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i ; U u J - C-j i J J" KJ L U Li v ,j cj' y -C' i- m . INTERESTING FACTS About the wbolesle. business In Salem i Pee Thursday's Statesman for com plete information on this subject REMEMBER BARGAIN DAY.' Friday and Saturday-are tar -i.t days in Salem See the list Li to day' paper. . SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR : SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1924 price nvzcz:;.. 1 , r V. in K:U U ligMf'fTMr: m.m 1 I jM I I I I I I ! I V i t r r V . u y .. BUBBLES OVER HTfiSSlBL! Bourbops Forgetful of Bitter ? Rivalries of Candidates and Leaders Stage Dem- onstration LATE VV00DR0W WILSON I GIVEN HUGE OVATION Hention of Former President By Pat Harrison Bnngs Prolonged Cheers-, NEW YORK. June 24. Forget ful for a moment of Its bitter rival ries over candidates and policies, the "democratic national conven tion began its sessions in Madi son Square Garden today with a militant, demonstration of party enthusiasm. ;.'-" - j Meeting only to go through the formalities of effecting a prelim inary organization the delegates eneaced in a. 20-rainute old time democratic demonstration in hon-1 or of Wood row Wilson and cheer i ed to the echo a keynote speech n which Senator : Pat Harrison pleaded for party harmony, and a reconsecration to the fundamental principles of democracy. Then after three hours of ora tory and noise making, the con vention adjourned until tomorrpw, laTlnar'it committee to- work out details ot Us organization "whtfej tne "managers lor tne score 01 can CI !ate3 for the presidency con tinued their preparations.. foe bat tle. " ' ... "Jsot a single voice was raised la protest or debate at any tage la the proceedings. Picking their words and making, their plans warily, party officials steered tbe convention away from the danger ous passages list 1!? ja its course en I left It to the commfttees and to later sessions to develop he fall force of the conflicting cur rents that are moving beneath the eurface. , ' ' .' . Aside from the contest over the nomination , which'. appeared to lave undergone no "material change during the day, the most difficult of the. convention's prob lems rest tonight in the platform committee which began Its labors Immediately after its appointent fit the opening convention session. : Far into the night Its leaders bat tled over prohibition, farm relief, foreign policies and the klan issue, with no agreement irt light.- Both .William p. McAdo4 and Al 'Smith, who will lead for the presidency on, the first roll call, remained away from today's ses sion of the" convention in confer ence with their political advisers, liolh reiterated their confidence of victory, Jiut the thought of a prolonged deadlock led to a quick ening of efforts by the managers for other candidates. John" W. Davis, whose friends , are, urging tim as the logical compromise candidate was a spectator at the day's proceedings in Madison Square Garden but continued his refusal to have anything to "do with the campaign head quarters . opened in his behalf in an uptown hotel. Senator Underwood of Al abama pursued the opposite course remaining away from th'e conven tion but working with those who are promoting his candidacy. '.'A fully equipped headquarters was opened for Senator, Glass of Virginia and the boom. for . Gover nor Silier of New Jersey was launched formally In a statement by his friends predicting his nom ination. Thomas Taggart continu ri his quiet campaign for Senator Ralston of Indiana and the work ers for a dozen others went ahead with every OutwanJ show, of con fidence. There, were indications that a move would be made tomor row to sret before the delegates . th name, of Major General Henry . Allen, former American command er on the Rhine. . Meanwhile the two vice presi- ' (Continued on page SO THE WEATHER OREGON: Generally falrWed uesday; moderate " westerly winds. . - I LOCAL WEATHER (Tuesday) Maximum temperature, 79. Minimum temperature, 60. Rainfall, none. River, 1.2; falling. A tosphere, cloudy. Wind, north. WKDXESPAVS. CONXTION PROGRAM , Convention called to order by Temporary .Chairman Harrison at 11 o'clock. Eastern daylight saving time, s Invocation by Bishop Thomas F. Gailor. : Report of committee on- cre dentials, . . V , , . Report of. committee on per manent orgauization. . y Temporary chairman appoints 'a committee to escort perma nent chairman to platform. Address by Permanent Chair man Senator Walsh of Montana. , Report of committee on rules and order of business. ' J r " ' , Secretary, calls roll of states for report of selections of na tional committeeman and na tional committeemen. , ,. Resolition empowering dem ocratic national committee to l time and place of the next democratic national convention. 'Adjournment of. sessLon. RETAIL'S ITE Df Til THIRDS Committee on Rules Decides r Against Change; Proce dure Is Adopted NEW .YORK. June 24. Pro posals for abolishing the time honored two thirds rule for mak ing nominations in democratic conventions were killed here -to, night' by the rules committee when it turned down coldly a proposition submitted 'by Texas that a majority rule be substi tuted. ! ' " " ' - ' V " The proposition that the cus tom be changed drew support from only two other states. Flor ida and Utah.; The member from Texas did not push his motion with any degree of vigor. The committee discussed ' at some length "the subject of bringing in a rule to cover the subject of unit voles-" among delegations. " out fi nally disposed of it by leaving ft altogether out of Its report. The past order of 4 procedure was changed to allow for' nomi nating speeches ahead of the plat form report the rules committee foreseeing long , drawn , fa fight In - the platform committee over a number of the . planks. There was considerable objection to departing, from precedent in this regard, especially on the part of Lew Ellingham of Indiana who was elected' chairman, on, the ground . that it: constituted a dis courtesy to the platform com mittee. .-'" :;:'L'' "; : The procedure as it will he recommended , by the rules com- miuee tomorrow, is as ioiiows: 1. Report, of the credentials committee. 2. Report of the committee on permanent organization, x r , 3. Ratification of members ,of the nw; democratic national com mittee, except that all ' contests 6hall be left to the new committee Itself. ' 4.; Presentation of j names of candidates for president, '. ) 5. .Repprt. of, platform commit tee and action on report. , 6.' Balloting- for presidential candidates. i s , 7. Presentation, of names of candidates for vice president, and balloting for vice president. - 8. Presentation - of ' miscellane ous motions and resolutions.' - " i - -v j S.-.LFi.i PID EEXF'Sfmur Annual Event in Portlanid Ex pected to Bring Together : 500 Persons The Salem picnic an annual event in Portland for old. time Sar- lem residents,1 with each year close to . 5 0 0 of them getting together, will be held next Saturday, June 28, at Laurelhurst park, Portland, commencing at 2 in the afternoon. HaUie ParriBh' Hinges .will sing for her old time friends and neigh bors. There will be two or three short talks by former residents of Salem. - " The main event will be the gas ket lunch, brought by those who attend. The eommittee will - fur nish coffee, and cream, Ihe pic nickers being expected to bring their own cups and sugar. It is particularly, desired that all Salem citizens who wish to re new old acquaintenceshlps consid er themselves especially invited to attend. CiRE PIE! CE DEtJIEO A SEAT llGOOVEITi Governor's Daughter. Loses ; in Contest Before. Demor cratic ' Party- Credential Commjttee ' ' JUDGE T. C. BURKE IS -AWARDED THE POSITION Oregon Delegation Faces Re organization After War Which. Split Rank's' . ..Kfcir YORK. June 24. Con tests from" Minnesota- and Oregon were disposed., of in a colorful four hour session tonight of the committee-on credentials of the democratic ' national ' convention. Sponsora of a third petition from Pennsylvania failed to state their case and the committee .voted no contest:, . v ' i ;,-.h The Oregon. ; difficulty viewed by the contestants . as involving thee organization of the 4 delega tion and to a large degree the Mc Adoo fortunes In the; Oregon