Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1924, Page 10

Platform Most “Progressive” Ever Placed Before Democrats Committee Includes Planks Changes—Leaves Klan and League I sues to Convention—W et Efforts Fail. BY G. Stafr Corr, NEW YORK aratic national pl: res in torm ever put forward be to tional convention before adjournment today and adopted by that body, if the plans of the leaders are realized. 1t may necessary, however, to postpone such action until tomorrow. The Ku Klux Klan issue, which threatens to become the big issue of the convention, and which some of the party leaders in both camps fear will end in partial disruption of the party, is still awaiting solution. The i will be called upon te matter, it tod: subcommitted twe ged i iming to ting on will name the secret organiz r will not name | Following the demonstration in the convention yesterday . against the Klan when Senator car Under- wood's name was put in nomination and_his principal plank was declared to be opposition to the Klan, the Klan leader: me of whom are in New York, have been engaged in a strenuous effort to prevent drastic criticism by the convention against the organization in the party plat- form. GOULD LINCOLN. pondent of The Star. 1o 26—The Demo- form, more “prog- than any hitherto by the party, will Democratic na- presented the be resolutions pass on the the ty-four dralt ake the it. Two planks mitted to the consideration. committee hours has the plat- respol witie heen ene toim £l full One such for ons, and the Some Offense Certain. The charge of the de TUnderwood f defeat William G ing his name with the tacking the Klan, have Frankenstein that will way toward defeatir the polls next is being made by that the Smith and in their effort to »s MeAdoo by link- Klan and at- raised up a go long g the at November. 1 take a miracle, however, at this time 1o prevent a direct the Klan during the convention. With the jssue raised, it is likely that the Democrats will' offend some branch PLATFORM IS MOST PROGRESSIVE EVER BEFORE DEMOCRATS (Continued from First Page.) some legate a party It wo of the party whichever way the con- vention acts, Work on Lengue Plank. subcommittee today was still at the league of nations plank, with the possilility of having to submit ‘two proposals to_the full committee this afternoon. The Wil- son policies regarding foreign rela- tions in any event will be indorsed, and entry i igue of nations proposed oud is that the proposals tion with for- elgn nati ivanced by Owen D. Young. pr of the General Elec- tric Company, and colleague of Gen. Dawes on the so-called Dawes com- mission in Europe, will be incor- porated in the foreign relations plank. Also there will be a para- graph condemning the making of Secret treaties by members of the Jeague of nations. It is understood that Senator Owen of Oklahoma, who made a thorough investigation of the Buropean situation particularly with regard to international relations dur- ing the last year. was instrumental in obtaining favorable action on this clause The work on c Change Bryan Plank. The plank proposing a_re op war before it can be de farward by William Jennings has heen amended that this pol STORM DEMORALIZES DEMOCRATIC OUTING rendum lared, put Bryan, provide d when 50 as to 1 he adopt Police Forced to Intervene When Eating Tent on Untermyer Estate Is Wrecked. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 26—As 800 Democratic delegates and their fam- Dies had started afier yesterday's session to a garden party given in their honor by Samuel Untermyer at his Yonkers residence, Greystone, formerly owned by Samuel J. Tilden, a sudden and violent thunderstorm Bbroke upon them Their journey to terrupted by vivid flashes of light- ning, pelting rain and falling limbs of trees. The visitors left New York in fifty-three buses, but three of them were marooned en’ route. The wind Blew in the sides of a tent on the Tawn where the caterer Was prepar- ing supper for 2.000. Tables were averturned, dishes broken and the 800 Fuests who had arrived were ordered from the tent by the police Mr. Untermyer directed that the food be packed in hampers and car- dicd into the vacant Alexander Smith Cochrane house on his estate. The waiters endeavored to carry out his orders, but more buses, with fresh loads of guests, were arriving every minute, and they were overwhelmed by the influx Clamor for Food. rs were in a state of hope- disorder. Hungry men and women, clamoring for food, filled the lower rooms of the Cochrane house, S0 that the bewildered waiters—with sandwiches, chicken salad and ices mixed indiscriminately in hampers— were unable even to reach them and start unpacking. Kinally the press became so grrat that police were posted at the doors to push back the struggling visitors. To complicate the situation, a score of the city bus ghaufreurs crowded about Mr. Unter- myer demanding that they be tipped for making the drive up from town with his guests. After the storm ceased the waiters succeeded in restoring a semblance of rder, and a limited_amount of sup- per was available. But the rush for the house was so great that the olice continued to keep guards at he doors, and many of the guests re- turned to town to eat belated sup- pers at restaurants along Broadway. It Looks That Way. $rom the Utah Huombug. Parson—Brother Jones, @aughter trust in heaven? Brother J.