VOL,. LIX NO. 18,597 Entered at Portland (Oregon) Poatofflc a Pecond-Ctan Matter POItTLAXt), OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS rivals mm M'ADGQ STOPPED Opposition Weakened By Lack of Candidate. 442 DELEGATES CLAIMED Cox and Palmer Forces Are Weakened but Deter mined to fight. 'LAST DITCH' COMPACT MADE Opponents Are Organized First to Beat McAdoo, Then Name Someone Else. BT" EDGAR B. PIPER. SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Ed itorial Correspondence.) As the convention approaches a final show down on candidates, the lone figure of the lean and shy McAdoo stands out clear among a large company of contenders. The field is now dis tinctly anti-McAdoo, so far as there is any crystallization at all. They say that they have McAdoo stopped at last. Perhaps they fcr.ve. Undoubtedly, his progress has been arrested, but the weakness of the opposition to the son-in-law is that there is no outstanding candidate against him. A great source of McAdoo's strength is that the delegates do not know what else to do; or at least that there is no agreement, or sign of it, as to what the alternative shall be. Combination Is Formed. The distinct and undeniable weak ening of both Cox and Palmer has not been attended by a commensu rate gain for any other except Mc Adoo. They have, however, formed a combination against McAdoo. It is advertised as a last-ditch compact to accomplish two things: First, beat McAdoo; second, nominate someone else, his name to be deter mined only after the first great de sign shall have een accomplished It is said that the alarmed opposi tion to the crown prince has recruited to its grand scheme 442 delegates, divided as follows: New England states 34, eastern states 192, west ern states 116, southern states 100, total 442, or more than the necessary one-third required to block any win ner. It is one. thing, of course, to effect a deal on paper or to arrange to deliver delegates without consult ing them, and it is another thing to hold them together and to deliver -A them. IX There is a good deal of mystery 1 about the anti-McAdoo combination, Jbo much that one is inclined to 1 f doubt its going substance. Undoubt edly, the managers of one of the other candidates are trying to bring it about. They have met. They have agreed that McAdoo must be beaten. They understand perfectly that one man only can definitely defeat him, and that they must pick the one from a numerous array. leaving six others disappointed, or go outside the list entirely and find a darkhorse. Decisive Events Awaited. They have made no attempt to decide arbitrarily the question as to who can best beat McAdoo; but they are leaving it for events to decide Events have, up to this time, dis posed their development so as to help McAdoo events and the skillful and ceaseless activities of the McAdoo management. The Cox people and the Palmer people have been clearly outgener alcd. With all the talk of union between them, it is impossible for Cox to throw his forces to Palmer or Palmer to Cox. They will both lose heavily to McAdoo in the proc ess. The only safe strategy for them is to play for control of one-third so as to block McAdoo and take their chances, hoping that with Mc Adoo out of it, the way will be clear for a fair fight between them. v-fc lhat is what every other one of V the lesser candidates also is looking forward to. Elimination Is Only Chance They want the process of elimina tion to Include not only McAdoo, bu (Concluded on Fag 4, Column 1.) LANGER KEEPS LEAD OVER NON-PARTISAN RCRAIj districts show "well for fkazier. TJP Gronna Still Ahead in Vote Nomination for United States Senator. lor FARGO, N. D., July 1. With more than two-thirds of the precincts in the etate heard from tonight, William Langer, independent republican can didate, continued to hold his lead over Governor Lynn J. Frazier, non-partisan league candidate, for the repub lican gubernatorial nomination. Rural district returns coming in late today from yesterday's state primary, however, cut Langer's lead considerably. This morning he was not more than 12,000 votes ahead of Governor Frazier, with one-fourth of the state to hear from. United States Senator Gronna con tinued to hold his lead over Dr. E. F. Ladd of Fargo for the nomination for United States senator. The Fargo Forum, which has sup ported William Langer for the repub lican gubernatorial nomination,' in an extra late tonight said that Governor Lynn J. Frazier, non-partisan league candidate, "would likely capture the nomination." Although Langer led by 3500 votes on latest tabulated re turns, the' Forum estimated