EVENING MDGEB-PHlLilDBLPHlA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916.
'DELEGATES AND AUDIENCE SLOW
IN REACHING CONVENTION HALL
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Sy JOHN Et)WlN NEVIN
fJNVEN?10N HALL, BT. UJUlS. Jun!
il.-When the doer of the big structure In
Itfmh th Democratic National Convention
AjitU)ld today were thrown open at 9:30
teeK pnly a few spectators were
WattMff. Most of the delegates had slept
tetoi and were In no hurry to reach the
mm.
Btebdrato decorations with the national
',&& predominant were In evidence.
Around the entire roof bier flags, flanked
by red, white and blue bunting, had been
festooned. The girders In the roof were
hidden by white cISth.
Tha huge force of workers which haf
been, getting the Coliseum In shape tolled
tip to the Tery minute of tne convention,
A tmial army of policemen gunrded the
entrances and no person wna iowed to ap
proach the big hall without showing cre
dentials. New Jersey and West Virginia had the
places of honor the seats directly In front
of the rostrum. New York was-directly be
hind New Jersey.
Emphasizing their position that "no
party has a monopoly on patriotism" and
realising that there pro few people who
know the words of the national anthem, the
party managers distributed leaflets -on
which was printed the entire song. .
Small American flags were Issued' to the
policemen and firemen on duty and about
the convention hall. They pinned them
on their coats about their badges, and the
spectators and delegates were quick to fol
low their example.
LABELS ON COMMITTEEMEN.
The National Committee was massed on
the stago directly behind the speaker's
stand. jSach member had his name and
State painted In bold letters on the back
of his chair.
The stand of the convention chairman
Jutted well out Into the hall. It was railed
In with Iron piping and a great big square
of oak wood had been mounted for gave)
Use.
It was hot In the hall even before tho
delegates began to put In an appearance.
Outside tha sky was overcast, but the hu
midity was high. Men familiar with condi
tions prophecled a "real sweltering day"
when the convention holds its Friday night,
session If there Is no change In the weather.
Tho band struck up a rollicking march
Boon after 10 ofclock, but It had hard work
drowning out the hammering of the
workmen.
8ergeant-at-arms Martins was the first
convention official to reach the hall and
"within a. few moments he was surrounded
by delegates and officials squabbling over
seating and admission arrangements.
The spectators filtered in slowly.
"AMERICA FIRST" FANS.
Shieldlike fahB. bearing tho picture of
President Wilson and the words, "Ameri
ca first," were distributed In the galleries
and to the delegates. .
At 10:45 the blare of a big brass band
proclaimed the arrival of the first organ
ized rooters. It was the Cook County (Chi
cago) Democracy for whom seats had been
provided In tho main gallery. The march
ers wore gray suits with straw hats, and
all Wore In their hats three-cornered white
cards on which was Inscribed, "We want
Roger Sullivan for Vice President.
The arrival of the Chlcagoans started
tha, Influx of spectators. The Illinois band
played "Dixie" to the delight of a handful
of Southern dolegates who had straggled In.
Henry M. Findell, of Peoria, III., began
an agitation today to have the convention
Invite President Wilson come and accept
the nomination In person. Plndell took
tho matter up with Senator Wlllard Sauls
bury, of Delaware, and others friendly to
tho Administration. H took the position
that In this way the President would b
able to carry the fight to the Republicans
from the very start. Incidentally, If the
plan could be put through, It would enhance
Interest In the convention and keep th
dolegates and viators here until Saturday,
At litis there were only a few spec
tators In the hall. The suffrage spectacle
along the streets had proved a serious
rival to the convention as an attraction
nnd the people! chos6 to remain downtown
lather than sit and wait in tne noi gai
lerien. The delegates also took their time
Incoming.
SECRETARY THERE EARLY.
Secretary J. Bruce Kramer reached the
nlatform half an hour before tho time
scheduled for the convention to open. Ho
delivered his Instructions to the assistant
secretaries nnd completed tho platform ar
rangements. Meantime the delegates continued to fill
In the seats on the floor As the big hall
filled the heat became more and more In
tense. An Illinois follower of "Jolly Roger"
Sullivan started a popular movement by
taking oft his coat. He earned n round of
applause from tho scattered delegates and
spectators.
PINK WHISKERS ATTEND.
The Kansas delegates with big sunflowers
on their coats filed Into their section, mop
ping their brows and making uncompli
mentary remarks about tho weather Sena
tor J, Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, with
lurid whlikcrB and correct In harmonious
brown attire, took a place near the plat
form. A big skylight in tho roof seemed
to concentrate the rays of the sun In a
fiery shaft directly on the hends of the
delegates who sweltered In the crowded
seats.
A moving picture operator sot up his ma
chine on tho floor as tho hall filled, nnd a
battery of photographers lined up at the
gnllery rail opposite the speakers' stand
The gnllcrles filled rapidly as the time for
the opening drew near. The band In a
stand at the extreme loft end of tho hall
struck up a tuno. A quartet armed with
megaphones started In to sing "America
First," and the real convention atmosphere
was complete.
TEXANS WITH COTTON.
