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CONVENTION
ENDSLABORS
Platfcrm Is Read and Adopted
Points With Pride to Record of
Administration in Foreign and Do
mestic Affairs Legislation Ac
complished Detailed and Promises
Made for Future Underwood
Tariff Indorsed Plank on Ameri
canism Drawn hy President.
ST. I.OIMR, .limn 111 The finnl
scsion of tlic niilioiiul democratic
convention wn held nt (ho folixcum
Ihin iiiitiii. The pint form wiih reiu
nml approved after nn interval rilled
villi n speech liy Senator, llecd of
MiHoiiri allocking the noiiiiiintinn of
Mr. Hughes because ho win taken
& i'rum tin1 bench. Willi the approval
of the platl'iinn the wink of ilm con-
M'liliun ended anil adjournment fnl-
I loWCll.
The philforin was rend lv Sennits
WnMi of .Montana and llollis of New
Hamihiie.
Applause for Plat form
TIip first applause Riven the plnt
forni wiim for thp indorsement of Dip
ndniinii-tiatinn. The delegates nave
lot attention.
Indorsement of tho Pnilprwooil
tariff art was given general np-
JllllIISC.
Tliu plank on Americanism, drawn
I iv l'icident Wilson himself, was
lend iK'st. Its dcniinrintion of enn
splmtorw for tip' ndvniiceinenf of for
eign intluonoo in Ibis country was
roundly nn"btudod, Tlic plank was
intently followed. Its criticism of
disloyalty liy some American" was
. loHdlv applauded. Cnnduinnation of a
I volition I jwrty tlial should receive
Mich iipMrt received similar ap
provnl. Suffrage, Debated
DcclnialiouH for military prepar
odne were Also uniformly ap
plauded. Close allentinu wax given the plank
)'lniiiiir t foreign poilciof.
The Ijttiii-Amorieon policy plank
pot mhiio npphuiKO, hut moio greeted
tho Mexican phinV,
The fight on tho suffrage plank
wm the first row to rlpplo tho liar-
mo ny of tho couvontlou. Tho fight on
It was led hy Oovodnor Ferguson ot
Texas and 'It soemed to havo aoino
chance until Senator Walsh of Mon
tana tohj the oonvontlon that Presi
dent Wilson considered, the suffrage
plank ai written necessary to tho sue
pom of the party.
A roll call of states wn forced and
only ISlVfc votes could ho mustered
far the substitute; SSSV& wore east
against It. Thou tho plank Itiolf and
the whole platform was adopted by
h touring chorus of nppluuso.
Platform Siiimiuu-y
The platform "oiiiUt vvith,,jtride"
to the Hi'omliphmcuU of the Wil
on ndiniuistrution, indorsing tin
1'nderwood tariff law, the federal
.isrvf net, the federal trade enjn
iniio, the advancement of the pur
el tut and the nding act for tin;
creui ion of a merchant marine. The
aid given agriculture is eommented
(Continued on page six)
PLATT IE PRESIDENT
II LINE
1.08 ANOKI.liS, Cnl, June 1(1.
Howard V. Piatt, tusiitunt jeoneral
HMMMWr of tha Southern Paeifio
Jtftilroad eompjuiy, wilt hevdme iee
urMleHt ud fMml ntaiiMger of the
breguu Short Un lUilroad eompauy
und vice-president of th I'aiou Pa
ifle Kailroai) ewniWHy July 1, it wa
Minouuced ttnUy. He will vnt here
Mt week for Suit Ijik City, here
he will huve his UU)usrten.
The aunouooenieut jkiu out
hy E. K. I'alvia, recotly elected prew
kdeut of the I'oioa Pacific Railroad
MtfupMuy to MuoeoMl A. 1 Mohler, v(
festive Julv 1. ifr. t'alnn h. heu
icr-pr"ideut and ceut-ral utuai;fr
l the Oregon Short Lint- and lirvit -it
pr -idt-nt ot tlu- fcalt Lake
jvutf.
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QUALSUFFRAGE
BUT BY STATES
Democratic Plank Upon Suffrage
Adopted as Written by President
Wilson It Reads, "We Recom
mend Extension of Franchise to
Women hy States Upon the Same
Terms as Men."
