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i UNITED FRONT BY UNKNOT SAYS i'COHS Chairman of National Committee Calls Convention to Order Says Republicans Offer Pulchritudlnous Promise, But With Vacuous Intent Promises Things Democrats Did. ST. LOUIS, June M. Tn calling the - democratic, national convention to order nl noon today, Chairman William F. MeCombs of the demo cratic national committee hoke as follews: "Ladies nnd Oentlomon of the Conventien: We nre in an ntmos jihcrc of victory. Wc have no feel ing of guess, but n spirit of cerluin iy.' We arc hero to celebrate' the marvelous nchievcments of the demo cratic party .sineo.lt came into power and to place u 'milestone upon the pnlh of its future .success. "Over UOUn years ago an old slave related the fable or the frog who wanted In grow to the size of an ele phant. Such was the ambition of hi-, soul thai his body swelled to a mar velous proportion. Indeed, Aesop went so far as to predict that the frog, upon reaching tho sizo of the clephnnl, would burst. I commend to your notieo the wisdom of Aesop. il look over lidlio years for his prophecy In come true. Only last week the frog-elephant, or tlie cle phnnl -frog, exploded. The republi can naily for yours succeeded in de ceiving tho country. Now it is suc cessfully deceiving itself. In its platform it offers pulchritudinotts promise Inil with vacuous intent. It promise the country in the jnain what the dyuinorntie party hag nl rendy done or is in the liroeess of dninjr, spying always the bogus god, 'protection,' ( has cloaked inequity with n judicial robe, but tho cloven hoof of special interest stftl pro. triuhs. Doctrine, of Foivordlunflon "The board of directors hns snt in Chicago nnd'ftgnin-resolved that they rtro the coiu'llry. They have adopted the doctrine of forcordination ami .predestination,, but have made it up. plionble only jo themselves. "The rest of the people nre their wards for profit. "Ambition is u noble attribute, but whnu it is adulterated with greed a cataclysm is inevitable. Wo have recently witnessed the painful spec tncle, of two groat American parlies t Chicngn pulling self in place of ideals; self-glorification in plnco of national honor; republicanism) nnd ,progresiveihin In plnco of Amerieun isin. "Wc have witnessed (lie drab spec tacle of two groups of men trained principals like competitor in u fish market in the hope that some com. promise would win public support. They have not come together -they have fallen out over Hie 'swag.' For the .sake of victory many of these men, essentially opposite in princiolc, have been willing to become friends with false masks. The result is in evitable 'divided, Ihey fall.' Wdeoino PiwgmssUes "Wo nre proud in tho (hough! that 'united we aland. We welcome the pent-up AiiicricMinisin of the progre aivrte individually to our rnnk, of fering t'icin haven in a principle. Their leader has abandoned them with eras cruelty. "The gentleman from Oyster liny, jn a recent letter to Chnmgo, tpiofed Abraham Lincoln as saying, '.May not all, having a common interest, re unite, in a common effort to nu our common country.' Indies and gen JJomen, I beg to call your attention Jo the word 'reunite.' The word avo (be uniinlry' have boon the di MjliiM of the opposition for several .vorc. Then' may be a oliliel war trfHlny in this country, but thai war only otot hot h mii factions. Whv did the aenlleman quote the words of ;ihoIii, in the Imp- of reuniting AiHorti-.iH7 AmerieatiK arc reuuit sl aa never before. He meant bv reaniliHg that two faction of his jMiriy should reunite. These two ftjuii6 or port of thotu hoped to join for fcelf-agerandiaeniont. Load r f these faction factions pow orloas as ontities hood to join ;mnd, however stained and kowcer .diviilwl on irreconcilable principle, for the insidious mirtxtse of over throwing a thiol entity, which for the jwt four years stood united in a JKWnSli.B Callr; v'sor MllVnlctO Is owe for all ato all fr,f teat; ,ual sijtbj eil HtSeial privileges to none; vkoit th0( twtk of faith is that Amrta is American and Americans r America. A Crucial Hour This i a crucial hour in tin- la-- t!, iL :0- w..nd. It i- uu h..ir MTCPFOKT) when every rami should take slock of himself and his principle.. This is nn hour when cerynnp should ec whether in hi inner eonscioune!.s he H(imrcs with the ideals or 177(1, and the later periods of dramatic episode, when this eoutitry resolutely nnintaincd pence -with honor. "The democratic party, in the face of seandnlous and vicious attacks, has maintained this ureal American ideal. While for peace, it has stead ily nnd surely worked for sound and powerful picpnreduoss. It ha main tained a solemn dignity in the face of eircumstnnees which might have drawn it into the vortex nf worhl dostnietion. Though villified by helf-seekers, it hns maintained friendly 1 elation, tlirniuthnut the I worl(1: ''. 