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BRYAN ADMITS BEING PAID FOR .
DRY SPEECHES BY THE LEAGUE

| arcst Lloyd OF Boston. president Of the
loyal coalition.
Labor's platform was presented 10
the committee by Samuel Gompers, who
declared the Republican party had writ
ten reaction on its banners, and that
the labor vote must find some avenue
clswhere for expression of its desires.
! Th" League OF Nations, another sub.
jcct threatening a convention floor fight,
waS not mentioned during the days
lions on almost every other political
subject prolonging the committees de-
lIb.ratIOns into the evening.
A Philippine independence plank was
asked BY J. P. Melencio. representing
the Filipino mission. and by Resident
ed the Filipinos had demonstrated their
capacity for immediate independence
The appeals OF Mr.. Melencio brought
the committee and spectators to theiea
feet in cheers the first incident Of tho
kind during the hearings.
Mrs. William Kent of California rep
resenting the womens international
league for peace and freedom. urged q
program 10 forward world peace.
A plank for inland waterway deveIor-
mcnt was presented by Edward r.
Goltra. national committeeman for Mis-
president of the Inland Waterway aSso-
citation.
Approval OF cooperative marketing
by farmers also was urged by Or; w. u.
farm bureau OF the federation. He also
disapprOVcd Of government ownership
or operation of railroads.
Resolutions for compensatinG ex-scrv-
ice men. presented by Richard 4. Jones
Of the Washington delegation, proVi60
for "selcctive or optional compensation
and condemned the "hypocritical con-
duct OF the Rrpublican congress" on tho
honus bill.
\ plank TO deal with Japanese immi.
grafton and land ownership was SUB
mittcd by " $. McClatchcy OF SAcroe
mento 1t would favor laws providing
for the exclusion OF non-assimilablo
peoples" and forbidding those already
here ownership and control OF the SOIL
Mr. McClatchey had calculated, 10
told the committee. that at the present
rate Of increase there would be loo.one..
600 Japanese In the country at the end
OF forty years. -
The plank was supported by Senator
Phelan Of California t.-v
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WASHINGTON, June 29.-Declaring
the nation requires no council OF tor'
eign powers to point the way OF Ameri-
can duty" Senator Harding, Repuoileah
nominee for president, in his first cam
paign speech today urged the pres<rVa.
ton Of America nism as the first and
highest endeavor OF all citizens OF the
republic.
The candidates first utterance OF the
campaign was heard by no audience to-
ord to be released on the Fourth OF July
and to be used throughout the campaign.
A copy Of the Senator's address HaA
made public at his office and with 1t
speech made :last week by, Governor
Coolidge of Massachusetts,, the party'g
vice presidential nominee for a similar
purpose. Senator Harding chose Amer
icanism" as his subject while Governor
Coolidge spoke on Law and Order.
America, Mr.. Harding said. does not
and shuns no duty, but. he continues
I'VE arrogate to ourselves the keeping OF
the American continent and every CON-
ccut OF our moral obligation"
The presidential candidate said thas
'it is very practical TO make sure our
own house is in perfect order before We
attempt the miracle OF old world sta-
bilization."
For Law and Order
In maintenance Of law and order, Gov.
crnor Coolidge defined the need OF Am.
erica as "a broader. firmer. deeper faith
in people-a faith that men desire TO 40
right, that the government Is founded
upon n righteousness which Will endure.
The first flaming torch OF American
said Senator Harding. was lighted IN
framing the federal constitution in 1887.
The pilgrims signed their simple and
majestic covenant a full century and
half before, and set aflame their beacon
Of liberty on the coast Of MASSACHUSETTS,.
Other pioneers Of new world freedom
were rearing their new standards 81
liberty-from jamestown and Plymouth
for five generations before Lexington
and Concord heralded a new rerAss ~
was all America nism in the destined re.
! sulr. yet all Of II lacked the coal %
nationality In simple truth. there vas
no thought OF nationality in the revolu-
tion for American independence. The
colonists were resisting a wronE. and
freedom was their solace. Once II was
achieved. nationality was the only
agency suited to its preservation.
Tor Amsricanism a-
"Americanism really begAn when
robed in nationality. The American re-
public began the blazed trail of repre-
q (ContiuuAd on Pare fO1.l
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HERE'S THE RANKEST
PROF|TEER|NG CASE

