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'-. -. - - VOL. LIX XO. 18,318 Entered at Portland (Ore-yon) Postofffce as Pecond-Cla?s Matter. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS t WOOD HURT LESS THAtl AHY RIVALS McCAMANT PROTEST MAY GO NO FARTHER ACTION OF COMMITTEE MAKES CONTEST DIFFICULT. Johnson and Lowden Prestige Veakened. GENERAL'S FORCES INTACT Sentiment Against California "Senator arrd Illinois Gover- nor Crystallizing. PENROSE BACKS SPROUL Wood Supporters More Con fident and Nomination on Third Ballot Predicted. t;y 151x;ar b. pipkr. CHICAGO, June 9. (Editorial Correspondence.) I have confirmed almost to the last detail the surmise offered yesterday as to the behind the-scenes plan for the nomination of a presidential candidate. Unques tionably the main impulse of power ful interests is to be for Sproul. Necessarily the Sproul movement will fail unless Wood, Lowden and Johnson are, in turn, eliminated. It is easier said than done. It is one outstanding feature of a tangled and obscure situation that Wood has withstood the tremendous hammering directed toward him bet ter than his two leading rivals, Wood is now apparently in less dan ger from Lowden or Johnson than he is from Sproul, or whomsoever the anti-Wood-Johnson-Lowden forces - later decide to center on. Johnson Leaders Show Indecision as to Bringing Matter XJetore Entire Convention. - CHICAGO, June 9. (Special.) There was doubt today as to whether he floor managers of the Hiram ohnson campaign will carry their protest against the seating: of Judge Wallace McCamant of Oregon to the floor of the convention. At any rate, there was a noticeable indecision mong the Johnson leaders, who ave been declaring- that the entire onvention must have an opportu- ity to pass on the McCamant case the credentials committee held in the judge's favor. The action of the committee early this morning was so overwhelming s to make difficult the prosecution f a contest 35 of 42 members pres- nt and voting held that there was no justification for hearing the case. The vote came abruptly in the middle of a speech being delivered by Thomas Mannix of Portland, repre senting the Johnson forces. The Oregon delegation, with the exception of Judge McCamant, was marking time today. Judge Mc Camant being a member of the sub committee of the committee on reso lutions, appointed to draft the plat form, found that he had been handed an enormous task. The committee held hearings until nearly midnight last night on proposed platform prin ciples, and resumed its sittings arly today, with considerable doubt this afternoon as to when it would be able to report. W. H. Brooks, as the Oregon mem ber of the credentials committee, sat with the committee until 5 o'clock this morning-, hearing delegate con tests, the greater number of which were fr'm the south. J. L. Hand, an other Oregon delegate, had an almost -night task cut out for him be cause he appeared before the creden tials committee in . behalf of Judge McCamant, whose platform duties de prived him of attending in person. PLANK ADVOCATING LEAGUE DEMANDED Senator Crane Would Force Issue. MISSOURIANS REFUSE TO UNSEAT BABLER NEW YORK DELEGATES FAIL TO BACK BUTLER COMMITTEEMAN WHO SERVED SETBACK GIVEN MOVE BEING LOWDEX IS UPHELD. BUTLER AIDS IN BATTLE Two "Mnrrajs" tTnlte and Fight Througli Newspapers and by Whispered Words. SINGULAR HUMAN SOUGHT Wood Supporters More Confident The Wood people are more confi dent than they have been for days. The weakening of Lowden and the growing assurance that Johnson has no chance at all have left Wood in a very strong position. This result has not been due so much to the superior strategy of the Wood management as it has been to the automatic dim ming of the Lowden outlook by the pressure of adverse opinion and by a similar crystallization of sentiment against the California senator. Wood Forces Intact. The newly-manifested capacity of the Wood organization is not, how ever, to be minimized. Harmony and efficiency are to be found there, and ceaseless activity as well. It has been resultful at least in holding the Wood forces together against the as saults of opposition from many quar ters. They are claiming at Wood headquarters that he will be within reach of a nomination by the third ballot. They say that he will have more than 300 on the first ballot and about 400 on the second ballot, and the remaining 92 will be forthcoming soon thereafter. These claims must be discounted, though to what extent I cannot, of course, tell. New York Delegates Unorganized, An illustration of the differing points of view of what is happening and will happen to Wood is found in the various statements as to the New York delegation. It has 88 members and, united, could determine any close