that more than 18,000 votes remained to b counted and that if Frazier continued to gain as he did throughout the day he would win the nomination. The Fargo Courier-News, official publication of the non-partisan league, early today asserted Dr. K. F. Ladd, league candidate for the United States senatorial nomination, would run ahead of the state ticket. Opposing Dr. Ladd are Senator A. J. Gronna, Independent republican candidate, and Colonel Frank White, former governor. Unofficial returns available early today showed Gronna leading Ladd. Returns from ISO scattered precincts gave Gronna 727 and Ladd 4584. PURDY READY TO. BOLT If McAdoo's Strengtli Wanes Ore gonian Will Name Chamberlain. SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. (Spe cial.) "I am only waiting to see what progress the McAdoo candidacy makes in this convention," said Will E. Purdy. of Salem. Oregon, a dele- gate-at-large to the democratic na- onal convention. 'Of course, I am instructed for Mc Adoo, but if there is any waning of is strength I shall promptly nomi- ate for the president. Senator Georgvi E. Chamberlain of Oregon." v nen tne name of Oregon was called in the convention this morn ng, John H. Stevenson, of Portland, rose and said: Oregon is instructed under the presidential primary and has joined n the movement to draft for presi- ent the Honorable William Gibbs McAdoo." DROWNING MAN RESCUED red Manuel Slugged, Robbed and Thrown Into River. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 1. (Spe- ial.) Fred Manuel, 52 years old, was escued from drowning shortly after 1 o'clock last night by Matt Lumber, who responded to his cries for help. Manuel stated to the police that he had been . sandbagged or billied and then thrown into the river by un known assailants, who had robbed him of $100 in cash and a gold watch valued at an equal sum. He was unable to give a description of his assailants. The rescue took place at the foot of F street. GUNS WILL BE DONATED Government Has Condemned Weap ons of Warfare to Dispose Of. NEW YORK, July 1'. The war de partment has available a quantity of condemned guns, mortars and how itzers for donation to municipal cor porations, posts of the Grand Army of the Republic and soldiers' monu ment associations. Colonel A. W. Maish, ordnance officer of the east ern department, announced here to day. ' . Applications may be made to the office of chief of ordnance, war de partment, Washington. WAR CHARGE IS DENIED Two Departments1 Say Long's Mail .Was Not Opened. WASHINGTON, July 1. Formal de nials were made today by the state and war departments of the state ment of Professor Stanley I. Rypins of the University of Minnesota sev eral days ago before the Cook county, Illinois, convention- of the committee of 48 that he, while serving in the military -intelligence division during the war had opened the mail of Breckinridge Long, third assistant secretary of state. HEROIC MARINES HONORED Congressional Medal Given lor Bravery Displayed In Haiti. WASHINGTON, July l. The con gressional medal of honor was ton ferrcd today on Lieutenant Herman H. Hanneken and Corporal William R. 13utton, both of the marine corps. They displayed "extraordinary heroism" in leading a force which killed the Haitien bandit chief, Charlemagne Peralte, near Grand river, Haiti, last October. WILSON RETAINERS FLOCK TP J'nDOD Mighty Effort Made' to Keep Plums in Family. ROLE OF SPHINX IS RUSE Son-in-Law Said to Be Two Years in Laying Plans. BOSSES SCOUT VICTORY All Members of Itoyal Retinue Are ' in San Francisco Campaign ins tor Son-in-Law. BT CHARLES C. HART. Washington. D. C, Correspondent for Th ureKonmn. SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Spe cial.) Excuse the slang, but most of the folks who are milling around the Palace hotel and the civic auditorium tonight seem to think that tonight's the night. I don't know anything about it. Neither do they. The reason is that this convention is unlike everything of the kind ever convened heretofore in the history of "this" United States as the American would say. and "these" United States as the European would put it. I am neither a prophet nor the son-in-law of a prophet. Along in the early days of the Chicago convention I threw out my chest and told all about it. The judgment of the con vention on the tenth ballot was so much better than my prophecy that I decided henceforth to qualify every statement, every promise and every assurance with "it is said" or "it is alleged." Family Affair Tactlrs Irk. Just between us girls, the "too proud to fight" boys and the "he kept us out of war" girls are mak ing such a fuss