—She must—judging from the company she keeps. Yonkers was in- does your i One Drawback From the London Humorist. . _ Musiclan (doing badly)—Ah, gentle- en, if we all 'ad our rights, T should e ridin’ in_me own carriage as I tave done before. } eptic — Yus, but your peor-ald + @fother couldn't push you mowrl Klan, denouncing [ showdowr_on | | which | amble for Vital other nations of the world also agrec To it. This is a limitation which puts a different complexion on the matter entirely. Thilippine independence is proposed within the period of the next admin- istration—four vears—not necessarily to be the first act of the Democratic administration if the Democrats are suceessful at the coming election. The subcommittee is working hard to get the platform in shape for re- port to the full committee this after- noon. The members of the comn tee hope that the full committee will be able to get action on the platform in time to report the platform to the convention at a session tonight. Senator David 1. Walsh of Massa- chusetts, an active member of the subcommittee, succeeded in having adopted the planks on anthracite coal and the abolishment of sessions of “lamq_duck” congresses. which he and Yenator Caraway of Arkansas facluded in w draft of a platform which they recently submitted for nsideration by the resolutions com- mittec o T | The planks follow: To prevent defeated members of | beth houses of Congress from par- ticipating in the sessions of Congress | by fixing the date for convening the Congress immediately after the bi- ennial national e tion: and to grant the right t he people of the several states to vote on proposed amend- ments to the federal Constitution. Agree to Walsh Plank, The following plank, submitted by Senator Walsh, also was agreed to by the subcommittee: “We pledge the Democratic party to favor immediately legislation as a prompt check upon the slow financial strangling of innocent investors, workers and consumers, caused by the indiscriminate promotion, refinancing | and re-organizing of corporations on an inflated and overcapitalized basis, re- sulting already in the undermining | and collapse of many railroads, pub- lic service and industrial corpora- tions, manifesting itself in unemplo: ment, irreparable loss and waste, and constitutes a very menace to the of our economic sys- tem The so-called prohibition plank, like that of the Republican platform, de- lares for law enforcement, but with- ning the eighteenth amend- ment or the Volstead act. The pre of the plank, however, con- tains strong denunciation of the Re- publicans for failing properly to en- force the law Wet Hopes Fail. stability The hope for a ““wet” plank or even one mildly moist appears to have gone a-glimmering. The action of the sub- committee does not give hope either that the candidacy of Alfred E. Smith will be approved. Other planks agreed to tentatively by the subcommittee before it con- ciuded its session early this morning | [Pinclude: A radical declaration on the rail- roads, favoring repeal of the guaran- tee clause in the Esch-Cummings act, and repeal of the law which gives the Interstate Commerce Commission con- trol over local railroads. Reduction of freight rates to benefit the farm- ers is also favored. Relief for the farmers through leg- islation creating co-operative mar- keting and a system of selling grain abroad similar to the McNary-Ha zen bill, opposed by the Republican Congress. Acceptance of the spirit of the Bryan proposal on campaign contri- butions and condemnation of the large funds subscribed by corpora- tions to the Republican party, as re- vealed in the recent Senate investiga- tions. The plank offered by Senator Walsh, to require that the Constitution here- after shall be amended by a vote of the people rather than by a vote of the state legislatures. Condemnation of treaty. Arraignment of the lack of a mer- ¢hant marine policy. the Lausanne Still Equal to It. From London Tid-Bits. The school attendance officer went to a house in the east end and inter- viewed the woman bending over the washtubs. “How many children have you al- together?” “Well, there's Lucy and Alice and Olive and Charlie and Willie and Nell and Grace ‘and Tom and Desmond and Joan and Brian and Leonard and El- and Horace and——" Kr—madam, it will be sufficient cou just give the number.” Number, indeed,” replied the proud mother, wiping her dripping hands on her apron, “we haven't got to numbering them yet. We haven't run out of names by a long Ww: Paint Small Part of House Cost. Only about 1 per cent of the total cost of a house today goes into the paint and varnish used. This per- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924 Preparation of Tentative Democratic Platform Draft Begun; Klan Issue Still in Air WITH THE DEMOCRATS. CAN T GET SOMETHNG FoR My SEN 85 JHAM LEWIS —ef Tiliars AND HiS PINK WHISKERS LENT COLOR To THE SHOW Franklin D. Roosevelt, Crippled, Hailed as He Nominates Smith By the Assoviated Press NEW YORK, June 26—Four years ago in the Democratic national con- vention at San Francisco, a vigorous young man, in the flower of his youth, seconded the nomination of Gov. Al Smith, and won for himself the vice presidential nomination. Today, the same young man, still rich in the vigor of his mind. but fighting gamely against the creeping NAMED AS KING’S ADVISER Boston Attorney Succeeds Francis B. Sayer in Siam. Mase., June 26.—Courtesy 8 June 26.