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LOWDEN AND
WOOD HAM
BITTER FIGHT
Developments in Conclaves of
Convention Leaders Point to
Mighty Struggle Before
Nomination Is Settled.
CENTER ATTENTION ON
FIRST TEST OF STRENGTH
Powerful Forces Back of
General Are Making Supreme
ffort to Put Their Candidate
Across at Early. Hour,
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By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be leaned Wire.
Chicago, June 9. Developments
tonight in the conclaves of conven
tion leaders at the Michigan avenue
hotels foreshadowed a mighty strug
gle hetween General Wood and Gov
ernor Lowden at the opening of the
battle of the hallots to nominate a
republican candidate for president.
Even those leaders who believe
that. Wood, Lowden and Johnson
will' be eliminated from the contest
and a dark horse named for standard
bearer, were centering their atten
tion on this first test of strength be
tween the general and the governor
ttnd participating in the maneuvering.
Both the Wood and Lowden field
managers were working far into the
right to muster every ounce of
strength for the showdown that will
constitute the first stage of the'
fight.
Wood Gaining Strength.
It was evidentthat Gen. Wood's
candidacy was more formidable to
night than at ' any time since he
entered the race. It was apparent
that the powerful forces enlisted
under the Wood banner were mak
ing a .mighty effort to round up
a prospective majority of the con
vention and it was conceded on
every side that the general is go
ing to give his allied adversaries a
terrific battle. There was more
alarm manifested among the anti
Wood men than at any time since
the delegates reached the scene.
Senator Moses, southern manager
for Wood, was claiming 318 votes
r the general on the first ballot.
his was following a conference of
the Wood managers at which the
Wood strength Was tabulated at 271
on the first roll call. Moses is
counting on accessions totaling 47
by the time the roll is called for
the first time.
Hitchcock Predicts Victory.
Frank Hitchcock, convention floor
manager bf the Wood forces, was
predicting certain victory and pro
fessing great encouragement over
the Wood's gains of the last 24 hours
but he was reticent in the. matter
of figures.
"That there has been a tretnen-
(Continned nn Page Two. Column Four.)
Testimony of Maxine
Dempsey Ruled Out)
At Champion's Trial
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v San Francisco. Tune 9. Testi-
.nony af Mrs. Maxine Demp
sey, former wife of Jack Dempsey,
world's heavyweight champion, in
regard to confidential communica
tions between them while they
were married, was rured out at his
trial here on charges of evading j
the draft.
John B. Ellis of Logan, W. Va.,
half brother of Dempsey's mother,
Mrs. Priscilla Dempsey, testified he
, and his half sister jointly owned
property in' Logan which w"as in
litigation for some time. The pros
ecution attempted to prove Ellis
- gave Mrs. Dempsey money for
the properly. Defense attorneys
brought out that the litigation was
not settled until after Dempsey
made out his questionnaire.
Helen Goodrich of Pasco, Wash.,
Stifled Dcmosev's wife at one
time was a woman of the night life
of Pasco.
Chief of Police Disproves
Charges of Socialism
Detroit, June 9. By unanimous
fote the executive committee of the
International Association of Chiefs
of Police admitted James G. Bifrke,
chief of police of Lackawanna, N.
Y., to membership in the organiza
tion, after he had disproved a charge
that he was a socialist.
Burke showed he had been a life
long democrat.
August Vollmer, chief of police of
Berkeley. Cal., and a member of the
faculty of the University of Cali
fornia, read the opening paper of
the convention, outlining the quali
fications of a successful policeman.
Blame Laborers for Big
Rise in Cost of Building
n.lin4 Tim ). Chief blame
for great increases in building costs
is placed on laborers' refusal to do
'a day's work for day's pay in the
report of the county grand jury on
its investigation of the housing sit
uation delivered to Judg Kennedy
cnminai conn.
TVi rmnrt declare no' evidence to
indicate the existence of a combina
tion or . trust to keep up building
ricej bai bta found, , ,
Proposed Plank in G. 0. P.
