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Medford mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 72 Minimum todny Prediction Fair. Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920. NO. 38 J OHNSON I mm CALIFORNIA Error in Transmission Loses Hoover's Lead in Los Anneles and Johnson Carries Nearly Every County Jdhnsonrtes Jubilant While Hoo ver's Manaper Declares Former Food Administrator Will Be Can didate at Republican Convention LOS ANGELES, Mav S.-Rcvon hundred twenty-seven city nnd coun ty precincts complete give Jolinson 47,759: Hoover 42,11!). The reversal from totals lute lust night of about 120 precincts less was snicl by the registrar to hnve been partly duo to an error of telephone transmission on a group of country precincts, which caused a Johnson gain to he credited . to Hoover. SAN FRANCISCO, Muv 5. II. J. Carnahan, western campaign irnin?.- ger lor benutor Hiram Yv. Johnson, today, issued tbo following statement in comment upon yesterday's state-, wide presidential preferential pri mary election: "Hiram Johnson has scored the greatest triumph in the history cf California polities. lie has defeated Herbert Hoover by over 100,000 voles more than he ever defeated unv other man who opposed him in a primary election in this state. "Hoover's opposition in California has served the one useful purpose of demonstrating to the country bow thoroughly Hiram Johnson's achieve ments are appreciated by his own people." Defeat Conceded SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. Sena tor Hiram W. Johnson stood today as the preferred presidential candi date on the republican ticket of the voters of California, his native state, on the face of primary returns from approximately two-thirds of the state's 5,729 precincts, Herbert C. Hoover, Senator Johnson's only op ponent, also has bis home in Cali fornia. Three hours and a half after the polls closed last night, Ralph P. Mor ritt, California campaign mummer for Mr. Hoover, conceded Senator John son's' success. He predicted, how ever, that the principles for which Mr. Hoover stood would prevail and Hint Mr. Hoover would be nominated for president hv the republican na tional convention in Chicago. Johnsonitcs Jubilant Shortly before, H. J. Carnahan, western campaign manager for Sen ator Johnson, predicted n plurality for the senator of "55,000 in excess of any Hiram Johnson has had in n California election." He called the result of the primary "tbo greatest sweep in the history of California pol itics in a primary election." The vote tabulated this morning stood : Johnson, 288,779 : Hoover, 1,58.504 : Democratic 7084; Prohibition, 0CI. Total 454.927.- . This represented 3918 precinct? and came from all except four of the state's counties. The missing counties, Del Norte, Lake Modoc and Mono have sixty-six precincts. Tbo ballots accounted for in this tabula tion totnlled slightly over two-fiflbs of the registration of 1,111,192 for the primary. Hoover Wins Stanford Mr. Hoover curried three of the 54 counties represented, on the face of the incomplete returns. Thev were Los Angeles, where he had a plu rality of 9200: with more than half of the precincts still to report; Ven- (Continued on Page Eight) CONFRONT COUNTRY NEXT 6 MONTHS WASHINGTON, May 5 Earning of the federal reserve system this fiscal year were estimated at $100, 000,000 by Governor Harding of the federal reserve board, in testifying to day nt the house rules committee hearing on the resolution proposing an investigation of the administration of the federal reserve act. Theso earnings, ho Baid, would ex ceed bv $10,000,000 those of last year, which he said represented a return of 110 per cent on capital stock. FOR TREATY CHANGES DENIED BY ALLIES l'Al!IS, Miy 5. The reply of the conference of ambassa dors to the Hungarian objections to the terms of the proposed peace treaty was delivered to day to the secretary of the Hun garian delegation at Versailles. It is learned that the reply de nies the demand for a plebiscite in the territories which the pro jected treaty detaches from Hungary. The ambassadors also refuse to malic changes in tho new boundaries of Hungary as estab lished in the treaty. L FIGHT 'S VOTE KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 5. Chief interest In the republican state convention here today centered in prospects of a lively contest over the tone of the endorsement expected to be given Senator Hiram W. Johnson as Michigan's primary choice for the presidential nomination. By reason of his 44,371 plurality in tho primary early in April Senator Johnson's supporters were prepared to ask for unqualified Instructions on his behalf of the delegates at large but Major General Leonard