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American Commander in
World War to Quit Service
For "More Active, Duties in
V Civij Life," He Tells Baker.
WASHINGTON SURPRISED
BY GENERAL'S DECISION
Political Observers at Chicago
Mention His Name as "Dark
Horse" Possibility in Repub-
' iican National Convention.
PERSHING
Washington, June 7. Gen. Per
" shing will retire fronvnctive service
" within a few months. He announced
his intention today in. a letter to
Secretary Baker.
The A. . E. F. commartder de
clared he (elt he could give up his
military duties without impairment
of the scryice and "thus be free to
engage in something more active."
He did not indicate hi future ac
tivities. ;
The general's letter to Secretary
Baker follows:
, "Dear Mr. Secretary:
"Referring to our conversation of
a few days ago I wish to Say that
it has long been taiv desire to re
turn to 'civil life. 'Throughout my
military, career I have been very
' much occupied and the assignment?
that' have fallen to my lot during
recent years, have been more or less
important. , ,
Seeks More Active L:fe."
"It now appears my duties are not
likely to be of a character that will
require' more thar! a portion of my
time. ' Under the circumstances 1
feel that after the completion of the
I work contemplated by the army re
organization act, I could relinquish
military duty without detriment to
4he service and thus be free to en
gacr in something more active.
"Therefore, unless a situation
should develop to justify my remain
ing. I contemplate taking the step
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oncnjia inc necessity aiipc in a
time of crisis or otherwise I assure
. you. Mr." Secretary, I shall stand
ready to serve my country, jn the
future as I have in the past.
"With great respect and high es
teem.
"I rei;"i;n very shcerclv,
"JOHN J. PERSHING."
Decision of Gen. Pershing to re
tire came as a surprise o Washing
ton. Hij prospective future detail
had never been announced, but sev
eral times he had been mentioned
in connection with the office of chief
of staff.
Mentioned As Dark Horse,.
Gen. Pershing, as a N republican
presidential candidate, had been put
forward in the Nebraska and Michi
gan primariesbut delegates pledged
tr- other candidates were elected.
Political observers at Chicago, how
ever, v have mentioned him among
dr"-': horses.
Tiie A. E. F. commander will re
t:re as a full general, that title for
life having been conferred on him
bv coi'Trs. He will be 60 years
old ne-t September and would not
. reach' t''? retirement age "until 1924.
The selection of Pershing to lead
end organize the A. E. F. was made
-i soon after this country entered the
var. In .Tune. 19I7,Jie went to
France. He returned- last Septem
ber after completion of the work
of winding up affairs of the A. E.
F. and ieft on aiy inspection trip,
iust finished. ' ,
Lloyd Allen Receives
- Broken Leg When Car
And Motorcycle Crash
i
Lloyd Allen 19 years old. Seven
teenth street and Capitol avenue, re
ceived a broken left leg last night
when the motorcycle he was riding
collided with 'an automobile driven
by G. L. Parsons, 135 North Thirty
eighth street, at Eighteenth and
Webster streets.,
Allen was riding west on Webstei
street, the accident occurring 1n
he turned south on Eighteenth street
and his machine struck Parsons' au
tomobile, which was coming north.
Allen was taken to the Swedish
Mission hosbital in a delivery truck.
His condition is not serious, accord
ing to , the police surgeon who at
tended him.
Pope Benedict Suffering
From Attack- of Rheumatism
Rome, Tune 7. Pope Benedict is
suffering from an attack of rheuma
tism. " Although fatigued by Sun
day's ceremonies in connection with
the beatification of 22 negroes wfio
died for it$ faith in Uganda under
King Mwanga, he passed a peaceful
night and his physician Monday
morning found him rented. The pain
had decreased and hewas better able
to use his arm, but care was ordered
lest he overtire himself.
Chicago Saves Daylight.
Chicago. June 7. The Chicago
city council today passed a daylight
saving ordinance. The measure
will he effective from June 13 until
the fast Sunday in October.1
Nebraska Delegation, Led
By D. Richards, Chairman,
Is Supporting Hiram Johnson
All But Three Delegates Will Stand Firmly for Cali
, fornia Candidate, Official Announcement Says
Many Nebraskans in Chicago "Pull Wires" to
Get Convention Tickets.
