may be
best •described by allegory.
The International convention of
Sunshine Kxtractors From Cucum
bers Is to meet In Boston next Au
gust. Monty” Tancock. who pre
sides over the publicity depa 'ment
of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
knows that this Is a big convention,
drawing thousands of delegates from
all over the United States and Can
ada, and naturally he would like to
bring It to Omaha. So he called on
the officers of the local club of Sun
shine Kxtractors From Cucumbers
and suggested that It cooperate with
the Chamber of Commerce in hi Ing
ing the International convention to
Omaha.
Co Operation? No!
Does he always get the co opera
tlon?
He does not.
"No, we don't want It Of course It
is a big convention and would adver
tise Omaha to beat the band, but to
(Torn to rage Three. Column tine.)
GOOD TEETH BLOCK
PATH OF BULLETS
Arkansas City, Kan., June 28.—Be
cause she had good teeth, KlXle
Farrar, 10 years old. Is alive today.
Klsie was shot In the fare by a 38
caliber revolver with which her play
mate. George Seipp, jr., 10 years old,
was demonstrating what he would do
to burglars.
- The revolver was about a foot
away from the girl's mouth when ac
cidentally discharged. The bullet
struck Klsie In the nose, ranged
downward, circled the mouth, knock
ed out two upper ntalar teeth and
lodged between two others. Klsie
calmly picked the mlasle from her
rnouth and ran for assistance.
REAL ESTATE MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Oakland, Cal.. Jun# 28.—Despond
ent because of til health. William S.
i Wither#, wealthy real estate opfi itor,
committed aulHde her# late today by
j«hontlnj{ himself In the head.
r Put the “It" in
Prosperity
Ak-Sar-Ben was the tnnlc that
started the sluggish hlnnd of
Omaha to flowing freely. As a
gloom buster it never had an
equal.. Its splendid work is evi
denced by the development of
Omaha and the splendid territory
round about. Ak-Sar-Ben has been
the potent factor in maintaining
confidence and in increasing
friendships.
Walter S. .lardine, president of
the Omnlm Merchants Express, is
one of the original inrorporators of
Ak-Sar-Ben. He is still going
strong in the organization. If a
big business mail like Walter Jar
dine tilings Ak-Sar-Ben worthy of
30 years of effort and loyal service,
why not you?
“It has been a Joy, a privilege
and a duty to work for Ak-Sar
Ben," says Mr. .lardine. “I know
what the great organization means
for Omaha and the middle west.
I do not keep up my interest for
the benelt of Ak-Sar-Ben; I keep
it up for my own benelt. We ought
to have 10,000 members. In fact,
we ought to have a long waiting
list."
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Phone Wires
Torn Down bv
51-Mile Wind
Long Distance Service Crip
pled in Every Direction;
High Winds General Over
Iowa and Nebraska.
Omaha* week of storm# ended
early Sat rday morning with a high
51-rr.IIe an hour wind which shock
homes, tore down trees, delayed
trnins and ruined telephone and tele
Town W iped Out.
By International Newt ftertle*.
Arnes, Is., June 23.—The town
! of Ogden, Is., 30 mile* north of
lie* Moines, was wiped out by last
night’* cyclone, according to re
port* reaching here toda*.
,V_-/
graph service both In the city and In
Nebraska and Iowa. It made the
third damaging storm in the city
since Sunday night.
The worst damage was reported at
Des Moines where four were injured
and heavy damage done to property.
Scores of plate glass windows In the
business section of the city were
blown to lilts and the streets were
littered with sign boards. Trees were
uprooted and telephone poles blown
down in the residence section of Dea
Moines.
James Mackey, Kansas City sales
man, w is struck bv bricks which fell
when lightning hit St. John Lutheran
church, lie was taken to a hospital
with a possible fractured skull.
Blown Through Window.
Harry Levlch, bondsman, was
blown through « plate glass window
at the municipal building and was
seriously injured.
The wind in the other two Omaha
stoims reached a velocity of 52 mile*
an hour, a higher velocity than the
storm of last night. However, rain
fell dutlng the progress of those
storms while last night there wn«
little rain and dust filled the air
Telephone and telegraphic service
weakened as a result of the other
storms was nearly paralysed follow
ing Saturday morning's wind.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company reported that 500 suhscrlb
ere lines were out of servlrr In the
* (Tarn to Peso Two, Column Five.I
Tax Repeal
on Luxuries
Big Savings
Removal of Federal Levy on
Toll Phone Calls, Jewelry,
Autos Effective
; July 4.
