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d Mail Tri The Weather Maximum yesterday HSi Minimum today 50 Predictions I Fair. Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDI-'ORI), OREGON', SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. NO. 65 Medfor BUNE WSONPT All BLAME President in Letter to Rail Union Heads Criticises Charges Abuse of Self-Legislation Accepted Not What He Wanted No Trouble if His Advice Had Been Followed On Vital Issuesj Worries About Eurpoe. - V WASHINGTON, Juno 5 President Wilson, In a tolcgrum toduy to offic ii! li! of the railroad. brothorhoods crit icized congress for fuiling to tuke action with regard to the high cost of living, the conclusion of peace and important domestic legislation. The telegram was in reply to a message asking the president to pre vent the adjournment of congress to dny. The executive said that In tho light of the record of the present con gress, "I have no reason whatever to hope that its continuance in bcssIou would result in constructive measures for the relief of the economic condi tions to which you call attention. "It must bo evident to all," the president said, "that .the dominating motive which has actuated this con gress is political expediency rather than lofty pArpose to serve the public welfare" The president declared that ho had accepted some of the legislation en acted by this congress becauso he "despaired of anything better." The text of tho president's telo gram follows: . "I received your telegram of June 3. You cnll my attention to matters that 1 presented to the present con gross in a special message delivered at a joint session of the two houses August 8, 1919. In nine months this congress has.-howover,. taken no im portant remedial action with respect to tho problom of tho cost of living on tho lines indicated in that address or on any line. 'Not only has the pres ent congress failed to deal directly with tho cost of. living but it has failed even to give serious considera tion to the urgent appeal, oft-repeat-eu by me and by the secretaries of the treasury to revise the tax law as which in their present form are indi rectly responsible in part of tho high cost of living. "The protracted delay in dealing with the problem of the railroads, the problem of the government owned merchant marine, and other similar urgent matters had resulted in un necessary burdens upon tho public treasury, and ultimately In legislation so unsatisfactory that I could accept II. if at all, only because I despaired of anything better. Tho present con gress hns not only prevented the con clusion of peace in 10 u rope but has fulled to present a constructive plan for dealing with deplorable condi tions there, tho continuance of which can only reflect upon us. "In the light of the record of the present congress I liave no reason whatever to hope that" Its continuance in-session would result in construc tive measuros for the relief of the economic conditions to which you call attention. It. must be evident to all that the dominating motive which has actuated this congress Is political expediency rather than lofty purpose to serve tho public welfaro." SENATE PROBE OF CAMPAIGN FI)1S AT END i WASHINGTON'. June '. After lira ring Colonel K. II. K. Green nl Texas, son of the late Mrs. llettv Green, the senate committee invesli enting pre-eonvention political (i nimiii'r adjourned its sessions today until Julv 9. Chairman Kcnvon said that nil witnesses still unheard would bo called at that time. . . Colonel Green said he had contnh. uted money to the "mixed" fuctim of lilaek ami white republicans in Texas, but denied that ho was work ing lor any presidential candidate. Chairman Kctrron announced that William Loeb, Jr., who collected if J.'.'MKIO for the Wood campaign: Al fred J. Grccnbaum. treasurer of tho Johnson campaign in California, and several Missouri witnesses had not re sponded to committee summons. ON CONGRESS YREKA BO! ON WHEEL LEADS IN IN AUIO HOE RACE THRU STATE SALK.itf, Ore, Juno .". With David llillis, nge l-'i, riding a 1 i - evi-le in the lead, and with George W. Iewis. in nn auto, in v fast pursuit, a unique race was being run todav through Oregon. Young llillis lied his home at Yrckii. Cal.. last Tuesday morn- ing, and Mr. Lewis of a Yreka automobile company, took up " the chase last Friday mornimr. Mr. Lewis reached Salem lute hist night. The bov is believed to be on tho wnv to this citv from Kugene. where 'he was re- ported seen yesterday muruiug. GENERAL PLANS NEW FIGHT FOR LAST