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I ;,-h YearN0, w prfc.n..c.u QGDEN CITY, UTAH TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1920. LAST EDITION 4 P. M.
I CHAMPION JACK DEMPSEY ON TRIAL
ISOUSA'SFIOUS
REP. DELEGATES
1 Band Plays Ragtime and
There Are Indications of
Shimmy in Hall
m LITTLE EXCITEMENT;
it' N0 C0NFUSI0N SEEN
'W Republican Convention Is
S Late in Being Called to
Tj Order in Chicago.
f L COLISEUM, CHICAGO. June. 8.
1 ' Forty minutes before the convention
J was duo to open the band struck up
and the delegations began getting Into
r - ;;SuSS. The hall im J ?
and many of the notables were aiilj
ing. There was a marked absence
!of confusion. ., , ,
Unlike former conventions the old ,
guard came early. In the old days
1 ' they were the last to arrive, being held,
J' back by conferences. As many of the,
K Naders' toSk their seats without caus-
ing a ripple of excitement, the band
Viii. -niaved a mournful air
JS "here "were many ea!!
j urtnii front rows were delega-
Hons fom California orUotn.!
f Arkansas. Connecticut, CalTiornla and I
I , V The'piatform was slow in filling up.j
i"! Anoaivntlv the leaders were in con-1
L rnce elsewhere to determine what
sentoebc done on the question of per -r1
, mahent organization. The women
1 filpr-ates were early cougnt oy
1 sooutTof tie campaign managers and
I heW quite a handahaW affair oi
:1 their own. They seemed to bo en
1 ' loving tholr first participation . in a na-
1 tfoimf convention. The band contln
i J ued To blare off popular airs with reg
U ularlty and the delegates aim altcr
i nates continued to pour in at all the
3 doors The galleries were filled earlj
d wUh he fortunate hundred who man-
aged to get In to the disappointment
,: M or the unlucky thousands who lost out
i on the tic kcts. The opening moments
'A were spent in informal contcrences
N among : the ablegates on the floor ro
PA newals of old acquaintances, Ccncral
SlUn gf h0 condition in the hall was rc
iM n.arkablv quiet. Nobody seemed to
Pi have anv more indefinite idea of how
things wore going to lino up than the
f?0,J'v-(r did last week.
IUhv' Crowd Flows 1".
f!& Ten minutes before the hour set for
iSnt the opening the crowd was still
dSf streaming in. It was not till then the
S electric lights were turned on. throw
ini lng into relief the thousands of Amori
, 4 can flags that comprised the only elec
tee! orations. The floor was about half
wall full .at that time. The only decora
ffel tion on the platform was a big vase of
if J American Beauty roses. .
,,,7 The moment Temporary Chairman
h Lodge left his hotel for the Coliseum.
vliiS there had been no final determination
Pr$ on the question of permanent organl-o,-7i
zation and It way said that the
pf chances wero good of making tho tem
olTi? porary organization permanent . thua
YiX avoiding two keynote spoeches. More
mtd over it would dispose of the danger
n n.,rnrini-iiin- ill reelinit by a contest
Hi such as has been going on by sup-
porters of Senator Bcvcrldgc of Indi-
H, ana. and Senator Medlll McCormick,
of Illinois. Advocates of two different
H organizations continued to wage their
fight, however, and National Commlt
H teeman Hays was understood to favor
H' Senator McCormick. ,
H Band Plays Souwu
Hi The gathering audience 'began to
U show tho first signs of animation when
Hi tho band struck up "The Stars and
HI) x Stripes Forever," whistlers in some
L-" parts of the visitors' galleries accom-
panicd the band. The first applause
that swept the hall came at the con-j
V elusion of this national selection.
tMi From "the Stars and Stripes," tho;
H baud swung into "Dardanclle" and
Hi there was a prompt response with a
I bhuffllng of feet' and a suggestion of
H1 shimmy from some of the negro dclc-
H gates from Tennessee.
When Senator Lodge reached tho
Hf hall he took a Beat in the Massachu
H setts' delegation space, where ho
H found Speaker Gillett talking with
H friends and they had a brief confer
H once. Fred Uppham, the national
H1' treasurer. Joined the conference and
Hv tho three men had their heads to
B. gcthcr for several minutes.
Kousuvull Is Present.
H- Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Rooso-
1 ' vclt was among the early New York
arrivals. At eleven o'clock th- hour
set for the opening, the fc.ind was
playing "Tho Sunshine of Your Smile,"
H1 hut very few people woro smiling.
H There was no movement to call the
convention to order and begin the
Hi business.
Tho aisles were crowded with delo-Hr-
gates who seemed more intent on
uhaklng fiands and chatting than for
beginning the convention.
Ht) On every hand there were .evidences
A-"" of the newer generation in politics.
Hf" They included sons of Theodore
Koosc-velt, "Leonard Wood, 'the late
ft Senator Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, and
CONVENTION 0
H.F.L. ADJOURNS
TO OOiPOUCI
Defense Fund of Federation
Amounts to $164,074, Says
Auditor's Report.
INDEPENDENT STEEL
MEN WILL AFFILIATE
Combine Forces to Unionize
Entire Steel Industry of
United States.
MONTREAL, June 8 After a brief
session today the convention of the
American Federation of Labor ad
journed until tomorrow to allow com
mittees a run opportunity to work.
Tho defense fund of tho foderation
now amounts to $10-1.074, after pay
ment of $67,912 In strike benefits last
year, according to tho auditor's re
port read this morning.
D. J. Davis, assistant secretary of
the Amalgamated Association of Tin.
Iron and Steel Workers, declared today
that his organization here would
rejoin the national committeo of the
American Federation of Labor hi its
campaign to unionize" the steel indus
try. "
Davis said the Amalgamated .was
:thc baic. .organization In thd steel
industry, and asserted that the red-
oration's committee "probably wll
I have to glVo up its task-"
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I DROPS 19,800 FEET !
1 WITH PARACHUTE
i '
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, June S.
i Second Lieutenant John H. Wilson, of
Iciuuioite, N. C, stationed at Kelly
flying field, here, dropped with a par
achute from an altitude of 19, S00
feet. The accompl:ehmont, it was de
clared, breaking the world's record
for a parachute drop. Lieutenant
Wilson landed about IS miles from
San Antonio. .
The world's record Is said to have
.been 14.000 feet, held by a French
'aviator.
WOULD STOP
EXPORT OF COAL
i
I AUGUSTA. Maine. Juno S. Gov.
I Carl E. Mllllkon. in a telegram sent
tonight to the interstate commerce
i commission declared that Now irng
! land industries are seriously handi-
capped by the shortage- oi bituminous
coal.
"I urgo your earneJt consideration
of some plan which will restrict ojr'for
bld altogether shipment uf "toai
abroad until domestic requirements
have been cared ftr." the .telegram
jays.
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I GUATEMALA AIDS j
REBELLION VICTIMS
!
I
GUATEMALA CITY, Juno S. The
government Is granting pensions to
the families of non-combatants killed
during the recent bombardmctfft of
Guatemala City by former President
Cabrera. Among those killed were
many unarmed men, women and chil
dren, who wero taken from t:ieir
homes and shot In the presence of
their relatives.
All available labor Is now actively
employed in tho reconstruction of
public buildings destroyed by earth
quakes in 1918. Skilled Uborcra aie
receiving double their fonncr wages.
i
a grandson of James G. Blaine, who
was wearing the badge of a scrgeant-at-arms.
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Band Stirs Fntliusiusin. ,
"Columbia, tho Gem of the OccO,"
got a rise out of tho delegates who
stood and waved tiny flags In tlmoj
with tho melody. The band swung Into
a brief refrain from "Dixie" and thei
southern delegates found first oppor
tunity for tho rebel yell.
When Seator Wadsworth joined the'
New York delegates, ho had a confer-)
ence with Charles D. Hllles, tho new
national committeeman from thej
state. Former Secretary of War Hen
ry L. Stlmson also arrived and joined
tho New York delegation. Chauncey
M. Depew, voteran of more than a
dozen conventions, was in his usual
scat.
Colonel George' Harvey and Senator
Brandegee met on tho platform and
had a llttlo talk. It was understood
that Colonel Harvey had been busy all
morning, trying to harmonize some of
tho literary quirks of tho prospective
platform.
