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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tri The Weather Maximum yesterday 03 Minimum today till lb Predictions Fair. Ujiht to heavy front. Warmer Sunday afternoon. Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDFORD, 0REG0X, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1920. NO. 29 RUNE LANDSLIDE FOR HIRAM IN MONTANA California Senator in 10 Out of 51 Counties Has More Votes Than All Republican Rivals Combined Wood Closely Pressed by Hoover for Second Place. With Hardinu at End of Procession Wilson Leads Democratic Ticket. HELENA, Mont.. April 24. Sena tor Hirnm Johnson of California in creased his lend over his republican opponents for the endorsement in the Montana state primaries yesterday, as further meaner returns wero re ceived today. Returns this afternoon from 202 precincts in 10 of the 51 counties in the state, and scattering returns fi'oin ' Sweet Grass county showed tho fol lowing totals : Johnson, 7,1 G4 : Wood, 1.77B: Hoover, 1,503; Lowden, 147!); Harding 173. - (HELENA, Mont, April 24. Sena tor Hiram Johnson ot California is leading by a wide margin on the face of early returns from the state-wide presidential primary held In Montana yesterday. Tho returns so far are meager, but practically every pre cinct reporting adds to the Johnson lead. Latest figures available are 191 precincts out of 1500 in the state, giving: Johnson 6238; Wood 1604; Hoover 1259; Lowden 1139; Jlard ing'l31. No effort has been made to compile the democratic vote there being little interest shown in tho out come. IN'O candidates for presidential preference, were named by the demo crats. Governor Sam V. Stewart, on the ticket as a, candidate for vice president, received the vote of his party. It Is expected that returns will show tho selection ot Senator T. J. Walsh as one of the delegates to the democratic national convention. BUTTE, Mont., 'April 24. Addi tional but incomplete returns from .various partB of the state indicate that Johnson in yesterday's primary election received more votes l:i lion tana than were cast for all of his op ponents. Of other republican candi dates Wood loads with Hoover, Low den and Harding following in the or der named. Tho full count may not become available until next week. The democrats had filed no candi dates for president and many voters did not write In the names of favor ites. Wilson appears to lead from the returns thus far received. Silver Bow county in which Butte is located gave Johnson 3756 votes, with Hoov er s'ocond with 4 77, and Wood third. Tho vote thruout tho state was light. STOCKSJACTIVE ON N.Y. NEW YORK, April 24. Stocks of ulmost everv class made spirited re coveries durinir today's brief session, the rally resulting from a better understanding of the Mexican situa tion and the elimination of the Still, controversy os a disturbing clement. Advances of 2 to 13 points marked the rebound of motor, oil, steel and equipment issues. Textiles and leather shares, together with .kindred spec ialties made less extensive gains. Rails nnd shippings replaced enrlv losses twith moderate advances. Renlizing (for profits reduced some gains later. The closine was strong. Sales np Jproximated 4."0,000 shares. ALLAN RYAN CLEANS ON STUTZ MOTOR CAR ADJUSTMENT It . ! NEW YORK, April 24. An agree--. meat was reached today between Allan Ryan, chairman of the Stutz Motor Car company and the protec tive committee organized to safe guard interests of 58 stock exchange houses under contract to deliver Stutz stock by which settlement with .Mr. Ryan for S550 a share was ar ranged. 1,1 The settlement price was fixed at V $425 a share, plus $85 for a twenty !per cent stock dividend, plus $40 for premiums for twenty days at $2 a . day. i When trading in Stutz was sus BY UNITED STA1ES AS INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC WASHINGTON, April 24. Armenia was formally recog- ni.cd today as an independent republic bv the United States. Similar nction has been de- ciilcd upon bv ",e allied confer-- enco at San Renio. The Amcri- can recognition was in the form of a noto addressed bv Sccrc- tary Colby to Mr. Pasdcnnnd- jinn, Washington representative of tho Armenian republic. No- tice of the recognition was also communicated formally to the diplomatic corps abroad and to v the allied conference in Italy. Establishment of boundaries "for the new republic is left to be determined lated bv interna- tional action. SAN REMO, April 24. (Bv the Associated Press) The su- prenie council has decided to ask the American government to as- sist the new republic of Armenia financially by a loan in which oilier countries may join. VLADIVOSTOK, April 21 Reply ing to proposals by the Japanese command here suggesting among other things the withdrawal of the Russian