DELEGATES CHICAGO. June 5. The proba bility that Wood leaders will carry several delegate contests to t lie cre dentials committee was announced by Major General Leonard Wood to day. "I don't know what contests will lie appealed to the credentials commit tee," said General Wood, "hut there probably will he a number of them." General Wood said that there v as no talk among (he Wood forces of and coalition with the Johnson cam paign anyway. Asked whether he considered his statement last. niUil as a repudiation of the statement of Senator Moses, General Wood said: "1 am not repudint'iig' ' anything:. Senator Mioses issued his staieinciit and 1 issued mine. Thcv stand as separate, statements. Senator Moses issued his statement for himself and I issued mine fur nivself, but t have not repudiated in connection with either statement." IDENT WASHINGTON, June 5 Prcsi dent Wilson devoted practically his entire time todav to signing" bids passed in the closing davs of the present session of congress. Meas ures approved included tho annual naval, sundry, civil, diplomatic, and consular and District of Columbia appropriation hills, the industrial vo cational rehabilitation measure. Ilia bill permitting government owned ra dio stations to handle privalc and press messages, an amendment to I he national defense act, and the aiinv appropriation bill. BOLSHEVIKS BEAT'S POLES NEAR KIEV LONDON'. June 3. The holsheviki have inflicted severe losses on the Poles in an attack south of Ilialatser kiev, fifty miles southwest of Kiev, according to an official statement is sued hv the .Moscow government Fri day. Successes are reported at other points. WASHINGTON. June .'. Occupa tion of Nikolacvsk. Siberia, hv a Japanese naval force, was reported to Ihc slate department toditv hv the American embassy at Tokio. TIE UP AT END GALYKSTON. Texas. June .". -The first effect of Governor W. I'. Hobhv's efforts to relieve the, freight congestion here came todav "when union switchmen employed bv the Galveston Wharf company ngreeil tc handle freight cars loaded and un loaded bv either uuion or non-union dock workers. Previously the switen men would not handle freight assem bled by non-union longshoremen. NHANA VIEW. BASIS OF G. (J. P. LI Progress Reported on Platform hv Committee Senator Watson Finds Support to Declaration Johnson Believes "Satisfactory One" Pos sibleDeclines to Make Statement of Approval. CHICAGO, June 5. Progress toward an agreement on tho platform plank dealing with the League of Na tions, was reported today by republi can leaders. The Indiana declaration It was said, will be tho basis. Senator Watson of Indiana, a can didate for the chairmanship of the resolutions committee was reported as leading negotiations for an agree ment. It was staled authoritatively that he had a tentative plank which had recoived approval of many inter ested leaders. Senator Johnson,, who is making his principal platform fight on the league question, said toduy that he believed there would be a plank which would be satisfactory, but he declined to say whether ho hud yet approved the Watson draft. BUDGET BILL IS VETO, PASSED WASHINGTON, Juno S. Atlor it had been amended to meet President Wilson's objections the bill to estab lish a national budget systom July 1 was re-passed today by the house und sent to tho senate. The president votocd the hill last night because exclusive authority was given to congress to remove the coinp-troller-goneral and assistant conip-trollor-gonernl, whose appointment by tho president is provided in the measure. Kepublican leaders agreed to a change placing the control over the two officers with tho president, who would appoint them "with the advice and consent of the senate." llepresentative WIngo, democrat, Arkansas, had complained thnt the republicans sought to jam thru the bill with a constitutional question unsettled but this was denied by llep resentative Mondell, Wyoming, the republican leader. PROSECUTE PAPER WASHINGTON, Juno u. Prosocu Hon under the Sherman aiili-trust and Cluyton acts of print paper man ufacturera suspected of profiteering was recommended today by tho son ate manufacturers sub-committee which conducted an Investigation of the paper situation. The committee furthermore recom mended that should government ef forts to maintain a reasonable price meet with fuilure a federal news print board be established, "to super- visa the manufacture and distribution of print paper." E, PHILADELPHIA. June 5. He- ports that President Wilson's condf Hon has taken n turn for