Wood's backers contended that inasmuch as their candidate won eight of the thirteen congressional districts In the primary, tire way should be left open for an expression for him after the delegates had discharged their obligation to Johnson on the first ballot. GOVERNOR COX GEIS 20 VOIES KENMCKY, LOUISVJLLK. lvv., May 5. Only Kentucky's delegates from the stale at large were instructed lust night bv the democratic stateconventiou lo vote for Governor James M. C'o.v, Ohio, "as long as his name remains before the national convention." no mention being made of the district delegates. Governor Cox, however, will have twenty of the state's twenty -six votes, sixteen ot the delegates having been ordered bv their distiivts to do so. The other six are unln strueted. Tho report of the resolutions com mittee was unanimously adopted. It denounced what it termed obstructive tactics used bv republicans in con gress toward constructive legislation ; indorsed without reserve the adminis tration and called attention to hit "war achievements," as regards the peace treaty the report indorsed the administration's stand and approved placing the issue before the country. 2 PANAMA, Mav 4. General Per shing, after an all-day hunt in which two alligators were lassooed and cap tured alive, todav boarded the trans port Northern Pacific and will sail for New York bv way of Porto Rico tonight. Without explaining his statement, Governor Harding told the commit tee that serious problems confronted the country in the next six months. Complaints of country bunkers against the universal par clearance order of the reserve board, he said, were to the board "like fleas to a dog who must have fleas to know he is o dog." Mir. Harding said he had no objec tion to nnv investigation of the board's methods. FLEET U. S. np Secretary Daniels Orders New Di vision Atlantic Fleet to Sail Imme diately for Key West There to Await Orders Mex Rebels Claim Border States Will Be Subjugated in Few Days Carranza Uses Plane Patrol in Defense. NEW YORK, May 5. Six destroy ers, accompanied by the tender Black Ilnwk, left their anchorage with the Atlantic fleet in the Hudson river at 2 p.. m. today and sailed for Kev West, for possible duty in Mexican waters. WASHINGTON", May 5. Secre tary Daniels today ordered a division of destroyers, now at iNew York with the Atlantic fleet, to sail immediately for Key West where they will be held for possible duty in Mexican waters. The destroyers are commanded by Captain IJyron Long on tho tendor Black Hawk, which will accompany tho flotilla. Captain Long was in conference with Secretary Daniels here last night and left immediately afterward for New York to get his ships ready to sail today. The secretary said today that Cap tain Long had been given full in structions as to policy to be pursued in the evont it becomes necessary to send the destroyers to Mexican ports. The vessels should report at Key West tomorrow night or Friday. Thus far no reports of any Borlous disturbances In the Mexican ports have reached the government but revolutionists are active not far from the places. AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, May 5. Itqvolt or subjection of the border states of Coaauila, Nuevo Loon and Tamaullpas Is a matter of but a few days, it was announced at military headquarters of the revolutionists here today. Revolutionary forces are active in all the states, it was said, and confer ences are under way like those con ducted which led to the revolt of Juarez. In Monterey Nuevo Leon, Carranza forces were declared concentrating in fear of attack and the seme concen tration was reported at San Luis Po tosi, further south in the state of the same name. Monterey and San Luis Potosi are considered tho two most important points in northern Mexico for the rebels now to take. With these cities in their possession all rail communi cation between the United States and Mexico City would be cut and the oil fields would be isolated, except by water. dJoth cities have large rail road yards, machine shops and other facilities needed by an army. Carranza Uses Planes (WASHINGTON, May D Apparent ly unable to got under way any of fensive military expedition against the revolutionists, President Carran za has .