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PliSPlIf il" * • -X'-? > N$ V AN ^ N safcra © &y UMD££i#OOZ> A C/>Xfifi«MOQP A V Roosevelt men Monday and the morn, ing la the headquarters was marked by Informal conferences In which Colonel Roosevelt dlacuaaed the situ­ ation with various leaders of the new party that sprang Into being at the close of the Republican national convention Saturday night. Senator Joseph M. Dixon, field general of the Roosevelt forces in the convention fight, talked with his chief and emerged from the conference room erect and smiling. Gov. Hiram W. Johnson of Califor­ nia, on whom rests a part of the re­ sponsibility of the appointment of the committee of seven, which will map out the first chart for the voyage of the new party, was the next to confer with the colonel. James R. Garfield of Ohio and Gif- ford Plnchot, former chief forester, also discussed affairs with Colonel Roosevelt. Leaves for Oyster Bay. Mr. Rooaevelt left for Oyster Bay Monday afternoon for a two weeks' rest. His leave-taking was quiet and but a few people in Chicago were aware the colonel intended to take his departure for his home. In a formal statement Issued at the last moment from the rooms in which he conducted hia campaign at the Con­ gress hotel, Colonel Roosevelt said: "I shall not depart from what 1 said last Saturday night. I shall accept the Progressive nomination on a Progres­ sive platform, and I shall f.ght the bat­ tle to a finish." "We are in the ring to stay! We will win! Goodbv!" » CLAIMS NEED OF NEW PARTY A NEW POLITICAL PARTY Has Accepted Tentative Nomination Provided the Test He Demanded Shows Sentiment for Call--His Views Outlined in Speech to His Followers. FOUR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEMEN r Among the early arrivals at Baltimore to attend the Democratic national convention were the above four well known Democrats. Reading from left to right they are: Josephus Daniels, North Carolina^ Wtllard Saula- bury, Delaware; Edwin A. Newman, District of Columbia; Edwin O. Wood, Michigan. SGULLED1 Chicago, June 25.--The first steps in the organization of a new political party under the leadership of Col. Theodore Roosevelt were taken Satur­ day night in Orchestra hall in this city, when a committee was named to notify the colonel and take care of other work in connection with the or­ ganization of the new party. Governor Johnson of California, who named the committee, put upon li leaders of national ' prominence. It represented twenty-one states. The committee consisted of: Comptroller W. A. Prendergast of New York, Meyer Lissner of Califor­ nia, Former Congressman Richmond Pearson of Nprth Carolina, Prank Knox of Michigan, Matthew Hale of Massachusetts, A. R. Garford of Ohio, David Browning of Kentucky, Everard Bierer Jr. of Utah, Walter Thompson ol Vermont, Judge Oscar R. Hundley of Alabama, Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Colorado, Andrew Rahn of Minnesota, Judge Stevens of Iowa, Judge Lowder of North Dakota, William Allen White of Kansas, John C. Greenway of Ari­ zona, ex-Governor John Franklin Fort of New Jersey, Colonel E. C. Carrlng- tqn of Maryland, Pearl Wight of Louisiana, Lorenzo Dow of Washing­ ton; Walter Clyde Jones of Illinois. Frank Frantz of Oklahoma. Details Not Attempted. All the dealls of the organization were not attempted at tl^ time. Some had already been arranged for before the meeting. At this gathering it was decided that the new political party should attempt to seize possession of the regular party machinery in the state in which It was in control. The electors nominated in these states and the men who are still to be named as electors in such states as Pennsylvania, where the conventions have taken recesses, will be asked to declare that they will support Roose­ velt and not Taft If elected. Applause for Roosevelt. Colonel Roosevelt was escorted to the hall by the notification committee, accompanied by Senator Dixon and Governor Stubbs of Kansas. "Governor Johnson," said Mr. Roose­ velt, "you, and you, the honestly elected delegates, and you., my friends, contrast this with the Coliseum con­ vention this afternoon. Mark the dif­ ference between a people's conven- LIKE OLD CIRCUIT RIDERS Italian School Teachers Travel From District to Dlatrict to Meet Their Scholars. Report* from abroad Indicate that Italy's new plan for the education of heir mountain people is in successful operation. There has always been a very high percentage of illiteracy among the Inhabitants of the Abruzzi, and statistics have sh<*vn that. In spite of the