Platform Recites Efforts
To Repeal War Legislation
Details Acts Completed by Congress, Including Re
duction of Requested Appropriations, Railroad,
Shipping and Other Laws Draft Made Public
By Senator McCormick of Illinois.
Chicago, June 9. The proposed
first platform plank before the sub
committee dealing with the record of
the republican congress "despite the
unconstitutional and dictatorial
course of President Wilson and the
partisan obstruction of the demo
cratic minority" was made public
tonight by Senator McCormick of
Illinois.
The provisions of the proposed
initial plank recited tj?t republican
efforts to repeal war, legislation and
detailed legislation completed by
congress including reduction of re
quested appropriations, the rail
road, shipping and other acts.
The plank follows:
"Despite the unconstitutional and
dictatorial course of President Wil
son and partisan obstruction of the
democratic minority in congress,
the republican majority adopted a
program of constructive legislation
which in great part, has been nulli
fied by the vindictive vetoes of the
president.
Thwarted by Veto. 1
"Itmct the problem presented by
the administration's unreadiness to
resume tVie tasks of peace, which
was only equalled by its unreadiness
to take tip the burden of war. The
republican majority sought to re
peal a great part of the vexatious
war legislation which invades the
liberties of the citizens that was
thwarted by a presidential veto. It
enacted the transportation ac( and
made possible the rehabilitation of
the railroad system of the country,
wrecked bv the McAdoo railroad
administration.
"Under the act it provided fr the
peaceful arbitration of wage dis
putes, which was so nullified by the
president's delay in appointing a
wage board created under the pro
visions of the law, Hat he himself
precipitated the outlaw railroad
strike.
"The republican majority stopped
the flood of public treasure reck
LOS ANGELES IS
LARGEST CITY
WEST OF ST. LOUIS
Census Report Shows it Over
Half Million, Outstripping
San Francisco.
Washington, Tune 9. Los An
geles has outstripped San Francisco
and become the largest city west of
St. Louis during the last 10 years,
the census bureau announced of the
population for the two cities tonight.
It also has outgrown Buffalo, 10h
largest city in the country in 1910,
as well as Milwaukee, Washington,
Newark, Cincinnati and New Oi
leans. Los Angeles now has a popula
tion of 575.480, an increase of 256.
282, while San Francisco has 508,
410 inhabitants, Los Angeles' rate
of growth was 80.3 per cent, com
pared, with San Francisco's rate of
21.9 per cent during the 10 years.
Los Angeles may take rank as
ninth largest city of the country as a
result of the 1920 census, coming
just below Pittsburgh, the present
population of which is 588,19.3. De
troit, ninth city in 1910 with 465,766
and whose 1920 population has not
yet been announced, will have to
show an increase of more than 110,
000 people to pass the Los Angeles
mark and maintain her position.
The Michigan metropolis will
have to show a growth of almost
44,000 to pass San Francisco and
more than 40,000 to pass Buffalo.
Two Detroit suburbs, Hamtramck
and Highland Park, have shown the
largest rates of increases of any in
corporated places in the country
thus far announced and indications
are that it will maintain ninth rank.
That would place Los Angeles in
(Continued on Pane Five, Column four.)
Militant Suffs Plan Live
Programs for Chicago Today
Chicago, June 9. Militant suf
fragists, who on Monday began si
lent picketing of 'ie convention, de
cided tonight to iiven things up to
morrow by displaying banners at
tacking the republicans.
Mrs Verne'- Ree-.l. vice chairman
from Colorado on '.he national re
publican ways and rceans commit
tee, was chief picket today. Mrs.
Leonard Wood and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, sister of Colonel Roose
vilt, visited the lines, and charted
wit' the. women.
