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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 49 NO. 306.
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LOWDEN LINE
WEAKENS AS
WOOD GAINS
Governor Practically Counted
.: Out When Old Line Repul
; licans Combine With Pro
gressives to Beat Him.
SENATOR KNOX APPEARS
I BEST DARK HORSE BpT
Leaders May Pick Pennsyl
vania Man to Lead Ticket
-With Johnson as Running
Mate Old Guard Is Dying.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINQ.
Chlcnio Tribune-Omaha Bee LeaeiT Wire.
Chicago, June 8. The big repub:
lican show opened today with two
rings dividing the attention of the
j. public. ' v
. In one the league or -nations res
ervatipnists staged a battle with the
irrecocilables over the peace treaty
v' platform plank, with Senator Borah
threatening ,to bolt and organize a
thmi party' unless the republicans
comte out flatly against acceptance
of President Wilson's covenant with
, even American senate's safety, ap
pliances attached.
In the other' ring the master tac
ticians of the party displayed .the
fine points of the great American
N . indoor game, which combines, the
far sighted strategy of chess with
the cool daring 'of poktr said "tac
ticians engaging in a maze of man
euvers and gttmshoe conferences
from whjch the selection of a repub
lican candidate for president is' des
tined to enlerge.
Lowden's Chance Is Slim.
K the close of 'the first day' of
the convention these were the out
, standing developments:
Governor Lowden sustaned a
terrific hammering from the east
ern old line republicans who joined
' "the progressives in seeking to dis-
Credit the candidacy of the Illinois
executive. ' Although-the Lowden
forces fought back stubbornly, it ap-
pcarcd evident that the position .01.
the governor has been weakened to
.. such an extent as to make his nom
ination ixtremoly problematical;
General Wood was strengthened
by the reaction af ainst Lowden, it
being evident that the general, with
more delegates to "his credit than any
other candidate, is going to give his
allied antagonists a desperate battle
j when the balloting begins. Wood is
probably stronger than he ever was
and yet the forces arrayed against
him are so formidable that his nomi
nation appears improbable.
' Knox May Be the Man.
" Senator Johnson is just where he
has been for some time, with his
chance of achieving the -nomination
depending upon such fortuitous and
(Continued on Pge Two. Column Two.)
1 Wood Forces Choose,
Frank Hitchcock as
Their Field Marshal
Chicago. June 8. The Wood
instructed delegates, unaccompanied
by any of the manages who have
been identified with the campaign
thus far, After a tonference with the
general late today, agreed on Frank
H. Hitchcock as, field marshal -for
their forces with, Frank Knox of
'.New Hampshire as floor leader for
the present. ...
- Mr. Hitchcock is to be assisted by
"a board of strategy 'composed of
anaay of the Wood managers, includ
ing William Procter, Senator
I Moses. Norman Gould of New York
:and others.
f Major Knox will be assisted by
GalcrTL. Tait ot Maryland ana w 11
lmm H. Boyd of Ohio. Senator
Frelinghuyseji of New Jersey alsc
'has been offered the place of floor
leader.
-$mall Boy Says He Was
"t Deserted by His Grandfather
Sobbing because he had been de
sersted by his grandfather. Archie
Yoeman, 10 years old, of Glenwood,
la., was picked up on the street
near .Twenty-second street and
Ames avenue last night by firemen
from the fire station nearby.
tw. ua tnA thf nipn that he had
come to Omaha yesterday with his
mother to visit nis granaiaincr, mu
1:.. :n V,a ritv. His crandfathcr
took him for a ride and when they
were about four miles from the out
skirts of the city, deserted the lad
and forced him to wander back to
.1 f,lnn'. . nnahl in find his
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grandfather's home, he said. Archie
slept at pouce station iasi mu,
Parliamentary Chaos Expected
Following German Election
rt.riin inn fi Unofficial returns
from 31 district for 380 mandates
are 1 about equally divided between
the present coalition government
and the' right and left opposition. It
is generally Believed that the allot
ment of the overflow votes to the
. 4rnir list will ffive the coalition
l p ' -. - o -
' snougH mandates to secure it a small
majority.
The parliamentary leaders . and
press comment agree tnat me eiec
tinn are inconclusive and that Dar
liamentary chaos is inevitable, rli
-view of the awkward party uueup.