Phone Tax Here $57,750
Enormous savings to Omahans will
result from the removal of federal
taxes on telephone toll calls. Jewelry,
automobiles and accessories, bever
ages, candy, theater admissions,
promissory notes and time drafts.
Taxes on these things will cease
to be collected sfter July 3 by virtue
of the fact that the revenue act of
1921 Is repealed by the act of 1924.
which was signed by President Cool
idge on June 2.
In order to afford an Idea of the
savings resulting from the removal
of these federal taxes, telephone offi
rials have computed elatistics which
show that Omaha telephone users
alone will be saved more than $57,000
a year.
The elimination of the tax on »JP
long distance calls of 15 cents or
more will result In n saving of 5
rents on each long distance telephone
message for which the charges are
between 15 and 50 rents, and 10 cents
on everv message for which the
charges are more than 50 cents.
Omaha Phone Tax $5*,750.
During 1923 ths telephone users of
Omaha placed S43.3S1 long distance
calls on which a tax of $57,750 was
collected. In Council Bluffs 122,915
calls were placed, and the telephone
company collected $0,300 in federal
taxes from that city.
I Throughout Nebraska there were
3.466,541 long distance calls made,
for which $120,750 was paid In taxes
and In Iowa there were 8.211.573 rails
and $229,800 collected by the com
I>ony in taxes during 1923.
These figures pertain only to taxes
on long distance calls.
Taxes on nonalcoholic beverages,
which cease to exist July 3, one day
before the taxes on most other art!
cles are lifted, amount to 2 cents a
gallon.
2-Cent Beverage Tax.
The federal taxes on nonalcoholic
beverages amounted to 2 cents a gal
Ion on cereal beverages, unfermented
fruit juices, carbonated beverages
still drinks and mineral waters and
9 renta a gallon on finished or foun
tain syrups.
On theater admission* the tax was
10 per rent. The tax is abolished on
any admission sold for 50 cents or
less, hut on admission charges of
more than 50 cents the 10 per cent
tax still remains.
Special taxes Imposed on theaters
and rircuscs, based on seating capae
itv, will go out of existence on July
1. according to provisions of the new
act. Promissory notes and time
drafts become pxempt from lex on
July 4.
Vi onian Hurt in Crash.
Mm. Michael Keenan, 1931 South
T hirty fourth, suffered a sprained
back Saturday morning while riding
in an automobile driven by Mm.
<harlea Willey, 4362 Pacific. \vhi< h
collided with a car driven by Henry
W. McDonald, 13C* South Ninth
street.
The accident occurred at Thirty
fb.rd and H*rne\ afreet* No armatt
were made.
Fugitive Halted
in Libertv Dash
bv Sleuth's Shots
y
‘’Dancing Dane” Makf*s Daeh
for Manawa; Misses Doug
las Street Bridge; Held
Held for Forgery.
John Spare Peterson, 2S, was writ
ing a check for a new suit which he
had just purchased at the Wardrobe,
1411 Douglas street, early Saturday
evening when Police Detectives Trapp
and Munch spied him. stepped in and
escorted him to the police station,
where investigation and forgery are
booked with, his name.
It was about the sixth suit the
"Dancing Dame from Denmark" had
bought within a »»ek.
Proprietors of the Fair, 1121 Far
nam street; Bond's, 1514 Farnam
street; Palace, Fourteenth and Doug
las streets; D. A M. and other cloth
ing store* were looking for the dapper
young man. He had purchased a
suit in each place and paid with a
check which came back. Cost of the
suits ranged from $20 to $41 each.
Used It Dancing.
Most forgers pay for goods with
checks of large size *o that they get 1
some cash In change. Not so Peter I
son, police say. He gave checks for I
th» exact amount, then took the gar
ments to a pawnbroker where he re-|
cefvc 1 $6 to $10 for brand new suits.
"What did you do with the
money?" he was asked
"Used it dancing at Krug park.
Manawa and other places," said the
"Dancing Dane."
The young man seemed much de
jected at his arrest. It was Saturday
night, the big dance night at the
pleasure parks.
The two deotives turned their backs
a moment, preoaratory to booking
and searching liim at the police
station
In a flash he was out of the back
door. Detective Paul Haxe saw him
first and dashed tn pursuit, drawing !
his gun and crying "Halt!''
Overpowered By llaie.
The Dancing Dane." dashed down !
Douglas street. He seemed to be heat! |
ed straight for Manawa park. But he!
inisNed the bridge and Haxe caught j
up with him underneath the structure
after finng several shots in the air
Peterson resisted arrest until he was'
overpowered by the detective.
Petersen has t>een tn this country
about two tears. On January IS. 1924 I
he was paroled by District Judge!
(loss The charge against him thenl
was also forgery.