Many Casualties When
Ulsterites Attack Raiders
Belfast, Ireland, June 9. A
pitched battle, resulting in numer
ous casualties, was fought last
night in the village of Listsellaw,
near Enniskillen, when a patrol of
Ulster volunteers surprised 50 raid
ers who evidently were 'about to
burn the court house. Two of the
Ulster men were wounded, one of
them being shot through the lungs.
The raiders' casualties are estimat
ed at seven . These men were ear
ned off by their, comrade.
lessly poured into the lap of an in
ept shipping board anq laid theJ
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great American merchant marine,
to be owned and operated by the
private enterprise of American ctii
zens under the American flag and
under the control of the government
of the United States. The republi
cans in congress took from waste
ful and incompetent democratic ad
ministration, the telegraph and tele
phone lines of the country and re
turned them to private ownership,
which can use them neither for the
purpose of political patronage nor
political espionage upon the citizens
of the country.
Reduced Postage.
"The republican majority reduced
the cost of postage to the people
and increased the wage of the driven
and under-paid employes of the
government, the republican congress
enacted a law to provide pensions
for superannuated and retired civil
servants. It likewise provided for an
increase in the pay of sailors and
soldiers of the ' United States and
further provided for a reorganiza
tion of the army on a peace footing,
and for the maintenance of a power
ful and efficient navy.
"Recognizing the increased num
ber of women wage earners drawn
into industry by the war and by
modern, social and economic devel
opments, the republican congress
established by law for the first
time, a woman's bureau to aid the
states to safeguard the welfare of
wojnen in industry and to raise t,he.
standards ot their employment.
"It submitted to the country the
constitutional amendment for the
enfranchisement of women, while
29 republican legislatures out of a
total of 35 have contributed to the
ratification of the amendment. The
republican congress, enacted legisla
tion for the relief of the consumers
ofi print paper, which was vetoed.
It provided for an extension of the
(Continued on Page Two. Colnmn Three.)
EDWARDS APPEALS
TO PUBLIC TO PASS
ON VOLSTEAD ACT
Governor Believes Great Amer
ican People Will Vote for
Light Wines and Beer.
Seagirt, N. J., June 9. Governor
Edward I. Edwards, a candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion, issued a statement here tonight
demanding liberalization of the Vol
stead act and calling upon "the peo
ple of the United States lawfully
and by th,e constitutional method
prescribed to pass judgment upon
the act." '
"The supreme court has declared
the 18th amendment to be a part, of
the constitution and the Volstead act
to be its statutory interpretation,"
reads the statement. "That act Is
open to such amendment as the duly
elected representatives of the people
may enact.
"No power exists which is para
mount to the power of the people ex
pressed at the polls. There alone is
sovereignty. Every candidate for
congress, every state and legislative
officialand the candidates for the
presidency itself will be called upon
this coming November to declare
their positions unmistakably on the
sane and reasonable interpretation of
the constitutional amendment in
favor of the permissive use of light
wines and beers, each state to deter
mine its regulations under the liberal
limitations of a general federal stat
ute. "I appeal to the great and final
referendum of the American people."
House Asks Passport.
Washington. June 9. It was
learned here that Col. E. M. House
had applied for passports and that
he contemplated leaving for Europe
at an early date.
Fairacre Residents, Heavily Armed, Join
Police in Night Search for "Mystery Bear"
A cinnamon colored bear, three feet
high, and tall enough to reach the
bark of a tree at a height of five
feet from the ground, is a much
sought culprit by the residents of
the Fairacre district.
The bear, which is wanted by the
authorities, as well as the residents
of the district, for mutilation of
private property, yesterday after
noon successfully eluded three depu
ty sheriffs, who for an hour and
a half, sought to take the criminal
into custody.
Despite the fact that the bear has
been clever enough to escape the
officers of the .law, the search has
not been abandoned -and residents
of the district, equipped with fire
arms, have begun a night vigil, re
ports from the neighborhood said
last night.
