VOL. MX NO.
f ft Cnteredt Portland Orei?;on)
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1920
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JOHNSON DRAWS 1791
VOTES TO WOOD'S 1414
GAR RA1SIZA SLAIN
BY REBEL FORGE
BISHOP W.O.SHEPARD
CHOICE OF PORTLAND
M.1XY AREAS IXCLCDIX f PARIS
AFTER POPULAR CHtBCHMAX.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
MEASURE DOUBTFUL
IXCOMPLETE COCXT SHOWS
SCHOOL BILLS CARRY.
PORTLAND POPULATION
TO BE KNOWN TODAY
CENSUS BUREAU TO REPORT
6 O'CLOCK COAST TIME.
CONTINUE FALLING
LATEST FIGURES IX COC.NT1'
' PUT KOZER IX EKOXT.
WOOD HAS LEAD
II! STATE COUNT
COMMODITY COSTS
SLIGHT LEAD NOW
io emu
Johnson Forges Ahead
In Multnomah,
24 COUNTIES FAVOR RIVAL
R. N. Stanfield Is Apparently
Nominated for Senator.
Sinnott Running Strong.
HAWLEY IS UNOPPOSED
Representative McArthur Ap
pears Favorite Only
Meager Returns In.
PRIMARY ELECTION LEAD
ERS (n'CO.IPLETE VOTE.)
President, Leonard "Wood.
Vice-president, Henry Cabot
Lodge.
U. S. senator. R. X. Stanfield.
Representative, first district, W.
C. Hawley.
Representative, second district,
X. J. Sinnott.
Kepresentative, third district, C.
N. McArthur.
Secretary of state, Sam Kozer.
Public service commissioners,
Fred G. Buchtel, H. H. Corey.
Democratic.
IT. S. Senator, George E. Cham
berlain. Measure Carried.
Four per cent road limitation.
Higher education mlllage tax.
Elementary school fund tax.
Restoration of capital punish
ment. (Xo figures on other measures
except for Mfiltnomah. con-ty.)
Rudecn Leads for Commissioner
and Gloss Is dominated
for Constable.
Latest figures on 143 precinct 'In
complete in Multnomah county give
the following; results
Republicans
President Hoover 424, Johnson
1791, Lowdeji 807, Polndexter SO, Wood
1414. .
Representative McArthur 2034,
Smith 529, Sweeney 1499.
Secretary of state hw.fr 1250,
Schulderman SOO, Lockley 765, frith
the others behind them.
Representative 17th district Mc
Donald 1489, Lofgren 1375.
County commissioner Muck 870,
Rndeen 916, Thomas 748, Wheeler 726,
Kelley-802.
Constable Gloss 1298, Werthelmer
740, with the others following;.
State senator -Hume 1468, Joseph
1698, Lepper 734, Lewis 1160). Moser
1682, A'ottina-ham 610, Rynerson 997,
Shillock 1052, Staples 1512, Whit
comb 1149, Cellars 1418. Day 12SS,
Erlcksom 746, Farreil 1593, Howell
1199.
Representative Arnst 6S0, . Asher
796, Brketel 017, Benefiel 813, Camp
bell 1023, Carlson J"75, Chansse 80:
Cole 689, Gordon 1414, Haley 934,
Herrln 949, Hill 940, Hindmun 1231,
Hoaford 1400, Jacobsom 738, Kats 1183.
Ivorrell 1365, Kubll 1741, Lee 1465,
Leonard 1769, Lonerjran 1236, Lynn
1236, McCue 1273, McFarland 1301,
Metager 942, North 1596, Overmelr
1030, Phelps 1291, Richards 1407, Slee-
man 1256, Weber 1020, Wells 2128,
West 1065, Williams 865.
Official Announcement of
Death Is Made.
R. H. 'Hughes, Editor of Pacific Portland Refuses to Help Car Com
KILLING FOLLOWS FLIGHT
Mexican Chief Overthrown
After 5-Year Rule. '
U. S. RESPECT DEMANDED
SPAIN HAS - BREAD RIOTS
One Town Under Martial Law as
Result of Disorder.
MADRID. May 21. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Martial law has been
declared in the town of Bejar, 45
miles south of Salamanca, aa a result
of disturbances arising from the
bread shortage.
