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Evening star., 1916-06-08
Breaking the Cheer Record.

! All political convention cheering rec
/ ords were broken yesterday at Chicago
when the progressive party assembled
there vociferated for ninety-three min
utes over the name of the first citizen
/ of Oyster Bay, n. Y. This exceeds by
! four minutes the record established in
! 1908. when the Denver democratic con
vention let itself go for the first citi
zen of Lincoln, Neb. The Bryan demon
/ stration was notable in that it stood the
test of the concentrated Roosevelt rival
ry of 1912, when the embittered moosers
at Chicago went off by themselves and
voices for their own peerless leader. Thus
yesterdays vociferation was eight min
utes longer than that of four years ago,
when the idol of the moose heart was
hailed as martyr and the frenZied ones
! laid the foundations for fat fees for
throat specialists for months to come.
These vocal demonstrations at politi-
cal conventions have long since been dis
counted as meaningless. They are usual
ly carefully planned and are even re
hearsed in advance. Time was when
there was some spontaneity about the
enthusiasm for favorite sons and lead
crs. Conventions have been swept off
their feet in the past by marching, cheer
ing lines of partisans. But as these
manifestations became more common
they lost their effectiveness 1t was we'll
understood at the outset of every politi-
cal convention that there was just so
much noise that had to be emitted be-
fore adjournment. and that every parti-
san outburst. where there was more than
one candidate in the field. was sure to
have its competitor: that for every dele
gate on his feet yelling for his favorite
there were two or three sitting silent
waiting for their chances to do the same
for their own.
Record breaking cheers for favorite
son by a convention that has but one
chiId-and that child. by singular
freak. actually the father of the party
mean absolutely nothing. If one-man
partv cannot cheer itself into history
fol its creator. leader, idol and master
it has no excuse for being. Indeed, the
.chautauqua salute" Of silently waved
handkerrhiefe at the mention of the
great name would have been quite as
impressive as the noise that was made
yesterday at the Chicago Auditorium.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The St. Louis Platform.

If report may be accepted. the Presi-
dent will be the author of the st. Louis
platform. What planks are not prepared
by his own hands will be prepared ac-
cording 10 his directions. Senator Stone,
or another, will deliver the document to
the platform committee. Will the com
mittee report it as received7 And will
the convention adopt it as reported'
The iiveliest curiosity will exist as to
the preparedness plank. That will have
70 be prepared with extreme care That
will draw FIRE when the campaign opens.
On that issue the President has in a
twelvemonth completely reversed him
self. and the republicans will, with op-
portunity, quote Wilson against Wilson
copiously and steadily. VIII the CON
vention afford them the opportunity
Will it accept him in his new form, and
ignore the old.
Twenty eight years ago the democrats
met at st. Louis in national convention
Mr. Cleveland was, as Mr.. Wilson now
is assured of denomination by accla
nation. The tariff then was, as pre-
psredness now is, the leading democratic
issue. Mr.. Cleveland had then, as Mr.
Wilson now has, reversed himself Si1
months before, in q message TO Congress
he had committed himself absolutely to
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The Government in the Parade.

The present plan is for the workers in
the government departments to march in
the preparedness parade next Wednes-
day as units, each department to be
headed by its official chief. This will
make most impressive array. With
the President of the United States him
self at the head of the line, marching
with his fellow citizens, and the e1ecu-
tive departments following under the
marshalshtp of their secretaries, spec
tacle will be presented of great effective
ness in token of the universal Ameri-
can demand for adequate provision for
the national defense
While these departmental parades
may interfere somewhat with other
forms of organization, it will be by far
most appropriate thus to have the civil
government appear concretely. These
thousands of people, marshaled in the
departmental lines, will stand for the
United States both as citizens and as
participants in the work of the govern
ment. The President will march in that
dual capacity and it is fitting that all
of the members of the departmental
force should follow his leadership.
From the outset the preparedness pa
rade has grown at rapid rate. At the
first it was thought that perhaps dem
nm Of tration of 10 000 or IL ()(1O could he
organized whereas now the estimates of
the probable participants range as high
as $4,000 Business Washington has
dedicated itself to the occasion, and, so
far as the law allows, all commercial ac-
tivity will be suspended on that day in
order that Washington's parade may be
the equal in proportion of that of any
city in the country.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