By E. C. SNYDER, '
Washington Correspondent Omaha Be.
Chicago, June 7. At a meeting of
the Nebr:ska delegation held at
noon L. D. Richards of Fremont
was elected chairman of the delega
tion. W. A. Sellcck of Lincoln vice
chairman and A. R. Davis of Wayne
secretary. -
On resolutions, Don L. Love, Lin
coln; on credentials, H. E. Sackett,
Beatrice; chairman of the steering
committee, John W. Tdwlc, Omaha.
To -notify the president, Gould
Dietz, Omaha; to notify the vice
president, Horace F. Kennedy,
Proken Bow; on the committee of
rules, Earl D. Mallery, Alliance;' on
permanent organization, H. E. Stein,
Hastings.
W. G. Ure, who. was selected to
'act as publicity agifnt for the dele
gation, stated that I there would be
three or four votes for Wood and
12 or 13 votes for Johnson. ,
Will Obey Instructor!.
He said the delegation felt thaf
they were honestly instructed and
that they would conscientiously
stay with Johnson until they had
satisfied themselves beyond the per
adventure if 'a doyJ)t that he could
not be nominated, when they would
follow their own inclinations.
This statement, he said, "was made
to offset rumors about presidential
headquarters t.that Johnson -votes
leave the Califoaiian after 4he first
ballot.
"There is nothing to that rumor,
and you can play' it up as sttong afc
you like," Governor McKelvie ad
dressed the delegation in a few
words and inviting them to be his
guests at a dinner at the Athletic
club tomorrow evening.
National Conynjttecman Howell
called the delegation to order and
after the election of Mr. Richards
as chairman vacated the chair to the
Fremont man.
The delegation arrived this morn-
CUMMINS LEAOS
IN FIRST RETURNS
IN IOWA PRIMARY
Incomplete Count Shows Brook
hart Close Second; Council
Bluffs Against Senator.
Des Moines, June 7. Senator Al
bert B. Cummins was leading his
opponent, Smith W. Brookhart, for
the republicans nomination for sena
tor from Iowa, according to scat
tered returns from today's primary.
The returns, as tabulated by the
Des Moines Register, from 186 out
ol 2,297 precincts, gave Cummins 15,
588; Brookhart, 13,041?
"Returns for republican nomination
for governor from 192 precincts gave
E. R. Moore, 5.395; N. E. Kendall,
4,972; H. M. Havner. 4,513; J. F.
Deems, 3,787.
Due to the heavy labor vote cast
against him in Council Bluffs, Senator
Cummins will lose in Pottawattamie
county, according to reports re
ceived up until 1 this morning.
Scattering retruns in the city, of
Council Bluffs tabulated at 1 this
morning gave Cummins 289, while
Brookhart had 378 votes. It was
predicted that Cummins would lose
the city two to one. It was pointed
out that in many instances members
of organized labor voted the demo
cratic ticket in order to aid in the
defeat of Cummins.
For governor, 'N. E. Keudall was
leading in Council Bluffs, with a
vote of 392. while Moore had 199.
Votes for other candidates were not
tabulated.
In other races the preliminary can
vass from only scattering precincts
showed:- For sheriff, W. A. Grone-
weg. 266; C. H. Leuch.112; W. D.
Tittsworth. 137. County attorney,
Charles E. Swanson, 344; Thomas S.
Tacy. 234.
Cotton Congress at Zurich.
Berne, June 7. One hufidred and
thirty delegates representing 14
countries will participate in the de
liberations of the first after-the-war
cotton congress at Zurich froth
June 9 to June 11.
King of Drys Talks to
And for Movie Men on
Anti-Highball Decisions
Chicago, June 7. Less than an
.hour after the supreme court an
nounced the prohibition decision
today, W. J. Bryan was delivering
a speech about them to movie ma
chines. ' ' - .
Camera men" found Mr. Bryan in
a hotel lobby, and immediately be
gan to "shoot him."
"Talk, say something," urged
one movie man.