bal loting resulted in the seating. of Judge T- C Aurke, as alternate for ; Frapk S. Myers "of PprtlancJ, as delegate at large. Miss Claire Pierce, , daughter of Governor Pierce; .had been t certified hy the state central committee, as Myers' alternate and the contest was on question of with whom rested the power to name the alternate. . .The' decision In favor of Judge, Burke. Is. regarded, as. having, nulli fied the Oregon organizatlpn cau cus "today In which JohriK. Ste venson of Portland . was named chairman, after four delegates had bolted and the delegation now Is faced with the task of organix Ing anew, with, five votes 'on the side of Stevenson and five on the 6id.e jot ltha,jwltljg tactl(jnijiea4-. ed by Charles A. carter or ree- water, and ifrs. Alexander Thomp son of Portland. r A Will EL ULIng, - national ; com-. initteeman-elect, argued .or ' the seating . of Judge Burke, charging that the move to seat Miss Pierce was a subterfuge to weake the McAdoo strength on the delega tion, The vote , to seat Judge Burke was 20 to 14. Warm Words Pass Between Director and School v-- Clerk Burghardt i What might have, been t a dull and routine session of the, school board: was ' enlivened , by. Director Gahlsdorf last ; night when he charged that the, present method of keeping books was not .worth a "continental dantn". and that It Was, Impossible to segregate, cred its and 'debits in certain depart ments. ." " ; V. II. . BnrkhardW clerk . of the board,; challenged .Gahlsdorf to Improve the present system, de claring that the. books had always balanced to the 1 dollar ( and that until a stockroom was maintained to care , for the " distribution of supplies it was Impossible to se gregate i Tarioui ; items, f such, as chalk, which; is ; purchased rf in' a large quantity and distributed to the various schools as needed. "These books 'are your hooks - ff.ontinued on naff 51. , . . - -: ' . : ... - . FT II"?'' r i DISTRICT BDDKS ' IP,;! Biiooiif TRAIN SERVICE DISORGANIZED BY BIG STORM Trains are Marooiiied in West ern Iowa By. Washouts ; : . Crops Damaged ' DES MOINES, Iowa; June 24. (By Associated Press.) Disor ganization of railroad service with three trains .(derailed or . ma rooned in southern and western Iowa, heavy damage to communi cation. lines, and crop loss1,. was' the result of severe storms that. swept rcross. the state early today. Large areas, of corn were, washed out or damaged hy floods. ... .. The most serious railroad tieup was the stalling of the Pacific limited on the Milwaukee line In the western . part . of tho Btate. Passengers were marooned from early this morning until this aft ernoon. . jEiLTHf KfiSOiiS " ' r . "" ' i . ;- Police lindecided 'Whether Missives are From Crooks , or; Mere' Cranks . v CHICAGO,. June 24. Detectives and postal authorities who spent Jthe - day Investigating threatening ietters recently ' sent to wealthy Chicagoans :were undecided - to night whether thmlssives were the work of cranks with a per verted; sense of horaor, or a band of 'extortionists bent on capitaliz ing the recent kidnaping and slaying-of Robert Franks to. frighten wealthy persons into meeting their demands.- . , v , . v One of .the letters was received by Edward Hines, : wealthy lum berman, from a man who signed the .missive "Farwell? and called unon the recipient to bury $20,000 under an ash pile at a designated point before July 6 or forfeit his ' Another letter, neatly typewrit ten,' was received by Dr. Homer S. Warren, the writers singing them selves "the Red Peppers," and de manding , $5000 under threat of "exposure." Dr. Warren- told the jjolice that he had deposited a de cojT package and had - received a second threatening letter. as a re sult;" K ' Thousands of Visitors Coining to Salem far the 7th !AfinuaI Bargain Ifrayls ' The streets; pf Salejn will be lined with visitors on Friday and Saturday of this week, and the stores and shops will ,be full of people coming from near and far places; V rt r . . i v . For these two days are et ajart for. the. annual bargain days, this being the Beventh year for this important event. ; Bargain days In Salem have