A half hour after the timo cot for
the opening, there was still no 3lgn of
the convention coming to order.
At that time. Nicholas Murray But
ler, of New York, was tho only can
didate soon on tho floor. Ho was chat
tinir with tho delegates from New
York.
Water Hog Is
Denounced .As
Poor Citizen
With hundreds of Ogden
citizens absolutely deprived
of water for all purposes dur
ing several hours each day
owing to the extravagant use
of city water in the central
parts of the city, Mayor
Frank Francis today issued a
sharp warning in which he
launched a vigorous attack
on the "water hog."
"With water being wasted
as it is at present,, we could
. extend the water system from
now until dooms day and
never catch up with the con
sumption. "The 'water hog' has
brought about a condition
here which means actual suf
fering to those citizens who
live on the extremities and
higher sections of the city.
"Figures on water con-
sumption disclose that Ogden
1 is perhaps the most extrava
; ' gant city in the United States
with its water supply.
' "This practice of leaving
v ' taps running day and night to
insure cold drinking water
must cease.
"Sprinklinj lawns at all
hours of the day and without
nozzles on thj hose must stop
at once if disaster is' to bo
avoided.
"The situation this year
has disclosed that there can
be no water fcr gardens in the
summers to come.
"Good citizenship demands
that those consumers who are
favorably , situated and have
water at all hours should take
precautions that will insure
water in the low pressure dis
trict. "It makes no difference if
the reservoirs are filled to ov
erflowing. When the entire
central part of the city is one
gigantic sieve, how can we ex
pect to deliver pressure to the
'j citizens on the south bench
I and other low pressure dis-
tricts?"
EAR SILVER DROPS
TO 84 CENTS WEEN
FAR EAST SELLS
NEW YORK, June S. Bar sil
ver made another violent decline
in the local market today, falling
about ten cents to 84 cents an
ounce. A further slump was due
chiefly to reports from London
that another severe decline
amounting to about six pence had
occurred at that center.
Tho collapse abroad was attrib
uted by local dealers to heavy
selling for account of East India
and Chinese interests, together
with moderate offerings from con
tinental Europe.
i BANDITS GET AWAY
! WITH BANK FUNDS.
! LOCK UP CASHIER
i
!
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. June S.
Masked bandits this morning en- '
tcred the Hayes National bank, in
Hayes, Pa., ten miles from Pitts
burgh, ttttd after locking tho
cashier in tho vault, looted tho
bank. Tho band escaped in tho
direction of Pittsburgh.
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PUBLIC STOPS BUYING,
FRENCH PRICES DOWN
PARIS, Juno S. Declines In tho
cost of necessities of llfo, which are
general throughout Franco, aro des
cribed by several newspapers today.
Some say that the attltudo of tho
public in buying only what is strictly
nocessary has much to do with a
falling off in prices, recently.
FORMER WIFE
STMSS
j Pugilist Charged With Having,
' Evaded Selective Service I
Act During World War
! UTAH RESIDENTS TO
BE CALLED, BELIEF
i
Manager Kearns Also to Be
Tried in United States
District Court
SAN FRANCISCO, June S. William
Harrison (Jack) Dempsey, heavy
weight champion of the world, went to
trial in tho United States district cour.t,
here today on a charge of evading tnoj
selectlvo draft. Dempsey's trial will be
followed by the joint prosecution of ;
Dempsey and his manager, JacKr
Kearns, on an lndictmout charging
thorn with conducting a conspiracy
whereby Dempsey could, avoid inc cai;
to service.
j Story or Caje.
Tho draft evasion charges against
I William Harrison (Jatjk) Dempsey.
j heavyweight champion boxer of the
I world, and Jack Kearnff, his manager,
wore filed hero In th.eUn!ted States ,
district court. The statuto . covering I
th,em carries a iu::lraum:sehtice ot
three years, and. a $2,000 fine in j
Dompsey's case in the event of a con- (
vlctlon. Thero are two "cases rest-,
ing against him, one actual draft ova-1
slon and the other conspiracy to effect
such evasion. The Kearns case is '
covered by the latter charge.
On the direct evasion charge Demp
sey can be givc: one. and on the con
spiracy charge two years and a $2,-.
000 fine.
Indictments Returned.
