LEADERS CONFIDENT HARMONIOUS ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ROOSEVELT MAKES MOVE TOWARD REUNITING PARTY [Continued From First I'agr] billty that this week may see the end of the bitter Republican feud born in this city four years ago. Leaders of the two parties who sought their beds at dawn for brief naps after a night of conferences, did so with the almost settled conviction that incidents which would become historic in American poi'tical annals were impending. This hoped for program of peace between Progressives and Republicans however, may go a glimmering, but the men w : ho early to-day made the "end of the war" prediction, asserted their faith was founded upon a tangible sequence of events of more than ordi nary significance and importance Here is what led to th" is In sight" report, which was served with breakfast to-day. "Fnd of War" Senator Borah, of Idaho, and other Republicans who have been working hard for harmony for several days, yesterday afternoon completed their canvass of heretofore uncertain West ern delegates, including those from California, Washington and Oregon. At once, Senator Borah entered the lists as an unqualified champion of Justice Hughes, declaring that "no body but Hughes could win against Wilson." After several hours of work among the delegates. Senator Borah went Into conference with George W. Perkins of New York, the Progressive leaders. While at Mr. Perkins' rooms, the Senator held a telephone conver sation with Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. When he bad concluded the telephone talk and the conference with Mr. Perkins, Borah admitted that he "was better satisfied" with the prospects for harmony than he had been at any time since he arrived in Chicago. Outlook Brighter Some time later, Mr. Perkins emerged from a conference with Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts, and said that the outlook for harmony between the two conventions was "brighter." These incidents were followed by the announcement that Mr. Perkins had vetoed the Progressive plan to print full page advertisements throughout the country in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt. Coincident with the statement that abandonment of the advertising campaign had been ordered came the declaration that the two conventions to-day would attempt to name conference committees "to ar range for harmonious action" be tween the two factions. That is the basis for the peace talk which swept through hotel lobbies, conference rooms and the assemblage places of the two conventions this ] morning. Plan to Kllmlnate Friction Leaders declared that as soon as the conference committees were ap pointed, the conventions would mark j t!me while the conferees attempted to develop a plan competent to reduce friction to a minimum and prevent <ii:al nominations. The plan, If materialized, then will be presented to the two conventions for ratification and there were men on the ground to-day who already had visualized, to their own satisfaction at least, a spectacular reunion of the "Old Guard" and the Progres sives. In this connection it was suggested t»y some that the arrival here yester day of George B. Cortelyou, direct from Oyster Bay. was in fact the ap pearance of a silent advance agent, whose coming may presage that of Colonel Roosevelt; who might, it was said, come here as he did in 1912, but | this time to remake what was un-1 m< de upon that occasion. Others, | however, were openly skeptical at this suggestion. If the motion to name conference' committees is made before adjourn ment of to-day's sessions of the two conventions, a rapid shifting of the tense situation that has obtained for the last three days is expected to oc cur. If it is delayed or abandoned ; to-day's work on the floors of the | conventions in effecting temporary organizations, will not change the' status of affairs, and the fight be tween the adherents of Roosevelt,; Hughes and the various "favorite! son" candidates will go on with In-; creasing vehemence. To the world outside of Chicago, the keen interest in balloting with preliminaries out of the way, eannot he satisfied for at least forty-eight hours, with the possible exception of The Progressive convention. Events in the next 24 hours may show striking developments and indicate strongly tne probable selection of a certain man for the Republican nomination but as yet there is no certainty what the dele gates will da once they get under way on rollcall. l ings Hans Wet anil Dejected The rain which began yesterday noon continued over night and this morning. The flags, streamers and Vuntlng with