EVENING liEDGEE PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 191C
AMERICANISM
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Hughes' Quick Response to
Call Jolts Leaders,
Says Blythe
RV TO 'START SOMETHING'
Convention nt St. Louto, It Is Ex
pected, Will Perform Ac
cording to Formula
By SAMUEL G. Bl-YTHB
Cevvrtehl, li, 01 iht Central JVras Jsfo.
ST, LOUIS. June t2.Thc only difference
between the Republicans lately In conven
tion In Chicago nnd the Democrats nbout to
enter thnt sphere of Influence, not to wty
confluence. In St. Louis, In that the Demo
crats nro hero to ratify, wlillo the Republl
conn were In Chicago to rectify.
Otherwise they nrc mi nllke no the two
"P's," politics and prepnrrdne, which nro
Interchangeable, Interdependent nnd Inter
woven. To ho dure, the Democrats hnvo
their candidates nnd Itnow It, nnd tho lie
publicans hnd their candidate, but Homo of
them didn't bellovo; but otherwise there
Isn't much diversity. Thin convention will
perform according to the formula proscribed
tnd so did tho Republican convention.
Wherefore. It mint be assumed thnt tho
people are rutins' In each Instance
Undoubtedly, , there will he nn attempt
to Btnrt something, particularly n few
cheers, now nnd then, but tho pilgrim who
., have arrived thus far uro not, cheering.
It Is too early for such efforts. Most of
them appear to havo n conviction that thry
are to win next fall, which makes them too
proud to boast. All In all, It Is n sedate
affair thus fnr and tho only excitement
thera Is likely to bo will occur ,w hen certain
of tho pacifist brethren try to Insert nn
Arms embargo plank In the platform.
BRYAN WILL TALK ANYHOW.
It Is said that there Is to be a demand
in the convention that Mr, Rrynn shall
come forth from his seat In the press sec
tion and mnko a few remarks nnd thnt this
emergence of Mr, Bryan Is not within the
purview of the men who are" to run things.
However, It Is understood thnt Mr. Urynn
Is not depending on such nn Invitation. Ho
Intends to make a couplo of speeches while
ho Is In St. Louis, anyhow, and there will
be no difficulty In getting at the drift of his
Ideas on certain subjects whether he ad
dresses tho convention or not
The oager manner In which Mr. Hughes
responded to tho enll of his party, and his
accompanying pronouncement of his In
dividual preferences nnd notions concern
ing certain Issues rather vitalized tho Dem
ocrats, and thera Is no doubt thnt the plat
form and the speeches will ring with Amcr
lcnnlsm to tho extreme ringing capabilities
of such Instruments of expressed patriot
ism. BEAPY FOB THH FLAG WAVING.
Most of the platform was In readiness
before the Republican nomination nnd some
sections of It wero written on White House
paper, In order that there might be no mis
take as to what had the executive approval,
but last night and this morning there is nn
evident Intention to put a few bells on. If
Charles Evans Hughes or any other Re
publican, or set of Republicans, enn Imagine
they havo any copyright on Americanism,
their minds will be disabused of that Idea
when this convention has finished Its Hag
waving".
The vice presidential booms of Boger
Eulllvan, of Illinois, and Governor Major,
of Missouri, have their periscopes up, but
beyond that they are.. still entirely sub--tnerged.
Indeed, It Is nil set to renominate
Thomas It I ley Mnrshall, of Indiana, where
in Charles Warren Fairbanks resides, thus
recalling two things. The first Is that the
extremely expert politicians of Indiana
never go homo from n, convention without
something, having for many years main
tained tho fiction that Indiana Is n doubtful
State, and thnus must bo propitiated, and
the second Is the famous remark of Thomas
Blley Marshall himself, which was "the
Btata of Indiana produces more first-class
second-rate men than any other State In the
Union."
Tho convention begins Wednesday. In
order to give the St. Louis people who
raised a. hundred thousand dollars for ex
penses a chance to get It back, tho conven
tion must be strung out across four days.
Hence Its work' could be accomplished in
one day If ordinary methods of efficiency
were applied. There Is no doubt that the
three surplus days will be oratorical to a
degree unprecedented. nvery man who
has the power of connected thought will bo
given a chance, and many who have not
that power. The story Is about that in or
der to string tho Convention put. there will
be 48 seconding speeches, one from each
State.
anere was bitter protest this morning
over that palpable discrimination against
tho District of Columbia, Alaska, Porto
Jllco and the Philippines, nnd muttering of
dlicontent In high district and Insular and
territorial quarters.
P. 1L T. SEEKS TRACK Bllltt
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Permits. Will Ba Askwf fat Change in
Street Line
Tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany has mnde application to tho Publlo
Service Commission for certificates of pub
lic convenience permitting tho company to
make three changes In Its trackrfge within
the city limits. A public hearing will bo
held on ench application before tho com
mission on .Inno 19 nt Harrlsburg.
Tho changes nro the removal of tho
double tracks now on Callowhlll street be
tween 21st and 23d streets nnd tho location
In tho plate of these of a single track on
21st street to the north service driveway
of tho Parkway, and thence to 2Jd street;
tho construction of 290 feet of track on 6th
street north of Olney avenuo and tho con
struction of a single track curvo nt Olney
avenuo nnd Old York road.
