interest, thus assuring peace, happiness and To restore the government intended by our forefathers, and for the welfare of this and future generations, we demand the establishment of an economic and financial system which shall make us masters of our own affairs and independent of foreign control by the adoption of the following platform: We demand the repeal of the federal reserve bank act and the establishment of an American financial system of governmentowned banks with the direct issue of full legal tender currency at its face value for all debts, public and private, by congress, as the constitution provides. in amounts sufficient to meet all public demands; and we favor loaning money direct to the people at a rate of interest not to exceed 3 per cent. We favor the immediate payment of a soldiers' bonus to all ex-service men or their dependents of the Spanish-American and late world war, to be paid in full legal tender currency, issued direct by the government to those entitled to same. We demand the abolition of the electoral college and the election of president and vicepresident of the United States by direct vote of the people. We demand that all outstanding government bonds be declared full legal tender, or exchangeable for currency at their par value, and that no further bonds be issued, thereby reducing unjust and burdensome taxation. Whenever producers are put in jeopardy by reason of monopolistic control of that which is vital to each individual, it becomes the duty of the whole people to force adequate The a monopoly over. Competition or take federal machinery must be used to that end so the government can function for all the people. We We demand that the declaration of war be submitted to a referendum of the people, except in the event of foreign invasion. desire friendly relations with all nations on earth where difficulties arise that they may be settled by open, not secret, diplomacy. We demand direct legislation through the establishment of a national initiative and referendum law, and in the recognition of God and the brotherhood of man. we favor the granting of independence to the people of the Philippine islands. We demand equal rights for women in every walk of life. we Confident in the justice of our cause and the necessity of its success at the polls, submit the foregoing declaration of principles and purposes to the consideration and judgment of the people. We invite the support of all citizens who approve them and who desire to have them made effective through legislation for the relief of the people and restoration of the country's prosperity and safety. We demand a liberal appropriation rivers and harbors. PROHIBITION. for Adopted at Columbus, O., June 6. Among the planks in the prohibition platform adopted at the national convention in Columbus, O., June 4-6. were the following: Compulsory attendance in public schools. Opposition to use of public school money for sectarian purposes. Extension of the merit system to all agencies of the executive branch of the government. Constructive program of Americanization. American participation in the Court of International Justice. Maintenance of constitutional government. AMERICAN PARTY. Adopted at Columbus. O.. June 3. The American party's platform demands that the government initiate treaties with foreign countries looking to the outlawing of war: censorship of foreign language newspapers; be that foreign schools prevented from disseminating foreign propaganda and that wealth be limited. Other planks ask for more stringent laws dealing with polyg amy, white slavery and kidnaping: effective laws for dealing with those guilty of election frauds; laws restricting immigration for the next five years and preparing the alien for immigration in his home country instead of determining his fitness after arrival in this country, and law enforcement, especially of the eighteenth amendment. WORKERS' PARTY OF AMERICA. In place of the capitalist dictatorship there COMMONWEALTH LAND PARTY. Adopted in New York, N. Y., Feb. 