which the Coliseum was decked hung wet and dejected. Taxi c ibr and private cars provided for the delegates by the local reception com mittee moved slowly over the slippery pavements. Policemen were at their stations ecrly, as were physicians and nurses assigned for emergency. The rain was still falling on the ticket holders waiting at the various entrances when they gathered an hour at'd a half ahead of the time set for the time for the convention to come to order. Favorite Sons Soatwl Chairman Hilles, members of the national committee and policemen v ere already inside when the delegates began to pour in. The floor was soon damp from the drip of umbrellas and raincoats. A band played In a hang ing balcony under the eaves of the r.orth end of the building. Twenty minutes before the hour set for the convention to be called to order, great reaches of vacant seats marked the floor and galleries. The favorite son delegations were placed directly before the speaker's platform, beginning on the right with Michigan, Missouri. Illinois. Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and lowa. The order was given to clear the aisles at 10:59 and the police began moving out all who were not dele gates and forcing the delegates to their sections. To Declare For Defense There was a noticeable lack of demonstration for well known men. Senator Lodge canie quietly in and took his seat unnoticed. The same wa: true of Murphy, and other well known men.. "Great fight," said Mr. Murphy to Secretary Reynolds as he surveyed the crowd from the speaker's platform. Frank H. Hitchcock, the chief Hughes boomer, said that the Hughes men would control the committees on resolutions. Mr. Hitchcock said after receiving reports from caucuses held yesterday and last night that the Hughes forces would see that the plat form contains n vigorous declaration for national defense coupled with a strict and Impartial neutrality so far as conflicts with other nations are concerned. Brumbaugh Qnlotly Takes Seat The Republican national committee held a briof session at 10:30 o'clock at which the temporary roll of dele- Kates and alternates was Anally ap proved and votes of thanks given the officers. The question of naming a lieimony cor.fTrnce committee to iu»M witn a similar body representing WEDNESDAY EVENING the Progressive national convention was not discussed. Senator Penrose got a hand from ; his delegation. ; At 11:15 the floor was In as much confusion as ever. Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsyl j vania, came in and took his seat. I There was no demonstration. The band played the Star Spangled 'Banner at 11:25. Everybody rose, i The house quieted down. Ser geant-at-arms Stone ordered the dele gates seated. Gavel Rounds at 11:25 Chairman Hilles brought down his gavel at 11:25 a. m. The hall was still as Chairman Hilles spoke saying a quorum was present and the convention would be in order. Mr. Hilles said: "The hour of 11 o'clock has arrived and a quorum being present, the con vention will be In order. Paraphras ing a remark made by the late Presi dent McKinley. this is a year what ever may have been true of past yea re when politics is patriotism and patriotism is politics. There fore. the audience will please rise and sing two verses of 'America.' " A male quartet led the singing. The voices of the delegates swelled through the big hall, in a mighty chorus, almost drowning the band. There was a moment of confusion and the delegates took their seats and tlien the Rev. John Timothy Stone of Chicago, offered prayer. There was deep silence all over the big hall as he read. At his request the convention remained seated. At the end of the prayer the con vention was asked to rise and be photographed. The flashlight went o with a boom and the delegates looked on good naturedly. Reynolds Reads Call The next proceeding was the read ing of the call for the convention. The hum of conversation swept ovet the hall again as Mr. Reynolds read. The call has been published and its reading was a formality. As he read on, the talk on the floor grev and his voice was not heard for more than the first row of seats. It took six minutes to read the call. Cheer Harding Chairman Hilles presented Senator Harding, the temporary chairman, to make the keynote speech. The first loud applause and cheers of the convention greeted Senator Harding. Murray Crane of Massachusetts, Senator Borah, of Idaho and W. B. McKinley of Illinois, were selected to escort Mr. Harding to the platform. Applause greeted the mention of all the names as Chairman Hilles an nounced them. Prolonged applause and cheers greeted Senator