THE BEE! OMAHA. TUESDAY. JUNE 29. 1920.
PROFITEERING
. PLANK WILL BE
PUT IN PLATFORM
Prominent Place Will Be Given
Problem Because of Impor
tance and Republican
Evasion.
BY WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
(Written Eiprrwl.r for the IntemattoiMl
.Nrwi 8ervlcl.
(Copyright, 1SI0, by William J. Bryan).
San Francisco. Cal., June 28.
he profiteering plank will occupy
prominent place in our platform
for two reasons: First, because of
the importance of the subject itself,
second, because action by this con
vention is made more imperative by
republican evasioji. '
Profiteering is a real evil and de
mand immediate attention. Fxploi
talion is going on all over the coun
try and grand juries are trying to
reach the more -notorious of the
commercial pirates. One clothing
merchant in Omaha was found sell
ing for $?7.50 a suit of clothes
'bought for $13.50; a merchant in
Lincoln was discovered collecting
an average profit of 86 per cent on
shoes. A New York state clothing
corporation was fined $55,000 for
collecting about 100 per cent on
clothing; the head of the woolen
. company was arrested for prefiteer-
"iK in viuui, wic jimK'i xirui'.crs
have been arrested for overcharging.
The tax records at Washington are
disclosing amazing instances of
Prohteering. One hundred per cent.
500 per cent. 1,000 per cent. 2,000
ter cent and some even 5,000 per
cent these are profits reported.
Legislation lias been strangled,
employed by the profiteers. The
representative of a wholesale groc
ery association in New York re
ported to his employer that at Al
bany he had 'killed 30 out of 41 bills
proposed for regulating trade or pro
viding relieffor communities. One
of these bills was intended to author
ize cities and towns to establish
markets. Think of a grocery as
sociation closing the door to relief!
Nebraska Bill Strangled.
Tn Nebraska the lobbyists of the
middle men strangled a bill intended
for the restraint of profiteers. These
impudent retainers of predatory cor
porations and greedy commercialists
were hanging about Washington and
snapping at the heels of the trade
commission. Congress, instead of
protecting the public, seemed rather
inclined to resent the activities of
those who tried to safeguard the
masses.
The republican convention not
only failed to make any vigorous
. pronouncement against the profiteer,
but, -on the contrary, attempted to
divert attention from the real cause
to subsidiary influences. It is very
evident that most of the profiteers
were present as delegates or were
represented by proxies. The in
ability of the republican party to
deal with' this question effectively
is illustrated by a story,
i A man went into a clothing store,
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oking, put on a coat and ran out.
he went out the door the mer-
c.flint cauKiit signt oi mm ana gave
chase, calling to the thief to stop.
This falling, the policeman drew a
revolver and threatened to shoot.
,The merchant became excited and,
grabbing the policeman, said,
"Policeman, if you do shoot, shoot
him in the pants the coat belongs
to me." The republican party can't
find any place to shoot.
Profiteers at Frisco.
The profiteers who were not pres
ent at Chicago are here, but thev are
not so numerous and our party will
therefore find it easier to deal with
the problem. I do not anticipat
much difficulty in securing art ex
plicit condemnation of profiteering
and a pledge of specific remedies
that will prove effective. I have not
been able to confer with the other
members of the committee, but shall
lay before them as a basis Tor ac
tion a plank something like the fol
lowing: The democratic party pledges the
nation to rid it of the profiteer and
to close the door against his return.
It will endeavor to eliminate all un
necessary middle men by the en
couragement of organizations
among producers that will bring
those who sell and those who use
nearer together. It will enact and
enforce laws that will effectively
prevent excessive charges by sucH
middle men as are necessary.
Wants Criminal Prosecution.
To this end it will demand legisJ
lation, subjecting to the penalties of
the criminal laws, all corporation
officers and employes who give or
carry out instructions that result in
extortion; it will make it unlawful
for anyone engaged in interstate
ommerce to make the sale of one
rticle dependent upon the purchase
of another article, and it will re
quire such corporations to disclose
to customers the difference between
cost price and selling price or limit
the profit that can be legally
charged as the rate of interest is
now limited. It will also endeavor
to create in the several states trade
commissions with powersas ample
as the federal trade commission and
to enact laws authorizing each local
community to create, as needed,
similar commissions for the investi
gation of local charges of profiteer
ing. While the above would seem to
provide sufficient remedies, sugges
tions will be welcomed from those
who have given the matter attention.