He is also said to have passed |
checks at the Rent a Ford company, I
219 South Nineteenth street, and the;
f'.nldstrom Auto Sales company, 2112 1
Harney street.
Stijiar Magnatr Dir«.
S«in FraneUco. Cal. June 2*
Adolph R Sprerkle*. nationally
known aujtar magnate and manufac
turer. died at hie home here today.
I The Weather |
For 24 hour* ending " l' ro . June ?*
T rnt |»«TNt itrr
7 » it' dry h«»lb €7 wnt bulb. <S.
Noon, dry bulb 7$. * bu’.b. i (
7 p rr . -try hull' TS wat bulb. *7
H (ft'$: SI. Ipwmi, *4. mean. 77; nor
mal. 1U
Total Mm d»flcl*n<*y pin-• Janoarv
l. 1.11
Rtlalii* lliimiilll).
• a m , ?t Noon It 7 tv nt . hi
I'rn ipiiitiiom Im lif* and H undrrtlth*
Total, T Total aim* January i,
daf clency. 4*
Hour!* Tamprraluraa.
J a. m . . . a & 1* noon
* * n$ i ft. m.
• am ... J p. in.
7 a rn . at 4 p m
• * nt. ... aa 4 p v\
• a m.* 1 l» p. rtt
1rt a in. ... 7! * p tv.
It a m.71 7 p. m
WHOLE TOWN IN OHIO
WIPED OUT BY CYCLONE;
1,500 REPORTED HURT
Terrific Tornado Sweeping Over State; 2> Person* Re
ported Killed at Sandusky; Relief Train
W ith Doctors and Supplies Dis
patched to Stricken Area.
Hundreds Injured When Lorain Theater Collapse?
Cleveland, Ohio, June 28.—Three hundred are dead
and at least 1,500 are injured in Lorain alone as a result
of today’s tornado, according to reports reaching Col. D. H.
Pond, director of Red Cross civilian relief here early to
night.
Colonel Pond announced he had arranged for tents
for 1,000 people, to be shipped directly to Lorain from
Camp Perry.
The Elyria fire department, which succeeded in reach
ing Lorain, sent out a frantic appeal for help, reporting
that several hundreds were injured when a theater col
lapsed.
Father-in-Law Is
Sued for §73.000
Son-in-I.aw ( hargc* Aliena
lion of W ife's Affections
and Slander.
Harry H Wolfenson, 23. 142 North
Thirty fifth street Katurdav filed suit
in district court for 175,000 against his
father-in-law, Rubin Finkelstein. re
tired junk dealer and oil man. 911
North Nineteenth street, charging
alienation of his wife's affection and
slander.
In his petition. Wolfenson declares
that in December. 1323. he met Esther
Finkelstein. A few month* later they
were married and he went with his
wife to the home of her parent* to
live.
A short time later. Mrs. Wolfengon
filed *uit for divorce. Finkelstein
took the stand as witness for his
daughter and charged Wolfenson with
being not a fit husband for his daugh
ter.
Wolfenson arks J25,000 for damage*
suffered because of the alleged slan
der and 150.000 for alleged alienation.
He further declares that from the
time of his entry into the Finkelstein
househoh|, Mrs. Katie Finkelstein,
liis mother In law, and Goldie Finkel
stein. his sister in-law. together with
his father-in law, conspired to separate
he and his wife.
Mis Wolfenson was granted a di
vorce by Judge L. P. Day, Wolfenson
then filed an appeal, but withdrew
this appeal when the judge, on re
viewing the case, reversed his de
rision and set aside the divorce,
falter, however, the judge again
pronounced the divorce in effect.
Wolfson protests that before he
withdrew his appeal he was threat
ened with criminal prosecution.
FLYING SQUADRON
ADDRESSES HERE
Flying squadron foundation speak
ers will *t>eak July 5 and 8 in Omaha
a* follows:
July 5 at 3. in First Christian
church. Dr. D. i.eigh Colvin, political
science specialist, July 8 at 11, in
First Christian church. Oliver
Stewart, president of the foundation.
July 8 at It. in Northside Christian
church, Rev Norma C. Brown, who.
(hough but 24 years old, has delivered
1.600 addresses in the last two and
a half year*. July 6 at 7. Mr. Stewart
and Miss Brown will speak In Hans
com patk and at 3 they will speak
in the South Side Christian church.
lies Miss Rrnwn's subject will hr
Prohibition and taw Enforcement."
Cleveland. Ohio. June 2*—East
Lorraine, O, was wiped out by a
cyclone early tonight, according to <
reports received at the Nickel Plate
offices here. Scores of persons were
killed and Injuied, reports said.
