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PORTLAND OREGON, THURSDAY, ".MARCH 25, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OREGON SENDS UNCLE
SAM SEVEN MILLIONS
NATION'S INCOME AND EXCESS
PROFITS TAX COMING.
4281 LEAD GIVEN
STOCK MARKET BOOM
IS
SCHOOL SOVIET DUCKS
UNRULY PROFESSORS
HOUSEMAID CAUSES
PASSES IN DISORDER
FAVORITES REACT FROM TOP;
DOCTORS TO FIGHT
TO FORCE ISSUE
Y
j FACULTY CALLS OX STATE AU
J. ROSEA' BERG AND DANIEL
DEMAND LOANS LP.
THORITIES FOR HELP.
3LEYERS MIX WITH FISTS
10
000 ASKED
BONUS
PASSED
SESSION ADJOURNS
TO DEVELOP PORT
Plan Includes Purchasing
of Swan Island.
GIGANTIC MOLE SUGGESTED
General Motors Leads Wild Session
With Tumble From 410 to
3 66 Points.
NEW TOBK, March 14. The specu
lative structure erected over the stock
market a few weeks ago, largely be
cause of the supreme court decision
exempting stock dividends from In
come taxes, evaporated into thin air
today, after having given early prom
ise of attaining great heights.
Favorite issues, especially those
dominated by pools and other profes
sional interests, reacted 5 to almost
45 points from maximum quotations
of the morning, t,he market closing in
great disorder with call money at 14
per cent.
The sudden advance In demand
loans, which opened at the recent
fixed rate of 7 per cent, was accom
panied by circumstantial rumors that
lenders of money were being urged by
the federal reserve bank to put the
brakes on further speculation.
It is generally known that officials
of the central reserve banks and other
financial interests have viewed the
recent market movement with dis-
Turchase of Swan island and re- approval, if not absolute concern. Any
moval of the west half of it from return of the recent advance, it was
West Channel of 1600 Feet
Required to Be Dredged.
LARGE BONO ISSUE NEEDED
Scheme Approved bj Committee of
15, Port of Portland, and Com
mission of Public Docks.
Legislature at Olympia
Holds On Until 4 A.M.
SENATE FINALLY GIVES IN
the river; closing of the present
crooked, dangerous east channel and
the creation of a straight west chan
nel 1600 feet wide, together with the
fonslruction of a gigantic mole on
the east side of Swan island, provid
ing terminal and dockage facilities
superior to those of any other city
on the Pacific coast, form the salient
features of a $10,000,000 harbor devel
opment plan submitted to the city
council yesterday by the committee
of fifteen.
The plan includes the acquisition
of all the low land in the Guild's
lake district on the west side of the
river opposite Swan island and the
acquisition of the low land in Mock's
bottom on the east side of the river,
also opposite the island. It has the
approval of all members of the com
mittee of fifteen, the Port of Portland
and the commission of public docks.
To carry out the proposed scheme
the committee of fifteen recommend
believed, would necessitate further
drastic action against "unessential
loans."
General Motors was the outstand
ing feature of today's wild session. In
the morning it rose 10M points to the
new maximum of 410. When the mar
ket began its descent at midday Gen
eral Motors was first to yield, tum
bling to 366, its final price, and a net
loss of 33 14 points.
Other motor shares, oils, equip
ments, steels and a large assortment
of special stocks reversed their fore
noon gains of 3 to 12 points, keeping
pace with the break in General Mo
tors and ending with losses of 2 to
almost 10 points.
The day was one of the most active
since the break of February, when
all markets were unsettled by the col
lapse of exchanges.
Conditions in the international
credit situation have changed for the
better since that time,, and foreign
Referendum Attached
Service Men's Measure.
to
TAX LEVY IS INCREASED
Session Provides for Additional
School Funds and Takes Step
Toward 'ew Code.
the consolidation of the Tort of Port- lemittances were, steady, to strong
land and the commission of public today, although French and Italian
rates reflected pressure.
Sales of stocks amounted to slight
ly over 1,700,000 shares, which is
somewhat under last week's largest
turnover, when the market was al
most at the zenith of its recent boom.
