i in w&utiiwt
rrT.COS- Tonight and Wedm-sOa
, , and warmer except near the
j. gentte winds, mostly northerly
iaTU.- Min. temperature 36. max.
51 wean 5S. No rainfall. River 1 foot
dationaT'
jt 1 1 ir V 1 w r si
Average ft v.i Mw.-i. -j.
Match 31, IS-'J
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Member of Audit Bareaa of CfreahMtoii
Associated Press toll Lt-am-d Ciro
if v o r1 t'; v r.v"-: ;
THIRD YEAR.-
IF
Federal Acts Not S
Contest For
Delegates
Waxes Hot
Chicago. June I. Taking up th
claims of the contest between delega
te from Georgia at its meeting to
lay the republican national commit
tee plunged into the first fight of real
political sigmncance tu mvc near
on the strength of presidential
candidates at next week's convention.
The fight ranged between a regular
i resorted delegation uninstructed
I but which is supposed to favor the
T candidacy of Governor Lowden, anil
a contesting delegation which has been
instructed for General Wood. Both
delegations have figured In the ea
ate investigation of campaign fund
eipenditures. The regularly reported
delegation headed by Henry Lincoln
Johnson, an Atlanta negro, wno was
shown to have received $9000 from
the Lowden fund andthe contesting
delegation, or Pickett faction, wis
shown to have received at least $10,
001 from the Wood fund. The second
choice of the regular delegation after
Governor Lowden was said to be
Senator Harding of Ohio.
Night Session Called
The contesting, or Pickett delega
tion, opened the argument. Former
Governor Hooper of Tennessee acted
as attorney for them. " '
At the conclusion of Governor Hoo
er's argument, the committee took a
luncheon recess and upon reconven
ing decided upon a two hour -nigltt
session to speed up the. business .of
disposing of the remaining eleven co.i
tests. ' ;
Jhnson followed Governor Hooper
presenting the case for the regularly
reported delegation. .
The next contest on the calendar is
from Louisiana where a regularly re
ported delegation headed by Nation
al Committeeman Emll Kuntas is be
ing opposed by a delegation headed
by Victor Lolsel of New Orleans. The
contesting delegation' Ig listed among
those favorable to the Wood candidacy
and to Frank H. Hitchcock.
The committee does not hope fo
get further than the Louisiana con
test in its work today.
While the national committee Is
grinding away at the contests things
(Continued on page two) -
Stricter Traffic
Rule "Observance
Is Goal In Salem
Pursuing its policy of giving due
warning before taking action, mem
bers of the health and police commit
tee Tuesday declared their intention of
lending greater care to the enforce
ment of that section of the municipal
traffic ordinance relating to passing
o'autos at street Intersections.
' The majority of accidents and col
lisions of automobiles in this city are
'aused, in the opinion of Gerald Volk,
chairman of the committee, by .mo
torists attempting to pass another
uto in street intersections. In sup
Port of this contention he referred to
we collision in which Mrs. Geo. Wa
ters and Miss Blanche Stevenson nar
rowly escaped fatal injury Monday
when their cars collided at the cor
eI of curt and Summer streets.
The city ordinance requires that no
wto move at a speed greater than
ght miles an hour while crossing i
"reet intersection, Mr. Volk'explaln
He said that invariably auto driv-
r speed up in coming to street in
.T0!10118, JePardizlng ,. any other
,h7 4rlv that may be approaching
ne corner o nanother street, as well
""'"ting this clause of the ordi
Mnce; - - t . ...