Cummings Assails Defeat of Treaty
As "Blackest Crime of All History"
San Francisco, June 28. The
league of nations covenant was
championed as the "Monroe
doctrine ot the world" by Homer
Cummings temporary chairman of
the democratic national convention,
in his keynote address here today.
Of tht peice treaty's defeat in
the senate he said: "No blacker
crime against civilization has ever
soiled the pages of our history."
He characterized the republican
platform as "reactionary V"d pro
vincial." "Filled., with prtmediated
slanders and vague promises, it will
be searched in vain for one con
structive measure for the re
formatipn of the conditions which it
criticizes and deplores," he con
tinued. "The oppressed peoples of the
earth will look to it in vain. It
contains no message of, hope for
Ireland; no word of mercy for Ar
menia; and it conceals a sword for
Mexico. It is the work of men con
cerned more with material things
than with human rights. It contains
no thought, no purpose which can
give impulse or thrill to those w;ho
love liberty and hope to make the
world a safer and happier place for
the average man."
Praises Work of Party.
He declared that the peace time
record of the democratic party
from March, 1913, to the outbreak
of the world war has to its credit
"more effectivef constructive and
remedial legislation than the repub
lican party had placed upon the
statute books in a generation."
Praising the administration's
course in the war he said: "Let no
one misunderstand us. These great
affairs were carried forward under
the stimulus of American patriot
ism, supported by the courage and
spirit of our people. All this is
freely and gladly, acknowledged, but
surely the time has come when, be
cause of the calculated criticism and
premeditated calumnies of the op
position, we are entitled to call at
tention to the fact that all of these
things were accomplished under the
leadership of a great iemocrat and
of a great democratic . administra
tion. Jf the republican leaders are
not able to rejoice with us in this
American triumph they should have
the grace to remain silent,' for it
does not lie in the mouths of those
who conducted the Spanish-American
war to indulge in the luxut of
criticism." . 1
Referring to congressional inves
tigations by "smelling committees,"
he said that over 80 investigations
have been made, over $2,000,000
wasted and "the result has been to
prove that it was the cleanest war
ever fought in the history of civil
ization." Praises Achievements.
Peace achievements of" the demo
cratic party, he asserted, "freed the
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farmer from the' deadening effects
of usurious financial control. Labor
was given its Magna Charta of lib
erty. Business and finance were re
leased from the thralldom of uncer
tainty and hazard."
President Wilson's two appeals
before congress for legislation deal
ing with profiteering, reduction of
taxation,' aid for soldiers and laws
to improve relations of capital and
labor were ignored, he declared,
and "after a year of sterile debate
our country has neither peace nor
reconstruction."
He dwelt particularly on attacks
made upon the president. Malice
followed him to the peace table, he
said, and widespread propaganda
made it imperative when he returned
from Paris to "make a struggle for
that which had been won at incal
culable cost." This meant wreck of
health, sickness for months on a bed
of pain; and worse, the sickness of
the heart which comes from the
knowledge that political adversaries
are savagely destroying not merely
the work of men's hands, but the
world's hope of settled peace. This
was the affliction this the cruci
fixion." Compares U. S to Turkey.
Mr. Cummings continued that in
one sense "it is quite immaterial
what people say about the president.
Nothing we can say can add or de-
Hee Haws From the Convention
By JOHN P. MEDBURY.
San Francisco, Cal., June 28. -I
went up to the convention this
morning, and if it is as hard to be
elected president as it is to get into
the auditorium, I don't blame guys
like McAdoo and Wilson for not
wanting to run. ' !
Still, if they were elected they
would have four years to rest up.
I had no sooner got into the au
ditorium than I saw a sign, "Cox is
dry."
If everybody who was thirsty put
up a sign that they were dry there
wouldn't be any room inside for the
dclicates.
I had a little pamphlet which gave
all the names of the delicates "at
large" and up until the present time
only half of them have been caught.
There is a machine in the center
of the -room called an acoustics
which throws "the speeches to any
part of the auditorium. I heard a
couple of speeches which ' should
have been thrown outside.
I noticed that each delicate was
wearing four ,or five badges and if
they had left their clothes at home
and worn only thex badges they
would have. been, dressed up.
The first two hours at the con
vention were spent in reading the
different ribbons on the delicates.
When you give a guy a calling
cra it is gone tor good but if you
have a ribbon Jt does for a whole
lot of people.
The convention opened with
prayer.
If these candidates think they
will be nominated by prayer, some
of them should have . started praying
six months ago.