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docks, committing the control and
direction of the physical development
to the Port of Portland and vesting
in the port commission the title to
all of the docks and harbor facilities
now under the jurisdiction of the
dock commission.
Harbor Liars to Be Ckamgrd.
Revision of the present harbor lines
. w-, -b iiN,iy'-J tli 'project is
carried out. This would be brought
about through the dredging of the
west channel of the Willamette river
to a width of 1600 feet and a 30
foot depth. The east channel now
utilized for navigation would be closed
through the construction of a cause
way from the east mainland to con
nect with the mole proposed on the
island. The present east channel
would be dredged to its full width of
"no feet to serve the east side of the
mole and the west side of Mock's
bottom, but would be a still water
basin.
By dredging away the west half
of Swan island, not only will a chan-
OREGON-BUILT BOAT AFIRE
Crew of &hooiirr City or St. Hcl
v ens Resound by Steamer Goree. .
NEW YORK, March 24. The Ameri
can auxiliary schooner' City of St.
Helens, from Marseilles and Oran. for
Beaumont, Texas, has been abandoned
and is on fire 300 miles off the
Georgia coast, according to a wire
less message received here today by
the naval communications service.
The crew of the schooner was res
cued bv the American steamship
Goree from Boca Grande, Fla., for
Baltimore. The City of St. Helens
was a vessel of 1650 tons.
The wooden auxiliary schooner City
nel of sufficient width be provided to i Df st. Helens was built at St. Helens.
accommodate all future marine traf-(or., by the Charles R. McCormick com-
tic and provide a turning table which !
naval officials from time to time
have suggested in the Portland har
bor, but sufficient material will be
obtained to fill the lowiand of Guild's
Jake district. It is also proposed to
utilize the material dredged from
both chan 1 to fill Mock's bottom.
UrrdKinB Uraphaaizrd.
The Importance of dredging out the
west channel was particularly empha
sized by F. M. Warren in presenting
the plan to the council. Mr. Warren,
who, with J. B. Kerr and F. C. Knapp,
i appeared before the council to repre
sent the committee of 15, called at
tention to the fact that the creation
of the west channel was regarded by
all shipping authorities as an urgent
need of the port.
The channel project itself would
cost 15,000.000. he declared, and it
pany two years ago, and sold to a
French syndicate after she had made
one trip from Portland to San Fran
cisco in the McCormick line. She Is a
sister ship to the S. I. Ellis, which
was wrecked off Havana, Cuba, about
two years ago, and to the auxiliary
schooner City of Portland, now in ac
tive service on the Atlantic coast.
summary of resilts ac
com pushed by wash- '
ixgto.v legislature:.
. Adopted joint resolution rati
fying woman's suffrage amend
ment to the federal constitution.
.Increased state's contribution
to the common schools from $10
for each census child of school
age to $20.
Raised the tax levy limit for
the stats general fund from
3 mills to s mills.
Passed soldiers' compensation
bill providing payment of $15 a
month for each month spent in
service and referred the meas
ure to a vote of the people at
the next general election. The t
bill carries an 111,000,000 bond 4
issue. f
Adopted a resolution request-
ing the governor and attorney-
gciiern lu prepare a civil aa
minlstrativj code to be submi
ted to the next legislature pro
viding for the consolidation of
executive departments with a I
view to reducing the cost of J
state government. 4
AdODted resolution nrnviHinv
ior ins appointment! Dy me gov
ernor of a commission to make
a study and 'survey of present
common-school laws and. to
make a report and reeor liu'en
dations to the next legislature.
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OLYMPIA, Wash., March 24. (Spe
cial.) Thb extraordinary session of
the Washington legislature which
convened at noon Monday adjourned
at 4 o'clock this morning after pass
ing the soldiers' bonus bill over which
a deadlock had lasted for nine hours.
The bill as passed goes to the people
on a referendum at the .November
election.
Action by the house in striking out
an emergency clause thus forcing
referendum on the measure and in
sistence by the senate that the emer
gency clause be restored caused the
two houses' to lock horns and only
Students Post Order for Everybody
to Work on Track and Punish
1 Those Who Disobey.
HAYS, Kan., March 24. The Fort
Hays Normal school is in the grip of
a "student soviet," whose principal
occupation is hunting down professors
and throwing them into the lake on
the college campus, according to Pro
fessor P. Caspar Harvey, who today
telegraphed the state authorities at
Topeka asking protection. Richard
J. Hopkins, attorney-general, directed
the county attorney to prosecute per
sons responsible for the disorders.
