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?' ' >' ?*f-' THE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY THE 46TH BALLOT?INDIAN/ ACCLfi JOY REIGNS SUPREME IN The Great Baltimore Convention Pi ring Factions Pledging Their Loj For Their Triumph At the Polls at Convention Hall. Baltimore.?The final break to Gov ernor Wilson as the nominee for pres ident of the United States came in the Democratic national convention Tues day afternoon at the beginning of the 46th ballot. Wilson had received 633 votes on 45th, with only 725 1-3 neces sary to nominate. Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, miinViv withrtrpw TTnderwood. Sena tor Stone of Missouri, on behalf of Champ Clark, released all Clark dele gates, at the same time saying Mis souri would vote for Clark to the end. By this time it was apparent Wil son would win on the 46th ballot and Nominated at Baltimore by Democrat , of the Uni the convention was in an uproar, de laying the call for a long time. The convention rose en masse as New York's spokesmen moved Wil son's nomination by acclamation. A frenzy of cheers swept the hall. Dele gates stood on chairs waving hats ana nags. Senator Reed, of Missouri, interpos ed objection to New York's request for unanimous consent to make Wil son's nomination by acclamation. Forty Sixth Ballot.?Forty-sixth bal lot ordered at 4:43; Alabama, Wilson 24; Arizona, Wilson 6; Arkansas, Wil MANYMESSACESOFCONGRAT Sea Girt, N. J.?For a time congrat ulatory telegrams .poured in at the rate of 900 an hour on Woodrow Wil son. William J. Bryan did not entrust his congratulations to the wire, but called upon the telephone. He told the Governor he was happy, and wish ed him the victory he predicted. Messages of "congratulation came from Judson Harmon, Representative Underwood, Governor Marshall of In diana, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago. W00DR0W WILSON RECEIVES Sea Girt, N. J.?Soon after the an nouncement of his nomination there gathered within the Woodrow Wilson parlor a great crowd of visitors and shaking of hands and bestowing of all sorts of good wishes and predictions were indulged in. The Governor's three daughters. Misses Jessie, Mar garet and Eleanor, were quite beside -*1 + nnmocc whllo \Tt*c llieuisei ica ltuu iiupl/...v,uu ,, u,.v Wilson smiled and said she felt, "Oh so solemn," and that the reponsibilitj was almost as terrible as the suspense THE NEWSPAPER BOYS Sea Girt, N. J?Twenty newspaper reporters sitting coatless and hatlesa on the lawn of New Jersey's "little white house" Tuesday afternoon saw an operator come out of the telegraph tent with a yellow blank in his hand. He stood for a moment in silhouette against the canvas background and read: "Wilson is nominated." When he looked up twenty chairs IALL CANDIDATES 1 VICE PRESIDENT NOMINATED FOK FIRST PLACE ON k'S EXECUTIVE IS CHOSEN BY HVIATI^N. tuc ncMrtPOATIP PARTY! i fit Ubllfvvnni iw ..... . isses Into History With the Once War* ralty to the Nominees and Will Work .?There Wat the Wildest Excitement son 18; California, passed; Colorado, Wilson 10, Clark 2; Connecticut, Wil son 14; Colorado, changes to Wilson 12 votes; Delaware, Wilson 6; Florida, Wilson 7, Clark 6; Georgia, Wilson 28; Idaho, Wilson 8; Illinois, Wilson 5?; Indiana, Wilson 30; Iowa, Wilson 26; Kansas, Wilson 20; Kentucky, Wilson oc. T j-viiioiana P.lark 2. Wilson 181 Maine, Wilson 12; Maryland, Wilson 16; Massachusetts, Wilson 36; Michi gan, Wilson 30; Minnesota, Wilson 24; Mississippi, Wilson 20; Missouri, Clark 36; Montana, Wilson 8; Nebraska, Wil son 16; Nevada, Clark 6; New Hamp shire, Wilson 8; When Missouri voted for Clark the delegation gave a cheer ic Pai-ty as Its Candidate for President ted States. which was repeated in the galleries. New Jersey, Wilson 24, Clark 4; New Mexico, Wilson 8; New York, Wilson 90; North Carolina, Wilson 24; North Dakota, Wilson 10; Pennsylvania, Wil son 76; Rhode Island, Wilson 10; South Carolina, Wilson 18; South Da kota, Wilson 10; Tennessee, Wilson 24; Texas, Wilson 40; Utah, Wilson 8; Vermont, Wilson 8; Virginia, Wilson 24; Washington, Wilson 14; West Vir ginia, Wilson, 16; Wisconsin, Wilson 26; Wyoming, Wilson 6; Alaska, Wil son 6; District Columbia, Clark 6; Ha waii, Wilson 6; Porto Rico, Wilson 6. ULAT10NT0 GOVERNOR WILSON Governor Mann of Virginia: "Virginia congratulates herself over being the mother of another President and the country because it will have a Chief Executive who stands for highest ideals of government." The original Woodrow Wilson Club wired from Princeton: "A real ninth inning finish?you can't lose." Senator James of Kentucky: "You have won a fine race and will win the presidency. Congratulations." ; MANY VISITORS AT HIS HOME The Governor acted like an enthusias ! tic boy grown dignified and it was