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Medfokd Mail The Weather . Maximum yesterday R." Minimum today 44 1TOBUNE Predictions Fiilr. Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDFORD, DREG OX, TIITRSDAY, JUNE ?,, W10. NO. G3 CANDIDATES NOW DNJDB AT CHICAGO Johnson and Hardinq Arrive Hoo ver Alone Not Present Compro mise Talk Crops Out Platform to Demand Attention Next Five Days to Be Full of Excitement Contests of South Nearly Settled. CHICAGO. June 3. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California arrived in Chicago this afternoon nnd made a brief speech against the I.cugno f NntiotiK. Hilling the tri from the depot to his )i ) t-t lie was given n noisv demonstration. CHICAGO,. June 3. Two rcpubll nin candidates Scnutor Johnson of California, und Senator Harming of Ohio arrive in Chicago today and their coming marks tho beginning of the active days of the pre-convention period. Five days remain liefore the repub lican party assembles In the Coliseum to pick Its candidate and those five days are expected to contain crowded hours of conferences, last minute alignment of forces, and final decis ions among the cumpalgn managers. Every one of the candidates except Herbert Hoover is expected here at some time.' The advance guards of the dele gates are beginning to arrive. The majority of them are technically un pledged .but most of them have their leanings and very few of them are claimed by less than three campaign managers. Some of the chairmen ol the incoming delegations aro an nouncing their preferences In pre pared statements which breathe con fidence of' success, but the political managers standing on the side lines and making up their slates have found no reason for changing their opinion that while some of the can didates have enough delegates to give 1 hem formidable fighting strength in the convention, it 1b going to take more than two or three ballots to show where the forces of conciliation and compromise must he applied to bring forth a candidate who will command a majority. If the realm of speculation were to lie entered It would be necessary to mention practically every candidate who has announced himself because every one of those candidates has a manager who advances a set of rea sons why his-principal is tho logical choice for a convention which will not be prepared to givo a majority of its votes to any one at the outset. As the delegates begin to gather, I here Is a forerunner of discussion of the convention issues which will find .expression in the party platform, und those who are interested in having tho party take u position on various subjeots are busy lining up influences which they expect to be effective in the deliberations of the resolutions comuiiltoe. As soon as the members of tho na tional committee liro freed from con sideration or the claims of the dele gations contesting for scuts, they will bo free to give attention to th con vention issues. While the contests are on discussion of candidates, plat form and. prospecta Is to them left hand work. The -committee today still had he fore it, awaiting decision, the Flor ida and Georgia cases and the cases of the eight district delegates from Mississippi. From those cases It was wailing to pass on to the contests from North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The indications are that the time consuming contests have been passed and that the Geor gia end Florida cases out of the way the remainder will be more quickly disposed off. SHIPYARD TOILERS IT VANCOUVKR, Wash., June 3. Three men were hurt, one seriously, this morning when n street ear hound for) the 0. M Stnndifer shipyards here collided with a switch engine on the railroad crossing. - J. V. Kcllv, a shipworker, who fives at Sifton. was taken to the hospital in an unconscious condition. He will recover, phvsicians v. The car was crowded wit hshir) workers mid many sustained minor in.jnrie... The vntir? trout of the car was wrecked. FIVE HOSPITALS USE OF WORLDS WAR VETS WASHINGTON. June 3 Con struction of five hospitals, costing $1(1,(10(1,000 for use bv .veterans of the world war 1111.I uuiiiiiinoiislv loduv liv the house authorized in 11 bill reported buildings committee. The measure specific-; the lo cat:(in of (he hospitals in each of the following districts: North Pacific; coast slates liooky Mountain slates; south ern California ; Atlantic coast slates mid Great Lakes. LI El CHICAGO, June 3. By unanimous resolution today the republican na tional committee directed Chairman Hays to notify all state organizations that they must discontinue holding: local coaventions for election of na tional delegates, in places whero "it is the custom and practice to refuse admission to negroes." The committee attempted to avoid the race issue but failed. Aroused by the number of contests from the southern states in which it was shown that district conventions were held in hotels and other places wehre negroes are not admitted, Charles B Warren, committeeman from Mich igan moved to have the committee "issue a warning to the south," that contests on similar grounds must not be permitted to come up at the next national convention. iSouthorn committeemen headed by W. If. .luckson of Georgia protested that the