MrInvTPrt of rtatents mod by
f ' v"lk that most accidents occur
fm this cause at street corners, po
"lreports show that this is true,
Z? accWents occurring when ma-
J'nei move at a speed far in excess
-,tIr miles air not"- collide
eet corners.
at
Consortium Held To
Bring Solution of Far
Eastern Problem Near
fen
Francisco, June
1-The far
iirJ,, Option which for years has
m, .r indi-ctly affected all lead
M of tne rll. ha been
snt one step nearer solution by
'!, th aiwu1'el formation of the
th. T to aM China, members of
. , m,monealth club of California
ere told fn.. t.. .. -
Bont iv, 1 " a noma w. La
in, ember of the New York banH
ha, I,, " of J- p- Morgan ft Co.. who
hw h retur"ed from the far east
I. ,a wa Instrumental In effect
'. entrance into the consort-
s Japan s entry into the consortium
iZl TCi?el-v' ,he nn terms as Eng-
Sliced . America a aa-
' P 81 !eat one stP solution of i
' r Eastern orohlem " tr t -'
m
tr,t , i
. ....uiira mar m ma wn
, . . ' ' , u, .,nnj m-ivate the tate primary from March to Au-j would be followed by another short
to form the consort-1 udoo government, bat uponw private, u v i t, . .
iu- taken
!Ua-ther. t, u"u,'ne.",rl-
fh! of lne lnem ,mer" !
'-n
aimn. .
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I'm,... o .
I lie ruvcru-
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y 1 ranee and T., , t
was
- ..,.un.
tn Japan with th
LATE BULLETINS I
rashington, June 1 The
to decide the validity of the prohibition amendment and portions
of the enforcement act and recessed until next Monday when the
- - Washington, June 1. Without a record vote, the house today
adopted a resolution offered by RenreswiraHv. Mnrin t
ing, republican leader, providing
congress at 4 o'clock Saturday.
era. Cruz, June 1. General Aguillar, governor of Vera
Cruz and son-in-law of the late President Carranza, has surrend
ered to the new government and will be allowed to leave the country.
Chevrolet Will
Receive $26,000
In Race Prizes
Indianapolis, Ind.. June l.-Gaston
, . . ' ,
Chevrolet of Indiananolln -hn wfin t Vta 1
500 mile automobile race at the In
dianapolis motor speedway yesterday
in an Indianapolis-built car will be
awarded his many trophies at a ban
quet to be given the drivers by the citi
zens of Indianapolis tonight. Chevro
let's time of 6:40:15.14 Is second only
to the record made for the local course
by Ralph DePalma in 1915. - Chevro-
let maintained an average speed of
.16 miles an hour. He wilf receive
the speedway priite of $20,000; citi
sens lap prize of 11300 for leading the
field during the last 13 laps, at least
$5000 of the $15,000 to be divided
among the drivers using accessories of
certain automobile manufacturers,
and the Wheeler-Scheoler cup. tut.
Prest-O-Light trophy and the Strauss
sliver tea set.
The winner, never left his wheel,
went to the pits only once and that
when he was in first place arid only
'lSmileg from the finish. He used but
one set of tlrea He was never worse
than fourth place in the race.
Three races here have been won by
American cars and all were made in
Indianapolis. Each. time the car has
been piloted by an Indianapolis boy.
Ray Harroun won In 1911, Joe Dawson
In 1912 and Chevrolet fn 1920. Last
year a fourth Indianapolis rac ,
Howdy Wilcox, drove a French car to
first place. Five time the purple rib
bon has gone to cars' made in France.
Soviet Granted
Permit To Open
London Office
London, June 1. As the first result
of. yesterday's, meeting of Gregory
Krassin, Russian bolshevik minister of
trade and commerce, with Premier
Lloyd-George and members of the
British cabinet .the soviet government
has been- granted permission to open
immediately a- central trading office
In London.
Strike Called By
Seattle Building
Trades Unions
Seattle, Wash., June 1. The threat
ened strike of members of Seattle
building trades unions in support of
the "closed shop" was called today.
Contractors and builders In the Mas
ter Builders' association declared they
were not worried while union repre
sentatives asserted all non-union Jobs
would be tied up, through the calling
out of skilled union workers, a large
majority of whom are carpenters, it
was said. According to union claims,
about 4000 workers will be affected.
Appeal Dismissed.
Washington,' June 1. Government
appeals in the federal anti-trust suit
against the Quaker Oats company
Were dismissed today by the supreme
court on motion of the government.