i almost too good to be true. I Miss Jessie opened the presidential [ campaign of 1912 for her father. She i gathered a pocketful of Wilson buttons i and pinned them on the callers. She did not forget four brawney railroad ! brakemen who came in to shake the . Governor's hand and tell him they , were tired of being Republicans and r would cast their first Democratic . votes for him. CAMPED ON THE STORY were rocking vacantly in the breeze and the twenty men who faced him a moment before were half a hundred ttwaj, 1115 in ci an a&?iiii? line for a spot on the Governor's porch where a short time before a tall, thin man In a gray suit had been sitting. The chair where he had sat was empty and they burst into the parlor door. "Mr. President," they shouted with 1 one voice, "we congratulate you." GOV. THOMAS R. MARSHALL OF INDIANA. Nominated by the Democratic Party as Its Candidate For Vice Presi dent of the United States. Baltimore.?The nomination of Gov ernor Marshall for Vice President came something as a surprise for when the night's balloting for Vice Presi dent began it seemed that the Bryan Wilson contingent In the convention had definitely settled upon Governor John E. Burke of North Dakota. There was n&t much of a fight how ever, and when the two ballots dis closed Marshall easily In the lead, Governor Burke's name was with drawn ana ivianiuau wa? yi uwkuujcu the nominee by acclamation. A minute later the convention had ad journed sine die. The delegates, worn and weary, made their way out of the big convention hall singing and happy to be started for home. TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S SESSION. Baltimore. ? At 12:15 ^Tuesday Chairman James directed the calling of the roll for the 43rd time. In Ari zona on the 43rd vote Clark lost 1 vote, to Bryan. Connecticut showed a gain of two for Wilson. They left the Clark col umn. In Idaho Wilson gained one and a half. The hall was quiet as Illinois was reached. When Roger C. Sullivan of Chicago announced: "Eighteen votes for Clark, 40 for Wilson," there was great cheering Chairman James pounded the table with his gavel and finally quieted the uproar. Illinois, under the unit rule, casts 58 votes for Wilson, he announced and another cheer greeted the shift. This gave Wilson a clear gain of 58 votes in Iillinois. The New Jersey man continued to gain. In Iowa he added 1 1-2 to his total vote. When Kentucky was called and the vote was announced 26 for Clark, one of the delegates demanded: "I want to know, if Kentucky can vote for Wilson if a majority of the delegates desire to do so?" Governor McCreary, chairman of the delegation, arguea tnat tne in structions of the Kentuckians would not allow a break. The Wilson men did not press the point although evi dently confident of a vote in the dele gation. The New York delegation'had de cided in caucus to continue to cast its 90 votes for Clark. The vote in the caucus showed for Clark 78, Wilson 10, Underwood 2. When Virginia was reached Senator Swanson rose to explain the state's vote. He asserted that at a caucus Tuesday morning the delegation had decided to enforce the unit rule for the first time. Wilson had secured a majority of the delegation and the state's 24 votes were cast for him. The Wilson adherents cheered the Virginia vote but from the Clark forc es there went up a shout of "Ryan and Bryan." Thomas P. Ryan, who was denounc ed by Bryan, Is a member of the Vir ginia delegation. The disorder was quieted only to break out with renewed vigor as the entire Clark vote of 16 in West Virgin Wilson Hears of His Nomination. Sea Girt, N. J.?Governor Wilson was seated on the veranda of the "Little White House" with Mrs. Wil son and his daughters when he receiv ed news of his nomination. "The hon or is as great as can come to any man from the nation of a party," he said, "especially in the circumstances. I hope I appreciate It at its true value: but just at this moment I feel the tremendous responsibility it involves even more than I feel the honor. I hope with all my heart that the party will never have reason to regret it. VICTORY AWAITS THE Baltimore.?William J. Bryan in a statement Tuesday night said that the nomination of Woodrow Wilson on a progressive platform meant an over whelming victory for the Democratic ticket next fall. "I feel sure that the action of the convention will appeal to the country," said Mr. Bryan. "I had no choice among progressive candidates but from the first I included Governor Wilson in every list I had occasion to make. His action in coming out T. R. WILL CONTINUE Oyster Bay, N. Y.?"1 snan or course continue to stand for the progressive nomination," said Colonel Roosevelt Tuesday after he heard of the nomina tion of Woodrow Wilson. The former President stated his be lief that events