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WOOD’S DEFEAT DUE TO ASSOCIATES
WOOD DENIES CHARGE MADE
AGAINST Hi BY BUTLER WITH
REFERENCE TO HIS SUPPORT
NEW YORK, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Nicholas Murray Butler, pres
ident of Columbia university, arrived
here today from the national conven
tion at Chicago and issued a statement
in which he charged that a group of
stock gamblers and oil mining promot
ers and others “seized on so good a
man as General Wood” and attempted
to purchase his nomination. While it
wafs cause of great sorrow to Wood’s
friends to see him in such an un
happy position, there was nothing to
do but defeat the men behind him by
defeating Wood. President Butler
said the New York delegates were the
chief factor in stopping the nomina
tion.
CINCINNATI, June 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—William Cooper Proctor,
manager of General Wood’s campaign,
after reading the statement given out
to^ay at New York by Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, telegraphed Butler that
the latter’s statement relative to
Wood’s support, was wholly false and
given with a malicious disregard for
the truth.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Hiram John
son, of California, arrived here today
from Chicago, but declined to com
ment either on the convention or his
future attitude in politics.
CHICAGO, June 1 5(by Associated
Press).—LaFollette leads in the refer
endum vote being taken among mem
bers of the committee of forty-eight
as a suitable candidate for president,
according to a statement issued at
their headquarters today. Leaders say
they figure support for LaFollette will
come from Republicans, farmers, lab
orers and members of the Non-Parti
san League. It is not anticipated
that either Johnson or Borah will bolt
the Republicans and join the new
party.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Harding will
serve out his senatorial term, he an
nounced today, but will not be a can
didate for re-election. However,
friends explained that the Republican
margin of control in the senate was
too narrow to permit Governor Cox
to appoint a Democrat.
ROAD BUILDERSi
TO BE ACTIVE
IN ALASKA
SEATTLE, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Roadmaking machinery, sent
north to Alaska by the United States
bureau of roads for making new trails
and maintaining and establishing high
ways, will be shipped from here June
24 on the steamer Ketchikan. The
equipment will consist of six motor
trucks and a donkey engine. Three
trucks will be unloaded at Ketchikan
and three at Juneau, while the don
key engine and hoist will be used in
road building in the Petersburg dis
trict
BRITISH WIRELESS
OPERATORS’ STRIKE
TIES UP SHIPPING
LONDON, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Marine wireless operators
have struck for an increase of approx
imately 180 per cent in wages and
better employment conditions. , Much
shipping is tied up here as a result.
A minimum wage of two pounds six
teen shillings is demanded.
LOUISIANA DEFEATS
„ SUFFRAGE MEASURE
BATON ROUGE, La., June 15 (by j
Associated Press).—The woman suf-j
frage ratification amendment was de- j
feated today in both branches of the j
legislature.
JIM HAMWANTS TO"
BE VICE PRESIDENT
DALLAS, Tex., June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Jas. Hamilton Lewis,
former senator from Illinois, today an
nounced his candidacy for the vice
presidency on the Democratic ticket.
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DEMPSEY NOT
GUILTY BEING
k SLACKER
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (by As
sociated Press).—Jack Dempsey took
the stand today in his own defense
in his trial on a slacker charge and
said he had been the main support of
his family since he was fourteen years
old. Most of his fights during 1917,
he said, were for patriotic purposes,
and he derived no money from them.
Dempsey was found not guilty of
draft evasion after the jury had been
out for ten minutes. Both sides sub
mitted the case without argument.
The court room was thronged and
Dempsey received hearty congratula
tions when the verdict was returned.
UNABLE TO RECOVER
INSURANCE FOR LIFE
LOST ON LUSITANIA
NEW YORK, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—The supreme court has de
cided against the executors of-Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, who was drowned in
the sinking of the Lusitania, in a suit
to recover $150,000 on an insurance
policy. The court found the vessel
had been sunk by instruction of the
German government and that Vander
bilt’s death must be regarded as a
result of the war.
FORTY ARE INJURED
IN TRAIN WRECK ON
SANTA FE RAILROAD
LA JUNTA, Colo., June 15 (by
Associated Press).—At least two were
killed and forty injured when the Cal
ifornia Limited train of the Santa Fe
was wrecked near Rene, Colo, today.