SILENT STARE PLAN
SUFFRAGISTS TO TRY
IT ON THE DEMOCRATS
DEMOCRATS WILL
POINT WITH PRIDE
IN THE PLATFORM
President Author of Decla
ration Approving Admin
istration's Policy
STANDS ON THE
Gcnernl Florence UpdcgrnfT,
With Two Miles of Mnximed
Femininity, Will Line Lane
to Coliseum
UNIFORMS WILL SPEAK
By GEORGE MARTIN
ST. LOIT1K, Mo., .tunc 12 Muiii'h tlm
word among suffragists hero today. Scads
of them from everywhere are scooting
Around getting ready for their Rllent sere
nade nf tho Democrats Wedncsdny noon.
General Florence Updeginff, nf New
York, a long, narrow woman. In a white
slilrtwalot and a hurry, Is dliertlng prepa
rations, mnrshnllng her forces for the silent
supplication.
Aiding nnd abetting tho General Is Cor
poral Alma Snsso. of New Brunswick. Mo..
who looks very much ns though she might
be.
How many thousand women wilt take
part In tho stand-lhere-and-stnre-at-'cm
demonstration Is not yet known But tho
general, who In long on upper lip and short
on conversation, vouchsafed tho remnrk
that there'll be enough In body to reach
from tho Jefferson Hotel to the Coliseum
and enough In spirit to rench from suffrage
hondiitinrters to tho November election.
CIIANCi: OK LIFETLMR.
Two miles of women. Bilcnt for two
hours' Think of It! Something thousands
of husbands would travel twice around the
world to seo.
"Home noiseless aggregation," ventured
the reporter.
"Noiseless!" ejaculated the General "Not
on your royal malo prerogative. Tallness
doesn't mean noiseless Why, our color
scheme Is a shriek."
"Corporal," she added, "bring out a uni
form ami let It yell for tho gentleman."
Yow ! As a riotous demonstration that
outfit is louder and more prolonged than
a national convention.
It showed tha tho general effect of the
women-lined lane will lie a bedlam of yel
low bats, umbrcllns nnd sashes, trimmed
In Ameilcan lings on n background of soft
spoken white.
lll-'ST FOB TIIH WKARY.
Along tho lino of marchlessness will bo
scattered hundreds of campstools for those
who get tired. Hurry to St. Louis nnd
watch these stools. It'll probably bo your
first, last and only chance to sec a woman
voluntarily sit down nnd shut up.
Tho women are taking this affair very
seriously. Generally speaking, they nro
being taken seriously. Their showing here,
combined with their parade In the rain In
Chicago, has caused much favorable com
ment, even among hard-Bhell politicians of
all creeds, nnd the women leaders say they
feci that the two demonstrations will marl;
a big step toward national suffrage.
"In Chicago," said General ITpdegraff.
"wo wont ahead by walking. In St. Louis
we'll go nhead by standing still.
RECORD
Leaders Plan to Exclude Prohi
bition and Suffrage
Resolutions
MR. HUGHES AND ELDEST DAUGHTER
KEPT THE COUNTRY AT
PEACE, DEMOCRATS SAY
YOUTH ENDS LIFE; FIND
BODYINMUDDYSTREAM
Father Believes Son's Mind Was
UnbalancedVictim Prob
ably Drank Poison
George Luff, who was 21 years old a few
weeks ago, threw himself face down In a
muddy stream which runs beside Susque
hanna road near Verreu road, during the
rain yesterday, and ended his life, lit) left
a note to- his father, a prosperous farmer
of Blchboro, Bucks County, saying he "must
nave rotten on the wrong road of life." Po
lloe believe Luff drank poison before he lay
down to die. The stream the body was
found In was too shallow for suicide.
Luff wandered away from home last Frl
day. Ha was not depressed by need for
money, as he had $7 J In his pockets. His
not or explanation was also found. It
saldi
"Cood-by all. !IUon and Horace. For
some reason I hav gotten on the wrong
road In life. J cannot llv a good life. Good,
by dear father and mother good-by all."
Tho youth' body ru found by Frank
Lefferts and his son lUnila(l, who reported
their dUcovery to the police. George Luff,
to father, who came to tha Tacony police
station after twlng notlfld, nad hU son
had been acting peculiarly for several
weeks. lie believed tha boy's mind was
unbalanced. TJ?9 father took ,the body
home.
JUDGE GAJMIIC1IAEL DIES .
New Jersey Jurist, Wilaon Appointee,
Expires at Home Had BeercfjFT
III Some Time
Judge; I. WL Carmlehaol, of Toms Klvar,-
Aift a-t utM liruajr il uu fiumq.
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Ha wm appointed to tho bench nearly flva
rsr a by President Wilson, then Qov
r.ojr f Nfr Jersey. JIU Una would
kv txpirai nm April.
AKhta he had btta. 111 for soma time.
imimm Carwtehani refused to rest, and was
M W yatt m is county court until very
nMMUcf1. X vktuaHy died In harness.