A government statement issued by
the minister of the interior describes
the labor movement throughout Spain
as not distinctly socialistic, but of a
syndicalist nature, with revolutionary
tendencies. He declares the move
ment is being followed up by the
socialists because they do not wish
to lose touch with the 'mass of
workers. '
Camnalms Against Pancho Villa
In Command of General Obre
gon Among Civil Wars.
- MEXICO CITY, Mexico, May 22.
V. Carranza. who fled from this city
on May 6, and who took flight into
the mountains of Puebla following a
battle near Rinconada, was killed at
1 o'clock Thursday morning at Tlax-
calaltohgo, according to official an
nouncement here.
Carranza's companions, the names
of whom are not as yet known, are
declared to have shared his fate. The
attack which resulted in the death of
the president was led by General Ro
dolfo Serrera, it is said.
AVIATOR REACHES KENT
At midnight the indications of the
incomplete vote of Oregon republicans
in yesterday's primaries were that
Leonard Wood had carried the state
outside of Multnomah county and that
Hiram Johnson had carried tyultno
mah. Out of about 2966 votes counted
in Multnomah county Johnson had
lead of 234.
Out of 3474 votes counted in 24
counties outside of Multnomah, Wood
has a lead of 487. Two-thirds of the
state vote is outside of Multnomah
county. B
If these ratios continue, of which
there is no certainty, Johnson will
have carried Multnomah county by
about 3500 and Wood will have car
ried the rest of the state by upwards
of 10,000.
Stanfield Seems dominated.'
A continued trend of the figures
us herein outlined would therefore
give the preferential vote .to Wood
by about 6500 over Johnson.
In some of the other counties the
figures are so one-sided that there
can be little doubt as to the result.
Robert N. Stanfield has apparently
been nominated for United States sen
ator by a large ' vote over Albert
Abraham.
While only two counties have re
ported in the 2d congressional dis
trict, N. J. Sinnott. present repre
sentative, is running strong over his
opponent, the Rev. Owen Jones.
Commissioner Corey Strong.
Similarly incomplete returns on
public service commissioner in the
eastern Oregon district are running
strong for H. H. Corey, the present
commissioner, and he is probably
nominated.
In the western Oregon district,
Fred U. Buchtel leads, consistently in
several counties, including Multno
mah, and is presumably nominated..
For representative in congress, C.
L. Hawley had no opposition in the
first district.
In the third district (Multnomah
county, C. X. McArthur is in the
lead on the incomplete returns with
Thomas X. Sweeney second.
Xo returns of moment have been
received on vice-president from coun
ties other than Multnomah, but the
trend here to Henry Cabot Lodge in
. dicates his choice.
Chamberlain Leads Eight Counties.
On the democratic ticket, the close
ness of the contest in Multnomah
county, it is indicated, has not been
carried out In other portions of the
state. Senator Chamberlain, in the
eight counties reportiug partial count,
has a comfortable lead in each in
stance over Harvey G. Starkweather.
It is highly probable that whie
Chamberlain and Starkweather are
running nearly neck and neck in
Multomah, the present senator will
be renominated by the democrats.
The compilation of incomplete .re
turns on president for 25 counties.
including Multnoman, tonows:
President
Hoover
Johnson .........
J.owden .....
Poindcxter
Wood o,
Wood s losa. .;... - ,
- Capital Punishment Favored.
t is-apparent that the higher edu
catiunul tax measure, the elementary
Governor Oleott Accompanies Kelly
on Fast Trip.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 21. Lieu
tenant R. M. Kelly, army aviator, who
Sunday will attempt a one-day flight
from Blaine, Wash., to Stockton, Cal.,
in a De Haviland airplane, arrived
at Kent, Wash., between Seattle and
Tacoma at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
having made the flight from Eugene,
Or., in 2 hours and 15 minutes, ac
cording to word received from Kent
tonight. Governor Oleott of Oregon
accompanied Kelly on. the trip.
Kelly expects to leave Kent early
tomorrow for .Blaine.
Venustiano Carranza, elected presi
dent of Mexico March 11, 1917, by
the largest vote ever cast in a presi
dential election in his country,
stepped from political obscurity to
national and international promi
nence on the graves of the hopes of
General Victoriano Huerta, the usurp
er, and his followers.