—Court- Boston attorney, has been appointed advisor in foreign affairs to King Rama, VI, of Siam, to succeed Dr. Francis B. Sayre, son- in-law of President Wilson, it be- came known here yesterday. He | will sail from New York August 9, to assume his duties. Dr. Sayre is to do special work in this country for Mr. Crocker, who is appointed for a year, was selected for the post through Dr. Eldon R. James, who for five years w enay Crocker. Phonetic English. From the Boston Transcript. An Englishman living in the prov- inces received one morning the follow- ing bill from a man with whom he had dealings: Osvorada Avordeos Vechinovimome 10s Looks like some foreign language, but translated into normal English the words are, “Horse for a day,” “Hay for the horse” and “Fetching of him home.” Unique Honors for Woman. Lillian Bayliss, who holds the dis- tinction of being the only theater manager known who has produced all of Shakespeare's plays in one thea- ter, has gained another distinction, that of receiving the honorary degree of master of arts from Oxford Uni- versity in London. Upkeep Grows. From London Answers. “Agnes is looking as evi ol young as Yes, but she says it costs her more every year.” _— A Life Job. centage is arrived at after an ex- haustive study of houses of all types by paint manufacturers, who found that a house costing $5.000 used $50 or less in paints and varnishes, and others in_proportion. Children’s and Misses’ White Canvas and Tan Calf 1334 F Street A Children’s Event for Friday and. Saturday STRAP PUMPS % price EDMONSTON & CO. (Incorporated) Andrew Betz, Manager From Life. “During the ceremony - the bride fainted and had to be supported by her father until it was over.” nd now I hear:her father is sup- porting both the bride and groom." Advisers and Authorities on All Foot Troubles TaRsT ? " AN UNNSTRUCTED DELEGATE inroads of infantile paralysis, was assisted to the platform in Madison Square Garden to nominate the Gov- ernor of New York for the presidency. Carried to Seat. He was Franklin D. Roosevelt. for- mer assistant secretary of the Navy and manager of Gov. Smith's cam- paign. He stood in the place of the late W. Bourke Cockran, now gone to his grave, and whose brilliant ora- tory of four years ago still was fresh in_the minds of the delegates. With a husky negro on' one side and a 200-pound New York copper on thé other, Mr. Roosevelt was vir- tually carried up the stairway leading to the speaker's platform and placed in a chair. But he was laughing and smiling gamely all the time, and when the effort was over the police- man stood beside Mr. Roosevelt's chair and applauded. 2 Given Great Ovatio And then, when in the course of | the roll call for the nomination of candidates Connecticut vielded to New York, and the convention real- ized that the crippled but smiling young man on the platform was going to nominate Gov. Smith, a roar .went up that fairly lifted the Madison Square Garden roof. With the assistance of the men about him, Mr. Roosevelt lifted him- self to his feet on his crutches and, making his way to the speaker's desk with effort and probably pain, prop- ped himself against the table and, laying aside his crutches, began his addres: The roaring demonstration contin- ued until Mr. Roosevelt himself quiet- ed it. summer sun. ing, lighter garments. tion and hand tailoring desirable light-weight stripe effects effects. OL RENDER yourself immune to the sizzl Change to these comfort- addition to your summer wardrobe. Tropical Worsteds Silk trimmed, hand tailored. grays, tan, as well as dark patterns in plain and fancy blue or black Beautiful fancy and plain mod- els; all hand tailored.......... Plain blacg and blue. Some stylish stripe in breasted models .... Palm Beach Suits Popular models in powder blue, and darker shades. HeRzO6 ¥ Street az9Oih. —By RIPLEY. FIND WAY TO PAY RETIRED TEACHERS D. C. Officials to Forward Annui- ties for 69 Without Aid Of- fered by Bank. Sixty-nine retired public school teachers have been saved from the hardship of being deprived of their annuity payments for the month of June. Maj. Daniel J. Donovan. District auditor, announced today that a way has been found to forward the an- nuity checks to this group of faith- ful public workers despite the failure of Congress to enact the second de- | ficiency bill | In passing the regular appropria- | tion act for the past twelve months | Congress did not make the appro- | priatino adcquate for the entire year. The Commissioners had approxi- | mately $5,000 inserted in the second deficiency bill to carry these teach- ers over until July 1, when the new appropriation law becomes effective, but the last minute filibuster in the Senate prevented pacsage of the de- ficiency bill before adjournment. The auditor's announcement will relieve the retired teachers from a serious predicament. | Because of the failure of Congress to provide money to pay these teach- | ers a Washington bank offered to advance the money and later be re- imbursed. Since the District gov- ernment now has found a way to pay the teachers the arrangement With the bank had been cancelled s ey Humor Even in Law. From the Chicago News. “Isn't a lawsuit involving a patent right about the dullest thing imag- inable?” asked one court fan of an- other. “Not always,” was the reply. "I attended a case not long ago that was really funny. A tall lawyer named Short was reading a 6.000- word document he called a brief | g Herzog style distinc- combine to make these suits the most logical In light 27.50 Gabardines 25.00 Mohair le and double 20.00 tan 15.00 & 16.50 RALSTON T0 CLIMB ON SIXTH, IS CLAIM Senator’s Friends Look to Middle West for Strength. Taggart Busy. By the Awsociated Press. 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