'H ,nu ' t'"-' i'"i or wwnenea; it mis heen (rue to the great principles of Washington, .Jef ferson, Madison nnd Jackson; il has allowed no selfish interest to blind it to Ihn fundamentals of its fnitb I nnd the country has found that its confidence has been well boslnwcd. The democratic party haw proven it self a parly or principle, n patty of constructive ability, a pnrly of per formaucc. It has proven that ideals can be realized. United wc stand for America. "Ladies and gentlemen of this great convention, the elephant is dead, the moose is dead loin? live the American engle!" RAILROAD STRIKE "SKW YORK, June H Forced by W. O. Lee, prosldont of tho Ilrothcr hood of Hallrond Trainmen, Into ad mitting that tho demands of tho 3.p,0.- 000 railroad men of tho fulled States had been rejected, tho railroad man tigers at tho conference called hero to avert a general strike, today declnr cd It wiih iij) to tho men to decldr whether they should continue, the conference, Tho union lenders, aftor Mating that the railroads counte proposition wns not acceptable, d- clded to continue the conference hat! Indicated they expected It to end late, tonight or tomorrow. This apparent crisis In tho negotiations canio when President Leo Inquired of Hllsua Leo, chnlrnian of tho rallioad managers, how mnii)' of the tor. questions put by the unions regarding the railroads counter proposition wro still to ha answered. When Chairman Lee answered "thirty or forty," Lee said It was useless to go further BILL IS REPORTED WASHINGTON, June 11. A fa vorable icport was oidercd by the house militnry committee today on me unity appropriation mil carrying .?lw,(Hi(,()()U. It makes prnwston for the increases nnd changes nuthon.cd by the new army reorganisation law, "and includes .foOO.OOO jor uuliiin training camps. WHY WOMEN WRITE LETTERS To Lytlia . Pinkham cine Co. Medi Women who nro well often ask "Aro the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham I Medicine Co. urecontinuully publishing, ' gonuine" "Aro they truthful?" " Why do women write such letters Y " In answer we say that never have we published & fictitious letter or name. Never, knowingly, have we pubhshtHl an untruthful letter, or one without tho full and written consent of the woman who wrote it. The reason that thousands of women fromull parts of the country write such grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink- hum Medicine Co. is thatLvdiu E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has brought I health and happiness into their lives, ; once burdened with pain and suffering. It has relieved women from some of i the worst forms of fctnule ills, from dis placements, Inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, nervousness, weakness, ' stomach troubles and from the blues. It is impossible for any woman whe i is well and who has never sutfered to realize how these poor, suuenng wo- si v-i i men feel when re- ly 7? j uorea 10 neaun; their keen desire to help other women who are suffering as fcheyjid. TO ORDER $25.00 UP Also Cleaning, Pressino and Alterlnn 123 E. MAIN, UPSTAIRS DEADLOCK OVER wPmi wri 1 Mm (g)SuitS;(g) VATL TftTTirNTC, OTJVFOttP, WILSON LEADS Carryinn Stars and Stripes, President Marches at Head of 75,000 to Em phasize Capitol's Demand for Ad equate Army and Navy Sets a Precedent by Walking the Entire Lenytli of March. WASIIINOTON, Juno M. Led by Prcnidoijt Wilson, carrying the Still's nnd Stripes, nearly 7.ri,000 men, wo, men nml children of Washington marched up broad PciiUNylvanin av enue today in n preparedness parade arranged to emphasize the national en pit nl' cdmand for an adequate (innv a lid iiiiw. Hesidet iniirchiug himself and then rcieuitij; the patudc, the president ptcparcd an nddrcis 011 "Amcrua first," tn be dilucred 111 the nfler- The J- IN PARADE I'll A N S I mum at an open-air meeting south 1 of the white house. j Washington was brilliantly deeo naicd for