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MEDFOED, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 3920.
NO. 53
The Weather
Maximum yesterday 00
Minimum today 33
JOHNSON LEADS WOOD
STATE III
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17 Counties Compiled Give Wood 7229; Johnson. 8296 Industrial Centers
for Hiram Chamberlain Easy
Count All Measures on Ballot
Give Californian 2206 Lead in
Leads Abraham by Bjg Majority
-PORTLAND, May 82. Returns
compiled by the Portland Telegram
at 2 o'clock today from 27 out of 35
counties in the state, incomplete, In
cluding 144 complete precincts in
Multnomah' (Portland) county, give
Senator Hiram W. Johnson a lead of
2206 over Major Genoral Loonard
Wood.
; Presidential preference figures at
2 o'clock were as follows:
Hoover .'. 4,041
Johnson 14,375
Lowden 5,640
Wood 12,169
PORTLAND, Ore., May 22. Re
turns compiled from 17 counties in
Oregon on yesterday's republican
presidential preference primary give
Hoover 2346; Johnson 9206; Low
den 2013; Wood 7229. These fig
ures include 96 precincts complete in
iMultnomah. (Portland) county. More
votes had been counted in these 17
counties than were tabulated earlier
today In 25 counties.
In the democratic senatorial con
test, Senator George E. Chamberlain
was lending Harvey G. Starkweather
bv 1737 Votes in a recapitulation
made at 2 o'clock. This was from
19 counties incomplete, ' including
Multnomah. '
Sum Kozer, acting secretary of
state, seemed assured of the nomina
tion, his vbtont 2 o'clock being 6455
nnd that of his nearest opponent,
Lockley, 3082.
Senator Johnson carried Multno
mah county, and he is lending in
Claokamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos,
Deschutes, Hood River,. Jefferson,
Josephine, Klamath, Marion, Tilla
mook, Umatilla, Union nnd Wasco
counties.
PORTLAND, May 22. On the fa
of returns compiled at 10:30 o'clock
today on yesterday's primary election
in Oregon, Sonator Hiram W. John
son of California had regained his
lead over Major General Leonard
Wood in the republican presidential
preference contest. Figures at that
hour, compiled from incomplete re
turns from 12 Oregon counties, in
cluding 96 complete Multnomah
(Portland) county precincts gave
Johnson a lead over Wood of 1067
votes.
A decldod majority for Senator
George B. Chamberlain over Harvey
G. Starkweather for the democratic
nomination for United States senator
appeared probable, early and com
plete returns today giving Senator
Chamberlain a lead of 662 votes over
his opponent. In the contest for the
republican nomination for United
States senator, R. Stanfield had a
substantial majority over Albert
Abraham.
Representative C. N. McArthur had
a substantial lead over both of his
opponents in the race for the republi
can congressional nomination in the
Third District. Representative W. C.
Hawley, in the First District, was
nominated without opposition. In the
Second District Representative N. J.
Sinnott was leading his opponent,
Rev. Owen Jones, nearly three to one.
Indications were that all of the
constitutional amendments and mea
sures on the ballot had carried, par
ticularly those providing for educa
tional betterments in the atate. Only
one measure, that referring to replac
ing capital punishment on the statute
books seemed close, the prouonents
of the measure having a slight lead
on the face of early returns.
Dr. Esther Lovejoy, candidate for
the democratic congressional nomina
tion in the Third district, was leading
her opponent, Mrs. Alexander Thomp
son, by 213 votes, based on a com
pilation of 101 precincts complete in
Multnomah county. '
Deschutes for Johnson
BEND, Ore., May 22. Complete
returns from seven precincts and in
complete returns from one precinct
out of 2 4 precincts in Doschutes
county give for president: Hoover
67: Johnson 127; Lowden 28; Poln
dexter 10; Wood 108.
For senator: Chamberlain 22;
Starkweather 7.
Lane for Wood
EUGENE, Ore., May 22. Incom
plete returns from the slowest count
of votes ever held In Lane county
give Wood a well-defined lead in the
IN
EARLY RETURNS
TIS
Winner McArthur Re-elected Slow
Carry Portland Telegram Figures
27 Counties Incomplete Stanfield
Small Vote Recorded in All Sections
presidential race, Hiram Johnson sec
ond and Lowden and Hoover tielng
for third..
moscburjr for Johnson
ROSEDURG, Ore., May 22. In
complete returns from eight precincts
out of 59 precincts in Douglas county
give for president: Hoover 44; John
son 248; Lowden 72; Wood 140.
Senator: Abraham 188; Stanfield
246.
