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Newspaper Page Text1 MEDFORD Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 03 Minimum toduy ...30 i Predictions Fair. Light to heavy frost. AVarmer Wednesday. Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDFORD, OHEGOX, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1920. NO. 55 NOMINATION OF JOHNSON S CONCEDED Portland Oregonian Admits Cali fornia Senator Propable Selection of Oregon Republicans Wood Manaqer Will Wait Until Final Re turns Are in Hiram's Lead Re mains Over 1000 Voles Gore Is Defeated for House. PORTLAND. Ore.. May 25. Com plete returns from J 7 counties, nnd incomplete but almost complete re turns from 18 counties, with returns missing entirely from Curry county, (live llirum Johnson a lend of 118-1 votes over General Leonard Wood for the Oregon endorsement for the republican nomination for president. The count now stands : Johnson : 4il.2!7 Wood -.42.073 Estimates place the total unreport ed vote at less than 4."0(). The counties reported as complete are: Benton, Clackamas, Coos, De schutes, Jackson, Jefferson, Jose phine, Lincoln, Linn, Marion. Multno mah, Polk, Sherman, Umatilla, Wal lowa, Washington and Yamhill. Every effort has been made to se cure returns from Curry county, but no results have been obtained from the county seat at Gold Beach. PORTLAND, Ore., May 25. The lend of Senator Hiram W. Johnson over Major General Leonard Wood in last Friday's primary election, re mained at 953 votes early today, ac cording to figures compiled bv the Portland Oregonian. The figures so far received -cave Johnson 42,804 votes, Wood 41,911. Currv county has not yet been heard from, although every effort had been made to secure at least an unofficial report ofthe valine in that section. The latest compilations are based on complete official returns from one countv, complete unofficial returns from 15 counties and incom plete returns from 19 counties. ' The Portland Orceonian, which has supported Wood, toduy announced that Johnson had apparently won. Dow V. Walker, manager oftbo Wood enmpaien, however, refused to con cede the state until the completo re turns aro in. Nine of tho ten delegates to the re publican national convention will vote for Johnscon, providing ho maintains his lead when the official count is completed. The tenth de'---e who become a candidate, bv petition and did not make any pledge to support the candidate for president receiving tho highest popular voto, has an nounced that ho will not support Johnson at the convention. Tint tenth delegate is Wallace McCnmnnt. who to date is lending the candidates for delueatc at large. Bv becoming n candidate bv petition, nccording to the state election laws, Mr. MeCam- , nnt becomes n free agent. i " ; Gore Is Heatcn ' ROSKBl'RG, Ore., May 25. (Spec ial to Tribune) Douglas countv vote complete. Gives Hopkins 1699, Gore 7(i8. Ilopkin's lend Douglas county " 031. With Gore's majority of 622 in Jackson county, this gives the nomi nation to Hopkins bv a majority of 309. According to President Sarasln of the Swiss bank in Geneva, Switzer land 1b being burled in a golden ava lanche. Gold stored in banks has no outlet In Europe, he said and many Industries are at a standstill and the situation Is becoming worse. SUPREME COURT HOLDS LOBBYING L; SALEM, Ore., May 25 The stats supreme court today decided that a "lobbyist" mav bring court action for work alleged to have been performed, The decision was handed down in the ease o Snmuel Hcrrick. Washington, D. C.. vs. Chnrles W. Bnrzee, which was thrown out of court bv Circuit Judce W. N. Gatcns of Portland. Harzee, according to the court records, took up a homestead near The Dalles. Later be learned that the land was not subject to entry. Bv cancellation of his claim he de clared be lost improvements valued at 'S BOY UP CHICAGO. May 25. Two young men who aro political op- ponents of a strange sort sons of two of the candidates for the ropublican nomination for nresi- dent met yesterday at the headquarters hero of Senator II Irani W. Johnson. "I'm Osborne Wood," said the young man in an army officer's uniform to the western senator's son. "Heard you were In town and thought you might like to have cards to some of the clubs. My father is doing tho same as your father running for the presidency.' "That's mighty decent of you" said young Johnson as they shook hands. The cards were to four of the leading Chicago clubs. R. R. U.S.A. E WASHINGTON. May 25. Reports to the inter-state commerce commis sion today from its agents through out the country showed a continued but slow improvement