army to a radius of thirty kilometers from the Japanese garri son, the Russian army made counter proposals today for an immediate armistice. The Japanese proposals, which were handed to the Zomstvo govern ment, requlrpd that tho government hand over Its boats, ammunition fac tories, guns and ammunition for temporary safekeeping, and that the Zemstvo speedily re-establish trans portation, In w'rh tho ' Japanese were willing to give ass.oinncc. The Japanese also would allow a certain uu;:ilcr of Russian police within the thirty kilometer radius. Tho Russian countor proposals, in addition to asking an armistice, of fered tho withdrawal of the Russian army to the region of the Amur and Khabarovsk, but stipulated the re tention of the shops for repairing tho means of transportation. Tho Russians alno proposed that they re tain their ships for tho purpose of guarding tho coasts and declared they would not give up their war material. VLADIVOSTOK, April 19 By As sociated Press). Tho recent events In Siberia concern only the Japaneso and Russian military forces and tho matter is not a problom for tho allied diplomats, M. Matsudalra, a diploma tic representative attached to the staff of General Oi, commander ot the Japanese forces In eastern Si beria, statod today. In view of thriB, he said, a commis sion of four Russians named by tho provisional government and three Japanese military officers is meeting for the purpose of reaching an agree ment which will end the fighting, which Is now continuing at various points in tho interior. Prices on Liberty Bonds. NEW YORK. April 24. Final prices today on Liberty bonds were 'I'i's $!I3.:I0; first 4's !15.50; second 4's $85.00; first 4Vs'a 83.!)0: second 414 's $85.84: third 4Vi's $00.60; fourth 414 s $85.00; Victory, 3:h's $00.50 ; Victory 4's $00.48. UP $1,650,000 pended by the board of governors of the exchange shares were selling at S391 and later odd lots were sold for more than $700 a share. The settlement followed several days of sharp exchanges between the committee and Mr. Ryan, who, it was intimated, had cornered Stutz stock. This be denied and said he had acted merely to protect Stutz stockholders against a "gang of raiders" who had attempted to get the price down. The protective committee announced that approximately 5500 shares were In volved, with an estimated profit to Ryan ot S 1,650,000. WILSON WINS DECISION IN HUME TANGLE Italy and Jugo-Slavia Aqree to Ac cept President's Settlement of Adri atic Problem Makina Fiume Buffer State Allies Aqree on Policy Toward Bosche. SAN REMO, April 24. (Bv the Associated Press) Premier Nitli of Italy and Anton Trmnbitch, the Jugo- Slav foreign minister, have accepted President Wilson's settlement of the Adriatic problem making Fiume a buf fer state. SAN REMO, April 24 (Bv thd Associated Press)' A complete nirrecmcnt with respect to the attitude of tile nllics shall adopt toward Uor- manv in connection with the carrying out of tho peace trentv lias been readied bv Premier Lloyd George and Premier Millcrund it wns stated today. The ngreement was reached during a conference between the premiers lasting three and n half hours. Pre mier Lloyd George said : "Everything is most satisfactory. A full agreement was reached in sub stance." The Amcricnn members of the repa rations commission and Sir John Bradbury, the British member, ar rived here today to give information respecting the possibilities of coal do liveries bv Germany. Agreement Iteachcd Tlio consultation between Premiers Lloyd George and Mjllornnd was re ported to have resulted in an agree ment on the essential points concern ing the questions of disarmament, reparations and common action bv the allies with regard to Germany. Tin agreement, it is understood, will be submitted to the supreme council to morrow. The allies nrc reported to have de cided as soon as possible to estimate (he lotal amount to be demanded from Gcrmnnv as reparation. Tho German government, it is stated will be authorized to make sug gestions on this point. With regard to arrangements for dealing with Germany, it is explain ed that the Germnn chancellor will be .summoned later to confer with the allies. The interview mnv pos sibly be held in Brussels, before tile inter-nliicd financial conference in May. Further delay beyond May 10 may bo nccorded tho Germans to submit their estimates concerning repara tions, but tho allies wish as rapidly as possible to estimate tho sum due from Germany in reparations in rcla tion to her enpucitv for payment so as to permit her to resume work for the fulfillment of her engagements, EASTERN STATES START ON DAYLIGHT SAVING BOSTON, April 24. Mnssnohii setlM and numerous cities in other New England states will move time pieces ahead one hour at 2 a. m. to morrow. A petition bv farmers' interests nsking