The bear first made its appear
ance about three weeks -ago and
since that time has destroyed $600
worth of trees in the district, ac-
icoxding to Jhpmai J. Nolan, Sixty-
LABOR MEET
MAY END IN
IRISH MELEE
Canadians Defy American
Delegates With Threat to
"Walk Out" if Resolution
Friendly to Erin Brought Up.
CANUCKS READY TO
PROTECT BRITISH SOIL
Montreal Press Charges Sinn
Feiners Are Agitating Move
To Throw Convention "Into
Turmoil" to Befriend Britain.
By The Aaaoelated Prean.
Montreal, June 9. Vigorous op
position to the proposals of Irish
sympathizers that the American
Federation of Labor in convention
here endorse the "Ir:sb republic"
and demand the withdrawal of Brit
ish troops from Ireland was fore
casted tonight. r
Several Canadian delegates an
nounced they would ccmbat such
a move on British soil. Others in
timated there was a possibility they
would withdraw if the question was
brought before the conrtntion for
debate.
"We have our own opinions cn
the Irish," said a Canadian dele
gate, "and while they miy or may
not agree with the word-ng of the
resolution the convention of the
American Federat;on of Labor is no
place to discuss suci a topic, es
pecially on British soil.
1 he sentiment was concurred in
bv several of the 30 delegates from
the. dominion. Some of them, how
ever, are reported to favor the
Irish resolution.
Sinn Feiners Active.
One of the leading Montreal news
papers tonight declared Sinn Fein
ers were active and that the con
vention would be "thrown into a
tii moil," by the Cinadian delega
tiWii if the Irish question was to
be taken up. The paper stated it
would "be surprising if President
Samuel Gompers jet it come bctore
the convention. -
The resolution in question claims
the "Irish republic already has been
established." a.id that the British
government, through its-troops, is
seeking to destroy it. It asks the
convention to reaffirm, its endorse
miT.ts of, the Irish republic under
demand that the niiViry forces of
occupation, in Ireland, be withdraw;!
irom that countiy.
The resolution further implores
that the Irish people be allowed to
guide their own destinies as pro
claimed by the president of the
United States, "the same as all other
nations recently given fredom," and
outlined "in his 14 points, and agreed
to by the British government and
its allies in the world war."
Seek to Pool Finances.
Frank P. Walsh, one of the lead
ers of the Irish republican move
ment, is expected here Friday night
and an attempt may be made to have
him address the convention.
One of the startling resolutions
referred to the resolutions com
mittee today calls for the socializa
tion of the banking and credit agen
cies of the' United States, so that
the "collective deposits of the people
shall be used for the benefit of the
people."
"Banking, like ' transportation,
should be impressed with the public
trust," the resolution added. "It
should be made a public utility, sub
ject to control by the national gov
ernment and by the states to the
end that the credit resources of the
nation shall be used for productive
pourposes.
This resolution was presented by
the delegation of the International
Association of Machinists, headed
by William H. Johnston, president.
Forest Fires Continue.
Cobalt, Ont., June 9. Forest fires
were still raging in tne uowganaa
and Latchford districts. Communi
cation has been re-established with
the Boston creek district, where res
idents saved their homes only after
a prolonged battle with the flames.
second and Davenport streets. It
is not known from whence the bear
came, but his presence was made
known by the destruction of the
trees and yesterday was confirmed
when the bear was seen for the first
time in the shrubbery near the R.
C. Peters home, Sixty-fifth and Un
derwood avenue, by an employe of
Mr. Peters. The employe is said
to hive left his work and fled in
alarm at sight of the animal. Im
mediately afterward, complaint was
made to the police by Hugh Lan
gan, a resident of the district, and
the search by authorities began.
Those ' who participated in the
search were James Lindsey, Nich
olas Holter and Charles Hoy. ,
The-bear during the last three
weeks has destroyed trees belong
ing to'Langan, R. C. Peters, Wil
liam Newton, M. D. Cameron and
other trees along the driveway. Ac
cording to the complaints, the bear
sucks the sap from the trees after
tearing off the bark;
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Copyright: 1J0, By Tha Chicago Tlrbuna.