George Daly, who is wanted at Eu
gene to answer to ,the charge of for
gery, has been arrested at Olympla.
utmost cordiality by the members of
the Japanese banking group, for lonr
ago they learned to speak the lan
guage of International cooperation in
banking matters. . ;
"Japan undoubtedly showed broad
mindedness and wisdom in waiving
her reservations regarding Manchuria
and Mongolia. She was, courageous In
recognizing that those reservations
were of no value to her ,and if main
tained, would only serve as an inevit
able bar to her entering as a free and
full partner In the consortium.
'The policy of the United States gov
ernment respecting the far East, has
neen crmcusru m " v
ing been altogether constant. But the
a.irppn of the consortium arTS the
been criticized In the past as not av-
i maintenance of American trade In the!
. , i,i. nnt
war i:;iflT rpsia. 111 ntmi."',"-c
u.py" BU .1" Fr
cmzens ana u""" .
.bi. nian n vstr Kaiifrn cirvuria-
iins urn uw - - i
. i. ,-nr.lial sunuort.
uiiii luce-'"' ' - j
... v,,.i in.rst and the free
ijuur umueiHiu, (
expression ot your views.
snnnm fnnr folia.) :.. t j
for a sine die adjournment of
Man Identified As
Dead ::
Ends Own Funeral
New York, June 1. Peter Kennan,
a watchman, went home last night
to find his wife in mourning and the
X. " p"Lparea This
situation Was caused by the fact that
a few hours previous his two nieces
had "identified" as their uncle the
body of a man who dropped dead" in
the street and the Identification had
been "confirmed" by his brother
Thomas, who claimed the body and
notified the "widow."
' The body was taken to an undertak
er. Meanwhile Thomas, who took
kcharge of the funeral arrangements.
started for Peter's place of employ
ment to notify his employer. On ar
riving he opened the watchman's
shanty, which was dimly lighted, and
was greeted by Peter.
"Is that you Peter, or is it your
ghost?" asked Thomas, accompany
ing his query with a kick. " -i
Peter, howling with pain, lunged
at Thomas, which convinced the lat
ter Peter was alive. Thomas then ex
plained the death -of Peter's double
and hurried home to stop the funeral.
Deportation of
Frenchwomen
Is Cancelled
Washington. June 1. -Warrants for
the arrest and-deportation of Madeline
Babin and her. mother and sister on
charges that they entered the United
States from France for improper pur
poses, were cancelled today by Assist
ant Secretary Post.
Evidence In the case presented at a
hearing at the department of Justice
said the women came to America at
the Invitation of Lee Shippey of Kan
sas City, Mo., formerly a T. M. C A.
worRer in France. Shippey, It was
testified, lived with the Babln family
while overseas and "an attachment
arose between mm ana tne eldest
daughter." 4 . '
"Upon his return to the United
States,' 'it was added, he and hie wire
became estranged and are now living
apart, he In Los Angeles and she In
Kansas City. ',
"Evidently he wishes her to Institute
proceedings for a divorce and she re
fuses. Evidently also, if he were di
vorced he would marry the alien who
Is about to be, if she has not already
become the mother of his child,"
From testimony, Madeline Babln
came to "the United States to accept a
place as a teacher at Portland, Ore
gon, which Shippey had obtained for
her. On her way to Portland she stop
ped at Kansas City, the report said,
"with the expectation of marriage to
Shippey if he were lawfully free to
marry her." ;
President And
Judges Exempt
From Taxation
Washington, June I. The supreme
court today declared unconstitutional
provisions in the war revenue act cf
1919 requiring the president of the
United States and all federal judges,
including members of the supreme
.court, to pay an income tax on their
salaries. - .
