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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1920.
NO. 33
JOHNSON
DE
General Wood's Lead Reduced to 590
by Error Itjprls.CQMntY, Where
Johnson Leader Claimed His Can
didate Had penrjobbed File Pe
titions for Recount in Essex, Mor
ris. Gloucester Camden Counties
Both Claim State. .
NEWARK, N. J.. April 29 At f ivo
o'clock toduv when only 21 districts
wore missing, 'Wood's lend had been
increased to 1014, the vote' standing:
Wood, 52,311 and Johnson 51,207.
Returns from 20 missing districts in
Cape Kay county increased the gene
ral's lead 381.
NEW YORK, April 29. With Mu
jor Oenoral Leonard Wood leading
Senator Johnson of CalifornJa by
only a few hundred votos in the New
Jersey preferential presidential pri
mary, Johnson's campaign manager
announced todny that a recount
would bo asked in Essex, Mori is,
Gloucester and Camden counties.
Angus McSween, heading the John
son campaign forces, announced thnl
Itarry Knlisch, formerly corporation
counsel of Newark, had been retainer,
to file petitions for a" recount with
circuit judges in the districts in which
tho Johnson forces considered their
candidate's count to be in doubt.
NEWARK, N. J.. April 29 Cor
rected returns today at 4 o'elock.with
44 districts missing, save Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood a lead of 590 over
Senator Johnson -in the New Jersey
preferential presidential primary. The
vote stood: Wood, 51,809: Johnson,
51,219.
In Morris county, whore Johnson's
managers have announced thev will
seek n recount, an error of 111 votes
was discovered, cutting Wood's ma
jority in that county from 83" t
726. . Tho mistake was found in a r"
check made at tho county clerk's of
fice after William P. Verdon, of Hurt
son county, a Johnson worker, had
charged his candidnto had been
"robbed" in Morris, Essex and Cntn
ilun counties.
The republican "big four" delega
tion to the Chicago convention will
be: , Senators Walter E. Edge and
Joseph- E. Frelinghuvsen, who are
pledged to support the voters' choice,
as expressed at the primary; Edward
C: Stokes and William N. Runvon,
pledged to support Wood.
Incomplete returns indicnto that
Wood will have eleven district dele
gates and Johnson ten.. Three dele
gates arc unpledged,
Campaign managers for both Wood
and Johnson reiterated claims that,
their candidate would carry the'stnte.
William P. -Verdon, (i republican
leader in Hcboken and worker for
Johnson, would odd nothing today to
his charge yesterday thnt the Cali
fornia senator had been "robbed" in
nt least three counties, Camden, Mor
ris nnd Essex.-. , i. u
'' NEWARK, N. J., April 29. Major
General Leonard Wood this afternoon
had increased his lead slightly over.
Senator Johnson in the New Jersey
preferential presidential primary con
test. "The' vote with 45 districts
missing stood. 51,920 to 51,209, giv
ing the general a lead of 711.
10 COPE WITH
(PORTLAND, April 29. Federal
revenue agents and prosecuting au
thorities admitted today they were at
a loss In knowing bow to cope with
the moohshlning and other liquor
operations now being conducted in
Portland and vicinity and unless
their present series of arrests and
prosecutions serve to halt the moon
shiners, the federal . courts will be
come clogged with cases of this char
acter. In Its recent report the federal
grand Jury returned more than a
score of indictments for alleged vio
lations of the liquor laws. Since
Monday, when this report was sub
mitted between 35 and 40 new moon
shining and liquor cases have been
NIBS A
NEW
E
MILLION DOLLAR GIFTS
VANDERBILT WEDDING
NEW YORK, April. 29. The
eyes of New York society were
focused today on the wedding in '
St. Thomas church of Miss Ru-
chel Littleton, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Littleton of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
to Cornelius Vnndcrbilt. Jr. ..
Five thousand invitations
were issued to friends and rela-
lives, including several hundred
former doughboys, who served
with young Vnndcrbilt in Franco
with the 27th division. A wed-
ding cake, said to bo the largest
in the world, was provided for
tho guests.
Gift i valued nt nearly a mil-
lion do'.lnrs have been received.
FIVE KILLED, 12
LAMBERTON, Minn., April 20.
Five persons were killed and twelve
injured when two passenger trains on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road met in a hend-on collision near
here early today.
The accident is snid to have been
caused bv misinterpretation of orders,
whereby the trains wero supposed to
pass nt Sanborn instead of Lninber
ton. Four cars were wrecked nnd both
engines.
The dead are: .
Ed Clark, conductor of train No.
516, Winona.