-:begun using airplanes to harass rebel-held towns in the neigh borhood of the Mexican capital, ac cording to advices to revolutionary agents here. Cuornavaca, capital of Morelos, and Cuautla In the same state, are two of the points that have been smartly bombed, the reports state. The Information through of ficial channels yesterday that Pablo Gonzalez, formerly an ardent suppor ter of Carranza, had entered the revo lution at the head ot a detachment of revolting federal troops, also was contained in the rebel advices. General Dieguoz's force that had been trying to make its way thru the state of Jalisco northward Into Nay arit to check tho Sonorans on their march to the south Is reported to have been turned about. SI. PAUL IS DEFEATED ST. PAUL, Minn., May 5. Mayor L. C. Hodgson was re-elected by more than 2,400 votes over his opponent, William Muhoncv labor eundidate, in yesterday's city election here, accord ing to almost complete unofficial re turns early today. With six scattered precincts missing out of 132 Hodgson had 20,783 votes and Mahonev 13. 437. For eouncilmcn, three labor candi dates apparently have won in the face of returns from more than half the city. Six positions on the council were to be filled. CTQflVEPQ U I iU I LitU TO MEXICO SI PRIMARY. IN CLOSE RACE 1H JOHNSON INDIANAPOLIS, Mav 5 He turns from 2,520 precincts out of 3387 in Indiana for the republi can presidential preference in yesterday's primary give: Wood, ()4SS: Johnson 59. 225: Lowden :il(.0 1 ; Harding lli.OtKI. Wood's plurality is MiliX. Indianapolis, Mav 5. Major General Leonard Wood continu ed to make slight gains over Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali fornia, his nearest opponent for the Indiana presidential prefer ence vote in yesterday's state wide primary, as returns con tinued to be tabulated here to day. With 2249 precincts out of 3387 in tho state reported.. Wood was leading bv a plurality oli (1,540. The vulo was Wood, 00,475; Johnson 52.9:15; Gov ernor Frank O. Lowden of Illi nois 20,834; Senator W. G. Harding of Ohio 14,002. ESCAPES FROM A WYOMING JAIL WITH A NEEDLE RAWLINS. Wyo.f May 5. With a needle obtained in tho prison shirt factory as his only tool, Bert Loften hns escaped from the state prison hero. William Smith, his companion was captured while trying to scale the prison wall. LoEten and Smith wore confined to tho death house cell because of their known desperate character. Lofton found that a softpiece .of steel cov ored a drain. With his great patience and skill, he slowly cut a hole thru the steel with the needle. After 're moving a pipe and a plate they crawl ed thru tho hole, picked the lock of a steel door connecting with tho main corridor of the prison, scaled tho tiors of cells, cut holes thru the slate roof and dropped to tho ground. In the prison yard, they found a steel bar, which the prisoners bent into a hook, to fasten an Improvised rope on tho prison wall, Loften oscaped but Smith was caught by a guard. E SOLD TO RENSHAW PRICE IS $11,000 Among tho notable rocent real estate sales of fine homes in tho city Is that of tho homo of James Logan on the hill at the end of East Main street to E. Ilonshaw for $11,000. The property was formerly owned by Will Brown who sold to Alexander Nlbley. The sale was mado thru the Page-Dressier company. Mr. Itenshaw, a former resident of tho valley who some tlmo ago return ed, is showing his confidence in the valley's future by his extensive pur chases, hnvlng since his return pur chased the IJeeson ranch near Talent for $23,000 and the 10 or 12 acres on 'the Crater Lake highway outside of the city on which he now resides, for $15,000. He takes possession of the Logan place within the next 30 days. Mr. Logan is In the highway contracting business. IS IN U. S. WASHINGTON, May 6. The fam ily food budget in February was ex actly twice tho suni expended ior the same articles of food In February, 1913, according to the department of labor statistics. During approximately the same period in Great Britain the Increase was 130 per cent while in Italy It was 187 per cent. Germany outranked all countries enumerated with an in crease of 224 per cent. Increase In prices of clothing In Germany, tho statistics showed, ex ceeded 1000 per cent. A man'B suit, which before the war cost $20 now sells for $238. During the year ending last Feb ruary In this country sugar increased In price 78 per cent. Potatoes went over tho top to the tune of a 275 per cent Increase since February 1913. 