for an injunction against en forcment of tho state law, was scheduled for hearing today. Twelve Rhode Island cities and (owns will change time tomorrow. In Maine, Portland, Lcwiston. Dnnsnr and smaller towns will set their clocks ahead. Manchester is the principal point in New Hampshire to adopt the plan. Census Returns WASHINGTON', April 24. Tho following census returns are report ed: 'Dixon, III., 8191, Increase 975 or 13.5 per cent. Portsmouth, N. H., 13,669, - In crease 2300 or 20.4 per cent. Marion, Ohio, 28,591, Increase 10,359 or 56.8 per cent. Crookston, Minn., 6650, decrease 909, or 12 per cent. Santa Monica, Cal., 15,252, In rcase 7405 or 94.4 per cent. Evanston, 111., 37,215, Increase 12,237 or 49 per cent. Covington, Ky., 57,121, increase 3851 or 7.2 per cent. Winthrop, Mass., 15,446, increase 5314 or 52.4 per cent. Irvlngton, N. J., 25,466, Increase 13.589 or 11 4.4 per cent. West New York, N. J., 29,926, In crease 16,360 or 120.7 per cent, t D. HINES RESIGNS OF U. S. WASHINGTON, April 24. Walk er D. llines, director general of rail roads has resigned and his resigna tion has been accepted by President Wilson, effective .May 15. Much work In liquidating the nf fairs of tho railroad administration will remain after .May 15, and Max Thelan, in chnrgc of the claims de partment, is understood to bo Mr. W.D. Hinos' choice for a successor". It was said today at the White Hduso that tho retiring director general would name his own successor. It was un- derstood that the director general desired to return' to tho practice of law in Now York when tho roads wore returned to private control March 1 and that ho had consented to remain only until the task of liquidation was well under way. In accepting Mr. nines' resignation the president wrote that ho could not lot the director general retire without telling him how he had "personally valued and admired the quite unus ual services you have rendored the government and the country." Mr. Hines has served with the rail road administration since its creation In December 1917, when tho rail reads of the country were taken over He was appolntett"tnen as assistant director general and when Air. Mc- Adoo retirod to private life January 11, 1919, Mr. Hines was mado direc tor general, LATEST- NEWS OF THE STATE SALEM, Ore., April 24. A. I). Foster, who was convicted of the murder of Lawrence Goodell in Port lnnd and who escaped n month ago from the state tuberculosis hospital where ho had been transferred from the penitentiary, has been returned to Salem. Foster was captured at El Paso. Texas, and was brought back here bv an officer employed bv his relatives, the state being at no expense for the return. t- PORTLAND, Ore, April 24 The annual run of smelt in Iho Snndv river, aJiont fifteen miles from here, began early lliis morning, the arrival of the hordes of fish being announced by the shrieks of seagulls, which iol low tho run in from the sea. The run this year is later than usual. News of tho arrival of the run reached this city shortly alter sunrise and within two hours the banks of the Sandv was lined with Portlnnders, all plving net PORTLAND. Ore.. April 24. Five of unknown origin enrlv today da aged the D. C. Burns grocery store to the extent of about $20.0(10. filled the Auditorium hotel, overhead, with smoke and sent the guests to II street in various stages of negligee. One roomer in the hotel, Claud Shelton, became frightened and jump ed from tho fourth floor to the court. He sprained his ankle and was sent to the emergency hospital. SALEXL Ore., April 24 Five workmen lost (heir lives in industrial accidents in Oregon during the week ending April 22, according to the re port of the stnto industrial nociden commission. N. Y. ASSEMBLY PASSES 2 PER CENT BEER BILL NEW YOIJK, April 24. The as sembly today adopted Senator Walk er's bill Intended to permit the sale and manufacture of beer containing not more than 2 per cent alcohol The vote was 85 to 57. All the democratic members with the exception of one, voted for the bill. Applause from a crowded chamber greeted the speaker's announcement that tho bill hod been passed. VVA RAIL SHE SETTLES TO A FINISH FIGHT Chicago Strikers Put Definite End to Attempts for Settlement Mean while Men Return to Work and Conditions Improve Timothy Shea Urges Action. CHICAGO. April 24. The insur gent rail .strike in Iho Chicago ter minal district lodav developed into a finish fight. The str'kers definitely pill an end lo attempts of llieir lenders for a set tlement when thev rejected yesterday for Iho second time within u week a proposal to return to work. Stcadv progress toward effacing tile effects of tho walkout was re ported todav by railroad officials throughout the central and far west, eighty-three per cent of the normal switching crews were reported at work in