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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - July 2, 1920, Washington, Iowa Make Jar wants known thru the evening journal a Taal fied a Milnac. The evening journal generally for tar tonight Ami saturday of o i much a Longn in Tern a Rater Vou me 28 Washington Iowa Friday kvbn1xg july % 1020 atm ukr 118 demos shy it we Plank presidents league Plank is changed summary of democratic plat form made Public at san Francisco. Before convention today committee amends treaty Plank provides for ratification with ree it Erva Tione consistent with american obligation. Han pro no leu Only 2.settlement of tin Iruh Potlan in cd and it to it i with tin Lang Fri of kit Tom Hnz re Jeet div tin full plate a a me Antn litre a Hll h ult i voted Down u no a it a Ltd of 2 to i a let hot proposal favouring Irish Independence. Inn fraud Fosmir july 2.a Piank dealing with the Lusa Fate of nation was adopted the plat foot committee. In Jhu treaty Battle tin Nam enl to Nylon failed to secure s adoption it its Phauk without Amend wont. Tin committee a vote of St to 1n, an Tuu Union Sou Ator Walsh of a Nch Nett. Among that Mun pm los tin ration forma or Malinc for ratification of the1 treaty of Verso Tea with re Erv Uit a Tia consistent with american obligation. The substitute planks of William j. Bryan Are al seaters Pom ireae of it Klo and Walsh of Montana were thrown out. Summary of platform. The democratic platform. A drafted the Sheo Mittis of nine and submitted to the full committee declares for of the Pieace treaty As n Serpi Silti to preserve the Honor and integrity of the nation suggests that the Irish question can 1m brought legitimately before the Lengna of Natii Tia for and is Quot Dent on tin a Objet of prohibit hat. It advocate. Die. Tree bargaining for Fanner Quot Oppe compulsory arbitration of labor disputes declare for recognition of the new mexican government when it has established order and Call Quot on the Legislatures of Tua Nessaee Florida and North Cut Folia to ratify suffrage amendment. In Many instance the platform follow that adopted tin Virginia democrats and publicly approved in resident Wilson. The league of nations Plank in particular was taken virtually As a whole hmm the i Riffia platform though in other respects there have been Modi it rations and Many new subject have i it Een nmc4 a summary of the subcommittee s draft follow s preamble. Rends greetings to president Wilson commending ills achievements in the interest of the country and of the whole world. Condemns in general terms the Republican Congress. League of nations. Repeats the Yurt Gnu Plank with Little variation condemning the action of a he Senate republicans in adopting reservation and the separate peace Resolution. And advocating the ratification of the pc treaty and such membership in the Tongue of in thous us would in no Wise impair National integrity and Independence. Conduct of the War. Prai a the administration s conduct of the War. Commending the patriotic efforts of american citizens to Aid the government and praised Tow and Nuval forces with mention of Gen. Pershing name. Finance. Again incorporates the language of the Virginia democrats in extolling the Federal Reserve system and the financing of the War and in condemning the republicans for extravagance. Taxation. Criticizes the Republican Congress for falling to revise wartime schedules Ami demands a Survey of tax conditions the coming Congress. Denies Republican claims of Economy declaring that no Money was saved St the expense of tins efficiency of government bureaus. High Cost of living. Blames diminished production for High prices and declares the republicans Are responsible in that they delayed Pence and failed to provide the president with necessary legislation. War Oti Leni is Jhc Foy their use or appropriations in Mestl Guog the conduct of flip War profiteering. Pledges the Jurty to enactment and enforcement of such legs Letlon As May be required to bring profiteering before the bar of criminal Justice. Tariff. Reaffirms democratic Tariff Doc Trines Ami declare for a research on the subject a nonpartisan commission. Budget. Defends president Wilson s veto of the budget Bill und advocate a budget system partially under direction of the Secretary of the Treasury with consolidated auditing. Postal service. Commend administration of the Soniat service and make a Blanket declaration for higher salaries for postal employees. Advocate greater use of motor vehicles in transportation of mail and Extension of the parcel for of free speech. Declare for free Steech and a free or Quot. Except in so far As it May attack the life of the nation. Agriculture. Or Witt the. Lei of Mulc record la establishing farm loan Hanks and Ether farm legislation. Endorses collective bargaining and researches into production Cost. Labor. Follow the Virginia Plank in declaring strikes and lockouts should not jeopardize the Paramount Public interest hut adds a statement of opposition to compulsory Irby ration. Favors readjustment of salaries