Secretary of state: Coburn 66;
Jones 114; .Kozer 140; Lockley 62
Parsons 76; Schulerman 20; Wood
26.
Public . service commissioner
Buchtel 220; Cousins 200.
For senator: Chamberlain 96
Starkweather 68.
Grants Pass for lit .
GRANTS PASS, Ore., May 22.-
Complete returns from 11 precincts
in Josephine county give for presi
dent: Hoover 47; Johnson 196; Low
den 55; Wood 157.
For senator: ' Chamberlain 42;
Starkweather 28.
Wood Lend Wis
HOOD RIVER, Ore., May 22.-
Complete returns from six precincts
and incomplete returns from four
precincts out of 14 precincts In Hood
River county give for president:
Hoover 107; Johnson 117; Lowden
51; Wood 360.
For senator: Chamborlaln 56;
Starkweather 33.
Close in Umatilla
PENDLETON, Ore., May 22 Com
plete returns from two precincts and
Incomplete returns from ten precincts
out of Ei:;ty-fonr precincts in Uma
tilla county give lor pioi-Icnt: Hoov-
-r 11; Johnson 27; Lowden 4; Wood
20.
For senator: Chamberlain 33
Starkweather 8.
PORTLAND, Ore., Muv 22. Sixty
eight precincts complete, out of 413
in Multnomah (Portland) county, in
yesterday's presidential preference
primary election gave: Hoover, 431:
Johnson 1847; Lowden, 644; Wood,
1308.
Returns from stnto points iworc
coming ill slowlv and a reenpituiw-tion'was-not
expected to be available
before ten o'clock. Latest incomplete
returns showed Wood leading Johnson
bv about 300 votes in precincts out
sido of this county.
Fifty-six Multnomah countv pre
cincts complete in the democratic
senatorial contest gave Chnmbcrhiin,
OoO; Starkweather, 365.
SALEM, May 22. Complete and
incomplete returns from 35 of the 74
precincts in Marion county at ten
o'clock this morning gave: Johnson
860; Wood 775; Hoover 231; Low
den 186.
ALBANY, Ore, May 22. Com
plete returns from Ml precincts out
of 51 in Linn county give for presi
dent: Hoover, 01; Johnson, 211;
Lowden, 00; Wood, 410.
KLAMIATII FALLS, Ore.. May 22.
Partial returns from six out of 35
precincts in Klamath county give
Johnson 166; Lowden, 60; Wood, 49.
ASTORIA, Ore., May 22. Com
plete returns from four precincts and
incomplete returns from nineteen pre
cincts out of forty-five precincts in
Clatsop' countv give for president:
Hoover 211: Johnson 1305; Lowden,
454 ; Wood, 054.
ST. HELENS, Ore., May 22. Com
plete returns from eleven precincts
out of 21 in Columbia countv, repre
senting about 70 per cent of the total
vote cast give for president: Hoo
ver, 85; Johnson, 483; Lowden, 83;
Poindcxter, 30; Wood. 289.
Homesteads for Hawaiians.
WASHINGTON, May 22. Ths
house todav passed n bill setting
aside approximately 200,000 acres
of land in the Hawaiian islands for
homestead purposes available to na
tive Hawaiians onlv. The territorial
legislature urged the step which was
expected to rehabilitate the Hawaiian
ra(,Ci sa to uc fait (ivjn, outi
SLOW
THEATRES COLLECT
WAR TAX AND KEEP IT
WASHINGTON, Miiv 22. In
ternal revenue collectors were
instructed today .to begin a
campaign to force the payment
of admission taxes collected bv
theaters and moving picture
houses. Reports to the treasury
dennrtment were declared to ra-
veal that probably five thousand
such amusement places had
failed to turn in the tnxes eol-
lectcd from patrons.
Investigations by the internal
revenue bureau, Commissioned
Williums said, disclosed also
that "ticket scalpers" were
profiteering bv addition of the
war taxes which "they are put
ting into their own pockets,
thus defrauding both the 'gov
ernment and the purchasers."
The bureau, Mr. Williams
said, will urge the imposition of
extreme penalties on tho
"scalpers."
INSIDE STORY
OF ESCAPE OF
High Powered Auto Ready for Dash
Phone Bell Rang in Midst of
Shakespearean Talk. Grover Goes
to Answer and Still Answering.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22. The
method used by- Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, convicted draft dodger, in
escaping from his federal guards ir.
this city yesterday, was explained to
day bv James E. Romig, a former
magistrate and friend of the Bergdoll
family.