Harding as he mount en the platform. Chairman Hilles presented him in a few worels. Mr. Harding bowed and smiled and plunged into his pre pared speech, reading from manu script. Chairman Hilles left the chair temporarily and many of the leaders took the opportunity to confer while Senator Harding was speaking. Applause for Prep*>red nes= ■lated Senator Hard ing's speech and while there were some demonstrations, on the whole the convention listened quietly. There were cheers when he declared the country was calling for Republican administration and again when he asked all to forget the inharmonious convention of four years ago. His reference to the need of preparedness for national defense was greeted with a roar of applause. More applause greeted his declaration that "this is not the time for recrimination, it is a day of reconsecration." "1 know the Republican party to be genuinely progressive as well as effective," he declared. When he reached a mention of Abraham Lincoln there was another brief demonstration. As Senator Harding spoke he held his prepared address in his hand but seldom referred to It. He followed the text with hardly the skip of a word, his full voice carrying to the farthest corners of the coliseum. At one time the sum of talk grew loud. Mr. Hilles rapped for order and quiet prevailed attain. Taking up national defense. Senator Harding brought applause when he declared that there is a call to-day for "prudent, patriotic and ample indi vidual defense." Navy That Fears None There was a shout and long hand clapping when the speaker said the Republicans "believe sincerely and soberly in adequate national defense." "We ought to have a navy that fears none in the world." said he. This brought out the mo?t enthusiastic ap plause so far. There was another roaring demon stration when he declared that Repub lican policies promised all the means for the expanse of adequate defense. There was luughter when he re ferred to President Wilson's speaking trip for preparedness and declared the President might better have devoted his efforts to the Dt-mocratic majority in Congress. He credited the Repub lican minority in the Senate with hav ing put the real things in the army bill. Jeers for Wilson "We love peace and justice and we intend to have them," said he, "and we are not 'too proud to fight" for them." The reference to President Wilson's celebrated remark brought applause and jeers. All through Senator Harding's refer ence to tariff he drew applause, es pecially his declaration that he be lieved in a tariff that gave protection and prosperity to America first. There was more applause when he referred to the war munitions traßlc and declared it had produced a pros perity at the cost of human lives. "It is the gold sluice from the river of blood," he declared. When Senator Harding had been speaking Just thirtj minutes he was exactly half through his speech. Bitterly scores Administration Loud laughter and jeers greeted Senator Harding's reference to the "changing position of the Democratic party manifested from Baltimore to Vera Cruz." "Failure," said he. "has greeted every part of the tariff revision and fear is haunting the White House slumbers to-day." As - the speaker went down through a long list of indictments of lack of achievement of the Democratic party the convention voiced Its approval by first applauding one sally and then cheering another. Lauds Immigrants There was applause when Senator Harding referred to the part German Immigrants had taken In founding and preserving the nation. More applause greeted a similar reference to Ireland. His mention of England and France passed by without demonstration. His condemnation of "a few zealots of nny nation who violate our neu trality" brought prolonged applause. The convention thought the Senator had finished his speech and began a demonstration. Mr. Harding, how ever, only stopped for a drink of water, and the delegates settled down again to hear him finish. Scores Mexlc an Policy The speech came to a close with a peroration on Americanism which fre quently was interrupted by cheers. A demand for "protection of American ALL WISHES OF T. R. TO BE MET Committee on Resolutions Will Frame Declarations So He Cannot Oppose Nominee By Associated Press Chicago, 111., June 7. With the members of the committee on reso lutions selected by their delegations, it is becoming evident that the work of the committee as a whole will be one of elimination rather than of construc tion. Almost every man on the com mittee Is loaded with planks of his own making and many of them have taken the care of extra declarations for outside