"A little pep, a little action,
please,"
"Ah, gentlemen," Mr. Bryan re
sponded, graciously, and with ges
tures, "I am much gratified at the
supreme court's decision today al
though it was. not unexpected"
"Cut," roared the movie men,
" 'snuff" and they scampered 6ff.
leaving Mr. Bryan in the midst cf
a smile and his arm suspended.
ing in a special car over theBurling
ton one hour late.
Wants Lodge "Reservations.
Don L. Love; who will be a
member, of the committee on reso
lutions, said that he would favor
a plank on the league of nations
with the Lodge resolutions. He
believed' that to be the sentiment
of the thinking people of the coun
try. He said he was particularly
interested in a plank favorable to
the federal farm loan act, believ
ing that it is of inestimable value
to those who need help in farm
emergencies. He thought the pres
ent system of the larger loans be
ing made by the joint-stock land
banks and the smaller loans by the
federal land banks should be kept
intact. On the question of prohi
bition, Mr. Love thought, in view
of the supreme court's opinion to
day, sustaining the validity of the
Volstead act, and tpe eighteenth
amendment, that the platform could
well afford to remain silent on the
question, for it to him was a closed
incident. .
NNew Leaders Appear.
One thing about the convention
that impresses the old-timers ' is
the number of new men wrio will
figure in the days to come in the
presidential making.' JThis is large
ly due to close observers to the
World war. Ex-Senator Depew
said it was the same after the Civil
war, the rebellion having brought
to the front an entirely new galaxy
of leaders. While conditions are
much the same as yesterday, With
more earnest "discussion of "dark
horses" heard since the arrival of
the great body of delegates who
will begin business tomorrow in
the Coliseum, there is this out
standing fact: Wood and Johnson
and Lowden still are battling
"hammer and tongs" for position
(Continued on- Pace Two. Column Fire.)
POLICE REFUSE TO
STOP PICKETING'
OF CONVENTION
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Chicago . Mayor .Announces
Women May . Carry Out
Plans at Will.
Chicago, June 7. Picketing of the
convention by the national wom
an's party promises to be serene.
Hopes of some suffragists that the
police would interfere with the dem
onstration were dashed- when Mayor
Thompson's office announced that the
women might picket at will. Ten
tative plans had been made by the
pickets for their defense.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker and Miss
Doris Stevens todax urged presi
dential possibilities ' to aid them by
requesting the governors of Ver
mont and Connecticut to call special
sessions of their legislatures to pass
on suffrage. ,
Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania
promised to gt in touch with the
governor of Vermont and press him
for a special session. His headquar
ters said ' tonight all attempts to
reach Jhe executive had failed, but
that they still were trying.
The first pickets, about 150, all
carrying banners, will take places in
front of the Coliseum shortly after
a. m. tomorrow. Picketing will
continue through the convention.
The problem of financing the
picketing was solved tOdav when
Mrs. C. B. Wood and Mrs. HT
O. Havemyer contributed $1,000
and $500 each, respectively, to ex
penses. A committee of the republican
section of the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage today
arranged for a hearing before a spe
cial committee relative to. the grant
ing of representation to women on
the republican national committee.
Louisiana Senate Passes
Suffrage Amendment
Baton Rouge, La.. June 7. The
senate passed the federal suffrage
amendment on the third reading
Monday night after heated debate.
It will come up for final action
Thursday.
The'acticyi on the resolution came
after the leaders of the state's rights
bill withdrew the senate resolution
to take up the bill recently passed
by the house, thus displacing the
state amendment resolution from
its place on the senate calendar and
putting the federal amendment
ahead. ' ,
Idaho Educator Takes Place
With University of Kansas
Topeka. June 7. President E. H.
Lindley of the University of Idaho,
Moscow, Idaho, today accepted the
position as chancellor of Kansas
university, it was announced by the
Kansas board of education tonight.
He will succeed -Chancellor Frank
Strong, resigned.
s La FeUette Is Better.
Roxhester, Minn., June 7. Sena-
j tor Robert M. LaFollette of Wis
I c'onsin, operated on hpre today, was
' declared "out of danger," in a
statemcft. issued late today by Dr.