The trouble started when President
W. A. Lewis left a few days ago on
business. Departing, he suggested a
half holiday, on which men students
should build a running track, while
girl students prepared a meal for the
toilers. At one of the "pep" meetings,
it is reported, a woman suggested in
fun that girls who did not aid should
be ducked in the lake.
Monday morning an announcement
was posted that "all persons, includ
ing the faculty, would be ducked if
they failed to report for duty at 1
P. M. Tuesday, March 23." John Lind
quist, editor of the college newspaper,
was the first person ducked. Pro
fessor James Start, on his way to
classes this morning, was captured
by the students and thrown into the
lake. Unable to swim, he was saved
from drowning by three students.
Professor Harvey also fell into the
hands of the students, but he dived
into the water before they had an
opportunity to throw him in.
In a telegram to the state board of
administration, Harvey said all fac
ulty members and students who
failed to obey the "soviet" were being
ducked.
"I intended to do my bit gladly on
the track," Professor Start said to
night, "but I was threatened . with
ducking if I did not do as ordered. I
decided not to be governed by force
and threats."
Mr. Harvey issued the following
statement:
"I was for working on the track
when it was first announced, and ex
pected to come out on that day, but
two things arose. Tuesday afternoon
was my only afternoon for debate
work and I will not be forced to do
anything by threaW. I dived into the
water for the sake of an ideal and as
a protest against the use of force to
promote hehool spirit."
BOY, 12, HELD FOR RANSOM
Son of Lexington, Ky., Man Disap
pears Willi Unidentified Man.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 24. While
relatives of 12-year-old Paul Little,
son of K. T. Little, Lexington capital
ist, were searching for him tonight
following his disappearance late, a
note was received at the Little home
saying he was being held for a
ransom, supposed to be 125.000.
The boy disappeared with an un
identified man. He earlier had told
playmates the man had promised him
fl if he would deliver a box of candy.
The boy's father refused tonight
to divulge the contents of the note,
but is said to have told the police:
"I don't care about the $25,000 if I
can get my son back safely."
Altercation Results From Alleged
. Proselyting Judge Assesses
Fine of Five Dollars.
Ancient romances relate the daring
deeds of knights who did battle for
their fair lady's hand, but it remained
for the 20th century with its scarcity
of domestics to produce the cavalier
who was willing to fight for the pos
session of his housemaid.
Two -such cavaliers appeared In the
municipal court yesterday in the per
sons of Dr. J. J. Rosenberg and Dr.
Daniel Meyers. Dr. Rosenberg was
charged with assault and battery fol
lowing an encounter which is said to
hava occurred in the offices of Dr.
Meyers in the Stevens building.
It was Kiss Marie Shea, housemaid
in the establishment of Dr. Meyers at
1021 Quimby street, who was the
cause.
Dr. Meyers accused Dr. Rosenberg
with endeavoring to entice the Mey
ers' housemaid away, according to a
letter written by Dr. Meyers' attorney
to Dr. Rosenberg, which was intro
duced as evidence.
Dr. Rosenberg denied the charge
and, according to the story which he
told in the municipal court yesterday,
went to the office of his brother phy
sician to explain that he was not
guilty.
Accounts of what transpired follow.
ing his arrival there differed with the
different witnesses, but all agreed
that the combat started after the two
physicians had entered Dr. Meyers'
private office. The private office,
however, was not big enough to hold
the combatants and they emerged into
the waiting-room, where a number of
patients were waiting 10 be treated.
Judge Ros3man fined Dr. Rosenberg
ta on a charce of assault and battery.
President Adopts Plan on
Treaty, Tip.
REPUBLICANS NOT WORRIED
Repeal of War-Time Laws to
Hand Back Blame.
LATE PICTURE ELOQUENT
Smile of Old Days Is Gone From
Xew Photographs of "Very
Sick Man."
FLEET TO GO TO ISLANDS
Twenty-Nine Warships Leave San
Francisco This Morning.