MM enJ Ofi Um bfioh and hi nleaalntr
nuawtWr WMtumt kin Wsh mmmb In tha hospital Mr tha tnsana and tseaped.
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Ciinttniircl frum l'UKe One
party will hold. In the speeches nnd In the
piatiorm to lo adopted the Democracy will
lino squarely tip behind ory step that tho
Administration baa taken nlong this line.
STAND BY MKXICAN POLICY.
Thero will bo no effort to sidestep re
sponsibility for the Mexican situation.
Tho President has let It be known that
he stands squarely behind every move
that he has made to keep the peace here
The position that he has nssumed In refus
ing armed Intervention ami In recognizing
Cnrrnnza will be defended,
"We hnvo nothing to apolnglzo for," Is
the way that the pnrty leaders say they
Intend handling the Mexican references.
In order to prolong the sessions of the
convention to give every opportunity to the
rank and (He to start the campaign with a
real ulioop, tho leaders will defer nomina
tions until Friday night On Wednesdny
the tomporary organization of tho conven
tion will be effected and ex-Governor Mar
tin II. Glynn, of New York, will deliver tho
keynote address as temporary chairman
The various committees will be mimed nnd
the convention will recess until Thursday.
FKW MINOU CONTESTS.
As there are only n couple of minor con
tests from Texas awaiting settlement, the
Credentials Coimnitteo will bo In session
only a short while. The permanent organi
zation will bo completed at the Thursday
session with Senator Ollle James, of Ken
tucky, as permenent chairman. Thursday
Ollle James and the big men of the party
who will be heard while the resolutions
committee complete snaplng the minor
planks of the platform.
Secretaries of War Newton D. Baker and
of the Navy Josephus Daniels are, both
expected to make addresses, and other party
chiefs will turn loose the roumain or ora
tory to keep the shouting going.
The platform will be adopted Friday aft
ernoon. Spectacular scenes are expected
to accompany the renomlnatlon of Presi
dent Wilson, and rooters for the nation's
chief from all over the country will be
on hand to make a record-breaking dem
onstration. BACH FOR VICE PBESIDENCY.
Although Boger Sullivan, of Illinois, is
an open candidate for tha vice presidential
nomination and asserts that ha will have
the support of Now York and other big
States, the friends of Vice President Mar
shall are not troubled, v
It It should detelop that the opposition
really Is serious, it Is expected that the
President himself, through his Cabinet mem
bers who are on tha ground, will let It be
known that he considers the opposition to
the Vice President unwarranted. So, If the
present plans were followed to the end, tha
Wilson-Marshall ticket will have been re
nominated pot later than 1 o'clock on Sat
urday morning, and tha convention will
have passed Into history.
(here is to be no delay in organizing
.the National Committee. The President
areaJy has been asxea ta designate nis se
lection for chairman, and there seemed to
be a uu-png possibility today that Homer
d, Cummlngi, tha National Committeeman
from Connecticut, would be his choice.
By B. It. flARTWEILL
8T LOUIS. June 12 "A point with
pride" platform, written by Wood row Wll
son, will be laid before thn Democrallr
National Convention, which meets here on
Wednwday. nnd It will bu adopted.
Suggestions for the tmriy declaration if
fnltli, framed by nemiiiTiitlr congressional
lenders In Washington, nro now In Presi
dent Wilson's hands, and ho Is expected t'
send tht completed draft to St. Louis on
Tuesday, In the custody of Secretary of
War Newton D. Baker.
"Our platform will be n statement of
Democratic achievements," said one of the
Congressional leaders who participated in
tho Washington conferences on tho pint
form, nnd who will be n member nf tho
committee which will submit tho document
to tho convention. "It will bo written hv
President Wilson in Ills own powerful
phraseology."
Tho Resolutions Committee, which will
deliberate on the platform nnd recommend
It to tlie convention, will bo headed bv
Senator Stone, of Missouri, chairman of the
Sennte Foreign Itel.itioiiH Committee, ac
cording to present plans. There developed
today Homo opposition to Senator Stone
becauso of his pronounced disagreement
with tho President's foreign policy in the
German submarine dispute, but this was
regarded ns negligible.
Senator Walsh, of .Montana, was Inclined
to claim the first placo on tho Resolutions
ommnteo, lint the leaders planned to
give tho place to tho Missouri Senator.
.Senators Stone, Walsh, Heed of Missouri ;
Ilollls, of New Hampshire, and Hepresentn
tlve Cnrter Glass, of Vlrglnln, nil of whom
considered the platform devised In Wnt.li
iiigton, held desultory conferences on tho
document today.
Senator Stiino brought to St. Louis n
copy of tho tentntle draft submitted to the
President.
The platform planks particularly put up
to President Wilson were those dealing
with the foreign .situation, the European
war and tho .Mexican situation rinioiii,.
of theso Issues, the matter treated In the
platform will be dealt with ery briefly.
Only three Issues promise to develop a
fight in the BuHolutlmis Committee. They
nro national piohlbltloii, woman suffrage
and Philippine policy The first two will
not bo Included in the platform under tho
carefully laid plans of the leaders, nlthough
there was deep apprehension today as to
the nttltudo to be taken on this matter by
William Jennings Hryan when he arrives,
simultaneously with the President's plat
form, on Tuesday.