tariff for revenue only. Now he was
anxious to take the back track and snug,
gle up to the protection wing of his
party.
He sought to do this through Senator
| German of Maryland and Representa-
tive w. l.. Scott of Pennsylvania. They
left Washington for st. Louis bearing
a straddle on the tariff which Mr.. Cieve-
land either had prepared, or to which he
had given his consent. The plan was to
have Mr.. German made chairman of the
platform committee. and so Introduce
the straddle in the committee with the
prestige of the chairman's Office.
But the plan failed. Particulars leak
Ell out and Mr. German was defeated
for chairman. The convention favored
a tariff for revenue only. and refused
either to take the back track itself. or
permit Mr.. Cleveland to do so. 1t held
him to his message of the previous De-
cember. 1t renominated him. but on its
own terms
Mr. Wilson will probably demonstrate
greater power. He seems likely to be
renominated on his own terms. The
convention will take the platform as pre-
pared by him, or under his direction.
preparedness and all Which is but an
other proof of the fact that he is the
master of his party and whatever he
says through accredited agents at st.
Louis will go The democratic party :
II is Wilson.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Was the Hampshire Torpedoed i?

The belief evidently prevails in Eng
land that the cruiser Hampshire, carry
ing Earl Kitchener and his staff to Rus
sia, was sunk by a torpedo, fred pre-
sumably by German submarine, and
in consequence the demand has been
expressed for the immediate internment
of all people Of Teutonic origin in the
British Isles in order to check future
espionage This will be large task,
which would seriously embarrass the
British government. AT the outset of
made and some steps were actually taken
toward the segregation of the German
Britons. but it was found to be impos-
sib1e to carry out the plan then, so nu-
merous were these hyphenates, to use
an Americanism coined since the war be
gan. So although many thousands have
been held under fairly close surveillance
in England there has been no actual in
ternment.
Berlin was notified secretly of the plan
of Kitchener to take the Hampshire for
Russia is by no means unwarranted. II
is known that there is a line of com
munication between England and Ger,
| many for such information, and it would
be most natural for German spy in
London, on learning of the project, to
make every possible effort to get the
fact to German headquarters, whether II
led to a submarine attack or not. The
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The Republican Keynote.

Chairman Harding. in his admirable
speech yesterday. said:
1T is not my understanding that the
remarks of the temporary chairman are
to be taken an expression of the
party faith. Such expression must come
from this convention. made up of dele
gates who believe in popular. representa-
tive government through the agency of
political parties. You come directly
from the people. commissioned to speak
their hopes and aspirations. to utter
their patriotic desires and pledge their
abiding faith. Out of the convictions
and Judgment and wisdom as expressed
by the majority will come the sacred
and sincere covenant of the republican
party
Nevertheless. when the convention
speaks-which it will do through the me
dunn of the platform-it will cover, as
the chairman has done, the leading is
in better style. The keynote, if little
long drawn out. is inspiring to all who
favor the return of the republican party
to power. Echoes will be awakened in
every section of the country.
Americanism has not been more forci-
bly, stated, even by the man who claims
to have invented it.
Preparedness. on both land and sea-
is urged. An army to suit the defensive
needs of great empire. and "a navy
that fears none in the world Not
navy. obscure, second in size. but as big
as the biggest. That is the true Ameri-
can note.
Protection in logical form is praised
as the true American policy. Under its
aegis production will be increased, and
the American wage s-deservedly
the highest in the world-maintained
81 choose the economic policy which
sends the American workingmen to the
savings banks rather than to the soup
houses"
Give business. big and little. a square
deal
No scuttle out of the Philippines. Let
US remain. and perform our obligations
to tbe hipinoS. 10 the worid at large
and to ourselves.
The deliverance is smartly phrased,
and reads well. There are some cpl
grams well turned. There are some fig
ures of speech. marking the practiced
orator But there is no, skvscraping. no
straining after effect. no tax upon at
tcntion in long and involved sentences.
The speech fully justified the selection
of the speaker.
There is a compliment in the state
ment that the convention listened with
close attention, acknowledging points
here and there with applause which
showed discrimination rather than emo
ton. The discourse was for grown ups
in sober mood and charged with serious
business. and properly was directed to
the intelligence of the audience If so
briefly of demeanor, rather than wild
eyed leather -lunged frenzy marks the
whole work of the convention the bet
ter will be the result for the party in
the campaign. A circus produces only
momentary entertainment, and princi
pally for the light hearted and the care
free
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Not All Silence.