contest in the convention. but it is not united. It is unorgan ized and sadly scattered. The Wood people say that they will get 50 votes from New York, and they may come in the first ballot. But the real situ ation apparently is that the New York group will cast their first votes somewhat near a. unit at first for Nicholas Murray Butler. Penrose Supports Sproul. This action, not contemplated by ' the New Yorkers as a whole when they came here, will be taken partly as a result of the appeal of Dr. But ler's friends, partly as a means of giving the appearance of solidarity and partly in response to the negoti ation with Penrose over his long-distance wire. It is likely enough that Massachusetts and other eastern del egations have been more or less af fected by the same influences. The papers today carry an inter view with Senator Penrose in which he openly puts himself behind Sproul. It is true that the Pennsylvania sen ator had heretofore indicated that Sproul was satisfactory to him, but it was thought that his real choice Only Man. Aided by Bowery Worker Who .Failed Wanted. KEW YORK, June 3. Scores of r. formed criminals, including several murderers and gangsters, aided tae police today in search for "the only man who ever failed to make good" after being befriended by George B. Ellis, social worker, known as "he Bowery Caruso," who has helped more than 5000 "down-and-outers" to re turn to honest living. Lillian, the 12-year-old daughter of the slum missionary, sustained seri ous injuries in a desperate struggle with this unnamed man, who beat her into unconsciousness and fled. Recently Mr. Ellis bought a new suit of clothes and obtained a position for the man, who. had just been re leased from prison and received into the Ellis home. "HOPPERS" CLEAN FARM Crops Destroyed and Farmers Try to Check Ravages. COVE, Or., June 9. (Special.) to Bishop J. M. MitcheLLtnd George Southwick left early yesterday join -the Cove farmers engaged in desperate attempt to head off th hordes of grasshoppers swarmin over the fields of grain. Sunday th p,ests cleaned uj 20 acres of grain on the L. B. Carter ranch. When the grasshoppers reached th riitfh farmers were raDidlv riie-o-ine-V across their line of march and word came that acres of eggs were hatch ing in the rear of the workers, so Paul Spillman, county agent, was re Quested to appeal to the county to take charge of the destruction of the eggs. REATY INDORSEMENTSOUGHT 'roper' Reservations Includ ed to Mollify Partisanship. BT MARK SULLIVAN. (Copyright by the New TorK Evtmns Post, Inc. Published oy ArranBuracni-i CHICAGO, June &. (Special.) Tour correspondent is aware mai conditions here are such as to create tendencey toward excited statement. and with due ciualif ication lor tnis fact, the assertion is ventured that the one episode of this convention o far that has the moral dignity of straight-out fight for a principle, uncomplicated by one roving eye on votes, is the fight Murray Crane of Massachusetts has led in behalf of adopting a pro-league of nations plank. Also, with due regard for the ten dency toward large generalization essential in this necessarily hasty writing, it is asserted that the league of nations plank, which Senator Crane is fighting to get into the republican platform, does not differ except in terminology from the league of na tions plank which President Wood- row Wilson is trying to force into me democratic platform. Versailles Indorsement Sought. Stated broadly and briefly and yet accurately, the league of nations plank which Mr. Crane is forcing upon the republican party here is an indorsement or uk vcioamca treaty with proper reservations, of course the word "proper" is elastic That la the reason -it is being used. That word, if it -is adopted, will en able the republicans to say there is some difference between their league of nations plank and Mr. Wilson s league of nations plank. If there were no Dolitics concerned, no necessity for seeming to differ from the demo crats, Mr. Wilson's league of nations probably would be adopted without any qualifications, except muse un essential ones which would be a-c ceptable to him. If the league of nations plank which the dominant forces here are fis-htinir for. contains any different and concrete line of cleavage distin guishing it from what is today Presi dent Wilson's league of nations plank for his party, the reason will be not conviction but merely the expediency of having something to mark off the republican position from the demo cratic position, to avoid going into the campaign with a league of nation plank identical with Mr. Wilson' present plank. Of course. Senator Crane and the other dominant forces may be demanding more than they ex pect to get. But what they are de mandins is Mr. Wilson's