Tho song made a "hit," nnd floor and gal
leries cheered. Tho Texas delegates started
something now. They were supplied with
big blue, buttons to which were attached
mlnlnture bales of cotton, bearing the
legend:
"Our principal Industry 4,000,000 bales
annually."
The buttons were In great demand and
tho ToxaB delegates started a near-riot by
throwing them up Into the crowded gal
leries where the spectators scrambled for
them.
Senator Kern, majority leader of tho
Senate, got a warm greeting when he took
his placo as chairman of the Indiana dele
gation. CHEERS FOR OLLIE JAMES.
Senator Ollle James, of Kentucky, who
will be permanent chairman of the conven
tion, was cheered as he pushed his hugo
bulk through the crowd to tho platform.
Thousands of American flags had been
distributed. Every delegate and many of
the spectators were armed with the na
tional colors, and the floor was a waving
sea of red, white and blue. The various
leaders were cheered as they entered, and
tho flags waved wildly In the sultry air.
BUSY, BUZZING BEES BREAK BOUNDS;
BRASS BUTTONS BUTT IN BUT BEAT IT
Cops Charge Cleverly, but
Chassee Crestfallen After
Clash Conquerors Cach
innate and Continue Convocation
Humming Hymenopters
Hie From Hive Honeyed
Love Letters Lure Them,
Postman Postulates to
Passerby Cigarette
Smokes Out Swarm
The sight of numerous men running In
vnrlous directions nursing pain as they
sped along caused the report that there
was a fire this nflernoon at Front nnd Vine
streets Two cops rushed to that point and
then hatted suddenly. A few feot away,
clinging comfortably to a mall box, was a
flock of noisy bees VThey made as much
noise as a Democratic convention All were
trying to voice opinions at once.
The queen bea held the centre of tho stage
near the lid of tho box. That the others
were opposed to her was evldrnt by their
mutinous husz. They made several spring
drives to dlsplaco her, but she put right
and left Minus to the jaw and her opponents
roll to the street and died.
The letter carrier who collects tho mall
paused Just as far away as the cops. Ho
said there was no doubt of the fact that
the bees werr attracted by the honeyed
words In the mushy letters within. Ho
confided the fact that many girls In that
section were deeply In love. ,
Many who watched tho clinging buzzers
expressed the belief that they were
charmed by the sweetness which radiated
from tho romantic correspondence of tho
Romoos and Juliets, who nre especially
gushing nt this time of year.
The cops charged on the bees, but tho
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DEMOCRATS MUST
RUN GOLDEN LANE
'VOTES' GAUNTLET
Suffragists Will Try
Stare Delegates Into
Granting Plank
to
BATTERY
OF
6000 EYES
enemy gao them the laugh, and the blue
coats returned to their base feeling some
what stung.
Some one was thinking of calling out
the flro department, when Edmund Cor
coran, a stranger who happened to be In
the neighborhood, routed tho stingers with
a puff of cigarette smoko (name of cigar
ette deleted).
The bees retreated In zigzag fashion like
a flock nf drunken noroplanes and salted
In tio direction of City Hall.
It was learned that tho bees escaped
from an apiary on tho roof of a hotiso at
Delaware acnuo. where they nro trained
scientifically to sweeten the lives of thoso
with whom they come In contact.
"Hut they certnlnly had nasty dlspo
Flllons," the cops agreed.
CITY AND UNIVERSITY
TOMfiRGEPOWERHOUSES
Agreement Perfected to Use
Land Near South Street
Bridge for" 'Plant
An agreement to use land nt the west end
Of the South street bridge for a combina
tion power house, to supply both the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Blockley Hos
pital, Is at the point of ratification by
Mayor Smith. City Solicitor Connelly and
Provost Smith, of tha University, and John
C. Bell, representing the University. The
s)te contemplated was Inspected yesterday
by Directors Krusen and Dalesman and
Provost Smith.
The land la part of the tract deeded to the
University of Pennsylvania by the city In
exchange for 7D scholarships .for University
tuition. In February, 1916. the Commer
clal Museums sued the University In an ef
fort to acquire part of the land, but the
ease was decided against the museum.
Use of the land under tho proposed agree
ment will not affect the University's willing
ness to continue awarding the scholarships,
which are competed for by students in the
city high schools. The proposal has grown
out of a desire on the part of the city and
the University to combine the two power
houses.
Tha tract under consideration Is a tri
angular strip bounded by the Pennsylvania,
Railroad's low grade "high line," the Balti
more and Ohio tracks, which cross tho
Schuylkill River below the South street
bridge and the street car tracks which
cross, the bridge.
The University officials have long been
anxious to remove the power house which
supplies tha University buildings. It Is lo
cated on the west side of 3th street near
Walnut. To avoid exposing residential
neighborhoods to smoke from the chimneys
of tha DroDoaed combination power house.
the buildings will be located In an Isolated
section,
Whether tho agreement wllll be put In
the form of a city ordinance, or signed by
the Mayor and the City Solicitor as a com
pact has not yet been decided. It haa been
pointed out that the combination power
house would permit the purchase of coal In
largo quantities and In other ways re
duce operating costs nald now for the
separate plants. A way will be found to
divide the costs proportionately.
