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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.
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GftR OWNERS GET THANKS
SHBIXERS GRATEFTLFORPLXE
RESPONSE TO APPEAL.
rifle oullet during a rabbit drive
Wednesday evening, is reported to be
improving. Examination revealed that
the bullet had lodged between the
shoulder and the neck.
Enabled to
Thousands of Visitors
See Scenic and Commercial
Resources of City.
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
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directed by the screen's greatest tragedienne, and one of
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the time of bis escape. He is 5
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Wounded . Man Recovering.
PASCO, Wash., June 26. (Special.)
J. R. Boak, manager for the Stand
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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.
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band music filled the air. It "was a wonderful spectacle to
see the great lines of marchers and everyone enjoyed the
band music
The Cheney plays a band record -with wonderful fidelity.
The individual instruments are heard again and identified by
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