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BIT1QN PLANK FIGHT 13 UNCERTAIN Bryan Formally Opens Battle Over Platform. OUTCOME IS IN DOUBT Ijcadcrs Seeking Volstead Act Mod ification Work Quietly Among Delegations. SAN FRANCISCO. June 26 "Wets" and "drys" today continued their pre convention battle, but left the out come still in doubt. William J. Bryan formally opened his fight for a prohibition platform plank. After hia election by the Nebraska delegation to the resolu tions committee, he made a long and vigorous address at a luncheon of the Commonwealth club on prohibi tion and other platform questions. He declared the democratic party must be "saved from the liquor interests" and predicted utter rout for the "wets." Democratic leaders favoring modi fication of the Volstead law confined their efforts to quiet work among state delegations. Several claimed large accessions to a wet or at least damp declaration. Other leaders, how ever, declared the platform would be silent on the prohibition question and were working toward that end. "No tompromlHf," Snjm Bryan. Mr. Bryan asserted that there would be no compromise on the prohibition question. He said that while an open fight might be avoided he would foce a record vote, both of states and individual delegates, if the liquor question were brought; up in the con vention. It is the paramount issue before the democrats, Mr. Bryan said, declaring his special purpose here was to hve a "dry" plank Incor porated In the platform an essential to party victory in November, ho de clared. The "wets" were encouraged byre ports from southern delegations that hopes of the prohibitionists for a "solid south" for a prohibition dec laration were unfounded. They de clared that the unit rule could not be invoked on all southern delegations and that many of the southerners were ready to vote against the prohi bitionists. Dry Plunk la BigT Aim. Mr. Bryan told his audience today that he sought his place on the reso lutions committee especially to fight for a "dry plank. "I'm not sure that we're going to have any fight," Mr. Bryan continued "but on the wet question, which prob ably will come before the convention, every man will have the chance to go on record. We're going to have a roll call and I want every delegation polled, so if any democrat wants to turn the party over to the liquor in terests his folks at home will know it." Mr. Bryan said he would welcome a minority report from the resolutions committee if necessary to bring the issue squarely before the convention, "When we're through," he contin ued, "the country will know whether the democratic party will be th chattel property of the brewers or whether they'll be out of business never to raise their black flag again. There will be no dodging the issue, no s-kulkingr around as there was at Chicago. If the democratic party isn't willing to speak out after the , supreme court has withered every ar gument of the wets, it ought to dis solve." Republican Are Assailed. A&sailing the republican convention for its silence on prohibition, Mr. Bryan said that if the democrats wished to obtain support from 26.000, 000 women voters they must declare for continued prohibition. Any break In the prohibition wall, he said, would result eventually in re-establishment of saloons, gambling halls and dives. Individual candidates were not dis cussed by Mr. Bryan in his address except to say that more men were " being discussed for the presidential nomination than in any previous democratic gathering. "There will be more tickets put up and put down in the next few days than ever before," said the Nebraskan. Other platform planks, Mr. Bryan told his audience he would urge, re late to labor and profiteering.- He advocated a declaration for compul sory investigation of all industrial disputes; to avert strikes and protect the public. "I want a labor plank," he said, "that puts the employe and the em ployer on exactly the same footing. "I want the democratic party to protect the third party in industrial disputes the public. I don't want any court to decide these questions. I am in favor of compulsory arbitration. I want something that will meet all our needs and consistent with American institutions. I hope for a labor plank similar to the plan used in 30 of our treaties (the Bryan treaties), provid ing for investigation of every dispute before resort to violence." Mr. Bryan said a "waiting period" during investigation of industrial dis putes before strikes or lockouts occur would protect the public, comprising the large majority of those interested. Profiteers Are Denounced. A plank denouncing profiteers and profiteering also, was urged by' Mr. Bryan. Jail terms for profiteers were advocated. On the league of nations and the treaty of Versailles, Mr. Bryan de plored their injection into partisan politics. ' "I want no sham battle in this country this fall," he said. "I want this country to let the world know that we'll do everything to make this last war the last. I don't want the treaty made a campaign issue. It's .a crime to drag it down in the mire or partisan politics. "If the treaty is not' the paramount issue of the campaign, I see no reason to drag it in at all." Military force to maintain world peace he declared a futile anomaly. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-Saloon league, held sev eral conferences with Mr. Bryan and said afterward he was confident the platform would contain some sort of a dry declaration. His organization, he said, would fight to make the plank as strong as possible. Jfej-yrtgEI 1910 Hart Schaffner &. 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Nowhere was the response of Port land hospitality to the demands of Shrine week, more marked than in the supplying of automobiles to take vis itors on tours of the scenic and com mercial resources of this city, reports A. H. Lea. potentate of Al Kader tem- ThroiiE-h the co-oneration of auto mobile owners, all the visitors desir- ino- m Rpe the beauties of the wonder fni hiirhwav drive or the attractions nf the. nitv had their wish gratified nnrrHnir to Ira F. Powers, chairman nt th automobile committee of the Inoal t f TT1 1 P 1 "T sincerelv desire to inanK me people of Portland on behalf of Al Kader temple for the use of their cars, which were furnished in flocks of hundreds to meet tne aemanuo which the city owed her thousands of visitors," commented Potentate Lea yesterday. "It- is a remarkable trib ute to the loyalty of Portland people that they were willing to forego many pleasures on the downtown streets while the Shriners were here in order to take visitors on trips through the surrounding country. ' "We want to thank everyone who contributed their machine or in any other wav helDed to put over this big job. It has been said frequently that the convention was worth a mil lion dollars to us in advertising. If Oregon and the city realize in that way on this convention it will be due to the splendid help of the people of Portland." WOMAN 'HURT BY AUTO Mrs. J. J. Stamper "Not luxpeoieu to Survive Injuries. TILLAMOOK, Or.. June 26. (Spe cial.) Mrs. J. J. Stamper is in me Tillamook Bay hospital at Bay City as the result of injuries received when run over by an automobile a lew days ago. There is little hope of re The accident occurred law ire ino afternopn in front of Provoost's store. With her small daughter, she had stepped out of a truck into tne roaa. The little girl broke from her moth- Gasco Building er's grasp and ran into the middle of the street." " The Tnother ran after her, without seeing the car driven by H. C. Crawford of Coal creek, Nehalem. Mr. Crawford saw her too late to stop. The car passed over her-chest. Man Escapes From State Hospital. Portland police were yesterday asked by Superintendent Steiner of the Oregon State hospital at Salem to be on the " lookout for George Pfadenhauer, who escaped from that institution on Thursday. He wore a black suit and a soft black hat at SOMETHING NEW! Lillian Gish directed Dorothy in thisa combination of the screen's greatest comedienne directed by the screen's greatest tragedienne, and one of the funniest pictures imaginable. Dorothy married a flirt who just wouldn't behaveone of those always out of cotr guys. But she made a one-woman man out of him and the way she did it will come in handy to any wife who feels her husband is slipping. Two bits never bought a better recipe. the time of bis escape. He is 5 6 inches and weigns no puu""- Wounded . Man Recovering. PASCO, Wash., June 26. (Special.) J. R. Boak, manager for the Stand ard Oil rnmnanv at this roint.who was wounded in the right arm by a ) price. 60 cents per box. Adv. TONE UP YOUR STOMACH There is no tonic for the stomach that is not a tonic for every other part of the body. But the stomach depends, as does every other organ, on the blood for its energy. There can be no 'perfect digestion without rich, red blood. This is scien tifically true. The way then to tone up the stomach is to enrich the Diooa. If your digestion is on ana your blood is thin there can be no question about it. You need Dr. Williams Pink Pills to restore the condition of your blood, use care in the selection of your diet ana tne stomacn win wiu. care of itself. Stomach trouble is debilitating. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills- are a tonic end build up the blood generally. Most stomach remedies try to ai gest your food for you. How much better it is to tone up the stomach so that it will do its own work as nature intended. There - is no pleasure in eating predigested .f ood. Tone up your stomach and your appetite and diges tion will soon be normal. A booklet, "What to "Eat and How to Eat." which tells about this treat ment, will be sent free on request by the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Sche nectady, N. V. All druggists sell Sr. Williams' Pink Pills or they will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of WARSHIPS AT NEW YORK Crews to Be Paid Off and Get Long Shore Leave. NEW YORK, June 26. The battle ships Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Dakota and Oklahoma of the Atlantic fleet arrived here today, having com pleted big gun practice off the Virt ginia Capes. After being paid off. it is under stood the crews will get a long shore leave. S. . & H. green Holmart Fuel Co. Adv. stamps for. cash. Main 333, 560-21. 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