According to Mr. Romig's story,
Grover's car, which had been laid up
nil winter was being put in condi
tion'bv tile niechnnieian when he ar
rived home. ' Grover went driving that
nfternoon with his guards. Yester
day morning the mechanician was still
working on the motor car. Mr. R j
mig understood.it was being prepared
for a iourney. He was to accom
pany Grover, but he didn't know
where.
'How about a search for $150,000
Grover is said to have buried in
Maryland?" he was asked. "
"I do not know anything ahoul
that."
Mr. Romig told the detnils of the
escape. .
"We wcro in tho librnrv, Grover,
tho two guards and myself," he said.
Grover was reciting Shakespcaro
Just when he had us all laughing the
telephone bell rang. Grover went into
nnother room to answer it. When the
bell continued to ring, one of tho
guards said : 'He didn't answer that.'
Tho sergeants looked for Grover. I
joined in the hunt, hut no trace of him
could he found. We then found that
Grover's own. car, which the mechani
cian had been repairing in the garage,
had disappeared."
"My God," said one of the guards,
"where has he gone to?"
"I telephoned Gibbonev (Bcrgdoll's
attorney) and he came out nt once.
He seemed greatly upset. Then lie
telephoned to the police, to Washing
ton and to Ma jor Hunt nt Fort Juv."
I
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22. Vic
tory Liberty loan 4's, selling at
$95.75, yield approximately 6.33 per
cent on tho basis of figures at tho
close of business today as given out
-by the federal reserve bank. The
weekly report on Liberty bonds com
puted by the bank is as follows:
First Liberty loan, interest rate
3 per cent, market price $92, ap
proximate yield 3.98 per cent; first
Liberty loan 4's $83.25, 5.14 per
cent; first Liberty loan 4V4's, $85.50,
5.26; second Liberty loan 4's $83,
5.27 per cent; second Liberty loan
4 V, 'a, $84.25, 5.46 per cent; third
Liberty loan 4's, $89, 5.93 per cent
fourth Liberty loan 4 "4's $85.25,
5.53 per cent; Victory Liberty loan
4's $95.75, 6.33 per cent; Victory
Liberty loan 3'Vt'B $95.75, 5.32 per
cent.
RICH
SLACKER
MEXICO RESULT
WASHINGTON, May 22 No re
port on tho death of Cnrrnnzn had
come todav from tho American em
bnssy in Mexico City, and the Asso
ciated Press dispatclios were the only
information before tho- government
here.
The manner of Cnrnmza's death
mny inject an unlookcd for element
into the question of recognition of
tho new government in Mexico. When
President Wilson declined to roco
nizo Ilucrta after the killing of Ma-
dero and Sunrez, tho government out
lined a broad policy that the United
States would recognize no govern
menls not based on constitutional au
thority.
Thus far, the (lucstion of whether
the revolutionary forces might be
recognized has been left for later de
velopment. Revolutionary agents here took im
mediate steps to lcitrn details that
would clear up the manner of Car
rnnzu's death.
TORNADO SWEPT
ST. PAUL, Minn , May 22. A se
vere storm roportod to have assumed
tornado proportions swept Castlo
Rock, Minn., this aftornoon causing
extensive property loss and Injury to
a number of persons, according to
meager information available late to
day. Telephone officials in St. Paul re
ported total suspension of sorvice to
towns in the immediate vicinity of
Castle Rock which is between North
field and Farmington.
HELD LEVER ACT
BUTTE, Mont.,1 ' May.. 22. United
States District Judge George M. Hor
quin today held the Lever act consti
tutional. Tho decision was rendered
on a demurrer entered bv the defend
ants in tho case of the United States
vs. J. M. Fabian and the Butte Water
company, involving 200 sacks of
sugur, said to belong to J. M. Fabian.
The defendants claim the sugar was
to be used to feed a largo crow of
mo nto be employed on construction
work this spring. The ease is sot for
trial next Thursday in Butte.
JOHNSON CHIEF
PORTLAND, Ore., May 22. San
field McDonald, state manager fo:
Senator Johnson in his campaign for
the Oregon presidential preference,
claimed tho state for Johnson todav
bv 12,000 plurality, based on the face
of returns received at Johnson head
nuurtcrs nt 11:30 o'clock this morn
ing..
FOR THE IRISH
WASHINGTON, May 22 Sccrc
tary Colby wrote Chairman Porter of
tho houso foreign affairs committee
today that nothing connected witli the
foreign delations of the United
States should deter the committee
from nnv action it felt impelled to
take on legislation proposing recogni
tion by the United States of the Irish
republic.
HALF MILLION OIL
EIRE LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, May 22. Fire
started in an overflowing lubricating
still swept thru the Turner Oil com
pany's plant here today. Damage
estimated at $200,000 had been done
two hours after the fire started, and
property valued at more than $500,
000 was threatened.