AS silent as the winter snow
The ballots fall
Resistless as the winds that blow
They heed the call
To freedom as mans native right
By law supreme
Like that which gives us day and nigh
In natures scheme.
But. for some time before they drop,
There must arise
A tumult which no power can stop
Beneath the skies.
The mighty crowds will gather round,
rproars to bring
Which compensate for lack Of sound
In balloting.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The Reliable Razor.

~ thought you had job as porter on
de railroad" said Miss Miami Brown.
II give it up replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. ~ got to thinkin' bout pre-
paredness an decided dat de whisk-
broom work warn't no kind o practice
when it come to weapon swingin'. So
rs gone back to barberin'"
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Simple Declaration.

"What are your views on the tariff -
'I'm for protection of everything that
my constituents manufacture for sale, "
replied Senator Sorghum. "And l favor
free trade for everything that they are
compelled to buy for cash"
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Making Him Useful.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, what is an ultimatum?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"Oh. | don't really want to know. But
my eyes are tired of reading and
thought I'd like to hear you talk awhile
about something or other"
Evening star., 1916-06-08

Calculation is now busy with estimates
of how many victories like the one just
gained Germany's navy could afford.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

There was a time when a campaign
that did not devote large share of at
tention to the slogan, Down with the
trusts would have been regarded as
impossible.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The democratic favorite in the presi-
Dental race is in the enviable position
of man who cannot reasonably be ex-
pected to name a second choice.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

Having duly celebrated the tercente-
nary of William Shakespeare, the coun-
try will now forget the poet and turn its
attention to the politicians.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The report that meat is going up in
price is one which seldom attains the
happy fate of being classified as an un-
founded rumor.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The death of Yuan looks like a case
for the grand jury, if China's affairs are
sufficiently orderly to possess the equiva-
lent of that institution.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

People who doubt Col. Roosevelt's abil-
tiles as conciliator should note the en-
tirely placated attitude of Wall street
Evening star., 1916-06-08

European military experts devote a
large share of time to discussing the
question, When is victory not vic
tory"
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Wonderful Talents.

Some men there are, exceeding wise,
Who somehow learn to play the game
By getting you to compromise
BY yielding every point they claim.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The "old guard" was willing to com
promise TO the extent of allowing 7. R.
to look pleased at the nomination of
some other man.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The most excitement Vice President
ordinarily gets is in brief contest for
the nomination.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Grim SoIace.
Is Bliggins an optimist ?"

'Is BIlggins an optimist :"
"Yes. He's one of the kind who CON
vince you that everything is going to
the bow-wows and then tell you there is
no use worrying about it."
Evening star., 1916-06-08

A bull moose trying TO stand pat is
a remarkable specimen Of nervous ayi-
tation
Evening star., 1916-06-08

There have been numerous occasions
when the bull moose made a noise like
a roaring lion.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

"Favorite son day is one of the short
est holidays in the entire list.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

st. Louis cannot hope to provide the
element of sustained suspense that Chi
cago has contributed to national af.
fairs.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Not Many.

From the Chicago Post. -
There are few mean -souled persons
who sneer at the patriotism Of the pre-
paredness marchers.
Evening star., 1916-06-08

George W. Perkins had only one sug.
gestion to offer and that was T. r.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The Evening Star Newspaper Company

Business once: 18th ST. and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.
New York Office: Tribune Building.
Chicago ONCE: First National Bank
Building.
European ONCE: 3 Regent ST. London.
England
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The Evening Star. with the Sunday
morning edition, is delivered by car
riers within the city at As cents Pc:
month: daily only. 25 cents per month; !;
Sunday only, 20 cents per month Orders
may be sent by mail, or telephone Main
o440. Collection is made by carrier at
the end of each month.
Payable 10 advance-by mail. postage prepaid:
Daily, Sunday included. month. 80 cents
Daily. Sunday excepted. one month. 40 cents
Saturday Star, 81 year; Sunday Star. 81 40 year.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
Special, at 80 and So


