y i vol.
LIX NO. 18,511
Entered at Portland (Or eon)
PoMofflc as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
m. CONTROL OF
. J GOALPHIGELIFTED
: "1 T
'.Wilson Issues Warning
: 1 Against Profiteering.
FARMER EVERYBODY'S
"GOAT," SAYS CAPPER
KANSAS SENATOR PUTS IX
PLEA FOR AGRICULTURIST.
JNGREASED FARE
IS NOT CEO
Action by Voters Urged
as Solution.
SENATOR BRANDEGEE
RAPS ADMINISTRATION
POLICIES OF PRESIDENT GEN
ERALLY HELD FAILURES.
AIR PATROL PLANS
MEET STAFF'S FAVOR
"RENT HOGS" JEERED
AT PUBLIC HEARING
S
EARLT APPROVAL OF ARNOLD
PROJECT INDICATED.
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS AR
' GVE IN STORMY SESSION.
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IN SOUTH DAKOTA
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AGE RISE TO BE ABSORBED
ay Opened to Meet Part of
; Increase to Miners.
" ORDER EFFECTIVE APRIL 1
;Tew Tay Will Entail Added Cost
'.i ot $200,000,000 Year Lewis
Disappointed.
. j WASHINGTON, March 23. With a
; warning- against profiteering, Presi--'
, dent Wilson today ordered abandon
. 'ment. of government control over
' . , bituminous coal prices and asked
. Vnlr.ers and onerators to negotiate a
, " " ew wprking agreement on the basi
f the majority report of the coal
' "strike settlement commission
- The preside'nt ordered termination
. V.of price control on April 1, when the
View working agreement would be
.-' come effective. This will permit at
'. - . least partial absorption in coal prices
' ' ' of increase in miners' wages, estab
. . .. TUshed at 27 per cent by the com-
'" (mission majority report.
. Wage Increase S 200,000,000.
...'. The increase in wages, the commis
.' cion estimated, will entail an added
! ' . '"'annual cost of $200,000. 00 and In
" -"eludes the 14 per cent increase
awarded the 'miners In settling the
;':' recent strike.
' ,' The operators, however, were re
1 ' . minded by the president that unrea
. 'sonable prices must not result from
"relinquishment of price control and
, -.the addition 'of increased wages to
itheir expenses.
' ,. The date of the Joint conference of
..' operators and miners to formulate
' - a new wage agreement has not been
''' ..,et-
; Miners Willing; to Confer.
John L. Lewis, president of the
'.TTnited Mine Workers of America,
' ,Jwhile awaiting a conference with of
.f'cers of his union, said the miners
- . .'w ere ready and willing to partici-
' ,pate in a meeting with the operators.
-".'i' I The majority and minority reports
. " "of the coal commission also were
. made public at the White House and
both were included by the president
" '.' !in his letter to the operators and
,. Mt -njiners. Notwithstanding the lack of
; 'unanimity in the commission's find-
: ' . :ings, the president said It was to be
. 'assumed that the two groups would
.'.'regard the majority award as bind
- ..ing. The minority report would be
. laid before them, he said, for their
z -guidance in reaching an agreement
i The outstanding features of the
.''majority and minority reports are:
The majority report of the com
y mission said the 27 per cent increase
' jabsor&ed the 14 per cent increase al
.. flowed when the miners returned to
'work and that In dollars it would ap
t: ; Iproximate $200,000,000 a year.
i Short Week Denial Explained.
In refusing the demand of the
iminers for a 30-hour week, the ma
Tjority of the commission eaid that if
; - the work day were shortened by one
-''. ihour it would be equivalent to an ad-
""ditional cost of more than $100,000,-
' The minority report of John P.
:; '" S'hite. the miners' representative,
. - ie!d out for a higher increase for all
day labor and monthly men than were (
. granted by the majority, but he con -
, curred in the recommendation for a
"i i'24-cent increase per ton on pick and
. .macnine mining. mis report was
' transmitted to the operators and
'-.' .yminers by the president for their in-
r, formation.
" The general terms of the two re-
ports previously had been published.