PITTSBURGH. Pa, June 29.-Harry
Rush, Ford City merchant. was held
under $1,000 bail by United States
commissioner here to-day. charged with
violation Of the Lever control act. Fed
eral agents. who testified against Rush
told the commissioner that clerk in
his store sold 4 pair of shoes marked
Sc. for $3.50 The price. IS. was stamp
cd on the bottom of the shoes. and when
they were purchased. the clerk urged
the customer to wear them home. the
agents testified. adding that IN their
opinion the clerk thought the price mark
would disappear and the evidence would
"be walked off,
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THREE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARRESTED
ON THE CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING SERVICE
MEN WHO APPLIED FOR COMPENSATION
WASHINGTON, June 2s.-Arrest

WASHINGTON, June 29.-Arrest Of
three employees Of the bureau OF war
risk insurance on a charge Of conspir-
acy to defraud former service mon Of
compensation resulting from disabni-
ties was announced tonight by Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Houston. The
names Of those arrested were not
made public.
The three employees were said by
Mr. Houston TO have advised servtcs
men, on presentation of their claims,
that they were entitled to only S2oo or
$500 compensation, and later to have
agreed to obtain additional compensa-
tion on promise to divide the In
CREASED nmoynt.
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NIGHT SuPE1vIsoR OF
HOSPITAL HAS RESIGNED

Miss Leila Jennings has resigned AS
night superintendent of the Martins
Ferry hospital. Her resignation takes
effect this morning.
Miss Jennings goes to jeanette. Pa.
at once to take charge OF tho medical
dcpartmcnt Of a large industry at
jeanette.
Miss Ola Zinn succeeds Miss Jennings
as night supervisor Of the Martins
Ferry hospital.
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MingO Grand Jury Again
Probes MateWan Battle

CHARLESTON. June 2o.-The MinGo
county grand jury today resumed the
taking OF testimony at Williamson. in
vcstigating the shooting at Matewan N
May. when seven Baldwin-Felts detec-
tivcs, the mayor Of Matewan and q boy
lost their lives to establish the reapon-
sibility for the shooting and for the
deaths. The investigation proceeded
quietly and there was no indication OK
how soon the inquiry would be con-
made up.
Rumors have been received here by
State and federal authorities in the last
day or two Of possible impending trou-
bic at Panther. Mercer county. where
il was said efforts were being made
by United Mine Workers organizers
to unionize the coal mines.
No information Of violence Of any
kind has been received from there. II was
said by state officials this afternoon.
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Star-C Chamber Sessions Being Held By
Framers of the Democratic Platform
Bryan and Other AdminstrationstS Refuse to Pre-
sent Proposals to Sub-commttce-Hopc to Report
COMPLETED Platform to Convention On Thursday.

san FRANCISCO June 29-Actua work the Democratic
platform began tonight by the subcommittee Of after last
suggestions from had been heard an aay
public hearing.
The behind closed doors just before 1t called
order Chairman Glass announced that nothing would be made
to platform
panks until the full committee had passed upon them Special pre-
cautions guard the subcommittee deliberations from interruption
were taken looked like anght session might be III
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TELEPHONE OPERATOR
FRUSTRATES ROBBERY