"Uncle Joe" Anxiousto
Live Out Present Century
Dean of American Politicians Predicts Big Changes
During Next Few Years Says Conventions Are
Good Deal Like Circuses Declares We Need
MoreShirtsleeves Men.
( hlrafo Trlbune-Omah Bw Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 8. A long black
cigar, it was, poised at an almost
perpendicular pitch, easily distin
guishable in the sea of bobbing hats
and bonnets that moved toward the
main entrance of the Coliseum .at
the conclusion of the convention
session this afternoon.
It was the reporterial stranger's
sole clue. He trailed it through the
door, into Wabash avenue, but
though only a few yards distant,
he was unable to overtake it be
cause of the crush. It moved across
the sidewalk to the curb, entered a
taxicab and was whisked away. The
stranger -followed. The chase led
to the Great Northern hotel, where
an elevator door closed on the cigar
as the reporter entered the lobby.
On the register was written
"Joseph C. Cannon. Danville, 111."
"There's a lot of waste ..motion
in American politics," was Uncle
Joe's greeting. "I've been in it since
1861. and I reckon I'm qualified to
speak. A convention's a good deal
like a circus. If you see one you
see 'em all."
Toothpick for Button. .
He was' in his shirtsleeves. He
was sitting in a low rocking chair.
His feet, legs crossed, were on an
escritoire. At the left was a cuspi
dor. He wore galluses. There were
two regulation buttons on the right
front side of his waistband, but on
the' left the buttons were missing.
He had inserted a toothpick in the
waistband, to which had been at
tached the gallus supporter.
"I guess next to Chauncey Depew,
I'm the oldest one here," and he
ceased chewing on the cigar, re
moved it, and directed a salivous
broadside at the cuspidor. He
missed.
"I'm 84 and he's 87. Last con
vention here, four years ago, I rec
ollect they had an hour's intermis
sion to fill in, so they asked Chaun
cey and I to do the filling in.
'"Well," I said to Chauncey,
" 'you must defer to age. I'll let
you talk SS minutes and I'll talk
five.' ' He says, 'alright' so he start
ed in' and. talked 59 minutes, and
30 seconds. When he had finished
I Sust had enough time ,to say Jtl
thank you.' A
"You knowI don't mind quitting
politics at anytime now. But, damn
MINNESOTA' TOWN
REPORTED WIPED
" OUT BY TORNADO
Trains Blown From Track
Fifteen Persons Injured
Near Foxhome.
Fargo, N." D., June 8. Reports
from Wahpeton late tonight said
that Foxhome,. Minn., a small town
about 15 miles from Wahpeton had
been wiped out by a tornado.' No
totalities were reported, but a cail
was received here asking for doctors
and nurses to care for injured. T-vo
members of a Great Northern freight
train were injured at Gardner, Cass
county, when seveml cars were
swept from the tracky a gale, tele
phone reports received here tonight
said. No further details were re
ceived. Fifteen Injured. '
Breckenridge. Minn, June 8. Fif
teen per-sons were injured, seven of
them seriously, when tour coaches ot
Northern Pacific passenger train No.
150 were blown from the track lues
day night near Foxhome. A score
of others received minor hurts. A.
A. Carlblom of Grimier, N. D., for
mer state auditor of North Dakota,,
, r . ,, J If! '
was peraaps iaiany mjurea. nis
daughter also was seriously hurt.
When the storm came up the en
gineer stopped the train, fearing a
washout in the heavy downpour cf
rain. The wind picked up 'the four
coaches, turned them over,, and fire,
which set in destroyed them.
Boy Is Killed.
St. Paul, June 8. A heavy wind
and electrical storm which swept
over the northern half of Minnesota
Tuesday resulted in one death tnd
injuries to two others and numerous
barns,- trees and some houses aud
telegraph and telephone lines were
blown down.