9. The commonwealth land party. previously known as the single tax party. demands that the full rent of land be collected by the gov. ernment in place of all direct and indirect taxes and that all buildings, machinery, implements and improvements of land, all industry. thrift and enterprise, all wages, salaries, incomes and every product of labor or intellect be exempt from taxation. SOCIALIST-LABOR. Adopted in New York, N. Y., May 13. The socialist-labor party aims to substitute a system of social ownership of the means of production, industrially administered by the workers, who assume control and direction as well as operation of their industrial affairs. It calls upon wage workers to organize themselves into a revolutionary political organization for the establishment of a socialist industrial republic. MEXICAN CLAIMS CONVENTION. Claims of citizens of Mexico and the United States against the governments of the two countries are being settled by a commission provided for in a convention which went into effect when it was ratified by the Mexican senate Feb. 2, 1924. The commission, which consists of three members, one appointed by the president of the United States, one by the Administration of natural resources by the president of Mexico and one mutally agreed upon, must end its work in three years. Farm relief legislation. Government. NATIONAL POLITICAL COMMITTEES (1924-1928.) Headquarters-Munsey REPUBLICAN. building. Washington, | New Hampshire-Fred W. Estabrook..Nashua Mrs. J. G. M. Glessner.. D. C. Secretary-Roy O. West, Illinois. William M. Butler, chairman....Massachusetts J. Henry Roraback. Coleman du Pont.... Mrs. John Gordon Battelle. .Littleton New Jersey-Hamilton F. Kean...... Elizabeth New York-Charles D. Hilles... New York City Cleveland .........Columbus ...........................Tulsa ..Bartlesville . Portland Illinois .Ohio Mrs. Paul E. Rewman. Pennsylvania Tennessee-J. Will Taylor.. West Virginia National Committee Members. Mrs. Bryant B. Brooks.. Alabama-Oliver D. Street. Arizona-Thomas E. Campbell.. Arkansas-Harmon L. Remmel. .Providence Pickens Aberdeen Deadwood Knoxville Utah Guntersville Guntersville .Phoenix .Phoenix Little Rock Little Rock California-Mrs. W. H. Crocker..San Francisco .Los Angeles Colorado Clarence C. Hamlin Colorado Springs Connecticut-J. Henry Roraback.. .Denver Mrs. George Orvis Virginia-C. B. Slemp.. Mrs. M. M. Caldwell.. Washington-N. C. Richards.. Mrs. J. L. Hughes ........ Rutland Manchester .Big Stone Gap Roanoke Yakima West Virginia-Virgil L. Highland. Clarksburg Mrs. Julia Anderson Schnetz........ Mrs. Bryant B. Brooks... Alaska (Vacancy). ..Huntington Racine ............ Casper ......Casper Washington Honolulu Honolulu Manila Dist. of Columbia-E. F. Colladay..Washington Mrs. Harry Wardman.. Shelton Hawaii-Robert W. Shingle. ..Tampa Mrs. F. W. Morse. Georgia-Henry L. Johnson Idaho John Thomas Mrs. Gladys Terhune Illinois-Fred W. Upham Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Indiana-Joseph B. Kealing.. Miss Dorothy Cunningham. Bird.. Gooding Twin Falls .Chicago Indianapolis .... Princess David Kawananakoa. Porto Rico-Robert H. Todd....... .San Juan Chairmen State Central Committees. Martinsville Alabama-L. H. Reynolds... ........... Caguas Birmingham Little Rock .Des Moines Arizona-Roy N. Davidson (sec.).... Phoenix Fort Madison Arkansas-H. L. Remmel.. .Topeka California-Charles L. Neumiller..San Francisco Independence Colorado-Fred O. Roof. ..Denver . Hartford ..Covington Connecticut-J. Henry Roraback.. New Orleans Florida-D. T. Gerow Butler.....Boston Maryland-William P. Jackson.. Jacksonville .Atlanta ..Oakley ..Dwight .La Grange .Fort Dodge Fredonia Providence New Orleans New Orleans Georgia-Dr. W. Y. Gilliam.. .Fullerton New Hampshire (headquarters). Winnemucca New Mexico-Prager Miller.. Biddeford Baltimore Fitchburg .Port Huron ...Jackson Helena Beatrice . Reno Concord Trente Rosw New York-George K. Morris Amsterdam | Colorado-John T. Barnett North Carolina-Wm. G. Bramham..... Durham Connecticut-Homer S. Cummings. Denver