friends who feel called upon to outline the policy of the party for the next four years. "If there is one general purpose bet ter defined than any other on the part of the leading members of the com mittee It is to give the party decla rations such an advanced tone as will I meet the demands of Colonel Roose velt and his followers, and to this end they have made close study of the Colonel's recent utterances along the lines of preparedness. Can't Afford to Oppose "We shall meet the Colonel's wishes in this respect and will endeavor to make the pronouncement so strong ! that he cannot afford to oppose any man that may be placed in nomina tion." said Senator Smoot, who, al ■ though he is not a member of the . resolutions sotnmittee, Is in close touch i with what is being uone toward fram ing the platform. "We shall declare | for a navy that will be a real protec ! tion both in size and efficiency and up to the latest documents and for such other military measures as will meet i the demands of all emergencies." | Here and there opposition to exten sive armament is encountered, but the j opposition is in such complete minority 1 as to render their protest almost neg ligible Preparedness Will Prevail I The Roosevelt idea on preparedness , I will, it is thought, prevail. The com i mittee also will go far toward meeting ! Mr. Roosevelt's view on the question ;of national defent-iveness, and with this object in view there will be a ; .strong declaration for Americanism first, last and all the time. There will 1 be no condemnation of the so-called hyphenated American in exact terms, "but," as a member of the committee said, "it will be possible to read that language into the document." rights under every sky" was roundly i applauded. "There is no geographic modification lof American rights." said Senator Harding. Senator Harding touched on ! the Mexican situation extendedly, to the apparent approval of the conven tion. as he scored the Democratic ad \ ministration policy step by step. There I was a wave of laughter as he declared the administration had "first coddled Villa as a patriot and then chased him as a bandit." History will write '"Mexico" as the title to the greatest 1 fiasco in the history of our foreign re lations, said he. and then referred to \ the situation as one of "watchful wait- 1 ing and wobbling warfare." That brought a roar of laughter. Glad to Be Republicans Mr. Harding declared "American be gins at home and radiates abroad." He referred to the manuscript for the I closing words of his speech and the ronvention, realizing he was closing, listened intently and then broke into a great applause as he closed with the 1 words "And we may rejoice to be Re publicans." The delegates arose and | applauded and cheered for a few sec ond-; and then resumed their seats. The recommendations for tempo rary officers were read. Former Governor Eberhart of Min nesota moved that the recommenda tions be adopted. Chairman Harding put the question. There was no oppo sition. Senator Llppot of Rhode Island, then offered the rules of the conven-| Hon of 1908 and moved their adoption until permanent organization. There was no dissenting vote. There were j no rules adopted in 1912 convention. Senator Smoot, of Utah, was rec ognized to offer the resolution to ere- | ate the committee on credentials. It also was adopted. John S. Fisher, of Pennsylvania, was \ recognized to present a resolution for; permanent organization. There was no opposition to that. National Com- j mitteeman Warren, of Michigan, pre sented the rules and resolution. That. ; too, was adopted without dissent. Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford, j Conn., offered the resolution for the platform committee. That, with its idoption, ended the routine commit- j tee resolutions. The secretary called j the roll of States and the selections to j committees were announced. Roll Call Is Slow While the temporary organization j was being effected, there was a move ment of many persons toward exits. This movement became so general that the chair asked for order. The roll call was slow and Senator i Lodge protested. "Call the roll at once for all five j committees," said he. "Don't call It | five times." The method of calling for the ap pointments swiftly went on, however, and some delegates then suggested that all lists be sent to the platform to be announced. That was adopted. After the lists had been gathered the place and time for the commit tees' meetings later to-day were an nounced. The committee on resolutions will meet at the Coliseum at 3.30 to-day to give public hearings. At 1.28 o'clock Eton R. Brown