SAN DIEGO, March 24. Twenty
nine warships, headed by the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, flagship of Admiral
Henry A. Wiley, commander of Pacific
destroyer squadrons, will steam out
of this harbor tomorrow morning for
Honolulu to participate in the Ha
waiian mission centennial celebration.
It will be the largest fleet that has
sailed from the harbor.
The bay presented a busy spectacle
today as the destroyers, comorisihg
the largest part of the fleet, shifted
anchorages for in early .start and
took on supplies.
It is planned for this fleet to meet
seven destroyers steaming from San
Francisco, the point of meeting being
set at about 1500 miles east of Honolulu.
THREE I. W. W. CONVICTED
the alternative of seeing the measure
finally killed by indefinite postpone-1 fl A YTDN SHOWS INCREASE
SCHOOL HISTORY FAULTY
ment in the house Induced the senate
to recede from its position and accept I
the referendum provision.
SIS a Month Provided.
The bill carries an $11,000,000 bond
issue and provides for the payment
of flh a month additional compensa
tion to all men in. active service for
California Veteran Protests Story
of Monitor-.Merriniac Fight.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Maroh 24.
The state board of education agreed
today that an account of the battle I
between the Monitor and Merrimac ,
an " . - a in t h a anhnnl hlslnrtr nnw In I
1 Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.)
Population Has Gone Cp Thirty-
One Per Cent in Decade.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Popula
tion statistics for 1920 announced to
day by the census bureau included:
Dayton, O., 155,830. an increase of
37.25S. or 31.1 per cent over 1910.
Walla Walla, Wash., Jury Holds
Membership Violation of Law.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. March 24.
(Special.) A superior court jury
held today that mere membership in
the L W. W. is a violation of the
anti-syndicalism law, returning a
verdict of guilty against Dan Stewart,
O. Kowachkua and Joe McCaskill,
who have been on trial here for nearly
a week. The case went to the jury
at midnight last night, but consid
eration did not begin until 8 A. M.
The jury returned its verdict at 1:30
P. M. The jury took with it into the
jury room the exhibits, so bulky it
required three men to carry them. The
jury went through this mass of I. W.
W. literature and took one ballot, it
being unanimous for conviction.
No time has been set for sentencing
the men. ' 1
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 14. Some inkling of
President Wilson's plan of Injecting
the peace treaty into the campaign
came out today in feelers from the
White House quietly passed around,
it is said by some loyal administra
tion senators who had been calling
on him.
The president's plan is not to go
out and begin talking about the ca
lamity of the treaty defeat and set
back given to world peace thereby,
as had been anticipated, but instead
to adopt the stand-pat policy of keep
ing silent and waiting for something
to happen. Mr. Wilson intends doing
nothing to revive the treaty or to
arrange a peace between the United
States and Germany.
The intimation is that he thinks
something of a serious nature is like
ly to happen as a consequence of the
senate's failure to ratify the docu
ment which he brought back from
Versailles. He will then say to the
country that the senate Is responsible
and undertake to shoulder the blame
on the republican party, because that
party is In control of the senate by
the narrow margin of two votes.
Democrat Most Concerned.
Tfrht the president would pursue
such a deeperatA course appears"
cause more consternation among some
uf the democrats than among any of
it was aid that of course the senate I
could itvi arrange a new'peace treaty
without the-president i king the In
itiative, but that both bouses of con
gress could act at once to repeal all
war legislation.
The majority leaders in both houses
ere getting ready to take some action
to wipe all war-time laws from the
statute books. It Is doubted that any
democrats in either house will dare
vote against such measures, except
perhaps those who act only under
the express orders of Mr. Wilson.
The executive, under the constitution,
signs bills repealing laws just as
he signs other measures, and it then
will be for him to say whether he
wants the country to continue, tech
nically, at war. Should he veto such
hills, republican teaders reason, the
people of the country will see that
the responsibility is. upon him.
Such information, however, as leaks
First Installment Indicates Col
lection for Entire Year of Ap
proximately $3,500,000,000.
WASHINGTON, March . Incom
and excess profits taxes aggregating
1908.829.172 were paid as the first in
stallment of the nation's tax bill
for 1919.