Mexico Offered
Aid In Stamping
Out Bubonic Plague
Mexico City. June 1. Thi city to
virtually "dry" during night hours as
a result of precautionajy orders from
the new government It Is expected
J0,00 soldier will parade tomorrow
as a manifestation of the military
strength of the revolutionary move
ment Arkansas Names
Delegates Today
Little Rock, -Ark., June 1 The elec
tion of the eighteen delegate from; yard wa announced to become effect
Arkansas to the democratic national jive Tuesday by the Charles K. Spauld
convention wa before the state cen- ting Logging company here. Lack of
tral committee here today. eastern demand for lumber I given
Election of the delegates by the
: committee wa necessitated through
an oversight ot the last eion or tne.th
legislature, wmcn cnangea tne aate oi ,
D .
rust ,
The ,mmltte to without authority
to instruct t"e un-gi,
. . . , - , .
according to
wr
J. V. House Jr,
I.iiilo nnck. chairman
I of tha commute.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE
uoject w DiQte kxererencm
Amendments to National
Constitution Can Not Be
Submitted!, o Electorate
Washington, June 1. The supreme court held today that fed
eral constitutional amendments
tion to a referendum vote in the
ions in their constitutions. .
The court declared Inoperative the
Ohio state constitutional referendum
amendment insofar as it affects rati
fication of federal amendments. '-
Ohio supreme court decrees dismiss
ing injunctinon proceedings brought
by George & Hawke of Cincinnati to
prevent submission of the prohibition
and woman suffrage amendments to
the voters, were set aside by the court.
Other Cases Cited.
Seven other proceedings have been
brought to prevent submission of th
prohibition , amendment to the refer
endum. The . Washington supreme
court took virtually the same view of
the question as did the ' Ohio court
while the courts in Oregon, Maine,
Colorado, Arkansas, California and
Michigan held that federal constitu
tional amendments were not subject
to referendum. . :
Justice Day In rendering the court's
opinion, which was unanimous, said
In part:
"The constitution of the United
States was ordained by the people,
and when duly ratified. It became the
constitution of the people of the Unit
ed States. The states surrendered to
the general government the powers
specifically conferred upon th na
tion, and the constitution and the laws
of the United SUrtc are the supreme
law Of the land." '
Change Provided For.
"The framers of the sohstltutloii
Senate Denies
Washington, June 1. By an
late today passed and sent to the
Mandate Proposal Today
to grant President Wilson's request that congress authorize a
mandate over Armenia.
4- ;. Thg vote:wy. 52 to 23.. -
Washington, June 1. By a
rejected a plan of democratic leaders to delay congressional action
on the proposed Armenian mandate until after a peace settlement
had been effected with the central
) The vote was on a motion
Nebraska, to re-commit the resolution denying authorization of
ithe mandate, with instructions
a peace treaty with the central powers."
Attorney Must . ;
Face Proceeding
Of Disbarment
A motion filed by George A. Hall.
Portland attorney, asking for a dis
missal of an original proceeding for
disbarment filed against him by the
state bar association, was denied in
an opinion handed down by the su
preme court this morning and Hall
was granted ten day in which to file
an answer to the charge made against
him. These charge Include complic
ity in an alleged swindle claimed '.o
have been perpetrated upon I'arme
lia L. Tyler by Hall and John M. Seiv
er, another member of the bar of
this state, - : ,
Marion C. Bout wick ot al, appel
lants, v C. A. Holer, City of Baker
et al; appeal from Baker county;
controversy over vacation of a street.
Opinion by Justice Burnett; Judge
Gustave Anderson reversed.
Matilda A. Miller vs A. B. Coniey
et al, appellants', appeal from Union
county; suit to quiet title. Opinion by
Justice Burnett. Judge J. W. Knowles
affirmed. ,
J. A. Horn, appellant, vs Elgin
Warehouse company; appeal from
Union county, litigation over sale of
grain. Opinion by Justice Burnett.
Judge J. W. Knowles affirmed.
. Tillamook (county vs State Iiind
board, appellant; appeal from TiUa
jnook county; suit to condemn small
strip of land. Opinion by Justice Johns
Judge George R. Bagley affirmed.
Otto J. Kraemer vs W. C. Alvord
et al, appellants; appeal from Mult
nomah county; suit to reform a lease
and to enjoin suitfor recovery of
money. Opinion by Justtee Bean.
Judge G. U. Gantenbein affirmed.
Lumber Price Is
Reduced In City
A reduction of about $5 a thousand
feet In the price of lumber at the
'as the cause of th reduction. -
Oliver Meyer, superintendent of
company mm nere. aio tnat he
aid not Know wnemer mi reuction
- .