In Palais ROYAL Blouse Shop-On Third Floor.
The special priCe-Sl .69-is be only temporarydur
ing the distribution of limited quantity OF Sheer Wolfe
dainy trimmed with best ebroideries and aces
At $500 Summary Dress Blouses combining Georg
Crepe and Crepe de Chine others with bodice and collar
of China Silk and upper part of Geogtte Crepe all sizes in
flesh and white.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
PERSONALS

Mr.. Frank Bennett 239 SO. State
} st, No. Adams. Mass. says that
, while taking Father Johns Medicine
{ he gained fifteen pounds in weight.
Mrs. T. F. Gaines of 92l So. Second
St. Cedar Rapids. la, says that she
= gives Father Johns Medicine to her
} children and it keeps them well and
J strong.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
A Pa1ais Royal Special Price, $1.95

chief this Blouse Shopfrom OF New York
greatest made this price famous For
opening less than nineteen 90 attractive
will be shown all reproductions of expensive models
Materials Fmy and Silk Fabrics Ideals for
figure of So to 50 bust.
Tomorrows Special G
Evening star., 1916-06-08

The imported materials include
Silk-like Mercerized Poplin, English
Tennis Cloth, Gabardine and novelties
with French names, musical but mean
ingess to most of us. But it's the chic
styles and the immaculate tailoring that
make these skirts different than usual
exclusive. And every phase of form
has its model-an ideal for the reader
is here.
Evening star., 1916-06-08
The Palais Roval-Third Floor-6 Elevators

Skirts at $2.95
Included are wash materials in
guaranteed fast shades of Coral, Delft
Blue and Tan White, also. Materials
include Corduroy, Pure Linen, Pique
and novelty materials with incompre
hensible names. Separate waist belts
are a new feature The pockets,
unique, will delight the college girl.
Very many styles in sizes "a to 50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
AUGUSTA MASS Of
BURNING EMBERS
Flames Sweep Strip of Bust
and Residence Section
Two Miles Long.

International News Service:
AUGUSTA. Ga, March 23.-Au-
gusta, one of the prettiest cities in
the south, is today only a pile Of
smoking embe 3.
Fire which burned all night and
still famed up spasmodically. this
morning swept clear strip of bust
ness house and residences two miles
long and four blocks wide, entail
ing a loss estimated at 100000
Three thousand people. most Of
whom lost all their effects as we'll as
their homes. are being cared for by
a hastily formed citizens committee,
while three companies of militia
guard the burned area.
The flames which originated in the
Dyer building elevator shaft of de-
fective wiring, swept the heart Of
the business section first, the new
history Empire Life building. just
completed, being among the first to
go. The confiagration then swept
both newspaper plants, four banks,
both telegraph offices and other
business places.
At 9 o'clock the fremen believed
the flames were under control. but
shortly afterward they burst out
afresh, crossed Broad St. and swept
a row Of cotton warehouses, in
which about S2.0OO.OOG worth OF
cotton furnished fuel that burned so
rapidly that the firemen were again
helpless. The flames then ate their
way into the residence section, de-
strOying everything in their path
until there was nothing left to feed
on.
notwithstanding the tremendous
property damage there was no loss
of life. Several persons. however,,
were slightly injui ed, including Fire
men Horn and White.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
OFFERS NEW RESOLUTION.