Simultaneously with General Huer
ta's coup d'etat and theVassassination
of President Madero, the news went
out to the world that General
Venustiano Carranza, elected governor
of the state of Coahuila in 1911, re
fused to recognize the usurper and
would resist him by force of arms.
'Madero's revolution was political
Carranza is quoted as having said.
Mine is a social one."
Born of parents in comfortable cir
cumstances m uuairo uenagaa, mi
of Coahuila." December' 29, 1859,
Venustiano Carranza was educated in
the public schools of his native state
and later studied law at the Mexica
capital. When he was admitted to
the bar. however, affection of the
eyes prevented him from practicin
and he returned to his native state
to become a rancher. His exper
ences as a rancner iirst, men
judge, senator and finally governor of
Coahuila, made Carranza familiar
with the agrarian problem, the root
of political unrest in Mexico.
Having defied Huerta, Carranza
rallied a small band of 600 followers
which grew into a sizable arm
when he won the support or Francisco
WAR" INSERTED IN BILL
Conferees on Army Measure Re
ported to Have Agreed.
WASHINGTON", May 21. Conferees
on the army bill were said today by
Senator Thomas, Colorado, democratic
member of the committee, to have
agreed to the substitution of "war'
for "national emergency" in the pro
visions for automatic operation o
draft law machinery.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor declared that the
term "national emergency" might
permit ..peace time conscription of
labor.
'RAIN MAKER' BUYS TOOLS
$6000 Awaits Washington Man if
Contract Is Fulfilled.
SPOKANE, Wash.. May 21. Charles
M. Hatfield visited this city today
for the purchase of chemicals and
supplies to be used in his effort to
produce rain near .Ephrata in . Grant
county. ' He has erected four "towers"
about 14 feet in height for the pur
pose and predicted today that ho
would be able to fulfill his contract
with "business and agricultural in
terests of the locality as soon as his
preparations are completed.
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Christian Advocate, Success
ful In Close Race.
DES MOINES. Ia., May. 21. (Spe
cial.) Northwest delegates are mak-
ng every effort to get Bishop W. O.
Shepard as the resident bishop at
Portland. There are several areas
fter him and a strong pull also is
being made to get him as resident
ishop in Paris, France, but the Port
land area men are united and it looks
as if they will be successful.
The most interesting contest of the
general conference came to a close to
day. It was over the successor to
Dr. H. G Jennings for publishing
agent. The first ballot was taken
Thursday morning when two of the
three agents were elected. Dr. John
H Race, resident publishing agent at
Cincinnati, receiving ' 697 votes and
Dr. E. R. Graham,- resident agent at
New York receiving 496, the balance
of the votes being divided among the
11 man who aspired for the place
vacated by the retirement of Dj-,
Jennings who now resides on his
ranch at Butteville, Or. .
The two leaders on the first ballot
for this place were Rev. H. L. Jacobs
of Pennsylvania and R. H. Hughes of
Portland, Or. Dr. Jacobs received 258
votes and Mr. Hughes 181.
On the second ballot both men
made slight gains, but on the third
ballot Mr. Hughes -made a gain of
0 votes and came within 48 of Dr.
Jacobs' total, but it looked hopeless.
for Dr. Jacobs only required seven to
elect him on the next ballot. However,
Mr. Hughes made another gain of 92,
thus distancing his opponent-
Mr. Hughes has been editor of the
Pacific Christian Advocate for the last
nine years and a resident of Port
land for 14 years. His new work
will take him to either Chicago, Cin
cinnati or New York. He will be
succeeded by Dr. Edward Laird Wells
as - editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate. Dr. Mills is a native of
Montana, but is now residing at San
Francisco. Dr. Mills will take charge
after June 1, and expects to bring
his famiJy to Portland as soon as ar
rangements can be made..
Another Portland man. Dr. W. W.
xoungson, is being voted on for a
high position without his knowledge
or consent. He was nominated for
editor-in-chief of the Sunday school
publications and his friends prevailed
upon him to let the nomination stand.
They are hoping for his election,
though no campaign was made, as it
was not until the last minute that
any of them knew, his name was to
be submitted. '
TREASURY CREATES POST
Closer Supervision of Federal De
posits in Banks Proposed. .