Tho leaders nro prepared to make every
effort to placate the ex-Secretary of State,
nnd they nro optimistic ns to what will be
tb . outcome. Ho Is expected to mako somo
effort to havo the prohibition and suffrage
planka Included In the declaration of fnlth
Whether Hryan will tnko any active pait in
tho deliberations of tho Resolutions Cqin
mlttce or tho convention Itself Is doubtful.
Ho Is not a delegate, and would have to
have a proxy of both delegate and nn alter
nate to secure tho place. The Nebraska
delegation is ovenly .divided In a contest
over tho Htnto'a member of the Resolutions
Committee, with eight delegates of tho
Bryan faction and eight antl-Hryan men In
tho State's representation.
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SPOKE NO ENGLISH JAILKD
Victim of Pickpocket Held After Fail
ure to Testify
Inability to pcak English and nccus
a mTn held as the one who picked his pock.
eoY responsible for a night In Jail for
tlardl Wachli of Chester.
Wnchl "va riding on a Wayne avenue
ear when Conductor Cuppel saw a hand
ckisplng a wnilel coming from his pocket.
Min el sclrcd the hand, which belonged, tho
,,o ice say. to Frank Lewis, 210 North Bill
street. In Iwls' pocket was found Wach a
wallet, containing a 5 gold piece. Both
men were taken to the Park street nnd Lo
It git avenuo station, .
Thero It developed that Wach could not
speak English. A desire to mote sure of
his appearance against Lewis led the house
sergeant to detain him. Lewis will have a
hearing at tho City Hall police court today,.
DEMOCRATS IN PLOT
TO KIDNAP OR ADOPT
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
Leaders in St. Louis Expect Bull
Moose Lenders, Abandoned
by Roosevelt, to Lend
Support
PRESIDENT IMPLICATED
BETHLEHEM GBIS
ORDER OF BRITS
FOR SIEGE Gi
Work Begun on "Busvtf
tha" Duplicates of lejjs
men uaiibre
INDICATES NEW Dfnj
Allies Planning to Shell Go
Forts When Lino I8
JJriven Back
I'liotn by Intrrnitlnnnl Film Service.
The Republican presidential nominee; and his nttractivc daughter, Miss
Catherine Hughes, who is 18 years old, photojrraphod on their way to
church in Washington yesterday.
BALTIMORE GUNS FAIL
TO DISTURB PEACE OF
PASTORAL ST. LOUIS
SILK HATS, MISSING IN CPIICAGO,
FOUND ON DEMOCRATS IN ST. LOUIS
Things Are Certainly Changing Slouch Tile and Red
Flannels, Once Marks of Democracy, Give Way to Im
posing Skyscraper and Biled Shirt
Belligerent Spirit of 1912 Demo
cratic Convention Absent and
No Warriors Prepare
for Fight
OLD GUARD ON ALERT
- Faces 27 Year In Prison
Twenty-seven more years of prises ts
what Robert O. Oouln, released today iron;
Eastern' Penitentiary, may have to endure.
Hnihai7Jut completed a. term of two years
ana'
'JSfc
(months for fe-cracUlng job he
aia anunuajton, . TB ong senttnee
which hf laces Is for a second-degree mur
der he eooirakted In New llamphlre. Alter
his conv'KlMi hcre he was placed In the
Me
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partem Msatiftjy,,
By GEORGE K. PRY
ST LOUIS, June 12. If one might mnko
n inentnl picture of the neighborhood of
Verdun todny nnd contrast It wfth tho
peaceful unlet thnt obtained In thnt same
section three yearn ntro, something of n IIUo
comnarlHon mlRht be made between tho
present Democratic convention nnd that
which marked the opening of tho liostllltlcH
nt Ilaltlmore four years ago.
"What," said one of the many lenlers, as
he came upon tho peaceful scene here today,
"Is n Democratic convention wlthuut a
rtEhtJ"
Today the Democrats, romlni; leisurely
together nn peaceful folk, thlnkini,' over a
purely spiritual (mention, presented a mark.
ed contrast with the surKlnir, enuer mobs
that milled nnd milled about tho Ilaltlmore
hotels.
In the day. now four years old, when the
Wilson nomination was beglnnlnu to take
shape one, ope saw men weiring badges
and carrying signs of allegiance, making
frantic efforts to aid, wllh lung nnd leg.
the chances of three chief candidates and
others of less Importance
Every hotel band In Baltimore had on Its
music stand the new and rather familiar
notes of "Vou'o Oot To Stop Kicking My
Dog Around" The strains of the homely
dance melody was heard In man) places.
Wilson, Underwood and Champ Clark
were the big performers, with every man
surrounded by a coterie of workers and
every coterie proceeded by a band and fol
lowed by a red, white nnd blue streak.
Days before the Ilaltlmore convention met
for its great light, In which William J.
Bryan's onslaught upon the money folk of
Wall street was the spectacular feature,
one might stir about the city without being
forced to decision as to place of residence,
future political Intentions and personal al
legiance. Fight was In the air; combas was
the favorite Indoor and outdoor sport of
the thousands. '
A PASTORAL ASPECT.