HEARS BROTHER SLAIN
OVER THE TELEPHONE
'OUR DUTY TO BE PREPARED" WILSON;
"I'M FOR AMERICAN RIGHTS"-HUGHES
Man Stands Helpless as Robbers
. Threaten and Shoot His
" 'Relative
.NEW YORK. June U. A shot, a scream
and the sound of a body falling, heard over
the telephone by David Green, of Brooklyn,
led to tho finding of his brother Harry's
dead body by tho police early today. Two
terrified negroes, hiding near the scene of
the crime, saw three men, for whom the
police are searching today, flee from the
place, and from their story It Is believed
that Green was murdered and robbed.
David Green was talking to his brother
over the telephone when Harry asked him
to wait, saying that three customers had
just come Into his 9th nvenue store. David
then heard his brother threatened and the
revolver snot, rolowed bv a
sound of a
scream and
a fall.
JERSPY BAPTISTS IN SESSION
Jlerchantville Pastor Elected Moderator
for Coming Year
The Rev. William Connor, pastor of the
Sferchantvtll? (N. JO Baptist Church, has
been elected moderator, and tb? Rev. Dr.
J. W Weddel, pastor of tte Woodbury
Baptist Church, clerk of the Camden Dis
trict Baptist Association. In session at
"SV'podbury. This Is the 39th annual sta
tion, The next one goes to Slerchantvllle
to 1917
tast night 60" young people from the
(strict mada the trip from surrounding
towns on special trains to the session to
hmr tn Rev- Samuel O. Nell, Philadelphia,
national field secretary of the Baptist Pub
lication Society; the Rev. Frank Anderson.
Colllngswood ; AL a. Sllfer, Philadelphia,
and tha, Rv Ivan B. Flood, Newark, sec
retary Of the Nw Jersey Younr People's
work, talk at tha Kembla Memorial church
Ml Woodbury Tha Central Church was
tha headquarters, but on account of the
W pf th audlenc tha Keroble Church had
M P used- The reception was held at the
Cfltral Baptist Church, however.
Socialist Mayor In Virginia,
BfNCHBURO, Va June. It B, P. ai-
U,r business manager of the Union Star at
If llPkM Socialist paper, and himself
E. T Socialist leader, waa elected Major of
Jfe lawn of BrMsl ytsterday, defeating
, y. Connolly, a prominent merchant,
Qtfttljor la th first Kociallte ever to b
.. ill to tb pAce of Mayor la Virginia
tk fult council ef Sl lufmbera.
NEGROES STAND By COLONEL
"Still Believe He Is Man to Beat Wil
son," Leader Tells Baptist
Convention
Nathaniel R. Dodson. of Brooklyn, presi
dent of the Sunday school convention of
the New England Baptist convention which
U being held in the Second Baptist Church,
of Nlcetown, In his annual address last
night, declared that 90 per cent of the
negioes do not sympathize with tho action
of the Natlona.1 Republican convention In
nominating former Justice Hughes for the
presidency.
"We still believe Colonel Roosevelt Is
the one man who can defeat the present
Administration." he declared. "The negroes
are not alone In this belief, for many white
people are of the sanje mind."
The Sunday school cnnvantinn m j
Journ today. The women's convention will
be In session until tomorrow morning, when
the main convention will convene to be In
session until June ID, Mrs. E, P. Holland.
of Providence, R. I., will preside over the
sessions of the women's convention.
BABE SWALLOWS TOY; SAVED
Mother Summons Passing Wagon and
Child Goes to Hospital
Quick action and presence of mind by
Mrs, Mary McFadden, of Front street and
Tabor road, saved the life of her 6-month-od
son Adam when he swallowed the wheel
and part of the axle of a toy cart while
playing at his home.
Mrs. McFadden discovered the Infant
when he was gasping for breath. She
called the driver of a passing laundry
wagon and he,- conveyed the child to the
Jewish -Hospital.
The broken toy was removed and the
baby recovered.
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
"I stand for the firm nnd unflinch
ing maintenance of all the rights of
American citizens on land and sea."
"I stand for an Americanism which
knows no ulterior purpose; for n pa
triotism which is single and complete.
Whether native or naturalized, of
whatever race or creed, we have but
one country, and we do not for an
instant tolernte any division of allegiance."
"I believe in making prompt pro- bo prepared."
visiun lu ussuru uusuiuiuiy uui uu-
tional security."
"We are devoted to the ideal of
honorable peace. We wish to promote
all wise and practicable measures for
the just settlement of international
disputes."
"We have no policy ot aggressive-
WOODROW WILSON
"There is nothing that the United
States wants thnt it has to get by
war, but it has to see thnt
its life is not interfered with by some
body else who wants something."
"Undoubtedly the pres
ent imperative duty of America is to
"Mankind is going to know that
when America speaks she means what
she says."
"Americanism consists in utterly
believing in the principles of America
ness; no lust for territory; no zeal anrf putting them first above every
for strife." ,, .
unng.
"We must have the strength which
self-respect demands, the strength of
an efficient nation ready for every
emergency." From letter of accept
ance. "My attitude is one of undiluted
Americanism. Anybody that supports
me is supporting an out-an-out Amer
ican and an out-and-out American
policy and nothing else." From state
ment yesterday.