of government employees. Toff age. Congratulates Legislatures that have ratified the Muff Range amendment and u a a a democratic governors and e fee Lantre of ten no Quot a a North Carafas and Florida to Complete ratification to time for women to vote this fall. Women in Industry. The rights a till privileges o. He mid j die a tax so. Corrupt practices. Deplore tote pre Convent i expen-1 do turn of Republican presidential Ean i Lidiett and advocates regulation of such expenditure Federal Law. Federal Trade commission. Prais the administration of the Coin i Quot Ion and advocate amplifies-1 ton of it Quot work. Live Stock markets. Favor legislation for supervision of live mock markets for the Federal government. $2,000,000 to Charity. Philadelphia july 2.charitable and ret Glov organization were left More than $2,000, 100 under the will of Harriet Blanchard of this City who died about a year ago. The bequests in club be $2s$ymx to the Domestic and foreign missionary socket of of the prote Taat episcopal Church. Handling of $300,900,000 rail fund Road executives outline dim Bitch of transportation act fund. Small lines to Beni fit polish troops abandon cities Mozir and Kalinkowitz in poles a Are evacuated. Reads to receive fund for additions arid betterment of terminals sidings. New so motives and other rotting Stock. Step is taken for purpose of shortening the front bolshevik detachment is Defeated. Warsaw july 2.�?-polish forces in the bout Elk front have evacuated Mozir and Kaplenk Voltz. In Job disc Ynclino of off i Tau int i Sudj at army staff headquarter Here. Thl step was taken it is Suid. For he Pur pose of shortening the front. Soviet troops in the to brisk sector declare again to child Lalmer. Favors a re re grouping under cover of Trail legislation for child welfare and Ma-1 Lery Bre. The statement says hut in Trinity rare. Advocates increased in the Koszyn Region tin poles inv a de Tuncher Sale re. Urge Extension of rented u Strong detachment of the enc Tuy capturing four Cannon und a number of machine guns. In the Region West of a Wattle general Budenny s bolshevik cavalry in broken through the polish front and the polish infantry i retire fit toward , keeping up a rear guard engagement against a Superior bolshevik vocalist in education letter conditions for working women and reclassification of the civil service with a View to Equality of the sexes. Endorse separate citizenship for married women. Soldier compensation. Advocates generosity to disabled soldiers hut declare again Texes a Force. In the Szep Letowska Region n or Edve Bond issues to in a i divisions Ltd a a Cagus cavalry have w hic i would put patriotism on a i a. I Elt n in a Tiou while polish infantry Cundary leu Quot is. Railroads. Commends Federal Edmini Travion of railroads during the War declaring ii was efficient and economical despite i inadequate and worn equipment. Criticizes the recently enacted transportation act Ami says Congress Tempo sized until so late a Date that the president a forced to sign the Bill or Exiaa throw the Railroad Aitu Tiou into Chao. Highway. Faors continuance of Federal Aid in Road building. Inland Waterways. Calls Republican Plank inadequate and advocates further development of adequate transportation on Rivers and further improvement of Inland Waterways. Recognizes the importance of connecting the great lakes with the missis i cd As Well As with the St. Lawrence. Foreign Trade. Favors Extension of foreign Trade. Merchant Marine. Pledges the party to a policy of continued improvement of the merchant Marine under proper legislation. Reclamation. Advocates Extension of arid land reclamation with n View to Home building. Mexico. Deplores the misfortunes of the mexican people and upholds president Wilson a mexican policy declare in that As it consequence order is Roap pouring in Mexico. Advocate recognition of new mexican government when it Impf proved its ability to maintain order. Armenia. Declares it the duty of the american government to Aid in the establishment of order and Complete Independence for Armenia. Alaska. Commends the democratic and Ralls a Trulon it it a Railroad construction and Coal and Oil development. Advocates modification of Coal Law to facilitate development and also Extension of the farm loan act to Alaska philippine. Declares for philippine Independence without unnecessary delay when the islands Are ready for self government. Hawaii. Advocate a Liberal policy toward Hawaii with greater Devil Oquient of has repulse a soviet attack in that District. I of Sidon. July 2.while not Bol he Vik newspaper Here Are convinced that the Mission of Leonid Krassin. Bolshevik minister for Trade and Commerce. Has failed and that negotiations have probably been ended the pro bolshevik press is equally positive m. Kor san is going to Lloyc few merely to Confer with his government. He will explain the present position of the negotiations Vrh leh according to the quote journals Are proceeding quite satisfactorily. Washington july 2.i totalled rec for the distribution of the attn set aside out of the Remoh no fund provided the rain Quot a Ramum set for the Purchase of new a i pm it it and for addition and betterment Quot we re Mode to the interstate Commerce co Mai Fiou Thom in Quot Lee Vitt Duji to fint Loftma of the a of Iai,.y of railway me cutly. The re Fri proposed the i noting tin Road Quot of to lie i Uett in r�b4illdiiig and repairing 12c did curs and locomotives and �?