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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.
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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
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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.