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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
SEVEN HAVE CLOSE CALL WHEN ENGINE
 DEM0LISHES AUTO
Occupants Scattered When
 Car Overturns But Are Unhurt.

MT. and Mrs. A. D. King and year old child, Mrs. w. P. Brown and two children, 5 and years old and wear old baby of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Hunt. had miraculous escape from serious injury yesterday afternoon at 5:15 when the Maxwell car in which thev were riding was hit and completely but could not hear the engine as his at Third and Michigan.
 MT. King was driving and as he ap- preached the crossing, he slowed down but could not hear the engine, his view was blocked by box car which was occupying part of the road. After he had gotten on the tracks, he saw the engine but did not have time to get across. The engine hit the car in the center and dragged it several yards before it turned over. All the occupants were thrown out.
 All the occupants received numer- ous cuts and bruises but one is thought to be seriously injured. Dr. Harry Williams stated that Mrs. King may be internally injured
 The engine was driven by Engineer Deaton and Fireman Tisdale.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Further WalkOut of Rail Employees
 Fails to Develop

Chicago, June 27.--Local forces of railroads operating here remained at work early today. The walkout of employees said to have been scheduled for midnight failing to materialize.
 Heads of the railroad brotherhoods 8 departed yesterday after expressing confidence that the announcement of the railroad labor board that wage decision would be made by July 20 had suppressed the strike spirit. They received many telegrams pledging aid in their endeavors to keep the men at work until the boards announce ment was made.
 The union heads predicted that if sporadic walkouts occurred they would be of short duration and they expressed the belief that the boards declaration had averted rail cri- sis.
 Employees of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad were among all the rest who remained at work after midnight despite word from Balti. mere that the men there had voted to remain out until the wage board had declared it's award.
 "We would not have been able to prevent a widespread waIkout if the federal wage board had not fixed a definite date for it's award" said w C. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
STRIKE IS BROUGHT PRACTICALLY T0AN
 END; FEW ARE OUT
Men Return After Confer. ence With Mayor and
 Superintendent
SOME REMAIN IN
 REORGANIZED' LOCAE
New Set of Officers Are Elected And Recalcitrants Declare the Strike Is Still On
 One Arrest Made.

The strike of Cotton Belt yardmen belonging to the Pine Bluff branch of the St. Louis Yardmen's associa- ton practically came To an end lato yesterday when, according to state ment of K. C. Marshall, superinten- dent, all but 10 of the men reported for duty.
 The men agreed to return follow ing conference at the office of Nav or Mack Hollis between Marshall. Hollis and several of the men who had gone out and a committee from the Brotherhood of Railway Train men.
 Following the meeting all but few of the men who had gone out re- ported for duty at the shops by o'clock Superintendent Marshall had previously posted bulletin riv- ing those who had gone out until 4 o'clock to return.
 The few who remained out last night, however, refused to give up the fight, reorganized instead of disband- ed the new union and T. c. Brum- ley, deposed president of the new union, stated last night that i5 of the men had not gone back to work. The local at it's meeting last night deposed c. H. Young, elected to suc- ceed Brumley, after Young had met with the mayor and the brotherhood committee, and elected a new set of officers, whose names they declined to give out.
 Brumley said Young was without power to act in the conference ycs- terday. He also said IS men vet remain loyal to the new organization end that the Iron Mountain men are still members. "The newynrdmcn's association still exists and we expect to gain other members in spite of the fact that few have deserted ,.r.'
 Some excitement was created yes- terday afternoon when Officers w. T. Pate, Jr., and Bryan Wick arrested J. F. Patton at Second and Main on charge of disturbing the peace. Patton, who is said to have been cn- ployed by the railroad here only re- gently, is reported to have "cussed out general committee of the Cot tor Belt who have been here mak- ing adjustments. Patton, It is said. told the committee that he was federal officer. He was placed in the city jail.
 The men he is alleged to have "bawled out" are J. J. Trout. Illno. Mo; J. V. Sinclair, Tyler, Tex; J. F. Thrasher, Commerce, Tex; F. L. Car ter, Waco, Tex; J. T. Barker, Tex arkana. The men are general com- mittee of the system, representing the trainmen, and are on the adjust mont committee. They have been here making a contract with thc trainmen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
REED, WALSH, BRYAN MAKES PLANS FOR
 ANT|-LEAGUE FIGHT
First Efforts Will Be Made In The Resolutions
 Committee.