0. S. SENATE Resolution to Declare War With Ger many and Austria at End Is Sub ject of Bitter Debate President Flayed Bv Senator Knox Who Opens Fight for Resolution- Treaty of Versailles Discredited Country Cries for Peace. WASHINGTON, May G. Opening debate on his resolution to declare tho state of war with Germany and Austria at an end, Senator Knox, re publican, Pennsylvania, doclarod In tlie senato today that President Wil son was arbitrarily maintaining that the nation technically was at war in order to coerce the senate into ratify ing the treaty ot Versailles. "There was no excuse whatsoever for greatly prolonging the war be yond the signing of tho armistice," Senator Knox said, "and tho only ex planation for so doing was tho delib erate aim to retain all those auto cratic compulsory powerB witli which the exocutive had boon endowed for tho prosecution of the war in order that they might be used for other purposes. Peace Imperative "Tho wolfaro and safety of tho na tion imperatively demands that we know wo have peace. The whole world seethes with revolution. Our own nation is in fermont and toll. Force and strife are rampant and threaten the destruction not only of our property but of our free Institu tions and even of our lives. And yet we stand, and havo stood for months as a rudderless ship. "The course of the prestdont ever slnco he cruised to Europe to partici pate in tho peace conference," contin ued tho former socretary of state, "leaves no chance for doubt that he will contlnuo hereafter as heretofore, to thwart so far as ho is nble, ovory attempt to take any action affecting tho provisions of tho treaty of Vorsailles as it came to us fresh from his signature. "Ho has conjured up every power within his domestic domain in his effort to compel this senate to surren der Its will and judgment to him, to becomo the mere automatons to reg ister his will to approve this treaty in its last minutes of detail as ho sent it to us." Senate lias Power Launching Into a 30,000 word dis cussion of his resolution, tho senator said the senate had the power to "unmake" any of Us acts and conse quently had tho power to repeal the resolutions declaring a state of war with tho Imperial German govern ment and with tho Austro-llungarlan empiro. Pointing out that tho war declara tion by congress was directed against the Imperial German government, Senator Knox Bald that government had ceased to exist and with It the enemy named by congress. Supporting his contention that In ternationally the nation actually and legally Is at peace, tho senator dis cussed the terms and effect of the armistice, declaring that by this docu ment Germany had conceded Its ca pitulation. He contended also that ratification of tho treaty of Versailles by Germany and the allies made peace for tho United Stntos. Treaty Is Discredited Reiterating opposition to the treaty of Versailles, Senator Knox said It was almost universally discredited and that the senate reservations did not Americanize the League of (Na tions but merely made It safer for America to Join. Instead of the league, he urged, "an arrangement for the codification of International law, the establishment of a court of International justice and the out lawry of war." Senator Knox summed up tbo legal aspects of the question as follows: "First War is actual hostilities. "Second That It was so under stood by our constitutional fathers. "Third That the power to declare war was exclusively with congress, which created the status ot war by a law which, like any other law could be amended, modified or repealed. "Fourth That the purpose ot the war powers of tho constitution was to give the national government the le gal power and practical ability to conduct a successful war, thnt Is, act ual hostilities. i Fifth That war powers could not be exercised after actual hostilities had ceased. "Sixth That tho powers of tho president came from two sources, that of the chief executive and that (Continued oa rage Eight) IS ESTED. SELLS LAMB 100 PERCENT PROFIT BOSTON, May 5. Profiteer- 4 lug in meat was charged today -J 4 against Armour and company 4 4 nnd its New England manager, 4 John K. Wilson. Tho latter was I arrested on a warrant issued by H 4 United States Commissioner Hayes on evidenco transmitted 4- by the United Stales district at- torney's office that lamb bought 4- for less than ten cents a pound, plus freight charges of about 4 four cents a pound, hail been 4 4 sold here for 25 Vi cents. 4- TAX TO FARMERS GRAND ISLAND, Neb., May 5. The mass convention held hero yes terday by tho state federation of la bor, the Non-Partisan league and various representative bodies of far mers and organized labor for the purposo of nominating independent candidates for governor, lieutenant govomor and attornoy general, adopt ed a platform favoring tho exemption of farmers and worklngmon'a homos from taxation; stato ownership of flour mills, packing plants, etc., so far as necessary to rostoro competi tion; municipal ownership ot storage and public utilities; co-oporattve banks; bettor sularles for schoor teuchors and stato and federal bonus for soldiers. Tho platform opposes the code bill, tho amendments to the state constitution, establishing In dustrial courts and tho fair price fix ing committees as now operating. E Til BE MADE IN JULY WASHINGTON, May 5. Further advances in print paper prlcos are to bo mado by the International Paper