While I was sitting in my press
seat a cop came over and wanted to
see my pass. It had Wilson's pic
ture on it and the ,cop accused me
of stealing the president's ticket.
On the back of the pass , they
have a picture of the auditorium. I
suppose they think this will help
you to find the. place.
If these delecates have to work
this hard every four years to elect a
president, think of the poor delicates
in Mexico.
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New York Shipbuilder
Throws Hat In Ring to
Secure Nomination
San Francisco. June 28. Lewis
Nixon, ship builder and business ex
pert of New York, established head
quarters" and opened a fight to se-
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v Labor wants big wages, wages
that will keep up the purchasing
power of earning, and labor means
to have its share, not only for basis
of wages whether capital likes the
idea or not," he declared.
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tract from the fame that will flow
down the unending channels of his
tory." He cited the republican and pro
gressive platforars of 1916 as part
of the record placing this country
in favor of the league" of nations.
"What nations stand outside?
Revolutionary Mexico, bolshcvist
Russia, unspeakable Turkey and
the United States.
"It is not yet too late. Let us
stand with the forces of civilization.
The choice is plain. It is between
the democratic party's support of
the league of nations, with its pro
gram of peace, disarmament and
world fraternity, and the republican
party's platform of repudiation, pro
vincialism, militarism and world
chaos."
It is not reservations that the
president stands against, said Mr.
Cummings, but nullification. He
told how President Wilson had
published the tentative text of the
league covenant widely in 1919, ask
ing for criticism and receiving sug
gestions from Taft, Hughes and
others that were "actually incor
porated into the revised draft Nof
the league."
"This is the sordd story of its
df feat," said Cummings, after re
viewing the senate's action in the
matter. "No blacker crime against
civilization has ever soiled the
pages of our history. The last
chapter was written, at Chicago."
"Let the true purpose of our party
be clearly understood," he said in
concluding his address. "We stand
squarely for the same ideals of peace
as those for which the war was
fought. We support without flinch
ing the only feasible plan for peace
and justice. We will not submit to
the repudiation-' of the peace treaty
or to any process by which it i
whittled down to the vanishing
point. . We decline to compromise
our principles or pawn our immortal
"souls for selfish purposes. We do
not turn our backs upon the history
of the last three year. We seek no
avenue of retreat. We insist that
the forward course is the only
righteous course.
"We seek to re-establish the fruits
of victory, to reinstate the good faith
of our country and to restore it to its
rightful place Among the nations of
the earth. Our cause constitutes a
summons to duty. --The heart of
America stirs again. The ancient
faith revives. The immortal part of
man speaks for us. The services of
the past, the sacrifices of war, the
hope of the , future, constitute a
spiritual force gathering about our
banners. We shall release again the
checked forces of civilization and
America shall take up once more
the leadership of the world."
New York Will Give
Its First Vote to Its
Governor Is Pledge
San Francisco, June 28. The New
York delegation of 90 men and wo
men today entered the convention
hall pledged to cast its first ballot for
president for Governor Alfred E.
Smith.
However, there was a strong un
dercurrent of talk for William G.
McAdoo as the actual candidate of
the New Yorkers.
The talk for McAdoo is stronger
than ever before. "The program has
all been settled before the call of
order sounds.-' one of the delegates
declared. The wet plank for the
platform, which, when the delegation
reached here last" week declared
would be insisted upon, was carefully
avoided during the discussion at the
caucus held at the New York head
quarters last night.
Neither was the league of -nations
covenant mentioned.
Service Men Will Seek
Plank On "Four Way Plan"
San Francisco, June 28. Service
men among convention delegates to
day perfected plans for obtaining the
indorsement of the democratic party
for bonus legislation. It was decided
to adopt the American Legion "four
way" plan of rewarding veterans of
the late war, by extending paid up
insurance, rural or urban home aid,
vocational education, or flat cash
compensation. '
Richard Scelye Jones, chairman of
the Washington state delegation,
Major Bennett Clark of Missouri,
sonf Representative Champ Clark;
Colonel Barry of Tennessee and E.
Robertson of Spokane, Wash., were
selected to appear before the resolu
tions committee with the plank
drawn for its approval.
Des Moines Man Sued for
$100,000 by Chicago Girl
Chicago, June 28. A suit for $100,
00 for alleged breach of promise was
filed here today by Miss Alice E.