!ly, or how long it would hid good..
:The status of the market is uncertain,
lie said, and may necessitate either
another reduction or a rise In price
st any time.
1, 1920.
cannot be submitted for ratifica
states having referendum' provis
realized that it might re
quire changes. '- To that end
they adopted the fifth article. This
atricle make provision for th pro
posal of amendment either by two
thirds of both house of congress or
an application of legislatures of two
thirds of the state. The
proposed change can only become ef
fective by the ratification of the leg
islatures ol three fourths of the
states, or by convention In a like
number of states. The method of rati
fication is left to the choice of con
gress. Both method of ratification,
by. legislatures or conventions, call for
action by deliberate assemblages rep
resentative ot the people, which' it
was assumed would voice the will of
the people. ,"-, The language
of the article Is plain, and admits of
no doubt In its interpretation, .
"The only question for determin
ation is: What did the framers of the
constitution mean in requiring rati
fication by 'elegislature?' That was
not a terra of uncertain meaning when
incorporated Into the constitution,
There can he no question
that the framers of the constitution
clearly understood and carefully used
the terms in which' that instrument
referred to the action of the legisla
tures of the states. When that direct
action r by the people should be had
they were no jess accurate in the use
of apt phraseology to carry out such
purposes." ,
Armenian
overwhelming vote the senate
house the resolution declining
, ,"',. ,
- -
vote of 43 to 34 the senate today
powers.
by Senator Hitchcock, democrat,
"to report it after ratification of
Pope Lifts Ban
Governing Visits
9 Of Church Rulers
Rome, May 31. Pope Benedict ha
issued an encyclical letter, announc
ing that, "while he maintains tho
claims of the Holy See to temporal
power, he rescind the order fotnld.
ding Catholic ruler to visit the king
of Italy in Rome. It 1 understood the
first monarch to visit Rome under
the new condition will be King Al
fonso of Spain. . . ,
Pope Benedict emphasize the ne
cessity of "eliminating the germs of
discord which have prevented the full
establishment of peace and seriously
not only the temporal Interest of the
nations, but the life and spirit ' of
Christianity as taught by the Lords
Prayer and the example of our Bav
lour." . -
Palmer Scores
Post's Action
In Deportations
Washington, June 1. - Charging
that Louis F. Post, assistant secretary
of labor, had a "perverted sympathy"
for the criminal anarchist, Attorney
General Palmer told a house commit
tee today that In dealing with at
tempts of the government to rid the
country of dangerous alien Mr, Post
had employed a "self willed and auto
cratic substitute of his own mistaken
personal viewpoint for the obligations
of the public law,"
Mr. Palmer wa testifying beltve
the rules committee which Is Investi
gating the official conduct of Mr. Po't
in deportation proceeding.
In answering Mr. Post' statements
that he had cancelled deportation war
rant "only four fact warranted
such action," Mr. Palmer cited num
erous individual case which he claim
ed placed the assistant secretary in
a position of "passive tolerance and
encouragement" of bolshevik propa
ganda. Mr. Palmer declared Mr, Post had
"become a factor In the revolutionary
plan". but h credited the assistant sec
retary with having been led Into It
"unconsciously."
Strike Close Mine.
Great Falls, Mont, June I. All the
mlnu ft M a Md.IH.rt AtatriM ,mtilnv.
ing about 100 men were closed today
as the reult of a utrtk called by the :
One Big Union yesterday In support of i
an Increase from $5.50 to $1 a day in
-age. Mine owners today announced j
that they would not employ miners!
belonging to the I,
W. W. hereafter. '
They charged that leader of the re-
cent Butte utrtk were managing the
Niehart walktut.