in the railway freight congestion situation. The re port of tho American railway asso eiation's car service commission showed a reduction in the number of cars tied up from. 209,000 April 24 to less than 170,000. WASHINGTON, May 25 Requests of railroads of Hie eastern croup for increased freight rates again were before the inter-state commerce com mission today. Arguments in their behalf were to be presented by G. M. Scriver. vice president of the Balti more and Ohio, nnd Samuel Rea, of the Pennsylvania system. An expression of opinion bv Daniel Willnrd, president of the Baltimore and Ohio that the amount that would be involved in the granting of rates asked for would not cause an crease in tho cost of livintr. but rather would aid in combatting it, was one of the statements at the hearing yesterday that attracted con siderable attention. TAKE PORTLAND PLACE DES MOINES, In., May 25. Few chances were made in the residences of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church in the nssienments of those officials read today at the ircneral conference. Anions chances were F. D. Lcete from Atlanta to Indian apolis; W. O. Shepard from Wichita. Kas., to Portland, Ore.-. P. J. McCon nell from Denver to Pittsburg and W. P. Thirkield from New Orleans to Mexico City, Mexico. SOGKEYE TREATY WITH IS WASHINGTON, May 25. A treaty between the United States and Cana da covering the "sockcye" salmon fisheries, was signed today bv Sec retary Colby for the United States, Ambassador Geddes for Great Brit ain and Sir Douglas Haven for Canada $1000, and employed Herrick to pre sent his claim before congress. The claim was allowed in 1916 by a special act of congress. Hcrrick sued to collect n fee of five per cent of the amount of the claim, as alleged to have been agreed uoon and Barzee entered a contest against the attorney's claim. On ground that the attorney had lobbied against pub lie policy. Judge Gatcns threw th' case out of court. Justice Bean of the supreme court holds that the con tract wa9 legitimate and the claim not unlawful. . PUIS AT HOOVER FOR PROTECTION TO FARMER Commission Slieuld Be Appointed to Devise Plans to Prevent Burden of Deflation Falling on Farmer En tire System of Distribution Farm Products Antiauated and Uniust Present Svstem of Taxation En tirelv Wrong. w.lsmT,TOS. Mav 25 Decrease in ncricultural production may result in this country becouime dependent. on overseas food supplies Herbert Hoover declared todav in a letter to Henresentntive. Ruldick, republican Montana, settinc forth the former fnn.l .administrator's views "as to practical measures to insure better returns to the 1 tinner lor ins lauur jinil investment. Mr. Hoover succested tho creation of a commission composed ot highly trained farmers and skilled econo mists mid financial experts to con sider the causes and remedies for the sitnnlinn. Assertinc that tho present' hich prices of commodities will "sooner or later" decrease Mr. Hoover sara mis dei'lntion must not begin on the fanner." Muko Farmer Pay Sbortnco in production outside the United States, wild extravaeancc and misuse of extended credits for specu lation and prol'itering and non-essential nroduction are contributing fac tors in the present inflated prices, he wroto. When the collapse occurs, he iirodieted. intermediate dealers "will be able to raise the greatest portion to the hack oftho farmer, no matter now carefully handled." ' War deterioration of transportation -facilities has created periodic stnc hires in the free flow of food from the farm to tho consumer, the letter states. This has eopelled the con sumer to buy durinc a local shortace nn,l the farmer to sell his product lur ini? a local chit. The condition of inflation of credits since the armis tice has extended speculation and nrofitccrinc by cxpandinc the borrow- in e facilities to any food distributor who wanted to indulce in such prac tices and has widened the margin between the farmer and his market likewise increasine the prices of sup plies that the farmer must buy. Taxation Is Wrong The burden of taxation is wrongly distributed. Mr. Hoover declared pointing out that the excess profits tav "is an appointment to toed mnnu facturers and distributors to collect taxes for the government bv adding them to the margin between the farm er nnd the market. "The whole marketing svstem many of our commodities in indirect expensive wasteful, obsolete and :n creases the margin unduly," the let ter continued. "Our manufacturing industries have developed out of pace with our agriculture and labor is bcin; drawn in thousnnds from the fnri:i to the town at wages