resolution as formed was a slur on the south and contended that specific mention of the southern states should be eliminated and its terms broudoned to refer to the entire country. Colonel Warren . accepted an amendment to that effect and it was unanimously adopted by a viva voce vote. In support of his resolu tion Colonel Warren told the commit tee that it might as well face the race issue in that way for the good of the party. Cominitteema nllort of Ken tucky supported the motion and de clnred that since Kentucky of its own action had admitted negro voters and delegates freely, the republican elec torate had been greatly increased The southern committeemen made no objection to the resolution as it was amended to eliminate specific refer ence to the southern states. LIMIT ORATORY OF CHICAGO, June 3. There will be five and possibly bIx seconding speeches following tho placing of the name of iJencral Wood in nomination by Governor Allen of Kansas, but none of them will last more than five or six minutes, according to General Wood made at his dally conference with newspapermen today. "Former Governor Runyan of New Jersey will deliver a seconding speech," said General Wood. "It is probable that men from Ohio, Colo rado, North Dakota .and the south will also second Governor Allen's speech." Senator Miles Polndexter of Wash ington will arrive on the scene of the convention tomorrow, thus bringing the total number of announced candi dates who will be here at that time up to five. Governor I.owden and Gen eral Wood having been in town sev eral days and Senator Johnson and Senator Harding being due to arrive here today. POSTAL PAY BILL WASHINGTON. June X The po- tnl pnv increase bill was passed to day by the house bv the unanimous vote of the 3 13 members present. The bill would become effective Jnlv 1 and would add approximately $.13,000,000 to the postal payroll the first venr. It now goes to the senate, where favorable action is expected before adjournment Saturday, TENNESSEE r SHIP, READY American Warship, World's Greatest Finhtin'n Machine, in Commission- Officers and Crew All From Ten nesseeVessel Has Movie Theater and Daily Paper Plant Aboard Marvel of Electrical liiiienuity. NEW YORK, June 3. The super dreadnuught Tennessee, the largest and most formidable battleship afloat goes into commission today at the Brooklyn navy yard. Formal cere monies were set for 2:30 o'clock. Constructed here at a cost of $20, OHO, 000 sho represents the last word in battleship architecture. She is tii!5 feot long, has a beam of !I8 feet and a displacement of 32,a00 tons. She Is the next thing to a pleasure yacht in the comfort of her appoint ments for officers and men, and is the first battleship to recruit her entire personnel from the state from which it takes its name. , The Bpecial feature which distin guishes the Tennessee from all other units of the United Stutes navy, is the highly organized "fighting brain" en closed In a steel fort near the top of the forward mast. Here are concen trated devices for observing enemy ships, enabling the crew to quickly ascertain the position of enemy craft. Special devices enable the crew to quickly train the fourtcen-inch guns on the enemy before the crew of any other battleship known could even sight the Tennessee. This new device consists of three decks and their fighting complement is 25 men. By special signaling devices, re ports from this fighting top can be flashed instantly to all parts of the ship. Thin "fighting brain" is filled with delicate instruments never be fore used on a battleship. Another important feature is her electrical control of speeM, enabling her to quickly change from her ca pacity speed of 21 knots to an almost imperceptible motion. Her size makes possible spacious lockers, baths and recreation quar ters. She has a handsomely furnish ed club room and library for enlisted men. She has a printing shop with a linotype machine and presses on which a daily newspaper will be printed. The Tennessee is the first battleship equipped with a motion picture camera. She will not actual ly be put into service until August 1 when she will sail on a practice cruise to Gunnlnnnmo, Cuba. Her present crew fit Tonnesseans number 031. BACK IN CELL SALEM, Ore., June 3. Sam Paurf. who escaped from tho state peniten tiary last Friday and who was cap tured at Glendale, Douglus county, Tuesday, is not the man who attacked two women and a young girl near that place, Warden Compton said to day. The warden said the man who attacked the women is under arrest. Pauff was returned to the state prison- today. ' . BtLGIUM. AFTER CITIZEN PAPERS, TOLD TO LET CHILDREN BE TEACHERS BAKER, Ore., June 3.