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OR.t MTU TAB, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. ' WKI.K8IAY, JUNE 7,. 19J6.
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FACTORY
local Icstitcticn Becomes
(he of fifteen Plants of
Utah-Idaho Cc-pany With
Alex Nibley local Manager
The meeting ot the directors of tbt
Oregon-Utah Sugar company wai to
bo held at Salt Lske City today for
tbo reorganization of the company
(hat la building tha factory at thla
point. Under arrangement made
during tbe'paat week the atock ot the
Ortgon-1'iah company baa been pur
ehaaed by the Utah-Idaho company,
' and the new factory will become one
ot the It lactorlee owned end oper
ated by the coMolldated organliatlon.
Through the transfer ot the atock and
the reorganisation, the official! of the
larger company become the offlclula
C the individual factory, though It
la nsderstood that Alox Nibley la to
be the manager of the Oranta Pan
lnaUtutlon. Mr. Nibley la vow In Salt
Lake City attending the meeting of
the direct ore, but wilt arrive here
next Monday. , It la elated that
Oeorge Bandera, who baa been the
general manager of the Oregon-Utah
company elnce Ita entry into the
ao libera Ore iron" field,' haa sold, hi
atock to the Utah-Idaho company, Mr.
Nibley incceedlng him aa manager.
Mr. Bandera will devote hla attention
to the varloua enterprUee ot the
lie Service corporation, which he baa
been obliged to neglect during the
paat aeveral months while the augar
company wa being organlaed and the
bnlldlnga atarted.
Until report cornea from Salt Lake
City of the outcome of the meeting
held today, and. the return ot Mr.
Nibley to assume active management
of the local factory, no etatetnent can
be made of any possible changes In
PLATFOHfJS OF THE REPUBIICA1IS
AIIQ BULL f.lOOSE ARE OUTLINED
Chicago, June 7. -Unless a ma
jority of the resolution committee
turn down the resolution of Sena
tor Lodge and Borah, who are ex
pected to be Its dominating figures,
the republican platform will Include
ev flat declaration for universal mili
tary training. The feasibility ot this
Issue waa discussed In conferences
among leaders today. ' Leader found
they would have more support tor It
than had scorned likely. Delegates
representing favorite son are ex
pected to furnish the main opposi
tion. ,
The whole platform will be built
round the word "Americanism," and
In content and context will he design
ed to catch the approval of Roosevelt
Aside from the preparedness Issue,
the leading planks will be protection
of American right abroud, woman
suffrage and a protective tariff.
Though the .platform la to be form
ed theoretically only after a public
bearing late this evening, the fore -
going cardinal principles have been Advocacy of more liberal changes
agreed upon in meetings among lead- In the national constitution.
r and draft have been prepared.) Tariff commission, or some other
An antl-lnlunctlon plank will be mesne of regulating the tariff with
demanded by labor. experience. , J'
Senator Fall, of New Mexico Is to) Extension of American trade with
demand Intervention In Mexico, but enlarged merchant marine.
Tiodge and iTJorah, although favoring I Predictions were made today that
plank for radical action to protect all ffort of prohibitionists to secure
American live and property, doubt Introduction of a "dry," plank In the
th wisdom of this declaration. They 'bull moose platform would meet with
ilo plan to make the Mexican policy failure" V
of President Wilson the butt of their Many panja are expected to be In
main assault on his handling of for-Produced from, the floor and consider
I gn affair.'' ' ' , ,t- able debate 'is anticipated. , 1
TEIITU Mill
ROSE FESTIVAL
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Portland, June 7. With the entire
city bedecked In rose and red, white
anl blue bunting, the tenth annual
rote featlval opened In Portland to
day. While political gune were
booming la Chicago, real gune from
the warihtpa . In . Portland harbor
boomed for the aalatea to the roie,
queen of flowere, and to Miaa Muriel
8allng, of Pendleton, featlval queen.
Aa part of the program thla after
noon, the new Columbia river high
way, traversing the famoue gorge ot
the Columbia, win he dedicated.
In the White House at Washing
ton. President Wilson will touch a
telegraph key, which will unfurl
flag at Crown Point. The prealdent
lait night appointed A. F. Flegel, of
Portland, aa hla pereonal represents
tlve at the ceremonlea.
The featlval lasta three daya.
MICHIGAN TOGO
FROM FORD TO HUGHES
Chicago, June 7. Thirty compli
mentary vote from ' the Michigan
detegatea for Henry Ford on the flret
ballot will be that state' tribute to
the great peace advocate.