�i�,ou0 fir Ghi cat and for Addi tion and to promote the Inov a input of a ars. 25 get total fund. Twenty five Road a Ltd a �1 receive the total fund for additions Ami betterment including improved Roundhouse and engine terminal capacity the Extension of sidings additional Yard track and the like. Twenty five roads Woulfin Rcd ohm it $ ,s,h.02h for the acquisition of Ahafi freight locomotives and a to switching locomotive having u total value of �.$. Nineteen Road Quot would receive ,w0,&$7 for. The Purcha a it of 4o.ocu frigid cars in eluding to fib refrigerator r a is of a1 total Alue of $1 ,�?� to. N a. would a Cevic $7,u2d.issi tor audits i and tto Nisei to to a i Quot i Era Lee input a Holcli would a it for o ii client service 12, tars he in Toiuo fives. The Notni Pittee no mgt Iuni rimmed of term from the fund of a or a Joliet rails not members of the ask Oeniati a. Is fid lows for Toju piment. >7,7. Sotl and for additions und Beur me Oft . New York Central first. The new York int Rel would receive the largest amount of the $20,- a Khnh for the Purchase of new motives its allotment i oing $4,hfi7.0otie Illinois Central would receive t2.s8ff.50tj, the Atchison Tofu hts a Santa be $2,140,000. The Ner Eltern Pacific . New York. New Lar in a Hurt Ford $1.750.0fd. The to Lii Nam. Burlington a Gultice .<1.7� a a. The great Northern 1.t75.tm the Kyle $t9io, 0 the Foo Foit a main $14145. Ism the Roll he ill Pacific $l.lfih.issi, a lie cute ape d a Ohio $l.tso.�rx�, the i Ldla Deihla Reading $t,f$$.fifio. Of ii it Adt finlon Latifi get Terii ent fund the new yrs. Kew Luven a Hartford would receive 40,-Fkmss. The Ltd Hope in a a a Ohio $4,� of Fusai the. Hoft ii m fad fee $2.40be i myth in aware a loud Quot on $2jffifj, i him. The Virginia s2. Sam a. The Texas a Pacific $1 ooh Rel of swoon a Maine a i Chicago a we a St Rte Indiana i , the great Northern $1.55 a Ltd the Kyle $t.4f0,m>, the Hocking Valley to jul Psi Wheeling a lathe a in $1 Fraight car Alt Otma it. If in $.�si.tofi0�s for tie Purchase j of freight cars the new Ltd re t Etrul would re Eive Tell Soj i the Atchison. Topeka a Santa be fft.r5o.000, the fruit grow it exp re. ?i,7b< athe Southern l Alti $<1,581100, the like a a. of. Paul $8.-150,000. Wheeling a Luke , Ink the Chicago Burl not it is a jul nay convention holds night session Early ballot coup is halted at the san Francisco meet. No mention 1 of liquor in platform report of platform commit Ter is to convention this morning four More men nominated Simmon Glass Davis and Harrison added to the lint of aspirant for the presidency a platform fight delays business. Inn front too july 2.the platform fight Between administration forces and those of William j. Ii Ryan Hod sympathy for Irish $2 5 75 751. The Ltd hem in a a Ohio a in. . Iwer a Pliml cimral 1 Quot a Quot Quot it a i. Let a win inc m a it. Of Mia $1 2 i a. And Westura in. Filc to ass a. If is under Strmel th1 cum Masslon la1 to net Pron Pfluf in to teen rec-1 . It a announced the Ronda already had arranged la Pur j Chase an a finance nut of their own re tourres 2i,Vii ear and 51 s Locomo-1 tile <0i�tttig . The loan fund will enable the a j Quill Loti of Equi neut to the value of Tny is than the and rent of the loan be of Fiso the in can be med As the Hist Quot of Ere tit to make a in Iai a a it Menf to la balance to be pm a annually in 15 instalment. Problem grave to Japan Commerce Leader at Tokyo see peril in renewal of agitation in cat Fomia. Tokyo july 2.reoraderutg of quote agitation in Puli Fomley is Ling attention in Jai an. Tin National convention of Chain hrs of i oui Mem Luik adopted a Resolution declaring that the agitation is1 a in tag grave proportion and ex-1 p is inv feat that if it or left Uil i Ltd. I a i tie interest of japanese in t a Doorn a. The Quot result of pin of toll f will tax doomed. The i regret aide of a or american. Amity the re of Littlon ays. A wet it a Rouse Public a Pinton Rai Ltd to a Voje of Justice against the anti a movement and seek a permanent solution of the question in a Tho Milaca Marguerite Macau Gln and Mary Forman went to Ottumwa this morning to spend the Day. X the end of a perfect Vay to Lonny convention we compelled to de clan a recess until eight of clock at night 10 p. In. Central time. The convention had i Wen in session less than two hour when it was decided to make no More nomination until the platform fight had beef decided. Four tut toe were added at the Hart session to those already placed in nomination. They were senator our foul m. Summon of North i Arolina. Senator it Niter gins of Virgin in. a Din w. In Iva ref what Virginia. Francu it. Harrison. Glt a Vernor general of the philippine Island. Ballot