league of nations, "with proper reservations, whatever they may he. Tou may like the league of nations. r vou may not. jn enner eveni, n Motion to Rescind Election of Man Who Handled Cash for Illi nois Governor Fails. CHICAGO, June 9. The Missouri delegation, meeting in special session tonight, voted down. 24 to 11. a motion to rescind the election of Jacob L. Babler as national committeeman, be cause of testimony before the senate Investigating committee that he had handled Lowden campaign funds In that state. The motion was to rescind the ac tion taken at the caucus held in St. Louis a week ago. Nathan C Gold stein and Robert E. Moore, who test! fied before the senate committee that each had received $2500 of Lowden money through Babler to bring out Lowden sentiment in Missouri, voted to sustain the caucus action. A motion to hold an executive ses sion was lost. 38 to 1, both Goldstein and Moore voting for open eessions. Senator Spencer, a member of the delegation, refrained from voting be cause he is a member of the senate invstigating committee before which Babler appeared. WOMEN ASK WORLD VOTE Geneva Suffrage Alliance Is Firm for Equal Rights. GENEVA. June 9. The Interna tional Woman's Suffrage alliance congress today decided that the alli ance should be continued to secure uffrage and equal rights with men for women of all nations. CUMMINS IS NOMINATED Iowa Republican Primary Renames Present Senator. DES MOINES, June 9. United States Senator Albert B. Cummins was renominated on the republican ticket at the Iowa primary election Monday, according to unofficial returns tab ulated by the Des Moines Capital. Cummins' vote was 107,643 and S. W. Brookhart's 86,440 In 2218 precincts out of 2247 in the state. Indications today were that four of the state office nominees would have to be named by the republican Estate convention. For governor 2100 pre cincts gave Moore 54,216. Kendall 53, 923, Havner 41,682 and Deems 39,914 s tCaaUiUiicd an Pase 5, Comma A.) PRICES LAID TO LABOR Costs Laid to worker s Refusal to Do Real Day's Work. , CLEVELAND, O., June 9. Chief blame for tremendous increases in, building costs is placed on labor refusal to do "a day's work for day's pay" in the report of the count grand jury in its investigation o the housing situation delivered today to Judge Kennedy in. criminal cour The report declares no evidnce to indicate the existence of & combina tion or trust to "keep up building prices has been found. BOLT HITS CHURCH; 6 DIE Mayor Among Those Killed bj Lightning in Spanish Town. A VILA, Spain, June 9. Six per. sons, including the mayor of this city, were killed yesterday when lightning struck a church. MADE FOR SOLIDARITX. Eight or Ten Representatives De clare for Wood When First Ballot Is Taken. CHICAGO, Jtme 9. Efforts of the state organization leaders to line up the New Tork delegation solidly for Nicholas Murray Butler on the first ballot failed . today through the ex pressed determinatioo on the part of eight or ten delegates to vote for Gen eral Wood. A conference of the dele gation was held but little progress was made toward complete unity of action. Another conference will be held probably tomorrow. Senator Wadsworth. chairman of the delegation, in an authorized etate ment said there had been a free and frank discussion and that there was a strong tendency toward solidarity. Although refusing to discuss can didates, the senator said he had not discovered any pronounced drift toward an "outside man." The dls cussion, he said, was friendly. A motion by- former Governor Whitman to take up all questions confronting the delegation and tha the expression of the majority be ac cepted as the sentiment of all, was presented, but later withdrawn. No vote was taken on any questions. JQHON WARNS SHAKY DELEGRTES Reprisal Threatened on Any Deserters. SESSION DEADLOCKED OVER LEAGUE PLANK SMOOT COMPROMISE XOT" AC CEPTABLE TO MR. LODGE. Ex-Senator Crane and Group of International Bankers Blamed for Disagreement. HIRAM'S CONFIDENCE GROWS Strong Hint Is Conveyed to Platform Committee. BALLOT EXPECTED FRIDAY "Gold" Is ' Suggested as Possible Explanation of Disobedience to People's Mandate. ITALIAN MINISTRY QUITS Premier ittl Announces Resigna tion of Cabinet. ROME, June 9. Premier Nitti an nounced in the chamber today that the cabinet had resigned. SMALL STUFF FROM CHICAGO (Concluded on Page 7. Column 3.) SH1CAGO, June 9. Kx-senator jo- ' . . . i . I scph M. JJixon or Missoum, o rHvp hr inHnT to learn that he was a candidate for vice-presiaein. He did not know that a movement starting in his home state had gone so far until he read in Chicago papers this morning that his candidacy had been shipped here in accordance wnn some peculiar law of Montant certify- ng him as the choice of the