Krachy against, Herman II. fiudkc,
said to be a wealthy manufacturer of
Des Moines', la. Miss Krachy claims
that after setting a date for their
marriage, Budke told her he was al
ready married.
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Third Floor Bargains
House Dresses
300 in Lot 1 -Q
Seconds, Special 17
House dresses in both waist and straight
line models; percales in stripes and small
floral designs; ginghams in stripes, and
plain chambrays, and a few plaids; spe
cial Tuesday, at 1.59
Bargain Square Third Floor
Hand Made and Hand Embroidered
Crib Pillow Slips
Regular 1.98 and
2.98 values, each 7i7C
Hand made and band embroidered pillow
slips for baby's crib pillow; made of
strong, sheer materials; exceptional val
ues, Tuesday, at, each, 09c
Bargain Square Third Floor
Muslin Nightgowns
1.25
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Square Specials fo r Tuesday
For Girls,
Worth 1.50, Special
Sizes 8 to 14 jears in girls' muslin night
gowns ; extra good quality cotton, lace or
embroidery trimmed; low neck and short
sleeves; cool summer garments; special,
Tuesday, at 1.25
Bargain Square Third Floot
Infants'
Summer Shirts
Sizes to 3 Tears
Special, at
Infants' summer shirts, cool for the little
ones; low neck and no sleeves; excep
tionally good values for Tuesday, at 35c
Bargain Square Third Floor
Women's
Union Suits
35c
59c
4.85
Regular 1.00 Value
Special Price, at
Women's union suits in variety of styles;
in light weight cotton; tbe regulation
neck has a beaded finish; they have tbe
open knee, with lace or shell edge finish
and cuff knee style; special, at 59C
Bargain Square Third Floor
Second Floor Bargains
Silk Petticoats
Worth 5.95 to 7.85,
Special at
Good Quality Silk Jersey Petticoats with
accordion pleated satin flounces, in
wanted colors of Navy. Brown, Taupe,
Rose, Emerald, Black and many beauti
ful combinations; also a few in all Jersey
with ribbon trimmed flounces; very spe
cial for Tuesday, each, at " 4.85
Bargain Square Second Floor
K Dainty Summer
Voile Blouses
Regular 2.45 Values, qj
Special at 1"0
Many attractfve little models in surplus
tie-ons and tailored styles; some are of
all white voile, others have colored band
trimmings in dainty contrasting colors;
both short and three-fourth length
sleeves; special, for Tuesday, at 1.95
Bargain Square Second Floor
Women's
Pure Silk Gloves
Seconds of Better oft
Qualities to 1.25, Pair.OUC
Sizes o)i to 6V4 in white and black; all
double-tipped fingers; these are all sec
onds of much better qualities, the regular
values running to 1.25 pair; special, Tues
day, at 69c
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A Big Sale of Men's
Working Clothes!
Overalls for Painters and
Paper Hangers
Good quality, well-made and
roomy; put on special sale Tues
day, sizes 34 to 48, per pair
1500 Pairs Men's .
Overalls and Jackets,
Special, per Garment X
Sizes 32 to 42 Extra good quality striped
and plain bluedenim; regular swing pock
ets; cut full and roomy; suspenders; high
back styles. Every pair guaranteed and a
real bargain.
Fair
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4.50 Men's Coveralls
Regular 4.50 values; made of ex
tra good quality khaki cloth, cut
full and roomy; sizes 34 to 44.
