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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD The Weather , Maximum yesterday 81 Minimum today A3 Predictions Van'. Warmer Thursday. Fiftieth Year. DailyFifteenth Year. BEDFORD, ORlXiOX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE L 1920. NO. G2 SAY PALMER APPEALS TO Senate Told Attorney-General Made Open Play to Liquor interests in Home State Plumb Plan Chief De clares ; Neutrality Johnson Pri mary Expenses on Coast Under Proho Today. WASHINGTON, - June 2. Attor ney General Palmer, candidate fur the Seniociutic nomination for presi dent naked the inmate committee in vestigating campaign expenditures for permission .to reply to charge! made by Rugene C. Honnlwell or Philadelphia that prohibition laws wore openly and freely violated dur ing Mr.' Palmer's campaign In Penn sylvania. "I'd like to be heard for a moment when the witness is through," said the attorney general. WASHINGTON, June 2 Chorees Hint the campaign fur the noiuiu.i tion of Attorney' General Palmer :is democratic cuinlidate for the presi ilcncv had been conducted in Penn sylvania with an open appeal to the distillery and brewery interests in the slate were made today before the sen ate inve.stiiiiUins' committee hv Eugene (.'. P.onniwll of Philadelphia. . Mr. ISonniwell, who distributed slickers during the primary cam paign, seeking the nomination of W. (. McAdoo. said that suloons and ponded warehouses in some parts of ' Ihe statu were now runninr "wide open'' and that this was proceeding under the eves of department of jus tice and prohibition enforcement of ficers of the ,-feileral government, op ' Pointed "with Mr. Palmers vise." The witness chanted that the Panmer enmpuiiru in 'Pennsylvania had been " a uhastlv and debasing "?cBiudation of law," He added that the campaign he conducted for Air. McAdoo had been entirely the work of himself and his colleainies and njraius tthe specific, personal refusal of .Mr. McAdoo to allow his name to bo used. Mr. Iionniwcll snid that at Scrnn lun, Pa., where the d'striot attorney was, Mr. Palmer's partner, the situ ation was particularly bud with re lation to open violation of the pro hibition law. He added that men di rectlv connected with llie litiuor in terests were nmonir tre Palmer dele- uutes to the national convention elect cd at the recent primaries. "I organized a campaign in oppo sition to Attorney General Palme Mr. Bonniwell said, "and I know all about what was done in it, aud a areat deal about what the other side did." Kuiling lo set permission from Mr. McAdoo to use his name, Mr. Bonni well said his friends had endeavored to act voters to write his mime in "aud wis came within 200 voles of bcatins Palmer in Philadelphia." i "I was malum.' u battle for national committeeman," Mr. Iionniwcll said, "and I'm frank to nay thnt the M Adoo work was a Ereat benefit to me . WASHINGTON, June 2. Oali fornli's presidential primary elec tion and the expenditures made in it by supporters of Senator Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoover were sive nnearlv a clear track at today's session of the senate committee in vestiiratine the subject. John H. Rosseter who headed the first finance committee orennized for Senator Johnson and Mannaer Greaorv of the Hoover orunnizntion were the prn it Pal witnesses summoned by the committee. IJefore uoine into the California contest, the. committee examined Ed ward Kentins:, former member of congress from Colorado, and now nuinogcr of the Plumb Plan league. He said the leu true has not contrib uted a dollar to the campuiiins of nnv of the candidates for the republican and democratic presidential nomina tions. "It is tukins no part in the cam pniim." lie testified, "except as it if distributing information throuirh it? weekly paper. Labor." "I've aathered the impression Hint our paper is supporting McAdoo for the democratic nomination and Sena tor Johnson for the republican," said Chairman Kenvoli. Keut-n? replied that th epaper had nrobnblv been moro "critical of the other candidates thnn these." he added thut the sixteen railroad !! Iior unions supportintr the league hud n campaiirn committee tif which he is a member, co-operating with the cam- (Coutlnued on rage Eight) WIT VOTES , i OREGON, LICENSE FEES TO DATE $1,852,533 SALEM. Ore., .lane 2. -Re- celpts of the automobilo depart- ! ment of the secretary of state's office from January 1, 11120 to May :tl, 1H20, aggregated $1,- 852,5:13, according to a report prepared by Sam A. Ko.er, sec- rotary of state. : There are S7.S09 automobiles : registered at present, a snbstan- lial increase over the figures for last year. .Money received from automo- : bile licenses ami kindred sources atler deducting uctual adminis- tration expenses, is turned over .to the highway department for road construction. FIRST VOIE IN G. 0. P. MEET 10 COME JUNE 11 CHICAGO, June 2. (Nominating speeches ill the republican national convention next week probably will come Thursday, with balloting Fri day, L. W. Henley, secretary o the arrangements committee unnonnced today. Following the keynote speech of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, temporary chairman, and appoint ment of committees Tuesday, .Mr. Henley said .the convention probably would he adjourned until Wednesday for committee work. Permanent organization rules and order of business are on Wednesday's tentative program. After the nomin ating speeches Thursday Mr. Henley said the tentative program would leave Friday and Saturday und pos sibly part of Thursday for balloting and consideration of platform. On Monday caucuses of many state delegates are scheduled to select na. tional committeemen and make com mlttee nominations. There are more than 15 0,000 applications for tickets for 13.2S!) seats, Mr. Henley stated and 1100 applications for D7li press seats. Increased Interest of women in pol itics was assigned by Mr. Henley ns a reason for the ticket demuuds. Dis tribution or tickets is to begin Satur day, thru national committeemen. ' E SALEM, Ore., June 2. Secretary of State Sam A. Kozcr today receiv ed a telegram rrom Ralph K. Wil liams, Oregon republican national committeeman now at Chicago, with the Informal ion that the national committee has passed his resolution to seat as alternate delegates in the national convention the four Oregon candidates receiving next to the high est vote in each of the three congres sional districts. Secretary Koser today mailed cer tificates of election to the ten men who were elected in Oregon as dele gates to the republican national con vention and duplicate certificates to Ralph Williams, national committee man. WASHINGTON, June 2 President Wilson has telegraphed three mem bers of the Delaware legislature urg ing that every democrat in the legis lature vote for the suffrage amend ment. "May I not as a democrat," the president said, "express my deep In terest in the suffrage amendment and my Judgment that it would be of the greatest service to the party if every democrat in the Delaware legislature voted for it." Portland Banker Chosen. KW FHANVISCO. June 2. An nouncement that lie had been elected first yice.-presidcnt of the Weils rur iro Nevada National bunk of this cHy was sent todnv to Harry I. Ains worth, director of the l.'nifed Stpte- Vntlnnnl hnnk fif Trrtiiml. ITfi M1C- pppfls. l' V. Linnmnn. recently elect ed president of the bank. IA1 WILL 0PP0SEV0TE rCAMANT Oretiim Mauantir to Cliicaqo Wiffi Petition for Oustimi of Delegate, Who Says He Will Not Vote for Johnson Alleges ''Fraud" and Refusal to "Obey" Party Mandate Stress Laid on Primary Plea. PORTLAND, June 2 Sanfiold Mc Donald, who manager Senator Hiram VV; Johnson's president!:!! primary campaign in Oregon, and who tailed of election iih u delegate to the repub Uoan national convention, left here last night bearing a petition to I lit1 national republican committee askliu; that. Wallace AlcCamant who had the highest vote among the republican delegates elected, be not seated. Tho petition alleges that McC'unv ant obtained