PLANKS p VSp'r ST SkSSa
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fl A?0 RON& EN0U6H fj W T kSU
TREASURY NOTES
TO BEAR HIGHER
INTEREST RATE
New Certificates Will Draw
5 3-4 and 6 Per Cent, Sec
retary Houston Says in
Letter to Bankers. -
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bn LaMd Wire.
Washington. June 9. Constantly
increasing difficulties in financing
the needs of the government were
indicated tonight by announcement
by Secretary of the Treasury Hous
ton that the next issue of treasury
certificates will bear interest of 5
per cent and 6 per cent. This is the
highest rate yet paid by the govern
ment. Last month's issue of cer
tificates bore interest at the rate of
5V2 per cent, which was the record
figure up to that time. There has
been a steady advance from a rate
of 4)4 per cent.
In a letter sent to bankers
throughout the country urging their
co-operation in obtaining the widest
possible distribution of the new is
sue of certificates among investors
Secretary Houston explains that
treasury certificates to the amount of
nearly $1,000,000,000 will mature on
or before July 15. The secretary
said that while the greater part .of
these are provided for by the income
profits tax installment payable in
June, it would be necessary to' dis
pose of treasury certificates totaling
approximately $400,000,000 to refund
the bajance and provide for current
requirements up to that (sale.
The new certificates are issueM in
two series, both dated June 5, ore of
them bearing interest af the rate o'f
5yi per cent and maturing January
3, 1921, and the other, bearing in
terest at 6 per cent and maturing
Tune IS, 1921.
In his letter to bankers Secretary
Houston said that during the first
quarter of the fiscal vear ending
June 30, 1920, there was a deficit of
about $770,000,000; in the second
quarter there was a surplus of over
$400,000 000 and the present quarter
should also show a surplus.
Indiana Delegaation Fails
To Agree on "Solid Bailor
Chicago, June . 9. The Indisna
delegation met tonight to discuss its
ineup oti the first ballot, but ac
cording to Senator New, "got no
where." While the indications were
that Wood would receive 22 and
Johnson 8 votes on the first ballot,
none of the members attempted to
sav how it would go thereafter.
Some members had expressed the
hope that the caucus would develop
common ground where all could
meet and stand . together. Senator i
.ew, however, opposed such a pro
gram, declaring he would refuse
to be bound by it.
Identify Kansas Bank
Bandit Killed by Posse
Spring Hill, Kan., June 9. A
young man who late Wednesday
locked "th,e cashier ar.d assistant
cashier of the Spring Hill hank in
a vault and escaped with .$1,000 in
currency, and who later was killed
by an official of the .hank who had
joined a posse seejeing him, was iden'
tified as Alfred Gantert, a former
resident of Spring Hill.,
The money, according to the au
thorities, was found on hit person.
GIRL HIT BY CAR
IS BAPTIZED AS
DEATH ANGEL CALLS
Little Gladys Pinneo Finally
Loses Fight for Life '
Was Injured Sunday.. !
Ten minutes after she had been
baptized by Rev. A. B. Marshall,
president of the Presbyterian Theo
logical seminary, Gladys Pinneo, 13
years old, 3117 Lincoln boulevard,
died at the Swedish Mission hospi
tal last night.
She was taken to the hospital un
conscious Sunday morning after
she had been struck by an auto
mobile driven by J. S. Buel, 2223
Vinton street, at Twenty-seventh
and Leavenworth streets, as she
wis on her way home from the St
Berchman boarding school. She
went home each Sunday morning
from the boarding school to go to
church with her mother, C. R. Pin
neo. her father, said last night.
Her left leg was broken and her
skull was fractured. Shfe was un
conscious at the hospital from the
time she was taken there at 8:30
Sunday morning until she died at
6:10 last nieht. except for a few
moments Sunday afternoon when
she recovered sufficiently to recog
nize her iither. She smiled and
said "Daddy," then elapsed into
unconsciousness.