International News Service
WASHINGTON, March %. - A
substitute resolution demanding that
the president Immediately call for not
less than so, 600 volunteers for ser
vice in Mexico, preference to be
given to the organized militia OF the
states, was drafted this afternoon
by Sen: Sherman Of Illinois. he
stated that he would substitute it
for his joint resolution Of yesterday
which was sidetracked, and mas
much as it would be a senate resolu-
ton, il would be entitled TO imme-
date consideration.
Many senate and house leaders to
day were openly advocating the
calling Of the national guard for i'm
mediate service along the border
open fears were expressed that the
present force OF regulars was in
wiling disaster" and members Of the
military affairs committees Of the
two houses We're planning TO person
ally urge the president on his return
here 10 take all possible precautlOn-
airy steps
ment has already prepared tenta-
tive list OF organizations that Will De
called as volunteers should the sit
uation IL Mexico and along the bor-
der not improve.
Sen. Stone pleaded with Sherman
not 10 attempt 10 bring the resolu-
ton before the senate because OF the
discussion il would provoke
Counting Disaster.
1T has become aIarmingly appar-
ent the last few days that our land
forces are pitifully weak and IN
able 10 meet even a moderate emer-
gency. much less a crisis IN Mexico, o"
said Sherman.
The provinces in northern Mex
leo are uncertain" he said. The
temper OF their people Is unreliable.
40 one knows TO whom their sym
pathies VIII finally graWtate. IL
the northern states Of Mexico should
prove unfriendly. Gen Pershing
and his forces are in danger OF
finding hostile country in his rear
and no communication with our
country. With our present available
military force. n a general uprising
should occur. we are powerless 10
deliver our strength at the point
needed for his relief"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
NASHVILLE SUFFERS
SEVERELY.

International News Service.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March ga
Nashville today set 10 work method
ically. grimly. to recover from the
conflagration which Wednesday
wiped out 80 blocks of residences in
East Nashville and rendered 5000
people homeless Food and shelter
We're provided by the state. city and
civic organizations. while permanent
plans were being made 10 take care
OF the thousands who lost all their
possessions. State troops still guard
the stricken area. while search was
made through the hot ruins for pos
sible victims of the flames. So far
only one Negro is known to have
persisted Several persons were
slightly injured. but all will recover
The damage was S1,50O,00O.
Many families separated during
the cOniagratiOn were reunited to-
day by means OF a registration bu-
reau established for the purpose.
The joyOusness of these reunions
furnished the proverbial silver lin
ing 10 the otherwise gloomy picture.
The most authentic reports state
the flames were started by small
boy who playfully lighted a ball Of
yarn and threw il into some dry
grass on a vacant lot on Oldham 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
MARRIED THIRTY YEARS;
FILES DIVORCE PETITION

After 90 years of married life. so
the complaint reads. Mrs. Frances
Miller has filed her petition for di-
vorce against her husband, Sam
Miller. They were married Feb. 20,
1885. separating Sept. Z. 1915.
The specific charge made is aban-
donment. the wife alleging that her
husband left on Sept. Z of last year
that she might be able 70 procure a
divorce. She also alleges that he
was abusive TO her and falsely ac-
cused her OF immortality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
SAYS BORDER PEOPLE
DON'T EXPECT VILLAS
CAPTURE TO END FIGHT

No one living near the Mexican
border believes that the trouble
now started is going TO end with the
capture Of Villa, according 70 A. O.
Gates, salesman for the Dodge Mfg.
Co. Mr. Gates is now i'm the south
west. In a letter written by him
on March IS he says that while in
Columbus. y. NJ. he "saw burned
business houses, dead horses, the
place where we burned the bodies
Of about 81 Mexicans. and a raft Of
soldiers. mules, horses, and, in the
distance. the dust Of vanishing wa
gon trains. While everything is
lovely on the surface nobody really
believes things are going TO end with
the capture of villa; they generally
believe we've started a job and we
have got to go through with it.
Its rather odd, but people who
have been told that they were a
bunch of exploiters thieves and
robbers because they did business
in Mexico or were trying TO develop
mines there, don't talk today about
what they could make if Mexico
were Strengthened out These peo-
pie talk now about our duty to civ
ilization and that kind Of altruistic
stuff; also how the first recruits
should be the four border states
where the men are acclimated and
know something of conditions
Maybe some of the people along the
border here are the honest kind and
maybe those who were in Mexico
were really doing some good there
and 10 this country and maybe.
after all, they were not robbing the
the people right and left
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-23
DENIES TRUCK STORY

COLUMBUS. y. NJ. March %
Major sample. commanding the mill
itary base here Of the American
punitive expedition into Mexico. on
Wednesday night authorized a denial
OF a report from Deming that % au-
tomobile trucks had been found in
the chihuahua desert and that their
drivers were missing. Major Sample
also stated that there was no truth
in the report that two American
scouts had been killed near Nami-
Quipa today.