Popular Coast
Newspaper Man
Is Buried Today
Lo Angeles, Cal., June 1. The
funeral of Arthur M. Nelson, or
many year engaged In newspaper
work in Seattle and Los Angeles, was
held here today. Mr. Nelson hd
been employed as development agent
for Imperial county for some time,
having gone there for health consid
erations. He was a veteran of ' the i
world war, having attained the; rankj
ot sergeant n company I, S64th in-i
fantry, 91st division. Hi malady was
apparent when he entered the a, my
and grew worse as he campaigned,'
his comrades in service said, but he
resisted every move to. discharge him
and served through the war.
Bolshevik Force
RetireSy Report
Loqaon. June 1. Russian bolshevik
force fighting against the Poles and
Ukrainians In the Tarashtcha region,
south of Kiev, have retired to new po
sition after "fighting with superior
enemy forces," say an official state
ment from Moscow. -Several
villages near Molodechno.
northwest of Minsk have been reoc-
cupled by the bolshevik,
Salem People See
Victim of Car and
Motorcycle Smash
First definite Information of the fa
tal collision between an unidentified
automobliu and a motorcycle, belteved
to have been ridden "by Chauncey
Reed, of Corvallis, four mile north of
Corvallls. late Monday night, wa brot
to Saem early Tuesday morning by pr.
and Mrs. 0. X. Beechler ,and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles O. Miller. Th Salem par
ty qf motorists arrived on (he scene of
the aocident at about 11 o'clock, only
a short time, after the accident occur
red. .
The motorcycle bore license number
AMI, showing that It belonged to
Chauncey Reed of Corvallis. When
the Beechler and Miller party arrived
four other machines were at the scene
ot the accident. Some one In the par
ty expressed the opinion that the'dead
youth was Chauncey Reed.
The body of the youth was horribly
mangled, his head being crushed and
with a hole about two by four inches
in size clear through his Bkull. The
motorcycle was a wreck.
A the highway where the accident
occurred is straight and clear, with
ample width for three machines to
pass, tangible cause for the accident Is
lacking. Glass was found forty yards
from whore the dead youth lay, indi
cating that he and hi machine, which
lay on tojj of him, wtre thrown that
distance from whore the compact oc
curred. One of hi shoes, believea
stripped from his foot by the motor
cycle chain, wa found at a consider
able distance from where he lay. .
Police In cities and town through
out the state were aiding In the search
Tuesday for .the driver of the murder
tar. From every indication the oeeti'
pants of. the automobile failed to stop
to determine the extent ot damage
done, .
It is believed that the collision was
head-on, and was caused by the rider
of the motorcycle being blinded by
glaring headlights of the machine.
The extent of the damage would Indi
cate that both the machine and motor
cycle were traveling at a great speed
State Purchase
Of Own Bonds Is
New Proseedure
Rejecting the bid of the Ralph
Schneelock company of Portland for
the $78,000 issue of state Irrigation se-
rltles commission interest bonds,
State Treasurer Hoff stated thl morn
ing that the issue would be bought up
by the stat from he segregaed funa
of the state Industrial accident com
mlsion at an lnterezt rate ot five and
one-half per cent. Thl I probably
the first time on record In which the
state has purchased It own bonds,
outbidding . private competitors, pro.
vidlng a sound Investment for the
funds of the accident commission and
involving a saving to the ecurltles
commission, gohneelock wa the only
bidder for the Issue this morning, his
bid being for an Interest rate of five
and three-quarters per cent.
The proceeds from the sale of this
Issue will be used In meeting Interest
payment guaranteed by th state on'
bond issue of Irrigation district as
provided for under the act of the legis
lature of 1919.
Atterbury Boom
'As i(Dark Horse"
Launched Today
Atlantic City, N. J June 1. A
move to make Brigadier General Wll-
Ham Atterbury a
dark horse" candl-
J.i. " I- ! I . .1 I r !
nomination at Chicago wa started to-
day by John M. Morln of Pittsburgh,
congressman from the 21t Pennyl-
vanla district
.
Omaha, Neb. June 1. Walter Han-
sen, former bank clerk, jumped In
front of a passenger train early today
and wa killed. A list of debts total-
Ing $3(3 was found In his pocket.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ft
1 tiff.