Stamford Wilmington Jacksonville .. Atlanta ..Coeur d'Alene .Chicago Des Moines Fargo Delaware-Andrew C. Gray. Marion Florida-J. T. G. Crawford. Salem Idaho-Robert H. Elder... Pennsylvania-W. Harry Baker....Philadelphia Illinois-George E. Brennan.. Rhode Island-Wm. C. Polkey.. Providence Indiana-Charles A. Greathouse...Indianapolis South Carolina-Joseph W. Tolbert..Greenwood Iowa-C. L. Herring.. South Dakota-George W. Wright....... Huron Kansas-Samuel B. Amidon...... Tennessee-Hal H. Clements.. Knoxville Kentucky-Urey Woodson .Sequin Louisiana-Lee Emmett Thomas.... Shreveport Price Maine-D. J. McGillicuddy .Saxtons River Maryland-John Walter Smith. Virginia-Joseph L. Crupper......Falls Church Massachusetts-Edward W. Quinn...Cambridge Washington-C. B. Fitzgerald. ....Seattle Michigan-William A. Comstock. West Virginia-John T. Graham... Huntington Minnesota-Joseph Wolf Wisconsin-T. P. Abel Wyoming-P. C, Spencer Texas-Eugene Nolte Utah-Carl Marcusen Vermont J. E. Piddock ..... Vice-Chairwomen. Lewiston Baltimore ..... Detroit ......St. Paul .Macon Kansas City Butte Omaha Reno Jersey City Santa Fe . Buffalo Bismarck Youngstown .Lawton Portland Wolsey Carthage Salt Lake City Milwaukee Mississippi-Henry Minor Cheyenne Missouri-W. T. Kemper.. Dist. of Col-Samuel J. Prescott. Washington Montana-J. Bruce Kremer Porto Rico-Martinex Nadal. ..San Juan Nebraska-Arthur F. Mullen Nevada-Samuel M. Pickett New Hampshire-Robert C. Murchie....Concord Alabama-Mrs. Lucinda Atkin Heflin New Jersey-Frank Hague........ California-Miss Margaret M. Morgan. New Mexico-Arthur Seligman.... San Francisco New York-Norman E. Mack.. Colorado Miss Eleanor F. Young......Denver North Carolina-F. M. Simmons...... Newbern Connecticut-Miss Katherine Byrne.....Putnam North Dakota-R. B. Murphy. Delaware Miss Jeanette Buckingham... Dover Ohio-E. H. Moore Florida-Mrs. Grace B. Wise.......Jacksonville Oklahoma-Scott Ferris Idaho Miss Gladys Terhune....... Twin Falls Oregon-Will R. King Indiana-Miss Vivian Wheatcraft.. Indianapolis Pennsylvania-Joseph F. Guffey Pittsburgh Iowa-Miss Martha McClure....Mount Pleasant Rhode Island-Patrick H. Quinn..... Providence Kansas-Mrs. M. O. Babcock.. ....Atchison South Carolina-John G. Evans...Spartanburg Kentucky-Mrs. A. T. Hert. Louisville South Dakota-W. W. Howes.. Louisiana-Mrs. Ethel Holland....New Orleans Tennessee-Cordell Hull Maryland Mrs. C. Rebecca Wright..... Towson Texas-Jed Adams Massachusetts-Mrs. J. D. Tillinghast... Boston Utah-James H. Moyle Michigan-Mrs. Orin T. Bolt......... Muskegon Vermont-Frank H. Duffy. Minnesota-Miss Hattie Bordewich......Olivia Virginia-Carter Glass Mississippi-Mrs. Lida A. Oldham. Oxford Washington-George F. Christensen..Stevenson Missouri-Mrs. W. R. Haight. .Brandsville West Virginia-C. W. Osenton..... .Fayetteville Montana-Mrs. Emma A. Ingalls. Kalispell Wisconsin-Martin L. Lueck.. Beaver Dam Nebraska-Mrs. Draper Smith.. ....Omaha Wyoming-Patrick J. Quealy Nevada-Mary C. Franzman. Reno Alaska-T. J. Donohoe New Hampshire-Mrs. Mary W. Spaulding... Manchester New Jersey-Mrs. E. F. Feickert..... Plainfield New Mexico-Mrs. Frank W. Parker. Santa Fe New York-Miss Sarah Butler. New York North Carolina-Mrs. Mary S. Sharpe....... Greensboro Ohio Mrs. David Tod Youngstown Oklahoma-Mrs. J. C. Pearson..Oklahoma City Oregon-Mrs. E. C. Giltner. Portland Pennsylvania-Mrs. Hannah M. Durham...... Allentown Rhode Island-Mrs. E. S. Moulton..Providence South Dakota-Mrs. Virginia Lafferty...Huron Tennessee Mrs. Eddie Priest... ... Huntington Texas-Mrs. J. C. Griswold..... San Antonio Utah-Mrs. Justin R. Davis.. .Salt Lake City Virginia-Mrs. M. M. Caldwell. Roanoke Washington-Mrs. Emma S. Devoe. Tacoma West Virginia-Mrs. Flora A. Williams.Wheeling Wyoming Mrs. Katherine A. Morton Cheyenne Dist. of Columbia-Mrs. Virginia W. Speed.. DEMOCRATIC. Washington Permanent Headquarters-Room 215 Invest- Secretary-Charles A. Greathouse. Indiana. Treasurer-James W. Gerard. New York. Connecticut-Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees...... Maine