Near Fereus Falls, a heavy wind
carried away several buildings. Wil
liam Hokmerll, was killed, and nis
father and sister were injured when
a barn in wnicn tney naa lascu
refuge collapsed. ,
Jury Convicts Deaf Mute
Of Killing Family of Six
n-.1.,r fnln Tune R Alex Mil
ler, deaf mute', was found guilty of
fnstJegree murder nere luesaay in
connection with the killing of Adam
Shank, his -wife and four children 011
t ;Viank farm, near Gilcrest. last
December. The jury was-eut five
minutes. ' Miller was employed by
Shank. " - ' '
Bodv of American Officer .
Found in River in Austria
Berne, Switzerland, June 8. A
bodv believed to be that of an
American officer was. found yester
dav in tbe 111 1 river -."near Feld-
kirch, Austria, by fishermen.
It is believed the man was
'drowned while escaping . from an
Austrian prison camp toward Switz
erland;
it, I'd like to have the Almighty
let me live throlugh this century.
This, my boy, is going to be the
most wonderful century in the his
tory of the world. Young fellows
like yourself my sakes alive
what an opportunity you've got,"
and the cigarwas removed for an
other squirt at the cuspidor, a miss.
"Yes, sir, it'd be worth while liviy'
just to see a lot ot these damn fool
eggs tossed into the ash can. League
of nations. Rot! Armenia! Bah! If
we're going to do any civilizing
let's begin at home. Let those peo
ple over there in Europe work out
their own destiny, like Americans
and Englishmen and all other peo
ples have done. Besides haven't we
got Mexico. We ain't the Almighty.
We can't save them by a lot of pret
ty words on paper. They've got
to get there themselves. There's a
great unrest- fight on now.
"Son, you don't remember back
to the .civil war, do you? Well, in
72, whenthey renominated Grant,
times were like these. Terrible
times to. Everything panicky.
Everybody just running around in
circles. " Hell to pay and no pitch
hot. I guess the greenback shrunk
in buying power two-thirds. But
we-tome out all right. It just takes
time, and horse sense, that's all."
Believes in Evolution.
Then he ricalled Lincoln, and
incidentally disclosed his belief in
evolution. For Lincoln, he believed,
"was the product of perhaps 10,000
years of human development."
"And that reminds me that hu
manity travels in cycles; that every
three generations, on an average, a
family has to touch earth again be
renewed. And that's why we say,
'it's three, generations from shirt
sleeves to shirtsleeves.'. We need
more shirtsleeved men in America
now than ever before. ' I don't
know who'll be nominated. But
whoever he is, I hope he's a good,
strong man."-
A new long, black cigar replaced
the old stub. And in answer to a
query:
. "Those are Cincinnatty seegars,
son. Cincinnatty.' They ain't much
on looks.- 1 hey am t -much om
smell. They'd probably 'poTsbft'-vot!,
But they c'ertainljy do chew well."
Another shot at the cuspidor.
.. He hit it.
WAR DEGLARED "
BY APARTMENT
HOUSE RENTERS
Hundreds of Tenants Join in
Move to Undermine . Rent
Profiteers in Omaha.
, '
Opening the second meeting of the
members of the. Drake Court Ten
ants' Protective association, with the
singing ot America and - Hail,
Hail, the Gang's All Here," 30(Uen
ants of the Drake court and, seven
other apartment houses met in he
council chamber of the city hall last
night to 'continue the plans of the
association which was organized a
week ago in protest of increased
rent
Reports of the committee or
ganized a week ago' stated that 150
of the 21 tenants in the Drake court
had signed the agreement in protest
against the increased rent. A more
complete organization of the Drake
Court association was accomplished
last night and plans for the estab
lishment of a Tenants' Protective
association of Omaha were made.
J. E. O Brien was elected presi
dent of the Drake court organization
last night and Kay McWhmney sec
retary-treasurer. The general com
mittee, which was appointed a week
ago, was increased in number from
seven to 12. New members elected
to the general committee were J. F.
Anderson, D. W. McNeil, Mrs. W.
S.N Collins, Mrs. W. Whittaker and
Mrs. Collins. Mrs. Ray McWhin
ney.was also elected to the place of
Mrs. J. E. O'Brien, who was forced
to resign from the commiittee be
cause of ill health.
s Statements of protest against the
increase in rent proposed at the
Drake court were current at the
meeting last night. Statements pur
porting to show the amount of cap
ital invested and the high rate of re
turns upon the capital were read.