LEXINGTON, Ky. Jun" =? Miss
l.nula Iyc. telephon" operator at Hous-
tonvllc, thirty miles from here. this
morning prevented tn" robbery Of the
Uuustonvillr Peoples bank Miss by"
heard the burglars~at work in tho celia
and tclcphuncd citizens who armed
themselves and rushed 10 tho building
The bandits heard them. ana daShlnE
from ,hr building jumped int" an auto
mobile and escaped in rain Of bullets.
They obtained nothing At the bank.
This is the second bank robbery frus-
trnted in kentucky within week by
telephone operators. the other attempt
hcing made ut Finchevillc shelby coun-
~ Friday night
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NAME -YOUR-MAN
SPEECHES CONE
DECKS CLEARING FOR
CONVENTION ACTION
administration Control
Shown at Every Turn at
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 29.--Th9
Democratic national convention wound
up it's prcliminarirs today and pr.P8rep
10 get down 10 business tomorrow
With administration forces continuing
IN apparently complete "optrol II pre-
fcCtcd its organization. accepting Scna-
tor Joseph r Robinson. Of Arkansas. as
its permanent chairman. permitted
states TO upset the unit rule. provided
for taking women on the Democratic
national committee, and prepared for the
business Of having candidates nominated
hy adopting an order Of business wnlCA
will permit IN" delivery az nominating
speeches before The platform - brought
in.
Balloting for n nominee. howcvtr.
viii not be permitted before the plat
form is adopted by the convention.
with the slate thus cleared Of prelim-
inaries, and arrangements set Tor the
principal business. the convention. after
n three hour session. adjourned to 70
sumo at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
Riding Rough shod
Nha, the second session lacked in IN"
dramatic fire OF The opening day ~
made up in the smoothly working con-
troll which administration supporters eN-
ercised. Anti-Wilson contests. such as
that OF Senator Reed of Missouri! for
place on the floor were swept away win
Even tho "hoos' and hisS"S when
greeted mention Of Senator Reeds name
had a tone of humorous ridicule.
Tho announcement of unanimous
vote" delivered by the chairman agains;
a fccblc chorus Of "noes her" and
there never failed to bring cheers ana
laughter from tho masses Of deleEatcS
The great auditorium was filled wl'h
oven a greater crowd today than yeSter-
day There was no vacant scat IN IN"
impressive sweep Of the galleries. rising
steeply in walls Of faces on 'hrec SideS
Of the floor. Long before the days bus
mess could proceed the huhbub or CON
vcrsation rumblcd and mumhed n. steady
undertonc 10 the music of band and T5pf
organ Boomers for Attorney-G"neral
Palmer or Governor Cox took lively II
impromptu part in tho entertainment
features.
Cummings TO Rescue
Senator Robinson had a little dlfhcul"
" keeping the machine going al III"
mace MIR. Cummings had set. There was
little confusion on parliamentary pro
ccdu-e nj timcs and once MI. Gum
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prrEp sas AND COSTS ToR
SrHTNG GERMAN LANGUAGE

AURORA. Heb.. June :o.LRooert T.
Never was found guilty t1nisnS IN a'S,
.,. tr,Et T9v;' Iaw designed @ to regulate foreign
State ~" ,psIruction in Nebraska
sshSois sShSoHN' Meyer was CHARGED with teach,
INK German during school monTS ,s7 IN I'd 4
parochisl school. he was n"eo .ol ~
costs. but stated he woulu apPe"' -
the state supreme court
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MAKE PROGRESS
WONT SUSPEND
Nav Not Reach Agreement
Today on the Tin-plate
Scale

,-C7.U.SfBI-S, O. June @a.-Lcaderf IN
, NEar.prr between western sheet
,dd sndd ,;nplatc manufacturers and repre-
Nnu 49, Of the AmalEamated AsSoci-
alton Of Iron; steel and TIN nrorEsss MorESss
said toniSht they were nsw tRSSias wass scale to
.arn tbc piacc OF the present contract.
80 az. nxnircs tomorrow. but thzt they
s,Grbt not hc able 70 reach an agree
mcnt by July l. ;,,. - ,,,,ci-
~ leaders Of the ccnferer &C, even
~ aoS an az T, is expected the Amalga-
.ra1sS nGs association will agree to con con
,Inue work pending negotiations '''
scttlemCnt.
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BODIES OF sa7 AMERICAN
DEAD COME FROM ANTWERP

NEW YORK. Jun" 2a.-Th" bodies Of
SST A. T.. j.. dead consigned direct 10
the homes Of ih"ir parents. reached here
today from Antwerp aboard the trans
port Mercury.
RcSidcs twenty members oC the army
or occupation and thirty-tour civilian
passengers. there also were l.S1I Polish
troops from Danzig on the vessel. The
roles former residents Of this country.
were recruited here for war service By
the Polish Legion agents
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Wheeling Woman Sues
B. & 0, Co. for $4,000

PITTSRlEGH. June cN--Sult for
$4,000 damages for tho death "f her
husba nd WAS filed in common pleas court
here today by Margaret Mc"ker against
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad company.
The husba nd. Fred McCkCr. a fireman
for the railroad. WAS killed when the
boiler Of a locomotive exploded June 49,
1870 near Wheeling. w Va
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Forward Movement Stopped.