WASHINGTON. May 21. In order
that closer supervision may be given
government deposits in banks, the
treasury department has created
section to be known as the division of
deposits.
Secretary Houston has named Ro
land A. Croxton, formerly a member
of the treasury war loan staff, to be
the new division's head.
pany but Passes Good
Roads Bill. ,
Incomplete returns from 186 Mult
nomah county precincts at 2 o'clock
this morning placed the measure for
the restoration of capital punishment
in the doubtful list. A scant ma
jority of 174 votes in favor of the, bill
was the latest tabulation.
The educational bills, both for the
institutions of higher learning and
the elementary grades, received sub
stantial majorities in this county, as
did the good roads bill, permitting the
issuance of additional bonds for good
roads throughout Oregon. '
. In the special city election, the vot
ers of Portland refused by heavy ma
jorities to grant relief to the Port
land Railway, Light & Power com
pany in the three measures on the
city ballot
In the earlier returns a heavy vote
was rolled up against the bill to re
store capital punishment, but when
retunns became more complete during
the later hours, the vote suddenly
veered- around, and at 2 o'clock this
morning the Multnomah county ma
jority for capital punishment was 174.
The vote for the measure was. 1539;
against, 1365.
Multnomah county rolled up more
than a two-to-one vote for the high
er educational tax bill, while the ma
jority for the elementary school fund
tax was even more favorable.
On the 4 per cent road indebtedness
measure this county. In the incom
plete returns, registered a heavy vote
for' the bill, which will insure an ex
pansive good-road programme for the
entire state. The majority for the
bill was 418.
The referendum bill to prov.de ad
ditional revenue for the'soldiers' and
sailors' educational tax bill likewise
received a substantial majority in
Multnomah county, in the face of re
turns compiled early this morning.
with a total of 843 for the bill and
305 against.
In the special city election on the
three street railway measures, in
complete returns indicate that all
were defeated by a two-to-one vote.
The Multnomah county vote, on the
succession of the president of the
senate to the governorship was lead
ing by the narrow margin of 250
votes, while all the other state meas
ures. including the blind school tax.
were given heavy majority votes.
Following is the table on the vote
from " the 186 precincts, incomplete,
in Multnomah county:
Extending Eminent Domain.
300 Yes
301 No
Majority for 1763.
Four Per Cent Road Indebtedness.
302 Yes
303 No
Majority for. 418.
Restoring; Capital Punishment.
304 Yes 1.539
305 N'o 1.363
aiajoriiyior.
Crook and Curry Bonding:.
306 Yes 1.730
307 No 6:
Majority tor. 1108.
Successor to Governor.
308 Yes 1.323
309 No 1,283
Majority for. 250.
Cotton, Sugar and Corn
Break Violently.
Standing of Oakland, Cal., Also to
Be . Told Erie, Pa., Slakes
Growth of 40.4 Per Cent.
OTHER PROVISIONS ALSO DROP
Liberty Bond Recovery Im
proves Stock Exchange.
PORK CUT SIGNIFICANT
Reduction Is Regarded as First
- Break in High-Priced Food
stuffs; Credits Scaled Down.
2,266
301
WASHINGTON, May 21. The popu
lation of Portland, Or., and Oakland,
Cal.. will be announced tomorrow
night at 9 o'clock, the census bureau
reported today.
This will mean that the Pacific
coast cities will know their popula
tion by 6 o'clock (Pacific coast time).
Census announcements today were
as follows:
Erie. Pa.. 93,372; increase, 26,847,
or 40.4 per cent.
Bristol, Conn., 20,620; increase. 7118,
or 52.7 per cent.
Hopklnsville, Ky, 9696; increase,
77, or 2.9 per cent
La Grange, Ga.. 17,038; increase.
11,451, or 205 per cent.
Traverse City, Mich.. 10.925; de
crease, 1190, or 9.8 per cent.
Erie's population as announced does
not Include a part of Mill creek
township, annexed last April 13. the
population of which is 8721 and which
would make Erie's population as of
that date 102,093.
Johnson Ahead in
Over All Others.
