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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
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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.