The funeral will be held at her
home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
She is survived by her father and
mother, and one sister. Lila.
Buel was arrested Sundav after
the accident, charged with reckless
drmng. and has been held in the
city jail under $1,000 bond. The
amount was raised to $2,000 last
night by order of the county attor
ney.
Packing House
Worker First Heat
Prostration Victim
D. A. Ellis. 411 South Nineteenth
street, was the first heat prostra
tion victim of the summer in
Omaha.
Ellis was overcome by heat while
working at the Armour Packing
plant last Saturday afternoon. With
out telling friends of his illness he
started home. In a dazed condition
he walked many blocks.
Phvsicians were called, but tins
died Tuesdav without regaining con-
sciousness. A widow and two cnn-
dren survive. i
Funeral services will be held in
the 'Larkin chapel at 2 this after
noon. The services will be con
ducted bv the Rev. R. L. Wheeler.
Interment will be in Graeeland cem-
eterv-
The Weather
Forecast
Nebraska: Unsettled weather
Thursday and Friday; probably
showers; not much change in tem
perature. .
Iowa: Fair Thursday;' cooler in
northwest portions, becoming unset
tled Friday.
Hourly Temperatures.
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M'ADOO SPENDS
HALF HOUR HERE
ON WAY HOME
"Where's Jim Dahlman?"
First Thought of Former
Secretary as He Steps
From Train.
"Where's Jim Dahlman?"
It was a former secretary of the
treasury, administrator of railroads,
director of Liberty loan drives and
holder of innumerable other federal
positions speaking.
William Gibbs McAdoo, heir-apparent
to the throne of Woodrov
Wilson I, spake thus as he stepped
From the eastbound Overland Lim
ited of the Union Pacific last night
at the Union station. And Mr. Mc
Adoo was really inquiring for a
friend.
"Jim" was not among those pres
ent to greet the McAdoos, however.
"Perhaps he's chasing some bootleg
gers," Mr. McAdoo remarked.
Mr. McAdoo and his wife, young
est daughter of President Wilson,
spent exactly 30 minutes in the city
on their way to New York from a
vacation in the southwest. Four
weeks ago they arrived at Colorado
Springs and began a motor trip to
California. The trip by automobile
was abandoned at Santa Fe, N. M.,
Mr,-McAdoo said, because of wash
outs on the road. They proceeded
to Los Angeles by rail and resumed
their motor trip up the coast.
Mr. McAdoo declined positively
to make any prediction concerning
the outcome of the present conven
tion at Chicago. "I'll stay over
there a day, providing I can get a
seat at the Coliseum," he confided.
He also refused any comment con
cerning the coming convention of
democrats at San Francisco, in spite
of the declaration of a Kansas City
editor that he would submit the
name of McAdoo at that gathering.
Even if ."Jim" Dahlman wasn't at
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Cabinet Quits in Fight
Over Price of Bread
Rome, June 9. Premier Nitti
and his ministers resisned todav.
The announcement was made by the
premier at a turbulent sitting of the
chamber. Four hundred deputies
were in attendance and all the gal
leries were crowded.
Premier Nitti's resignation aooar-
ently was the outcome of a resolu
tion introduced by the socialist Dar-
liamentary group yesterday to refuse
to hear the government statement
i t!" reopening of the chamber, on
the gruu:;u that the decree raising
the price of bread was a violation of
the parliament's prerogatives.
Every party in the house had oro-
tested the decree, which the govern
ment sanctioned to avoid a govern
ment loss of 8,000,000,000 lire
through the bread subsidy.
Blames Transportation
Problem for Labor Trouble
Colorado Serines. Colo.. Tune 9.
The transportation problem of the
t'nited States today forms a condi
tion that is responsible for the un
settled labor troubles, declared
Arjay Davis, 1 president of the Na
tional Wholesale Grocers' associa
tion, in his address before the dele
gates at the opening of the busi
ness sessions here
iKNEB FIGHT
ON COVENANT
AT CHICAGO
Prospect of Defiant Bolt by
Senators Johnson and Borah
Looming Large as Latest
Development in Battle.