San Francisco, June 26.-plans for opposing the administration treaty and league of nations plank were formulated at an hours conference tonight between w. J. Bryan and Senator Walsh of Massachusetts and Senator Reed of Missouri Their ef- fort, Senator Walsh said, is to be made in the resolutions committee by offering substitutes for the ad- ministration plank.
 If defeated in the resolutions committee, Senator Walsh said, it was planned to present minority re- port to the convention. The majo concern of those in the movement, the Massachusetts senator added, is to prevent commitment of the party to unreserved ratification of the league covenant.
 "We discussed several platform blanks, principally the treaty and the league" said Senator Walsh.
 "For the administration treaty plank, it is pretty generally agreed that we shall offer several substi- tutes, possibly three or four to the credentials committee. They have not been drafted, but our general purpose is to oppose committing the party to unreserved ratification of the present covenant"
 If the substitute blanks should be rejected, Senator Walsh said, the next move would be for presentation of the issue to the convention it. self.
 Senator Reed declined to discuss the conference.
 The three leaders who met in Mir. Bryan's rooms have been regarded as the principal opponents of Pres idcnt Wilson's course in the senate and also as forecast before the con- vention. Senator Reed in the sem ate joined the republican "irrecon- ciliables" in opposing the treaty while Senator Walsh voted for rati- .fication with the Lodge reservations. Both made several speeches vigor- ously criticising the league plan. while MT, Bryan has spoken for rati- fication with the majority reserva- tions to avoid the treaty becoming a campaign issue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
SOlmsOn Forecasts
 Victory For The
 Democratic Party

"Eighty-five in the shade nominat- cd Harding" Meyer Solmson, form CT Pine Bluffian, who was sergeant at arms during the recent republican convention, said upon his return yes- terday evening. MT. Solmson will spend Sunday here, going to Helena Monday on business matters.
 Harding in the opinion of great many republicans as we'll as demo- crats is one of the poorest selec- tions that the party could have made, MT. Solmson said. He declared that the weakness of the platform was ap- parent to a vast number of repub- licans as well.
 Mr, Solmson is one of the opinion that there will be democratic vic- tory and is strongly inclined to Me Adoo and Cox as the nominees.
 Mr. Solmson had arranged to at tend the democratic convention as the representatives of St. Louis paper, but was prevented from doing so because of business at Helena.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Dr. Gillespie Is
 Back From the East

Dr. R. M. Gillespie, who has been taking post graduate course at the New York College of Dentistry, re- turned yesterday and resumed charge of his offices, which have been in charge of Dr. Haun, assistant to Dr. Gillespie. A Victor X-ray machine, purchased by Dr. Gillespie while in New York, will arrive in few days and be installed in the Gillespie off, fices on the second floor of the A. Bluthenthal store building, at Second and Main. In his post graduate work, Dr. Gillespie specialized in the stndy of diseases of the mouth, general and local anesthesia, and interpretation of radiographs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Reed Will Have
 Place As Proxy
 In the Convention

Kansas City, Mo, June 26.-James T. Bradshaw, alternate to Senator James A. Reed as delegate from the Fifth district to the democratic na- tional convention. announced here to- night that he had voluntarily turned over his proxy to Senator Reed and that the latter was empowered to act for him in all matters pertaining to the business of the convention.
 MT. Bradshaw said he gave the proxy to Senator Reed just before the Senator left for San Francisco and said that he did so "because he thought the highest interests of party harmony demanded it."
 Mr. Bradshow declared business matters prevented him from attempt- ing the convention in person.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Wants Wilson to
 Declare Himself
 On a Third Term

Washington, June 26.-Representa- tive Upshaw, democrat of Georgia, in a letter to President Wilson today told the executive "it would have a wholesome and composing effect if you would declare before the gavel falls at the opening hour that you would not accept third term"
 Permit me to say," the letter ad ded, "that I am reinfroced in this conviction by comments that I have heard from your strong supporters. A third term for any president is counted by them dangerous tendency in any republic. The feeling seems pregnant everywhere that Washing ton was right and wise when he re- fused third term, established pre- cedent for our republic that has been mandatory all these years"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Harding to Take
 Rest At Home of Sen. Freylinghupsen