repub- ican voters of that commonweann. Uncle Joe Cannon declares this con vention is Just like that of 1872, when Grant was nominated; That conven tion, like this one. he says, was won dering what to do with reconstruction issues and was inclined to be panicky. If Johnson gets in we can have wine and beer back," said the woman barkeeper In an Italian soft-drink establishment. She was all lit up with badges showing her readiness to tell the world, "I am for Hiram." An enthusiastic visitor to one of the hotel lobbies shouted. "Hooray ior Johnson" today in tones indicating that the Volstead law meant nothing in. his young life. The assembled crowds fell on him as the person, and policemen, thinking he was about to be torn to pieces by, enraged enemies of the California candidate, started to interfere. As the officer drew nearer, however, he heard the crowd, all in a chorus, trying to whisper into the exhilarated one's ear this ques tion, "Where the devil did you get it?" Senator Henry Cabot Lodge either has two shirts with diagonal stripes or else he was making the same shirt do an extra day's service today, de spite the hot weather. This shirt has become fanious in history because it vis introduced to public view when the Massachusetts senator opened his batteries for the first time in the sen ate on the Wilson league of nations nn.rnnnt Shirt collectors sav the iLodee garment is the only one of the design in existence so far as they know. Never before have so many candi dates wives been present at a na tional convention, there being Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs. Frank O. Lowden, Mrs. Hiram Johnson, Mrs. Miles Poin dexter and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. Attending the convention as a spec tator is William H. Swett of Chicago, who was a delegate to the convention in 1860 which nominated Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Swett also was one ot the managers of the first Lincoln can didacy. He is a full couson of the late Leonard Swett, Lincoln's law partner. Governor William C. Sproul of Penn sylvania has been voted by the press section to be the handsomest candi date for the presidency. The gov ernor stands six feet and two Inches and weighs 225 pounds, but is not fat and carries no bay window. Now what else on earth could those women do? queried some passerby of his companion as he looked up and down the national women's party picketing in front of the convention hall, and then . he added. "It's not everyone who can be an artist's model." -One of the plcketers frowned but held her temper in accordance with instructions from the leaders. Bogus tickets were presented at the door of the convention in great numbers today, but only one of the holders got by the doorkeepers. She was an ardent Johnson rooter who declared an effort was being made to bar her out because she was for Hiram. She first grabbed a seat in the press section and when the pres sure became too strong took a seat on the platform. She was finally induced to leave. She like many others, is believed to have purchased a spurious ticket in good faith. Senator Penrose through his private (Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.) CHICAGO, June 9. Senator Johnson gave notice today that he would take measures of reprisal against any del egate pledged to his support by re suits of primary election who did not "stick." Speaking to newspaper correspond ents, he declared his opponents were using means of every kind to shake the allegiance of some of his support ers, mentioned "gold" and added that if any "delegate broke away I'll take his case to his people." Reiterating his opposition to the league of nations. Senator Johnson &aia mat unless the piatrorm com mittee took a corresponding stand he would ask the convention and the people of the United States to reject its proposals. Convention Tlshtenins l"p. iiie convention is tightening up more and more," the senator declared. "It will got to balloting day after to morrow, and as the time approaches my confidence increases. T think there'll be quite a number or ballots. We 11 not endeavor to start with a tremendous number, but as the ballots are taken I think you'll observe later that we'll move along I presume the platform decision 'will be made tonight In the commit tee. My future course as to activities within the convention will be deter mined early by the decisions on the platform. "I've been talking to delegates all today about who can best do the Job before us. which is that of eliminat Ing the present administration from power. I'd like to submit the question to you, or anybody, as to who can get the most votes. Conceding all candi dates before the convention hav requisite qualifications for the presi dency," there