Now St. Louis presents the pastoral as
pect. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, today was the solitary figure of Ini.
portance In the centre of activities at the
Hotel Jefferson.
Daniels was talking no politics; he was
making- no fight. Ie was merely receiving
a few friends who called to shake hands
and the little knot looked with interest
across the corridor, where were the 300 as
sembled heroes, 250 were .newspapermen
and artists who had escaped from the
carnage at Chicago uninjured.
Charles Francis Murphy, the chief of
Tammany Hall, Vassed the -way. Presently
there came also Thomas Taggart, of In
diana, and Roger Sullivan.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Juno 12 Ol' Kin Hub
bard, lndlunnpuliH' faorlto son, Is tho
biiKlcst Ilttlo per.ioit In the lobbies of the
Hotel Jefferson, centre of all things polit
ical in n Democratic way. Kin Ih con
stantly sketching the celebrities an they
pass along.
Tho Hull Moose nnd the G. O. P. may
hnvo stirred up lotn nf excitement und had
tho folKi buck home guessliiB Mime, but It
remained for tho DemocintH to show tho
class All Inst week In Chicago not ono silk
hnt was to be seen The Democrntlc gath
ering looks like an undertakers' comonllon;
silk hats are us plentiful ns snow banks In
Alaska.
St. Louis Is a dry town on Sunday, but
the hospitable Mlssourlnus didn't let the.
visiting delegates suffer any. Obliging gen
tlemen weio on hand nt most hotels and
supplied hip cards to "lltorary clubs" for
the lsltnrs. Any ono who desired to "rend"
n'llttlo could Hnd a welcome nt the clubs nt
n.ny time when tho bookshelf was not too
crowded.
National pontics hasn't tho ontlro stago
here. Thero i.t n State campaign that le
fuses to bo downed by tho national gather
ing. With thn noinlnntlon.of Woodrow Wil
son n ceitninty. the Missouri delegation Is
spending most of Its time boosting ita own
game. '
Thero Is ono Democratic delegate In St.
Louis who will not vote for Woodrow Wil
son iih a pre.sldentlal candidate, although
he will not have a ehanco to vote against
him If tho lioiiiinntlon Is made by acclama
tion Ho Is Robert Kinmet Durke, of Illi
nois, und he Is a rabid opponent of tho
Administration's foreign pclcy. Ho se
cured his election ns a delegate on an nntl
Wllson ticket.
Governor Alvnh Adams, of Colorado, de
clares ho wilt change his first nnmo to
"Hill" Since he lenched St. Louis tho Gov
ernor has received a dozen letters addressed
to ".Miss Alvah Adams." They wero Invltn
tlons from women's organizations conduct
ing a campaign for tho suftrngo plank In
tlio Democratic plntform, the senders de
ciding that "Alvnh" wa3 a feminine nnd
that tho Oovcrnor was n suffrage delegate
Ho returned tho letters.
Henry Morgenthau, formor United States
Ambassador to Turkey and financial man
ager of tho Wilson campaign, was tho first
or tno national llgurcs of tho Democratic
pnrty to arrive. Ho Is the most photo
graphed and sketched man In St. Louis.
Trelght trains full of provisions nre nr-
riving dally to supply the visitors to St.
Louis. They aro working night Bhlfts.
Few accommodations could bo had at tho
hotols In the outlying sections of St. Louis.
Tho downtown hotels nro lllled to capacity.
"What's all this talk I hear on tho train
nbout Justice Hughes?" nsked an Ozarklan
"Hill Billy," stopping on tho sldowalk out
sldo the Jefferson Hotel. "He's the man
that put 'Ico' in Justice," came tho answer
from a Democratic declgnto.
"Still I don't understand," persisted the
mountaineer. "Put It this way, thon, 'Just
Ice Hughes, Republican candidate for Presl
dent,' " explained the delegate
15 WOMEN DELEGATES
TO DEMOCRAT MEETING
TO DEMAND SUFFRAGE
Chief Effort at St. Louis Conven
tion Directed Toward Stronger
Plank Than G, O. P. Put
in Platform
BIG BOOST FOR CAUSE
Diphtheria Not Reduced by Serum
NEW YORK, June It-r-A Bpecial Inquiry
by the Deportment of Health show that the
discovery and widespread use of diphtheria
antitoxin since 1807 has not materially re
duced either the prvlanc of the duje&w
or the. percentage of deaths, particularly in
the Ut five year. In ttie wool cu in
1(07. thero were 16.293 rutwrUd casea of
diphtheria, ta asalnst 18,11) la ll$.
By BARRY FARIS
ST. LOUIS, June 12. Women nro to
play no unlmportnnt part In the Demo
cratic National Convention, which ouens
hero Wednesday nt the Coliseum. There
will be 15 women delegates In attendance
when Temporary Chairman Martin II, ,
Glynn, of New York, culls tho convention to
order, and theso 15 women Intend to have
a olco In the proceedings. Their chief ef.
forts will bo centred in seeing that the
platform carries n strong Indorsement of
woman suffrage both by State and na
tional legislation,
California, Kansas and Washington each
have sent four women representatives to
the national Democratic gathering, while
Wyoming lum chosen two and Arizona Is
represented by one. Hera Is the roster ot
the noraea who will have u part in the pro
ceeilliigs; California Mrs. Nora F. Rasmussen.