It la believed that after the flrat
ballot Michigan' SO votea will be
thrown to Hughe.
TEDDY FAVORITE Vi
BETTING AT CHICAGO
Chicago, June T.Theodore Roose
velt, wa made the favorite for he
republican nomination by" Chicago
bookmakero today. ' They quoted
Teddy'a chancea at even money. Jim
Pub-.O'Ltary Chicago' premier layer, la
strong' for the colonel aa a betting
proposition.
"Looks Ilk T. R. all the way,"
aald Jim,
the local affaire of the company.
Through the reorganisation, however,
the factory becomes a unit of the
greater company, with the executive
machinery and the millions of capital
ot the main organisation behind It. ;
Chicago, June 7, Every prepared
nei and "Americanism" plank that
Colonel 'Roosevelt has espoused In the
past year la to be Included, along
with woman suffrage and labor re
form planka, In the platform of the
progressive party. :'.'
William Allen White, member ot
the resolutions committee, and. Dean
Walter Lewis, of the department ot
law, University of Pennsylvania, have
completed a preliminary draft of the
platform, largely under Colonel
Roosevelt' direction.
The platform Is understood to In
clude the following planks:
' Preparedness, Including universal
service,, and a great navy. ;
"Americanism," with emphasis on
the necessity of a strong foreign
policy. ; '
National woman suffrage.
Improvement ot labor condition
through enforcement of a atrlot child
labor Uw. ' ,
Further extension of the Initiative
and reforendum.
Mr..;
MO
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Republicans Organize With
Senator Hardisg as the
Tecpcrary Chairman, and
tenittees Are Appointed
Coliseum, Chicago, June 7. Under
the handicap of a drab, dull day, with
a rain-soaked assemblage, the repub
lican national convention got under
way today. The weather was plainly
on the nervee of the delegates, who
quieted down at; 11:18 when Chair
man Hllles' gavel fell 28 minutes af
ter the time set. . . V
It waa not until Temporary Chair
man Harding had gotten well along
In hla keynote speech that the air
really warmed op. 'The Obloan, re
puted to be one ot the handsomest
men in the United States senate, and
a polished speaker, drew the flrat old
fashioned hall-rocking, spontaneous
applause when, having warmed up
himself and warmed bin raJn-eoaked
audience, he pleaded for a navy "that
fears none In the world," applause
that lasted through a minute ot f ren
xled cheer greeted his declaration
that the United States should not be
"too proud to Agbt."
Harding greeted an audteaoe that
waa wet and cold, freezing with ap
proaching cold and uncomfortable In
the musty atmosphere ot the great
ball. He got merely a polite recep
tion at first, but ai" his polished
phrases sank into tbe audience be
gradually warmed the air.
The 16,000 began to forget their
sniffles, tbelr cold, feet and wet
clothe.
The republican convened without
any algn of any sort ot agreement on
the candidate whom they will select.
It was still Hughes and Roosevelt and
Burton and Fatrbanka and all the
rest, with nobody knowing exactly
what would happen. There was no
doubt that the 0. 0. iP, convention
wa mightily Interested In what wa
happening and about to happen at the
Auditorium, where those who broke
the bonds four years ago were hold
ing conference.
That there would be an attempt for
a get-together meeting ot committees
from both conventions was certain.
At least one resolution waa to be In
troduced suggesting a combination of
Interests. ,
It was 11:28 , when' Chairman
Hllles' gavel tell.1 Contrary to the
usual situation, he had little trouble
lu obtaining, quiet, the, delegates ap
pearing eager to assist in getting the
show under way. : ;
"This Is a year," he said,' "what
ever may have been true of past
years, when politics Is patriotism and
patriotism la politics. Therefore the
audience will please arise and Blng
'America'."..., .
. Prayer iu then ottered by Rev.
John Timothy Stone, ot Chicago.
The divine prayed for peace, ask
ing blessings for the deliberations ot
the meeting and pleading for "no
hasty or ill-spoken word."
"May the men ot our choice be
those of your choice," he aald.
Secretary James iB. Reynolds next
read the official call for the conven
tion, being greeted with good-natured
applause. Tbe reading was not
audible to more than 60 persons.
Chairman Hllles next presented
Senator Warren 0. Harding of Ohio
a temporary chairman, taking a
single sentence for this function.
Harding's name, got a goodly burst
of applause. ..-
'Hllles appointed a a committee to
escort the Ohloan to the platform,
Crane, Borah and McKlnley of
IlllnoU. ,
, Somebody yelled that Borah had
not arrived, aud Crane and McKlnley
theu undertook 4he Job alone. As
Harding' well known figure appear
ed on the platform the first real spon
taneous applause came. He began
reading hla speech at exactly 11:43.