W. Mayo, attending surgeon
JOHNSON IN
PEAL FOR
Senator Makes Plea for "Head
Up, Eyes Open" Policy at Big
Mass Meeting of Delegates
To National Convention.
DECLARES HIGH COST OF .
LIVING IS MAIN ISSUE
Expresses Faith in American
Business Men in Dealing
With i Problem-Says Can
Be No Hidiffg or Skulking. -
By The Associated Press,
Chicago, June 7. Senator Hiram
Johnson put forward tonight the
argument in favor of his own nomi
nation for president by the repub
lican national convention
Before a mass meeting attended
by many delegates, he pleaded for
what he called "a head up, eyes
open" party stand, from attempts to
"hide in the shadow of privilege."
Defining two big issues, he declared
the-4irst was the high cost of living,
to be coped with not wholly by new
law, but by unshrinking Administra
tion of the present law." The second
ir-sue, international, he covered flatly
with the declaration : "I am opposed
to the present covenant of the league
of nations," emphasizing his opposi
tion to the league plan of the Ver
sailles treaty.
Must Be No Skulking.
"Against 'it, the republican party
must take its "stand." he declared.
"There can beso hiding or skulking
upon an issue of this magnitude. In
this campaign men must march un
der the polyglot banner of-European
imperialism and internationalism, or
under the old Stars and Stripes."
Senator Johnson expressed his faith
in American business men and the
standards of American business in
tegrity and patriotism in dealing
with the high cost of living, but de
clared there was a "very small
group" in the ranks of industrial antf
commercial life .whose " practices
were nefarious. These, he accused
of "breeding radicalism. N
Raps "Kept Presa."
A nw epithet, that of "radical," he
asserted, had been flung at him by
the "kept press." Asserting his bei
lief in stringent application of law
to those who "advocate the over
throw by force and violence of ihe
American government," he indicated
he welcomed attacks from sources
he described. .
"If it be radical to demand 100
per cent service from public officials
and to insist upon justice and
decene and righteousness in gov
ernment, if it be rtdical to preach
that humanity have equal consldera.
tion with property," he said, "and
finally if it be1 radical to- be iust
American, I accept the challenge.".
Touching on the league of na
tions on which he said his "whole
campaign" was based, he declared:
"Longingly our eyes were turned
(to Paris during the secret delibera
tions. With the presentation of the
covenant came oui; disillusionment.
(Continued od Page Two, Column Three.)
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Negro High School
Student Drowns When :
Seized With Cramps
"Victor Williams, negro, years
old, 2429 Laka atreet, CenfTalHigh
School stuMent, was the season's
first drowning victim uhen he was
seized with cramps while in . the
driveway entrance to the old speed
way near Carter ' lake yesterday
afternoon. The driveway was filled
with water by the recent flood.
Young Williams in company with
Henry Gordon, 15 years old, 2754 1-2
Lake street, and James Jewell, .13
years old, 2911 Lake street, both
negroes, were swimming bufa short
while when the lad "doubled up."
The body did not come up. Jewell
and Gordon called the police. The
body was recovered after dragging
the "hole" for over an hour with
pike poles. j
Council Bluffs MotbrcycleSPolice
man Walter Brown recovered the
body. The boy lived with Mrs.
Julia Williams. His mother, who is
in Kansas City, was notified.
Catholic Prelates Celebrate
Chicago Diocese Anniversary
Chicago, June 7. Cardinal James
Gibbons- of Baltimore, Archbishop
Patrick J. Hays of New York and
many other Roman Catholic pre
lates from all parts of the country
were here tpniglit for the joint cel
ebration of the 75th anniversary of
the diocese of Chicago and the 25th
anniversary of the ordination of
Archbishop George W. Mondele
which, opens tomorrow.
Wholesale Grocers Demand
Improved Railway Shipments
Colorado Springs, Colo., June 7.
The whole force of the National
Wholesale Grocers' association in
convention hero ill be directed at
securing better transportation condi
tions, it was decided today when
the . executive committee endorsed
reohitic"s wlvch were adopted by
the board of directors.