TO
RIVERSIDE, Cal., May 22.
W. E. Burrls, who recently re
ported to the police the loss of a
box containing $10,000 in Lib
erty bonds, bank notes nnd
stock certificates and watches
and gold pieces valued at $75,
000 yesterday announced ho had
found nil but tho watches and
coins by looking where . he
dreamed the box was in a hay
stack near his home.
AT
TROOPS, REPORT
Fleeing Ruler Shot by Force Under
General Herrefa Friend of Diaz
Details of Assassination Meagre
Traitors in Ranks Bring Tragedy.
MEXICO CITY, May 22. (Dy As
sociated Press.) President Vonusti
ano Carranza, who with a small party
of followers has boon a fugltivo In the
mountains of Puebla slnco lato last
week, was killed at Tlaxcalantongo
oarly Thursday morning according to
official announcement here. His com
panions, the namoB of whom are
unknown also were killed.
General Rodolfo Herrera, it is said,
directed the'. attack that resulted in
the death of the fugitive president
and his followers. Ho belonged to
forces commanded by General Fran
Cisco Marlel, who accompanied Car
ranza in his flight from this city, but
who last week joined the revolution
ists. '
There is some uncertainty regard
ing the exact affiliation of General
Herrera. It is generally believed
possible, however, that he command
ed a small guard which was with the
fleeing president. He- was in rebel
lion against Carranza for several
years, centering his operations in the
state of Puebla. He surrendered last
March to General Marlel, who was in
command of government forces In
that state.
When General Marlel wont over to
the revolutionists last week a portion
of his troops, It Is known, remained
loyal to the president and belief ex
ists that Carranza might have taken
along with him In his flight toward
Tuxpam, Horrora's forces, which fin
ally turned against him. Tlaxcalan
tongo is a small village In the vicinity
of Huauchinango, in tho northern
"panhandle" of tho state of Puebla.
It is approximately 85 miles from San
Andres, whore Carranza left his
forces and took refuge In the moun
tains. ' '
Tho official announcement wab
given out at 10:30 o'clock last night
from the headquarters of Genoral Al-
varo Obregon,. .
MEXICO CITY, May 22. (Dy As
sociated Press.) ReportB recolved
here early-tills morning state that
General Juan Ilarragan, chief of tho
presidential staff; Ygnacio Bonlllas,
former Mexican ambassador at
Washington; General Gonzales and
General Federico Monies who accom
panicd President Carranza in hlB
flight from San Andros, are safe. No
mention Is mado of the others in tho
party which It 1b believed included
Luis Cabrera, minister of the trea
sury; pAuonso Cubrera, his brother,
governor of Puebla, and General
Francisco Murgufa, who acted as
commander of tho Carranza troopB
after the president had fled from tho
city,
Orders have been given that a train
bo taken to Borlstaln, tho nearest
railway point to Tlaxcalantongo, to
receive the bodies of those killed.
F
E
WASHINGTON, Miiv 22. Frank
II. Hitchcock, former postmaster
general, has been Hiimmoncd bv tlifr
senate presidential catypaign expense
investigating committee to appear at
the opening inquiry Monday as the
representative of Major General
Leonard Wood, republican, and Bur-
nnrd M. Barucli ns the rcpresentavite
of William 0. McAdoo, democrat.
CARRANZA DIES
HANDS OWN
WOOD CARRIES JACKSON
COUNTY, ROBERTS LEADS
IN DIST. ATTY. CONTEST
Wood Leads Johnson In Presidential Preference Primary by Over 400
Votes. With Hoover Second and Lowden Third Greatest Interest
Shown in Local Contests Hall and Kinney Tied for Second Place
With Bursell Leadino for County Commissioner Sheldon Leads Car
ter bv One Vote In Legislature Contest With Cowgill a Close Third
Count Is Slow One 30 Precincts Out of 54 Complete Result Will Not
Be Definitely Known Until Complte Vote Is Tabulated.
With Modford and Ashland com
plete but for 2 products and complete
roturns from a total of 30 precincts
out of 54 In Jackson county tho re
sults in Frldny's primary stand aB
follows:
President '
Wood 945
Johnson , 692
Hoovor 347
Lowtlon 145
U. S. Sonntor
Abraham , : 685
Stanfield v 1,125
Secretary of State
Coburn : 606
Jones 173
Kozer 393
Lockloy Ill
Pnrson 120
Schuldcrman 143
Wood , .'. 152
Public Sorvlco Commission
Buchtol 919
Cousin , 276
State Representative
Carter ..1,144
Cowgill 1,079
Sheldon 1,145
Joint Representative.