Miss Marj' K- Koy, Mrs. W. C, Tyler and
Mrs. Ulrd E. Hobby,
Washington Mrs. It, B. Harter, Mary
A. Munroe, Mrs, Kllzabeth Christian and
Mrs. Harrison F. Foster.
Kunsas Mrs, W. A. Harris, Mrs. J, B.
Drennan, Mrs. Muttle B. Hale and Mrs. R.
J, Kbman.
Wyoming Mrs. T. S. Taliaferro and
Mrs. Mary O. B. Bellamy
Arizona Mrs. It. K. Fletcher.
The wpmen delegates are determined to
have the Democratic platform contain a
stronger Indorsement of "votes for women"'
than did the Republican -document. They
believe that It will be of great benefit to
the Democratic- party, as well as a big
boost to the cause of suffrage. While none
of them will express any vjewa on the ln
dorsement of woman suffrage contained In
the Progressive platform, the women who
will help name a Democratic political nom
inee admit that the Progressives conceded
the fairer sex more than It ever before was
given by a political party They make
no secret of the fact that they hope to haw
at least the samu Indorsement contained
la the DtmccraUQ Platform,
ROOSEVELT, GROUCHY,
GLOOMY AND GLUM, IS
ASKED TO AID HUGHES
Colonel, Shut in After Rout at
Chicago, Receives Many Tele
gramsSome Beg
Him to Run
By LOWELL MELLETT
ST. LOUIS, June 12. Ono of tho greatest
kidnapping enterprises' In history was dis
covered In St. Louis today. Tho object of
tho effort Is a i -year-old child tho
Progressive party. Democratic organization
by Miss Cnhlll was tho ono worn
lenders: nro the would-bo kidnappers.
Kicnts In Chicago nnd Oyster Bay Snt
urdny havo changed the color of this week's
convention, nnd Instead of being a per
functory ratification meeting. It may turn
out to bo a truly thrilling nffnlr. Quiet
conferences among Democrntlc committee
men Sunday nnd Sunday night resulted In
n determination on a new program.
Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to run re
iterated yesterday Inspired tho kidnapping
plan It Is the opinion of Democratic com
mitteemen that Hoo.scelt'n action spcll3
tho death of the rrogresslvo party.
WILSON IMPLICATED.
Tho committeemen will bend every effort
toward gathering In tho four million Pro
gressive voters They havo counrclcd with
Washington by wlro In tho brief tlmo tho
plan has been forming, nnd tho White
House Is said to bo prepared to back tho
effort.
Hulft developments slnco Saturday may
have a marked bearing on the democratic
platform, nllhough one of tho men busiest
cm the kidnapping fchemo declared today
Iho platform on which. Senator James nnd
President Wilson havo boeu working prob
ably will servo the desired purpose.
Vni lolls lenders wero evaslvo when nsked
about It today. National Chnlrmnn Mc
Combs, said to bo tho nctual originator,
tncltly admitted ho was working with others
to bring tho scheme to a head.
"Somebody must ndopt tho chlild," some
bodv said, smiling, and added, "all four
million of It."
Asked polntblnnk If overtures to Pro
gressive leaders wero proposed, McCombs
refused to discuss tho matter further. Ho
maintained tho snmo nttltudo concerning
any steps that may have been taken by
him In this connection whllo In Chicago.
Others said, however, that tho fact Roose
velt woitd abandon tho Progressive party
was not known In Chicago when McCombs
loft there Friday, and therefore alto
gether unlikely tho Democratic chairman
had talked with Bull Mooso leaders on the
subject.
PROGRESSIVES nXPHCTHD.
Tho definite admission was mndo by one
Democratic leader that certain Piogrcssivo
loaders were expected in St. Louis h n
few days. Ho would not admit, howover,
that they had been Invited.
Colonol Robert I-lw'ing, Louisiana mem
ber of tho National Committee, said:
"We'd llko to havo them nil heie. Tho
treatment received by the loyal Progressive
workers nt Chicago constitutes ono of the
crimes of American politics, In my opinion
Take fellows llko Victor Murdock, for ex
ample, who wero led out of tho Republican
party by Roosevelt, only to bo left high and
dry when Roosevelt found there was no
personal success in It for him. Murdoch's
political career may bo ruined. No ono
over questioned Murdoch's sincerity nnd It
hns been abused shamefully.
".Men like Murdoch and William Allen
11'h I to cannot support Justlco Hughes.
White has declared since Justlco Hughes
was nomlnnted that Justice Hughes' 'milk
nnd wnter statement of Americanism'
wouldd prevent Progressives supporting
him."
STILL "OUT OF POLITICS"
OYSTHR BAY. Juno 12. Colonel Roose.
vclt, for the first time since he went Into
politic, is refusing to pee newspaper corre
spondents. He Is In strict .Becluslon
at Sagamore Hill awaiting the committee
of Progressives that will confer with him
upon his conditional rejection of the Pro
gressive party nomination.