City
DR. LDVEJOY SHOWS GAIN
NEW YORK, May 21. Influenced by
the nation-wide price-cutting agita
tion that is steadily galnig ground
the principal commodity markets of
the country continued today to "mark
down" quoted values. Cotton, sugar
and corn options broke violently here
and in Chicago, and cereals and pro
visions, including pork, also suffered
sharp reactions. Significance was at
tached to the drop in pork prices as
marking the first pronounced break
in high priced foodstuffs.
The stock exchange showed Im
provement on - a sharp recovery of
liberty bo .ids and victory notes.
A large part of today's liquidation
in cotton and grains was attributed
to the further scaling down of credits
by banking institutions here and In
other reserve centers, evidently in
conformity with the request of the
federal reserve board.
In the local cotton market. MaJ
contracts broke almost 400 points
with equally sharp reactions in New
Orleans.
Domestic and foreign metal markets
quoted, lower prices for spot and
future deliveries, silver proving the
only exception at a slight rise in
London. Little business was done
here Jn copper for immediate deliv
ery. Dealings in liberty bonds and vic
tory notes failed to reach the hugs
totals of the two preceding days.
Virtually all the liberty Issues closed
at the day's maximum quotations,
gains extending from 1 per cent to
3.4 per cent, the fourth is scoring
the greatest advance.
GASOLINE RATION BEGUN
Standard Oil to Put System in Ef
fect Today in California, s'
SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. Th
Standard Oil company will begin gas
oline rationing in San Francisco and
northern California tomorrow as
result of the shortage, company orTi-
cials announced tonight.
Sales of more than three gallons of
gasoline at a time to passenger auto
mobile drivers are prohibited in an
order issued to all of the company's
service stations. Motorists having
more than five gallons of gasoline in
their possession will not be supplied,
the company stated. The order doe
not affect business cars.
ortland Gives Stanfield Good
Majority While County Com-
missioners Are Bunched.
CHAMBER OPPOSES STRIKE
rench Deputies Give Vote of Con
fidencc to Governor.
PARIS, May 21. The chamber of
deputies today gave a vote of conn
ence in favor or the government on
the government's stand with regard
to the striking railroad men. The
vote was 626 for and 90 against the
government. The vote came after
lengthy debate, ' President MLllerand
making a stirring speech upholding
the government's position.
Tne General Federation of Labor
decided today to call off the strikes
it had ordered in support of the rail
way men's walkout- The decision for
he resumption of work was reached
by a vote of 96 to 11.
CREDITS SHORTAGE IS BLAMED
TWO INSTANTLY KILLED
S.U17
1.24
1
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Concluded ea Column XX-
BABY KILLED IN WRECK
Train Hits Truck Father of Dead
Child May Die; Mother Hurt.
VALLEY. Wash, May 21. The two-
year-old daughter of Walter Snod.
grass was killed, the father was prob
ably fatally injured and Mrs. Snod
grass and a seven-year-old son were
badly injured when an automobile
truck which Mr. Snodgrass was driv
ing was ttruck by a southbound Great
Northern passenger train near here
today.
Mr. Snodgrass was not cxpocted to
live through tho night.
4000 HARVESTERS NEEDED
Colorado Official Says Wages AVill
Be $T5 to $130 a Month,
DENVER. Colo., May 21 More than
4000 -men will be needed at wages of
$75 to $130 a month and board to
harvest Colorado crops, according to
a statement today from W. L. Morris
sey, state labor commissioner. Mr.
Morrissey is state director of the
United States employment bureau.
I
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BRINGING OUT THE CASUALTIES AFTER THE BIG EXPLOSION. i
" " 7 1 -
1 w-s. jts. m-' r . iu
Price Collapse Also Attributed to
Railroad Changes.
CHICAGO, May 21. "Millions of
bushels of grain were flung suddenly
on the markets today by holders who
had become unnerved. Prices quivered
and then collapsed. The etrain and
its violent, results were attributed
mostly to sweeping changes an
nounced in railroad operation and to
nation-wide tightening of credits.
Wreckage of values totaled 13 cents
a bushel on corn, 6 cents on oats
and J 1.75 a barrel on pork.
Tonight, owing to the tension ere
ated, every brokerage house in Chi
cago was calling for heavily in
creased margins on all open trades
and there was prospect of ano'ther
strenuous day tomorrow.