in the Democratic as well as the Republican convention demonstrated the necessity of a pri mary. The national convention of the new party will be held in Chicago during the first week of August. c ia went over to Wilson. In Wisconsin, j Wilson gained one more. / The 43rd ballot gave Wilson 602; | Clark 329; Underwood 98 1-2; Har mon 28; Foss 27; Kern 1; Bryan 1; absent 1 1-2. This gave Wilson a gain of 108 and Clark a loss of 101. Underwood lost 5 1-2. The announcement of this vote started a Wilson demonstration. "Come on you Wilson," yelled the Jersey delegation as they leaped to their chairs. Once more the call of the roll be ? t* moo tho 44th hallo t and Wilson gau. it niw in the beginning gained one in Arlzo- \ na, Colorado climbed aboard the band wagon, giving Wilson a gain of nine. This made the vote 10 to 2 for Wil son. One of the 2 was Mrs. Anna B. Pitzer, sister-in-law of Speaker Clark. In Idaho cn this ballot Wilson lost half a vote, but gained two as In diana's vote was cast solidly for him. - -a? It was rumorea on me uuur tutu. Governor Marshall, of Indiana, would be a candidate for vice-president If Wilson were nominated. 1 Wilson gained 3 1-2 In Iowa and 1 Louisiana gave him one more. The Mississippi delegation was in 1 caucus when called on the 44th ballot 1 and was passed. Previous to the conclusion of the 1 *4th ballot It was said in event of Mr 1 Wilson's nomination he would be ash ed to visit the convention and It was 1 expected he would accept the invita- : tion. Under the new order the pre sentation of the platform was postpon ed until the nomination to permit him 1 to Inspect the declarations of princi ples In advance of its adoption. ( Pennsylvania's two Clark men swung into line and Wilson drew the ' solid 76 from that state. In Tennessee Wilson gained one. Utah cast its eight votes for him, I a gain of 1 1-2 votes. Wisconsin swung^ Into line with its ; 26 solid votes and a cheer from the Wilson adherents greeted the gain of four votes. " A TTTt1?^ QC -|_9 Tne 44tn Danot pui >?uouu ?u votes away from a nomination. His vote was 629, a gain of 27 as compar ed with the 43rd ballot. Clark dropped from 329 to 306." The situation led to the belief that Wilson would be nominated on the 45 ballot. An effort was made at the end of the 44th roll call by the Washington delegation to vote proxies on a poll of that delegation. Chairman James in- j sisted upon maintaining his position, formerly taken, that no proxies snouxa be voted in the convention. An appeal was taken but the chair was sustained by a roaring vote which seemed almost unanimous. Forth-Third Ballot. ? Clark 329; Wilson 602; Underwood 98 1-2; Har mon 28; Fobs 27; Bryan 1; Kern 1. Forty-Forth Ballot. ? Total, 1,038; Clark 300; Wilson 629; Underwood 99; Harmon 27; Foss 27. The poll of Washington's vote re sulted, Clark 8 1-2; Wilson 3 1-2, ab sent 2, but under the unit rule the 14 votes were cast for Clark. Forty-Fifth Ballot. ? Clark 306; Wilson 633; Underwood 97; Harmon < 25; Foss 27. . i WILLIAM JENNING3 BRYAN. His Power Was Dominant In the J Democratic National Convention. i He Is Pleased With Result. In Tabloid Form. Woodrow Wilson.?Paternal ances try, Scotch-Irish; father, Joseph Rug- ] gles Wilson; mother, Jessie Woodrow; i father's vocation, clergyman; time i and place of birth, Staunton, Virginia, 1 December 28, 1856; vocation, educator- i publicist; college, Princeton (also Da vidson, University of South Carolina 1 and University of Virginia law i school); wife's name and former resi- 1 dence, Ellen Louise Axson, Savannah, < Georgia;, children, three daughters; i home when elected, Governor, Prince- I ton. New Jersey. I PARTY, SAYS BRYAN strongly against Mr. Farker for tem- 1 porary chairman was the turning 1 point in his campaign. 1 "I am satisfied that with Mr. Wilson running for President on the platform which has been prepared there will be comparatively few progressive Repub- i licans who wi ' not feel justfied in i supporting a I jmocratic ticket. We 5 ought to have not less than two mil- i lion majority of the popular vote and ' enough of the electoral vote to give us an overwhelming: maioritv. i NEW PARTY PLANS "To my mind what has gone on in i Baltimore for the past ten days have c shown the utterly irreconcilable na- r ture of the elements within the Demo- { cratic party, elements so irreconcil able as to make it hopeless to expect from them any permanent reform movement along constructive lines," c said Colonel Roosevelt. a Under the circumstances Colonel 1 Roosevelt said he felt that the events y at Baltimore and at Chicago proved r the absolute need of a new party. c IMP CLARK TAKES HIS DEFEAT M JAYS THAT HE LOST THROUGH THE VILE AND MALICIOU8 SLANDER OF BRYAN. mil SUPPORT GOV. WILSON fhe Funds Were Short In Clark Camp ?Nomination For vice rresiuen* Practically Offered Him, But H? Stoutly Declined. Washington. ? Speaker Champ Clark, when informed that his friends iad agreed to interpose no further ob jection to the consideration of his name for the vice presidential nomi latlon, said: "I want you to tell those people I am not going to take that nomina tlon." Earlier he reiterated the statements made for him by former Governor Dockery on the convention floor. On his return to Washington from Baltimore Tuesday .night, Speaker Clark issued the following statement: "No set of men ever made a better ar braver fight for any man in this world than my friends all-over the country made for me. They have my heartfelt thanks. We never had mon HON. CHAMP CLARK. &y enough even to pay for an ade luate supply of postage stamps and literature. I was tied down here by my duties of the speakership, I could therefore aid my friends very ittle. They made the fight, gave me JOO.OOO majority in the states where Governor Wilson and I competed in :he primaries and caused me to lead ' ? * u + rt^nTfAr>t in JII 11111 UdiiU LO 1U lliu WUTCiibiuu, *u. nine of which I had a clear majority. Nevertheless the nomination was be Btowed upon Governor Wilson. "I never scratched a Democratic ticket or bolted a Democratic nomi nee in my life. I shall not change the Democratic habit now. I am too sea/? soned a soldier not to accept cheer fully the fortunes of war. "I will support Governor Wilson with whatever power I possess and hope he will be elected. "I lost the nomination solely through the vile and malicious slan ders of Colonel' William Jennings Bry in of Nebraska. True these slanders were lay innuendo and insinuation but they were no less deadly for that rear son. (Signed) CHAMP CLARK." From Underwood. Washington.?Representative Oscar W. Underwood has sent the following telegram to Gov. Woodrow Wilson at Sea Girt, N. J.: "Accept my congratulations on your nomination. It will be my pleas ure to support your candidacy to my utmost strength. "OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD." Representative Underwood Talks.... Representative Underwood did not unow oi tne wunarawai 01 ma ua.iue until informed by the Associated Press. He said:' "Senator Bankhead has been in charge of my campaign and has made a splendid fight. He has been in entire charge. "I will support the nominee whoever he may be, and shall spend my time working for the ticket which will be chosen at the sonvention." "The loyalty of the sen ator and his friends is a source of gratification to me and I thank them for it. "Well, I Declare," Says Wilson. Sea Girt. N. J.?Governor Woodrov* Wilson was posing for a photograph when informed that Underwood had withdrawn. He said, "Well I declare." ..Will Not Accept Vice Presidency... Washington. ? Mr. Underwood af :er hearing of the withdrawal of his name said: "My friends wish me to say that the action of Alabama was ivithout my knowledge or approval. How about the vice presidency?" he vas asked. "I am not a candidate, do lot want it, and will not accept it. Bryan Is Center of Attraction. Baltimore.?Bryan was a center or nterest as Wilson's nomination be :ame certain. He said he had wanted j nost of all the nomination of a pro gressive. Send Congratulatory Message. Washington, D. C.?All the Demo :ratic senators on the floor joined ir? l congratulatory message to Wilson, rhe message read: "We congratulate ou and the country upon your nomi lation. We are confident of your iverwhelmlng victory." ( TARIFF REFORM IS DEMOCRATIC CREED Leading Plank of Platform Adopted by Baltimore Con vention. FAVORS FIGHT ON TRUSTS Action of Republican Administration In Compromising With 8tandard Oil and Tobacco Combines Condemned?Views on Other Subjects. Following are the principal planks of the platform adopted by the Demo cratic national convention at Balti more. The Tariff Reform. | "We declare It to bo a fundamental 1 principle of the Democratic party that the federal government under the Constitution has do right or pow er to Impose or collect tariff duties except for the purpose of revenue and we demand that the collection of such taxes shall be limited to the ne cessities of government honestly and economically administered. "The high Republican tariff is the principal cause of the unequal distri bution of wealth; it is a system of taxation which makes the rich richer and the poor poorer; under its opera tions the American farmer and labor ing man are the chief sufferers; it raises the cost of the necessaries of life to them, but does not protect their product or wages. "We favor the Immediate down ward revision of the existing high, and in many cases, prohibitive tariff duties, insisting that material reduc tions be speedily made upon the neo essaries of life. Articles