over McAdoo that I can see how they, by the aid of the federal machine and some very well-meaning citizens from Idaho, Oregon and Washington, may be able for the first time In the history of this country to try out a third-term candidacy. By that I mean that it is entirely probable that an effort may be made to keep the presidency in the Wilson family for another four years by naming the president's son-in-law. In nominating Mr. McAdoo yester day, the Rev. Burris Jenkins of Kan sas City called it a draft. That is right, but let us have no misunder standing. It's the kind of draft that you get through a narrow crack in the window of your hotel, or home. in Tuma, Ariz. It is a very hot draft, and no one willy be deceived. Mr. McAdoo has a way of shrinking from honor that may fool a few in dividuals, but not everybody. McAdoo Running: Two Tears. He has been a candidate every minute since two years before he retired from the treasury department and from the head of the railroads taking with him four annual passes and there is ho doubt about it. It is harrowing to one's soul to have Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Chicago sit down and narrate her sob story of Mr. McAdoo's poverty. Poor man, he could not support himself and his family on $12,000 a year as secretary of the treasury and then, when he did land a retainer of $200,000 from the Charlin Chaplin-Mary Pickford-Doug Fairbanks moving picture corpora tion, ne naa to tnrow tne Job over- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) SUFFRAGE -SESSION IN VERMONT LIKELY GOVERNOR AND HARDING CONFERENCE. HOLD Intcntion to Call Legislature Into Special Session Immediately Is Indicated. WASHINGTON, July 1. Governor Clement of Vermont, after a confer ence here tonight with Senator Hard ing, the republican presidential nom inee, indicated that he would imme diately call the Vermont legislature in special session to act on the federal suffrage amendment. The Vermont governor, while not stating definitely his course In the suffrage matter, was quoted in statement from Senator Harding's of fice as saying that he frankly con fessed there was a preponderance of republican advice in favor of a special session called to consider ratifica tion." Statements were Issued by both Senator Harding and Governor Cle ment regarding the conference which took place at the former's home. There was no statement by either as to whether the governor came to Wash ington at the invitation of the rcpub lican candidate or on his own voli tion. Senator Harding had the following to say regarding the conference: "It gave me an opportunity to say to Governor Clement that I was deep ly interested in the final disposition of the question of ratification and told the governor frankly that if my advice was wanted I would be glad to see Vermont republicans close tip the great franchise reform. The women throughout the nation are deeply in terested in the national campaign and the ratification must be closed soon if they are universally to par ticipate in the federal election. I would be gratified, of course, to have republican Vermont close the .iap. but Governor Clement understands I was not trespaslng on his authority In giving him such an opinion in the course of our conference." Governor Clement, in his statement- said : "I have been calling on Senator Harding and we discussed the state of the union agreeably, you can be sure, and we discussed suffrage rati- (Concluded on Page 8. Column 3.) LOG OF DAY AT CONVENTION BY EDGAR B. PIPER. SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. (Rdi-I torial Correspondence.), The.; morn-! iiig after a more or less perfect day finds unfinished the dreary work of "man whoming" by the democrats. I give notice that I do not again intend to follow the proceedings, or lack of them, in detail. The mind of the delegates is wandering this morning. The storm center is the commit tee on resolutions. It is having trouble, and a lot of it. Mr. Bryan is alone against a thousand, and standing 'em off. If there was an other like him, they could easily fulfill the Biblical ratio of two against ten thousand. But there are others who, while not with Bryan, except temporarily, are causing the Wilson steam roller to do some apoplectic jumping and bumping. The noonday papers say that Wilson has had to accept a compromise on the league plank. You've heard of the man who want ed to paint the house green and of his wife who favored white, and how, after long negotiation, they reached a happy compromise and painted it white. That is the way Wilson compromises. That league, plank CAN'T FOOL HIM. ; l!F