ICOI.ISHIT.M. June in. -My an ov
erwhelming majority the democratic
convention late today voted down at
tempts to substitute tho tmtfragn
plank which had been approved hy
President Wilson. Tho plank reads:
"We recommend the extension of
franchise to the women of the coun
try by the state upon tho name tonus
as to men."
,Tho minority report read:
"Tho doinocratic party ban always
stood for tho sovereignty of tho sev-
eral states In tho control and regu
lation of election. Wo reaffirm tho
historic pnfdtlon of our party In thin
regard nnd favor tho contlnunnco of
that wlso provision of tho federal leg
islation which vents In the several
states of tho union the power to pro
scribe tho qualifications of their elec
tors." Tight Led by Texan
' Governor Ferguson of Texas pre
sented tho minority report and de
clared ho endorsed tho state rights
amendment despite. Its possible politi
cal Inexpediency.
"The majority plank Is not tho con
vlctlou of tho democratic party," ho
said, "and In tho desire to secure n
little political advantace.r-dils fatal
surrender of democratic principles
Is inude."
"Tho crux of tho whole situation
Is," h added, "that wo wore told If
no did not adopt tho majority pro
posal wo might lose three or four
western statos."
Governor 1'orgiidon said President
Wilson would not bo "Intimated" hy
a fow hundred militant suffragists,
lie declared that tho party should
emtio out squarely and sincerely on
tho Imuo.
Itvuuu'k.s uiv III.vscil
Tho agitation for equal auffrage,
Governor Ferguson snld, was sweep
ing over tho country whon tho women
of tho country should be performing
the functions for which "God Al
mighty Intended her." .
A few women In tho front row of
tho balcony, woaring suffrage savhos
anil bades hissed the governor's re
marks. Mingled applauso and IiImIdk
followod their action.
Senator Stone, supporting the
"commlttoo draft." said Governor
Ferguson had misconceived tho Imuo
bofore tho convention.
"He makoH a man of straw, and
then demolishes It," said Mr, Stone.
A straight federal nmondmont suf
frage proposal was lost hy a majority
of two votes In the resolutions com
mittee. jWJII It. King, of Oregon, and Itop
roseutatlve llaker of California, made
tho principal arguments for the suf
fragists, while Governors Stanley of
Kentucky, and Ferguson of Texas, op
posed them
EI
ISEATTLF3, Wn , June 1C Tho
oderal grand jury today Indicted Cap
tain J. Thompson ot the Canadian
army for alleged violation of tho
neutrality laws by seeking to recruit
men In Soattle for the Amodlcan le
gion, for sorvlce abroad with the
Canadian troops. In default of 12000
ball Captain Thomson was locked up
in the county jail at Tacoma.
ROBBER LOOTS BANK OF
$2500 NEAR EVERETT
KVEHCTT, Wash., June 16. The
Citizens' Hank of Sultan, twenty
mile from Kverett, wm entered hy
an armed robber early thi afternoon,
lie baeked the aetittg eahier, Ken
neth Startup, into the vault, rloel
tin l'M.r and took what rush lie ruld
Hud, aiul i- belli Mil tn lia e ubtauicd
abxnt .t'!lui.
AY A 01
THE DEMOCRATIC
i'iwij
ST. I.Ol'IK, June hi. The lollow
ing labor plunk wax adopted bv the
dpmoenitie convention toda :
"Wo declare our tuuii in the sea
iiipii'm net, pned by the demoeratiu
eongresfi, ami we promise our earn
est (oiitinuanee in it enforeement.
"We favor the speedy enactment
of an effoetivo federal child labor
law nnd tho regulation of the ship
ment of prihon-niMile gondii in inter
state commoree.
"Wo favor tho eroation of a fod
eral buronit if safely in tlie dnimrt
uiPnt of labor, to gather faets eon
eerniiifc industrial IihzmiTIs, and to
reeninmonil leislatiDii to prevent (ho
iiinimiiijr and killing of Iiuhiiiii lieinifs.
"Wo favor the extension of (lie
pnwen and functions of the federal
bureau of mine.
"Wo favor the ilevelontflout uimui
a H.vtentie wale of the menus al
ready hagim under the pin.cn I admin
ihtration to asMixt laborer through
out the nation to seek and obtain
employnifliit, and the extension by the
federal jiovorniiient by tho same as
siatnnpn and eueouraiieinent as i
now given to agricultural train in jr.