Plans-were perfected for the rais
ing of funds for the expenses of the
association, the present plan being to
raise funds by the contribution of $1
from each member of the associa
tion. A report of the success of the
tenants1 victory by the establishment
ot such an association as is being
planned in Omaha and the methods
pursued by tenants of the Rogers
park" district of Chicago were read
at the meeting.
Plans for the appointment of an
arbitration committee of five to be
appointed by the chairman of the
Drake eourt association were made.
This committee will have charge of
the tenants part of the arising diffi
culties. . .
Man Accused of Blowing
' Up Home of Oil Man Freed
Tulsa, Okl., June 8. Charles
Kriegerr charged with conspiracy to
dynamite the home of J. . Edgar
Pew. an oil company official here
Octdber 29, 1917, was acquitted by
1 a jury, in district court here today,
RESOLUTIONS
COMMITTEE
Senator Watson of Indiana
Elected Chairman Plunge
Into Hearings Out of Which
Party Platform Will Come.
DELUGE OF PETITIONS x
DESCENDS UPON BOCfY
Wets and Drys, Suffragists
And AntJs, Economists and
Irish Sympathizers All Clam
oring 4or Audience.
Chicago, June 8. The republican
convention resolutions committee
formally organized late today, over
whelmingly elected Senator Watson
of Indiana its chairman and plunged
into the grind of hearings and con
ferences out of which will come the
party's platform.
, Immediately a deluge of applica
tions and petitions descended on the
committee table and Chairman Wat
son declared almost continuous ses
sions would be necessary night and
c'ay to give hearings to all of those
desiring it and to work out a pro
gram of party declarations in time
for submission to the convention
Thursday.
Those clamoring for an-audience
included wets and drys, suffragists
and anti-suffragists, economists, Irish
sympathizers, , labor leaders and
many others who thought they could
give the committee winning ideas
for the platform. Some were heard
today and tonight, but the majority,
including the labor representatives
and a delegation which wants free
dom for Ireland, had to be put over
until tomorrow.
Watson Elected Chairman.
Meantime arrangements were made
for a subcommittee to go to work on
disputed nuestions of oolicv. includ
ing the party's stand on the league of
nationskand other outstanding issues
which still are in contest.
Senator Watson.- who for weeks
has been in charge of a series of
conferences on platform declarations,
was chosen chairman by a vote of 41
to 3, only the committee members
fromKansas, Maryland and Georgia
voting for his opponent. Ogden
Mills of New York. Mr. Mills wa9
head of an executive committee
which compiled platform sugges
tions of the committee of 171 and in
lobby gossip he was credited with
having the support of Will H. Hays,
the national chairman, to head also
the resolutions committee.
Immediately after affecting its or-ganizatioir-the
committee threw open
its doors, but before the hearings
had gone far they -were suspended,
while by unanimous -vote it was de
cided to put a time limit on all who
desired to be heard. On questions
where two sides were to be pre
sented the allotment was IS minutes
in all, equally divided, and. on all
other subjects it was five minutes.
Several Heard Early.
Among those who appeared today
and tonight were Prof. Irving Fisher
of Yale, who advocated air investi
gation of currency, inflation; firmer
Representative Folwer of New
Jersey, advocating revision of the
banking and currency laws, and S.
P. Bond of , Missouri, who wanted
price fixing in wartime declared in
violation of the constitution.
Tomorrow Samuel GompeVs, pres
ident of the American Federation of
(Continued on Pate .Two, Column Four.)
Labor Convention
' Resolution Demands
Treaty Be Ratified
Montreal, June 8. Ratification of
the peace treaty without reserva
tions that -would injure the effective
ness of the league of nations covenant
was demanded of the United States
senate in resolutions presented to
day by delegates for adoption by
the American Federation of LabW
convention.
The convention also was asked to
make "emphatic and earnest protest
against the tactics" in congress
which have provented ratification.
This was asked in a resolution sup
porting the, report of the federation's
executive council, which has as
serted that "in addition to labor's
broad interest in the treaty from the
viewpoint of American citizenship it
has a specific and definite interest in
the labor section of the treaty?'
The council has also. pointed out
that American labor is deprived of
representation in the international
labor bureau, a matter of vital im
portance." until the treaty is ratified.