company July 1 said a telegram from Chester W. Lyman, vice president of tho company, which was presented to day to the senato commlttoo investi gating tho paper shortage. The inossngo, addressed to Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, said: ' "Alarming rise In prico for pulp wood, other materials and mill sup plies, togothor with Inevitable in crease In transportation charges, will necessitate a higher selling price for Inst two quarters. Impossible to fore toll extent of Increase on account of uncertainty of conditions. Increase In cost likely to contlnuo to turning point reached In general Industrial, social and financial conditions. "Only remedy for present trouble Is rigid economy by publishers In their use ot newK print. It would be tho holght of folly for government to attempt to regulute or lower spot market as It would result In diversion of many specialty mills now making news print to their normal product." Barber's Prices Not Raised. CHICAGO, May 5. Chicago bar bers have decided to keep the price of hair cuts and shaves nt the pres ent standard. Some barbers con sidered raising the price for hair cuts to seventy five cents. NEW YORK, May 5. Tlorbort Hoover Issued a statement here today In which be expressed surprise that under the circumstances so large a voto should hayo been cast In Califor nia for the delegates favoring my nomination." "For my friends, in entering my name. Introduced no personal Isbub but asked opportunity to registor a protest to Senator Johnson's extreme opposition to any loague to prevent war and reduce armaments," said the statement. "With a group ot amateur clubs LODGE TO BE CHAIRMAN AT CHICAGO Maassacluisetts Senator to Be Tem porary Chairntan and Make Key note Speech. But Pronressive Will Be Permanent Chairman E-Sen-ator Bcveridoe Favored by Borah No Contest Over Honors Expected Declare Party Leaders. WASHINGTON-, May G. (Bv tho Associated Press) Division of honors of presiding over the republi can national convention nt ChicuRO between the regulars and the progres sives, appeared prohublo as a result of negotiations going on today -bo-tween prominent members of both wines. Information from party sources was that an agreement vir tually had been reached to have Sen ator Lodge of Massachusetts as a representative of tho regulars, act as temporary chairman and a progres sive as permanent chairman, : .1 . Senator Borah of Idaho, prominent in the progressive councils nnd one of Senator Johnson's principal sup porters, asserted today that he fa vored former Senator Albert J, Bov- eridgo of Indiana for . permanent chairman, with the understanding that benutor Lodge was to be temporary chairman and make the keynote speech. Senator Borah said he wa3 not an aspirant for chairmanship honors und would not regard himsolf us available. . : :: '. That there would bo no contest over, tho chairmanship honors was predict ed today by -republicans i of i both groups. Leaders of the progressive wing snid there was no disposition to oppose selection of Sonntor Lodge as temportrv chairman and they expect ed to elect one of their group as tho permanent chairman without opposi tion. ' RED SOLDIERS LOOTING KIEV IWARSAW, May 4. (By Associat ed Press). Russian bolshevik offi cers are reported to be looting houses and stores at Kiev, preparatory to abandoning the city. Advances indi cate groat contusion there. iPollsh military officials plan to oc cupy Kiev lute this week, It Is, be lieved. The Amorlcan Red Cross has chartered a special train to take gup-' plies there. LONDON, May 6. Great quantl; tlOB of oil fell Into the hands of the Russian bolshevik forces when they captured Baku, the Important petro leum center on the weBtorn coast oC the Caspian sea, April 28, according to an official statement under Tues day's date received today from Mos cow. "Work In the oil wells continues at full speed," the statement continues. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 4. -(By Associated Press.) A bandit chief tain named Abrahim has been arrest ed at Aleppo, Syria, charged with the murder of James Perry and Frank Johnson, two American Y. M. C. A, men near Aintab, February 4th. T only a month old, they were, 'Of course, handicapped in opposing the regular party organization but the real situation is that the people ot California have been much torn be tween the loyalty and friendship to the senator for his able rescue of the state during bis governorship from vicious corporation control, and his too narrow vision on our Internation al necessities. The fact that In these circumstances 'taore than a third ot the party protested against this latter view should strengthen the support of the republican majority In the. senate." i