The decision of the majority Henry
. and Rembrandt Peale, representing
: XJ lows:
V,j Vnl
1 HIV frw i.va uuiuutcLf, i&CU a a
less otherwise ordered the terms
and conditions of the Washington
f "1 agreement of 1917 continue.
... j J Wage Award Increased.
. . v-1 The 14 per cent increase in wages
" -J fixed y the fuel administration is
I eliminated on March 31 and replaced
" '-j by this award (which is on a 27 per
..cent Dasisj.
The agreements drafted under this
award are to take effect April 1. 1920,
and continue until March 31, 1922. (In
other words,' the miners do not get
their demand for termination of con
tracts in the fall.)
The mining prices for mining mine-
run coal. PICK and machine, are ad.
All day labor and monthly men are
v. 1 aavancea i a aay, except trappers
r ; and other boys, who are advanced 63
j cents a day.
' 3 All rates lor yardage, dead work
i . ...
and room turning are advanced 20 per
cent.
The fulfillment of all joint and dis
trict agreements are to be guaranteed
by the officers of the international
organization.
Short Week la Refused.
The six-hour day and the five-day
week are not granted; the eight-hour
iy Is retained.
he practice of car pushing stands.
ith recommendations for careful
ICancluded on fage 4, Column i.)
Producer, "Sandbagged by Dis
graceful Economic System,"
Quitting Hopeless Business.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Govern
ment expenditures were discussed In
'the senate again today, Senator Lodge.. inlJ ,,- nDflCD
the republican leader, and Senator
Smoot. republican, Utah, attacking a
proposal in the annual agricultural
bill for creation of a new govern
ment bureau in charge of farm man
agement.
Reading some estimate. Senator
Smoot said congress was asked to ap
propriate $5,500,000,000 for mainten
ance of the government next year. He
predicted that tne federal govern
ment's expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June would exceed re
ceipts by at least $3,000,000000 and
advocated establishment of an effi
ciency bureau to make up appropria
tion estimates.
Senator Capper, republican, Kan.,
said that If anything the bill was too
meager in its provisions. During the
last three years, he said, the farmer
had been "the goat of lawmakere."
middlemen and "profit hogs."
"Unless farm' problems are consid
ered with more sympathy by the pub
lic generally and especially by con
gress, a considerable part of our coun
try may go hungry before many
years," he continued.
"Farmers have been sandbagged by
the disgraceful agricultural economic
system' until the ' camel's back Is
broken, they 'are leaving the farms
this spring by tens of thousands."
Senator Capper argued for a curb
on profiteering, elimination of mar
ket manipulation and gambling, fed
eral supervision of Jhe packing in
dustry, closer co-operation with the
farmer and a constructive study of
land questions.
CORPS NOT TO BE CALLED
No Reserve Officers Training for
This Year Planned.
WASHINGTON, March 23. The
officers' reserve corps and regular
army reserve will not be called for
training this year, the war depart
ment announced today, but individual
officers or reservists may take train
ing voluntarily.
Department commanders were au
thorized to sign inactive reserve offi
cers at their request, but' without
pay, to regular army organizations
for target practice.
125 CONVICTS ESCAPE
Texas Guards Overpowered and
Guns Seized In Break.
HOUSTON, Tex., March 23. One
hundred and twenty-five convicts at
the Texas state prison farm over
powered their guards, seized their
guns and escaped this afternoon, ac
cording to a dispatch from Hunts-
ville.
Soon after the break, the dispatch
says, 35 of the men returned. Strag
glers continued returning until this
evening when all but four were ac
counted for.
TRIPLETS, BOYS, ARE BORN
Mr. and Mrs. John 11. Cleland
Parents of Healthy Trio.
Triplets were born to Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Cleland. 1037 Division street,
at St. Vincent's hospital yesterday at
12:45 A. M.
The three, all of whom are boys,
weighed an aggregate of 14 pounds
and 3 ounces and all were reported
to be well developed and healthy.
There were already three children
in the Cleland family. Mr. Cleland,
itne father, is a contracting carpenter.