Tho indictments were returnod Feb-,
ruary 27, following-.statements made I
to the federal grand jury by Maxine,
Wayne Dempsey, divorcod wlfo or the'
pugilist, that ho sought her sworn'
testimony as to her dependence on .
him In order to avol'd military service,!
and had given such testimony against j
j her will. Subsequently she retracted
her charges In a signed affidavit suu-
j mltted to tho United States District
Attorney's orfice hero, but despito such
retraction tho grand jury roturned tho
indictments.
.Married in Salt Lake.
The Dompseys were married In Salt1
Lake City, Utah. Following tthe dl-(
vorco Mrs. Dempsey wns employed
in a dance hall in Wolls, Nevaua, and
mado her charges from that place.
Dempsey was charged with having
falsely sworn that his father, mother,
widowed sister and her two children
were dependent upon him and that he
had contributed $20 a month each to
their support during 1917, and that he
'km! liwn .vi. h -is '.'ho iur lb monthd
before being called up boforo tho drart
board.
Kearns' part was alleged to havo
been tho coaching of Dempsey In- rus
supposed act of draft evasion. Both
denied emphatically that they sought
such evasion, and introduced state-
I ments from draft board officials to
i substantiate their claims.
! MAY ESTABLISH 1 !
POSTAL RELATIONS!
I
LONDON, June S. Belief that th'
Pi ...... k . . i , ...a..
if it has not already mado, a postal ,i
rangement with soviet Russia through
Gregory Krassin, bolshevik mlulst.ij
of trado and commerce, Is expresau'i ;
by the London Times. The agreement, j
tho newspaper understands, will
opposed by tho French govornmci..
on tho ground that it Implies recog
nition oi the soviet administration. I
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COLORADO RIVER
FLOODS OVER LANDS
! i
! EL CENTRU, Calif.. June -v
! from tho Colorado river cscapi i.J
I through breaks In the Ockorson and;
I Saiz loveos was spreading toward ir-
rigalod lands between tho Salz and
i Volcano lake levees. From l.Ouo to
: 1,500 workmen were endeavoring to
close tho breaks in tho Saiz.
Tho water was said to be flowing
. iikI not
northward toward the Imperlul valley
canals.
I
NEW FOUNDLAND SETS
SUGAR PRICE AT 30c
ST. JOHNS. N. F June S. Tho
Now Foundland food controL board, in
taking control of all sugar sales in
this colony has fixed the price at thirty
cents a pound. Tho prlco will be sta
bilized at this flguro until tho end of
tho year at least.
The board announced that Its order
was Issued "to protect tho public
against tho probable price of forty
cents a pound In a fev months which
would havo been inevitable.. 'If this
step wero not lakcn- . "". . .
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HE SOUNDS KEYNOTE
f f '
j LODGE -
Attacks on Police Continue,
Recreation Hall on Estate
Is Burned
DUBLIN, June S. Attacks on pd
1 licemen in Ireland continue. At Cuil-
ghanna, county Armagh, three poilcer;
men woro attacked without, warning
1 last night by flvo arinod inen. A nes-
perato revolver duel took place, iv
; sergeant and a co:istablb weio sovere
1 ly wounded, one constable is missing,
and a civilian was killed While mo
! torcyellng through DronibanT a mill
I tary" officer was wounded oy nrmea
: men.
Other outrages include tho burning
I of a recreation nail on the ear: oi
l Mlddleton's eotate, and the destruction
j of the court houso at Piltown, county
Kilkenny.
Tho hundred mm cleared tho cat
tle from a farm at Multlfarnham and
' occuplod the house.
THREATEN TO FORE
CLOSE ON SPECULATORS
! MADRID, June S. 'i'no. Uourye, m
which speculation ha reached enor
mous figures in recent .cars. Is n peril
of being sold over th head.s or ifa
brokers and devotid to oiiu-r pur
I poses. Two mortiis l-m- ii-t been
i paid bv tho government, which Is
the contractor. In ht .'i'.. ."Oi-3
j pesetas havo been apprv.u'niM ycar.'y
for this purpose, but tho government
In recent sessions has not j-upoeoirea
in having the appropriation approved.
Suit has been entered m the civil court
for tho recovery of tho interest duo
and unless it is puid In a corlnin per
iod the building 13 to be ioid.