"We ought to let it bo known that
nobody who does not put America first
can consort with us."
"We must all stand together in one
spirit as lovers and servants of
America." From address to West
Point graduating class.
HATS OFF; FLAGS RAISED
ALOFT AT LIBERTY'S SHRINE
British Hold More Malls
BERLIN (via LondonX June 14. Accord
In to the Overseas News Agency the
Dutch steamship Roepat was compelled to
leave her malls In England, The vessel la
bound from Amsterdam for the Dutch East
Indies,
Refused a Kissr Cilia Herself
DUQUOIN, III, June 14. Because her
sweetheart, Frank Schwartz, would not
kiss her goodinlght, Minnie Ebersohl shot
and killed heself. 8chwarta Intimates ha
was Joking with the -girl, He is fraptlc.
and friends fear he la near a nervous'
breakdown. - ,
Pays 100 Per Cent, Dividend
BOSTON. June .Stockholders of th
Lawrence Manufacturing Company, ot
Lowell, hive voted to double the present
capital stock of 1 1,250,000. The action was
n effect, a stock dividend of 100 pr sent,
as the shares will be divided proportionately
anions prtweot holders without asciMmeqt.
The company manufactures hosiery and
underwear.
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color bearers of each patrol. Eight lads
from each of the 135 old Boy Scout patrols
will be In line to receive these new nags,
and will take part In the official presenta
tion of the flags.
Dr. Charles D. Mart, chairman of the
Philadelphia Scout Council; Field Com
manders E. Urner Goodman, Maydon O.
Merrill and Carroll A. Edson are In charge
of the exercises this afternoon. There are
about 4000 Boy Scouts In this city.
COLLECTION OF RARE FLAGS.
Philadelphia is setting the lead In start
ing a collection of Continental army and
navy flags carried during the Revolution,
nine of which were placed In Independence
Hall today. This Is the first collection of
its kind in America. The city purchased
the flags at the suggestion of Wilfred Jor
dan, curator of the hall.
Behind the Liberty Bell has been placed
the facsimile of the flrRt pine tree flag,
the flag which was raised for the first time
on the day that George Washington took
command of the Continental army under
the old Ivim street at Cambridge.
Eight of the flags havo been hung In the
rent entrance to Independence Halt,
Among them are exact copies of the first
Betsy Rosb flag, with its 13 red and white
stripes id a circle of 13 stars on a blue
ground; the old first navy flag of yellow,
bearing the famous old snake and the
motto, "Don't tread on me."
Then, too. In the collection are copies
of the white flag used oer the military
headquarters of General Washington, the
naval privateer flag with Its 14 black and
yellow stripes, the Colonel James Proctor
flag of red, also bearing the snake and the
motto, "Don't tread on me," and the green
flag of the First Regiment of Pennsyl
anla. carried In the Continental Army of
the Keystone soldiers of Revolutionary
days, and the dark blue Fort . Sullivan
flag.
Many of the originals of these flags have
never been viewed by the public because
they are kept In airtight vaults In Wash
ington. Philadelphia plans to have the
reproductions made, so that they can be
seen by Americans when they visit the
home of the Liberty Bell.
AT THE "BETSY ROSS HOUSE."
Reverence for the national emblem
manifested itself at the little house at
239 Arch street, where 139 years ago
resided Mrs. Elisabeth Grlscom Claypoole
Ross, seamstress and widow. In her
tiny workshop, still to be seen and which
was visited by hundreds; today, "Mistress
Ross, at the suggestion of George Wash
ington, stitched together the alternate
bands of red and white, and aftlxed the
blue field, with its 13 rowel-llke five-pointed
stars, which that same day were designated,
and her sample accepted as the first official
banner of the United Colonies.
GERMANS TO PAY TRIBUTE
Five hundred Germans will attest their
allegiance to their adopted banner at the
old Flag House this evening. Dr. Charles
J. Hexamer, president of the German-American
Alliance, will be the chief speaker at
the exerclces, which will follow a flag-raising
In tha afternoon. His topic will be
"American Citizenship." Several national
airs will be sung; The Rev- Louts C- Wash
burn, rector ot 014 Christ Churdj, rnade
the chief address at the afternoon cere
monies. Camp No. 1. Memorial Day Girls,
also gave -an exhibition drill, Afterward
serving as escort to veterans of the Civil
War who, as guests of honor, will visit
the house.
FLAG PRESENTATIQN&
Three American (Uga were presented
this afternoon by Washington -Camp, No.
Ill, P- 0. S. of A., during tha Flag Day
aserelsM t tha NorrH J- Hoffiaart Public
School. BGth and Vino streets. Dr. Aaron
L. Bishop, Francis C. Leupold and Hcrschel
E. Shortlidge, past preMdents of tho camp,
made the addresses.
Tho Philadelphia Band Is giving a pa
triotic concert on City Hall Plaza this after
noon, from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Mayor Smith has promised to speak to
night nt Association Hall, Germantown.
where tho observance of Flag Day will be
In charge of the Germantown Y. M. C. A.
ana patriotic societies of that section.