-L. S." Fuller, engineer of 516, Wi
nona. E. C. Larson, fireman on 516, Wi
nona. A. Feltz, car repairer, Tracy, Minn.
E. W. Augustine, Pioneer, Ohio.
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ADDRESS EDUCATORS
SPOKANE, April 29 Several men
and women prominent in the affairs
of the nation including Herbert
Hoover, former national food admin
istrator; Frank A. Vanderllp, New
York financier; Governor Frank O.
Lowden of Illinois; Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, suffrage leader and
former Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane, will receive invi
tations within a few days to address
the annual convention of the Nation
al Educational association at Salt
Lake City, July 4 and 10.
STRIKE IS AVERIED
PORTLAND, Ore., April 29. Union
street car employes of the Portland
Railway Light nnd Power company
early today voted to accept the pro
posal of the corporation providing- for
a slight increase in wages for a few
shopmen and retaining the present
wage scale of the platform men for
another year. Acceptance by the men
it was said, would avert a possible
walkout. Negotiations have been
going- on for several weeks.
BOOTLEGGING WAVE
brought before the United States at
torney by the rovenue agents.
One of the revenue agents who de
votes practically his entire time to
ferreting out moonshiners and boot
leggers said today that the illicit
manufacture of whiskey in Portland
is now greater than it ever has been
since prohibition, either Btate or na
tional, became effective, and unlesB
something is done to cope with the
present serious situation conditions
will become much worse.
"We have seized at least twelve
Btills during the present week, and
have in our possession evidence of
other moonshining operations involv
ing many other stills which we will
investigate as rapidly as possible," he
said. ; . '
WARSHIPS
ARRIVE ON
IX. COAST
American Cruisers Drop Anchor at
Mazatlan and Tampico U. S. Citi
zens to Be Protected General Sam
Amiego Deserts Sonora Rebels and
Returns to Carranza More Do
fections From Relief Ranks Re
ported Government Active.
WASHINGTON-, April 21). Cap
ture of tho city of Chihuahua by rebo
forces, formerly officers nnd men of
tho federal o-ui-rison in that city, was
'i'Mrted today to llio stiito dcjHirt-
UUUlt.
WASHINGTON, April 29. The
American cruisers Salem and Sacra
mento were reported today to have
reached their respective destinations
at Mazatlan and Tampico. Command
ing officers of the two- vessels had
made no report today.
Tho Btate department announced
todny that George T. Summorlin
American charge at Mexico City, who
has been in Washington conferring
with department officials, left Lare
do yesterday for tho Mexican capital.
Official dispatches from Mexico to
day stated that 600 federal troops
reached Vera Cruz Tuesday and were
sent to Alvarado, a few miles south
of Vera Cruz, where the federal gar
rison had revolted and looted the
town.
Railway and telegraph communi
cations between Juarez and Chihua
hua City remains interrupted.
Banditry is reported near Guadala
jara where the Mexican government
yesterday reported General . Dleguez
had 8000 -federal troops mobilized.
Bandits seized the power plant out
side the city.
Bebol General Quits
MEXICO CITY, April 29. (By
Associated Press.) General Miguel
Samaniego, leading lieutenant of
General P. Ellas Calles, commander
of anti-government forces in nor
thern Mexico has abandoned the So
nora revolutionists and proffered his
services to the Carranza government,
acoordlng to an official statement
issued last night by General Juan
Barragan, chiof of the presidential
staff.
The statement quotes a dispatch
from General Pablo Quirogo, chief of
operations in Chihuahua stating that
emissaries had been sent to him by
General Samaniego who Is command
ing Sonora forces defending Pulplto
pass, the vital gateway from Chihua
hua to Sonora.
Announcement is made by the war
department of two new departments
for military operations. Tho first
has, been named the eastern depart
ment and includes the states of Pu
cbla and Vera Cruz and the Isthmus
of Tchuantepec, and has been placed
under the command of General Can
dido Ggullar. Tho other is called
the valley of Mexico department and
General Francisco Murgula, who has
been recalled from Tampico, has been
placed in command.
Itonlllus Joins Carranza
General Fedorico Monies, who was
In charge of tho presidential cam
paign of Ygnacio Bonillas, former
Mexican ambassador to tho United
States and who has been on leave of
absence as governor of the state of
Guanajuato, is reported to have been
named military commander for the
states of Guanajuato, Aguas Callen
tcs and Mlchoncan.
In connection with General Montes
reported withdrawal from politics,
the Heraldo de Mexico publishes a
rumor which has been current sev
eral days that Senor Bonillas Is about
to withdraw his candidacy and prof
fer his services to the government.