The Colonel spent the Sunday of a beaten
man dlspondent, moroso and incommuni
cative. Several of the correspondents here havo
known the Colonel for many years some
of them havo accomponled hlnton his trips
throughout the country but he would see
noie, of them Sunday, and when finally ono
called him up by telephone from the Oyster
Bay Inn, he, answered the wire, but gruffly.
"t will make no dtatement," he said, and
Ills voice carried the stern conviction for
which the newspaper men know- him. "I
will answer no questions. I am out of poll,
tics."
And he hung up the receiver.
The only callers were n few neighbors,
who paid their customary Sunday morn
ing respects. The Colonel and Mrs. Roose
velt arose early and went to, Christ Episco
pal Church, There was no demonstration
when he stepped from his automobile. He
looked pale through his coat of tan, and
his crowsfeet told of sleeolesa nlMu
He bowed to a few acquaintances. After
the service, when he started back for Saga
moro Hill In his car, a man on the walk
yelled out a parting "Hello, Colonel," but
he simply raised his sombrero and waved
It In Rough Rider fashion. His familiar
smile was mles(ng.
Fully TOO telegrams were received by him
during the day Some were from Progress
Ives urging him to make his race; many
from Hughes men Imploring him for his
.support ; Borne protested against bis failure
to accept the nomination of his party, while
others were from "hero worshipers" who
always had admired tho Colonel for what
he d.ld. for what he failed to do or what he
refused to do. A few approved of his action
in declining the candidacy.
Intimates of the Colonel consider It al
together unlikely that he will reconsider his
conditional refusal to head a third ticket
They firmly believe him when he sayg:
"J.aro out of pontics."
HUGHES IN NEW YORK;
MAY MEET ROOSEVELT
Continued from Vaee One
were so quiet thnt tho guard was not neces
sary. After six years upon the bench Mr
Hughes Is out of touch with politics and
he Is relying upon.hls advisers hero for in
formation and guidance.
Hughes headquarters will probably be
opened here nt once, nnd It Is predicted
that the nominee will make several speeches.
Secretary Green waB nsked if Mr. Hughes
would confer with Colonel Roosevelt whllo
here.
"I am not at liberty to say anything
about Mr. Hughes' plana." he replied.
A group of newspaper photographers,
movlng-plcturo mm and reporters were at
tho station. (
When the eyes of the candidate fell upon
them he looked at thent cheerfully nnd Bald,
"Good morning, gentlemen." On tho ferry
boat ride across the Hudson River Mr.
Hughes sat on the upper deck looking at
the sky line. The morning had been cloudy,
but suddenly the bui broke through the
clouds.
The photographers asked him to pose and
Mr. Hughes readily consented, walking to an
exposed part on the deck, where he stood In
the bright light. While lie was being
snapped the reporters asked him about his
plans.
"I have come to New York primarily to
make plans for tho summer," said the can
didate. "There are plenty of other mat
ters that will demand my attention, how
ever." t
Mr. Hughes was In a Jolly frame of mind
and smiled frequently.
He gave a long look at the skyline and
then turned to the correspondents and con
tinued: "You Itnow that New York was my home
for a long time and I am very glad to get
back here."
By this tlmo the other nassenrera ...
traded by the activity Df the reporters" and
cameramen, had learned the Identity of
IhA tnll lu.MlaH 4lbtU.lnl...l .-,., f
..... ..., Vvh.mu, uiatuibmoiicu'iuuHinr man
and crowded about,
"Will you say anything about the out
look!' one of the newspaper men asked
The candldata-.shifted his umbrella from
,hls left to his right arm. ,
After a moment he responded: '
"I have nothing to say about politics"
The reporter started to say something
more, but tho fqrraer Justice Interrupted
him by remarking:
"Well it looks as though tiew Yorkers
are to get some good weather at lasL if.
a fine day" n
Then seeing that the camera men had
completed their work: he walked auickw
back to his seat. ivnfwy
At the Manhattan end of th ferry rida
Mr Jfusnes. was met by publia Service
Commissioner Travis Whitney, Robert Ful
ler. who was his secretary when he was
Governor of New York and Wuilata Mus
caeahHia, projirtHo of ma Aster,
ntrTtir T-?f t:r ti-
Works for the manufacture V J?
alege cannon which will i,. J
duplicates of the "Big Bertha" f Ti'.
tnnn nrmy. In military parlRhcoYhi,.
known nn howitzers. v w'
The order for then? run- ... t,i .
thn nrltlnli War nmA tA SWl
thews, chief of ordnanco of the Btttvi!
Slocl Company, who has been i t
for several months, From what ii vT
of the specifications. It In said thil .2?
lm 42.ronthTietrn minn n.n -f
Herman terrors, nnd tholr callhr. i. ,..!
Inches, or Just n trifle moro tain IE
Inches. '1
Tho Inforonco Is thnt the gun .,. j?
Blred by tho Allies to, bo used Tin CiSl
uiK ucrrnnn loriresaes, ll me Dromi!
"o-. ..,..-...- ....,., uj iu trench i
English nrmles Into Gorman territory li
T1IU ALLIES' DRIVE.