of New York moved that the convention adjourn until 11 a. m. to-morrow. It was carried and the delegates began to file out. Progressive Platform Will Appeal For Preparedness; Americanism Is Foundation By Associated Press Chicago, June 7. A tentative draft of the Progressive platform framed by a committee of leaders to-day shows that the principal appeal of the party will be made on preparedness with Americanism as the foundation. The draft is short, but more than 1,500 words in length. It discusses prepar edness under three heads—"military." "of the spirit." and "industrial". Un der the "spirit" comes "Americanism," and under "industrial" preparedness comes the tariff and questions of so cial and Industrial reform. Much of the 1912 platform is omitted from the draft but there is a general reiteration of its principles. The draft was drawn by William Draper Lewis, Chester Rowell. California; James R. Garfield, Gifford Plnchot, Herbert Knox Smith, William Dudley Foulko and William Allen White. It will be submitted to the resolutions committee in the regu lar course of proceedings but it is be lieved by its framers It will go to the > convention la about the sliaye draw a. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 20,000 TO ASK SUFFRAGE PLANK Women Will March to Coli scum; Request Republicans i to Favor Enfranchisement Py Associated Press Chicago, 111., June 7.—The outstand ing feature of suffragist activity to-day centers In the parade, In which It is ; expected 20,000 women will march to the Coliseum to present to the Repub lican national convention the reso lutions adopted by the National Ameri can Woman Suffrage Association ask ing that a plank be put in the Repub- j lican platform favoring the enfran chisement of women. Although the parade is In charge of the National ! woman Suffrage Association, the Con gressional Union for Woman Suffrage , will participate. Approximately 5.000 | suffragists from ail parts of the United States are here for the demonstration. The resolutions asking for the suf frage plank are to be carried at the head of the parade and Into the Coliseum by four women, one from each of the corner States of the Union. Yesterday's heavy rain and showers this morning caused the issuance of the statement from suffrage headquar ters that the parade will be held with out regard to the weather. The program for the National , Woman Suffrage Association for to ; day calls for a continuance of the as j semblv at the Princess Theater. The j Congressional Union for Woman Suf- I frage will also resume its sessions at : the Rlackstone Theater with a meeting j of committees. Want Suffrage Plank At yesterday's session resolutions j were adopted expressing the intention of the woman's party to hold respon- I sible "any party which refuses to do justice to women by placing them on a plane of eouality with men in the Con | stitution of the United States.'' t The assembly of the National Woman Suffrage Association went on ; record as opposed to a campaign for an amendment to the Federnl Consti i tution and adopted a resolution to be i presented to the resolutions commit ! tee of the Republican convention ask ing for a plank favoring woman | suffrage. Attempts to prevent the insertion of a suffrage ntank in the Republican platform will be m.tde by the National Association Opposed to Woman Suf frage, which has appointed a commit tee to protest against the introduction of the issue before the convention, ac cording to Mrs. Arthur Dodge, of New York. Mrs. Dodge who is president of the anti-suffragist forces, with two members of the association, will ap pear before the resolutions committee ito protest against the mention of woman suffrage in the party platform. Keystone Bull Moosers Flying Big Silk Banner (By a Stall Correspondent) Chicago, June 7. A big blue silk banner containing a picture of the Colonel with the announcement that Pennsylvania, which gave him a tremendous vote in 1912, is still for him, wants and will not be quiet until it gets him, is the official announce ment of the location of the Keystone State Hull Moose headquarters. It is right beside the big assembly room in the Auditorium and seems to be a source of comfort to the Roosevelt men from other States. The heap big Bull Moosers are down at the Blackstone, a couple of Chicago blocks away, but the Penn sylvanians cling to their home quar ters which are right close to the Brumbaugh place and right beside the main shop of the Progressive organization. State Chairman Nevin Detrich is the busiest man about the headquarters and does not belong to the anti-hand shake league which Is so