LONDON. June 20.-Thr positions
taken bv the Greeks in thnir advance
against the Turkish Nationalists from
smyrna IN Asla-Minor ar" being con
soliGatcd. and the forward movement
has hc"n stopped ~ permit OF mis- pro-
,'r.s,nu. !, is announced in adviccs from
SmNrna dated Monday.
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MCAdOO Cannot Count
on Wilson's Support
In Nomination Race
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Copyright BY Tho Intellig eueer.)

san FRANCISCO. cal. funN .
Without attempting To enter into ;ar
field Of prediction at all and subject to
changing conditions from day To day. II
is possible Ia make several detached oh
ScrvatiunS about which thrr" can be lit
IL" doubt These observations do not
point necessarily toward any one candi-
date. and do not even necessarily "N-
"lud" tu' possibility Of any one rand:-
date
Palmer 5 not as strong II relation
80 the ruRNtntlun as = who'll" rs he was
some days ago. or even $omr weeks ago.
Palmcr'~ following is composed I"
>,rouri, al h'u"tiriari"~ 81 patronage
to Il" drpeaGAhir.
~ s"ns"0u" 'NDr"-.,"d l.. i'Hlmcr has
NOR. Delegates than AN! body Else. but
t." many Of them ar" IT ~" Kind VIII"
">piIim their position hI >aling, Il am
for Palmer --"
As /; has been expressed elsewhere.
;hrrc ar" lot ut drl-gal"S who Will
vote for l'almer under IN" Iwo-thiris
rul" meaning that r Palmer should
begin I" approach IA" two-thIrtS nee
,.Ssary 10 nominate. thcS" Delegates will
desert HIM.
Tho Palmer Backing
Th" bArkhou" ut IN" Palmer manage
mcnt and "f III" Palmer following
among S;It" leaders is composed OF men
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R|OT|NG At BELFAST

LONDON. Juno RiOtinG has nc-
Cured ~ Belfast. according to the
Daily sketch. Thirteen grocery stores
were attacked by the rioters. TIL" po-
lice prevented serious damage 10 prop
crtv. but in the tlEhtnG IN" head con-
stable was struck by a stone and So
vcrrly injured. several other policemen
were slightly hurt.
The exact dat" Of tho disturbance
was not given NY the newspaper
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LowpEN NOT CANDIDATE

SPRINGFIELD. I'll. June ?S-C;over-
nor LOwdcn will not hc n candidate for
re- election Coupled with the announce
rnent that ho would support Lieutenant
Governor John q. OElesby for governor,
this decision was made public tonight.
following another conference with party
chiefs who met with him yesterday.
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ENDED HIS LIFE

Srec.al Dispatch 10 Th" Tntcll'gencer.
epondent because ~ nl-health. Walter
Rlrd. - pottery worker. swallowed All
ounce Of carholic acid at the homo "f
his nephew. Samuel Rird in W"llsvillc
TODAY He died following his removal
TO the East Liverpool hospital.
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WASHINGTON. Juns 29-foreeAst:
-.S W1r.InIn-nocAl tnundershowofS
n,s not out&s 90 warm wednesday;
Thursday probably fair.
Ohio, western PsnnSylvAnia-1ocA
thuudsrshowers Wednesday. not quite
80 warm In south portions; TnnrsdA1
partly cloudy.
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CANDIDATES IN /.
CANNED TALKS
SENATOR HARDING
ON AMER1CANlSM
While Governor Coolidge
Takes Law and Order" 4
as His Topic I.

MARION. O., June 29.-SenA-
tor Harding may not know his
home town when he arrives to
receive the acclaim Of his old
friends and neighbors at the
homecoming celebration next
Monday.
Practically every business
block in the city has been paint.
ed or is undergoing repairs, and
city council has paved the way
for many city improvements.
By next Monday it is expect
ed to have the two 100-foot train
sheds at Union station nearly
completed. Work on them was
begun yesterday.
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Increase in Passenger
Rates Now FOreCaSted