Slush Fund
Investigation
Is Resumed
Washington, June 1. A score of
witnesses were here today to testify at
the resumption of the senate commit
tee's investigation' of pre -convention
campaign expenditures. Efforts werer
being made to expedite the hearing w
that a temporary halt might be called
Thursday night because of tho Chi
cago republican convention. ,
Robert F. Wolfe, publisher of th
Columbus (Ohio) -Dispatch and tho
Ohio State Journal testified thai hh
papers "had taken an active part" In
the recent Ohio primary contest be
tween Major General Leonard Wood
and Senator Harding of that state. "
"Politics In our state," he said, "ro
In the hands of an inside coterie ot
man .whom I have felt it a duty to
oppose. ' I wanted to support Senator
Harding but told him that I could not
do so It his candidacy went Into th
hands of this group. Our fight after
ward -was against an element In Ue
republican party rather than for any
Individual."
Ohio Campaign Costly.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
aaked "what evidence of expenditure
the witness had seen."
, "My estimate is that each ld !n
OhioWood and Harding made a.v
fight that cost about $100.09," he-
added, His own papers, he said, "did
not care a snap" tor the advertising
involved.
"Frederick A. Josh, the next witness,.
said he supervised all the expenditure
for General Wood In Indiana.
"We ipent ' between $57,10 and!
$58,000: $17,000 of Which I in unpaid
bills," he said, adding that avery pre
caution was taken to put the campaign
management under term of the Indi
ana corrupt practices law, "although
other candidates have taken the posi
tion this law does not apply to presi
dential primaries."
Josh would not attempt to estimate
expenses for other candidate.
Combination of
Growors Legal
Under Wew Bill
Washington, June 1.' The house
Monday passed and sent to the senate
the bill permitting farmers, planter;
ranchmen, dairymen or fruit grower.
to combine for the collective market
ing and sale ot their own products,
notwithstanding anti-trust law.
The vote wa 23f to tir
The measure wa drafted by Chair
man Volstead ot th house Judiciary
committee a a substitute for tho
Capper-Hersman bill. " ad similar
measure' to legalize collective bar
gaining by agricultural producer.
Debate developed sharp division of
opinion, supporters of the bill declar
ing It would give farmer and otehr
producer an opportunity to negotiate
a fair prl:e for their product. Op
ponents asserted It HuUM Increase the
cost of living and that It wa cluw
legislation.
Limitations Include ,, In the bill,
said by its supporters" to be defllgnsd
to exclude from its benefit all but'
actual farmers, provide that tha com
binations that may be organised munt
not pay more than 8 per oent dividend
annually on capital stock and that
every member must -have one vote,
Irrespective ot his Invested capital.
Control ot the combination tinder
tho bill would be placed in the secre
tary of agriculture, who may. after
hearing, order the combination to
stop practices which are held to re
strain trade or lessen competition.
The eoretary also would be empow
ered to sue In federal court tor en
forcement of his orders,
Lumber Prices
Drop In Astoria
Astoria, Or., Juno 1. F,ffeetlve to
day, there will be a drop In retail
price of lumber here, ranging from
$7 a OtoUMiild feet on rough luiuli
to $15 a thousand on the hlgh'r
grade, while the reduction In th
price of shingle and lath will h
between 30 and 50 percent. '
In announcing the new scale of
prices, B. K, (Jooth, manager of the
City Lumber Ad supply . company.
selling agent for the local mill, naidr
The primary object of thi et in
price is to clear the mill yards of
accumulated stocks and at th mme
time to encourage building activities.
The transportation system of the
country is at the present tlm great
ly Overloaded. This situation coming
et the time of the year best adapted
tor building on the coast, wo ara
taking advantage of the temporary
lull In lumber movement to put In
to effect a substantial reduction oa
all grade of lumber In the . locil
markets."
MlnUier Build Hotue
Knitevilta. June 1 . Dr. Jxnntnm. '
. retired Methodist minister, who owns
a small tract of land at what I known
a Fewacre a hort distance eat of
here, I now completing a beautiful
country home. Dr. Jennlng retoriwul
recently from California wher he
had been for the benefit of his healthv
and he finds that the change did him
very much good.