Feature of Bell Moose Cca-
cbe Was Demctradcn
Icr Roosevelt That Lasted
lor Hour ad 35 Vlzts
Auditorium, Chicago, June 7.
The bull moose national convention
adjourned thla afternoon, until J p. m.
tomorrow after staging a record
breaking Roosevelt demonstration
that lasted for an hour and thirty-
four minute, and perfecting a tem
porary organization. The convention
wa marked by the halt playful riot
ing that featured all bull moose meet
ings in Chicago prior to the conven
tion. .
Committee on resolutions, creden
tials And rulea will begin sessions to
night and a permanent organisation
will be effected tomorrow.
, The conservative ball mooeers were
hopeful, this afternoon that they
might force Roosevelt upon the re
publican party. ' They believed the
demonstration that rocked the Audi
torium thla afternoon would convince
the O. 0. P. that Roosevelt Is the on
ly man that both the republicans and
progressives can agree on and elect
Auditorium, Chicago, June 7.
The progressive national convention
went wild S5 minute after It assembl
ed today at the flrat mention of Theo
dore Rosevelfs name en the platform
The delegate cheered, Veiled, shout
ed, Jumped up In the air and waved
banners and everything else they
could find, when Temporary Chair
man Robins named Roosevelt as the
"greatest leader of hla time," one
minute after he had atarted speaking.
"The nation la clamoring for one
man Roosevelt," Robins declared in
his keynote speech.
Robins named the colonel as the
"bravest and wiaest leader ot onr
time, the foremost private cltlsen ot
the world."
- "We have listened for months to
the wrangling voices ot the selfish,
harrow groups," said Robins. "What
we want ia the nation' favorite sob,
not the tavorite aon of one state,
i Declaring "that we should apeak
plainly to our brothers in spirit, and
especially In the republican party,"
Robins warned 'those of an easy and
accomodating political virtue that
will not surrender a principle."
Then the Roosevelt demonstration
fbegen, delegates seising a big banner
and carrying it to the stage.
Pennsylvania followed, with Cali
fornia, North Dakota, Texaa and Col
orado falling into line. Within a
minute practically all the state dele
gation standards were planted in a
cluster about the speaker' stand.
As the demonstration proceeded,
the riotoua mob of cheering dele
gate crushed so closely about Rob
Ins and Murdock that the two were
completely lost from sight. Drums
beat, moose horns tooted, and every
body yelled In a bedlam ot sound.
They were all primed and ready for
the start after days of waiting.
The entire crowd sang "We want
Teddy," until the arches of the Au
ditorium nearly cracked under the
volume ot sound. Finally they got
tired ot singing It, and yeltod It.
The band played all the patriotic
songs It knew, and started to repeat
them. Robins let the crowd have Its
head and made no attempt to check
the demonstration.
As dosens ot delegates marched in
single-tile In front ot the speaker
stand. Perkins climbed on a table
above the crowd and held an Im
promptu reception, , shaking hands
with the progressive delegates and
beating time to the music. At 1 : B
p. m., when the demonstration had
been on for 23 minutes and was
apparently dying down,.,; the , band
started It again with the "Onward
Christian 8oldlers'! battle song.
(Continued on page 3)
SUCCESSOR TO.
EARL KITCIIEIIEn
IS DISCUSSED
London, June 7. A marked tim-
ulus to recruiting today the last day
under the voluntary group system -and
a general demand for the intern
ment of all enemy aliens In Great
Britain, regardless of age, sex or ns-
turalliatlon, are the Immediate -re
sults of the death of Lord Kitchener.
There is possibility of a political
struggle is the background concern
ing the appointment of his successor.
This lies in the fact that some: be
lieve the port should go to s civilian.
while etfen-s are for the appointment
of a military man, preferably Sir
William Robertson, chief of staff. He
Could sot serve as secretary of state
for war without being raised to the
peerage or occupying a seat in the
houae of commons. One commoner
already has expressed willingness to
yield his seat to Robertson. Still a
third way would be to appoint s peer
with the understanding that Robert'
son have full sway. -
: Lloyd-George, minister of muni
Hons, la one civilian who has been
spoken of for the place. ' ff
The demand for the Internment of
aliens grows out of the fact that the
belief ia almost nation-wide that the
Germane knew exactly ot the move
ments of Earl Kitchener. The Morn,
ing Post says:
"Circumstances point to espionage
or treachery, . and the country will
suspect this the more owing to the
singular freedom etilL allowed to en
emy subjects of Great Britain."