Washington, June 26.-Accompanied by Mrs. Harding, Senator Harding, re- publican presidential nominee, left Washington today to spend the week end at the country house of Joseph R. Freylinghausen at Raritan, N. J.. He announced he would be back Tues day. It will be the first vacation he has taken since his campaign began early in the year.
 The republican nominee went to his office early today to go over his cor respondence but remained less than two hours. He conferred briefly with Senator and Mrs. Medill Mccormick of Illinois, the latter discussing plans relating to the part of women in his campaign.
 While on his week end trip it is MT. Harding will devote some of his time to his speech or acceptance. He also plans to play golf and to make up foursome with Senators Freylinghausen, Kellogg of Minnesota and Hale of Maine.
 The first of the 5,000,0O0 cafnoaign posters bearing the pictures of Sena- tor Harding and Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, candidate for vice was received today from the printers and presented to the presidential nominee. The poster IS printed in three colors and bears the caption "America always first" ow- ing to the print paper shortage the posters will be only 12 by 16 inches
 Senator Harding's office also re- ceived the first of the 15,OOO,OO0 cam paign buttons bearing his portarlt. Friends remarked on the fact that following a national convention street salesmen usually appear immediately with similar buttons. This year, now ever, the street fakirs have been ap- sent. This was explained by the 1act that the republican national commit tee bought up virtually the entire sup ply of celluloid, leaving none avaiiaDie for the manufacture of buttons except those it ordered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Will Remain Out Until Wage Board
 Acts Upon Clairla

Baltimore, Md, June 26.-More than 2 thousand strikers and dissa tisfied employees of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Pennsylvania and the Western Ma ryland railroads at 8 meeting today, in defiance of orders received from William M. Doak, vice-president of the national executive committee at Washington voted to remain out until the wage board had declared it's award.
 vice-President Doak's message said that by midnight not . wheel would be turning. At the offices of the Western Maryland railrooad it was admitted nearly the entire force IT Hagerstown and some 25O men at Baltimore yards were out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27

Probably some delegate from New York state, possibly Norman Mack will appear for the vets. The New York state convention adopted plank favoring beer and wine.
 A careful canvas of the committed on resolutions, whose membership is already practically determined, shows dry majority.
 Fight on Floor.
 This insures majority repor; drawn by Wm. J. Bryan endorsing the prohibition amendment and declaring for its strict enforcement. There will also be a minority report recommend ing change in the constitution in favor of excepting beer and wines.
 The presentation of these two
 reports will start debate on the.
 floor and end in roll call which
 will line up the vets and drys.
 No one has been able to predict,
 even approximately, what this
 vote will be. It is believed to be
 rather close.
 On the outcome of the wet and dry contest will depend other events. The vote will show to what extent Bryan retains control of the situation. A decisive defeat of the majority, or dry, report of the platform committee would open the way to the nomination of wet candidate-perhaps James M Cox of Ohio. On the other hand an overwhelming dry vote in this test would show Bryan to be in almost complete control, with the proba bility that no candidate disapproved by him could be nominated.
 League Lesser Issue.
 This is where the Owens candidacy would begin to figure:
 The wet and dry issue is re-
 ceiving more attention than the
 league of nations plank. AL
 though there are two distinct and
 opposing views on this subject,
 the topic is one on which there
 is an obvious lack of interest.
 It is regarded by many as remote --and becoming more so. The local
 issues are crowding it out.
 President Wilson's views will be presented by Senator Carter Glass of Virginia state convention. The Bryan views will be embodied in plank which Bryan will draw or have drawn.
 Bryan vs. Wilson.
 The Virginia plank endorses the treaty of Versailles and the league of nations draft and calls for it's ratifi- cation. The other view comedies the possibility of reservations to the lea que draft.
 On this question there will be try out between the Bryan and the Will son control in the convention, and the result again will be significant as to what kind of candidate will be chos- en to stand on the platform.
 If, for instance, Bryan should him self come into the running as can didate (and this is not impossible) the first thing he would require would be platform with these two blanks in it conforming to his ideas.
 On the other hand, the adoption of a moist plank and a Wilson plank would almost alienate Bryan and his following.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Actor Shot bv
 Kitty Gordon. Is
 Through On Stage

Chicago. June 26.-Kitty Gordon ac+rAss, end sis+ar-in-law of Ladv Dec;es, who accidentally shoe Joe Hack. another actor. during her act in a theatre here today. ended Hacks stooe days, he declared, in hos pital today, where he was slowly re- covering. Hack is a, "hand balcon- re" in an acrobratic troupe and the bullet he received through his arm has ruined his occupation" he says, despite which fact, he has already forgiven Miss Gordon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
COM|TTEE SCORED
 IN STATEMENT BY
 U. s. SENATOR REED
Thrown Out Because He Alp. proved the Treaty, He
 Declares
FEARS THAT OTHERS
 MAY FEEL LIKEWISE
What If All The Democrats Op. posed To Covenant Think They :. Are EXcluded?" Asks Fiery
 MissOurian.