establishment of schools ID IEany of the towns and villages, by far the greater portion of the popular tion remain illiterate. It was contended by many that since the people of the Abruzzi had been ig­ norant and unlettered for centuries they had lost the aptitude to learn. A distinguished educator, however, dis­ covered the real cause. He observed that the government schools in the towns and villages were not well at­ tended, not because the boys were not willing to go to them, but because they could not. The majority of the peo­ ple of that region are shepherds and «pend nine months of each year in tion and, a convention operated with a steam roller. v "It is fitting that a convention born in theft should go out in theft, be­ cause I understand when half of the Massachusetts delegation refused to vote the temporary chairman, follow­ ing in the footsteps of the national committee, saw an opportunity to get two delegates that had not been got and seized, so that a stolen conven­ tion should end appropriately." To Elect Delegates. Within a month it is expected dele­ gates will be elected by every state to the orogressive convention. When the convention pas concluded its labors arrangements will be made to place the name of its presidential nominee upon every state ticket in the country. The' resolution nominating Colonel Roosevelt contained the following dec­ larations: "We, delegates and alternates to the Republican national convention, representing a clear majority of the voters of the Republican party in the nation, and representing a clear ma­ jority of delegates and alternates legally elected to the convention in meeting assembled make the follow­ ing declaration: "We were sent to this convention bearing the most specific Instructions to place Theodore Roosevelt In nomi­ nation as the candidate of our party for president, and we-therefore deem it to be our duty to carry out those instructions in the only practical and feasible way remaining open to us. Therefore, be it "Resolved, that we, representing the majority of the voters of the Republi­ can party and of the delegates and al­ ternates legally elected to the nation­ al Republican convention, in compli­ ance with our Instructions from the party voters, hereby nominate Theo­ dore Roosevelt as the candidate of our party for the office of president of the United States; and we call upon him to accept such nomination in com­ pliance with the will of party voters; and be It further "Resolved, that a committee be ap­ pointed by the chair to forthwith noti­ fy Colonel Roosevelt of the action here taken, and request him to appear before us in this hall as soon as con­ venient." Monday Passed informally. There was no'formal meeting of the the mountains, living in huts and tend­ ing their flocks. The plan was that, instead of having schools with teach­ ers and empty benches, teachers shouli be sent to the boys up in the mountains, where classes might be held. The plan appealing to the influ­ ential members of the board of educa­ tion, 15 teachers were accordingly fur­ nished with horses and Instructed to rftle out every day and "beat" the country for pupils. Wherever they found boys or men willing to learn they were to stop and teach. It was soon found that the 15 teachers had their hands full, for it was discovered that the shepherds, young and old, were not only willing to learn to read and write, but extremely quick and intelligent as well.--Harper's Weekly. Metal Plated Paper. German lithographers are beginning to use metal plated paper instead of thin metal sheets, preferring the form­ er. as the paper body gives a soft cush­ ioning efTect which cannot be obtained with the solid metal. For this pur­ pose the metal is electroplated on the surface of the paper, which has first Frank A. Munsey, Considered Roose­ velt's Chief Adviser, Is Bitter Over Situation. Philadelphia. June 25--Frank A. Munsey, chief adviser to Roosevelt, in a long editorial under his own name printed In the Philadelphia Times, a newspaper owned by him, gives his views of the convention and of the new Roosevelt party to be formed. In part be says: "There will be no further protest on the part of the Roosevelt forces, no further appeal to reason and justice on the part of the Roosevelt forces. Taft's nomination will be the culmi­ nating act, the closing sc£ne in this historic drama. It is sad, but perhaps a natural ending to a party organiza­ tion as great or the greatest the world has ever known. But the party has fallen into evil hands, is dominated by political bosses, by special Interests. "The New York