with which the farmer cannot contend." A commission studying the whol situation, Mr. Hoover declared, would ileal with these things with that same common sense with which similar commissions of farmers met the great economic problems of the food ad ministration during the war with coual consideration for fanner, distributor and consumer. TO REST AT CHATEAU PARIS, May 25. President Desch- anel will occupy rooms at the chateau Ramboulllet tor at least ten days there to recover from his harrowing experience yesterday morning when he tell from a moving train near Montargis. The chateau has not been occupied since President Fallerles was in office. The executive, says the Echo de ParlB owes his life to the fact that the railroad strike brought about a bus pension of a Paris-bound train due to pass the spot where the president took his plunge from his car at al most the exact time of the incident. CORVALLIS, Ore., May 25. Jim Arnold and Fred Williams, the two young men who held up Virgil Keyt on May 3, pleaded guilty yesterday before Judge Skipworth and were sentenced to ten years in the peniten tiary. Both declared they were ex service men, Arnold claiming to come from Reno and Williams from Port land. . W.J.BRYAN TAKES FLAT WASHINGTON. Af,nr 95 William .1. Brvan took flat issuo toduy with President Wilson on T the question ot an Amerienn v mandate over Armenia, dcclar- inc in a statement that "any mandate is impossible." The Vnited States. Mr. Brvan said, could do more toward rank- ing the world safe for democ- racy, "even for democracy in Armenia," by recognizing tho Armenian republic nnd entering Ihe Lencue of Nations "ns the friend of all little countries." IS .VA. 1 CHARLESTON, W. Va., Stay 25. Generally pleasant weather thruout West Virginia today prompted elec tion officials and political leaders to predict a comparatively large vote at tho stale-wide primaries which is to register presidential preference. At Clnrksburg, many election officers have refused to serve for $2 a day and it was necessary to obtain the services of women to act as clerks in a number of polling places. CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 25. Names of four candidates for presi dent and complete Btato and county tickets were presented to West Vir ginia voters when they went to the polls today for the statewide primary Tho election was conducted under tho double election beard law, and it was expected that results would bo known soon after the polls closed, except in those mountain counties with which communication is difficult. The presidential candidates on the ticket were all In the republican col umn. They were Louis Adam Baird of Parkersburg, W. Va.,; United States Senator Howard Sutherland, of Elklns, W. Va.; William Grant Web ster, of New York, and Major General Leonard Wood. No candidates were listed on the democratic ticket, but it was expected that many democrats would Indicate their preforenco by writing In the names of their favor ites. All candidates for delegates to the national conventions are required un der the law to say whether they will support the popular choice of tho pri mary election. Of the 25 candidates for delegate-at-large all but one have declared they will obey the mandate of the voters of his party. Nineteen candidates for delcgate-at-largo are republicans. Three republicans are seeking the nomination for governor Fred Paul Grosscup, of Charleston; Ephriam F, Morgan, of Fairmont, and Samuel B. Montgomery, of Kingwood. Tho dem ocratic candidates are Arthur B. Koontz and Adam B. Littlcpage, both of Charleston. Candidates for congress In the Bix congressional districts of the state will be chosen In today's primary. The republicans' vote Is expected by leaders of both parties to bo heavy as there are contests for almost every state office among the republicans, there is but one fight In the demo cratic party, that for governor. SEATTLE POLICE TIFIEO BY SEATTLE, May 25. Seattle police profess to be mystified over the iden tlty of Harry Troy, 40, and John Brown, 28, two chauffeurs arrested today. The car In which they drove into the city early this morning bears an Oregon license and the men claim ed they were on their way from Port land to Vancouver, B. C. The police reported having found a quantity of opium and an opium pipe in the possession of the travelers who were booked on an open charge Four other alleged drug addicts were arrested by the police today and a quantity of narcotics and instruments for their administration were seized Altho the police disclaim any par ticular effort to round up this class of offenders they admit drug