grown,- everX year because real bargains., are offered. There is no make believe about it." t . More merchants are. participat ing, this year than-ever before. The crowda will come In, greater num bers and , from, longer distances. Each event has advertised the next' one; and the ways of travel have improved from, year to year, expanding Salem's trading terri tory, i : I . ' : No 'one need think of Salem's ba.rEa.in day event. wit,h any misgiving,-for it is genuine; our mer chants live np to their promisee; they offer genuine bargains,,, and in many many lines. ' . I I Every merchant who has enter ed the bargain-givlnjg event will WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION MET YESTERDAY V& ..... .r rrr.; v. -rr T : f , .... , , ..-i. . , n, , jrr 3IADISOX SQV.WIS ICUKLUXP1NK TO BE CARRIED TO OPEN FIGHT Warning Given That Commit tee Must Accept or. Have Convention Scrap . NEW YORK, June 25. Warn ing that the Ku Klux Klan fight will ho; taken on the floor .of the democratic ' national convention unless the . platform committee names it a3 such in the party plat form it is to draw, was given to the - committee early today by Spokesmen for two states. - RepresentatWe-'Harry B. Howes of Missouri and Julius Altchele of Colorado declared this question could be settled in no other way Both urged, that the .committee obviate the necessity for a long and tedious fight v in the conven tion. r ' 1BISIJ IS TO BE LIFTED Four States Decide in Con. ference Abolish Most of ' Restrictions . RENO, Nev., June 24. Fumi- gatloa stations ot Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona against the foot, and mouth disease are to be done away , with - immediately, California produce t may . be ship ped under the permit system from unaffected districts; It was decid ed at . the . convention of state sanitary agents here today. t The convention, adjourned at noon. , Other modifications, of - the Quarantine Include permission for horese.1 dogs and pet animals, certified as to health to cross the state frontier.. The ban ; on dressed carcasses was . raised and the transportation of hides, wool ,nd hoofs permitted when the shipments ; are approved - by : the federal bureau of animal Indus try. - ' FIVE SAILORS MEET DEATH NEW YORK, June 24.-l-Five men were believed to have been burned to death late today in a fire; that followed ' the explosion of naptha aboard the " ' British freighter "Egrempnt rastle at her dock In Brooklyn. Seven other men were seriously burned. ; have hanging . in his window an authoritlve card announcing that within the store are bargains, put on especially for ;. this city-wide sale, and that all who are seeking first quality merchandise at reduc ed prices will find just what they want. ' :. . Below is a list of ; merchants who will be extending to the pub lic their best wares at greatly re duced prices. The shopper should clip outthe liet, and , then when on the street watch carefully for the display . ot the bargain cards, which will Indicate that that store or place of businesses authorita tively numbered among the bargain-giving concerns. 1 - 'Efforts have been made to see every merchant, requesting his co operation and if any have been overlooked," we would like to have them4 phone 23. or 81 and we .will list, their " names,'.' 1 it was ! an nounced yesterday by. the "commit tee In charge. " ; . : . .Following is the list of the busi ness houses that . have already (Continued on page 2) 3 NEW YOrJj II BI LEAGIPUH ISSUE FORCED 1C011TTEE Straight Stands in Platform for fnternatiorial Body and Prohibition Demanded By . Forces PUSSYFOOTING HELD TO BE REALLY A BETRAYAL Former Justice Clarke Says Unequivocal Declaration Must Be Made. NEW YORK. June 24. The league of nations and prohibition were subjects around which re volved the greatest ' oratorical ef forts,, before the resolutions com mittee of the democratic national convention as it sat tonight on its long and apparently difficult task of framing a party platform. . Organizing speedily with the selection of Homer .. SL Cummings of . Connecticut as chairman, . the committee .vent forward with hearings on many