Most of the injured would recover,
physicians who were hurried to the
scene said.
TENNESSEEAN NAMED
SUCCESSOR TO POLK
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Norman H. Davis, of
Tennessee, has been appointed under
secretary of state, succeeding Frank
L. Polk. Davis was assistant secre
tary of the treasury and one of the
j advisors of the American peace dele
gation at Paris.
SUGAR EMBARGO IS
PLAN OF DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—An embargo on the ex
port of sugar is included in the plans
of the department of justice for i-eliev
ing the nation wide shortage of that
commodity. Exports this year have
already exceeded those for the last
three years.
CONTROVERSY SPRINGS UP
WITH GREAT BRITAIN OVER
PROVISIONS OF MARINE BILL
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LONDON, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Premier Lloyd George has in
formed the house of commons that
the government will send representa
tions to the English ambassador at
Washington concerning the effect of
the marine bill on British mercantile
, marine.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—British objection to
the enforcement of the new merchant
marine bill, which Premier Lloyd
George indicated today would likely
be the subject of formal representa
tions, is understood to be based upon
two of the sections of the bill. The
first prohibits the carrying of mer
chandise in other than American ships
between American ports via foreign
ports, and would stop freight between
the United States and Alaska over
Canadian railways or steamships. The
other section directs the president to
terminate all treaties which restricts
the rest of the states to impose dis
criminatory duties ^n foreign shipping
entering American ports.
SEATTLE INCREASES
CAR FARE TO DIME
SEATTLE, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—The city council yesterday
afternoon, at its regular weekly meet
ing, passed an ordinance increasing
the fares on the municipally owned
street car system to 10 cents. This
action followed the assertion by city
officials that the street cars were be
ing operated at a loss of $100,000 a
month.
FEDERATION TO
j OPPOSE POLICY
OF OPEN SHOP
MONTREAL, June 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—The American Federa
tion of Labor, by action taken at the
convention today, pledged its support
to striking longshoremen of the At
lantic and Gulf coasts in their fight
for recognition of the union and in op
position to the open shop policy.
The federation adopted resolutions
demanding the repeal of compulsory
arbitration act for the settlement of
railroad disputes, condemning military
training in schools, and compulsory
service, and calling on the president
to secure amnesty for all political
prisoners.
NEW MINISTER IS
VARSITY PROFESSOR
PRINCETON, N. J„ June 15 (by
Associated Press).—Professor Edward
Cappe, appointed Minister to Greece,
has been head of the Greek depart
ment of Princeton university for four
teen years.
FRENCH ACTRESS DIES
AT HER HOME IN PARIS
PARIS, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Madame Rejane, the famous
French actress, died here today.
PASTOR AND BARBER
IN FOUR ROUND BOUT
UPPER LAKE, Cal., June 15 (by As
sociated Press).—The Rev. James Al
len, pastor of the Methodist church
here, boxed four rounds to a draw with
Fred Fuller, the local barber. The
bout was at a benefit performance
for a local charity and John Thomp
son, principal of the high school, was
timekeeper. Receipts were $75.
ALASKA AGAIN
UNDER EYE OF
INVESTIGATORS
(Special to The Daily Times)
SEATTLE, June 15.—George E. Kel
leher, superintendent of the depart
ment of justice and bureau of investi
gation, leaves Seattle Thursday to
open offices at Fairbanks, Valdez and
Nome. Three agents will accompany
Kelleher, including R. A. Darling, for
mer naval aviator. The Alaska divi
sion may be placed under the direc
tion of the Seattle office.
PROF. DUDDY TO GO TO
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY
BOZEMAN, Mont., June 15 (by As
sociated Press).—Announcement is
made at Montana State college of the
resignation of Professor E. A. Duddy,
of the English department, who will
take up special work at the University
of Chicago.
POLISH TROOPS IN
FIGHT ON NEW LINE
WARSAW, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Polish troops which with
drew from Kiev now occupy a new
line from the lower Pripet river to
Berdicheff, and the battle is continu
ing along the new line.
DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP
CANDIDATES FOR CONVENTION
TO BE HELD AT SAN FRANCISCO
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Associ
taed Press).—Senator Walsh, Demo
crat, of Massachusetts, said in a state
ment here today that he had not con
sidered running for the vice presi
dency on either the Democratic or In
dependent ticket. It was not his pur
pose to seek any political nomination,
but the inference was left that he
would not refuse to accept the nom
ination if tendered him.