entering in to competition with trust controlled products and articles of American manufactura where sold abroad more cheaply than at home could be put upon the free list. "We denounce the action of Presi dent Taft {n vetoing the bills to re duce the tariff in the cotton, woolen, I metals and chemicals schedules and the farmers free list bills, all of which ffai designed to give immedi ate relief to the masses from the ex actions of the trusts. - "Ttio PonnhUcnn TiartV. While promising tariff revision, has shown by ilis tariff legislation that such re vision is not to be in the people's in terests and having been faithless to j its pledges of 1908 it should no longer enjoy the confidence of the nation. High Cost of Living. "The high cost of living is a se rious problem in every American home. The Republican party in its platform attempts to escape from re sponsibility for present conditions by denying that they are due to a pro j tectlve tariff. We take issue with , them on this subject and charge that excessive prices result in a large I measure from the high tariff laws en acted and maintained by the Repub lican party, and from trusts and com. mercial conspirators fostered and'en couraged by such laws, and we assert^ | that no substantial relief can be se ! cured for the people until import du ties on the necessaries of life are ma^ terially reduced, and those criminal I conspiracies broken up. Anti-Trust Law. "A private monopoly Is Indefensi ble and Intolerable. We therefore fa vor the vigorous enforcement of the criminal as well as the civil law against trusts and trust officials, and demand enactment of euch additional j legislation as may be necessary to I make it impossible for a private mo ; copoly to exist In the United States. | "We condemn the action of the Re i publican administration in compro [ mislng with the Standard Oil Com pany and the tobacco trust and Its ( i failure to' invoke the criminal pro I visions of the anti-trust law against the officers of those corporations aft ' 1V- rnH that from or llit? I'UUi L uau UVWlUi VVt wawv .. V ? the undisputed facts in the record they had violated the criminal provis ions of the law. j "We regret that Sherman anti-trust law has received a judicial construc tion depriving it of much of its ef ! flcacy, and we favor the enactment of j legislation which will restore to the I statute the strength of which it has been deprived by such interpretation. Income Tax and Popular Election of Senators. "We congratulate the country upon the triumph of two important'reforms demanded in the last national plat form, namely,, the amendment of the federal constitution authorizing an in j come tax and tne amenameui proviu Jng for the popular election of sena tors, and we call upon the people of 1 all the states to .rally to the support of the pending propositions and secure : their ratification. I "We note with gratification the | unanimous sentiment- In favor of I The Old-Fashloned Fire. ' Could anything be more refreshing i than the smell of the old-fashioned ; wood fire In late spring or early au tumn? There Is something grimy In the reek of coal, and the odor of gas is nauseating. Modern Inventions may have brought their "convenl ?.? v..,* o otolH nH senator, who tJIit'CO LSUW U OVM'V* -? ? , . lately passed beyond, insisted that when he wanted a real night of com fort, after the family had all gone south for the winter, he would hie himself home, build an old-fashioned Death Shuns Man Who Is Prepared. | Ernest Feldklrch, a Oottlngen (Ger many) carpenter of 86 years of age, bas cheerfully looked death in the i'ace for 2C years. His first Illness, which came when he was 60, suggest ed to him that, having no relatives, he should provide for his burial him self, and as soon as he recovered he set to work and made himself a coffin, which he placed conveniently beside his bed. After a number of years it began to decay, and he was obliged to make another. The second is now In 'r*w - spat ^ ;"* publicity before the election of cam paign cqptributions?a measure de manded In our national platform of 1908 and at that time opposed by the Republican party, and we commend the Democratic House of Representa tives for extending the doctrine of publicity to recommendations, verbal and written, upon which presidential appointments are made, to the own ership and control of newspapers and to the expenditures made by and In behalf of those who aspire to presi dential nominations and we point for additional justification for this legi* latlon to the enormous expenditures of wvu^/ iU l/CLUUl U1 VJUO COIUPUV his predecessor In the recent contest for the Republican nomination for president Presidential Primaries. "The movement towards more popu lar government should be promoted through legislation In each