delegation, with its solid body of seventy-five voices con­ trolled by Barnes, a great, strong, rugged figure, defiant, clear-headed, conscienceless, holds tbe center of the stage. Most conspicuous among its members are Barnes himself. Sena­ tor Root, Nicholas Murray Butler and former Senator Depew, who, with their associates, in their acts and their votes, exercise no more individuality, r.o more freedom of thought than grindstones. For men of culture and education like these, wealthy. Influen­ tial, occupying commanding positions, to make themselves mere cogwheels In a great machine is both pitiable and astounding. "Out of this defiant and unyielding attitude of the Old Guard has been born a new party--a party of the peo- 1 pie, a party in sympathy with the peo­ ple and a party which is to this period what the Republican party was to the period of 1860. This new party is not the sudden caprice of the mo­ ment, not the result of disappointment and bitterness. It merely is the amal­ gamation and using of great, deep, undying forces that have for years been struggling to the surface against tremendous odds and tremendous op­ position. Nothing could longer post­ pone the inevitable. The hour has come, and, fight as people will fight against the severance of old ties and associations, the commanding appeal of the new has compelled the repudia­ tion of the old. "Now that the decision is reached, now that the die has been cast, the disappointment and sorrow of the Progressives have given place to hope, to good cheer and to the determina­ tion to get bupy ar,d do thingn. The Progressive party will be a young man's party, a party of the present and the future, not of the past. It will be progressive in the upbuilding of industry and commerce; it will be constructive, not destructive; It will be progressive in all that is sane and sound and substantial and right and just." MITCHELL FOR RUNNING MATE Colonel Roosevelt, it Is Said, Would Like to Have Labor Leader on Ticket. Philadelphia, June 25--Theodore Roosevelt for president, John Mitchell for vice-president. That is the slate Theodore Roosevelt has submitted to a member of the Pennsylvania delega­ tion supposed to be close to the for­ mer president of the United Mine Workers of America. That man has been asked to learn whether the labor leader would consent to run with Roosevelt been coated with a layer of graphite to give it a conducting surface The principle thus employed Is old. but the difficulty has alwayB been that the liquid in the plating bath would soak into the paper and would loosen the metal film from it even while this was being deposited. Now the users have learned that by first coating the paper with a varnish or moisture, they can make it immune against the direct action of the liquid, so that the film of metal will cling firmly to it Exaggerated Impress ion. "Porter," said the nervy passenger, "why does the locomotive keep up that infernal whistling?" "1 dunno," replied the New York colored youth who was on his first trip. "But I understand We la approachiir Philadelphia, an' I specks de engine is tryin' to wake up de folks." In 6uba. "Do you think if the United States land* more marines in Cuba, they will find the rebels well organized?" "I think they will find them in good running order." Immense Crowd at Initial Ses­ sion of Convention. FIGHT ON PARKER IS BEGUN New Yorker Is Selected as Temporary Chairman by National Committee by Vote of 31 Over Ollle James and 8enator O'Gorman. Baltimore, Md., June 25.--At noon today Chairman Norman E. Mack called the Democratic national con­ vention, which will name candidates for president and vice-president and adopt a platform, to order. Every seat in the big auditorium was occupied and standing room was at a premium. After a semblance of order had been obtained Chairman Mack announced that Judge Alton B. Parker had been selected by the national committee as temporary chairman, and immediately the expected opposition against Judge Parker developed. Parker Wlna In Committee. The vote in the national committee on the temporary chairmanship result­ ed: Parker, 31; Ollle James, 20, and Senator O'Gorman, 2. Total, 53. The vote by states follows: For Par­ ker--Alabama, Arizona, Arkanaaa, Cal­ ifornia, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken­ tucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Ver­ mont, Virginia, Alaaka, Philippines, District Columbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico--31. For Jamea--Colorado, Delaware, Kansaa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mis­ souri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wis­ consin and Wyoming--20. For O'Gorman--Maaaachuaetta and West Virginia--2. Contests Are Taken Up. Immediately following the vote on the temporary chairman, the Demo­ cratic national committee commenced the hearing of the contests in Illinois, Ohio, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia. Each of the contests was ordered heard by a separate subcom­ mittee. In every case the contestees won out. In Rhode Island the Greene dele­ gates retained their waU; in Alaska, A. J. Daily retained his. In the Dis­ trict of Columbia, where three factions warred, Edwin Newman was seated; in the South Dakota contest ten dele­ gates, Wilson men and contestees, were seated, and in the Philippine con­ test, the Texas contest, and the Ver­ mont the result was the same. in the Porto Rican quarrel a compro­ mise was reached by seating the aix contesting delegatea and giving half a vote to each. The committee upheld the regular Illinois delegates and seat­ ed the 26 members, whose places were contested by the Carter Harrison fac­ tion. been many Informal conferences among the leaders and while the plat­ form is not whipped into Bhape for full consideration a number of ideas have been considered. The following is a summary of the main features which the progressives wlfl suggest and which the conservative leaders may acoept: TarifT--Reaffirmation of the declara­ tion that the tariff should be gradual­ ly reduced to a revenue basis, along the lines of the Denver platform. Mate­ rial reductions in the duties on the necessaries of life, especially upon such articles competing with American manufacturers as are sold abroad more cheaply than at home, and gradual re­ ductions in such other schedules as may be necessary to restore the tariff to a revenue basis. Currency--A declaration emphatical­ ly opposing the central bank provision of the so-called Aldrich national mone­ tary commission plan, but not oppos­ ing certain other features of that plan. Trusts--Declaration that congress should enact such supplementary or amendatory legislation as will make j the so-called Sherman anti-trust laws more effective. Insistence upon the i vigorous enforcement of the law upon j the big and small offender alike. j Money Trust--Indorsement of the i action of the national house of repre- I sentatives in entering on a thorough I investigation of the so-called money j trust and in passing the Pujo bill to I give greater visitorial power* over na- j tlonal banks. Insistence upon the en- , actment of the Pujo bill at this session | of congress. Direct Elections--Indorsement of the action of congress in passing a joint resolution providing for the direct election of United States senators by the people. Injunctions--Indorsement of the anti-injunction bill passed by the house of representatives. Jury Trial--Declaration of legislation to provide for Jury trial In all caaea where there is a direct contempt of court. IOWA WOMAN WEllAGAIIf .Freed From Shooting Pains, Spinal W eakness, Bfcriaiess, by Lydia E. Pinkh&nrft Vegetable Compound. ntiiiww. Iowa. --"For years I was , ah w ifferer from female trouble in all ita dreadful forma; hooting pains all ver my body, sick headache, spinal weakness, dizziness, lepression, and everything that wag. horrid. I tried many doctors in different parts of the United States, bat Lydia E„ Finkham's Vegeta­ ble Compound has done more forme than all the doctors. I feel it my duty to tell you these facts\ My heart is full of gratitude to Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vege­ table Compound for my health."--Mrs. HARRIET E. WAMPLER, 624 S. Ransom Street, Ottumwa, Iowa. Consider Well This Advice. No woman suffering from any form of female troubles should lose hope un­ til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a fair trial. This famous remedy, the medicinal in­ gredients of which arederived from native roots and herbs, has for nearly forty years proved to be a most valua­ ble tonic and ii^vigorator of the fe­ male organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegeta­ ble Compound. If you want special advice wit# ft' lydia 1, Piukharo Medicine Co. (#•#- dentin!) Lynn,, Mass.. four letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence*. 1 PRE-CONVENTION GOSSIP PICKED UP AT BALTIMORE Thompson'S WATER Troy. N. ¥. HE DIDN'T STAY TO LAUGH. Baltimore, June 25.