subjects until far. into the: night. , ..Tomorrow it will name a sub committee .to. consider . the various platform drafts which- have been prepared by individual groups of party leaders .'and planks sub mitted not only oy .members, but by a number of organizations. Judge John ..W. Westcott .of New. Jersey, who ' twice placed Woodrow, Wilson's name In nomi nation before democratic cbnven tlons .and former Justice John H. Clarke of the United States su preme court, were - among the Speakers who. alternately pleaded with and threatened the ! party regarding a clear cut declaration for the league of nations. - -, Judge . Westeott declared V that Wilson would have succeeded in his great Ideal for a world asso ciation to;' outlaw war "but for the betrayal in his own house, be trayal by the Judas ! Iscariot of humanity, Henry Cabot Lodge." : "He "asserted thatif the demo cratic 'party: "pussyfooted" on the league issue,, it would repudiate its own history; repudiate its own platform; repudiate Its pwn "Im mortal leader, Woodrow Wilson. NEWS BRIEFS . .1 Taggert Denies Combine Z NEW YORK, June 24. Thom as ' Taggert, head, of the Ralston candidacy declared emphatically tonight that the old Illinois-New York-Indiana coalition was not operating at this democratic, con vention and that pnder no. .circum stances would Senator Ralston ac cept the vice presidential nomi nation. .'v ; ' " Convicts Captnred V LOS ANGELES, .June 24. Two escaped ' convicts from ai:( road camp near Bakersfield were cap tured here today within a few hours after their escape. ' iT ' Dirigible Cruises LAKEHURST'June . 24. The navy dirigible Shenandoah leftTer hangar at 6:1 tonight to. cruies about New Jersey and i lower New York In a test flight that will, teep the big ship in the air throughout the night. c T Explosion-Kill I Men ... .. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, June 2 4. Six men trapped ; by a thun derstorm in a shed near a quarry where they were working about five and a half miles south of here were killed late today by a bolt of lightnmgjwhich struck the shed. , 1?? hi i h CLAIMS McADOO Gets raw deal J i I: r : David Ladd RokWeIl . . . . ......... McAdoo's campaign manager strongly resented the implication that his candidate had' cornered a large number of tickets. ' The pub lic denial which, he Issued was characterized by the -same re sentment, ; which has marked his activities since reaching New York r.TAGTOD WORKS Fflll POSITIB Conferences. Held With ; Party Leaders; Rockwell : Charges "Raw Dear NEW YORK, June 24, Re maining away p frpm 1 Madison Square Garden, a he .intends to do throughout "the. democratic convention, William G. 'McAdoo continued conferences today in his hotel suite with ' various party leaders and his political lieuten ants. ; Callers Included William Jennings Bryant Senator Wheeler of Montana and Governor Morri son of North Carolina. : Late in the day at . his first conferen"cewith newspaper men since. Saturday, Mr. McAdqo de clared he and his associates felt "very confident of 'the outcome here certainly the progress we are making as reported by, our friends could not be more encouraging."--." ' t. ; ; ; Disclaiming' any Intention of at tempting to control the platform, Mr. McAdoo said he, had dis cussed witlj Mr. , Bryan "some phases of the platform" Including the Bryan "peace' plank. He de clined to express an opinion as to its merit.; He also refused to be drawn out on the keynote speech of Senator Pa't Harrison of llissis sippL .He explained he had not beard or read it. .i , . Pdblic charges that McAdoo had ; cornered ... 