While these figures do not repre
sent an exact one-fourth of the taxes
for last year, they indicate collection
for the entire year of approximately
(3.500,000,000, treasury officials said
tonight The first installment more
than offsets outstanding treasury cer.
tiflcates of Indebtedness, Issued In
anticipation of the payment, and
leaves the treasury In a position to
continue its financial programme!
outlined Beveral months ago.
Collections for the first period of
1918 were approximately $1,200,000,000
the reduction this year bring due to
the lowering of the normal income
tax rate. The second district of New
York, comprising the heart of the
financial section, held Its place In
yielding the greatest amount of reve
nue of all collection districts, as it
has for many years. Its total was
1 134.505,989.
Collections included: California,
$37,266,876; Idaho, $1,143,670; Montana,
$1,650,538; Oregon, $7,459,685: Utah,
$1,632,850; Washington, $12,533,356,
and Wyoming. $1,169,133.
General Well Ahead in
South Dakota Returns.
LOWDEN IS SECOND CHOICE
Johnson Gets 21,735 and Is
Running Steadily Third.
BIG POWER POOL FORMING
Oregon Energy to Be Transmitted
to San Diego.
SAN FP.ANCISr'O. March 24. For
malion of power pool under the di
rection of the state railroad commis
sion that will mike it possible to send
electric energy from southern Oregon
to San Diego is to be effected this
summer in order to offset the water
shortage in this state, the commission
announced here today.
The announcement followed the sub
mission of repor's from representa
tives of approximately 90 power con
cerns on- proposed methods for over
coming the shortage.
The arrangement virtually is com
pleted, it was announced.
FEISAL BIDS FRENCH GO
Exit from Syrian "Kingdom" by
April 0 Demanded.
CONSTANTINYrt'LC. March ?3. -(3y
Hip - ho- i:-ii Press.) fi.
patches frt n HHrut jiiiiiouiii-e (list
Emll Feiaal, rcettly proclaimed kin
of Syria, has given the French until
April ( to leave Syria, and the Arabs
have ordered the British out of Pales
tine. Prince Feisal, son of the king of
Hedjaz, has been ordered to explain
to. the supreme council of the allies
the steps leading up to his being
crowned king of Syria. Premier
Lloyd George announced that recog
nition was denied him by the allies.
P0INDEXTER LEFT OUT
Return Received From Mn-.t of
Precincts In State and Miss
ing Have l'cw Votes.
SEARS CONVICTION HOLDS
High Court Affirms Sentence of
Army Shoe Manufacturer,
BOSTON. March 24. The United
States circuit court of appeals af
firmed today the decision of the fed-
out from White House sources leads eral district court which found Frank
to the conclusion that Mr. Wilson is j I. Sears, vice-president and general
in a fiame of mind to go far in his j manager of the A. J. Bates company
conflict with the senate. But no com- i of Webster, shoe manufacturers,
munication in words as to his mood guilty of bribery and conspiracy to
has carried half so much to the minds defraud the government In connection
of those whose names are not on the ' with the manufacture of army shoes.
White House guest list as some re- ! Scars was sentenced last December
cent pictures of Mr. Wilson that have , to serve a year and a day in the
Greenfield Jai
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
WHAT HE OBJECTS TO IS SUPPORTING HIS WIFE'S RELATIVES.
as given in the school history now in
process of printing must be' changed.
Prntosl a'nq mn Hp hv fir t Zfnrt? a
must be accomplished even if the rest w Stone of Crult a meraber of
ot me pian enouia not ue undertaken
The advisability of combining the
channel dredging with the develop
ment scheme as a whole was strongly
advocated.
Piers and Slip Inrlodrd.
The scheme includes the construc
tion of piers, slips and industrial sites
on the west side of the river, served
by railroad trackage facilities includ
ing depots for inbound and outbound
freight, with terminal yards ot 3000
car capacity.
The development of a mole 10S7
feet wide by 5000 feet long on the
easterly portion of Swan island re
maining after the west half has been
removed looms as one of the impor
tant features. This mole would b
connected to the east shore by a
causeway, which will close the south
end of the present east channel and
provide ample trackage facilities to
the mole, as wel! as a wide roadway
for automobile trucks and other ve
hicles. The plan also contemplates the
creation of 100 industrial sites, each
100 feet square, individually served
by railroad tracks, the lots front
ing on streets each 100 feet wide.