Among two hundred more resolu
uons aiso reterring to tne resolutions
committee was one. urging "develop
ment of friendly, harmonious and
co-operative relations with the' great
bona fide body of organized farm-
France and Belgium
Enter Into Military Pact
Brussels, June 8. King Albert
had a long, conference this morn
ing with Gen. Marguin'e, chief of
the general staff, who will leave
immediately for Paris. He wilj con
fer there with Marshal Foch on the
conclusion of a military arrange
ment between France aud Belgium.
BEGINS GRIND
Q.O.P, CONVENTION
HAS NO BOSS
NEBRASKANS TO
DEMAND AID FOR
TILLERS OF SOIL
Collective . Bargaining One of
Planks Farmers of This
State Want in the
Platform.
By E; C. SNYDER,
Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Chicago 111., June 8. (Special
Telegram.) The farmers of Ne
braska must be taken care of. ac
cording to an announcement of C. H.
(justatson of Lincoln, who, with J,
O. Shroyer and former Congressman
Pollard of Nehawka, will present
their views before the resolutions
committee. Representing the farm
ers union aud in touch with farmers
organizations throughout the coun
try, they will, ask the resolutions
committee to include in the plat
form: V .
A collective bargaining plank.
which failed to get through the .last
session of congress; opposition -to
compulsory military - training and
laws designed to curb farm tenantry.
And they say the resolutions com-
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muiee must near tpem, 11 me west,
which they represent, is to 1ept
loyal to the republican party.
lhere is little change in the polit
ical situation. Johnson is losing,
Wood is holding his delegates, and
Lowden getting a vora. here and
there, but neither one of the "big
three," Lowden, Wood or Johnsqn,
read success invthe cards as they
fall on the table.
With the sele&tion of Senator
Lodge as permanent chairman, and
Senator James E. Watson as chair
man of the committer on resolu
tions, it would appear that the sen
atorial machine JwrSs pretty thor
oughly well organized and ready to
(Continued on Page Two, Column Six.)
Industrial Organizations
To Vote on Labor Questions
Washington, June8. The Unit
ed States Chamber of Commerce
tpday submitted to a referendum
vote of more than 1,300 industrial
and commercial organizations mak
ing up its membership 12 principles
of industrial relations, drafted ty
the chamber's board of directors.
The voting will close after '45 days.
Pointsxovered by the 12 prin
ciples involved the open shop, col
lective bargaining, formation of so
called shop committees to discuss
and adjust employment relations,
protection for the health, safety and
well-being of employes, wages, hours
of employment, and the right to
strike of workers, employed in lines
of endeavor necessary to the pub
lic welfare.
Secretary of Lincoln
Route Dies in Smash
Marshalltown.vla., June 8. When
his automobile skidded on a hill six
miles west of Tanja, la., today
Henry C. Oster.man of Detroit,
Mich., secretary Wf the Lincoln
Highway association - and known
from one coast to another on that
route, was instantly killed. -
Announce Lower Shoes
St. Louis, Mo., June 8. Reduc
tions in the wholesale prices of va
rious styles of shoes of frorn 25c to
$2 a pair were announced today by
officials of three of the largest shoe
manufacturing establishments here,
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Who Should Worry?
$500,000 IN JEWELS
STOLEN FROM HOME
OF ENRICO CARUSO
Pearl Necklace, Bridal Gift,
Valued at $100,000, Among.
Missing Valuables.
East Hampton, N. Y., June 8.--P.urglars
broke into the home of
Enrico Caruso, noted tenor, here to
night and escaped with jewelry val
ued at $500,000. The robbery was
discovered by Mrs. Caruso, -who was
aroused by the ringing of a burglar
alarm attached to a steel casket in
her room in which the jewels were
kept.
With servants she rushed to her
room and heard the footsteps, of the
escaping robbers. A few minutes
later the servants saw an automobile
with two persons speeding from the
grounds.N, The police were immedi
ately notified "and guarded the only
motor route out of East Hampton,
but at a lite hour tonight no trace of
the burglars had been found. ,
Mr. Caruso is filling an engage
ment in Havana, Cuba.
The stolen jewels included a dia
mond"necklace valued at $75,000.