move checked. A Resolution to suspend the rules end proceed to the work of balloting for a presidential nominee without waiting for the adoption of a platform want offered w. W. Marsh of Iowa. But it encountered Strong opposition k. 11. Moore of Ohio Campaign manager for governor Fox being among its lending opponents. Senator Robinson the convention chairman announced that it two third vote would he required for a suspension of the Rule and Marsh Appner a title realizing the opposition was too Strong to admit of in motion being eur Rio cd. Withdrew it and moved an adjournment. Senator Glass snid that the resolutions committee would not he prepared to report Ite fore eight of chs k at night. See Long Bryan fight. Belief Watt freely expressed following the adjournment especially the older politician to whom memory is fresh of Bryan s ability to Force and maintain an extended fight that the session May develop into an All night affair especially if tie commoners fighting spirit 1&Quot fired through a Complete tum Dow n the platform commit tee of the planks for which he has been contending. Harmony and Good feeling prevailed at the Day ies not in marked contrast to that of wednesday during which incipient fights broke out in various pins of the auditorium and state markers were ruthlessly Tom up. The consensus u that the convention must he wound up this week if it 1 possible and once the platform is adopted tie balloting for the nomination Xvi la be practically Scafi Wiwi it was predicted until a decision has Hin reached even if further night session Are required. Mcaooo still keeping mum continues to refuse to comment on growing Boom at the Frisco convention. Huntington. N. A a a july 2.�main tabling i Sphinx like silence William g. Mcadoo at i country Home Here declined to he persuaded newspaper men to make any comment on film activities of the democratic convention at san Francisco where i name he been placed in nomination for the presidency a emr. Mcadoo says he has nothing whatever to a the answer brought the maid to the newspaper men who had besieged the Mcadoo Home in a futile Effort to interview the former Secretary of the Treasury. If Tnp Blank advocates immediate ratification but hoes not oppose reservation in evening Jan Mil Tomkon Tran Hall a n francium of july 2.the convention came to Ltd ruler this morning at 10 115 o Dizi. The first in the order of business wan the Munti Ion of the platform commit tee s report Glass. Willing plur Rwm Ift. In Huv tit journal i convention Hall. 11 07 a. league of nation Plank in the democratic platform advocates the lined Idle ratification of the league. It does not however oppose res of l it ions making clearer or More specific America s obligation to the league associates. Ireland Goth sympathy a Ftp Etal to Tkv Ninf journal c convention Hall 11 1$ a. Lri a Plank expressing sympathy of the democratic party for the aspirations of Ireland in her efforts toward self government. I included. The Plank however stipulates that Ireland s activities toward such goal must be within the limitation of International usage. No mention of live liquor question i included in the platform. Suffrage Plank starts noise rps Hal to the likening journal convention Hall. July 2,�? a great demonstration greeted the suffrage Plank. All state standards were carried to the front of Tho Hall Lami Siana s Standard was Cap Tom a a woman. Bryan gets a hand special to even to journal convention Hall july a a Bryan rising to minority report received in ovation. 4 negroes lynched in Texas Swift retribution follow slaying of Deputy sheriff saturday near Wharton Tex. Wharton. Tex. July 1.two negroes have been hot to to death and two others have been hanged in thi county in connection with the slaying of Deputy sheriff s. C. Gortek saturday night Washington Giles Ulm his brother who was accused of firing the shot Flat killed Mccormick were shot unknown parties near Diamond Mound. The los him of Jodie go loft and Elijah Anderson wet found hanging from Trees six Miles East of Wharton. Gordon and Anderson it was said admitted they were aiding the Gib s brother to escape. U. S. Marines rout bandits yanks kill raiders who haitian capital Effort to throw president attack Over j two Are killed blast. Beattyville Kyd a july 2.hcnry Alexander and George Hughes teamsters were blown to hits when 600 quarts of nitroglycerine they were hauling exploded near Here. Buy your rugs at Crall g. X17tf Kingston Jamaica. July la bandits have raided port a Prince the haitian capital according to passenger or riving Here from that City. Several Bull drugs were set on fire thu a a tacking parly hat United states Marine restored order after killing the leaders of the raid. It is reported that a secret Effort to overthrow the president of the haitian Republic i being directed from abroad. Revolutionary sympathizers however Are said to he in bar of american vigilance on the Inland. The first exclusive watch and jewelry fair will lie held at Geneva Switzerland in july

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