--"This," said J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, "is what I like." He gave his cane a quick swing, gave his head a quick toss, and then put a smile through his bushy pink whiskers. "How charming Is this old city! This is one of the most beau­ tiful spots in the world." He was standing in Mount Vsrnon place. He threw away his cigar and stood gazing slowly from one houae to another. So deeply did the acene Im­ press him that he alghed before he spoke again. "I love this old town," he said ferv­ ently. "There Is no place In the world more charming. Last June I was in Spain. I rambled here and there. There was rapture In the air. And, of course, I was in Paris, London, and all around. I have been around down­ town here. But every time I come here I see some new sign of progress, but what I like beat of all is your Mount Vernon square. It is so beauti­ ful and so soothing here. When I am worried, weary of politics, or burdened with other cares, I think of this place. I know Baltlmoreans love this spot. What I like beBt in Baltimoreana Is the fact tW they do not allow this place to be desecrated." NEW IDEAS FOR PLATFORM Mayors are all around the place. No less than three of them were there as spectators, while CharleB F. Mur­ phy, the Tammany boss, was eating at the Emerson. There was J. Harry, of coarse, and thsn there was Mayor Whlttperin of Jersey City, with Teu- tonlp admirers all about him, and then Thomas P. Doudy of Ronceverte, W. Va., a former Baltlmorean, ^ho was made mayor shortly after his ar­ rival In that hospitable township. One of the jolliest mayors here Is Robert Speer of Denver, the conven­ tion host four years ago. John R. Bur­ ton, assistant secretary of the national committee, had &e honor of giving him the first serenade when he got here. Progressives Active In Discussing Vari­ ous Planks, of Which That on Tariff Is Paramount. Baltimore, June 25.--Tariff will be the paramount plank In the plat­ form which the Democratic national convention will adont. There have Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who was Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Col. Roosevelt, arrived in Baltimore on Monday. With her was Mrs. Medill McCormlck. a member of the cele­ brated McCormick family of Chicago. Mjps. Longworth has many friends in Baltimore and took an active part in the social activities of the convention. Mr. and Mrs. Longworth spent the first part of their honeymoon at the country place of John R. McLean, near Washington. Mrs. Longworth is a wholesome, hearty American woman, attractive, with a frankness and ease of manner which have made her popu­ lar wherever she is known, and a cer­ tain individuality which would distin­ guish her even if she were not the daughter of Colonel Roosevelt. Full of tags Indicating that It had been around the world, a paper-mache "houn' dawg" was received at Clark headquarters. The express tags liter­ ally cover the dog. It was made at Bangor, Me., and adorned a mantelpiece In comfort until its owner heard the houn' song, A copy of the song and the dog then were sent to a friend in Boston and the dog started on its globe-trotting. From Boston it went to Dresden, then to Vienna, Constantinople, Bom- i bay, Canton and Manila. The next 1 stop was at London, and then it start- I ed to Peru and then to Major General O'Reilly in the Philippines, who sent it to a naval colleague at Washington. Edwin Bowie, the British vice-con­ sul, arrived in Baltimore a few days ago from London. He comes as an as­ sistant to Gilbert Fraser, the consul of j this port. Mr. Bowie will take an ac- I tive part in the gayeties during the ^ convention. He is a graduate of Cam­ bridge, and recently resigned a com­ mission in the British service to enter the British College of Diplomats. Mr. Bowie's family own an estate near S«l»sburv, En^lind. Hs . is & oarsman and has taken part In a num ber of the rowing contests at Cam­ bridge. Chinner--1 had to laugh at the ball game today. It always makes me laugh when anybody's caught nap­ ping. Miss Wearyone--Really? Then I'm afraid you'll be laughing at me in ft few minutes. i Easy to Cut the Price. A man went into a butcher's shop * and aaked how much sausages were a pound. "Ah," said the butcher, "der brlce vas gone upa. I shall haf to sharge you twenty-flve cents." "Nonsense!" exclaimed the custom­ er. "that is outrageous. I can fst them at Schmidt's for twenty cents." " "Veli, vy don't you?" "Because he was out of them." "Oh, veil," replied the butcher, **!f I vas oudt of 'em. I'd sell 'em for tveSh ty cents, too." The three Jays--J. Harry Covington, J. Walter Smith and J. Fred C. Tal- bott--sat on a settee in the Belve­ dere, and discussed the world in gen­ eral while the reporters buzzed around trying