A special train, with doctors and
nurses aboard, '.cas made up here to
carry relief to the town, which is 20
miles west of here.
According to the dispatcher's office
of the Nickel Plate railroad, over 100
persons were killed at East Lorraine.
A motorist who drove from I ./i rain
notified the Cleveland Plain Dealer
that not only is East Lorain demo
lished but the city of Lorain itself
was swept away. A relief train was
sent to the scene by the Nickel Plate
railway while police emergencies and
available autes left here with physici
ans and nurses.
The s*orm carried telegraph and
telephone wire down with it. isolating
Sandusky. Lorain and other points
in the northern part of the state * >»*
making confirmation of repoi-s dif
ficulty.
Cleveland, June 28.—A storm which
is said to have reached tornado pro
portions in some places struck north
ern Ohio late today. Loss of life is
reported at Sandusky and east Lo
raine. and heavy damage in the vi
cinity of Akron, Norwalk and other
town*.
one report reaching the Nickel
Piatte dispatcher here is that nearly
10ti persons were killed at East Lo
rain. when a number of houses were
demolished. Another report is that
this number were injured.
Panduskv, o . June 28-—Estimates
of the dead due to a tornado which
swept over this city and surrounding
country late today was placed at
from to 25 tonight. The entire
water front section has been either
swept away or wrecked. Several
fires are reported. The water works
pumping station is out of commission
and the city has no water supply to
fight the fires
HUSBANDS SPEND
$3 ON FAMILIES
M ied life was not fraught with
gteat expense in the case of two hue
bands w hose w ivee obtained divorce*
Friday in domestic relations court.
Rosamond P. Young. 2S10 Douglas
street, testified that she wedded Wil
liam H. Young September !. 1*21,
and they lived together lust two day*
during which he expended nothing.
Then he left the city and she hasn't
seen him since. She i* 1*.
Emily Viola Allen. 151# Locust
street. test bed that Oscar Allen,
whom she married March 24. 1?2J,
gave her just 13 during their mar
red lite. She said he. didn't work
* great deal.
• Arthur Brisbane, at Convention Ringside, Writes “Patriots Have to Make a Little Something Out of War”
B.v ARTHl'R BRISBANE.
Written KvprftHlty fnr I ills print Merrier.
Convention Hall, Madison Square
Harden, New York, June 28—This
written at the afternoon session after
i tie story of Bryan praying fur guid
ance on the Ku Klnx Klan plank had
In-eii told b.v Mr. Cummings. Prayers
ami tears aoeompnnled the struggle
on the platform. A huge crowd has
ciime tills afternoon, expecting to yea
a tight when the klan plank is read.
It Is said Ihal the plank, as adopted,
hut not unanimously, will not men
tion the klan by name. That may
satisfy adherent* of the klan, of
whom not a few sit among ths dele
gates. Whether it will satisfy klsn
oppnnen's that demand a "show
down” remains to be seen.
|t Is believed that, with the huge
snd Inflammable crowd here, the plat
form will he read, all except the
plank on th» klan.
The Intention Is to-adjourn until
this evening, and then r»ad the klan
ptenk—only delegates and nevcspapei
men present—all the galleries snd
other seats being cleared of specta
tors, to avoid trouble.
Meanwhile Commissioner Knrlght.
head of New York’s police, has sent
1,000 extra police to the hall to stop
fighting, should It stall.
There Is material for « thousand
fights in the hall now. And after
spectators are driven out, If they arc
[driven, there will be s few hundred
possible fights left.
You notice In the aisles two or
three hospital workers In their whlto
uniforms If n fight must come, the
management is ready. Usually the
watched pot doesn’t boil you'll know
later.
Heading »»f the platform began Just
after 4 30. It promises to put "only
hones* men In office," which is quite
a big promise In these days.
The republican tariff Is denounced.
If the democratic party does get in It
will think bard, before making too
drastic ittrlff changes. This a dav
country can't compete with |2 a da*
Kurope In general, $1 s dn.v Germany,
nr 25 cents a day Aala.
Kavor "graduated Income tax,
graduated In proportion to the ability
to pay, all taxes are too high, further
reduction promised." Bui "multi mil
lionaires" will have to pay some of
the multi millions.
Then comes the plank on agilrul
tui-e, something about migratory
birds. Muscle Shoals, waterways, and
all usual things, of which there Is
much talk In conventions anil not
much action afterwards.
All that you will see In the plat
form which yon vvifl protmhly not
read through.
There’s a plank on mining, of
course, »nd you learn that It romea
next to agriculture In value. Also you
learn that mining and agriculture
have suffered because of republican
w Irkedness.