Gore 1,194
Hopkins 755
District Attorney
Cunaday ( 544
Farrell 655
Roberts 85 7
County Commissioner
Bursell 714
Hall 668
Kinney 668
Sheriff
Torrill 1,380
Wimor 718
County Treasurer ,
Chandler 209
Walker 944
Welch 766
School Superintendent
Holmes 895
Hnnby .... 994
Oodward 17S
On the democratic ticket tho re
sults in the only two contests are as
follows:
For U. S. senator, Chamberlain 355
Starkweather 261
For county shorlff, Berry 105
Jennings 419
Tho roads bonds passed by a large
majority, defeat being Impossible
even If every precinct not hoard from
votes agnlnst them. The results on
the bond issue and amendments fol
low: County Itond Bond
For 2,121
AgalnBt 832
Knilnont Domain
For 1,613
Against 439
4 Per (lent Limitation
For 1,528
Against 622
Restoring Capital Punishment
For .1,171
Against - 1,011
Crook and Curry Bonding
For .....;......1,051
Against 488
KuocesHor to Governor
For 1,313
Against .". '718
Higher Kducntlon Tax
For 1,795
Against 631
Soldiers Kellef Jill I
For .......1,386
Against 690
Momentary School Tax
For 1,722
Against 52 8
Blind School
For 1 ....1,654
Against 431
Tho most Interest locally was In
tho county contests particularly tho
prosecuting attorney which Roberts
haB probably won altho final roturns
may change tho standing. The clos
est races are between the legislative
and county commissioner candidates
with Sheldon leading Carter by ono
vote nnd Cowgill only about 60 votes
behind.
Tho sensational feature of tho
present situation is that between
Court Hall and Kinney at 668 each
with Bursell leading, only 46 votes
ahead. The country districts will
probably decide this contest.
According to all of tho election
decks the ballot was the worst propo
sition ever encountored. Not : onlv
whs it larger than the moral law hut
-i -
an unusual number of village Jtfoi
wroto in names, each nnmo written jn
requiring special work bv tho election
board. At Mcdford, Newtown, tile
board, consisting largely of women,
gave it up at 4 a. m., and retired with
out completing their work, which no
counts for the one absent precinct
in the city. In Ashland, ono of the
small outlying districts was lost in
the shuffle, but is expected to appear
the first of the week.
Tho most decisivo victories on the
local ticket were thoso of Terrill and
Jennings for Sheriff on tho Republi
can and Democratic ballots, both men
being assured of tho nomination, and
a hard fight is predicted between
them in the fall election. : : .:':,.'
1
FEDERAL BOARD
' WASHINGTON. May 22.--noth'ee"
step designed to aid in driving down
prices of necessities has been '.taken
by the federal reservo board. Gov
ernor Harding is understood to havo
intimated to federal reservo bank of
ficials that they would scrutinize
carefully tho paper thoy hold as se
curity for loans made to the sugar
trudo to tho end that more sugar may
bo mado available for demestio con
sumption, v
It was estimated that probably
$2.r0,fl00,000 was tied up in: "frozen
loans" on sugur stocks and it was re
garded as probable that the banks
would locate any sugar stocks held
for speculative purposes and foroe
their distribution.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 22. Thora is
no cause for financial alarm in the
present nation-wido Sprice blushing
movement, according to a statement
today bv Richard S. Hawes, of thii
city, president of the Amoricnn
Bnnkor's association. '
Mr. Hawos referred to persons who
professed to forosoo hard times in the
tightening of tho credit systems us
"calamity howlers." - ' -.'
Although hankers are discouraging
non-essential investments nnd wild
speculation, Mr. Hawes asserted no
bank would refuse credit to carry on
essential production.
FEDERAL AID TO
WEST
WASHINGTON, May 29-To as
sist western cattle growem ; whose
loans havo been cut off by tho ter
mination of the war finance corpora
tion, tho fedoral reserve board has
Instructed reserve nnd member banks
to fuvor loans on livestock, Sonator
Kcndrlck, domocrat of Wyoming said
today: after conference with members
of the board. He added that the
board would be willing to ordor re
discounts on cattle paper In order to
support federal rosorvo banks ' la
cattlo districts which might roqulre
such action.
PARTY. REBUFFED
NEW YORK, Muy 22. The. Amer
ican Labor party which had been In
dorsed by a referendum vote of the
unions affiliated with the Central
Federated union, last night was re
puliated by that body by a vote of
118 to 22. A resolution endorsing
the non-partisan polltlcan policies of
the American Federation of Labor
was adopted. . ; , s ,
SMIN