can be no reason for re fusing a nomination to that individual except the old theory of striving for immediate success rather than ulti mate victory." American Attitude Demanded. Somebody suggested that former Senator Crane favored the league with reservations. "I don't doubt that," the senator said, "and I'm endeavoring to get the republican party to take a republican attitude, an American attitude, and we'll ask the party to take that posi tion." The senator said he had seen Mr. Crane three times today. The rumor that the convention planned to nominate a candidate be fore adopting a platform was men tioned. "I think the usual ""method should be pursued," Senator Johnson replied. He did not think it likely, he added, that the convention would attempt to CHICAGO, June 10. The special sub-oommittee ot the resolutions committee of the republican national convention adjourned soon after 1 o'clock this morning, without hav ing reached any agreement on a plat form plank to deal with the leagu"e of nations issue. Sessions will be re sumed today. A compromise proposal offered by Senator Smoot of Utah, the nature of which was not disclosed, was un der discussion at the end of the ses sion. After adjournment Senator Smoot hastened to confer with Sen ator Lodge, chairman ot the conven- ion, and republican leader during the treaty fight in the senate. Senators Borah and McCormick, representing on the sub-committee 'irreconcilable" views in the senate. indicated that the Smoot plan was not acceptable to them. They had left the conference before adjournment. expecting to return. Virtual agreement had been reached n the committee on a labor plank not containing provisions favorable to an ti-strike legislation; a cost of living declaration attributing high prices largely to currency inflation and a proposal that the strike settlement provisions of the transportation act be extended to all public utilities. Planks to deal with the Mexican question, prohibition and to prohibit the excessive use of money in elec tions were passed along to the full committe for framing. We are deadlocked as badly as ever, benator Uorah said alter no and Senator McCormick had conferred with various leaders, including Sena tor Lodge. "The whole difficulty over the treaty is being caused by former Senator W. Murray Crane and a group of international bankers who are here." Senator Borah would not discuss the possibility of a bolt by the lrrecon- cilables. The general feeling of the sub-com mittee group opposing the league covenant in any form was that the proposed platform as drawn thus far was not specific enough in its declarations. One of the conferees re ferred to the work accomplished as an "essay, wholly lacking a kick." The sub-committee will submit its report to the full resolutions commit tee at 9 A. M., reporting its failure to agree on the treaty plank or on the other points mentioned. The course of the full committee had not been de termined and there was nothing to in dicate when it would be able to report to the convention. BITTEFI ENDERS THREATEN 8011 Split in Party Over Treaty Forecast. LEADERS MUCH WORRIED Fear Is Half Concealed by Those Who Have Fate of Plank in Hand. BITTER BATTLE IS LIKELY GASOLINE FIRED; 50 DEAD Japanese Town Is Shaken as If by Earthquake. KOBE, Japan, June 9. (By the As sociated Press.) Fifty Japanese sea men were missing after an explosion of gasoline on the steamer Eiraku Maru yesterday. The explosion shook the city like an earthquake and se riously damaged shipping. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS (Concluded on Pae 3, Column 2.) BEGINNING TO GET IMPATIENT. ' . HfFi 0 1 JOCKEYING L.OUC My' .sj&Jl S&Bafe PWIPV - Q"C-H! J&A The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temptiratur. 74 degrees; minimum, 47. TODAY'S Fair: westerly winds. Foreign. Italian ministry resigns owlns to trouble over price of bread. Page 4. National. m Government debt reduced from S24.500,- i saieffuaraing reservation rase . 000,00 to $-0,000. oiM.tK0. Domestic. Missouri re who ha Labor demands laid before Page 5. Murray Crane demands plank advocating league. Page 1. Governor Edwards asks referendum vote on dry law. I'age 6. Letters ot Maxine Dempsey ruled out of trial. Page 13. Johnson leaders undecided as to carrying McCamant protest into convention. Page 1. Los Anjreles outstrips San Francisco in p-opuialion. Page 5. American Federation of Labor plans to end wage-price cycle. Page 5. Supreme court holds food control bill un constitutional. Page 6. Bitter fight in store on treaty. Page 3-Bitter-enders threaten bolt if convention adopts pianK indorsing any lorm ox treaty. Page 1. Variety of planks submitted to committed on every question under sun. rage Senator Johnson threatens reprisals against any delegate who desert mm. rage i. New York delegates fail to back Butler as unit. Page 1- Harold Van Buren. who says be Is worm SUS.OGO.OOO, tells OI nis weiru ueiiuiB stunts. Page 4. Clashes nearly end convention. rage o. Pacific Northwest. Oregon officers of civil war veteran are elected. Page i. Sub-committee deadlocked over plank for league. Page J- Crown-WUlamette Paper Co. buys G0O.0O0.