Rural owners took a conspicuous
part in the grain-selling rush that
precipitated today's smash in- prices.
It was said also that heavy pres
sure came from houses with Wall
street connections. The outstanding
certainty was that liquidation of
great magnitude bad commenced and
was wholly unchecked when the
session came to an end, with quota
tlons at the lowest point reached and
the trading pits a bedlam.
Fear of a glut of supplies at dis
tributing points caused the belief
that a drastic order would be issued
for the railroads to move grain on a
priority Dasis.
Another special bearish influence
was the continued attention given to
the cutting of merchandise prices in
department stores at distant cities,
whereas little or no notice in the con
fusion was taken today of the re
covery of liberty bonds.
An immediate constriction of the
nation's meat supply is threatened by
the reduced quota of refrigerator cars
apportioned to packing companies by
the interstate commerce comtnjsston,
according to a statement issued to
night by Thomas E. Wilon. " presi
dent of the Institute of American
Meat Packers, in behalf of American
packing companies.
WOOL REACHES LOW LEVEL
Few Bidders Appear and Only
- Per Cent of Offering Sells.
BOSTON, May 21. Auctioneers said
they were virtually giving wool away
when prices of the final sale by the
British government here today wen
slightly below the low levels estab
lished In the break of yesterday,
These quotations, from 10 to 20 per
cent under recent prices, did not pass
the dollar mark a pound for greasy
wool or IS for clean wool in any lot.
There were few bidders and only
24 per cent of the wool offered was
sold. In the two-day sale less tha
one-third of the offering was disposed
of. As a result 7.000.000 pounds of
wool remains
Typical of the transactions tuday
was best shafty combing. 70s; Brls
(Coacluded on 1'ase 6, Column .)
Arplane Crashes Into Flagpole and
Then Into Building.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 21. Lieu
tenant Alvin M. St. John of Memphis,
Tenn., and Private Carl L. Cuhler ol
Elgin, 111., were instantly killed here
this afternoon.
A plane they were flying crashed
into & flag pole and then into a build
ing at Kelley field. '
Hurlburt and Evans Appear
Certain of Nommation for
County Offices.
M'ARTHUR OUT IN. FRONT
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The 'Weathrr.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
59 vegrees; minimum, 4o degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
New regime ousts Thracian officials.
Page 14.
National.
Junction points, one of which is Portland,
-will form committees to speed up han
dling of freight cars. Pago 3.
$125,000,000 loan to railways approved by
lnteriat3 commerce commission, ra.ee 3.
Johnson's chances in Oregon believed to
be best. Page I:.
Populstion of Portland to be announced
today. Page l.
House adopts sen-ite peace resolution.
Page &.
Navy plans in war to be told senate.
Page
Soldier relief bill la held up in house.
Page 14.
Merchant marine measure passed by ten-
ate. Pass 6.
Regulation of packers declared necessary.
Page 4.
DomeMie.
Bishop W. O. Shepard -wanted as Portland
resident lnsliop. page X.
Kich draft evader escapes from guard.
Page .
Cutting of prices viewed by bankers.
Page 4.
High cost of living is laid to Wilton ad
ministration, rasa 4.
Grain and pork prices collapse. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest. 1
Hundreds of empty boxcars .ordered to
nortuwest. Page 1.
Democratic delegates or Washington lack
Instructions, page i.
Sports.
Washington holds prep school lead. Page 12.
Pacific Co-Ast league results: Snn Fran
cisco 5, Portland 1: Los Angeles 7, Seat
tle 6; Salt Lake 9, Vernon 5; Sacra
mento 6, Oakland 12. Page 12.
Big ten-round battle stlil talk of fana
Page 12.
Aggies win Corvallis track meet. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
Livestock thriving in all sections of Pa
cific coast Pag 21.
Chicago corn breaKS sharply with stam
peae to sell. Page 21.
Liberty bonds advsncs with stocks in Wall
street. Pag 21.
ComttiK of two ships Is waterfront puzzle.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Husband dead, wife seriously wounded as
result of nuple s quarrel. Page 13.
Fire station to be Junk -dei-ota today.
Pago 10.
Two hundred eighth tcrade pupils t re
ceive diplomas in Library hall. Pajrc lo.
$11,100 due from stato to city for patients
at the Cedars, not paid. Page 11.