smug gling and use of narcotics have as sumed large proportions In Seattle. MESSAGE TO WAR HEROES BY WILSON President Issues Memorial Day Mes sage to Veterans of World War Spirit That Won War for World Freedom Will Secure Justice nf or All at Home Progress Moves Like an Army Days of Conflict Also Vindication. NEW YORK, May 25. A mcmorinl day messago from President Wilson to American veterans of the world war was received lioro todav bv tho American Legion Weekly. It road: 'We approach tho annual celebra tion of Memorial day with our hearts f;lled with tenderest nnd most grate ful memories of those who hnvo given their lives for America. The day has, by custom, been consecrated to tho country's heroic dend. This is observed bv thoso who were comrades in arms and who shared with the well remembered dend, the experiences, the hardships, tho perils and the glory of war: this is celebrated by tho people of the country generally who tube it as an annual occasion to renew their loyalty to the country nnd to draw fresh inspiration lor the tasks ot peace from the memory of the sacri fices which were mndo so frcelv in times of war. The day is therefore filled with both memories of the past and inspirations for the future. It gathers the traditions of what we have done in order that wo mav have the courage for what we have to do. "Progress moves like an annv; it has its days of training mid prepa rations; its days of conflict and its days of vindication: it has its cami fires nnd its memories. To vou, who were soldiers of America in the grent war, I send affectionate greetings What your arms havo done for liberty in France, your spirits will continue to do for justice at homo. Groat ex periences make great men, and out of the tragedy of this test a new, horoio quality has come to tho American mnn hood vou represented, and your country's affection for what you have already done is only cqunlled bv Its confident hope for the manly part you are still to play." ST ST. FATJL, Minn., MTny 25.--A tompornry injunction, issued bv the United States district court in New Mexico, restraining the state council of defense nnd certain officials of that stato from interfering with the snlo and circulation of the Hearst magazines in New Mexico, was upheld by tho United Stntcs circuit court of appeals here todav. ARREST FEDERAL DRY SLEUTH FOR FORGERY SAN FRANCISCO, Mav 25. Otto Thompson, a prohibition enforcement officer, was placed under nrrest in the courtroom of United States Com missioner Francis Krnll here today on the belief that ho is Hugh L. Thomp son, former first lieutenant in the army under indictment in Newark, N. J., for the nlleged making of false claims for $348 nt Camp Dix in that state. The indictment wns returned May 18. WITH BANDIT VILLA EL PASO. Texas, Mav 25. Whether or not General Francisco Villa will consent to retire in con formity with tho demands of the revolutionists today was a question on which a reply from this chieftain wns cnccrlv awaited. In the mean time revolutionary forces in numbers nrc being sent to points of advantage, ready to take tho field neninst the Chihuahua military leader in case hi sanswer should bo unfavorable. CEASE IF GOVERNMENT DOESN'T AID MINERS WASHINGTON, May 25. Gold production in thlB country, already greatly decreased, will virtually ceaso unless speedy financial relief Is given tho min- ing companies, 11. W. Seaman, of Chicago, president of tho Tro- Jan Mining company testified today beforo the house ways and moans committee. Every ounce of gold now produced costs tho companies SS to $10 more than tho government price of $20.67, ho said,- Immediate passage by con- gress of a bill levying an exclso tax of $10 an ounce on the gold used by jewolry nnd other trades with the monoy so raised to bo a subsidiary for the miners was urged by Mr. Seaman. FRUIT GROWERS LEAGUE MEETS LIBRARY MAY 29 The Fruitgrowers League of Jack son county will hold Its annual moot ing at the Medford public library next Saturday, May 29 th. at 2 p. m. Every orchardist in the valloy is welcomo and expected to attond this Important meeting whether he Is a member or not and join If he will, ns tho loaguo is a non-pnrtisan property- owners' organization having for its object tho protection, development nnd assistance ot all orchard intoreats excopt that of marketing. It Is officially recognized as the impartial representative of the fruit growers of the Rogue River valloy. As such, and particularly at this time, It is a most necessary organization deserving of your active support at this mooting. Important 'business. Bo sure to