Among the latter will be Ellis Post. No. 6.
G. A. R Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
Veterans; Women's Auxiliary of the G. A.
R. ; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Ju
nior Order of American Mechanics ; Order
of Independent Americans; Orangemen;
Patrlotio Order of Americans, and Daugh
ters of Liberty.
The committee In charge, of which Ed
ward Showaker Is chairman, hns arranged
a program which includes speeches by
Colonel Sheldon Potter and Thomas E.
Clemens, presidents, respectively, of tho
Germantown Business Men's Association
and tho East Germantown Improvement As
sociation Bruce Wallace will read Presi
dent Wilson's Flag Day proclamation, nnd
fieverat hundred school children of th dis
trict will pledge allegiance to the fl-ig Pu
pils of tho Germantown High and Andrew
G. Curtln Schools will sing, while vocal and
Instrumental solos will be furnished by Mrs.
J. Rothwell Meehan, Miss Esther Showaker,
John Kenler, William Duncan and J. Run
sell King.
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
participated In Flag Day by sending eery
member a large card bearing an embossed
reproduction In colors of a flag. Beneath
was the line, "Whenever You See an Ameri
can Flag Think of Philadelphia, Birthplace
of Independence. It's Emblem Is the Flag "
The card was signed by tha Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce.
"AMERICA FIRST" SLOGAN
OF PARADERS OX THE R0RDER
El Paso, Tex., Scene of Impressive Pre
paredness Demonstration
EL PASO, Tex., June H. 'America
first," shouted a thousand voices In the
preparedness parade here today. While
thousands of small American flags were
raised aloft by the marchers, a thousand
voices sang "America," "Star-Spangled
Banner" and other patriotic airs.
It was the greatest plea for national
defense ever staged on tha border land, El
Paso has a Mexican population of 45,000,
and most of these stood on the sidewalks
watching the paraders g0 by. An unique
feature of the parade, which took more
than 2 hours passing the reviewing stand,
was the appearance of 100 members of the
Chinese colony in the procession, as well
as a number of naturalized Mexicans.
Although General George W Bell. Jr,
commanding tha United States troops In
this section, had no report of an outbreak,
he took adequate precautions . to prevent
trouble by placing a strong military force
around the city during the parade.
BOY SAVES BROJHER AT FIRE
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Six-Year-Oid Carries phild Down
stairs to Street
Six-yea'r-old Able YeUsky rescued his four-year-old
brother, Lawrence, today at a Are
that threatened their home. J500 South
Percy street. He, carried the bo down
stairs tq the atreet while hla mother 'took
care of Lawrence's playmate, a neighbor's
chjld.
The fire started while the children were
pUytag with matches, and puait.
By CARL A. BICKEL
ST, LOUIS, June 14. A concentrated
battery of 6000 potrs of feminine eyes was
turned upon the delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention In an appeal of "votes
for women."
The nttack staged by the National
Woman's Suffrage organization, headed by
Mrs. Carrie Chnpmnn Catt, Is to be the most
spectacular event of the suffrnge cnmpilgn
before the convention. Five thousand
women, volcfless, motionless, with steady
gnzo will for two hours try to stare a
supposedly somewhat unfriendly national
convention out of countenance nnd Into an
attitude of meek receptivity.
Dressed in white, with a yellow sash
acres'! their shoulders and a yellow parasol
nboo their heads, the women of the na
tlonnl association will form a golden lane
from the Jefferson Hotel to tho Coliseum.
Between tho extended ranks of the women
soldiers for tho ballot, Democrncy, headed
for Its qundrennlnl powwow, will have to
walk or ride.
'TO STAND IN SHIFTS.
Tlio National Organization plans that nt
lenRt 2600 women will always be on their
feet, stnndlng nbout two yards apart along
the 12 blocks between the hotel nnu tne
CollBcum. Betwcn the standing women will
be n reserve force of 2600 seated on chairs.
Thework of "stnndlng up for suffrngo" will
be done In shifts.
That the Resolutions Committee of tha
convention will recommend a modest suf
frngo plank planned somewhat along the
general lines of tho one rebently smoothed
off to fit the Republican platform at Chi
cago Is generally believed nt the headquar
ters of tho National Organization Theso
women express themselves ns gratified.
"Down In tho lobby of tho Jefrerson,
howovcr, where tho "direct actlonlst" mem
bers of tho new national women's party have
their headquarters, they, figuratively, stamp
all over tho proposed plank.
"If Democracy loves us," queries Mrs.
Anno Mnrtln, national chairman, "why
don't they quit flirting and begin to show
their Intentions nro serious? They can
enact tho Susan B. Anthony amendment In
n week If they wish Wo don't want their
promises; wo want them to deliver the
goods."
That Secretary Daniels Is seriously con
sidering lcadlnft a fight for placing a plank
In tho Democratic platform, directly indors
ing tho adoption of tho Susan B, Anthony
amendment nnd the fact thnt Senators New
lands and Pitman, of Nevada, havo also
swung Into the contest on the side or tno
women's party gave tho "direct action"
suffragists new hope.