the occasion. It was a 1 holiday, for undur nn exedtitive or jder issued by the president, nil gov. .imnicnt employe wei-e exoused from work and many stores were closed. President Wilson decided to set n 'precedent by walking during tho en tire length of tho pniiide. Fonnor ! Presidents Roosevelt and Tuft also had been invited, but found it im possible to participate. Hoginniinr at the peace monument, near the onpi tol building, tho line of march pas, cd the postofflce and treasury de partment buildings nnd then reached the whilo house, wheie a reviewing stand draped with American flags had been creeled. The picsident left Ihc bend of the parade and ciileied the stand with the remnindor of Ihc line passing by. No regulnr military orgnnirntlons weiu permitted to inarch, beoauo Secretaries linker nnd Onniels thought il would ho improper for piofcssional sohliorx nnd unilors to participate. After marching in leview the par allels were directed lo proceed to the open space back of the white house, where a temporary stand was erect ed lor the Flag da ccries Pics idint Wil-nu planned lo begin pcak ing ut 1 )). m. Reputation of the Maxwell 'HAT is the bore and owner not long ago. "I don't know," he replied simply, "I don't buy cars on figures any more. I buy them on what they've done." For this man, and for many others like him, it was enough that during the thirteen strenuous years the Maxwell record for performance, reliability and economy had swept it to the front. - " Figures engine speed figures, horse-power figures, wheel-base figures they meant nothing to him. The name "Maxwell" carried more weight than all the technical description that could be offered. Maxwell cars have achieved this great good will and this priceless position with the public only by their unequalled record of things done. What is said of an automobile in its specifications is one matter. What the car actually does in the hands of owners, year after year, is another matter. The Maxwell car has won its position through sheer merit. It has set record after record in competition with cars of all prices and classes. Everything considered, the Maxwell is the safe investment. It is a known, tried and proved product. . It will serve you as it is serving and has served countless others. Let us arrange for obligation. We want to give Am. Touring Car a POWELL AUTO CO. Medford, Oregon Time Payments if Desired rmroo, "wkdntdav, .ttttii h. ini The president, attired in white trousers, blue cont and straw lint, and shouldering his flng liko n mus ket, slopped briskly to martial airs played by tho United States marine band. Ho smiled broadly and fre quently raised his lint in response to cheers nn he marched along between two district commissioners, escorted by Secretnry Tumulty, the while house employes nnd the white house slaff. President Tarries Flag Ideal weather favored the demon stration. Thuro wns lmrdlv a cloud in the sky nnd it was as cool u lute spring. Knthusinstio crowds crowd ed the nvetiue from pence monument to the white house. As tho line swung around the treasury building nl Fifteenth street nnd Pennsylninln -avenue the presi dent wns confronted by a huge ban ner hearing tho loftend, "Ho Prepnied If You Cain About Nincly-one Kloctornl Votes, Consider l's -Woman's Party." It wns tho work of tho Congres sional Union for Woman Suffrage Sect claries MeAdoo, Red field, Lnne and Wilson, Postmaster General Ilitrlcsnu rfiid Attorney (Icuenil Greg ory headed Ihc employes of their de ipnrimcnis. M'cielarv l.ansiuc wa in the reiiuir sl.iud, Sccrclarus iiniiicis, ii.iKor nml lloiisltui wen out of town. stroke of your motor," a demonstration today. you a chance to convince $655 Roadster $635 VF. 0.t B. DETROIT; v y wwt President Wilson, in the reviewing stnnd, remained standing practically throughout the pa rude, and frequent -Iv wiimmI his Imi to officials he rec inc. nPHE finest cook never quite equals -'the things Mother used to make". An' no man can beat old Mother Nature's recipe for ageing Tobacco. n l,l, a, 1 is cured Nature's way. F-vcry cood quality of cholco Kentucky DurUy Tobacco Is brouuht to perfection lu VELVET by two yesrs' sgelng of the leaf. w Z wmmri was asked a Maxwell You will be under no yourself. .O 4? PAGE aWTCtt ognized. Each cabinet member fell out nnd took his place by tho presi dent as the reviewing stand was reached. hte .58 j0y 4 v . 'Vl! V V r ,Af "A ',2