I
COALITION BLOC WINS
156 REICHSTAG SEATS
BERLIN. Juno 8. Roports from I
nearly 350 districts on the results of,
the balloting for members of tho now
rolchstag in Sunday's elections, re
ceived up to 11 o'clock last night
showed that tho majority Socialists.
Contrlsts and Democrats', tho parties
making up tho coalition blood of tho
present government had oleoted ICG
deputies,
Tho main parties of tho conserva
tive opposition, these figures showed,
had elected 83 mombors, whilo tho
main party of tho loft and Independ
ent Socialists had elected 67.
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LAWYER CONVICTED
OF PETTY CRIME
NEW YORK, .luno 3. Frank do
R. Storey, n lawyer, was found guilty
of criminally receiving $10,000 worm
of stolen securities. The jury wns out
seventeen minutes, ''-.oroy will bo sen
tenced Thursday. .
T'Vt - " - 'py
Reichstag to Be Called at
Earliest Possible Date,
Officials Decide.
BERLIN. June 8. (BiVthe Associ
ated Press.! The govi-rninont today
tendored Its resignation to President
Ebo'rt, who requested It In remain m
office provisionally.
Tho president also asked Chancellor
Mueller to take steps so that tnc re
sults of Sunday's parhinvntaiy ctec
; tion can be established as soon as pus
1 slble, in order that the reichstag may
be summoned at the earliest possible
I date.
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'FRISCO MAYOR AT
CHICAGO CONVENTION
CHICAGO. June S. Mayor James
Rolph of San Francisco, was 0110 of
tho closest observers today of ar
rangements for the -Ropubllqan nation
al convention, watching the city's traf
fic and entertainment plans and the
I preparation of the Colisoum for the
I handling of delegates and visitors.
J "Chicago is entertaining us in spien-
did style." said Mayor Rolph. "and
one reason for my -visit was to got.
! pointers. We aro going to try at least
jto equal you In hospitality at our)
big show."
! Tho exposition auditorium in which
! tho Democratic convention will be
I hold has a seating capacity of 13,900.
, Already we have received 100,000 ap
1 plications for seats!
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GERMAN CONSUL
COMMITS SUICIDE
LONDON. Jun S. Horr Wustrow,
Gorman consul at Tabriz. Persia, com
mitted suicide, according to a despatch
from Teheran, while the consulate
was being besieged by a crowd de
manding the surrender of Persian bol
shovlkl, which It was alleged, were
being harbored In the building. When
the crowd appeared, tho consul refused
to comply with their request. Sharp
fighting then ensued, in which ma
chine guns wero used. It was during
disturbances that Wustrow committed
sulcjde.
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WILLS FUNDS TO BUILD
BACHELORS HOMES
NEWARK, N. J , Juno S. Provision
is mndo for establishment of a nome
for "respectable bachelors and witt
owors" in tho will of Marcus L. Ward,
son of New Jersey's civil war governor,
probated today and disposing or an
estate valued at moro than ?$.00O,UOU.
Men applying for a placo in this
home "must bo white bachelors or
widowers who may have through mis
fortuno lost the meuns thoy once
hud for support."
sn iir PA! in III
HO 1 111 uHLLD m
BODY TO ORDER
Superstitious See Bad Omen 1 IJ
When Stairs Leading to ''IH
Platform Fails to Work. IH
SENATOR LODGE IS j
ROUNDLY APPLAUDED
Great Coliseum at Chicago 1
Jammed to Capacity as
Convention Opens.
