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Evening star., 1920-02-29

~ 1SPATCHES to The Star
from its political corre-
spondents throughout the
country, published this
morning. show distinct and grow
ing tendencies in both parties to
send uninstructed delegations to
the national conventions. This does
not mean that there has been any
let down in the activities of sup
porters Of several candidates who
are seeking instructed delegates.
but in the majority of the states,
apparently, they are having hard
shedding.
In a number of states where the
contest has proceeded to a point
where the question of presidential
preference cannot be showed aside,
the race has developed bitterness
that is giving party managers Sc
rious concern. This applies more
particularly to states where the
question is for an expression of
republican preferences and where
the Wood and Lowden forces have
come to grips. Worried as the
practical party managers may be
over the bitterness being engender-
ed. these ood-Lowden deadlocks
are not viewed wholly in sorrow by
the supporters of other republican
aspirants.
It may be accepted now as an al
most foregone conclusion that no
candidate Is going to enter the re-
publican convention at Chicago
with enough pledged delegates to
assure his nomination Wood and
Lowden seem likely to have more
delegates instructed for them than
will be the case with any other
candidates. If the bitterness be-
tween the Wood and Lowden fol-
lowings continues and increases.
some candidate. at some stage Of
the convention proce edings. is go
ing to benefit thereby, Other can,
didates. therefore. have declared
neutrality as between the Wood
and Lowden forces. and are en-
deavoring to hold the good will of
both belligerents.
That both the Wood and Lowden
arrangements realize there is dam
ger in the present drift of things
Is evidenced by the effort in Colo
RADIO to arrange a truce whereby
an uninstructed delegation, equal
1y divided between Wood and Low
den men. would be sent to Chicago.
But this program, according to a
dispatch from Denver. threatens to
be broken up by growing senti-
ment favorable to Senator Harding.
The Harding men insist that II
delegates are to be hand-picked
under a gentlemen's agreement
they want look-in. and there
may be real fight in Colorado.
after all.
A fight also is promised in New
Hampshire, where 1t was thought
all was set for a delegation in
structed for Wood Former Gov.
Spaulding threw a bomb into the
Wood camp during the week by
declaring for Hoover. Spaulding
is a republican. and. as there is a
strong probability New Hampshire
democrats will send a Hoover del
egation to San Francisco. New
Hampshire joins the growing list
of states where party alignments
are topsy-turvy.
Rhode Island reports that Wood
is losing and Lowden gaining
ground there. and in Vermont.
while republican sentiment still
leans toward Wood. there is grow
ing probability that the delega-
tion will not be instructed. From
West Virginia comes word that,
while Wood still is far in the lead,
he is slipping. and that. .Lowden
Evening star., 1920-02-29
REPRESENTATIVE McDufie Qualities.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. February 2S
John McDuffie of the
first congressional district qualified
as a candidate to succeed himself to-
day.
Evening star., 1920-02-29

Imported Pompeian Olive OIL
adds taste and zest to mayonnatse
or French ng.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1920-02-29

~Say 1t with FlOwefs.n
Spring blossoms are at their best at
GUIDES, 1914 F.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1920-02-29
Poindexter Enters in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich, February 2S.-Pe-
titions have been fled qualifying
Senator Miles F. Poindexter as re-
publican candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12
S5O,0OO,OOO TAXES
MAY Be ASSESSED
ON RENT GOUGERS
Money Needed to Meet Salary
Increases in the City Gov
eminent.

Rent pronteers who have made
their claims in the Municipal Courts
may have TO furnish the bulk Of $780,
100000 extra revenue the city must
raise 70 meet the added cost Of gov
eminent due to salary Increases and
other growing costs Of municipal
government
These claims. put forward in their
efforts to throw tenants in the street
for falling TO meet their demands,
can be used by the deputy tax as
SCISSORS in determining the values on
which the landlords should be taxed.
Word has gone out from City Hall
that the tax rate must not be in
creased. leaving only one way for the
Department OF Taxes and Assess
ments to provide the additional $780,
100000. This is by increasing as
sessvd valuations.
When the assessment rolls were
made up last fall, the department
hesitRted about putting full pressure
on landlords who had been boosting
rents.
This was because, in fixing values
on Increased rentals, the assessors
wero compelled to depend more or
less on guess work. Now they can
show, in many cases, court records
70 uphold their assessments. They
can show that in certain Municipal
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12

Courts, many landlords have exacted
Increased rentals and in some oases
have tried TO Justify increases Of more
than 20 per cent. by tho supposed
value OF their properties. In such
cases, landlords who appeal 20 the
courts in certiorari proceedings. can
be confronted with their own claims
in the Municipal Courts in cases
against their tenants. These will dis
credit their claims TO lower assessed
valuations, II they do not bring them
close 70 perjury.
Another weapon TO be used against
profiteers that will be brought TO Gov.
Smiths attention as good material for
an extra session of the Legislature TO
work on. will be the proposal put for
ward last year by Jacob A. Cantor,
President OF the Board OF Taxes and
Assessments, for all property owners
to be compelled TO file yearly returns
with the board.
BY this means the Board could
accurately just what rem
tai value attaches 10 any piece Of
and could tx the assessed
value accordingly.
Mr.. Cantor tried UNNECESSARILY 70
have the Legislature pass n law re-
curing such returns TO be filed with
the Board. but the lawmakers were
not at that time alive to the crisis in
the rent profiteering situation. The
effort to have such law passed will
be renewed and by prompt action Il
could be made available in fixing
valuations this fall.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12
TO PROBE EARNINGS
OF BIG a" IN MOVIES
Court Orders Books of United
Artists to Be Open for lnspec-
ton Of Litigants.