- 00O feet of timber xrom nammona Lumber Co. Page V. Sports. Russel Smith and Dr. Willing to play to day in Bolt tourney. rage io. Coast league results: Oak.and 3. Fort- land 4". San r rancisco it. aan uiw Sacramento 8. Los Angeles 8 (ten In nings); Vernon 8. Seattle 0. Page li'. Clem Johnson has workout to show fans what he looKs line, rage i-. Commercial and Marine. Seventy-five per cent apple crop indicated in Oregon, rage -i. Oats sell at season's record in Chicago market. Page 21. Railway stocks still under pressure. Page 21. Steamer Egeria chartered to carry lumber to Australia irom rornauu. rate a. Portland and Vicinity. Astoria Is placed on oil ration basis. Page 6. Sensational disclosures expected from war savings stamps probe. Page 14. Wilson's parting shot at congress unwar ranted, says Representative McArthur. Page 0. Purchase of Dtitard tract again urged upon city council. Page 10. Big floral pageant planned for rose festi val. Page 11. Orrcon Retail Jewelers" association open i aanual convcauoa- Effort Will Be Made to Keep Issue From Getting on Floor of Convention. CHICAGO, June 9 (By the Asso ciated Tress.) Republican differ ences over the league of nations cul minated today in an open threat from irreconcilable senators to leave the party unless it declared flatly against the league of nations. The ultimatum was delivered in dramatic fashion at a conference of leaders. It put the league issue sud denly to the fore of all other ques tions before the national convention, not excepting even the nomination of a presidential candidate. Senators Borah of Idaho, Bran degee of Connecticut and McCormick of Illinois represented the irrecon cilables at the conference, and for mer Senator W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts, in past conventions a national leader, spoke for the group demanding a plank for a league with reservations. . Senator Watson of Indiana, chairman of the resolutions committee, who was present to rep resent the party organization, took the role of peacemaker. Fear Grips Leaders. Tonight the leaders were only half-heartedly attempting to conceal their apprehensions over the situa tion. Most of them grimly predicted an agreement, but none appeared too sure of his ground. In a session which promised to last through the night a resolutions sub-committee, headed by Senator Watson, sought to find a middle course which would hold the party together. Senator Crane coming unexpected ly into the swim of convention af fairs after several days of quiet con ferences, prefaced the irreconcilable ultimatum by laying on the council table a proposal that the party de clare affirmatively for ratification of a league of nations cover ant with Backed, he said, jy the group of mild reser- pubiicans uphold committeeman i vation senators, he indicated that un- ndled Lowden funds. Page 1. j h ank adopted, r 11 land laid before rpDUbllnaTDt. ' - r 1 ' ' the dynamite or tne league or na tions question's would be loosed on the convention floor. The reply of the irreconcilables came at once, phrased in terms which no one misunderstood. Parting Will Come. With considerable heat Senator Borah told the conference that he and his colleagues never could accept any plank declaring affirmatively for any ratification of the treaty, reservations or no reservations. Should the party adopt such a plank, they declared, they would im mediately and finally part company with it. In a desperate effort to bring har mony, Senator Watson pleaded that the rising animosities of the con ferees be forgotten and that both sides approach the subject with a determination to avoid repetition of the disastrous break of 1912. But neither side receded and the meet- I ing ended in an atmosphere of sol emn defiance. So it stood tonight as the resolu tions sub-committee of 13 sought to sweat out a solution. In the com mittee room besides Senator Watscn were Senators Borah and McCormick for the irreconcilables, Senator Smoot of Utah and nine men of vary ing shades of opinion. Outside the committee room, too, there was a series of feverish confer ences as each side sought to assess how much of the attitude of its ad versary was bluff and how much was genuine. After several hours work tonight Senator Watson announced that he did not believe the platform could be finished in time for presentation Page 1U, tConciudc on Pass Column . t. T