2,900 tickets brought from David Ladd Rock well McAdoo's campafgn -manager, net only, a denial this was true, but charge that "as raw a deal as has been handed the Mc Adoo organization since. It ar rived in New York, has been handed it in ' the matter of tick ets." - "The ; ; McAdoo organization," said Mr. Rockwell in a formal statement "wai promised 1,000 tickets. It was . given only two hundred. Bin rr nniifV ! t tJUfb RETURfl TO CITY Captain Paul Hendricks Re - ports Valuable Period of Training I : Company : F, Oregon national guard, , commanded by ; Captain Paul Hendricks, returned last night from the annual - encamp ment of 15 ,days at Camp Lewis. Captain, Hendricks Teporta a valu able period of training and says he does notbelieve the encamp ment just closed has ever been surpassed. All of the Salem men were ' In; good health throughout the period. Besides the officers the company was' S3 men. strong. TJpon their arrival last night the members of Company F de trained, at the Southern Pacific depot and marched to the armory where-they were disbanded - mi; ill I VL U IL-Lla F0HSE it ifti - m w. .J0 'Approval Swells Fro m Crowded Ccnvcnticn l:"t When Late President Iz r Given Praise GREAT CROWDS Fi:!!T FOR SPACE TO STA: D Everyone in Good Hurr.:: C spite Heat ind CrG'v;d:d Gallery Ccnditicns NEW YORRV, June 24. T: name of Woodrow Wil3on w. again the spark that fired d -cratic enthusiasm . an.i . sent ' party's 1924 convention rear: on its vr&y' today. i . Once again, as four years t in San Francisco, a misMy cl of approval-. swept u p f rc :.i t crowded floor . as -his name f from the lips of a party' man. But this time It was- at:. -ing to. a leader, dead a.r.1 zt r amid his honors. Four yer3 ; it was "to a stricken, pain r:1 chietain 'prisoned ia the 1 . House hy his infirraitls. . -Yet, there was rottlr c I . ness In the uproar hi3,r.ar-3 ev -ed-today. ' From the r.: c: t vast oval of. Madison C ,;:;a C enbegan receiving its grf't pahy of men and women eft' cratic. faith long before C.... CordelMIull banged dov.-a . : gaverto begin the writ': t cf -chapters in party hi :t:ry, t was a little touch of rclll: jnood'abroad ancr.j C.5 C that augurs, peril? rs". c ' times to come. T-a e:::j : slowly ; , the gal!?r!, r ..the vast hall, nevsr ..re t. II: occupied. There. wjrs vl. .; . ". . of empty' seats. he..:.: i tty ' ing thousands cf i. s . gallery rails that iue t. . I riot of red, white, as i ti e. 4 At the various headuart r-i t ' Btruggle for tickets vert c:i after the convention It?!f v - session and the, air c! L .., . country was tsulsating with r-: waves that bore the sounds cl i doings to far lister ers-!-i. Belated ones came tre- i , clutching the tickets c C ; - : won by. argument and :'cai: even up to the moment wLca Tc ' porary Chairman Pat Harrison c clared the recess for the day ; memory of Woodrow Wilson. ' And they were literally strea: ing, those late arrivals; for It w: hot in the flag-crowdt J hall wl; a blaze of sunlight pouring dov' through an acre of gls-overhia The, lucky few perched close t the open windows that rank t -hind the galleries on the r.ort: -ern and southern siJ s of the c assembly place, alone escape 1 t! furnace-like air ot the drape J h:. that , kept fans and ttraw ta waving vigorously on platform a: floor throughout the brief c;- Ing in vain efforts to stir up little cooling breeze. But nobody minded trifles 111 that. The democrats from t! north, south, east, and west wci assembled again after four mlsht;" busy and eventful years. It was this feeling animate ' various delegates and stirred th: to song even before the bcz.'.z got started. The Georgia crowd starte l things, probably some purpose cf nomination strategy was at th back ot their. heads, but the result was the same. Some time before National Chairman Hull was rea r to. start things - going officially, there arose suddenly from t-neat' the Georgia ; standard soun: which indicated that they wer singing about , lIoAdoo. Th words didn't come through to th platform "very clearly, but the tur.. was certainly Glory, Glory,. Hal! -lujah. .'. . ; ' ; It was much appreciated by gal leries' and floor alike, regardl of favorite sons smpathies. Vx -ently, the band found out whit was going on and picked up the air to set the whole place to sinr ing whatever version each singer preferred to the grand oU fighting- hymn. ' Then the corn belt delesatlor r, decided it was time to rise er. I remark that they were rrcsezr. Iowa chimed in with a verse c two about the tall corn grovsi. out that way. TO . EXTEIiTAIX1 3ILA . ECGEXC, Ore., Jucn -Plana are being made L'-ra -t tcrtr.'-i between 3.C" ' ' n:....l 3 cl the ITa ... . :