state which will permit the expression of the pref erence of the electors for national can* dldates at presidential primal les. "We direct that the national com mlttee Incorporate in the call for the ;L next nominating convention a require ment that all expressions of preference for presidential candidates shall be given and the selection of delegates and alternates be through a primary election conducted by the party or ganization in each state where sucb expression and election are not pro vided for by state law. Term of President. "We favor a single presidential term, and to the end urge the adoption of an amendment to the constitution making the president of the United States Ineligible to re-election, and we pledge the candidate of this conven tion to this principle. Railroads, Express Companies, Tele graph and Telephone Lines. "We favor the efficient supervision and rate regulation of railroads, ex press companies, telegraph and tele phone lines engaged in Interstate com merce. To this end we recommend the valuation of railroads, express companies, telegraph and telephone lines by the interstate commerce com- { mission, such valuation to take into consideration the physical value of the property, (the original cost, the cost of reproduction, and any element of value that will render the valuation fair and just Banking Legislation. "We oppose the so-called Aldrich bill or the establishment of tC cen tral bank, and we believe the people of the country will be largely freed from panics and consequent un-employment and business depression by such a sys tematic revision of our banking laws as will render temporary relief In lo calltles where such jfelief is needed, with protection from control or dom ination by what is known aa the money trust. Parcels Post and Rural Delivery. "We favor the establishment of a parcels post or postal express, and also the extension of the rural de livery svstflm ftA ranfrilv na nmrtlc able. The campaign contributions plank pledges the party to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund. It also limits individual contributions to a "reasonable maximum." The Democratic congress la heartily commended for its long list of laws for the benefit of the people after a generation of unlimited power by the Republican party. The next plank, arraigns the Republican party, for waste of "the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation." A plank on rural credits is of im portance. It is recommended that an Investigation of agricultural credit so cieties in foreign countries be made looking toward devising a suitable sys tem for the United States. A water ways plank provides for federal con- i trol of the Mississippi and other wa terways. The plan is to maintain an average depth on the big river so It will be navigable, and construct docks to prevent further floods. This plank also favors draining of all swamp lands. The platform favors post roads. It reaffirms Its declarations In the 1908 platform In regard to labor. It holds there should be a modification of the iitfunctlonal laws. 'vi 1_ _ A___ nf ll aiso recummeuuB a ucyai uucui labor with a cabinet officer. The conservation plank Is also of / lmportenoe and holds that conserva tion and development should proceed for the benefit of all the people. Im mediate action Is favored to make available the coal deposits of Alaska. A pure food and public health plank declares for the union and strength ening of the various governmental agencies relating to pure food, quaran tine. vital statistics and human health. This department should be admlnls tered without partiality or discrimina tion In favor of or against any school of medicine. The civil service law should be honestly and rigidly. en forced. Legislation is favored to pro mote law reform. The "policy of em periallsm" in the Philippines is de nounced. It favors the declaration of the independence of these islands. Arizona and New Mexico are wel comed to the sisterhood of states. wood fire in the cook stove and sit around as In his old boyhood days on the farm. "What memories it re calls," he would say, "to hear the crackle of the wood and sniff the smoke that seems to be purifying rather than oppressive!"?"Affairs and Folks," Joe Mitchell Chappie, in Joe Chappie's News Letter. Insinuation. "Fish is a good brain diet." "I suppose you take weakflsh for yours." the same condition as the fist, and his friends are urging Feldklrch to discard it for a third. The old man, who is hale and happy as ever, declared that he will make one more, and if he finds it decaying, he will give the busi ness up as a bad Job. Berlin's Disposal of Sewage. None of the sewage of Berlin is al lowed to empty into the river or canals of that city. It Is all pumped through large pipes to the ctty sew age farms.