7
SCHOONER IS WRECKED
Crew of Scandia of Seattle 19 Re
ported to Be Rescued.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 23. The
halibut schooner Scandia of Seattle
went ashore in a snowstorm on Kayak
island near Katalla, Alaska, and is a
total loss, according to a Juneau dis
patch to the Post-Intelligencer to
night. The crew of 16 was rescued by the
cannery tender Sunset and taken to
Cordova, the dispatch states.
NEW TREATY IS PROPOSED
Movement for Pact With Germany
May Start Today.
RICHMOND, Va., March 23. Repre
sentative Flood of Virginia, former
chairman of the house foreign affairs
committee, will introduce in the
house, probably tomorrow, a Joint
resolution authorizing President Wil
son to prepare a new treaty of peace
with Germany.
This announcement was made by
Mr. Flood today.
BERTH RATES TO GO UP
Permission Given Pullman Com
pany to Increase Tariffs.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 23.
Permission has been granted the-Pullman
company by the interstate com
merce commission to file special
tariffs Increasing berth rates ap
proximately 20 per cent.
The company is seeking an Increase
on standard lower berths to a mini
mum of $2 and on seats to a minimum
of SO cent
; UUil ilYJIOOlUfl IddULO UilULn
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Acquisition of Tracks by City
Recommended.
COREY DOES NOT CONCUR
Commissioners Butchel and Wil
liams Hold Rise In Rate Not
Way Out of Tangle.
SALEM, Or., March 23. (Special.)
The Oregon public service commis
sion. In a decision handed down here
today, held in abeyance the applica
tion of the Portland Railway. Light &
Power company for increased fares
with which to meet its steadily in
creasing costs of operation and rec
ommended that the much discussed
proposal for the City of Portland to
take over the tracks of the company
be referred to the voters of Portland
at the special state election to be
held on May 21. By taking over these
tracks it Is estimated that the valua
tion of the company's properties
would be reduced about $,ooo,ooo.
Under the provisions of the order the
latter recommendation applies only
to the tracks in the streets and does
not include the entire traction sys
tem. Problems which in the opinion of
the majority of the commission
should be referred to the voters for
decision at the special election recom
mended by that body are as follows:
Elimination of financial burdens,
including the maintenance on pav
ing already laid and estimated at
$47,000; bridge rentals, $65,000; fran
chise taxes, $15,500; car licenses.
$7,500; free transportation to city em
ployes, $22,000; maintenance, depre
ciation, taxes and interest on pros
pective paving (average six months),
$13,000, or an aggregate of $1701000.
Conimlaaloner Corey Dissents.
The majority decision was signed
by Fred G. Buchtel, chairman of the
commission, and Fred Williams, while
a dissenting decision urging an in
crease was written by a E Corey.
The majority opinion points out
that the commission is reluctant un
der present conditions and circum
stances to attempt to remedy the sit
uation merely by increasing fares.
"We seriously doubt," it Is stated,
"whether any fare would result in a
complete and final solution of the
difficulties of the railroad corpora
tion at this time. From our Investi
gation and analyzation of the data
presented it is not at all unreasona
ble to assume that the acquisition of
che tracks by the city, together with
elimination of bridge tolls) and other
relief, would not only place the Port
land railway system at present and
for the future upon a sound finan
cial basis, but permit of a prompt re
duction in the present rate of fare."
Text Given la Full.
The texts of tne commission's ma-
jofty opinion and the minority opin
ion follow:
Application brought by Portland Rail
way, Ltfht & Power company for author-
(Continued on Page 8, Column 3.)
AND
OF TWOU's.ftWbS, CHILEAN ViANG HWE.O
"YHSL CV.O'bmG OFOVE, SCWOQUS
No Executive of U. S. Ever Before
"So Shielded From Just Crltl
. clsm," Says Lawmaker.
' NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 23.
Criticism of President Wilson, In
which the war, treaty-making and
Mexican policies of the democratic ad
ministration were severely arraigned,
featured an address here tonight of
Senator Brandegee, acting as tem
porary chairman of the republican
state convention. He asserted that
"no president of . the United States
has ever been so shielded from just
criticism by events as has the present
president of the United States."