Waterway frontage on both channels
contemplates berthing facilities for 20
ships, each 600 feet long, thus afford
ing both rail and water connections
for ths sites '
Slips Bailt as Required.
Construction of slips is provided
. I. . 1. in 1. -. .:!.
ZOr aiu"b luc wimiiiid ah ntv uuuu a
lak district, such slips to be built
XC tney are required. Suggestion is
.'v made that piers in this district should
either be municipally owned or should
the board, to a passage in which the
author states "The commander of the
Monitor withdrew his ship from the
fight."
"This statement is abBurd," Dr.
Stone declared. "I was there and
know such was not the case."
The other members agreed with
him that a change would be ordered.
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SPECIAL SESSION REFUSED
Connecticut Governor in No Hurry
Over Suffrage Amendment.
HARTFORD. Conn.. March 24.
Governor M. H. Holcombe, republi
can, in a statement tonight, flatly re
fused to call a special session of the
Connecticut general assembly to- act
on the federal suffrage amendment.
The republican state convention, by
an almost unanimous vote In New
Haven today, called upon the gov
ernor to convene a special session so
that it might be possible for Con
necticut to be the 36th state to ratify
the suffrage amendment.
WILSON ON 2-HOUR DRIVE
President Takes First Trip Outside
Washington Since Illness.
WASHINGTON. March 24. Presi
dent Wilson today made his first trip
outside of Washington since he was
taken 111 last fall. Accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and Rear-Admiral Gray
son, his physician, he drove into Vir
ginia as far as Alexandria.
No stops were made and the presi-
fre built by private firms or corpora-J dent was away from tht White House
' tLaiiciudttd da rsi7aium Ljl i Uiap l hours. -
and pending the ap
peal has been at liberty under bail.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTEHDAYS Maximum temperature.
oU degrees; minimum, -U drgreei.
t TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly winds.
Fereiffa.
Necoti&tlons for truce at belearuertd Wese
believed to-be under way. Page .1.
National.
Uncle Sam gets Oregon lax remittance
exceeding seven millions. Page 1.
Navy department critic's testimony and
letter declared contradictory. Page '2.
Wilson adopts silence as plan to force
treaty as issue. Page 1.
I. W. attempting to secure recrutU
among returned soldiers, rage 3.
Domestic.
Wood has lead in South Dakota. Tage 1.
: School soviet ducks unruly professors.
: Page 1.
t Stock market boom passes at wild session.
j Page 1.
J , Wood leads in poll of Michigan sentiment,
t I Page S.
I : 1'arlflc Northweat.
! Washington legislature adjourns after
i passing soldiers' bonus measure. Page 1.
f 'Central Oregon settlers sue Irrigation com
f i puny. Page 5.
T i Candidate in Washington gubernatorial
f 1 Sport.
Preaident Heyd fr defies Lee Mtft. t. l-
! posa biMba.l trickery. Tit 14.
' Shannon and Brnnson havt bout In train
' ing camp. Pl 15.
f i Skipper Mae tlen.'i full ape.d ahtad at
I Ontario camp. Pago 14.
I i Commercial aod Marine.
With stronger wheat market mil limit
(lour ottering! to gov.rnm.nt. Page 23.
Covering by ihorte lifts corn at Chciago.
Page "3.
Severe break la Wail-ilreet stock market.
Page 23.
Columbla-Pacltle company announces tea
i j (teamen to -all. Page 22.
reruaDa anv .irini.j-.
Houiemaid la cauie ot fight between two
i doctor!. Pag l,
! Street-car problem prove! perplealng on
for Portland city council. Pag 12.
LVanderveer'a challenge to elate to show
I distribution of red literature alnce 1917
I is taken up by e-l. W. W. organizer.
I Page 8.
iTheophll Binkele, applicant for cttiiemhlp,
! tells court hie religion forbidi him to
bear arm. Page 13.
CommtH' of 1.1 eugge'ta eipendltur. ot
t io.ooo.ooo for harbor ucprok emeaia.