to catch a word. Just then J. "Ham" Lewis of Chicago passed by and greeted all three with the elabor­ ately gracious bow which his admir­ ers attribute to his South Carolina orl j gin. Four Dollars for a Cake of 8oap. Soap has never been considered an extravagance, but now that notion may change. Blnce the new French Imported soaps are costing from two to three and four dollars a cake. They are, however, deliciously scented, and one may take pardonable pleasure in using such toilet article. Each cake comes in a little box. and is satin covered; they are quite a suitable item for the traveling bag of the bride, for which the most exquisite trifles are always nought out. A girl may laugh at love, but later she may realize that there is nothing better to cry on than a man's shoul­ der. "Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Va., and nowhere else," said John L. Rhodes, who haJls from that place. "How do 1 know? Because I moved there myself when he was about eight years old.' ' The vexed question is, therefore, finally settled. The members of the British em­ bassy at Washington are all in the city during the convention. ROOM FOR 15,000 IN BUILDING Hal l Baltimore in Which Democrat­ ic Convention Meets Has Huge Capacity. Baltimore, Md., June 25.--The Demo- j cratic national convention is held in j the Fifth regiment, M. N. G., armory. I The hall is 364 feet wide and 284 feet j deep, while the floor is 200 by 300 feet. From the sixty foot walls of granite a dozen steel trusses carry the arched roof to a height of eight-five feet Huge windows at each end and a row of windows at each side give ample light by day. while more than a hun­ dred powerful electric lights will il­ luminate at night. The ball will seat 15,000 people. This number of chairs has been pro­ vided, and every member -of the audi­ ence commands a view of the speak­ ers' stand and understands what i8 be­ ing said. The speakers' stand is well toward the middle of the auditorium, directly opposite the main entrance, midway between the ends of the hall and a little more than one-third the distance from the rear wall. Back of the rostrum is another plat­ form for the UBe of the secretaries. Behind thia are 600 seats for the offi­ cers of the national organization. On each side of the speakers' platform are 435 seats for the press. In front of the platform are the places for the delegates; 1,200 chairs being provided. Back of the delegates are 1.20ft more chairs for the alternates. The seating arrangement is divided into seventy-six sections, forty nine on the floor, the others in the balconies On the floor are 10,661 chairs and 4.408 chairs are in the tjalconies. The two main balconies are 200 feet long and fifty-two feet deep. There are five entrances in addition to thirteen exits, and the great hall Can be emptied in a few minutes. To make the necessary stands and galleries, to say nothing of fitting up more than twoscore committee rooms, mure than 5,000,000 feet of lumber was used, and $35,000 was spent by Maryland to fit the hall for the con­ vention, including the building of the stands, balconies, committee rooms and the decorating. The decorations alone cost 17,000, and fourteen men and six seamstresses were busy for a month putting togeth­ er and hanging the 34,000 yards of cream, gold arid white bunting, 6,000 yards of red, white and blue bunting. 1.000 roRettes and 500 flags that beau­ tify ;he interior. One of the most important caucuses vas that of the Mew York delegation at state headquarters in a hotel here. The New- York progressives assert they have from fifteen to twenty votes among the ninety the state will cast in the convention, but no question was raised about the binding force of UM unit rule. Whlttpenn Not a Csiyiidata. "I am not a candidate for vice-presi­ dent," said Hon. H. Otto WlDttpenn after he had been Introduced with a lengthy eulogy that sounded like a nomination address. This eulogy, pro­ nounced by a German Journalist, was to the effect that Doctor Whittpenn is a graduate of Heidelberg university la Germany and is the youngest mayor Jersey City has ever hat He is omij twenty-six years old. Ever Notice A Field of Indian Corn in the glory of its growing? The best part of pearly white loditt is used in Com Post Toasties ThU food is carefully cooked--in a factory that is clean and spotless--not • hand touching it ***7 of the making. V. ik.V Vi.-' " post Toasties with crtpm a sprinkle of sugar are an ideal dish. Serve some­ times with freah straw­ berries added. "The Memory Lm&n** SeUhy tncsis Co*p«ar> U4 . iSe&Se v>H&; ** : 5-