Iho Chicago district. Crews at work have been swelled daily bv returning strikers and the im portation of "loval" brotherhood men from oilier cities. NEW YORK, "nl 24. The New York Central railroad announced to day that the embargo on westbound freight, in effect sinco the unauthor ized striko of railroad workers began, had been raised, releasing for west ward movement large uunntities of merchandise held here for western purchasers. Men Tired of Delays WASHINGTON, April 24. Warn ing against further delay in settling the wage demands of the two million rirlroud workers of the country. Tin: oihv Shea, vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Ltold tho railroad labor board today that the men "were fed up on prom ises, and dead, dog tired, of delavs." Mr. Shea presented the demands of the firemen and hostlers for a basic living wage of .$().. r() a dav, with dif ferentials for skill, responsibility, ex perience and tho increase in the cos!, of living since tho demands were first presented last Juno. When lie had urged tho striking railroad men in tho east to return to work Shea said their almost universal justification for striking wns that thev "might just as well starve no', working." Mr. Shea snid (he railroad worker had been patient and they had been patriotic. Workers Patriotic "Wo wero patriotic," lie said, "while the thousands and lens of thousands of war millionaires were being created. We have been patient while tho profiteers have paused in their orgy of spending ill-gotten gnhn only long enough (o skyrocket prices still higher and make a mockery ot our government's promise that living costs would bo reduced. "Gentlemen, the lime has come when our people snv thov will no longer bo pnlrotio onlv to be plun dered, nor-patient only lo be pau perized. Thev have learned bv bitter experience Hint their landlords am not 'patriotic' and that their grocers are not 'patient.' Thev are fed up oil promises and thev are dead, dog-tired of delays." Congress is lo be peliConod lo pass a resolution asking President Wilson to direct the railroad labor board lo hear (he complaints of the non-rccog-nized railroad workers, R. J. Mitchell of the Chicago Eng'ncmcn'K associa tion, announced todav. Tho White House recently refused to intervene lo have tho board hear the strikers' complaints. I HARDIN, Manchuria, April 20. (Uy Associated Press.) Tho recent clash between Japanese and Czech forces at Hallar on the Siberian fron tier, was due to a misunderstanding, according to the findings of a com mission sent to investigate. The ar mored car which tho Japanese took from the Czechs has been restored to them. The intcr-allied technical commis sion, on the Initiative of John K. Ste vens, the American engineer who Is at its head, has sent a protest to the t'nited States against the conduct of the Japanese with regard to viola tions of the allied railway agreement In Siberia. The first of the Amer ican engineers who came to Improve the railway situation are leaving for homo. ' ' STILL ON RECORD IS OtlKOOX CITY, Ore., April 21 Tho largest moonshine still ovor found in Clackamas county was raided Thursday near Hol ing, by Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Hughes and two rcv enuo officers of Portland. It was owned and operated by two Austrians. Methods of operation indicat ed that the owners wero ex perts. Tho officers found 75 gallons of nioonshino whiskey nnd more than 1700 gallons of mash mado from corn and hops. In uddltlon thuro was testing apparatus and coloring for tho product. Tho men will bo arraigned for hearing later. E i.MOUILK, Ala., April 24. After spending tho night on eloctrlc nnd telephone wires at tho Intersection of two principal stroots in tho down town section, Charles Sanders, a lino man, descended sufely today Into the nrms of policemen who had pleaded with him for fourteen hours to for sako his perilous perch. Tho oi'flcors said Sunders was craz ed with narcotics of which ho had partaken at Intervals whllo In tho nir. Ho told the police he believed tho crowds which had gathered to watch him wero bent on lynching him.' Sandors Is well known here. Somo years ago when several mon wore buried under a falling wall dur ing a theater fire ho was lowered to tho ruins by a ropo and rescued all ot tho men. Ho was given a purso for his bravery. Sanders was locked up today as soon as tho pollco could hurry him away thru tho crowds. MOBILE, Ala., April 24. Aftor having doflod the police for hours, forcod tho cutting oft of oloctrlc power and causod tho disruption of street car service nnd traffic nt a principal business corner, the man who last night startled hundreds of pedostrians by wnlklng and swinging monkey-llfo amid the overhead eloc trlc light and telephone wires today still wan porchod on his lofty scat midway between two poles. All offorts to ontico him down had failed. Tho pollco boliovo tho mnn bocamo crazed ellher from drugs or bootjeg whisky, known locally as "squirrel" liquor. They believed aftor the offocts wore off, tho wlro walkor would voluntarily rolurn to earth. In tho moantlmo the objoct of tho bluocoata' wrath . appeared uncon cornod. 