"Wo heartily enmmend our newly
established department of labor for
its excellent record in settling indus
trial btrikes by )Mnouul advice and
through enni-iliatini; agents.
10
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 Strik
lag inombers of the riggers and steve
dores union have agreed to return to
work on the docks of the Callfornla
Haualian Sugar Refining company at
Crockett, according to the announce
ment of company officials here today.
They have been on strike since Juue
1.
G. M. Rolph, brother of Mayor
Kolphtof San Francisco, who Is gen
eral manager of the refinery, stated
that the general queeUou ot the
"open shop" had been conceded by
the uuton so far as work In tho ware
house is concerned.
The "closed shop" which In one ot
the principal demand of the loag
shoresmen In their coastwise strike,
will be maintained on the docks
proper where the -uv..ir uiilo.nl' d
FEDERAL BUREAU ROOSEVELT NOT
OF SAFETY FAVORED SERIOUSLY
BY DEMOCRATS
Tm,i:r-"tiiksi: .m: m ji;wi:iss"
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STATE DOCTORSi
XICW YORK, June 10. Theodore
Itoosovelt was still in pain today as
tho roault of tho broaklug of ten
dons on ouo of his left ribs through
violent coughing, but declared that
tho trouble was not sorloiis and that
ho o.xpoctod to bo all right In a few
days. Dr. Arthur II, Deuol who vis
Itod him today alto declared that thu
colonol's llliioss was not, sorloiis and
prodlcted his quick recovery.
Colonel Uoosovelt, when ho heard
that alarming reports were about that
ho was dangerously III, consented to
sue newspaper men.
"Tho troublo Is really til vial," he
said. "Simply h couple of tendons
snapped. I have a heavy cold In tho
ohott"
Dr. Deuel said:
"The colonel lias a very Irritating
cough but It is absolutely nothing
serious. It Is purely a local condi
tion." Quottlnnod as the political sit
uation, the colonel relteralod that he
wa "out of politics."
Reports that the colonel's condi
tion was serious became currout when
he left his hotel this forenoon to visit
Or. Deuol. On his return the colonel
couioutod to se the newspaper men.
Later he received George W. Per
kins and Frederick W. Whltrldgo and
lunched with them In the hotel din
ing room.
Mr. I'erklns on leatlng Colonel
Uoosovelt Kent to the hotel where
Governor Whitman U stopping.
MSW YORK, June ! Declining
tendencies were mote marked during
today's early trading the acute Mexi
can situation and tbf rejection by
the railroad btotherhoods of the pro
posals made by the general managers
Induced further professional selling.
Specialties were the weakest issues)
beet sugar breaking over two points
with severe recessions in some of the
metal group, Including sine shares,
St. Paul, Northern Pacific and ICrts
first preferred were fractionally low
er, with offsetting ksIub In Norfolk
& Western aud I.onistillf aud Nash
ville I ,S Stcil ,., t..lcl) tC4lt
ONE-RING CIRCUS
PLAN TO RESTORE
BULL MOOSERS
NUW YORK. June HI George W.
Perkins, progressive leader, after a
series of conferences today with Col
onel Roosevelt nml with Governor
Charles S. Whitman, announced that
negotiations are under way looking
to n "rostrntlon or the guod feoling"
between the progressives and repub
licans. BIr. Perkins saw Govornor Whit
man just ufter the governor had call
oil upon Charles K. Hughes. The
progressive loader then returned to
call upon Colonel Roosevelt. He had
long talks with both.
Charles K. Hughes, republican
nomlnoe for president ,lo(t his head
quarters here this afternoon for
Washington. Ha will return hero
Sunday night and on Monday will
meet a sub-committee ot the repub
lican national rommltteo to consider
the selection of a national chairman
and plans for the conduct or the aam
iwlgu. I
Governor Charles S. Whitman and
Myron T. Ilorrlok. fluuferrwl with
Mr. Hughes at his hotel here today.
RAIDS IN SONORA
SAN PKDRO, June 1 Yaqnl In
dlans have renewed their raids in
southern Sonora, north of the Yaqut
valloy. An engagement bttwceu a
band of Indians and Mexican soldiers
took place two days sgo at Ortiz,
30 miles north of Guaymas. Might
wounded soldiers were brought Into
Guamas.
