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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... , .