tho worse were denied today by Dr. Francis X. Dercum, in this city. SUFF. PICKETS AT CHICAGO, June 3. Opposition to picketing of the republican conven tion by the National Woman's party was voiced here today by Mrs. J. W. McGraw, legislative chairman of the Illinois equal suffrage association. PLANK wnnn m n nan like 9 W W V V tW W SAY, STEAffl ROLLERBUSY General Ignores Charqes of Senator Moses No One to Guide Conven tion, and Elements That Confuse Busy Uninstructcd Delegates Want Band Waqon. But Can't Find One Third Ballot to Tell Tale Is Prediction. CHICAGO, June I. Disagreement between General Wood's malingers over whether the republican national committee has been "steam rolling" his delegiilcs has furnished fie. inci dent which was needed to wind np the republican convention prelimi naries with n three-ring finish. Although Senator Moses, one of the general's managers, has denounced the decisions of the committee, which have seated Lowden delegates over Wood contestiinls as a "steam Killer" procedure. General Wood, himself, has followed it up with u personal statement expressing confi dence in the firrncss of Chairman Hays and disclaiming iinv belief that the committeemen arc permitting th-.'ir personal preferences as to candidates to enter , into Hie decisions. wliH-h will determine the character of dele gations. Steam, roller talk hasn't appearei, in the preliminaries since the Tal'l Koosevelt contest of IIH'2. and it adds to the noise and confusion in which (he uninstructcd delegate, i;o to speak, is having some difficulty in locating the band wagon. There are several elements which contribute to Hie support of predic tions Unit it is going to be a regular old lime convention. Four years ago on lire-convention Saturday, ovcrv Ihiiin- looked pretty Inuic. Charles Kvans Hughes' was us good us nonii r.utcd. although it was not irencniHv known, and the atmosphere was placid. Todav there are a dozen lil tlc, swirling eddvs each loaded with possibilities of developing into cy clonic proportions. Mnnv 'slcadving influences which guided the preliminaries of four years nun are absent and a good niunv new elements which make for confusion are present. The majority ol the delegates are un;nstructeil and al though, ns is generally the case, many of them are anxious to board some band wagon. I hero docs not appear to he aiiv. There are several vehicles rendv to be rolled, but the horspnnwer doesn't seem to be mnhihzd nnd very body seems to look to the possibili ties that sonic of the horses may be dark. Moreover, the delegates who will have to contribute the voles lo nominate the candidate secin to be having little real information so far as to the slarting point of the. pro cession although thcv are being in vited in hull' a dozen different di rections. There is the absence of the steady ing influence of the old-time lender who have hitherto been aide to gnid the destinies of the convention. Tin bosses who speak with a nolo of an thoritv seem to be absent and nl .though t lie incoming; delegates lire willing to be led they don't find iinv considerable party being personally conducted in iinv one direction. About the only thing that every body seems to lie agreed upon is Hint no candidate is going lo he nominated on the first ballot and from the in formation Unit leaks out from the various inner circles of (ho different groups it seems that all the managers are figuring on at least three ballots to find out whero thcv stand and make up their estimates on the possi bilities. flic prediction of many seasoned politicians is that the con vention will have jts opening hurrah the complimentary voles for.the fa vorite sons, the ballots to fulfill Ihc instructions and pledges and then the real business will begin, ' L NKW YOKK, June 5. Paul Joii'v won the suburban liandicup at He! mont park todav over n niiiddv track Itontlncc was second and Kxtertni nator third. The time was 2:fl!):'l--". Paul Jones was ridden bv A. Sohiit linger, K. Sanilc handled Boniface and Kxterminalor had Rice up. I'pset and Thunderclap also ran. Five other entries were withdrawn. IDEA PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE Johnson Expects Delegates to Stay Till Finish Favors Primary as Success, But Would Change Vice Presidential Talk Ignored Ap proves General Wood's Ideas on Voting. CHICAGO. June o Senator Hi ram Johnson announced today that ho felt confident that every delegate who came from a stale Unit cast a preferential vole in his favor would vote for him not only on the first or first few ballots but until he rcloas"d llicm. "I have no fear Unit nnv will vio late tho instructions given bv Hio people of his state. 