The Tutted States crulsor Clevt-
ilnnd Is at Guaymas.
WYOMING WIFE SLAYER
HANGED AT RAWLINS
IhAWUNS, Wo., Juue 1. -Will-ard
Flanders, counctcil wife mur
deier, wu banged at the tate eui
lentiarv early today. The drop fell
at "2:M. He wan pronounced dead nt
3:07:0.
TOKIO. Japan, Juue 10. A dis
patch lo the HochJ Khunltun from
Sapporo, Hokkaido, a that "Art"
Sunlit, nit American tmiitor, lm- br"
ken a leu, lulling Hi 'in ln. aeinplaiic
vnli nin .ill i xhillitiuii Hilil
GOOD FEELING WITH
WAN
PLANK ADOPTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Unity of Nation Against Foreiyn
Nations Demanded and Activity in
Behalf of Forcljjn Governments
Denounced Alliances and Conspir
acies to Weaken United States.
ST. l.Ol'IS, Juno 1C Tho nation
nl doinocratic convention adopted In
Its platform tho following plunk on
"America iilRin."
"Tho part that tho United Stale
will play In tho now day of Interna
tional relationships which Is now up
on us will depend upon our prepara
tion and our charartor. Tho demo
unt tie pnrt recognizes tho ntmertloii
and triumphant demonstration of tho
Indivisibility nnd coherent strongth
of the nation; therefore, as the su
preme issue of this day In which tho
wholo world fncos the crisis ot tunnl
fold change, It summons all men of
whntovor origin or creed, who would
count themselves Americans, to Join
In mnklug clear to all tho world tho
unity nnd consequent power of Am
erica. "Thin In an Ishiio of patriotism. To
taint It with partisanship would bo
to dofllo It. In this day of tost Am
erica must show Itsoir, not n nation
of partisans, hut n nation of patriots.
There is gathered hero In America tho
best of tho blood, tho Industry nnd
the gonitis of tho whole world, tho
elcmonts of a groat nice and a mag
nificent society to bo meltod Into iv
mighty and splondld nation.'
(ViiMitvs l)Mo)n1ty
"Whoovor, actuated by the purpose
to promote the Interest of a foreign
power, in illsrugnrd of our own cotfit
try's welfare or to Injur this gov
ernment In Its foreign relations or
cripples Its Industries at home and
whoovor by arousing prejudices of u
racial, Religious or other nature
creates discord and strlfo among our
people so nn to obstruct tho whole
some procoM of unification Is false
to tho trust which tho privileges of
citizenship rnposo In him aud disloyal
to his country.
"Wo, theroforo, condemn as sub-
vorttlvo of this nation's unity and In
tegrity, and as destructive of Its wel
fare, tho activities and doslgns ot
every group or organisation, politi
cal op olhorwlso, that has for Its
objeot tho advancement or tho Inter
est of a forolgn power whether such
ohjoot Is promoted by n political
party or representative of the peo
plo or that wliloh Is oaleulatwl to
drlvo our people Into antagonistic
groups nnd thus destroy that com
plete ngroemont and solidarity of tho
people and that unity of sentiment
and national purpose so essential to
the perpetuity of the nation and Its
free institutions.
Condemn Cousplrutorx
"We condemn all alliances and
combinations of peoples In this coun
try of whatever descent who con
spire together for the weakening of
our government or Improperly In
fluencing or coercing our public rep
resentatives In dealing or negotiating
with any foreign power. We charge
that such conspiracies among a lim
ited number exist nnd have been In
stigated for the purposu of advancing
tho interests of foreign countries to
tho prejudice and detriment of our
own country. We condemn any polit
ical liartv which In view of the artlv.
Ity of such lonsplrators surrenders'
Its Integrity or modifies Its policy.
TRAINMEN VOIE
ON GENERAL SHE
XKW YORK. June Hi. II..II0U for
the rote to be taken hi tin- four
Dillons uf railway employes on the
qiieMiou of authorising their official
to cull a htrike, probably will be Hunt
out front tho headquarterx of the
union officiab here bv tomorrow
night. The quealiou u formulated
today reads:
"Are yon prepared to withdraw
from the service of Vour railroad in
tho abneuce of a settlement agree
able to the committee Ud your rep-
iecutativeT"
If the men faor a strike, the union
representative- would seek almthei
1 onicreiice wnh the milw.n numus-li-
l,i toil .him ntuig tn ;i -tnUe.