Plans weio laid for the Immediate In
vnslon of Indiana by the National Women's
Party. Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of Rep
resentative Hill, of Connecticut, will start
organization work In that State. Senator
Tom Tnggart presented the women's party
committee a private box nt the Coliseum
for their use during the convention.
Around the Clock With
Charles Evans Hughes
7130 a. m. Arises.
8:16 a. m. Breakfast.
8M5 to 9:30 a. m. With his sec
retary ho goes over important man
and telegrams. .,!,,
0i30 a. m. Enters reqeiving
room nnd remains there in confer
ence with personal and political
'friends until 11 o'clock.
11 a. m. Talks to newspapermen
briefly. ,,
ll!05 a. m. to 1:30 p. m More
conferences with personal friends
and politicians. , , .
1:30 p. m. Leaves for auto ride
and lunch, , , ,
3 p. m. Returns to receiving
room for additional conferences.
5 p. m. Talks to newspapermen.
5:05 to 6(30 p. m. More confer
ences with personal friends and poli
ticians. 6i30 p. m. Dinner.
8 p. m. More conferences.
11:30 p. m. Bed.
DEMOCRATS VEER
TO RR0TECTI0N IN
TARIFF "PLANK"
"Anti-Dumping Law," Ap
proaching G. 0. P. Policy,
in A. Mitctiell Palmer's
Rough Draft
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
W. MURRAY CRANE
AND HUGHES MAP
OUT PARTY PLANS
William Havward Mnv p.
unosen to manage Kepuk
ncan uampaign
MANY PLEDGE SUPppHT
11 ' '-
NKW YORK, Juno H. The drift f .... '
Dull Moose party to the standard of ChatlM i
,,...,,n i.ujuua uckuii yesicraay. LeU.,.
and telegrams pledging untllnchlne sum.,,.. 1
from Progressives throughout the fn.ik
began pouring In on the Republican canal- J
uih cttijy,
Theodore Douclnn Roiilnnnn .l .
Colonel Roosevelt and former chalrm,. i
of the New York State Progressive cv
support, and soon after Oscar S, BtrJn .
delegate-at-large to the Progressive w. "
uunni convention, announced that h n..u
also ally himself with the formed 5tgg
Mr. Hughes had a tw6 hours conf.l
enco last night with W. Murray c,T
former Senator from Massachusetts , A
chairman of the subcommittee which m
Roltct the chairman of tho National jS'
publican Committee, nnd all the offlcerl nJ
employes of tho campaign headn?7.f"!
1(M- "..
Suffragists to See Hughes
NKW YORK, June II. Representatives
of the Congressional Union for Woman's
Suffrnge will have an opportunity to present
their lews to Charles Eans Hughes, Re
publican presidential candidate, before he
makes tho details of his Ideas known In his
speech ofllcially accepting tho nomination.
They received that nssuranco today by Mr.
Hughes' secretary as coming from the candidate.
U. S. MAIL TRUCK
KILLS BOY, 60TH
VICTIM OF YEAR
Fatality. Occurs as Mayor
and Officials Discuss
Safety Laws
DRASTIC ACTION URGED
John Tllsner, f ,years old. of 3-U6 Joyce
street, died .In the Frankford Hospital to
day, his skull having been fractured a short
tlmo before under the" wheels of a Unlt?di
States mall motortruck at Joyce and Brad
dock streets." 'ills death makes the 60th
automobile fatality in this City since Jan
uary 1.
At the same hour that the little life was
added to the growing number of victims
to automobillng casualties :Mayor Smith,
Director Wilson and other municipal olll
clals were In conference nt City Hall for
tho purpose of agreeing upon a draft of
an ordinance to be Introduced Into Councils
tomorrow, and which will further curtail
the running of motor vehicles on the publlo
highways.
They had not finished their deliberations
when William Mulvlhlll, of 237 West Sey
mour street, Oermantown, driver of the
malltruck which killed the latest victim,
was brought Into tho building and locked
up for hearing before Magistrate Beaton
at Central Station.
It Is charged by persons questioned by
Coroner's Detective Frank Paul and the
police of the Belgrade and Clearfield streets
station house that Mulvlhlll, at the time of
the accident, was running his machine at a
speed far In excess of the lS-miles-an-hour
permitted by law,
Motortruck operator In the United States
mall service are among the chl?t Ylolaters
of municipal traffic regulations, according
to Detective Paul and Captain Mills, of the
Police Trattlo Division. Only yesterday
Judge aRogers, In the Quarter Session
Court, took occasion to comment adversely
upon the disregard of speed and safety laws
shown by these men, and held that their
Government service gave them no prlvlllge
or right of way over other users of the
streets.