lr ' tAostmooEjis i -drought fLu u$Mmmfo& WEDDINGS IN JUNE BREAK ALL RECORDS 14: LICENSES ARE 1SSFED DURING MONTH. Shrlner Postpones Marriage Nearly Year to Have Ceremony Un der Best Auspices. Dan Cupid has exchanged his bow and quiver of arrows for a shotgun. assert attaches in the office of County Clerk Beveridge. This is the only ex planation they can find for the flood of marriage licenses demanded dur ing the month of June, which exceed ed all previous records of the bureau. D"uring the month there were 442 marriage licenses issued, compared with 367 for June. 1919, heretofore by far the heaviest recorded in the Port land office. The advent of the nobles of the Mystic Shrine is held responsible in some degree for the increase. Many out-of-town visitors made the occa sion one for a honeymoon. A Tacoma Shrlner announced that he had post poned his own nuptials for almost a year because he desired to embark on matrimonial seas under the best possible auspices and combine in one matchless celebration the Shrine con clave and his honeymoon. ZEPPELIN IS GIVEN UP Craft Built by Germans to Bomb New York Received by British. LONDON. July 1. The greatest Zeppelin ever constructed, the L-71 fcullt in 191S by the Germans, was surrendered to th Vulham airdrome today. The giant aircraft was built for the purpose of bombing New York. BAKER CITY INCREASING Population Goes L'p 14.6 Per Cent In Past Ten Years. WASHINGTON. July 1. Figures is sued by the census bureau today give the population of some of the smaller cities of the country. Baker City. Or., 7729. increase 987, or 14.6 per cent. will be painted a blameless Wilson white. . "A -Virginia congressman named Flood is nominating Carter Glass of Virginia. He's a flood, all right, a veritable verbal inundation. He greatly excites a colored lady in the gallery, who takes the convention away from him by her screaming' enthusiasm for Virginia and Glass. That makes two for Glass Flood and the colored lady. Oregon is called and Judge John H. Stevenson, in a sonorous voice, notifies the convention that Oregon is for McAdoo, being under instruc tions from the infallible primary. Somehow they have suppressed Purdy and Schuyleman. Governor Cornwell of West Virginia talks turkey in his eulogy of John W. Davis, saying that when the con vention degenerates into a mere fight over candidates he is going to get out. He takes a hot shot at McAdoo by denouncing the plan to nominate anybody for the reason that certain interests want hirh. A good speech for a good man by a good man with a good record. If (Concluded on Pago 2, Column 2.) THEY'RE TOADSTOOLS! PLATFORM DRAFT OMITS DRY ISSUE Committee Reports to Convention Today. BRYAN PLANS FINAL FIGHT Prohibition Issue to Be Car ried to Floor. OTHER PLANKS INVOLVED ;Iit Session of Main Body Ad journs After Vain Wait Tor Action on Policies. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. The platform committee of the demo cratic national convention completed its labors at 12:15 this morning with the decisjve defeat of both wet and dry planks. The committee draft of the platform which will be sub mitted to the convention today con tains no mention of the prohibition enforcement issue. After the committee voted, 30 to 12, against all planks offered which at tempted to write a declaration in re gard to enforcement of the Volstead act, W. J. Bryan, field marshal of the dry adherents, announced that he would carry his fight for a bone-dry declaration to the convention floor. Bryan Reticent on Plana. Mr. Bryan further stated that he had amendments to offer to the plat form as adopted by the resolutions committee affecting other matters. He did not state what planks he would attempt to alter on the floor, saying) that he did not feel at liberty to dis- close his plans as the committee draft of the platform had not been made public. The committee battle over the plat form began Monday night at the con clusion of the first session of the convention. The sub-committee of nine, which first took up the task, encountered many clashing views con tinually, prepared Its tentative draft for the full committee with the under standing that the fight would be transferred to the larger body. Other Planks Cause Wrangle. Planks dealing with a league of na tions declaration, the Irish problem and other important issues were shaped by the full committee only after a prolonged wrangle which cul minated in the decision to leave out any reference to the prohibition en forcement question. The repeated efforts to insert wet or dry planks were all defeated by the same vote, 30 to 12. W. J. Bryan was said to have