his election by fraud, and that he refuses to obey the man date of the republican party, whose servant he is under the election laws of the state. iMcCamant has announced that he would not voto with the other nine Oregon delegates for Hiram W. ,Iohn- son. In McDonald's petition, stress is laid on McCamant's pre-election state. ment in the voters' pamphlet, in which he is quoted as saying: have avoided committing myself to any candidate for president in order that 1 might be in a butter position to support the candidate who wins out at the Oregon primary." The petition is sinned bv Mc Donald, as a contestant lor MeCam mit'd seut as a member of the Ore gon delegation. It was prepared bv Thomas Mann is, attorney, and secre tary of the- Johnson campaign com mittee in Oregon. McDonald took a large supply of the petitions to Chi eago, where, it is understood, he will circulate them among delegates to Ihr convention. IN STATE 2393 SALEM, Ore., June Complete official returns received from everv county in Oregon and caiivnssetl oy the secretary of state show that Hi ram Johnson won over Leonard Wood in the recent iiriinarv election with a plurality of 2.'1!H voles. Mr. John-ton received a total of Ni.lH.) votes and Mr. Wootl '111.770 votes, r'runk O Lowdcn finished third with lfv7(i voles and Herbert Hoover fourth v.ilh i-l.'ifi? votes. For ivice-presitlcnt, Ilcnrv Cab it Lodue received 58,(1 1 -I voles, or more votes I ban were cast, for both of his opponents. In this contest Kltvooil Washington finished Kecontl with 20, illll votes and William flraiit Webs ter third with 1K.188 votes. SEATTLE, June 2. Twenty-seven Japanese "picture brides' who arc among the Inst who will enter the United Slates as a result of tin agreement with the Joimnese novern inent, which became effective Febru ary '-), last, were beinir examined to day li v iiiimit: ration authorities while their expectant! husbands nnxioush await the outcome of the examination The women arrived on the Sewn Maru. Thev had been iriven pass ports prior to February 25. it was announced, and under the ni;recinent thev Itii rl six months time in which to join their husbands. Today's Scores American. R. II. E. Washington - -1 3 4 N'ew York 8 1 1 1 Zachcrv, Carlson anil Gharrity; Quinn and Hannah. National. K. II. E. Xew York 1 f I Uoston fl JO 2 Tonev, Hubbell, Winlers and Smith; Scott and O'Neill. NEW YORK. Juno 2. A shortage of $20,000, represent- ing money taken from the pock- cts of unidentified dead at tho city's morgue, was discovered today by Commissioner of Ac- counts llirsehfield and Public Administrator Hoc;t w-ho have reported their diseuvory to tho ! district attorney's office for ! presentation to tho grant! jury. COL CP. MINIS. Oeorue P. Minis, postmaster of MYdford, and known to seures of southern Oregon people ns Colonel M'ims, died at his room in the Hoi land Hotel Wednesday morning about lour o'clock of acute indigestion. His death was sudden, and came as a shock to the city. Colonel Minis was in good health Tuesday and attended to his duties as usual. About two o'clock Wednes dnv morning he was taken ill, and Hi'. Pickel was called, who gave medic.".! attention. Dr. Pickel was called aualu at three o'clock. Desp'le all human efforts death ensued an hour later. Colonel Minis was born near New port. Tenn., and was ."8 years of age. He resided in the Ltogue Kivcr va'.icv for the last 12 years, owning a ranch near Central Point, he named Seven Oaks. Previous to his coming to southern Oregon he lived in the Couer n'Alcnc district of Idaho, and other parts of the northwest. He lived for many years in Texas. He was a ner sonal llricnd of .Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy. Four years I go he was appointed postmaster though there were many contestants for the place. Colonel M'ims wa-s-onc of the best known and best liked men in this sec tion. He was a southern gentleman of the old school, a deader in demo cratic ranks, and one of the ambi tious of his life was lo attend llie coming democratic convention at San Krancisco. He made all preparations for this event. He was a lovable and companionable soul, and the esteem with which lie was held, is attested bv the regrets at his untimely death. He was best known for his unbounded courtesy and hospitality. He wiw member of the Klks lodge. A son, Percy ().. M.ims, livint? nt Vrcka, Calif., has been notified of his death. The posl.nl nulhorities at Washington, 1). C. were also advised. Funeral arrangements will be an nouneed later. PITTSHIJRG, June 2. At least six men were killed by an explosion in the coal shaft of the Ontario Gun Coul company, near Cokesburg, Pa., today The men were buried under tons of earth and the foreman said he would not be able to tell the exact number of dead until the bodies had hoen re covered. Soon after the miners went down the shaft today there was an explo sion which dislodged great masses of eartrt and buried every man in the Rhaft. PHILAUKI.PIIIA, June 2. Gover nor William C. Sproule at a caucus of Pennsylvania national delegates totlay declared his name would .he presented to the republican conven tion as a candidate for president but was opposed to tho delegation taking any formal action as a unit. The governor said: "My name will be presented to the convention and I should much rather have the support of our delegates, as determined by their own Individual convictions, than as representative of any caucus action or unit rule." i CANDIDATES ON GROUND G. 0. P. MEET AND BUSY Johnson to Invade Chicatio With Pa rade Wootl, Lowilen. Harilinq on Ground Labor Plank in Platform Vital No Proliihition Issue1, lint Siiffraiie to Front. CI 1 It '.UIO, June 2. - liesuminn work on cutiveiilion conlesls, llie re publican national committee today saeletl tht; twelve nninstrilctctl delo cates from Louisiana beaded bv Ktuile Kuul. of New Orleans, n,i tiimal committeeman ami dismissed the coolest of llie "lilv while" uronp. led bv 0. S, Herbert and Victor Loisel tif New Orleans. The Johnson forces are count ttor on a burst of speed wilh lint arrival of Senator Johnson here tomorrow. A street -parade and demons! ration have been arranged. A larnc tlelc mition of service men, who saw serv ice with the American forces in Si beria, which the senator fotiebt to have returned home, will be in the escort. Senator llurilimr is coiuimr also Thursday. (Icnernl Wooil is here ntiti at his headduarlcrs at For! Sheridan, ami Governor Lowtlen already is here. Thus, after tomorrow, four of the presidential candidates will he on the uroiiml conferring with their forces in person. In the convention, the iminslrucle:i delegates are holtline; Ihe balance of power and already plans for sounding out their preferences nre beinir dis cussed. A caucus of tin; uninstructed ones some time after Sunday is one of the plans bein canvassed. Ouito irres pective of any decisions the national committee niav make on the pending contests, (lit! uninstructed tlelemitos will remain in the mii.jorilr.nnd Hie manners of the various candidates are workiuir tm plans lo briu- Hum to llicir support. Such discussion of (be platform planks us is uoiuu' on nmoiiir Hie no tional committeemen seems lo intii calc that a majority feel Unit the prohibition tiucstion niav lie re"-nil-eil as one not necessarily to be in cluded, because the issue has been written into the constitution and hiio become flic law of the land, Manv committeemen feel that llie suffrage tiucstion is a parallel one in many respects, because it. has been put before the slates wilh the in dorsement, of the party ami itt await ing ratification. In the field of foreien relation there seems to be an nurccnicnt of opinion that the Mexican plank will follow tilt) pronouncement of four years nao in which the democratic administration's policy was de nounced, and as records the pence treaty and the Leimiie of Millions, the plank adopted by llie' Indiana stale republican convention may servo lis a nucleus for Ihe plank in the na tional platform. No one on Hie ground as vet presumes lo venture art to