This hall would not be a sife abode
If anv thing serious happened, inch
as n big fight or a little fire The fire
la wa at e aU broken already. Uie put-U
ed hall being at least SO per cent
overcrowded. Who the extra one® are
or how they got in, only some part
of the management could tell. The
gate* have all hern cloaed. by order
of the police and file department*,
to minimise danger, and thousands
are clamoring outside with perfectly
good ticket* for peat*.
Tlie democratic party denounce*
the republicans for flieir vacillating
policy In regard to ship* and praise*
the shipping record of the democratic
administration. It won't say much,
you may guess, about the $100,000,
000 or $*00,000,000 thrown away on
wooden ships that cannot lie glvm
away, or the record breaking waste
and graft in other shipbuilding. How
ever, that was war and much can be
forgiven. A on can't expert patriot*
not to make a little something nut of
w ar.
On national ownership of boats, the
platform "teaches flat and round"
like the school teacher, anxious to
plena* fundamentalist* end modern
ists on the school hoard, In his teach*
in® ef 'he g*'w£b’hy
Mr. Bryan, after the resolution*
committee had finished It* work,
wrote for the rally evening paper*
that he had delightful new* for hi*
leader* hut could not tell II then. In
douhtedly that mean* lie think* (list
hi* prayer wa* answered In a Ku
klux plank that won't start any
fighting. In which case It mean* tlint
the klun I* not In he mentioned by
name Hut the crowd knows nothing
of that yet.
The first real applause for U'«
platform come* with the announce
ment Hint the democrats will glvr
pout office employe* enough pay fo
Ill's decently. Thai ought to bring
some vole* Why President Coolldgc
vetoed the hill to give heller pny to
postoffice worker*, It |* hard to tin
dersland.
He said that the country could not
afford H But If tlm country can nf
ford * private yacht with a hlg crew
for It* president. It ought to afford
decent pay, food and clothing for II*
humble worker*. That I* to uv IV
ought to do that, assuming Ihst this
I* an absolute democracy, which II I*
not
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The labor plank, very short, was
applauded because It says that "labor
is not a commodity." These are nice
words, although labor is a commodity
and has been for SO.000 years. It is
(he only commodity that T5 per cent
of the people have to sell. Its price
varies like prices of other commodi
ties and Is more sensitive than any
other to the law of supply and de
■mind.
The democrat* want flip elections
"kept free front the poison of private
contributions."
llow much has been privately con
tributed for candidates that will
never see daylight In this convention
would make a good story,
But at least the democrats want
to be virtuous and that Is something.
Probably our ancestors tiled to give
up cannibalism and boasted that they
h*d giyen It up. for scenturlsa before
they really slopped eating each other.
There are about 10 policemen
standing In each of the aisles. 1 l.ead,
Kindly l.lgltt ' ta not ths tun* for
this gathering.
Vain will 1h> Interested to know that
tha plank promising exclusion of
Asiatic Immigration is well applauded
C\ ogress however. has already done
I hat.
The democrats promise the Kill
plnos thut thex shall liave their Inde
[H'mhnce immediately That will con
sole the Japanese for Asmth exclu
sion it won t take them long to
spread out oxer the Philippines, once
I nde Sam gets out.
At least it is to he hoped that when
the democrats evacuate the Philip
pines they xvill not try to conscript
any American voting men to fight
for those interesting Island gentle
men. Since they want to manage
jthemselves, they should do it alt, In
• hiding the fighting against Japan
In the next w.si the denied ala will
draft capital as well as men. Tim had
the democrats did not think of that
when the* had the chatb e to tr* It
out. That was the time, but jou
heard nothing about tt then
And unless you get some govern
ment different from any kind vvn
have had In the last id 'ear*. you
won't hear of capital conscription in
the next war.
I. " In came nearest to ■ when the
richest men of New York called at
the White House, demanding extra
hatlleshlp protection for their treas
ures tn New York.
If l had as much money aa you
gentlemen have said l.incoln. "Id
I ulld a ship or two at my own ex
pense "
Hut the Uncolna ate not plentiful,
tnd If there were one in this eon*
vent Ion his chance of bring elected
would tie about one in 113.09d.006. In
other words, he would not be noml
Inat^d
It is p issihle now to give you fefl
r.lte information about the klan plank
while they are carrying on a little
Ifagur of nation, demonstration. The
ma.h'iH' report, by a vets of 34 to 13
will bring in a religious plank with
no mention of the klan by name, Th»
minority report, signed by it de1* ,
gates, will name the klan. and thav
explains the tP policemen n each at»l»
and tha doet-'ve in read reag
a'sssngbt. it**.
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