NO
iNATION
r
The Hand Ig Quicker Than the Eye
PROGRESS MADE
IN DRAFTING OF
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
i . .
League of Nations Plank Con
- inues to -Engross Several
GroupsDifference Over
Labor Policies.
' t .
Chicago, June 7. Republican
platform builders reported substan
tial progress today on tentative
drafts? with promise of quick action
by the resolutions committee as. a
wsult of preliminary work. Group
differences remained, but leaders
said there were higher hopes of a
"harmony" platform after the planks
arc smoothed and the shavings
swept out in committee.
The league of nations plknk con
tinued ' today to engross several
groups. Another difference loomed
over labor policies, including de
mands for endorsing antistrike and
similar legislation. Settlements,
however, were predicted.
The supreme court's decision on
prohibition brought forth renewed
discussion of a prohibition plank.
Prohibition advocates were planning
to tfrge a strong enforcement plank
with a declaration against any
"beer and wine" amendments of the
Volstead law. Many party leaders
however, arc- disposed to keep the
platform silent on prohibition with
the possible exception of a strong
"iaw enforcement" plank.
Both factions in the. treaty dis
pute worked many hours today with
the hope of leaders that solution
partially, if not entirely, satisfactory
to all, would be found.
The resolutions committee tomor
row is expected to begin soon after
the convention's opening limited
hearings.
Committee members were chosen
in the state caucuses today with vir-
(Contlnued on Fsjr Two, Column Four.)
Johnson and McAdoo
Still Favorites in
Wall Street Betting
Chirsc Tribune-Omaha Itee Leased Wire.
New York, June 7. Johnson on
the republican side and McAdoo on
the democratic side were still heldas
favorites in the Wall street betting
tcday, even money being quoted on
theth.
The only change made in the odds
were:
Harding, against whom 8 to 1 had
beer quoted, was -given at 5 to 1 ;
Butler went from 10 to 1 to 5 to 1;
Hughes from 5 to 1 to 4 to 1, and
Knox from 10 to 1 to 5 to 1.
Ccolidge remained unchanged at 8
to 1 against, and the some was true
of Wood at 7 to 5, Lowden at 8 to
5, Hoover at 4 to 1 and Allen at 6
to 1.
Sproul was entered in thi betting
odds for the first time Monday and
the price quoted against his chances
was 5 to 1. -
Postpone Trial of Nebraska f
Rancher on Murder Charge
A Deadwood. S. D.,''june 7.(Spe
cial.) David A. Hancock, Valentine.
Neb., rancher, charged in federal
court here with first degree murder
for the alleged killing of a neighbor,
was taken suddenly ill and the case
is postponed until' September. He
will be forced to uaderEoj an opera
OFFICE GIRLS ARE
STAMPEDED WHEN
FIRE BREAKS OUT
r '
Second Blaze in Building Ad
joining W. O. W. Block Is
Started by Cigaret.
Hundreds hi office girls, fright
ened by the sudden appearance of
flames, almost caused a panic in the.
WoodmTerK of the World building
yesterday fternoon when a fire,
which is believed to i have been
caused by a cigaret, broke out on
the fourth floor of the ruins of the
building formerly occupied by the
Schmoller & Mueller Piano' com
pany, Fourteenth and Farnam
streets. Three months ago the build
ing was gutted by names and it
has been unoccupied since.
The office girls, fearing their own
building was on fire, stampeded in
the corridors of the building and
gradually crowed below to safety.
'More than 2,000 fire fans wit
nessed the fire and traffic was tied
up for more than an hour.
. Firemen were Unable to fight the
flames at an advantage because of
fear that the wall which cracked
under the heat of the flames might
fall.
An -aerial truck was pressed into
sefvice and streams were poured
intoihe ruined structure from the
fifth and sixth floors of the Wood
man of the World building. Assist
ant Fire Chief Crager sent in a
second alarm shortly after arriving
Jat; the scene of the fire.
The flames "broke out suddenly
in all directions from the fourth
floor and licked their way into the
fourth and fifth floors o the W. O.