popular. Ditrich is as active as Harry Baker is across the way and the Bull Moosers from other States come In to tell him their troubles and to com pare notes on what will be done if this, that or the o'.her thing turns up. William Flinn seems to like the Pennsylvania headquarters, for which \ he is commonly reported to be pay ing the bill, as the scat of the sage. ' He holds forth in the midst of the; crowd and sets for this views on the j way to save the Republican party. Most of the Pennsylvania Progres sives got in yesterday and have had several meetings. They have hourly conferences on to-day. A. B. H. Friends of Colonel Believe He Will Become Candidate if Hughes Is Nominated By Associated Press Oyster Bay, June 7. While Col. Roosevelt refrains from making any public statement officially disclosing his real attitude toward the political situation in Chicago, it is well known to his intimates here that he is op posed to the nomination of Justice Hughes and it is their confident belief that if Justice Hughes is nominated Colonel Roosevelt will himself be come a candidate. Colonel Roosevelt, it Is well under stood, Is not at all satisfied with Justice Hughes' so-called "flag speech" which he is said to regard as merely a "Fourth of July address hav ing no value as disclosing the Justice's attitude toward the real issues of the day. In the words of his followers here, the Colonel regards the speech as further "evidence of pussyfooting." Colonel Roosevelt it Is known feels better to-day in regard to his own chances of being nominated than any other. His followers look for a broad side from him within a day or two which they say will be calculated to eliminate Justice Hughes and any other candidate whom the Colonel re gards as representing the "pussyfoot idea." The Colonel feels, they say, that if the Republicans have made up their minds to nominate a man representing this idea, the one thing left for him to do is to run himself in order to bring before the people the isfuc of "straight forward American ism." Although Colonel Roosevelt and one of his secretaries remained a good part of last night at this end of the private telephone wire between Saga more Hill and the Progressive party headquarters In Chicago, the Colonel salo this morning there was no state ment he cared to make, except to re peat that he was "neither for nor against any candidate." Only the most trusted of the Col onel's counsellors are permitted to talk over the wire, which Is guarded by employes of the telephone com pany all along the line to prevent pos sibility oI a leak. Sol# Agents For Butt«rlrk Patterus and Tie DeUuodtor > The Big Sale of Three Large Makers' Over j production of 4000 Wash and Silk Dresses, j Skirts and Kimonos Going Fast at 54 Price & Takes more than a day to dispose of 4,000 garments no matter how heavy the i f selling. To-day's sales far exceeded our greatest expectations, still the line of 1 sizes and assortment of styles is far from being broken. So come to-morrow, ' i | you'll find choosing just as good as on the first day of the sale. Remember, half 1 , J actual values for the season's Choicest Wash Dresses, Silk Dresses, Girls' Wash I 1 Dresses, House Dresses, Wash Skirts and Kimonos. ! jlEX77?fl SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT| j Great Choice of the Store Suit Sale tmrON FRIDAY NEXT -*■ All of Our Women's & Misses' Newest a "d Silk Suits | i Former Selling Prices SIB.OO to $35.00. ■ 1 ( I YOUR CHOICE FRIDAY FOR &T Many of these Suits are now on display in our win- 1 I dows. None sold before Friday. See full particulars Jfp C in this paper to-morrow. ( [Watch For If! Wait For It! Big Money-Saving Shoe Sale Saturday Next]) New York Hughes Men Hear Roosevelt Would Not Support Justice if He Is Nominated Chicago, June 7. New York Re publicans supporting Justice Hughes said to-day that they were informed from reliable sources two days ago that under no circumstances would Colonel Roosevelt support Justice Hughes if he were nominated by the Republican convention. A report that Colonel Roosevelt had said in Oyster Bay that he would favor a third party ticket if Hughes were the Republican nominee brought forth the statement from the Hughes men. Governor Whitman, leader of the Hughes faction of the New York dele gates smiled when he was told of the reported Roosevelt statement. "Political Show Not Millinery Exhibition," Women Delegates Told By Associated Press Chicago, June 7. Women visitors to the Republican and Progressive na tional conventions to-day are ordered to remove their hats. The women delegates, it is said, will set the style for spectators by wearing