TM Northcllffe group of news
papers urge the internment ot per
sona of belligerent origin take place
at once.
The Northcllffe papers, too. In thelf
editorials on Kitchener, the man, are
in accord with ail others in their
warm praise ot his work.
The Morning ' Post urges Lord
Milner as Kitchener's logical suc
cessor, and holds that the appoint
ment ot Lloyd-George would be a mis
take. ",
Sotes or
Chicago, June 7.-rAmericanlsm
waa the keynote and party, unity was
the plea of . Temporary' Chairman
Harding's speech, formally opening
the republican convention today.
"We did not do very well in mak
ing for harmony the last time w
met," Harding said in opening his
address. "The country has regretted;
let ua forget- and make amends to
our country. We did not divide over
fundamental principles; we did not
disagree over a national policy. We
split over methods ot party proce
dure and preferred personalities.
"The allied hosts ot the believers
In republican principles are in a vast
majority in this country when the
banners ot harmony are unfurled.
We have seen the re-enlistment of
those who believe In republican doc
trines. Re-dedicating here and now
the republican party to progress and
glory ot the republic, let us bury
party preferences."
Harding expressed the belief that
there waa not a reactionary republi
can bearing credentials In the con
vention, and added "No party can
endure which 1a not progressive. I
know the republican party Is genu
inely progressive and effective." '
After extending the olive branch
to the progressives, In convention at
the Auditorium, Harding outlined the
fundamentals on which the party
planned to reconstruct its power. At
the same time he flayed the Wilson
administration, ' concluding) that
"everything is abnormal except the
depleted condition of the t federal
treasury, which Is under democratic
Mil
f:raB:UfdHcSc:a,
cjGmEsaig'b lis
Epd tibials
Coliseum, Chicago, June 7. Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts waa
elected chairman ot ths republican
resolutions committee immedlatelr
after the organization meeting of th
committee was called.
Charles F. Scott, of Ksnsas, wa
elected secretary of the resolutions
commute, Lodge wss authorized to
appoint a sub-committee ot nine, him
self to be one, to draft the platform. "
The committee then adopted a mo
tion for a public hearing at the Col
iseum at 4 p. m. One hour and a half
will be given over to advocates and
opponents ot woman auffrage. Samuel
Gompers. president, and Frank Mor
rison, secretary, ot the American Fed
eration of Labor, together with, other.
union labor, officials, will be heard.
Secret sessions ot the committee, at
which the platform will be dratted, '
will be held toaj&kt,
- Senator Lodge appointed the fol
lowing sub-committee on platform.
himself ? to -bo rhSJtrmaat(- fiorah,- of
Idaho. Sutherland of Utah, Fall ot
New Mexico, Madden ot Illinois. How
land of Ohio, Oliver of PejussylTsaia, '
Wadsworth of New York, and Clark
ot Connecticut , v
Senator Lodge said this afternoon,
that he had had a conversation, wits.
I Roosevelt over the telephone. While
refusing to reveal the time or nature
of 'the talk, it . apparently occurred
shortly before midnight last night.
Lodge has had several conferences
with the progressive leaders prerlous
ly. in the Interest of harmony. '
ran iiiitt
control." and under the facility ot
the administration tor "writing va
ried notea without effective notice"
and speaking "with, more rhetoric
ihwi resolution." ;
(Bleeding Europe, he said. Is a
warning tor prudent, patriotic and
ample national defense. Let htm
who is anxious about the coat re
member that republican policies af
ford ample means without burdens to
the people... ;
"We proclaim Justice and we love
peace, and we moan to have them
even If we have to fight for them."
Of the prosperity wave in the coun
try now no one disputes it, Harding'
said. "But It is sectional in ita fac
tory aspect, abnormal in its fevered
rush, fictitious In its essentials and
perverting In its tendency. Worse,
it Is gold sluiced from the river ot
blood poured out by the horrifying
sacrifice ot millions ot : our fellow
men." ,
BKXATK IS REAL GOAL
SAYS SMITH OF MICHIGAN
Chicago, June 7. Senator Smith of
Michigan says the real contest here
is not over the presidential nomina
tion at all.
"We must name a man who can
lead us to a clean majority In the
senate," said Smith today, "and that
means we most carry Missouri, A
republican prestdnt with the present
senate might Just aa well alt down
and twiddle his thumbs tour yean."
Indiana, Maine, Nevada, Missouri
and, Nebraska -are the states Smith .
say must elect republican senatora