The condition of America's unpre
paredness at the beginning of the
war, Senator Brandegee said, was
largely the fault of President Wilson
He declared gross extravagance char
acterized his governmental depart
ments; that his efforts at treaty-mak
ing in Paris resulted largely in fiasco
and that his coercion of the. senate
has resulted in a "kick back" In which
the senate is now. coefcing the presl
dent. He asked if the "people of this
country want the senate to abandon
its matured judgment after due con
sideration and to say that they ap
prove a treaty when they do not ap
prove it."
Senator Brandegee explained his ob
jection to the suffrage and prohibition
amendments as based largely on the
old proposition of state rights. He
reiterated former statements that the
administration's Mexican attitude for
the past six years has been "an im
potent and imbecile drift," with a
condition now in Mexico so "ap
palling" that the American people
"have apparently abandoned all hope
of any relief as long as the present
administration is In power."
The state department was desig
nated as "a mere shell," and the op
eration of the postoffice department,
he said, "would be a huge national
joke if it were not a scandal and a
tragedy."
INTERNED MEN RELEASED
Only Fifty Now Held at Barracks
Out of Four Hundred.
SALT LAKE CITY, March 23. Re
lease of 30 enemy aliens who have
been interned at Fort Douglas here
for periods of from one to three years
will take place tomorrow, according
to announcement by department of
justice officials today.
With the release of these mn,.It.i3
said, but 50 prisoners will remain at
the fort internment barracks, which
at one time held upward of 400.
Only two of the men to be freed
were sentenced for serious offenses,
the officers declared. These are L'do
Rail, arrested at San Diego, Cal.; in
1918, for circulating alleged pro-
German pacifist propaganda, and
Fritz Keyser, arrested in a Texas
border town charged with being a
German agent In Mexico.
ARMY AIR RULES URGED
Adoption by Civilian Flyers Advo
cated by General.
WASHINGTON. March 23. Adop-
ton by civilian flyers of the army act
service "rules of the air" was urged
today by General Menoher, director
of air service. It was expected that
conformity to a single set of rules
would tend to reduce danger, both
to the flyer and the public.
Rules under which army flying is
conducted give the right of way to
lighter than air craft and provide
passage to the right. For the protec
tion of the public the throwing over
board of anything but ballast, sand
or water is prohibited.
YET SOME PEOPLE CANT SEE ANYTHING SERIOUS ABOUT IT, AT
Slight Changes to Be Made by Add
ing Balloon Companies and
Eliminating Sub-Base.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, March 23. Indications
today were that the general staff of
the army would give early approval
to the Arnold project for a complete
air patrol of the forest areas of the
Pacific coast and northwest states.
The project, it is understood, will be
approved practically as drawn by
Colonel Arnold except for some change
in the plan of patrol for eastern i
Washington and northern Idaho and
the addition of two balloon companies j
lu me live airplane squadrons.
Instead of having two patrols from
the sub-base at Spokane, it is likely
that there will be but one; another
sub-base may be established at
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for the patrol
to cover the forests between Coeur
d'Alene and Kalispell, Mont. The
Spokane patrol will fly to Bonner's
Ferry, Idaho, thence west through the
Pend d'Oreilie country to Republic,
Wash., and down through the Okano
gan country, covering the timbered
sections of the Colv'.ile Indian reser
vation. No change is proDable in' the
sub-bases for Oregon or western
Washington. - , '
In discussing, the type of ships to
be used on the patrol work, the
memorandum of the plan now before
the general staff says;
The DH 4B 1 is the best available
though not an ideal ship for this
type of work. A twin motored ship
especially designed for patrolling
forest areas should be devised. This
ship should be capable of maintaining
flight on one motor, as there are
areas where forest patrols should be
maintained for over 100 miles where
there is not possibility of making a
landing without a crash.
"To order daily forest patrols over
this area in single motored ships
would be a very unjust action to
the pilots and observers. For this
reason it is proposed that two bal
loon companies be stationed at ad
vantageous points In the mountains
where from a heightf 4000 feet they
would be able to observe the forests
for hundreds of miles.
An airplane of the Martin bomber
type with extra gas tanks and dual
control would be ideal In directing the
fire fighters on the ground, if two
or more observers, radio telephone
operators and a man to release
pigeons could be carried on one
flight." .
WAK UtAU "HUlVlt" SUUN
Agreement for Removal of Ameri
can Bodies Walts Approval.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 23.