Summary of Lodge keynote jH
address will be found on Inside H
pagcs.V ll
COLISEUM. Chicago, June S. The
Republican convention met an hour H
late, but disposing of preliminaries IH
during the first half hour, settled liH
down to hear the keynote speech by ''IH
Senator Lodge, temporary chairman. H
Senator Lodge spoke from his manu- B
script and as he read it was assured H
that the first hour of the proceeds and H
probably a little more would be- de- H
to
The temporary organization was H
quickly perfected by acclamation. H
Tho general understanding was that B
an agreement would be made .to ac-
cept the temporary organization and KJKV
; chairman as tho permanent one, thus BKVKV
continuing tho gavel in the hand of KVKV
Senator Lodge. Chairman Lodge's ad- BSBV
I dress was punctured by cheering and HKSKV
applause and most loudly when he re- ' H
forred to the Republican party of , H
1SG0 and declared it mustagain'come H
forward for a liko service to the H
Roar of Cheer?. H
Roars of cheers and' continued ap- jH
plause marked Chairman Lodge's dec- H
laratlon that every one connected with
"the dynasty of Woodrow Wllsonmust H
b$ driven from power." Serip.tor IH
Lodge continued that they must be IH
driven out. "not because they tiro IH
j Doniocrats, but because Mr. Wilson's jl
thcory of government is not Araert- H
"Tho defeat of the present aaminis- h
tratlon," said Senator Lodge, "trans- H
?ends every other question. The ground H
thus cleared, It becomes our duty as H
Americans to roinstato several funda- H
mental principles which have been
upih shocked and invaded." B
Bryan is There. flBVI
Willlain Jennings Bryan from his
seat on the press stand listened in
tently to Senator Lodge's hot denun
elation of "Mr. Wilson and his asso
elates," who. ho declared, had "at
tompted to drag us from the path
of Washington. Lincoln and Roose- BSB
Mr. Bryan stroked his chin thought- I pVJ
fully, but maintained a poker face
throughout. BAVI
There wa3 another wave of laughter VI
and applause when Senator Lodge
referred to President Wilson as "a
Democratic free trader with Socialistic
proclivities."
COLISEUM". CHICAGO. Juae 8. M
The Republican national convention MBVJ
was actually called to order at 11.'34 IBVAl
a. m., soon after Chairman Hays ap- HBVJ
peared on the platform and was greet- PAYJ
ed with rounds of applause and I'l
shouts. '1
I Chairman Hays brought down tho JH
! gavel with a whack, and the conven- ''1
tion came quickly to order. Bishop 'H
Charles E. Woodcock, of Louisville, KH
Ky offered tho opening prayer. ' VAVJ
Tho prayer was a long one and at, '
its conclusion the audience broke into
"Th sinr- SDuntrled Banner," at the
request of a song-leader.
The swelling chorus filled the great
hall and a sea of American flogs was
waved throughout tho singing.
Cheers for America.
"Now," shouted the leader, "thre.6
cheers for the greatest country or iffAVJ
earth the United States of America,' ilH
three rolling cheers echoed through VflB
the big hall. The official photograph
of the convention then was taken. The llflYJ
1 photographer perched in tho end ol lBl
the ball furthest from the platform H
I asked all the delegates to turn thai I VflB
way. There was a flash and a bang,
and that was over. i.BBV
I Secretary .Miller, of tho national
I committee, then read the call for tho ?HYJ
convention. 1
The convention was not very much
interested in the reading of the call, il
most of the delegates knowing Mts IH
terms. Thoy cmbracod the opportu- i BV
nity for conferences and conversation j HAV
and a steady hum pervaded the hall r tl
during the reading. Chairman Haa
whacked for order so hard he jolted fHBV
over a glass of water on the secretary's
table and then stepped out to the edge
of tho speaker's platform. He got a
renewed demonstration of applause, HBI
shouts and cheers which ho acknowl
edged with smiles and bows. Some- HBV
body yelled three Queers for Will Hajs
and thoy were given.
"The1 Republican party has met in jHH
this freo and open convention," said BBV
he. "to accept from tho people a man
date for tho government of the United BJ
States. 'As chairman of your national
committee I report progress. By next
November the majority of the party
should be at least throo million. In
spirit I roporl more than progress. 1
report fulfillment, the great party of
the union has become a union. It shall
continue so. There will bo no bolt in
this conevntion."
Roars of cheers greeted that stale- BVJ
mcnt. BAa
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CENSUS REPORT
. WASHINGTON. June S. Port
Huron, Mich,, 2G.9-H. an increase of
7.0S1, or 37.5 per cent. HJ
Marietta. O., 15,100, an increase of
2,177, or 1G.S per cent.
Eau Claire, Wis., 20.SS0, an increase
of 2,507, or 14.0 per cent.
Nanticoke. Pa., 22.614, an increu3e
of 3,737, or 1?. S per cent.
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