San Francisco, June 26.-Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, whose claim to seat in the convention from the fifth Missouri district was re- jected by the national committee, tonight gave out statement assert ing that the action of the committee can be taken as nothing more or less than an effort to "exclude from the councils of the party man whose democracy is unchallenged and un- questioned, solely upon the ground that in the United States senate, act ing under his oath of office, he op- posed the league of nations" The senator may hold seat by proxy.
 The senator said he will carry the case before the credentials committee, hoping and expecting different spirit will prevail there.
 Senator Reed said he did not seek the seat in the convention. T was elected in the first instance during my absence in Washington" he said. "and felt 1 could do nothing less than respond to the request of the largest democratic district in the United States. The objection to my creden- tials was purely technical. No one was here, claiming the seat, indeed the alternate refused to take the seat to which I had been elected and sent me proxy authorizing me to act in his stead"
 No Technicality.
 Continuing, Senator Reed said: '"The unfortunate part of it is that if the impression gets abroad that men ought to be excluded from participa- tion in the democratic councils be. cause they are not for the league of nations as MT. Wilson delivered it, then 9 large percentage of the, demo- cratic party throughout the nation feel that they are in like manner to be excluded. If similar policy is to be pursued of excluding those who do not agree with everything the ma- chine of the party desires, it might result in the exclusion of man be- cause he was wet, or because he was dry, or because he was in favor of woman suffrage, or against it. The result would be minority party.
 "Any claim that I was rejected be- cause of any technicality arising over the character of my credentials sinks into absurdity in view of the fact that the national committee seated two del- egates from the Panama Canal zone merely because they came claiming to represent democrats of the zone who had assembled on their own motion without any call or authority from the national committee.
 Having done this act of justice to the democrats who were in the canal zone and not represented, having dis regarded all technicalities, the com mittee proceeded to deny me seat, although I came as the undisputted representative of district containing 10000 white inhabitants and which regularly gives majority without which the democratic party cannot hopeto carry Missouri"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
BRYAN CALLS DRY PLANK AN ESSENTIAL
 TO PARTY VICTORY
Says He Will Force Record Vote If Issue Is
 Made.
NO SULKING AROUND
 AS AT CHICAGO
People Must Know Whether Demo. crats Are to Become the Chat tie Property of Brewers,
 Declares Nebraskan.

San Francisco, Cal, June 26.-- "Wets" and "drys" today continued their pre-convention battle, but left the outcome still in doubt.
 w. J. Bryan formally opened his fight for a prohibition platform plank. After his election by the Nebraska delegation to the resolu- tions committee, he made long and vigorous address at luncheon of the commonwealth club on prohibi- ticn and other platform questions. He declared the democratic party must be "saved from the liquor interests" ," and predicted utter rout for the "wets."
 Democratic leaders favoring modi- fication of the Volstead law confin- ed efforts to quiet work among state delegations. Several claimed large accessions to wet or at least damp declaration, Other leaders, howev- CT, declared the platform would be silent on prohibition and were work ink toward that end.
 MT. Bryan asserts there will be no compromise on the prohibition ques- tion. He said that while an open fight might be avoided, he would force record vote, both of states and delegates, if the liquor question were brought up in the convention. It is the paramount issue before the democrats. he said, declaring his special purpose here was to have a "drv' plank incorporated in the platform---an essential to party victory in November, he declared.
 The "wets" were encouraged by re- norts from southern delegations that hopes of the prohibitionists for a "solid south" for a prohibition dec laration were unfounded They. de- invoked on all southern delegations invoker on all southern delegatio and that many southerners were ready to vote against the prokbition- ists.
 Mr. Bryan told his audience today he sought his place on the. resolu- tions committee especially to fight for "dry" plank.
 No Skulking.
 "I'm not sure we're going to have anv fight" he continued. "bnt on the wet question which probably will come before the convention. every man will have the chance to go on record. We're coing to have roll call and T want every delegation nclled so if any democrat wants to turn the party over to the linuor interests his folks at home will know it."
 MT Bryan said he would welcome Q minority report from the resolu +ions committee if necessary. to brinp the issue souarely before the con- vention.
 "When we're throuoh." he contin red. "the country will know whether the democratic party will be the chattel property of the brewers or whether they'll he out of business rever to raiee their black flag again. Therc will be no lodging the issue. no skulking around. as at Chicago. If the democratic party isn't willing to sneak out after the supreme court has withered every arpument of the vets, it ought to dissolve"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-27
Legion Will Hold
 Smoker Tuesday

Allen Hearin post No. 32, American Legion will hold smoker at the A. o. U. w. hall Tuesday night. All members have bee masked to attend. At this meeting Il delegates and Il alternates will be selected to repre- sent the post at Helena at the state convention in August. Pine Bluffs post is desirous of bringing the 1921 convention here.