An agreement under which American
dead In France, whether within or
behind the battle zone, may be re
moved to the United States as soon
as arrangements have been completed
has been reached at a conference be
tween reprsntatlves of the French
and American governments.
The agreement awaits the approval
of the French government.
COLBY SWORN INTO OFFICE
Secretary of State to Resume Is
suing of Passports.
WASHINGTON, March 23. Bain
bridge Colby was sv.-orn In today as
secretary of stats, succeeding Robert
Lansing who resigned six - -eeks ago.
Immediately after Mr. Colby as
sumed office, arrangements were
made for resuming the issuing of
passports, which was stopped 10 days
ago because there was no one to sign
them. Officials estimated that 2000
applications had plied up.
E j
Senate Firm for Early Aid
to ex-Soldiers.
REFERENDUM CLAUSE FOUGHT
Measure Is Sent to Confer
ence Committee.
SCHOOL BILL IS ENACTED
2 0-10" Relief Measure Is Passed
by Lower Chamber and Goes
to Governor.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. March 23. (Spe
cial.) The soldiers' bonus bill was
thrown into conference late today
when the house, by a vote of 55 to 39,
refused to concur in the amendment
passed by the senate striking the
referendum clause from the measure
and making it an emergency act.
The senate refused to recede from
its position and the bill went to a
conference committee consisting of
Senators Cox of Grays Harbor, Groff
of Spokane and French of Clark and
Representatives Lucas ef Yakima,
Wolf of Pend Oreille and Elliott of
Pierce.
By a vote of 88 to 3 the house had
last night passed the 'soldiers' com
pensation bill with a referendum
clause instead of the emergency pro
vision , demanded by representatives
of the American Legion.
Bond Sale at Par Provided.
By house amendment bonds pro
vlded in the $11,000,000 bond issue to
pay the compensation must be sold at
par. The bill is designated to pay the
world war veterans $15 a month for
each month in service, the payment to
be made to widows and orphans of
deceased soldiers up to the time of the
latter's death. Conscientious objec
tors are excluded from any benefits
under the act.
The house today passed senate bill
No. 2, Increasing the state contrlbu
tlon to the school fund from $10 for
' Passed by the senate last night.
xne tentative legislative pro-
gramme was framed on the basis of
15-10 for the common schools. The
state superintendent asked 20-20 and
the legislature voted 20-10.
Compromise Explained.
The compromise figures out as fol
lows: The total state tax produced
under tha. 20-10 plan will be $6,960,000,
of which $3,480,000 is increase. In
its distribution 9770 school teachers
will receive an average salary in
crease of $265 a year, or $2,589,120 of
the total Increase. There are 348,000
school census children In Washington
and the attendance record shows 272,-
000. The tax will be next fall and
become available in 1921. It will add
between 3 and 3V4 mills to the state
taxes and the city of Seattle will pay
approximately $194,000 of the total
Increase.
The house passed senate bill No. 1
Increasing the tax levy limit for state
purposes to 5 mills Instead of 4 as
provided In tne original bill. The sen
ate this afternoon, by a vote of 30 to
11, concurred in the amendment added
In the house and the bill goes to the
governor.
The senate had adopted an amend
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.)
ALL.
Demand That "Causes of Socialism
Be Eradicated," Is Approved
by Cheers,
A LB ANT, N. T., March 23. Land
lords and tenants, transferring their
rent war from New York to Albany,
this, afternoon faced one another
across the assembly chamber at a
hearing oft rent measures held by a,
special Joint legislative committee.
After a denunciation of "rent hogs"
by various speakers, a member of
Mayor Hylan's conimlttee on rent
profiteering Jumped on top of a desk
and led men and women tenants In
cheering when Arthur J. Hllley. chair
man of the committee, urged that
"the firm, stern hand of the law be
applied" and "the causes of socialism
be eradicated." Other speakers warned
of widespread disorder If rents con
tinue to rise.
The session grew stormier as It pro
ceeded, and Jeers and hisses greeted
Dr. H. E. Berg, representing realty
interests, when he arose to speak.