small bon nets and by taking them off when they are on the floor of the conven tion. "This is a political show, not a millinery exhibition," said one male delegate. "Every one should be given a chance to see the show with out having his view obstructed by a hat in front." Hughes' Father Formerly Pastor in Scranton, Pa. [By a Staff Correspondent] Chicago, June 7. Justice Hughes is going to have considerable support among the Pennsylvanians on what seern to be personal grounds. The justice is the favorite of Congressman W. W. Griest and some of the Phila delphians and it is said that the Lack awanna men will swing to him after complimenting Brumbaugh because the father of the justice, the Rev. D. C. Hughes, was formerly a Baptist minis ter in Scranton. National Committeeman Wasson says that he has attended various Bap ! tist meetings with the justice and knows him well. Some of the up- State delegates are for the justice on personal grounds, having met him at various meetings. A few have argued cases before him A. B. H. Dl PO.XT OPPOSED By Associated Press Chicago, 111., June 7. Opposition to the re-election of Coleman Du Point as national committeeman from Delaware, developed to-day at the belated caucus of the State delegates. It was announc ed that Mr. Du Pont received three votes and Charles Warner a like num ber. Selection of the various convention committeemen was without contest. The delegates declared that the fail ure to select Mr. Du Pont as national committeeman would not affect the pre sentation of his name to the convention as a Presidential candidate. Wouldn't Worry Over Gas Masks If the employes of the city's asphalt repair plant should suddenly be ordered Into the trenches to resist a gas at tack. they wouldn't be exactly novices In the mysteries of buckling on the gruesome-looking "gas masks," of which newspapers tell; they wear pro tectors of much the same type every dav as they work amid the gases, 350- degree heat and fine particles of dust. Beginning July 1 the corps will get busv converting the additional 500 tons of asphalt material into street paving product for use in the repairing of the city streets during the ensuing year. Bids for the product were opened at noon to-day, as follows: Atlantic Refining Company, $17.37 per ton; t'nlted States Asphalt Refin ing Company. $20.32 per ton; Barber Asphalt Paving Company, 121.97 for Trinidad Lake, and $30.88 per ton for Bermudas asphalt. City Commissioner W. H. Lynch, superintendent of streets, bought material from the Atlantic Com pany last year for $21.21 per ton. Increase cost of material and labor will mean that the asphalt plant can not be operated as long as last year perhaps, although a great df-al mure re pairing will be done In 1916. JUNE 7, 1916. Coxestown Methodist Pastor Dies Suddenly REV. ALFRED HARRIES The Rev. Alfred Harries, pastor of Coxestown Memorial Methodist Church, died suddenly yesterday after noon following an attack of acute in digestion. The Rev. Mr. Harries came to Har risburg in 1914 after having served at Utica, N. Y., and at Bangor, Pa. He was born in Wales where he was a preacher for fiftec-n years. During his pastorate here the Coxestiwn church has had a remarkable growth. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Miss Belle Harries. Fu neral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Coxestown church. Burial will he made in the East Har risburg Cemetery. BULL MOOSE GO WILD AT MENTION OF ROOSEVELT [Continued From First Pa«c] yells In a hubbub of confusion. The excitement was confined almost en tirely to the main floor. Many alter nates assigned to balcony seats were absent as the opening approached. There was considerable confusion in the seating of delegates, many alter nates taking those consigned to prin cipals. Among Progressive notables on the stage were James R. Garfield, William Flinn and Oscar Strauss. Paroxysm of KiithuNlaxm Applause frequently halted Mr. Mur dock's introduction, the throng rising and shouting when he said the Pro gressives had ''kept the faith" during the last four years. "You're right we have," scores of delegates shouted. Mr. Robins was given an ovation as he stepped forth and took charge of the convention. At the first mention of Colonel Roosevelt's name by Mr. Robins the convention went into a paroxysm of enthusiasm. Waving hands, hats and flags made a tumultuous human sea of the convention floor. The ovation rose and feel in bursts of sound waves those near the stage apparently lead ing the cheering. Delegations then began a march through the aisles. Ban ners were brought upon the stage and carried through the hall. One of the most conspicuous of the banners waved to the delegates said: "If Teddy were here, where would Villa be?" r— —; Big News Boiled Briefly For Busy Folk * Boy Struck by Auto, Harry Ford, aged 11, 2127 Jefferson street, was struck by an automobile, yesterday af ternoon, sustaining lacerations of the head and fare. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital., Six CauKht In Kald, City detectives caught six persons In a raid In an al leged disorderly house. In South alley. Four were held for a hearing. Conduct* Special Service. Rabbi Charles J. Freund, of the Ohev Sholom Synagogue, conducted special services this morning in connection with the Feast of Weeks. Sevaral small boys were confirmed. Hl<le» Dynamite. A. U Snyder, charged with stealing dynamite from a locm brickyard, was held for court yesterday by Alderman Householder. It was learned by the police that he has hidden eighteen sticks of the explosive, hut the man said that he could not tell I tlio exact place of concealment, accord li"» to the police.^ Tu lie Uueat of Honor, Dr. John B. > CITY PLANNING LA HARRISBURG President Edwin S. Herman, of I Planning Commission, Tells Lancaster About It How Harrisburg is working out its city planning problems was interest ingly told last evening: by President Edwin S. Herman, of the City Plan | ning Commission, at an informal din ner given by the Chamber of Com -1 merce of Lancaster, at which Mr. Her man and several other well-known members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce were guests. Thirty-five or more prominent busi ness men of the Lancaster Chamber attended and the guests in addition to Mr. Herman were J. William Bowman and E. S. McColgin, president and secretary of the locs.l Chamber; Hen derson Gilbert and H. A. Bowman, of this city, and John E. Lathrop, director of the National City Planning Com mission, of New York. The dinner was held for (he purpose of boosting Lancaster's city planning program. in explaining how Harrisburg "did it" President Herman told of the great work performed here along the lines of (he city improvements and said that even those who objected most when the matter was at first proposed are now among the most enthusiastic for its advancement to other parts of the city. He told of the way in which no building contract will be approved unless the building is located far enough back from the property line to meet the modern requirements with respect to light and air. He also said that there would be no more houses built on the property lines in alleys in the Capital City. The alleys are twenty feet wide, the houses must be at least twenty feet from the property line each side, and that preserves all of the time a space of sixty feet so that there is no congestion of any kind. CONVENTION BY BULLETIN [Continued From First Page] Harding Is introduced at 11.50 a. m. amid applause. , Coliseum Harding's appeal to the party to forget differences and re store the party is applauded. Harding's telling points, noticeably his demand for "defense such as Washington urged" being frequently applauded. A sustained demonstration greeted Harding's declaration for a navy that fears none in the world. 12:50 P. M.—Harding is still speak ing 1:10 P. M. Harding concludes speaking after having spoken one hour and ten minutes. 1:12 P. M. Chairman Hiiles sub mits the recommendation for tem porary officers. 1:13 P. M. T«niporary officers are approved on motion of A. O. Eber hard, of Minnesota. 1:15 P. M. Senator Liypltt moves the rules of the 1908 convention govern the convention pending the adoption of rules. 1:17 P. M. On motion of Senator Smoot the roll is called for nomina tions of the committee on credentials. 1:20 P. M.—Motions for the ap pointments of other committees are made and the rollcall begins. Flash:—Convention adjourns 1:25 P. M. till to-morrow morning. McAlister, president of the Pennsyl vania Medical Society, w'll be the guest of honor at a reception to be given Fri day evening by the Philadelphia Medi cal Club, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. Oilil Fellow*' Memorial. Arrange ments are being made for the annual memorial services of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to be held on Sundav evening In Christ Lutheran Church. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Reisch will speak. To Beeome Siipnrvlxlna: Murae. Miss Dora Natalia Josefson. of Pagus Mines, a graduate of the 1916 rlass of the Nurses' Trslnlng School of tho Harris burg Hospital, will be appointed a su pervising nurse at the institution. It was announced. 5
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