what, the labor plank will be, hut there seeins to be n common nureo incnt that it will probably be the most difficult one to frame. The selection of a permanent chair man seems lo have made no prtmress in the last three or four days. There is less talk amonir national commit teemen of the selection of former Senutor lieveridue of Indiiinii und more tulk of un ncreement on Senator McConnick of Illinois. Political leaders hero who are supportimr Senator McConnick claim to have the approval of Senator Penrose for their hoiee. If a contest hIioiiIiI develop over Ihe selection, there is nlwavs the possibility that the convention miiiht D'vcrt lo the plan it followed in 1.1)12 "nd lillli and make the temporary organization the permanent one.- ENGLI LONDON', June 2. Knuland's erentest raciiiL' event, the derby, was won today at Kpsom Downs bv Major (j. Lotler's Spion Kon from a field ot 1!) starters, incluilini; Allenbv and Tetratcnia, which were hot favorites. Lord Derby's Archaic captured sec ond place, but the third position was tfikcn bv a rank outsider. Sir II. f'tin-liffe-Owon's Orpheus. In the hettini 10 to 1 was laitl mrainst the winner. Archaic was tiuoted ot 10 to 1, while oO to 1 was freely offered against Orpheus. 50 YEARS;" ' WASHINGTON. June L Tie porting the condition of the cot ton crop .May L, at tili.ti per cent of normal, the depart men t. of agriculture announced that this was llie lowest in its record of fifty wars, and that the recur ring ist a teaniil ' worst ever known," was confirmed. No forecast of production was made. licviscd figures of (lie area planted last year were announc ed at :i.i,i:n,)(iu acres, the area picked .'l.'l.fitifi.Ollllacres. and the yield per acre llil.r pounds. The May tj" condition last year was TfUl per cent of a normal and the ten-year aveiac,.' 7H.7. IN TOILS, LAND SANT FRANCISCO. June 2. Clar ence D. Ilillman, l'nsnilenu capitalist, was at liberty lotlay on $.r,00() bail, I olio Willi;- the return of a erantl iurv indictment early loduy chai'niuir him, K. McKay anil I). J. Walsh with conspiracy lo dcfr;iud Ktlwanl Winc- niaii ot San Luis Obispo of property the value of which was saitl to exceed trWHUKIO. Detectives have MoKnv under siirvcillunce, il was saitl, wihlc Wnlshe's whereabouts were unknown. Accordinir to lliu federal court records, Ilillman was indicted in Washington state, tried anil convicted on the ehai'iie of usim; the mails to tlelrnutl. At the tune of Ins indict ment, October, DUO, ho was head of tho Hoston Harbor Slenmsliip anil Lund company. The Ilillman Invest ment company mid Hie C. D. I lilliiiitii Snohomish company County Steam ship, Itnilroatl aud Land company. The indictment, nccordim.' lo the record was based on the sales of land li ml the land involved in thnt notion is unticrsiood to he the same llillmun traded to Wincinun, upon which transaction llie present, clmrjtc is bronchi. RIGHT TO QUIT SEATTLE, Jniic. 2. The David Ifodners Shipbuilding 'and Drvtloclv compunv of Seattle lotlav petitioned lliu superior court for an order al lowiuir il to disincorporate ami dis solve. I'rcsidimr .Indue (lilliam sel Aimusl fi for the lionrimr. The peti tion set forth that the stockholders of the company voted iiuuiiimotislv to dissolve. The company was ortiun izetl last year with u capitalization of $2,000,0(1(1 and look over Skinner &Kildy Ynnl No. 2 from the United Slates shippimr hoard u few wc'., nao, later abamlonin Ihe yard to Hit board when Mr. Uodirers publicly nn nounced it was found impossible to finance the conipunv's contracts. REPEAL WAR TIME WASIIIXflTON', June 2 Hv unani mous vote, the house judiciary com nvttee todnv ordered out a resolu tion repealinz all war time emergency leciHlatinn excepting Ihe Lever food control act, the espionace law, and the District of Columbia rent prolit eerimr measure. Chairman Volslcud told the com mittee that he would attempt to have the house adopt the resolution before adjournment Saturday. House action, lie said, would be attempted under suspension of the rules, which