WOULD MEAN FORMATION
OF NEW POLITICAL PARTY
Reports Prevalent Plans for
Bolt at Chicago Have Long
Been Considered Leaders
Feel Situation' Is Grave.
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha lie Imaged Wire.
Chicago, June 9. Storm clouds of
revolt in the republican party were
dark and threatening tonight while
the committee on resolutions was
fighting desperately to bring about
harmony in the league of nations is
sue. At a late hour a harmony plank
framed by the subcommittee on
platform had not been accepted by
the ratification faction of the con
vention led by former Senator Mur
ray Crane of Massachusetts, and
there were open threats of splitting
the party wide open, with the pros
pect of a defiant bolt by Senator
Hiram Johnson of California, the
irreconcilable candidate for presi
dent, taking with him Senator Borah
of Idaho, who boldly declared that
he would denounce the republican
platform every time he addressed
an American audience if the con
vention should adopt a plank for,
ratification of the treaty and league
of nations with reservations.
Would Mean Third Party.
It was asserted by party leaders
who gathered in excited groups
about the lobby of the Congress-hotel
while the 1 platform committee
was engaged. in its desperate effort
to stem the tide of rebellion that a
bolt from Johnson and Borah In
evitably would mean the formation
of a third party and an alliance of
Johnson and W. Randolph Hearst
who has been advocating such c
break for month. In fact it lias bten
stated that plans for formation of
a third party have been long under
consideration in anticipation of the
break which is now threatening.
Just how dangerous was the sit
uation when the platform subcom
mittee resumed its task late tonight
was clearly indicated when Senator
Watson of Indiana, chairman of the
subcommittee, reported that he had
been unable to get endorsement of
the ratification group led by for
mer Senator Crane to a tpmpromise
plank which the Johrlson-Borah
faction had agreed to accept.
Agree to Plank.
Senator Borah announced late in
the afternoon- that the irreconril-
ables would agree to a plank con
demning the Wilson league of na
tions, commending the republican
senators for rejecting it, urging an
association of nations and estab
lishment of an international court
(Continued on Pae Two. Colnmn
Demote Last of Arm
Officers to Prewar
Rank Last of Month
Chlrago Trlhnne-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire.
W ashington. Tune 9. The Ia Af
the army officers holding advanced
rank during the war emergency wiil
be demoted to their regular grade,
according to an arm Aiinrrrit
Wednesday by the War department,
on June 30. Orders have1' been is
sued honorably discharging all of
ficers of the regular army from com
missions granted for the period of
me existing emergency.
Instructions have been ent tn all
department commanders by the War
department directinc them to crive
as much publicity as possible to the
iact mat only persons are being con
sidered for commissions in the regu
lar army under th reorganization
act who since March 25 have re
ceived and replied affirmatively to a
letter of inquiry as to whether they
desire further consideration given
applications or those who since that
date have otherwise filled out pre
scribed forms. No applications will
be received after June 23.
Defeat Rule to Prohibit Use
Of Tobacco by Clergymen
Atlanta City, N. J., June 9. The
use of tobacco will not be sacrificed
for the church by the clergymen
of the general synod reformed
churches of America the ministers
decided at the closing session of
the synod here Wednesday. A reso
lution, introduced by the Rev J.
Garland Hammer, jr., of Belleville,
N. J., proposing that the' clergymen
give up the weed in order to make
their church contributions more litw
eral was defeated. 61 to 28.
Bloodhounds Are Used in
Search for Caruso Robbers
East Hampton, N. Y.,' June 9.
Two bloodhounds and a Dosse of
volunteers today joined the'police in
the hunt for the person who last
night stole $200,000 worth of jewel!
from the house of Enrico Caruso, '
opera singer, r
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