He severely reprimanded tho man before
him and declared that, while the drivers
themselves wtre not altogether culpable,
being forced to speed up in order tp make
contract schedules, their employers would
not escape liability In the event of. death
or Injury resulting to pedestrians from such
Illegal speed
Detective Paul, In commenting' upon the
latest case ot fatal injury, that of little
John Tllsner. said that he had called per-,
eonally on two occasions at the office of
the superintendent ot malls with a pro
test against the reckless speed maintained
by malltruck drivers, in some cases, he
said, these operators In their anxiety to
make good time, have run their machines
along much-traveled stree.ts at 45 nilles an
hour and even higher speed at Intervals.
r
1 Match Sets Fire to Boom
George Stowaf. Jr., 14 yeara old, of 1693
Maraton street, While looking In a dark
closet In the second-story front room pt
hi June today dropped burning match
which. Igniting clothing and spreading to
the rpom. caus4 damage amounting to,
1160. The boy ran downstair and acaoff
the street to the 28th and Oxford streets
station, where Sergeant Yeager telephoned
to Engine Company No- it The flrenjen
extinguished the flame before thy had
spread tft ther portion of the house.
By EDMUND C TAYLOR
ST. I.OUIS, June 14. The Democrats
will go the limit to approach tho protective
tariff In their tariff plank, Judging by the
draft of the "plank" ns prepared by A.
Mitchell Pnlmor, of Pennsylvania.
The rough draft of the plank was given
out today bv Mr. Palmer Just before the
convention opened. it provides for an
"antidumping" law, which Is nbout the
nearest nppronch to a protective tariff law
possible, nnd for a nonpartisan tariff com
mission, which would report its findings
and make Its recommendations to Congress.
"Tho tariff will be taken out of politics
as much ns It is possible to do so," said
Mr. Palmer. He submitted the "plank" to
President Wilson two weeks ngo, nnd the
President approved the thought expressed
In it. The "plank" follows:
"Wo lcafllrm our belief In tho doctrlno
of tnriff for revenue only, and unreservedly
indorse the Underwood tariff law as truly
exemplifying that doctrlno. All competl
tlve tariff rates aro necessarily subject to
chango to meet changing conditions In tho
world's production nnd trade.
"Such changes should be made only after
careful Investigation of the conditions at
homo nnd abroad by a nonpartisan tnriff
commission, whose findings should be pre
sented to Congress for appropriate action,
nnrt thn normal conditions of fair com
petition hetween Amerlcnn nnd foreign pro
ducers should be maintained by an anti
dumping law which would keep the tariff
rates on a fairly competitive basis in times
of surplus production abroad."
''ANTI-DUMPING" PROVISION
"nvery manufacturer who appeared be
foie tho Ways nnd Means Committee when
the Underwood law was passed declared
that ho was not nfrnld of the foreign pro
ducer In noimal times," said Mr. Palmer.
"Ho said that when there wns' big busl
n. nlirn.id. the American producer could
take chances with tho foreigners. The
manufacturers declared that It was only
when times wero bad and stocks largo that
some protection was necessary. If they
wero telling the truth then, as I believe
they were, their troubles will soon be
stopped by un antidumping law and the
Tariff Commission."
The antidumping law, explained Mr.
Palmer, will net as a governor to main
tain the normal conditions which the tariff
law was passed to meet. When conditions
become abnormal. With a surplus of produc
tion abroad threatening to be dumped Into
the markets of this country, the dumping
law will automatically concrenso the tariff
on the goods, so that the tariff will take
the place of a cut In prices by the foreign
producers.
TO MAINTAIN PROSPERITY
"We nre In the middle of very good times,"
ho said. "Every producer Is entirely
satisfied with present conditions What
he wants to be assured of Is that they will
bo continued. He wants to make certain
that changing conditions abroad, either
during the war or after the war, will not
endanger our markets. He Is tatlstled with
n competitive tariff, which gives the
American producer and the foreign pro
ducer an equal race.
"Such a tariff we have now, and the only
necessary thing to be done Is to provide
some machinery for making possible
changed conditions In the future. We pro
pose to establish a tariff commission of
experts, who will investigate markets
nbroad and who will be able to predict the
method of competition with American pro
ducers where conditions Indicate unfair
competition or production abroad at such
a low cos as to Imperil the present satis
factory prices at home.
"This board will recommend the neces
sary changes, and a Democratic Congress
will Intelligently make changes as pew con
ditions seem to require.
throughout tho country
After It was over
nothing to say. but Mr. Crano topk owaslm
to denv a CMrna-n rilanntnh .uil?- .CCa.8 "
credited
retain a
to deny a Chicago dispatch which' ctmi 2
tho "Old flimr,!" wlfh ,i .-" Waited
hold on tho national organization throurt Vf
tho nppolntlve power of tho subcommittee H
TALKED OF CAMPAIGN.
There will be no nnnolnimim. . ... . .
the subcommittee until after Mr Hurt.? l
has hnpn rnnmrftnil it.- tr..i ,"nei , I
nelf talked over the situation and dlscuSS 4lf
those eligible for tho two big posl ton! Ift
bo filled, that of nntlohal chalrmsn .J Jll
campaign mannger. but anything on ttati-rtJI
Nicholas Murray Butler. nr..M., -
Columbia TTnlvritv. !,' -Sin''iLW
score must come from Mr. Hughes."