Leon Salinas, who recently resign
ed as minister of commerce and in
dustry for the purpose of seeking
election as senator from the state of
Morelos, re-took the oath on Tuesday
as a cabinet member and has resum
ed his former post. This Is consid
ered an 'indication that a postpone
ment of the presidential election,
fixed for July 4, is probable.
Wireless Phonograph Record.
LONDON, April 22 Experiments
which have been carried 'out here
have resulted in the making of a talk
ing machine record on wax of a voice
transmitted by wireless telephone 10
miles away.
Newspaper Prices Raised.
PARIS, April 29. Newspaper pro
prietors here have decided unani
mously to advance the price of dailies
from ten to fifteen centimes begin
ning May 1. .
SAKS AMERICA MUSI
BE SAVED FROM THE
PINEHURST, N. C, April 29.
"America must not be pro-
vented from taking her right-
fill position as a world nation
by little Americans, narrow vis-
toned men or peanut politic-
ians," Francis II. Slsson. Now
York banker declared today In
an address at the annual meet-
Ing of tho cxecutlvo council of
the American Bankers associa-
tion.
Mr. Sisson asserted that a
national merchant marine was
impossible of creation under
tho present seaman act.
Enlarged foreign trade, ho
said also is impossible without
greater governmental encour-
agement in tho way of trade in-
formation and adequate protec-
4 tion for American money invest-
fr ed abroad. "America's Indus- !
trial life," he told tho bankors,
"cannot reach. Its full develop-
ment without ia more public
spirited labor."
Former Attorney for Mexican Chief
Describes Illegal Methods Adopted
to Force Out Huerta and Install
Carranza Predicts Ohregon Will
Be the Next President.
WASHINGTON, April 20. The
Carranza government has been
"ghastly failure," S. G. Hopkins,
Washington attorney lormerly conn
sel for Carranza testified today be
fore a senate committee investigating
Mexican affairs. Mr. Hopkins snid
the Mexican leader had "failed to
keep nil his promises nnd has neither
pacified the country nor inaugurated
any of the reforms which he advocat
ed before taking power."
Praising General Obregon, ono of
the lenders in the new revolution in
Mexico, the witness predicted success
for him. The revolution, he snid, was
due to the state of unrest developed
in Mexico bv the failure of tho Car
runza government to function in nnv
wny.
"Carranza was furnished arms and
munitions bv the United States in
J9I4 with the direct cognizance of
the American government," Mr. Hop
kins snid. "in such ounntity ns to .is
sure him success in his fight to dis
place Victoriano Huertn.
"I was informed that the United
States government would closo its
eves to a procedure by which the mu
nitions would be taken out of Texas
ports, on bills of lading indicating
the destination to bo Cuba," Mr. Hop
kins said.
"After getting out to sen the
schooners would change their routing
and land the cargoes at ports avail
able to Carnin.a forces. Under the
arrnngement the vessels were to bo
fined nominally for violation of neu
trality laws.. As it worked out, the
vessels wore fined, but the Recretnrv
of the treasury remitted the fines."
Census Returns
WASHINGTON, April 20 The fol
lowing census returns are announce 1:
Carlisle. Pn., 10,038. increase 3."i:i
or 3.2 per cent.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., ll.OOG increase
3589 or 42.7 per cent.
Valdosta. Gn., 50,783, increase
3127 or 40.8 per cent.
Berwick, Pn., 12.181. incronso 0824
or 127.4 per cent.
Bloomington, Ind., 11,595 increase
2757 or 31.2 per cent."
WASHINGTON, April 28. Census
returns are anritiitnced as follows:
Youngstown, Ohio, 132,358 increase
53.292 or 64.7 per cent.
Portsmouth, Ohio, 33,011 increase
9530 or 40.0 per cent.
Kalamnzoo Mich., 48.853, increase
9421 or 23.9 per cent.
Springfield Mass., 129.338, increase
40.412 or 45.4 per cent.
Fitclibnrg. Mass., 41,013 inereajc
3187 or 8.4 per cent.
Gardner, Mass.. 10,900, increase
2201 or 15.4 per cent.
Ehnirn. N. Y.. 45,305. increase
8129 or 21.9 per cent.