SALT LAKE, Utah, June 15 < by As
sociated Press). — The Democratic
state convention yesterday selected
eight uninstructed delegates and eight
alternates to the Democratic national
convention at San Francisco.
While the delegation is uninstructed
the convention adopted resolutions
favoring McAdoo as the Democratic
nominee, upholding the Wilson admin
istration, and urging the adoption of
the League of Nations covenant with
out reservations.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va., June 15 (by
Associated Press).—Officers of the
Davis-for-President Club left here to
day for San Francisco, where they
will establish headquarters in the in
terests of the candidacy of John W.
Davis, ambassador to England, for the
presidential nomination.
BOSTON, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—Fourteen Massachusetts del
egates to the national Democratic con
vention left here today for San Fran
cisco. Daniel H. Coakley, on of the
delegates, said: “We are going un
pledged, and we are not interestd in
any candidats or platforms. In fact,
we are not interested in anything ex
cept the freedom of Ireland.”
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (by As
sociated Press).—Wilbur Marsh, treas
urer of the Democratic national com
mittee, arrived today to assist in the
preliminaries prior to the opening of
the Democratic national convention.
Secretary of State Colby is being
prominently mentioned as permanent
chairman of the convention, while Car
ter Glass looms prominently in con
nection with the chairmanship of the
resolutions committee.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15 (by As
sociated Press).—Harding’s nomina
tion has spurred friends of Governor
Cox to redouble their efforts to ob
tain his selection by the Democrats
for the presidency. No other candi
date can carry Ohio, they claim.
IS PLANNED BY
BOLSHEVIKI
LONDON, June 15 (by Associated
Press). — Alarming confidential re
ports of an intended uprising in India
in the autumn have reached the gov
ernment, according to the Star, which
says Bolshevik literature is known to
have been spread in India, and the
Bolsheviki are believed to be behind
the movement. The Indian office de
nied that it had received any informa
tion concerning the uprising.
FATE OF WATER FOWER
BILL IS NOT KNOWN
WASHINGTON, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—White house officials
declared today they have no informa
tion as to whether or not the president
had signed the water power bill.
YACHT RESOLUTEWINS
AGJ ST THE VANITIE
NEWPORT, June 1 (by Associated
Press).—Today’s trial yacht race re
sulted in the defeat of the Vanitie by
the Resolute by three minutes and
forty-two seconds, corrected time.
MEXICO CONSIDERS
HARDING A FRIEND
MEXICO CITY, June 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Provisional President
Huerta, at a dinner given in honor of
Dupont, declared he considered Hard
ing a good friend of Mexico.
fkhTquotations
(Special to The Daily Times)
SEATTLE, June lb -Halibut, 15%c;
sable fish, 5c; red ling cod, 2c,
JAPAN REFUSES
FOR SHANTUNG
TOKYO, June 13 by Associated
Press).—(Delayed in transmission).—
Japan, in a new Shantung note to
China taking up China’s contentions,
says she is unable to enter negotia
tions for the return of Shantung be
cause China had not signed the treaty,
and points out that China, prior to the
agreement with Japan, promised to
accept any arrangement Japan might
later make with Germany. The note
declares that by the peace treaty
Japan inherits the German interests
in Shantung, and therefore there is
no way to lead up to further nego
tiations.
TROTZKY AND LENINE
AGAIN IN EVIDENCE
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 15 (by
Associated Press).—Maxim Litvinoff,
assistant commissioner of foreign af
fairs for the Bolsheviki government,
received telegrams from Trotzy and
Lenine Monday, which appears to dis
pose of the rumor that Trotzy had
been murdered and Lenine had fled.
DEATH OF TURFMAN
REMAINS A MYSTERY
NEW YORK, June 15 (by Associated
Press).—The theory of suicide has
been abandoned by the police in the
case of the mysterious death of Jos.
B. Elwell, wealthy turfman and whist
authority, found dead in his home Fri
day, while some of his friends ad
vance the theory that he was mur
dered by a father or husband. Police
suspicion is concentrated on two club
men acquaintances, one of whom is
missing.