W. building. The loss was slight.
Auto Crash Leads
To Recovery of Goods
Stolen From Iowa Store
Police solved the sudden disap
pearance -of a man and a woman
from a stolen automobile late Satur
day night after crashing into the car
of A. Peasingcr, 3604 Dodge street,
when they arrested Earh VanDer
hoff of .Stanley, Wis.; Llovd Mash
burne and his wife at 2015 Leaven
worth street, after detectives re
ceived a tip from a Douglas street
pawn shop. The trio are held for
investigation in connection with the
burglary of E. D. Brown, hardwane
store in Honey Creek, la., last Sat
urday night.
Three rifles, a revolver and other
hardware valued at more than $1,000,
which the police say was taken from
Brown's store, was recovered by
Detectives Murphy and Psznowski
in Mashburne's room.
Mashburne and his wife admitted
to Chief of Detectives Dunn that
they ran -away Saturday night after
they collided with Peasinger's car
because they feared arrest.
The car bore a Colorado license
and police say it was stolen in
Denver.
The Weather
. Forecast.
Nebraska and Iowa Generally
fair Tuesday and Wednesday, not
much change in temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
S a. m. ..71 1 p. m.. St
t a. m... fiR 2 p. m ,.14
7 a. m 68 3 p. m ...81
8 a. m 71 4 p. m ....8(1
a. m 73 S p. m 87
in a. m .'.76 6 p. in 85
It a. m 77 7 p. m ,. .84
11 noon ......... .tl Ip. m J. so
SKY-LOW THRILLS
FIRST NIGHTERS
AT AK-SAR-BEN
Thousands Packed Historic
"Den" While Hundreds" WerT
Turned Away at Open
ing of Season.
"Sky-Low," the "greatest of aH
Ak-Sar-Ben shows, was given its
"premier" last night in the historic
"den" before an audience of Oma
ha's manhood that ' filled the thou
sands of seats and overflowed by
hundreds into the standing .room.
Even Ghs Renze, the great genius
of Ak-Sar-Ben's wonders, expressed
his approval of the way the open
ing performance of the new show
went Oscar Lieben, stage director,
and Ben Johnson, director of the
chorus, lauded the work of chorus
and principals.
What's the plot of the show?
Brother, to find that out, you must
join Ak-Sar-Ben and come out to
the "den," But it's as good as a
regular musical comedy, and Zieig
fieid's "Follies" hasn't . a more
stunning chorus o$ more dazzling
costumes.
Charlie Gardner, Charlie Docher
ty, George Long, Frank Latenser,
Kenneth Reed and Howard R. Nor
ton take the principal stellar parts
of the stirring musical comedy
drama, "Sky-Low."
The audience of first-nighters
was sq thrilled by the performance
that it frequently , burst into ap
plause in the midst of an act as
some new surprise was sprung de
scription of which surprises is pro
hibited by the iron-bound and dou-ble-rfveted
oath of Ak-Sar-Ben.
And to top it all off, there was
Tom Brown, the man who made the
saxophone famous, the star of
Continued on Page 4, Colo
nihil 7.)
T 1 HAT-IK.
vvooien mills uosei
Down to Keep Prices
High, Says Alexander
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee laatd Wire.
Washington, June 7. Curtail
ment of- production by the textile
mills in the east caused Secretary
of Commerce Alexander to scenVa
move to maintain high prices.
Secretary Alexander's attention
has been called to the recent action
of some of the mills, including
plants of the American Woolen
company, in putting employes on a
three days a week basis.
"The closing down of textile mills
at this time is unjustified," said Sec,
retifry Alexander. "It is undoubt
edly an effort to keep prices up. to
their high level." .
The American Woolen company
and its president, William M. Wood,
were recently indicted in New
York for, profiteering.
Johnson Has Five to One Lead
Over Wood in North Carolina
Raleigh, N. C June 7. One hun
dred ajid eighteen precincts out of
1,564 in the state on the republi
can presidential preference primary,
according to figures compiled by
the News and Observer late Mon
day night gave:
Johnson. 1,157; Wood. 207. ;
These figures represent complete,
hut unofficial retupis from seven
counties out of 100 in the sta
UNPLEDGED
DELEGATES
IN MAJORITY
"Keynote".Speech of Senator
Lodge Only Sure Thing on "
Program at Opening Session
Situation 'Mile in the Air.'
mostoftHeolq-time
leaders are absent
General Trend oi Opinion
Growing That Lowden flow
Has Best Chance of Either
. Of 'Big Three" Candidates.