110 Iny strotched across tho wires, occasionally rolicving tho mo notony with a cigarette. Tho police ordered tho current cut off to pre vont a posslhlo electrocution. TEAM VICTORIOUS ANTWEItP, April 24. (By Asso ciated Pross.) Tho American hockey team defeated tho team of Switzer land In the Olympian hockey tourna ment hero this afternoon by a score of 29 to 0. TRAINMEN PLACE ENTIRE BLAME FOR STRIKE ON HIGH SALARIED LEADER COLUMBUS, 0., April 24. Tho Columbus Yardmen's association com posed of railroad workers who arc on a strike here, tcdav issued a state ment placing the entire blame for the rnilroad slriki on W . G. Lee. president of the Bn.'.herhood of Ruil way Trainmen, and says: "Our high-salaried president (Lee) slept nt the switch while wo and our families were crving for bread." The statement denied the nssertion that the Columbus vnrdmcn left ll.e service of the railroads "due to a de sire lo form one big union, or in other words, join (ho 1. W. W. movement." REBEL ARMY STRIKES FOR OIL FIELDS Troops Under General Gomez Battle for Possession Tampico Oil Fields Carranza Forces Are Menaced in Colinta While Defections to Rebel Rank Multiply American Attitude Unchanged Unless Americans Are Endannered. EAGLE PASS, Texas, April 23. A shipment of army transport wagons. said to have been purchaseorirom tho United States government, passed through here todav into Mexico. WASHINGTON. April 24. White American cruisers were sailing toward rebel menaced ports in Mexico today there was lacking any indication of an altered attitude of tho United Slates government. Unofficially it was declared any move bv the Unit ed States wns improbable until mado necessary by the menacing of Ameri can lives or interests. Tho dispatch of wareraft to Mu zatlan, Topolobampo nnd Frontora was taken lo mean nothing moro (linn a guarantee so far as possible of Americans' safety. At Mazatlnn (lie number of Ameri cans was reported to bo fewor than eighteen' and a smaller number at Topolobampo. Seven Slates Scccdo " . The number of slates tho Sonora representatives here claim have join ed in tho movement is soven with a Steadily growing list of bnnds of fede ral troops scattered through the states yet controlled by Cnrrnnzsu The most recent defection elnimeil-is Hint of the federal conimuiidcr nt Li nares, Nnevo Leon, on tho rnilroad lino between Monterey and TntnpiCo. WASHINGTON. April 24. Revo lutionary forces under Gonornl Arnul I'o Gomez nnd Mexican troops under General Margin ure battling for po scssion of (ho Tnmpieo oil fields, ac cording to dispatches received today by General Salvador Alvarado, rop resenlativo of tho stato of Sonorn, who is now in Washington.' It was said that all nvaihtblo troops were being rushed from the neighbor ing states of Ncuvo Leon und Tamnu lipas to aid Margin, who is reported to bo in a dangerous position. Official reports of the ndtivitics of Gomez's forces previously ;had been received here. i llcbcls JOntcr Col I ma v Other advices to General Alvarado said that a column from tho brigade of General Itentiern, formerly fede ral commander in Michoucan, who now is Serving under Qonqrnl Obro gon, had entered tho state pf Clirr.a and was menacing tho Carranza .gar rison at Iho stato capital. ' Dispatches to the American govern ment lodav said that according to in formation published in the Mexico City newspapers, thirteen i senators and 62 deputies of tho Mexican con gress had been dropped from the pay roll because of their sympathies with General Olircgon. j ' . Unusual military nctivitv:centerin! at Monterey also was officially' re ported today. 1 From Chihuahua comes scporta that a Inrgo number of officers and men slntinncd at Vera Crufc had re belled April 21 and joined tho nnli Cnrrnnzu movement. ' Flgucro Revolts . Tho Mexico City press Vcstordny; announced Hint Francisco Figueror., (Continued cm rage Six) The statement savs in part: "Wo have no desire to formulate the pno big union, neither have we nnv desiro to leave tho Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, but when wo found wo had a dictator nt the head of tho Brotherhood of .Railroad Trainmen, who was positivolv not in symputhy with our deplorable condi tions nnd failed utterly to look after our interests as ho promised to do at the convention Inst May, and for which he wns voted the princely sal ary of $14,.r00 a year, we charge that if anyone had anv I. W. W. tenden cies or n desire to fonn one big union, that loan is W. G. Lee."