Murray uutier, preside
University, whn nh-j
Root In nomination at tho Chicago convt f fnl
tlon. also visited Mr. Hughes. I Jt., tSU?! LM
Y..1. 1.1 . " "- a-'UVlOr -',
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RICE SAYS COLUMBIA
. WILL TAKE BIG RACE
Coach of New Y6rk Crew Be
lieves He Has Best Going
Eight on Hudson
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 14.-
James C, Rice, coach ot the Columbia
crews, made the statement this morning
just as his crews were taking the water
for a practice at starting that he believed
hts varsity would win the big race here
Saturday, because It was the best-going
crew on the river. Rice stated that Leys
was a wonderful stroke, and that he could
run the count up to 41 strokes a minute
without checking the boat, and that Pen
nell was as good a No. 7 man as he ever
had tn a shell.
He Is more than pleased with the work
of his cr?ws and with the condition of his
oarsmen, who are all in trim shape to go
In and win.
The Columbia crews, practiced thla
morning at starting before Guy Richards
and Walter B. Peet, twp men who rowed
in lta varsity back In 18?5, and who
coached in consecutive years, Peet In 1895.
and Richards in 189$. So enthused Is
Doctor -Peet with the Columbia first eight
thai he took breakfast with the men this
morning.
Rice caught Penn'a time yesterday and
knowa what a power Syracuse has in Its
boat, but at that believes he has the better
crew. Pehn'a eight, did light rowing (his
morning except for a half mile race which,
the v amity won from the freshmen by
half a length in minute and IS seconds,
Cornell rowed well down on the; lower
course, while Tea Eycfc gave hi varsity
a layoff, working the other vq craws only
fllti JBMBlBg. "" - A- "
Butler snld:
'PIii.a In hx U !.. ...
Hughes will bo elected, nnd he will recelJ. 4
a surprisingly laree vote frnm iu. n."? ft
crnts, and virtually tho entire Progress '1J
vote. I am satisfied to havo him as leaair j
nnd ho Will m.-lltn n v n-nrnoa .. ." " "2'
- "-uinyaign." -U
PREDICT VICTORT, ' ''f
This wns tho opinion of all who called on
him. nnd thnt he would make a vigorous
campaign was ovldont to those who heard
from him yesterday morning that hli .
tltude in the campaign would be one of
"undiluted Americanism," nnd that any one
who supported him supported an 'out-and
out Amnrlrjin" nnrl nn i'm,-,.,.. ... ,-.
lean nollcv nnd nnthlno- niaA - " ..?
Mr. Hughes wns In the midst of a tillc
with the newspaper men when ono asked: &
"Will you make a statement or comment W'
on the German-American vote?" 3s
Mr. Hughes dropped the smile that li Wft
part nnd pnrcel of him nnd with voice qulv- ftf
enng nna lists clenched said:
"I stated my position very clearly In ar ?
telegram to the convention. My attitude 21'
Is ono of undiluted Americanism, and any, r "!,
body who supports me Is supporting an out- , Vf
nnd-out American and an out-and-out Amer- "v
lean noiicv. nna nomine pira " - .
Political wiseacres whn )hrnnff. i. - "A
block of rooms on the northeastern cor-
ner of tho first floor of the Hotel Alter " i
yesterday said they would not be . .
prised to lenrn that a date for a conference il
between the Colonel an Mr. Hughes would
soon bo arranged. ,
MAY SEE ROOSEVELT, ' "
Mr. Hughes continued his silence with re- 9
spect to Colonel Roosovelt yesterday. When ri
ono young and bold .'eportor, with an Ira- , J '
agination mat saw in colonel ivpoeveua
,-lelt in fola arn-ln-lfi- tn n.m n ,.,,'
i,t,.. .w ...u ..v.. -...-... ... ,v... u. ifct. fgt
onel Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes, asked him '
If tho Colonel was going to call, Mr. Hughes Tnj5
maue u piuni nu wuum Keep sueni oaMf-af
William H. Crocker, tho new national.,"
committeeman rrom California and heitVA-fjJ
ot the Crocker National Bank, of San Fra,'"
Cisco, with M. H. De Young, owner of tlnjig
San Francisco Chronicle, called on Mr. H
TT.. . ..,... ., ,,., l.l ,,., 1 a .. !.. k
xiUKiiea iuun uuu iuiu mill iuui no nuuui j
carry the entire Pacific Coast. i ?
"It was the first time I saw Mr. Hughes," ,4j
said Mr. De Young to neWspaper men. "J jr
found him cordial and human, with noth-
Ing of the coldness about him that bis, '"
enemies talk about, and when he gets out
on his country-wide speechmaklng tour h ,.'
will Impress his Individuality on the voters,.-!
nf the nation." -
Mr. Parsons, before leaving for PffltJ
nna tt'h.rn nn fa mitna,l In n .-It'll fiction. .SH
stild the National Committee would beatM
dence, where he is counsel In a civil action, .y
'"'
the expenses op tne HUgnes neaaquantr
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Romance of the
Fighting, Planes gl
WHAT little romance la
left to war is crystal
lized in the aerial fighting
machine, Something of the
old-time glamour of battle
hangs over it. In Sun
day's Public Ledger t the
Editor of the Popular
Science Monthly shows
how the; war has aided
civilization's conquest of
the air and how and why
Ameripa lags behind in
the building of an air fleet.
SUNDAY'S
PUBLIOigiSLEnGEil
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