-Albln Tauverlne, Belgian, has been placed under the tutelage of his children In order to become ef- ficient In American history suf- ficient for his naturalization. This unique method was inaug- urated .by Judge Gustav An dor- son when Tauverlne came up for citizenship papers recently. He passed parts of the examination but was not proficient In others, it was said. When he told the court that his knowledge of American in- stitutlons had come from his children, the eldest of which is eigut years Judge Anderson in- structed him to take some more lessons. .4 Funeral'Services of Col. Geo. P. Mims Await Family Ik ,; tf life. ihaW;.. kLA V.!. Co!. (iooi'Re Funeral services over the Into Colonel George P. Minis postmaster of Jledford, whose unexpected and sudden demsic early Wednesday niornimr, shocked the entire commu nity, will not be arrnnued until after the arrival in the citv of his wife mid several daughters and sons tomorrow afternoon. Assistant Postmaster Warner hud a difficult time nil dav Wednesday tryinsr to ect into touch, will! rela tives by both lonr distance phone ami telegraph, and was very much dis couraged last evening over the out look when the skv was somewhat cleared when Jliss Margaret Mims. a daughter, who resides in Spokane, and who rend of hev father's 1leal.l1 in the newspaper dispatches of that citv yesterday afternoon, culled him up bv long distance to Icurn the de tails. Miss Minis said her mother was in Scuttle and that 'the members of (he family would arrive in M'dford tomorrow, stopping .over in Portlnr.d to find her brother, Oeorgc Minis, Jr., to bring him along with them. Telegrams and long distance ef forts bv Mr. Warner failed- to loca'.c Cleorge Minis in Portland vcslerdnv, as were similar efforts lo locate Percy M:ms, another s'on, who liv.nl here much of (he time with his father. W PARIS, Juno 3. Premier Nltll or Italy has made to Jugo slavia new compromise proposals Intended to, Bolve the Adriatic question, auys a Uaibach dispatch tohe .Matin. President Wilson's stipulations rel ative to the eastern boundary of Ju lian Venetia, has been followed, with a few slight modifications. Abbasia,' just west of Flume, would be under. Italian sovereignty. Tho harbor,! however, would be placed under the administration of the, League of Na tions, und the suburb of Sdssak would be given to the Jugo-Slavs. With the exception of Lussln and Chcrso, sit uated In the Gulf of Garnero, south west of Flume, all the islands along the coast would go to .liigo-Slavln, which country would also receive all of Dalmntia except the nort of Znrn, for which an autonomous government is planned. HOMF.R. Nob., June 3 Proper v damage to' Homer and surrounding towns by flood waters from Omaha creek Tuedav is estimated nt more than frl.OflO.OOO. The Hood followed u cloudburst near hero. 'Is 1 ws ,f'.'i r, r I. Mims and who for some lime past had been employed on 11 California road cm tract near Crescent City, in which his father and Dr. J. V. lieddv held a financial interest. It was learned thai Percy just left (here recently to go to Kureka in connection Willi another contiiict which his father and Dr. lieddv were considering. Alsg efforts to locate Dr. and Mrs. Reddy, who went (0 Sun Francisco tlu other day, were unsuccessful. Mr. Warner, now that the others of the family have' been located and ap prised of the death, will make re doubled efforts lo find Percy, who was very close to his father. A telegram lias been received from Colonel Minis brother, W. O. Mims of Newport, I enn., the family home, to' whom Mr. Warner had telegraphed inl-ormalion of the death. Tho"brotlier wired back if there were no obiec tions the remains should be prepared for burial and shipped at once to Newport, lie nlso wired that he, would pnv all expenses and had niiide arrangements nccoldingly with the Mod ford National bank. II v seems probable that it Mm. Minis and Hie children have no oh icctionthe body will be forwarded for burial to Newport, Colonel Milu's boyhood home. Colonel' and Mis. Minis hail six or seven grown children. ALL WAR TIE WASHINGTON. June 3 Hv n vole of 3'.'.') to 3 the house today adopted luiil sent to the senate n resolution repealing all war-time laws except the Lever food control act and tho trad ing ttilh the enemy aid. Though supporting the resolution, democrats protested against continu ing in force the. Lever act and ex pressed doubt whether the repeal bill as drafted covered all war legisla tion, liarticulurly the espionngo act. On the roll call, however, only three democrats opposed the resolu tion. Thpf were, Representative? Sims and Garrett, Tennessee und Wel ling, Utah. NOTHING TO DO . THE H.C.L GALVESTON. Texas. Juno 3. Three hundred and twenty-five of. the 2700 carloads of wheat in the vards here will he returned immediately to the interior for storage, nccordine to the representative of the inter-stata commerce commission here today. . Four British ships iu port will tnke on one million bushels of export wheat within the next few days, the com mission agent said. ft-, A V BRITISH FLAG BURNED BY FOR OF WASHINGTON. Juno 3 The state department today asked the District of Columbia com- missloners for a statement of fact as to tho burning of u Hrit- Ish flag yesterday in front of tho treasury by women synipa- thlzers with Irish rreedom. The department acted on its own initiative, officials said, no protest having been made by the .British embassy . Tho burning of llio flag yes- terduy passed almost uunuticod as the banner bearers at the treasury building have ceased to excite public curiosity. TO END TODAY Missing Treasurer of Lincoln-Wood Club Shows Up After Lonq Search Procter's Aide Brlnas Ledners to Show Expenditures of General Wood No Visible Result of Unci Winded Sessions. WASHINGTON, June 3. Horace S. Stcbbens of New