In' addition to the diamond neck
lace, a pearl necklace, valued at be
tween $75,000 and $100,000, the bridal
gift of Mr. Caruso, also was taken.
A partial lis,t of stolen jewels made
public by the police includes 'eight
diamond Arings, a pair "of diamond
earrings, two diamond hairpins, a
flexible .diamond bracelet and two
gold watches.
Allies Arrange Meet
Definitely to, Decide
How to Split War Spoils
Paris, June 8 The entire ques
toin of the division among the allies
of the sums Germany will pay in
reparations probably will comeup
at a meeting of the premiers pre
liminary to the Spa conference with
the Germans, Italy having raised ob
jections to the agreement reached
last December between France and
Great Britain. Under this agree
ment ll-20ths of the sum total was
to go to France; 5-20ths to Great
Britain, and the remainder to the
other allies, the United States not
being mentioned.
The original basis of distribution
was the war ( losses of the various
powers. Italy, it is understood, now
demands a division made on the
basis of comparative efforts -in the
war, and asks for 10 per cent of the
total, against the 7 per cent which
was allotted her by the London
agreement.
It is said also that the United
States will be asked before this pre
liminary conference to confirm
President Wilson's verbal statement
in the council of three .that -American
would not ask any part of the
payments. ,
The Weather '
-Forecaat.
Nebraska Generalty-fair Wednes
day and Thursday: cooler Wednes
day in west portion and in east por
tion Thursday. . ,v
Iowa Generally fair Wednesday
and Thursday and. in northwest por-
tion Wednesday.
' Hourly Temoeratures:
S a. m 9 1 p. m 8S
. m, 71 1 p. m ,-...(
7 a. m 74; 1 p. m. ..:.;..7
a. m 71 4 p. m 9
a. m 77 t p. m
in a. m 79 8 p. m DA
11 a. m ...SO T p. in. S
li noon ........ IS I p. m ...13
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BOY OF 18 GOES
JO DEATH WHILE
BATHING IN LAKE
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Grandmother Received False
Report of His'' Death
Monday, But Yester- .
day it Was True.
Last night at 7:30, just 24 hours
after she had received a false report
stating that . her granffson, - Ray
Stroud, 18 years old, Neville hotel,
had been drowned while swimming,
Mrs. Parlm, 1813 Ohib street, re
ceived a true report of the boy's
death. Stroud was drowned on the
Iova side of Cutoff, lake at 7:30
last night while swimming with two
boy companions.
The source of information of the
Monday, night report was not
learned. The report received last
niightf phoned by the police, was
true.
, Too Far From. Shore.
Stroud was an orphan and had
been living at the hotel with his
half-brother, Ralph Gilson. About 5
o'clock yesterday evening he met
"Midge" BaT)cock, 18 years old, 702
Locust street, and Ernest Ander
son, 1(5 years old, Sixth and Locust
streets, at 'Twelfth and Ohio streets
and the trio went to the lake o
swim.
After indulging in the sport for
a while, Stroud, who hact told the
boys that he could, not swim well,
ventured too far from the shore.
He called to Babc'ock, who was on
the shore, telling him that he was
out of breath and-that he could not
get toihore. Babcock swam out
to where Stroud was, a,nd grappled
with him in an attempt to save him.
but was stricken with cramps and
was unable to get the drowning boy
to shore.
Boys Call For Help.
'Chris Nelson) Fifvli street, and
Avenue K, Council Bluffs, ?nd Os
car Nielson, . Fifth and Locust
streets, boys ,who were on an island
about 200 yards north of the place
where - the drowning occurred,
heard young Stroud's call for help,
and went over to the place where
he went down, but arrived too late.
The boys., dived for him but were
unable to recover the body. Police
Officers Russell Norgard and Les
ter Warner answered the Emer
gency call. The body was recov
ered and an effort was made to re
suscitate Stroud, but tvithout suc
cess. The atternpt was abandoned
when the boy's lungs collapsed 15
minutes after his body was recov
ercdv Stroud had been employed as a
painter. Both of his parents are
dead. . 1
Suffrage Resolution Is
'. Beaten in Louisiana Senate
Baton Rouge. La., June 8. The
resolution providing for ratification
of the federal suffrage amendment
was defeated in the senate of the
general assembly of Louisiana on
Tuesday night by a vote of 11 to 19.