I'aH.1. . ..
race make
Page 7.
llight galna at aeeaiou.
SIOCX FALLS. S. P., Mar.h 2i
(Special.) Fifures compiled early
this evenlnr on the resuHs of the re
publican presidential preference pri
mary yesterdsy Rave Major-General
Leonard Wood a total of 27.ti6 vote,
Governor Frank O. I-owden IJ.JIS
and Johnson 21. "3S. The returns were
from 1115 of 1740 precincts In 61 of
84 counties, and rcprenrnt about
three-quarters of the total vote of
the state.
Complete reports have been received
from practically all the cities and
missing precincts are In thinly pop
ulated counties where talr--raph and
telephone facilities are poor.
IrswOa Is aeroad fkolrr.
Tn the counties where the vole was
overwhelmingly for Wood, Lowdrn
received most of the remaining; bal
lots, while In counties which sup
ported Johnson heavily Lowdrn was
the second choice. It Is not expected
that further returns will change ins
terlally the relative standings or the
three candidates.
Reports coming; In this evening
show Wood training; In the same pro
portion as the early compilation In
dicated. Wood, Johnson and Lnwdcn
have made tours of the stats and .
thsra also have been many other
speakers here pushing- the cause '-
one of tbs three- candidates. time
tl. fljght ha hi- n h iter. Botli W.
and l,1, tln ' i inniie 1v -c it .
each ft her of mud sllnt;'rn, while)
Johnson has attacked liis opponent
on ths grounds that they havs spent
too much money and that It has been
a battle of wealth and not merit,
(.eteraor iiri Place.
Though deflnl figures srs not
available, flovra.ir Velcr Norbevk Is
conceded the nomination fr the
rnltpd States s-nat. Keprcscntallve
C. A. Chrlstophersnn renominated for
congress, and W. II. McMastrr. lieutenant-governor,
nominated for con
gress. Senator SIM'S Tolndexter. who was
an Independent candidate for repub
lican indorsement, polled a small vote.
The largest total in any county si
Hughes, where lie received l votes
out of 1100 cait. In most counties ha
received from h to 14 votes and avail
able figures show his total from Si
counties to be less than 00 voles.
The vote In the state Is estimated
at 75.000. which Is consllered light,
especially as the women are permit
ted to Vote. Had roads In tho coun
try prevented many from going to
the polls. Wood was leading In H
out of (4 counties, Johnson was
ahead In 1J and Lowden won out In
10. The vote for Johnson was sur
prising, as he did not actively enter
the campaign until after the 1-owden
and Wood forces were firmly In
trenched. German Cwaattea for Joaaaaa.
The California senator was strong
in the counties where the majority of
the residents are of German descent
These counties are Turner, Yankton.
Hutchinson and Bon Homme. In
Hutchinson county Johnson received
1004. Lowden 127. and Wood 70.
Johnson also carried Minnehaha
county, the largest in point of popu
lation In the state. Johnson's support
came chietiy rrom me rural onincu,
In the Black Hills counties, where
the late Theodore Roosevelt one
lived, Wood received large majotllles.
He was also the victor In nearly all
the towns and cities at which he ap
peared In his recent tour of the elata.
while Lowden lost out in all hut on
of the cities of the stale In which ha
appeared during his csmpaign tour
the latter part of February.
Lead I Klartuallag.
Wood's lead fluctuated considerably
yesterday. At first It was estimated
to be about 300. Later report in
creased that to 4U00. while in the lata
afternoon tha general's lead was con
sidered to be about 3:00. This eve
ning, with returns coming in from
the Black Hills, Wood's lead waa rsp
ldly Increased to about 1000. In fact
of these fluctuations th Lowdan
headquarters hav refused yet to con
cede the victory to Wood. Ths Joha
son manager hav conceded th vlo
tory to Wood, and th Wood man.
agers ar confident that they hav
won the hardest presidential strug
gle ever held In Houtb Dakota.
CHAIRMAN CLAIMS VICTOKV
C. Trocior Predict! 100 lxlc
gates bj Knd of Week.
NEW TORK. March 14. (Special.)
General Wood In the S'orth lakcrt
primaries on March It. won against
Senator Hiram W. Johnson, who waa
supported by the Non partisan cs ra-
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