York, first treas urer of the Lincoln-Wood league, and sought by subpoenca servers dC the senate campaign, investigating com niittue for several days, wired the committee today from Monlrenl that he hud .fust hcurd of the search for him and desired to testify. He v.ill be heard tomorrowy WASHINGTON. June 3 With onli two witnesses of the subpoenaed list remaining to be heilrd the senate c.i.u uiittcc investigating pro-convention campaign expenditures expected to day to suspend temporarily it sactiyi lics. . One of the two witnesses to be heard today was Warren Gregory, named as the leader in the Herbert Hoover campaign in the California primary, W. I). ?tirlt, assistant to Colonel William Cooper Proctor, national chairman of the Wood campaign com mittee, was the first witness called today. In business life, he said, he was "assistant and confidential uiiiu" for Ambrose Moncll of New York, who. it has. he;n testified, was n heuvv contributor to the Wood cam paign fund. Mr. limit said lie had brought papers from the Wood national com mittee, and produced a suitcase uMd two bundles, from which be took a set of formidable looking ledgers. Mir. Ilurtt said one of the volumes contained nil the reiucs1s for funis filed with the national Wood com tit too bv stale and district managers nnd n notation of the action taken. "In order to ciirry out your wtork in n businesslike way," Chairman Kcnyon observed ."your committee found it necessary to have printed a blank form, he ndded .retmests for funds.' " U. S. WILL FIGHT IMEXICO PLAGUE VERA CRUZ, Juno .1. Three per sons who were taken to the Isolation hospital here following attacks of the bubonic plague have died and three others are in a serious condi tion. MEXICO CITY, June 3. (By As sociated Press.) State authorities at Vera Cruz have accepted the offer of the United States to send a sani tary detachment and supplies to com bat the spread of bubonic plague, says a dispatch from that city to the newspaper Universal. Epsom Winner a Yankee. PARIS, June 3. Prank O'Neill of St. Louis, the American jockey who rode Spion Kop, winner of the deriv, in Wednesday's great rnoe at Knsoni Downs, returned to Pnris this mora ine. O'Neill rides the horses of Wil liam K. Vundcrbilt on tho French turf J SENATE PROBE PRIMARY FUNDS s SEEK PLANK IN G.O.P.TENETS Assisted by Bryan, Prohibition Chair man Asks Questions on Alcohol Per Cent Meetinu Sunday to Can didatesWill Also Quiz Demoerats Fear Less Drastic Legislation Is Coming. ' ' ; CHICACIO, Juno 3. Virgil O. Hln shaw, chairman of the prohibition na tional committee today drew up two nuestlons tor presentation to the re publican presidential candidates. The uuestions were: "Do you believe In tho 18th amend ment as Interpreted by tho Volstead act, which act as ou understand In terprets intoxicating liquors to be anything containing more than one half of one per cent of alcohol?"1 "Do you favor your party adopting a plank in Its national platform In dorsing the 18th amendment and Its enforcement as Interpreted by 'the Volstead act or some measure equal ly effective?" William Jennings Bryan will arrive here tomorrow, Mr. Hlnshaw Bald, and "then the prohibition party chair man will work with him as with oth er friends of prohibition to get a platform indorsement of the prohibi tion amendment as interpreted by the Volstead act. ' The candidates will be Invited to a meeting Sunday, Mr. Hlnshaw added. The subject of the meeting will' be "the 18th amendment what will the political parties do with It?" 1 ' A committee appointed by the 'na tional temperance council -will -wait on the platform committee of the ie publican committee next week ap'i will nlso visit the democratic resolu tions committee at San Frar.clsco, tho prohibition -chuirman said. ' . DELAYED BY FIRE SACRAMKNTO. Cal June 3. Tho convention special, carrying Culi foriiil delegates to the republican na tional convention at Chicago was ilo layed fourteen hours by a fire Hint destroyed fifteen hundred feet of snowshed on the Southern Pnolt'io railway, five miles east of Summit. At division liendmuirters of the rail way here, it was said this morning the fire had been extinguished and the special was again on its wnv. Origin of the lilnzc is unknown, railroad of ficials said. . IS I1PKNOS AIRES, June 1. Aracn tiuu lias been facing one of the most complex problems of econoaiio logic, how to deal with tho onhiineed vulnu of its products, und, nt the sumo time meet tho advance in costs to do mestic customers. President lrigo ven, in his message to conttress toduv asked for legislation imposing: nn additional export duty on wheat. He declared public authorities cannot view with indifference tho price to which wheat products have risen. ' meiHrld wrestling title SHERIDAN, Wyo., June 3 Clar ence Eklund of Peckville, Wyo., who last night lost the world's ligbt heavywelght wrestling championship to Ted Thye of Portland, Oregon, In two straight falls, tdoay posted (5000 side bet for a return match with Thye. Thye defeated Eklund before 1200 wrestling fans here last night, the first fall coming In one hou.-, 17 minutes and 15 seconds, with a head scissors and double wrist lock and the second fall coming In 31 minutes with Thye's famous falling ' double wrist lock.