The vote was on motion in
definitely.' to postpone consideration
of the resolution.
This action of the senate does
not mean the (definite defeat of suf
frage in the Louisiana legislature
as a resolution exactly . duplicating
the one introduced iu the senate is
now pending in the house and if
it passes will again come before
the senate for final action
TEMPORARY
OFFICERS TO
REMAIN OVER
Senator Selected by Commit
tee as Permanent Head of
G. 0. P. Meeting Recom
mendation Made Unanimous.
WILL PRESENT NAME .,
TO CONVENTION TODAY
Committee on Rules Votes to
Increase Executive Body
From 10 to 15 to . Give
Women Representation.
Chicago, June 8. Senator
Lodge, temporary chairman
of the republican national
convention, was elected today
by the committee on per
manent organization as per
manent chaiman and his name
will be presented tomorrow to
the convention for approval.
There were three nomina
tions for the place and Sena
tor Lodge was named on the
first ballot, over former Sen
ator Beveridge of Indiana and
Senator McCormick of Illinois.
The vote! was: Lodge, 22;
Beveridge 9; McCormick, 7.
On motion of the Illinois mem
ber the recommendation was
made unanimous. . f
The remainder of the tem
porary organization was
recommended for permanent
sfervicf without opposition.
Senator Lodge was placed in nom
ination by William Barns of New
York, Mr. Beveridge by Governor
Goodrich of Indiana and Senator
McCormick by Lieutenant Governor
Oglesby of Illinois.
No Speech Making.
No speech making followed the -nominations
and the yote resulted as
follows: '
Lodge: Colorado, Connecticut,
Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Misissippi,' Minnesota; Ne
vada, New Hampshire. New York,
North Carolina, North t)akota, Ohio,
Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, '
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, Wyoming 22.
Beveridge: Arkansas, Idaho,' In
diana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jer-"
sey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Porto
Rico 9.
McCormick: Alabama, Delaware,
Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Ne
braska 7.
Urge Change in Rules.
The committee on rules, by unani- :
mous vote today, recommended to
the Convention that the " executive
committee of the national commit
tee be increased from 10 to 15 so as
to give women representation..
The vole was taken after a dele- '
gation speaking for the woman's sec
tion of the party asked that women
4e allowed to sit in the executive
body in anticipation of adoption of
the suffrage amendment. Speakers
included Mrsv Medill McCormick, :
Illinois; Miss Mary Garrett Hay,
New York; Mrs. Raymond Robins,
Illinois, and Mrs. Katherine Phil- '
lips Edson, California. .
Will H. Hays, national chairman,
who took part in the general discus
sion, said if the convention adopted
the recommendation he would have
authority to appoint any number of
women. He thought, however, that
the membership would be, eight men
ana seven women.
Red Cross Rushes Aid
To Flood Victims Five
Minutes After Call
'
R. M. Switzer, chairman of Oma
ha chapter American Red Cross, an
nounces that the Red Cross mobile
disaster relief unit, formed a short
time ago for the purpose of aiding,
by means of equipment, doctors and
nurses,, in cases of a disaster within
a radius of 200 miles of Omaha, re
ceived its first call for help yester
day frcm flood-stricken Homer, Neb.
Neb.
The call was received at 11:05 a
m. and at 11:10 large boxes, filled .
with first aid and medical equip
ment, clothing, bedding, etc., were '
on their way to the Burlington sta
tion, where they left on the first out
going train at 1:10 p. m., reaching
Homer, 175 miles away, at 5:37 p. m.
150 Girl Students Flee
In Night Attire From Fire
Red Wing. Minn., June 8.rr-One
hundred f nd fifty young woman
students and commencement week ,
visitors escaped in night attire when
fire destroyed the Lutheran ladies' -seminary
here early today, with a
loss estimated by school authorities
at ?250,000. - ;
Masked Bandits Rob Bank.
After Locking Cashier in Vault
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Junes 8. Masked
bandits this morning en'tere'd the
Hayes National bank in Hayes, Pa.,
10 miles from Pittsburgh, and after
locking the cashier ' in the vault .
looted the, bank. The band escaped
in the direction of Pittsburgh;
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