Mrs. Wm. R. Pattengall......Augusta Missouri-Mrs. Emily Newell Blair..... .Joplin ..Helena Montana-Mrs. J. S. M. Neill.. Nebraska-Dr. Jennie Callfas. ...Omaha Nevada-Mrs. Frances Friedhoff. Yerington New Hampshire-Mrs. Dorothy B. Jackson... Alabama-Walter Moore Birmingham Concord Arizona-W. L. Barnum... Phoenix New Jersey-Mrs. J. B. Billington..Jersey City Arkansas-Vincent M. Miles.. Fort Smith New Mexico-Mrs. Jennie Martin Kirby... California-Isidore B. Dockweiler..Los Angeles .......... Tucumcari New York-Miss Elisabeth Marbury. Philadelphia Juneau ..... Laconia Rye Salisbury .Fort Sumner West Virginia-Mrs. Frank Mann..Huntington New York-Mrs. Daniel O'Day. Wisconsin-Mrs. Gertrude Bowler...Sheboygan North Carolina-Miss Mary Henderson. Wyoming-Mrs. Burke H. Sinclair......Casper Alaska-Mrs. John W. Troy.... Dist. of Col.-Mrs. J. Borden Harriman. Washington Hawaii-Mrs. L. L. McCandless.... . Honolulu Philippines--Grace E. Westerhouse. ..Los Angeles, Cal. Porto Rico-Mrs. Isabel L. Horton...Mayaguez Canal Zone-Mrs. L. O. Keen.. Balboa Birmingham Chairmen State Central Committees. Willows ... The Dalles Williamsport Rhode Island-Mrs. Susan Sharp Adams... Kenyon South Dakota-Mrs. L. L. Leavitt..Sioux Falls Tennessee-Mrs. George F. Milton..Chattanooga Utah-Mrs. Burton Musser.... .Salt Lake City Washington-Mrs. Alice V. Robinson... Seattle West Virginia-Miss Eleanor Simpson. Wisconsin-Mrs. C. M. Barr. Moundsville PROGRESSIVE (LA FOLLETTE). cago, Ill. Connecticut-Edward M. Yeomans..New Haven Headquarters-Washington, D. C., and Chi- Georgia-G. E. Maddox Idaho L. E. Dillingham.. Indiana-Walter S. Chambers..... Kansas-Fred Robertson Atlanta ..Dixon Newcastle Kentucky-Samuel M. Wilson........Louisville Louisiana-Martin Behrman...... New Orleans Alabama-B. W. King.. Birmingham Phoenix .Little Rock Denver Augusta Arizona-George U. Young .St. Louis Georgia-F. E. Rodenslaben ....... Lincoln Illinois-Charles J. McGowan... .Sioux Falls Nevada-M. J. Scanlon Reno Salt Pennsylvania-John H. Bigelow.. Utah-Harden Bennion. Vermont-James P. Leamy.. Virginia-H. F. Byrd Washington-Donald A. McDonald.. Chairwomen State Central Committees. Alabama-Mrs. Charles McDowell....... .Eufaula Arizona-Mrs. Theodore Marsh. .Nogales California-Mrs. Katherine Braddock. Stockton Colorado-Mrs. Luella M. Rhodes..Fort Collins .... ..Memphis Fort Worth ..Ogden The Carnegie Corporation of New York was organized Nov. 10, 1911, under a charter granted by the state of New York "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding among the people of the United States." Andrew Carnegie transferred to the corporation $25,000,000 gold bonds of the United States Steel corporation. The following summary of the expenditures of the corporation for the years 1911-1922 was made public Feb. 4, 1923: Carnegie institutions gaged in war work... en Per cent. Total new E. Ruthenberg. 1,026,621 1.8 966,915 1.7 919,075 1.6 474,744 .8 110,000 21,749 $57,938,846 : In 1923 the Carnegie Corporation made cash $23,415,031 40.5 payments of $5,420.000 to beneficiaries and 12.292,549 21.0 made appropriations amounting to 8,357,515 14.5 $6,515,000, of which two-thirds went to medical and legal projects. The medical school 3,145,000 5.5 of Johns Hopkins university received $2,000,2,125,000 3.7 000, the New York Academy of Medicine $1,000,000 and the American Law Institute in 3.2 Washington, D. C., $1,000,000. 2.9 The office of the corporation is at 522 5th avenue, New York, N. Y. The secretary is 2.6 James Bertram. Church Peace union.. Civic, social and education al agencies 1,855,184 GREAT MINING DISASTERS IN RECENT YEARS. Benwood, W. Va.. April 28, 1924: 111 dead. PRESIDENTS OF Porfirio Diaz-June 26, 1910, to May 25, 1911. Hanley, England. Jan. 12. 1918: 160 dead. MEXICO SINCE 1910. Francisco I. Madero-May 25, 1911, to Feb. 15, 1913. Victoriano Huerta-Feb. 15, 1913, to July 15. 1914. Francisco Carbajal-July 15 to Aug. 14. 1914, Venustiano Carranza-Aug. 14, 1914, to May 20, 1920. Adolfo de la Huerta-May 24, 1920, to Dec. 1, 1920. Alvaro Obregon-Dec. 1, 1920. |