would permit only '10 minutes of debute. First Shin to North. SEATTLE, June 2. The slenm sliip Cordova, tho first of this year's lierintr sea fleet to sail for the north. cleared for St. .Michael today. The Victoria is scheduled to sail Friday nnd the Ketchikan next week. All three vessels have capacity cariiot-s and their tmssentter accommodations are all taken. , . S WILSON CAST ?'M" ASIDE SUGAR 1 PRICE RE Hoover in 1919 Urued Cuban Crop Purchase to Balk Profiteers, Tele main Show Warnings From High Sources Ignored hv White House President Blamed for Present Condition Relief Even Now s Possible. WASHINGTON, Juno 2. Copy of a leloKTuni sent from Paris July 2.1, IDltl by Herbert Hoover to Julius If. Harues, president of the United States uraln corporation, for transmittal to President Wilson declaring that de termination of the siiKiir policies re quires Immediate consideration was inndu public In the house today ty ltepresentatlve Tinkhnm, republican, Massachusetts. Mr. Tinkhnm charged that respon sibility for tho high price of sugar was "placed stiuarely on the shoul ders of President Wilson." The .Massachusetts representative declar ed that the president could relievo tho situation even now by following Mr. 'Hoover's advice and rutioning non-essential consumers. .Mr. Hoover, In his message said it was necessary to take Important de-, cisiotis as to sugar control in thin country in order to anticipate the murketlng of a new beet harvest nnd to settlo tho policy with Cuba for tho next year. . "Any continuation of control wlll require action by congresB," Mr. , Hoover said, "and it must embrace appropriations, the continuation of powor and embargo, control of spec ulation, profiteering and distribu tion." -. . "'77.1A. Preferring to his rocommendatlpn in DHR for purchase of the Cuban, crop Jointly with tho allies, which" was done, Mr. Hoover said, at the lima l,l nnhlni..- , u oont . th United States wat tho "only large nation possessing liberal supplies for. the entire year and ut a saving of four cents a pound under the world price." - . Docision must now be made he added, "as" to whethor congress should be recommended to logislate authority for the continuation of theso measures over the your 1920 providing aguln for purchase of the Cuban crop nnd the control of domes tic production, stabilization of price and distribution." Mr. Hoover called attention to his lack of intimate knowledge of af fairs at home, after an eight months alisotico on Huropean relief work and suggested thut Mr. Barnes "request M-oTcssor Taussig, Mr. Zubrlskle and oilier members of the sugar equaliza tion board to present you their rec ommendations In the matter Indepen dent of myself." .; ' 1.. tl.n II ..I.....I.I .li.nl.ln in , III Lilt UtUilL IIICJ- flllUIIIll UCUIUQ IU propose to congress that control be continued, Mr, Hoover urged that u chairman bo named In Ills place, Mr. Tlnkham, author of tho resolu tion for tho sugur Investigation, de-. clurjMl Mr. Hoover's warning was re- board "for oxecutlvo approval and purchase of the Cuban crop," : and that "both warnings were unheeded by tho White House." 10 MOVE FREIGHT WASHINGTON. Juno 2. Wftrnins thut the iiennl provisions of the intor-1 state commerce act would bo invoked unles steh railroads comply ' with orders tlesitrned to relieve freiirht congestion was issued todnv bv the inter-stato commerce commission. , The commission in a letter to Dan iel Willurd, chairman of the Associa tion of IiailwTv Executives cor serv ice committee, saitt that inspectors re ports had shown that deliveries of etiuipnicnt as ordered bv the coraniw sion were not heine made. The mat ter will be investicuted, the commis sion added. Schooner Baxter Salvaged. SEATTLE. Juno 2. The steam schooner Ered Hnxter, which turned turtle in Port Townsend harbor May 22, following the shil'timr of its onrsro bv a title rip off Murrowstono Point, was moored lo a citv hrlov in Seattle harbor todnv. The Uaxter was riitUtJ ed and pumped and is rendy for re pairs. . ......... i... , .