Niagara Fnlls, N. Y., 50.7G0 in
crease 20,315 or 00.7 per cent,
CARRANZA PUT
IN POWER BY
WILSON S PLOT
IN FIGHT
U. S. Chamber of Commerce to Pass
Resolution Opposing "Hand -Out"
to Service Men Bad for Business,
Etotl for Labor, Bad for Soldiers
Themselves Declares President-
Labor Leader Who Attacks Kansas
Governor Is Hissed Down.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 29
Franklin 1). O'Licr, national com
mander of the American Legion, to
day appeared before the resolutions
t'niiiiuittcc ol'lhe I'niti'.d States Cham
ber of Commerce in convention here
to examine a resolution opposing a
soldiers' bonus, which goes before, the
convention for adoption late this
a I'tcinoon. It was learned that modi
t'ications of the resolution hail been
made to meet the approval of the le
gion commander. The resolution as
modified advocates proper govern
mental care of wounded soldiers and
urges some system bv which aid
a business basis could be extended
former service men, it was under
stood.
President Homer L. Ferguson, of
the chamber, said thero was no doubt
the resolution would bo passed.
"I am unalterably opposed to a
cash bonus, or any other kind of
ehur.tv, or anv handout," ho said
"It would be bad for business and
lind for labor and worse for the
soldiers themselves. I am in favor of
giving them lands on easv payments
and extending other business aid to
them on a business basis."
When the convention's "labor sos
sion" began, ilntlbew Woll, vice
President nnd member of the execu
tive council of the American Federa
tion of Lnbor, discussed "labor's part
in industrial production." Ho was
frequently cheered until he began an
attack on Governor Allen of Kansas,
who was sitting in the audience at the
foot of tho stage. Some ono began
hissing and crying "time," and others
took up t lie cry until the labor lender
announced lie would make his olos
ing remarks and sat down. Ho had
spoken for nearly two hours.
STANDARD OIL CO.
PARIS, April 2 8. Importations
of oil would bo subject to govern
ment control and oil would be sold In
France at prices fixed by tho cabinet
under the terms of a section of tho
lax bill belag considered in the cham
ber of deputies. Tho limited monop
oly In oil now- hold by the government
would be extended until the first of
next year.
-Discussion of tho proposal has
brought out the grave danger during
the war of facing a shortage of fuel
and lubricating oils and thnt Premier
Clemcnceau had to appcul directly
to Profldent Wilson on two occasions,
There was sharp criticism of the
standard Oil company In connection
with profits during the war.
WITH MAY DA! 1IE-UP
LONDON .April 29. A labor de
velopment which may result in more
general stoppage of work throughout
the United Kingdom May day than
had been considered likely manifested
itself today in nn announcement thnt
the London eoun:l of railwavmcn had
lccided that, beginning Saturday, itf
members would work on a ' strict
"work ot the rules" policy and will
refuse to exercise nnv initiative be
yond that point.
. The Liverpool and London unions
declare thev will maintain their new
order until their demand for. an nd.
vuncc of one pound sterling weekly if
granted.
BURLESON REQUEST TURNED '
DOWN BY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, April 28. Peti
tions of the postmaster general and
the Western Association of Short
Line Ha'lroads for a hearing and n
revised finding ns to fair and reason
able rates for (he transportation of
mail were denied today bv the inter
state commerce commission.
CASH GUIS
GETS SENTENCE OF 60
WIFE'S LOVE LETTERS
CHICAGO, April 20 Twrntv
fivc sim'oiuIs ono of tho short
cut sentrnoos on record, in I'viln
rnl courts was impoo-I on
Jesse Nanli, colored, cliariioil
with tumpcr'uii? with the mails hv
,1 mitre K. M. Land is today. As
Nash walked to tho courtroom
door, in custody of n deputy
marshal, the indue called "time
up,'' and tho prisoner was re
leased. Nash admitted old amine pos
session of letters written bv his
wife to another rhan. lie ex
hibited tho letters in court and
after rcaditur them .Indue Lnn
dis fixed the penalty.
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WASHINGTON, April 29 Accep
tance of "fair prices by the depart
ment of .iustico was defended today
bv Attorney General Palmer before
the house judiciary committee, which
is investigating his agreement with
Louisiana sugar growers that 17 and
18 cents would not bo considered nn
unfair maximum price for their pro
duct. Mr. Palmer declared that tho ac
ceptance of the "fair" prices was "not
fixing a price, but the exercising of
tho lawful discretion in announcing
what the government would regard ar,
a violation of "lheTnw?r
"For nnv one to say such action
was a violation of the law," said the
attorney general, "shows a lument
nblo ignoraneo of tho law. If I nm
guilty in Louisiana, then I am guilty
elsewhere throughout the country
with respect to all necessaries lino1
there is plenty of room from tho rec
ords of tho department of justice to
find mo guilty."
"Fair prices," ho continued, "wore
determined by the fair price commit
tees," organized last fall throughout
the country. These committees he de
scribed ns "the weapons of tho pub
lic" for fighting rising living costs.