SLAV III
ON GALICIA
E8
Capture of 14,000 More Austrlans
Reported Evacuation of Czerno
wltz Confirmed Russian Effect
iveness Due to Big Japanese Guns
and New Explosive Powerful Ger
man Attacks on French Position
on Verdun Front Break Down
Italians Repulse Austrian Attacks.
IM-mfOOHAl), June 10. Tlic cap
lure of an nilililinnaf t()T) offuturs ntul
11,0(10 jjen wns nnnotinped today hy
the war of flee. Tlifl, RumIiiu uo
uoMOH in tbo offensive nlon Ibo
soiitliern front nre itontinttipg, Ibo
statement declare.
Detail of the reported ovnouniiim
of CxornnwitK by tlic AiHtriuns nn
fjiven in n dispatch from Hitknwinti
by wny of lliielmrotit reeeiviid by tho
aemi-nffieinl Petrognid News
ngeney.
The dispateli miya Hint beforo
ubandoninK' the city tho Austrinn ftit
thoritieN nrreslcil 11 number of Hr
aona who woie forced to uGOompnuy
tho retrejUinx lrooH. Tbo railrouil
rolling tnek wn aenl to laknli and
Ibo trucks about the city wore, .de
stroyed. TniinlondH of wputTWd
were dispatched to Dortinvnlrn, 77
mile south, wcat of Ceornowitx.
LONDON, .lime 10 A-diopntrli lo
the font nil News from Petfojjrnil
xiW tliul. nuieli oC tluv ofTceliyencM
of the ItiiMMiiin artflbtry 111 Oieir p-roul
fliilicinn drive is due to file use oT
bijr JnpiuiMo tuns. Tlioso guns tiro
auiil to be nini-c poworflfl tlmu any
,tbnt the Hussions luivo bnd lierutn
lrc ami Are clinrged vWtlt shells fill
ed witli n new explosive, tho dotriie.
live powor of which it lorrifle.
On Verdun Cixiut
1'AIHK, dune 10. I'oworrul (ler
man atloeks made last night on tho
French K-ition southeast of Thiaii
tiinut farm, on the Verdun front, .
broke down under the I'rcncli ma
chine guu and infantry fire, nceoid
,iug to today' -statement by the wnr
office.
The statement say the flennnnn
began their assault at II o'clock in
the evoniug on the right bank of tbo
Mounc liviin Hill No, 112 1 to the edpn
of Hill No. ,'U0. At the Mme I nut'
another attack was deiireied at tho
southern edge of the Cnillotte wood.
All attacki Here realised.
The trench en toured by the French
yccteixlay on the southern lope oP
Dead Man Hill was also (be object
of several Herman counter attaeka
during the uight, ull of which fuded.
It is aminuMceil that the total num
ber of riH0iir taken by I he French
at tho time of the capture of tint
trench U fiye officers aud 180 sot-
dir.
.
ficrmitn Itcpoit "
IIKItLIN. June l(i.Tw,i attueks
delivered hr the I'Veitoh yesterday
and last night on the Gorman lino
aloug the Mouthern ship of Duail
Mun hill (Verdiiu front) were uu
suitsful. the war of fuse announii
eil today. In the first attack the
French tcmHrarily gttined some
grouuil, hut u oouutei'-attnek diovo
them back.
1IO.MK. June Ilk Auitro-iruuiiv
itiu troopw estbuated to number IS.
000 attacked in dense formation tjia
Italian o-itiuus on the Aalngo dat
iiuii veterday, hut wro ropulsed,
leavinjr piles of eoi'wtes boforo tho
Italian treuehes, savs an offlolal
-tittemenl yiven out by ttu wr office
hele tuday .
I
E
FOR BANDIT RAIO
LARICDo. Ti ab. June 16. Tho
troops of the 1 1th cavalry under
command ot Major Gray today art
moving toward Zapata, 1ft ml lea
southeast of Iguncio, the scene 01 tbo
baudit attack early yeaterd) beoauso
of a report that bandits wero idan
nliiK another attack at that polui. It
was repoited today.
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