By ARTHUR M. EVANS.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leased Wire.'
Chicago, June 7. The seventeenth
G. O. P. national convention opens
tomorrow with" only one real sure
thing of note on the table and that
is the' "keynote" speech of Senator
Lodge, which is already in type in
the printing offices ready to be
shot in "extras" to a more or less
anxious and waiting world. For the
rest, everything is a mile in the
air. For the first t time in a gen-
frafinn flip nimrtrpnnial nniv.urnw
has mo predominant personality; no
real boss, no leadership. A major-
ity of the delegates are mavericks,
unpledged, uninstructed as Chauu
cey Depew, veteran of 13 pow
wows put it, "It's a real untram
meled convention with nothing out
in advance."
Old Leaders Missing.
The old bosses, and leaders, hl
where are they? .Penrose is sick
at home with a long-distance wire
strung to his bedpost. LaFollette
went on the operating table yester
'day. Heminway of Indiana isk here,
but with Johnson instructions, a
lovely bit of irony for one of the."
old guard. Murray Crane is wan
dering the corridors like a lost
ghost he drops xiut as committee
man from Massachusetts. Smoot is
facing a fight in his state and no .
longer has a troop following at his
heeUin the convention environs.
Senator Borah, the fire-eater, is
here on sufferance a political deal
was necessary ta give him a "ptace
in the idaho delegation. Senator
Watson of Indiana, who made ar- .
gument defending the action on
contested delegates in the Taft con
vention of 1912, is having a terrible
time trying to land as chairman of
the platform committee,' Will Hays,
national chairman, being among
those trying to flatten Watson's
tires in this ambition. Mr. Barnes t
of Albany finds the New York 88
shot to pieces this time, with half
a dozen factional segments; no lead--er
for the first time in many years.
But nobody is shedding a tear;.
nobody is worrying over what is go
ing to happen. The patriarchs pa
rade the uncertainty; th-younger,
generation rrtakes a virtue of ignor-,
arce. That's the tone of the open
ing day.
On the eve of the big battle, every
body was as far' at sea tonight as
on Sunday night or Saturday nieh- i
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(Continued on Pa ire 4, Column 4.) ;
Wood Forces Attempt
To Land Support of
New York Delegation
Chicago, June 7. Wood forces
Monday made a determined effort
to swing the New YorkMelegatioi
to the support of their candidal
on the $irst ballot. Gen. Wood wai
entitled to New York support, thej
argued, because of his effort in es
tablishing military training camps a".
Plattsburgh.
As a result, the Butler leaden s
began defensive operations. James
R. Sheffield, William Barnes an5
Senator Wadsworth were called into
conference and workers attached to
the rennhliran ctat nrmn;,ii;nn
A- - r - v. ii i.auuii
later began a canvass of the dele
gates in an ettort to line them up
solidly for Butler.
It was admitted by Butler ad
herents that the fight to present an
unbroken front , of the 88 delegates
had failed, but they said they were
assurred not more' than six or eight
$6 Day Snent on Each U. S. -
L Soldier in Occupation Army
tjiris, june . i ne ciany expense
bf the American troops of occupa
tion has been reduced so that it is
less than $6 a man a day, while the
cost of .maintenance of the French,
British and Belgian forces average
five francs a day for each man and .
six francs a day for each horse. ,
The enormous difference in cost
due largely to the higher pay of
the American soldiers, and the great
expense incurred In transrfortatior
of supplies brought from America,
has made it. impossible to reach an
average rate to apply to all the
armies of occupation, which it ha'd
been sought to do.
Father Kills 3-Year-0ld
Boy; Thought Him Burglar
Ma rion. III., June 7. Mistaking
his 3-year-old son for a burglar
lames Finney, early today, shot and
killed the child. The boy had arisen
from ed to get a drink. A coro
nor's .iurv returned a verdict of ac
cidental .killing.
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