WASHINGTON. June c9.--Increase Of
passenger fares as well as freight rates
10 permit railroads and electric lines TO
operate both branches OF their service
at a profit was urged today before tho
Interstate commerce commission by
Clifford Thorne OF Chicago. representing
shippers. and Charles l.. Henry of lndi-
annapolis, chairman OF the American
Electric Railway association. Their
pleas for higher passenger rates
brought that phase OF the revenue cues
tion 10 the fore for the first time since
the rate hca rings began.
Mr.. Thornc advised "A FIVE per cent IN
crease in passenger fares for the rail-
ros6S whiIe Mr. Henry contendcd that
traction lines with freight making up
only a small portion Of their business.
could not absorb passenger losses " an
increase is allowed in freight rates only.
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SEAGIRT. y. J.. June 29.--Govcrnor
Edward I. Edwards, who is n candidate
for the Democratic Presidential nomina-
tion said tonight he had been in touch
with the New Jersey delegation in San
,francisco and from what have
learned the situation is favorable to
me"
He did not explain whether he re-
fcrrcd To his candidacy or To the wet
plank which ne is known to favor.
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WET PLANK IS
DEFEATEDBY
Z To |. VOTE

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2e-The
sub-eomInittse OF nIns making pre-
ltrntnAry draft OF tho DEMOCRATIC
platform rejected tonight . proposal
to include . wet plank.
The deliberations and vote were in
ESoret, but Il wSs underwood that tho
vote against = wet plank was at .
ratio OF two to one.
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UneastneEs Caused

BALTIMORE, Md. Jun" .9.~-Whi!e
both the Pennsylvania and IN" ba!u-
more & Ohio railroads were working
moro men in their yards here today. tho
scarcity of coal and raw products. Is
causing uneasinesS among manufaCtur-
crS. The Hess Steel corporation laid on
twenty per cent Of it's employees because
Of lack of coal and A. +. Beck. trans
portation expert Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. today adFo-
Cntcd the confiscating by the city gov
crnmpnt for local use Of 200 cars or
coal intended for export.
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pnTvorxs ACCIDENT

Special Dispatch 70 The InteIlIGencer.
East LIVERPOOL. O.. June 29.-
Louise, aged ). daughter OF Ernest
Hunmcl is in a critical condition 10,
night as a result Of hurnS sHstaincd
when her dress iEnitcd wniIc she W.
discha reire HrryorkS here Tn" body
was burned from the neck TO the knees
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prospect.
When the subcommittee met tn" mos
serious problems confronting the CON
vcntion. including prob bition, the Lea
que of Nations and the Irish question
st!!l were far from solution. and II was
apparent that some Of these subjects 4,
least would develop fights in III" fuII
committee and probably on the conVch-
ton floor. regardless of what action
the subcommittee might take S:nC"
the platform committee IL headed ny
Senator Glass. of Virginia. an admins
tration leader. and has 4 clear ina)Orl'E
for many administration policies most
OF these holding views not IN harmony
with the White House decided not to
ask for subcommittee consideration Tor
their suggestions.
Bryan In Waiting Game.
Ono Of those who declined TO take his
proposals to the inner circle Of PLATFORM
builders was w. J. Bryan. who said n"
preferred to wait and make the tight tor
his League of Nations and hone-drE
pianks in tho fun committee. after the
subcommittee had acted. Senator "aISH
of Massachusetts. wh" also had league
plank OF his own. made a similar dcclS-
ion.
In their deliberations tonight. the
subcommittee heard as a starter the
Virginia platform, written by senator
Glass. and approved by President VII
son 1t also mad 4 mass OF testimony
collected at the days public arguments
during which feeling on the pr"hoi-
ton and Irish questions several times
approached the boiling point.
At the conclusion Of the hearings TO-
day the full platform committee ad-
journcd until 10 o'clock tomorrow
mittee generally predicted that despite
the long night session they would be
unable 10 report by that hour. 1t was
said that il report was ready during
the day the full COMMITTEES might con-
sids- IL at a night session tomorrow.
in the hone Of having the platform
ready for convention itself Thursday.
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PASSENGER TRAFFIC
ON B, & 0. DELAYED
BY OUTLAW STRIKE

BRUNSWICK, Md, juno 2s.--Pas-
songer traffic on tho B. & o. was re
ported interrupted today as a result
OF An increase In the number OF
striking railroad employees, who de-
olare they will not return to work uu-
til the railroad labor board announces
Its wage award.
Union leaders claim that between
l 500 and 1000 man have quit work.
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