This demonstration followed a charge
by a woman that he had "Insulted" a
clergyman speaking In behalf of the
tenants. There were cries of "Throw
him out!"
AMUSEMENT BAN OPPOSED
Two Methodist Conferences Seek
"Blue Law" elimination.
NEWARK, N. J.. March 23. A reso
lution to strike from the book of dis
cipline of the Methodist church that
section known as the "blue law," or
amusement ban, which forbids Metho -
dists attending dances, theaters and
horse races, was adopted at the New
ark Methodist conference here to
night.
The conference also adopted a reso
lution memorializing the general con
ference relative to the stand It has
taken In the matter of permitting
women to become' ministers.
HARRISBURG. Pa., March 23. The
Central Pennsylvania Methodist con
ference today adopted a resolution
suggesting to the general conference
the elimination of the church rule
making members who attend theaters,
dances, play cards, or Indulge in other
"worldly" amusements liable to ex
pulsion. RUBLES FALL FROM SKY
Germany Dirigible With Vuluuble
Cai'go Caught by Roumunlung.
BUCHAREST, March 23. A German
dirigible balloon headed for Moscow
fell today near Hotin. near Cerno
witz. Its officers and 300,000,000 rubles
printed in Berlin and also a printing
press for making money were taken
charge of and brought here by Rou
manians.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, GROWS
Census Report Shows 05.8 Per
Cent Population Gain,
WASHINGTON. March 23. Popula
tlon statistics for 1920 announced to
night by the census bureau Jncluded
Beaumont, Texas, 40,4:
increase
19,782. or 95.8 per cent
(revise
figures).
Madison, Wis.. 33.378.
Amsterdam. N: Y., 33.524.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. '
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
55 decrees; minimum degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Luettwltz, military 'commander under
Kapp, I' arrestee. l-ase
National.
General Bliss denies recommending brlgad
Ing V. S. troops with lurelga armler.
Page 2.
Wilson lifts federal control of coal prices.
Pase 1. - ,
Organised labor's non-partisan political
campaign now unuer way. rage i.
Forest air patrol plan may soon be ap
proved. Page 1.
Farmer Is everybody' gnat, says Senator
Capper of Kansas. Fage 1.
Senator Gronna to direct probe of Houser
Grain corporation Inquiry. Page 3.
Hitchcock may be choice of Wilson.
Page 3.
Railroad melon cut proposal held unfair.
Page 4.
Domestic.
Policies of President Wilson generally
failures, says benator Brandegee.
Page 1.
"Rent hogs" Jeered at public hearing In
Albany. N Y. Page 1.
Wood holds lead In South Dakota primary,
with lowden close second. Page 1.
Action of would-be Intervenor In Christian
Scientist litigation protested. Page 5.
Coolldge appears favorite In Massachusetts.
Pag 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington solons confer on soldier bonus
measure. Page 1.
Increased carfare not granted by public
service commission. Page 1.
Seattle street railways show $317,173 loss
for atie year. Page 7.
Sports.
Rain ' again dooms Portland to restful
existence. Page 14.
Multitude of contracts hamper Qeorges
Carpentler. Page 14.
Freddie Anderson has bard man to meet
In Eddle Shannon. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine,
Only partial deliveries mad on clothing
orders. Page 23.
Proposed federal Investigation weakens
corn at Chicago. Page 2i.
Pools fore Wall-street stocks higher.
Page 23.
Grain board faces congestion ot flour ship-
menu. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Entire length of Columbia highway is now
building. Pace 13
Fare order causes dilemma la Portland
city hall. Pace 8.
Jury secured and first witness heard In
trial of Jo Laundy, local "red" leader.
Pag 12.
Missing William Rlckman accused of
frauds alleged to total more than $5000.
Page 15.
Robert N. Stanfleld - enters race against
Senator Chamberlain. Pags (i.
Race Close, Lowden Sec
ond, Johnson Third.
OUTCOME FAR FROM CERTAIN
Only Small Portion of State's
- Vote Yet Counted.
POINDEXTER OUT OF RACE
Rotnrns From 60S Out of 1746
Precincts In 51 of 6 I Counties
Tabulated at 1 A. SI.
SIOUX FALLS. S. p., March 14.