determined to abandon his efforts to insert a bone dry plank before the committee and to carry his fight before the conven tion itself. Convention Finally Adjourns. After a futile session last night given over principally to awaiting the wet and dry fight to come off, the democratic national convention finally found the platform committee unable to report and without prospects of making a report before this morning. It adjourned at 10:25 o'clock last night until 10 o'clock this morning. While the convention marked time down the big hall, tucked away one corner of the big building the platform committee continued its ef fort to harmonize its report. Permanent Chairman Robinson had T (Concluded on Page 8. Column 1.) FLIER FLASHES FIRE REPORT TO PORTLAND FORESTRY OBSERVERS LOCATE BLAZE NEAR BANKS. i Message Is First Such to Be Re-1 ceived at Landing Field Here. ' Mill Fools Airman. i Airplane observers of the forestry service yesterday wirelessed to the Portland municipal landing field the report of the first forest fire of the season. The blaze was merely a small brush fire located about three miles northeast of the town of Banks. Another observer flying from Eugene to Portland reported a small fire in the Bull Run reserve, but upon in vestigation it proved to be a small sawmm operating at fun capacity. Flying patrols are now being sent from Medford. Eugene and Portland. Facilities for receiving radio messages have been established at the local municipal aviation field and it is thought that the new reporting system will prove successful. MKDl'ORD. Or., July 1. (Special.) The forestry patrol service out of Medford was inaugurated today de spite the fact that the base head quarters and landing field on the new county fairgrounds will not be ready for a week yet. Onj of the planes left this morning on its daily patrol south to Alturas and Red Bluff. It is now understood that only five planes will be stationed here. The detach ment will comprise about 20 officers and men. HARDING SEES LEADERS Chairman Wilcox Indorses "Front Porch" Campaign. WASHINGTON", July 1. Warren G. Harding, republican presidential can didate, continued his conferences with republican leaders today, his calle;s including William R. Wilcox of New York, chairman of the republican na tional conjmittee in 1916; former sen ator Henry A. Dupont of Delaware, and Dr. Morton W. Bland of Colum bus, O. In a talk with newspaper spondents later Mr. Wilcox inclor.-ed he proposed "front porch" campaign. Senator Harding will leave early Sat urday for his home in Marion, O. An ndication of the reception awaitins him was given to the nominee today n a telegram from the state conven tion of Ohio republicans. VAUGHN TO GET FULL VOTE Oregon Delegation to Suport Mc Adoo as Long as Chance Lasts. SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (Spe cial.) William Gibbs .McAdoo is to have the support of the Oregon dele gation as long as he has a chance to win, it was decided in a confer ence held tonight. As to William Techumseh Vaughn, who received Oregon's primary preference, he will be given a unanimous vote on the first ballot and thereafter each dele gate is to be free to exercise his personal preference. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. M degrees; minimum. 55 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. Foreign. Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada, re tires becau&o ot ill health. Page 6. National. Vermont suffrage session Is likely. Page 1. Threats of foreign carriers held Idle. Pago 6. Domestic?. Combination to defeat McAdoo is or- ganized. Pase 1. Palmer la picked to lead on first ballot. McAdoo to run second and Cox third. Pago 3. Townlej-, non-partisan league head, fights hard in Norm uaKota to turn pri maries. Pac 5. Non-partisan gubernatorial candidate in North Dakota now 44'Jtt behind. Pase 1. Democrats adopt plank extending pathy to Ireland. Pase Brief session finishes nominating talk Page 2. Move to defeat Wilson by defeating McAdoo prevents foes from making headway. Page 1. Brickbats are hurled by McAdoo's foes. Page 4. Wilson retainers flock to McAdoo's ft!1n. dard to keep presidency In family. Page 1. Night session of democratic session ad journs -with platform fight unsettled. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. Eleven measures up to voters of Oregno. Page 7. Sixirt. 