Secrets of Ciiinesj dives are exposed.
Page 21.
Co-operation In marketing urped as cure
for iroubles of farmers. Page 13.
Delegates from northwest cities urge csr-j-ying
out of Columbia- basin reclama
tion project. f ago u.
Portland doubtful about capital punish
ment, but passes school bills. Page I.
Portland gives slight lead to Chamberlain
and Johnson. Pago 1.
Latest fig;nres on presidential pri
maries in Multnomah eountys John
son 1791, Lorvdrn 907. Polndexter 30,
Wood 1414, Hoover 4'24.
By a lead of about 20 per cent over
his opponent, George B. Chamberlain
apparently carrying Multnomah
county for the democratic nomination
for United States senator. In 158 pre
cincts out of 413, Chamberlain has 3S7
and Starkweather 317. As Chamber
lain is supposed to have the opposi
tion of President Wilson, the defeat
Starkweather is presumed to be a
rejection of Mr. Wilson's insistence
that the treaty of Versailles be rati
fied and the league of nations adopted
without change or reservation.
Another close contest in the demo
cratic primaries is between Dr. Love
joy and Mrs. Thompson for repre
sentative in congress. Dr. Lovejoy
has 355 votes and Mrs. Thompson 2o6
in the 258 incomplete precincts. The
Chamberlain vote evidently went to
Lovejoy, but the Starkweather vote
did not follow to Thompson.
Johnson Shown Fair Lead.
Johnson Is leading for the presi
dential choic. by 234 votes in returns
from 181 'precincts. His vote Is 1205,
with Wood second with 971. Lowden
has 475, Hoover, who withdrew from
the primaries in Oregon, has 299
votes, and Poindexter, who also with
drew, has 16. The Johnson vote was
the vote which was cast toward the
end of the day and is. of course, the
first that is coming out of the box
It is now assured that Stanfield has "
won the republican nomination for
United States senator and McArthur
has carried his district for renomina
tion for representative in Congress.
Evans is strongly leading, for district
attorney ind Sheri Hurlburt has
been renominated by about two to
one over his opponent.
Repudiation of the treaty of Ver
sailles and ratification of the league
of nations covenant with the Lodge
reservations is the Interpretation
given to the vote received by Sen
ator Chamberlain for the democratic
nomination for United States senator.
Harvey G. Starkweather was put for
ward against Chamberlain as the
avowed - supporter of the Wilson
treaty and this was made the issue
in the democratic primaries. The
fight for Ihe nomination for senator
was held to be actually a referendum
on Mr. Wilson's declaration that the
treaty of Versailles is the only treaty
which loyal democrats can support.
Chamberlain voted for the. Lodge
reservations and in so doing followed
the advice of W. J. Bryan, who urged
democratic senators to compromise
if there was no chance of the Ver
sailles treaty being ratified-
Wllson's Dictation Repudiated.
Oregon is the first state where the
question has been put. up squarely
to the voters of the president's own
party. The repudiation of Mr. Wil
son's dictation on the treaty is con
strued as having a direct bearing on
Mr. Wilson's Influence at the demo
cratic national convention to be held
in San Francisco next month.. The
answer of Oregon's democracy is ex
pected to strengthen the opposition
to Wilson which has been deeloping
within the ranks of the party for the
past year.
This is the first time that Chamber
lain has ever had opposition for a
nomination and an aggressive, vin
dictive fight has been put up against
him, with the backing provided by
President Wilson In his letter to
County Chairman Hamaker. In the
first scattering returns from Mult
nomah county. Starkweather led
Chamberlain and at one time was
two to one ahead. This lead was
gradually overcome .by the senator
and he managed to keep ahead as Uks
count progressed. The vote receive
by Starkweather was astonishing to
Chamberlain's friends who have been
directing his campaign.
With seven candidates In the field
for secretary of state, Kozer is lead
ing by a safe margin and will un
doubtedly carry the county. Schulder
man is second. Locklcy third and
Jones fourth. Parsons, a service man,
is running next to the last position,
held down by Coburn. and Wood is
third from the bottom.
McArthur Heads Labor Man.
McArthur's vote on the precincts
noted gives him a. lead over Sweeney,
the labor candidate, of 308. Mo-
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