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TOKIO, April 24.(Bv tho Asso
ciated Press) The Japanese force
on its way to tho relief of tho Niko
laovsk district, in eastern Siberia, oc
cupied tho northern section of Sngha
lin island (Hussian territory) unop
posed, it wns announced in a war of
fice conimiiniuuo today.
NEW YOIiK, April 29. Generu!
improvement in business conditions
in Japan wero reported in cable ml.
vices received here today bv Mitnui
and company, npunese export and im
port house.
The Hunk of Japan has supplied
00,000,000 in funds to the Japanese
foreign exchange, stock and silk n-nv-kols,
the advices stated, ond call
money now can be procured in Tokio
at slightly loss thun five per cent in
contrast to recent rates as high as
11 per cent.
FINAL RESULT IN OHIO WAITS UPON
COLUMBUS, 0.. April 29 Whether
Senator Warren Q. Harding hus ob
tained all of Ohio's delegates nt large
to the republican nntionul convention
still remains in doubt. It probnbly
will take tho official count to decide
whether Harry M. Daughertv, a Hard
ing delegate, hns been defented by
William H. Boyd, a Wood delegate
With 79 precincts still missing out
of 5882 in the state, Itovd was lead
ing in the unofficial voto bv 802.
COLITMRITS. n Anril onTTov
M. Dauchertv. tiledirnit ITurilinv nnn.
didate for delcgnto nt Inrgc, who on
tho face of incomplete returns Inst
night apparently had been defeated
by William II. Boyd, pledged Wood
LABOR PARTY
JULY 1 1-13
Every Labor and Farm .Orpanlza
tion In Country Invited to Attend
Will Favor Abolition U. S. Senate
Single Tax, Nationalization of All
Industries, League of Workers to
Destroy Militarism, Endorsement
of the Plumb Plan.
CHICAGO, April 29. The nation
al labor party convention will be held
In Chicago July 11, 12 and 13 to
nominnto candidates for president
and vice president nnd draft a plat
form, It was announced today by
frank J. Kspor, national secretary.
iivory labor nnd farm organization
In the country will be invited to send
one delegate for each 500 members.
Kspor predicted that five thousand
dologntes would attend. The nation
al labor party was formed here last
November by 1200 representatives ot
farm and labor organizations. Max
S. Hayes of Cleveland is national
chairman.
The declaration of principles adopt
ed at the convention included thirty
two planks, a majority of which, ac
cording to Ksper, will be repeated in
the political platform to be adopted
in July. Among the planks are:
Nationalization of all essential in
dustries. - , ..."
Nationalization of unused land.,'
A league of workers to "destroy
autocracy, militarism and economic
Imperialism and bring about world
wide disarmament." ''!
Repeal ot the espionage law.
Equal suffrage and equal pay for
men and women in Industry. f. .,'
Abolition of the Injunction power
of judges In labor disputes. . '
Indorsement ot the Plumb plan for
tri-partlte railroad control. . - -i
Steeply graduated Income and In
heritance taxes. '
A national budget system.
Limitation of the power of the
supreme court to "veto" legislation.
Abolition of the United Btates
senate.-
MEAT PACKERS LICENSE:
DEFEATED IN HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 29. (Propo
sals to Uconse meat packers and
create a commission to enforce the
laws affecting the Industry, were re
jected today by the house agricultur
al committee. With these elimina
tions agreed upon a sub-committee
headed by Chairman Haugen was ap
pointed to draft compromise legisla
tion for the regulation ot the pack
ers, i.
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DENVER, Colo., April : 29. The
draft of a proposed amendment to
the state constitution permitting the
sale of beer containing four per cent
alcohol and wine with ten per cent
alcohol, wns filed with tho.seoretarv
for decision of legality today. If ap
proved, petitions to have tho meas
tiro placed on the ballot at the No
vember election will be circulated,
L COUNT. HARDING GAINING
candidate, made heavy gams in nd
ditionnl precinct returns received to
day. Hovd is now leading Daughertv
by only 891 with 120 precincts yot
to report. ,
Three harding delegates at large
apparently are elected. The vote hi
nil but 287 of 5882 precincts ot the
state showed : ' ' ..
Golvin (Harding) 114,007: Willi
(Harding)' 115,413: Herriok (Hard
ing) 125,596; Turner (Wood) 101..
912.
Indications were early today that
at lenst 39 and possibly 42 of the
state's 48 delegates to the republican
national convention will be pledged to
Senntor Harding, whilo the remainder '
will be pledged to Woodr , . ....