35 Wrestlers and boxers compete tonight In Olympic tryouls. Page 14. Coast league results: Portland rt. Oakland 7; l.os Angeles 6, Sacramento .1: San Francisco 5. Salt Luke -; Seattle p. Vernon O. Page 14. Leonard-White fight only fair-sized bout set for July 4. Pago 11. i Commercial and Marine. Takima apple pool on 1013 crop is closed. Page -o. Corn selling overdoue at Chicago and mar ket rallies. Page -3. Stock trading narrow, but prices firm. Page "J3. Portland and Vicinity. Standard Oil manager denies charges of Automobile Dealers' association Page Alleged street car robber reported to have confessed. Page 1-. C. II. Garland, wanted here on larceny charge. Is Jailed In Seattle. Page It. Forestry observer flashes fire report to Portland by radio. Page 1. Public Health nurses recommend new re port s stem. Page U. Kive arrested on war stamp fraud Indict ments. Pago 15. Lecture Illustrating wonders of northwest Is- given before 40,000 easterners. Page 12. City club women and health officials unite to restore screens on fruits at city mar ket. Page 13. N. J. Blagcn, head of largest lumber pro ducing company in northwest, says railroad are to blame for car shortage. Page 15. Record broken by issuance of 4 41 mar riage licenses in June. Pago 1. Thinning ranks of Oregon's pioneers hold annual reunion. Page 18. exports from Portland total J30.7OO. 757. Page 22. Pioneer at campfire yearns to get another "Injun" scalp.- Page 16. 1100' Fl HOME Aim to Defeat Wilson Weakens Movement, OTHER MANAGERS F ,fj0x and Palmer Adherents nunvi uiiivj Refuse to Bolt to Choice of Combine. ALL THINK THEY CAN GAIN Plotters Admit They Are Hard Pressed for Name About Which to Rally. SAN FR.t.CISCO, July 1. The attempt at a combination against the nomination of William G. McAdoo was still beeing carried on when the convention went into its night ses sion, but it still was without any definite results. Lack of headway was ascribed to the absence of cen tral control and to the feeling among the many of those importuned to join that it was really directed against President Wilson rather than wholly a movement against McAdoo. That feeling, its managers agreed, was its weakness. Another real difficulty was that many of the supporters of candidates having enthusiastic followings, chief ly Palmer and Cox, argued that they should not be asked to desert their candidates until it had been devel oped whether they can gain strength. In these camps were scattering dele gations who preferred McAdoo to any dark horse. Bryan Is Proposed. The promoters of the attempted combination against McAdoo were proceeding desultorily and one after another they continued to bring for ward such names as former Speaker Clark, Vice-President Marshall, Ho mer Cummings, Bainbridge Colby and even William Jennings Bryan. Clearly and admittedly there was no name about which they could rally. The Cox and Falmer leaders laughed at the idea of "swapping off" at so early a stage and asserted it had not been demonstrated that Mr. McAdoo commanded a place in the running to cause them to fear hLm it was with them plainly a case of waiting to be shown. While the real leaders were deal ing with the platform question, those for one reason or another opposed to McAdoo, Palmer and Cox kept up their informal conferences. Many contended that a few ballots would, easily show the impossibility of nom inating either Palmer or Cox and the bitterest administration opponents warned that delay in effecting a pro- mi gramme might bring them to the issue at a time too late to defeat McAdoo. Combine Aims at Wilson. Delegates without pronounced con- v a v.. r...Ar.- ' ,luuNO -'"" ' 1 '"" .cauwia I bv demanding to know wllV it WU3 . ? . that a combination was necessary. In many instances this forced the ad mission that the principal argument why they thought Mr. McAdoo should not be nominated was that he was the son-in-law of the president. The administration clearly was in control of the convention and this explanation was unpopular in many quarters on this account. All factions have been canvassing the state delegations to determine the actual strength for each of the leading candidates. The returns do not agree, but the nearest to an im partial estimate obtainable showed that on the first ballot the strength of Palmer would be about 276, with McAdoo following with 247 and Cox in third place, with 160. This left 411 delegates scattered among the other 11 candidates placed in nom ination. As the counter move to meet the comb;nation against McAdoo, admin istration forces were scouting for a darkhorse of their own who could break the combination if it proved effective.' A factor in the situation was the absence of agreement on the prohi bition plank of the platform. The position of Mr. Bryan is tightly bound up in that issue. There are (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1) ft rt.