attond. E. W. CARLTON, Socrotary, ,s. . CLEVELAND, May 25. The mll lonB of dollars hold In reserve by the federal government Is sutflclont guar antee against any liability of panic, D. C. Wills, chairman of the fourth federal roserve board declared In an address last night before the eighth annual convention of tho association of reserve city bankers. Ho declared the avoidance of panic to be one ot the fundamental reasons for tho cre ation of federal reserve hanks. BOLSHEII THROWN WARSAW, May 24. (Bv the As sociated Press) Bolshevik troops which succeeded in crossing the upper Bcresina in several places hore havo been driven back across the river with heavy losses, including more than 400 prisoners, nccording to an offic ial statement issued here todav. The enemy is attacking alone the entire northern Polish front, but hnvo been checked everywhere, it is declared. Fighting continues alone the whole front and the bolsheviki have brought up tho largest number of troops cvor faced bv tho Poles. OF WASHINGTON, Mav 25. Walter W. Vick, mannger of tho presiden tial campaign of Governor Edwards democrat, New Jersey,. denied before the senate investigating committee to dny that nny liquor interests were "underwriting" the governor's cam paign. , Mr. Vick testified that tho total fund raised for his candidnto was ii 12,000. "Ilia enmpaign is not a 'wet' cam paign in any sense," said Mr. Vick V. CARRANZA IS BURIED AT CAPITOL Murdered President's Restlna Plant In Dolores Cemetery In Accordant With Oft Repeated Request Rebel Govt. Chooses De La Huerta for President Pro Tern Durina Funeral Service Statement Carrama at Suicide Not Substantiated. VERA CRUZ, May 26. (By Asso ciated Press.) Reports of an autopsy porformod on tho body of Venustiano Carranza at Tlaxcalantongo fall to agree with the claim ot Rodolfo Her- roro that the president committed suicide rather than being taken cap tive, It Is assorted In official quarters hero. Surgeons found Carranza bad been, struck by two rifle bullets, one of which penetrated his breast and the othor his abdomen. The bullets en tered from in front and It was the conclusion that tho president bad been assassinated. , . , MEXICO CITY, May 25. (By As sociated Press.) In accordance with his oft-repeated request, President Venustiano Carranza was burled lata yesterday afternoon In Dolores cem etery, where In the shadow of Ch pultopec, the foremost of Mexican! have for many years found their Test- ing places. ,v As the funeral cortege left the home of the late chief executive tfce extraordinary session . was; belns called to order to choose a president ad Interim to hold office until a new president, to bo elected September 6 is inaugurated. ,v Huerta Is Named Ir.i"-''."," Adolfo de La Huorta was named after congress had been In session (or an hour. ,'- Colonol Adolfo Herreroi leader of revolutionary forces, on whom has been placed responsibility for the death of Carranza has telegraphed to army headquarters here that the pre sident committed suicide rather than surrender. In the Carranza camp at Tlaxcal antongo, the telegram stated, forty prisoners were captured. Some ot these were later released but eleven generals wore placed on board ,-tne train that brought Carranza's body to this city, but were taken off before reaching this city. They are said to have been taken to tho prison at San tiago Tlaltelolco. ;!, Tho fate ot Luis Cabrera, secretary of the treasury, is unknown, , Provisional Presldont De La Huer ta will take the oath ot office June first, according to present plans. The Btato government ot Chihuahua h prohibited the Bale ot liquors contain ing more than 14 per cent ot alcohol. SUGAR ACTION IN Ti BOSTON, May 25. The foderal government today took notion against sugar refiners here for alleged profit eering nnd hoarding. The Revere Sugar refinery end Hcnrv E. Worcester, its vice-president, were charged with exacting ex cessive prices and wthi holding sugar from the market and tho American Sugar Hcfinine company and W. K. Green, its general manager, were charged with selling sugar at exces sive prices. The complnint asserted that the companies had made mil lions of dollars bv holding: and regu lating the price. HASN'T HAD A ; IN THIRTY YEARS ''lie is running solely on the plat form of his personal convictions as to porsonnl liberty and business ef ficiency. He hasn't himsolf, bad a drink of anything with alcohol in it for thirty years." "That's not Now Jorsay's fault." remarked C'hoirmun Kenyon. "Has there beon any pledge CT promise of office, in case of Governor Edwards' election, to anybody" asked Senator Heed. ' "Absolutely none," was the reply.