Leonard Wood maintained a lead of
3000 votes over Frank O. Lowden for
republican presidential Indorsement,
on the face of returns tabulated at 1
o'clock this morning from 605 out of
1740 precincts In 51 of the 64 coun
ties. The vote stood: Wood, 20.257;
den. 17.29S, and Johnson, 15,292.
tabulation Included reports
nearly every city In the Ktate.
Tabulated returns Included
Low-
This
from
com-
I plete returns from Lead. Dead wood.
I Sioux Falls. Aberdeen. Mitchell, Hu
ron, Pierre. Yankton, Watertown,
Madison, Canton and Vermillion.
Wood Slronn In lllitrk IIIIU.
Wood received strong support In the
Black hills. Many far west precincts
are Included In those from which re
ports have not yet been received.
I'oindextcr was practically elimi
nated from the race In this state.
Shortly before midnight the DIack
Hills counties began to report and
those went heavily for Wood. John
son polled a heavy vote at Yankton
and complete returns from Tlerre, the
state capital, showed he carried the
city by a plurality of 7 voles over
Wood.
Governor Peter Norbeok has a good
margin over Dick Haney for the re
publican senatorial nomination, and
W. II. Mc.Miinter of Yankton was
ahead of K. O. Richards for the re
publican nomination for governor.
Wood carried Sioux Kails city by 77
votes over Johnson. Aberdeen went
to Lowden over Wood by 25 votes. In
Minnehaha county, outside of Sioux
Kails, Johnson ad a lead of several
hundred votes. The California sena
tor polled a tremendous vote In Lin
coln county, getting 1064 out of about
1600 ballots. Johnson was leading
In Yankton on the face of Incomplete
returns.
Fairly Heavy Vote la t't.
Scattering returns for United States
senator and governor showed majori
ties for Peter Norbeck and W. 1L Mc
Mater, republican candidates. In
dorsed by t; 'tat convention at
Pierre December !.
Voting at South Dakota's first pri
mary under the Hlihurd.t law came to
a close at 5 P. M. and managers for
various candidates predicted early to
night that a fairly heavy vote was
cast. ,
Managers for Hiram Johnson, Leon
ard Wood, Miles Polndexter and
Frank O. Lowden each Issued state
ments claiming that their respective
candidates for presidential Indorse
ment by the republican would re
ceive a plurality.
Home Candidate I nppotrl.
A number of candidates for nation
al and state offices were automatical
ly nominated. The Richards primary
law provides for such a process when
candidates have no party opposition.
The ticket of the national non-partisan
league, which has a party status
In South Dakota, was not on the pri
mary ballot. When the time limit for
Independent candidates to file had ft
plrcd the secretary of state had not
received any additional filings from
candidates for league support and the
ticket Indorsed at the proposal con
vention December 2 was considered
nominated.
Tom Ayes of Zcona Is tha league
nominee for United Mates senator
and M. P. Bales of Letcher is in
party's candidate for governor.
Tha proposal convention indorsed
Governor Lynn J. Fraxler of North
Dakota as candidate for president.
but Frazler did not formally accept
the Indorsement.
Democratic Contests Few.
The democrats had few contests.
The ticket for state officers Indorsed
at the Pierre convention was not con
tested. There were no congressional
contests. In tha third district Repre
sentative Harry L. Gandy of Rapid
City was nominated to succeed him
self. Interest in the democratic pri
mary was centered upon the fight for
natlonal committeeman between
James Mee of Centervllle and John A.
Bowler of Sioux Falls: Ralph E. John.
son, Sioux Falls, and J. E. Bird, Wa
tertown. and for United States senator
between U. S. G. Cherry, Sioux Falls,
and Tom Taubman of Planklngton.
Jamej W. Gerard of New York and
James O. Monroe ot Maywooa, in.,
sought democratlo Indorsement for
president Thera were contests ga
lore on the republican ballot. Tha
only can;iaU who haf a clear field
was Representative Royal C. Johnson
f Aberdeen In tha second district.
lis seeks re-election.
TRENTON, N. J.. March 2$. (Spa-
clal.) Five delegates today pledged
themselves to support Major-General
Leonard Wood for tha presidency and
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