1 fully expect delegates in a stale Unit cast a prefer ential vole in my favor to vote lor nie,' he said. When his iittent:oii was culled lo the situation in North Dakota where delegates reported favorable lo Gen eral Wood were elected, but whero Johnson, who was tho oniv candidiitn running in the preference primary, carried the slate. Senator Johns-.ui stated Unit he full v expected to re ceive Hie Norlh Dakota vole. Asked whether he expected to hold j. II these delegates until he released llieni he answered decidedly in the nf I'irtniitive. Kcports were called to his attention that in several cases delegates who favored other candidates, but who were instructed for him intended to vote for him on one lm'" -' and then switch. "I sec where T have been invilcd to become a viee-presidcntiul nominee," Senator Johnson told the newspaper men. "This is not (ho first time and if is peculiar Unit the men who make these invitations apparently think Unit I am unfit l'ur the presidency. We arc going right nlong with our light ior the presidency, ' Ifef'erriii to ii slulenicnt crediled to Dr. Nicho las Murray liutler, todav Hint t'.ic presidcnt'al primaries were a failure, Senator Johnson said: , "Where would 1 be in this race if it were not for Ihc primary? I inn heartily in favor of the primary. Is il right to snv Hie people urn f;t to choose a president, hut are not fit to choose n nominee? Some timo later, however. I intend to offer several recommendations relative lo conduct ing primaries. These will be nlong lines making them more uniform and reducing the expense." Senator Johnson said he was by nn means opposed lo General Wood's idea of a single primary day for the entire country, but nl the snme lime did not believe this us vital as some other points. E IS BOSTON, Juno B. William Wllklo of. Grey Kaglo, Minn., was olectod president of tho National Iiditorlul association, at the lust session of tho annual convention today. Othor of ficers elected Included: ' Vice president, K. K. Ilrodle, of Oregon City, Ore., and treasurer, W. W. Alkcns, of Franklin, Ind. El WASHINGTON1. June r.-,-Tue sixty-sixth congress ended its second session today, adjourning sine dio nt 1 p. in. Unless a grave cmergoncv arises which makes neccssnrv a spce iul session, it will not meet nuuin until December fi. IT POSTAL PAY BILL WASHINGTON. Juno !. The postal pav increase bill, under which postnl'fice employes will receive f.'JD, 0(111,000 additional salary next vc.ir and more thereafter was signed to duy by President Wilson, POTATO PRICES REACH ' I1GHEST FIGURE KNOWN $2 JUMP IN A DAY CHICAGO. .June .". Poluloe-V prices tmlnv reached their hitih vt murk in the. history of the country. This was reported by the federal bnrcan of markets alter new potatoes had fidvanced $- a lumdredweiiiht over yester day and oh potatoes had moved up 70 to 7." cents. New pota toes sold here todav at . 11 and $1'J a hundredweight, which figures out around $7. 'JO a hush ed. One ear of old potatoes sold at $0.2.") a huudredweiuht or ir'ti.75 and $7 a bushel. The Inchest previous price of pota toes on record hero is $:(.."() to $1 a bushel for old stock in the spring of 1UL7. PASS BILL TO T WASHINGTON, June, p. The bill designed lo exclude dangerous uliens from Iho United Slates was passed lodiiy hv the house and scut to the president. Under its terms mere mem bership in organizations advocating overthrow of organized government or sabotage would bo sufficient ground for the' deportation or exclu sion of aliens. Minor senate amendments to the bill were uuuniiiioiisly approved by the house. As sent to tho president, tho bill also makes subject to deportation or exclusion aliens who write, publish or knowingly circulate nnd keen in their possession written or printed inuLfcr opposing organized government ad vocating its overthrow or supporting dcslriictin of properly or sabotage. It also brings literature and declare B.lso brings within its scope alien members of organizations publishing the prohibite dlitcraturc and declare foreigners who contribute money to the publishing organizations of groups shnll be regarded as members. FACE OPERATIONS PIIILADULPHIA, Juno u. Flvo physicians wero in consultation lit tho Senator Hols Ponroso residence thla forenoon. Prom tho fact that two Burgeons, Dr. John II. Denver, and Dr. ICdwurd Martin, wore addnd to the group heretofore in attendance on the senator It Is gathered that an operation is contemplated. The patient Is said to bo mifforing great pain from nn nttack of hemor rhoids. To relievo the suffering nar cotics have been administered the past fow days. WASHINGTON, Juno 5. Authori tatlvo Information has revealed that the recent order In council requiring firms under British registry In China to bo managed entirely by British subjects was aimed ut certain com panies which have abused tho prlvll cgo for purposes such us smuggling opium. It is declared that tho order was not directed against foreign interests as such and least of all against Amer ican Interests. KILLED BY VETO WASHINGTON. Juno .