It Is said tho Allies feel sun i
nhlo not only to hold tho lines ther i
havo, but to force tho Gcrm.inn l,.i
of tho places they would Him i:.V"!
Motz, 21 miles from Verdun. Justa
the frontier of Germany, The ranJ'S
theso guns will bo almost lr t,t"L.
that distance, and nt any rate from tin
22 miles. Bethlehem nlso ha. ?E lit
to mnko shollH for theso giant howili.1
Tho number ordered Is Indeflnlu CM
thoro aro to bo n consldernblo Ini iL.
depending on how nuccessful they tinTl
nnd also on what success the Allies JifiKu
tlons to two them. It Is ImDlled frm .
order that thero Is no Intention 'n ,.
tho pnrt of the Allies to agree to piictll
FOR SPEEDY WORK.
Bethlehem expects to bo nblo to inMl
tho first ot theso -12 centimetre gunjlij
muiuM-, .wm iiiivuu Liieni rnpiuiy there!
" "'" " "" iuu itrupu WOrX3S9sl
wnui juiiKer m uuiKu mem. DUt it has Cfl
to imps thnt Bethlehem Is now hlnf
better equipped than tho great plant'
J'SSCIl.
Only a fow years ago It would haveufe
n year ol moro to forgo, bore -and ft
such n gun, but such has been the DrcrmJ
in mo invention in tools and the dnlU
of steel that four months will now su!e3
In many respects this order Is the h!gs
recognition that tho Bethlehem Steel ffcrl
or any American plant has our receln
An Interesting fenturo connected whlit
manufacture of theso guns Is the fictlsi
the United States War DenartraHiii
greatly Interested In tho outcome. An
mor mni tins country nas also placed m
ordor for somo ot theso ennnon couM Ml
be verified, hut it Is said that the bis
of the United States army know about t!f
matter and that negotiations aro In pSfc
ress to oot a hi somo ror tnis uovemfets.
"BUSY BERTHA" DUPLICATE
The guns nro Immense, hcay, riEsrl
things, and the recoil cylinders are mr
as big as the gun tube Itself The mect 1
Ism for the training of the gun reqratl
machining of tho most precise accorujl
Thoro Is said to bo consldernblo ri
among the mechanics to show their ma
tho manufacture of these duplicates?:
"Big Berthas." 'Sm
How tho British War Office cot thll
ctncatlons is not divulged, but It It Ml
that, contrary to German renort thin
bntl ever been r.inturml. the Allies hareml
successful In seizing several of them. y$M
The guns aie so heavy that uiv.tJI
have to bo mado In Unrts, .each or
can bo loaded on a hugo high-power mt. I
truck for transportation. . The trucuia
will bo mndo In this country.
Tho ntmriRt HWMvrv illl lie obsemdtJ I
to the detail of tho plans, the procettljl
manufacture and the shipping.
WELSH ACCUSES HIS
WIFE OF EXTRAVAGAM
Continued from 1'iicr One
Illo the ordinary libel of four paf
fiv tliA iur.Lf nifl iiflnrml find TireD&fl t
present petition for alimony, which MJjl
necessary. Such a fee for sucn ""9
njfnrhllnlit. Ilnwnrr.lliteil and UnreaWBlfl
Therefore, and becnuso of his unethical J
unprofessional conduct In giving u'L'rii
pnper publicity, I am advlsea inaj i"
T7litl.,.n-t lu nnf nntlHnrl in HTlV fe& I
the fact llbellant has not proceeded !Uill
flK'nt-i-a l,mnan,lfn(M frtl nVPP filX 11
nlnpa 41,,. fitinr.lntn.Atit ftf fhe. maStST, M
Ilevo the same was only brought forjj!
purpose of obtaining nllmony -ana v
conrl Fill III " 9
In another part of the documentf!
Welsh sav that "formerly i biiu--h
wlfn Jdnnn nor nnnum Individually, M'J
compelled to withhold the same beW!
her extravagance. We always nm'jg
class, hut novr rnii to the extrera?.fl
also tells how ho has been deposltlnrP
fni. Vila n.lfA nnH .Ml.lren ulth ttlt-VUT
Trust Company, since March 1. ""'-J-jl
was seven months uetore onm"
Ings commenced. "Notwithstanding
gating more tllan S3G.000 for moat on
nulla linvo hwn lirnilirht asalnBt P" U
various courts of Philadelphia county. :
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liniuiiK Buna iiieu nuj " . , ,,WliS
Mr. and Mrs. Welsh, The p!aln;
firm of Farnuharson & Wheewcs.
York modistes, who want 13305.
Couple Married 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel turnup -
West Hrln Rvanue. left tills morPU "ft
stay of Beveral weeks In AtUn"a T
falahrntlnn n tna ROth XI nniverS&r V
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uMriaEe. uu juho ', --- 4mt
Lorraine, Mr, Strauss, then In hl Jy!
. ,.. - c. t nahai then 311
old. The couple came to tha VnltM S
In 1858, locating In this city, Ti
members of the Keneseth W'el.J
congregation. Of their 11 cniw
are living, as are two granocnuw
too mie roit ciassiricjjl
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VOUfa MAN to help on haUlA rf 5m
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on Mr .Carney. Hoom 10 "
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