Tuesday special, at
Men's Work Pants
Sizes 30 to 42 Waist Hundreds
of pairs at a price that should 911
them in a hurry ; cheviots, cassi
meres, and good heavy khaki ma
terials ; special Tuesday, at
95
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Men's Work. Shirts
Sizes 14 to 12 Extra good
quality; made of light and
dark blue chambray; lay - -downs
collar, faced sleeves 1
and double stitched; special J
Tuesday, at J
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Men's Black Sateen
Work Shirts
Sizes 14 to 17 One big lot
of good quality black sateen
work shirts; well made T QJ)
throughout and will give , I
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Boy's One-Piece Koveralls
Sizes 1 to 8 Years These Koveralls are made of guaran
teed fast colors and have the dr'ape seat style; special
Tuesday, at bargain Square Basement Men's Store
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700 Pairs Men's and Women's
Sport Shoes
Regular 3.50 1 ,OC
Values, Special, at
White canvas sport shoe3 for both men
and women; have rubber soles and heels;
sizes, forewomen, 2!,& to 7; for men, fi to
10; specially priced, for Tuesday, at 1.25
Bargain Square Basement
Boys' and Girls'
Tennis Shoes
95c
Specials In DfUgS Tuesday
Mavis ace Powder, worth
Regular 1.00 Values,
Special, Pair, at
Black ard white Champion tennis shoes
for boys and girls; also many other good
grades in sizes from No. 7 children's to
No. 6 women's sizes; special, for this
sale, at, per pair, t)5c
Bargain Square Basement
Voile, Batiste
and Organdie
NVery Special XCke
Per Yard, at x OZfG
Voile comes in variety of plain shades,
40 inches wide; organdie, assorted col
ors, suitable for blouses,- dresses and
trimmings, 40 inches wide; batiste, blue
in beautiful lustrous finish, suitable for
lingerie, 36 inches wide; wonderful val
ues, at , 3c
Bargain Square Basement
150 Pieces Fancy Printed
Dress Voile
Worth 1.00 Yard,
Special, at
A beautiful collection in Georgette, block
points and extract work in both light and
dark grounds; grouped into one big lot,
for Tuesday, at, per yard, 59c
. Bargain Square Basement
Pillow Tubing
59c
50c, special, at - 39
Essex Peroxide Soap, worth
12c, special at 9
Horlick's Malted Milk, worth
1.00, special, at x 79
Orchard White, worth 40c,
special at 31
Milk of Magnesia, 30c size,
specialj at 23
Kolynos Tooth Paste, 30c
size 22
Eose Bath Soap, worth 10c
per bar, special, at 5, or per
doz.
Lyon's Tooth Powder, 30c
size, special, at
Tooth Brushes, worth 33c,
special at
Velour Powder Puffs, worth
35c, special, at
Two Qt Hot Water Bottles,
worth 2.00, special, at
Bargain Square Main
Specials Notions Tuesday
Best Kick Back braid, S yards, at 5 . Large spools of basting 1 bread,
Wash edging, fast colored, per yd 5
Jiffy pants for babies, per pair, at 50
Darning cotton, fast colored, Rpool, 5
Women's and children's garters,
per pair, . 15
Men's and boys' shirt bands, each, 15
Faper shopping bags, each, at 10
Safety pins, 6 cards, at 25
Real human hair nets Carmen and
Fashionette, three foc 50
Bargain Square Main
three for ?K
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Inside skirt beltingrper yard, ' Oc
Invisible hair pins, per box, 5
Stocking feet, per pair, IOC
Large bottles of machine oil, 15?
0. V. T. crochet cotton, 2 balls, 25
Silkene crochet cotton, 2 balk for 25
Rick Rack braid, 12-yard bolt, at 50
Sanitary napkins, 6 in box, at 50
60-Inch tape lines, each, at lOd
Women's Thread and Fibre
Silk Hosiery
Worth to 1.00,
Special, Fair, at
49c
Thread silk and fibre silk hose; silk to
the knee and silk boot; lisle tops and
soles; colors of black, white and gray;
odd lots and irregulars, special, at 49c
Bargain Square Main
Toweling
Worth 29c Yard,
Very Special, at
2,500 Yards
19c
Fur Tuesday we offer z,500 yards of soft
finished bleached towelfng with fancy
borders, and 1VA inches wide; wonderful
bargain at, per yard, 19c
Bargain Square Main
50c
Worth 75c,
Special, Yard, at
This is the 36-inch well known Pepperell
quality not branded, but genuine; limit
of 10 yards to a customer; worth 75c per
yard, special, for this sale, at, yard, 50c
No mail orders filled.
Bargain Square Basement
Fourth Floor Bargains
Boys' Blouses
All Sizes, v qq
Special, at 1 yoC
Boys can't have tea many blouses. Here's
a chance to lay in a supply at a very rea
sonable cost. Good Quality percale, cut
good and full, in a large, variety of colors;
special, each, at 98c
Bargain Square Fourth Floor
Bring your room measurements!
"Lino" Remnants.
Worth 75c to 90c,
Special Yard, at
This is a heavy, sanitary felt base floor
covering, suitable for small kitchens, pan
tries and bathrooms; sizos range from 2
to 10 yards; special, for Tuesday, at 4flc
Bargain Square Fourth Floor
. 1,000 Yards Material for
Draperies
49c
1.19
Worth 2.00 Yard,
Special, at
This is the well-known Terry cloth, a
double faced material which Is so much
used for draperies; in a Jarge variety of
colors; very specially priced, at yd. . .l.ltf
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