- The prosi dent by a "pocket veto" killed Ihc water power measure, the resolu tions repcnlinz war time legislation and tho Underwood wood pulp reso lution. The report said ho had not been eiven timo to eivc proper con sideration to the measures. Several minor measures met tch same fate. LOOKS LIKE DARK HORSE AT CHICAGO Candidates With Good Prospects Mav Use Vote Power Contests Finished "Destinies" to Assume Shane in Committee Meetings Too Much Federal Aid Delegates Ar riving in Full Force Chilly Weather. CHICAGO, Juno 5. Kepublican commiktees lire unite sure thero will lie little delay ill getting to nn agree ment in the convention. It mnv de velop that sonic one of the cnndidnti's now in tho field besides having good prospects for his own nomination, will also hold a veto power which will compel (he compromise managers to accpet a man of whom ho approves. Senator Johnson of California is al ways mentioned when this probability is discussed. There is still another clement which ndds to the uncertainly which promises to continue up to tho timo tho convention begins to ballot. It is a repeatedly expressed fooling; among slate governors, chairmen of state delegations nnd others that members of congress nnd federal of ficials have too much to snv in ouu venlion plans and delegations. This is the last day of tho coin mil tee's deliberations on contests among the state delegations unless something suddenly is upset and the committeemen will bo free to tnko part in the conferences of Sunday nnd. Monday which will plav so large n part in shaping the destinies of the convention. Cliairmnn llnvs is mak ing no statement in reply to the steam roller charges, but ho points out that Ibis year tho couuiiitleo mado it tho practice in its open sessions to spread upon it sntitiutcs tho loanl reasons for its decision in each caso find that this record, will bo avniluhlo if' tho cbnliists ure to ho discussed in the credentials committee or if li fight is lo bo curried to the floor of tho con vention. " 1 For nearly a week now things have been shaping lo n point whero onlv u push was rcuuired to start thorn off. The national committee in its daily sessions wns renllV tho only part of the political machinery uotul ally doing nnv work. ,t ' Several full delegations and nu merous fragments of others ;wero scheduled lo roll in todnv, ' Ifailroad officials say thev (iro being taxed for equipment becunso of the crowds. Chilly weather is n surprise to most of the in-eomers. Some of the dele gates arc still complaining licenu':o the,? came unprepared for tho low Icuiperalurcs. ' . Among recent bookings nt the prominent hotels are Judge Gary, chairman of tile United States Steel corporal ion; Gcorgo W. Perkins nnd party of New York, Hcnrv W. Tuft. John llnvs Hammond and Frank A. Vunderlip. Charles F. Mnrphv, Tnm iniiny chief, has rooms for himself and several friends. , , TO DULL WAVE : WEEK'S STOCK NKW YOKK. Juno 5. Influenced mi in t V by further limitations impc3cd upon unessential credits, tho stock market this week established a low record for dullness this year. Lib erty bonds, however, showed moder ate activity ut the expense of quoted values. The political situation was ninonir Hie deterrent factors, commission houses ntlrihutimr niucli of tho cur tailment to uncertainty regarding the outcome of next week's dovclopmenta ut Chicago. Local money conditions were un changed, except for n further reduc tion of brokers' lonns. Tho trenurai money market wns firmer at almost ovcrv important center. ' ' Chief of tho cneourutriuii events in the securities market was the firm In strong tone of ruijrond shares. Kspeoiul interest attached lo the re purchase by an international bank ing house of n large block of St. Louis and San Francisco railway bonds from France. Freight congestion continued to improve, but much rcmriins to bo ac complished. . ., J
