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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."