Justice Richard =. Lydon to-day
signed an order for the examination Of
the books Of the United Artists Corpo-
ration, OF which David w. Grimth,
Douglas Fairbanks. Mary Pickford ana
Charles Chaplin are the stockholders,
on application OF Benjamin p. Schulz
berg, who has brought suit against the
corporation to recover damages. Schulz
berg. through his attorney. told the
Court that the examination Of the
books OF the concern Is necessary to
enable him TO estimate his damages
Schulberg's attorney sets forth that
his client was empowered 70 deal with
a London concern March last. for the
European distribution OF. United Artists
pictures. lie told the court that his
client had undertaken this work upon
a commission basis. and that he had
made a deal with the London Arm
under which. he estimates, the United
Artists, 80 far, earned $3.50, 900,
Fairbanks and Mary Pickfotd were
served with summonses In the suit last
Monday. Schulborg Is represented by
Whitman, Ottinger and Ransom OF No.
$40 Broadway.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12

paiRn. II was announced at Republican
headquarters to-day. Gov. IOwden
said 'he would devote as much time as
possible TO IT,"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-12

GOV. LOwden 90 Take stump for
Harding.
CHICAGO. Aug. 12.-Gov. Frank o.
Lowden OF Illinois will bo one Of the
speakers in Senator Harding's cam
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
30 HENS LAID 3 eggs
Al DAY. NOW LAY So
Tells How to Make Idle Hens Pro-
duee Money in Winter.

when I began using Don Sung
in December. l was getting only 2
or 3 eggs a day from 80 hens. Within
three weeks ! was getting from 3
TO 4 dozen a day. ! shall never be
without Don Sung" Jermima Hedges
r. +. d. !, Shumway, III,
This or dozen eggs a day, at
winter prices, was almost clear
profit. Your hens should do as well
It's no trouble to use Don Sung and
YOU risk nothing by trying 1t under
this offer.
Give your hens Don Sung and
watch results for one month. II you
don't find that it pays for itself and
pays you a good profit besides. sim
ply tell US and your money will be
eheerfully refunded.
Don Sung (Chinese for egg laying)
Is a scientific tonic and conditioner,
u is easily given in the feed, i'm
proves the hens health and makes
her stronger and more active. 1t
tones up the egg-laying organs, and
sets the eggs, no matter how cold
or wet the weather.
Don Sung can be obtained prompt
~ from your druggist or poultry
remedy dealer, or send SIC or $l.04
includes war tax for a package by
mall prepaid. Burrell-Dugger Co,
siz Columbia Bldg. Indianapolis,
m0. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
Snuff Replaces
Booze At Boston
Scots Banquet

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-THE cup
that cheers was replaced by the
snuff that exhilarates. when the
Scots charitable society revived
an old custom at its annual BAN
quet to take the place of ante
prohibition toasts. Scotch snuff
from a silver mounted rams
horn was passed about the
tables
First to take a cautious pinch
was Gov. Calvin Coolidge, vice.
president elect, who was the
chief guest, From him the horn
went down the banquet board,
SncezeS followed and handker-
"H'"fs we're quite generally dis
played.
loon afterward Prof. Charlton
Black, of Boston university, re-
lated an anecdote directed to de-
spondent victims of the Eigh-
teenth amendment. 1t was the
warning of an old ScotChman to
his son against too liberal use OF
snuff, with the statement that
"Pve been drunken on sneezum
than | ever was on whuskey." The
guests sneezed again. and then
the speakers had their say.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
Jap Paper ResentS
Speech Of LOdge

TOXIC, Dec. 1.-The Nichi Nichi
denounces speech made at the
Roosevelt club in Boston some time
ago by United States Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, in which Senator
Lodge declared that the United
States. Australia, Canada and New
Zealand should be banded together
to retard Asiatic immigration.
The paper says that one would
think the world was created for the
white race alone, and declares that
the Japanese should demand the
same rights to migrate as the whites.
The American people are character.
lied by the paper as being more
dangerous to the world than the yell
low race
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
COIN
TO AID RUSSIANS

WASHINGTON. Dec 2-Appro-
lpriations of 100000 for the relief OF
the 5000 South Russian refugees
in Constantinople is announced by
the American Red Cross, in response
to cable from Rear Admiral BrIs-
toll, describing the situation as
"Catastrophic."
This sum, with the 100000 APP
propriated by the Russian embassy
in Washington, which is to be ad-
ministered by the American Red
Cross" the statement said, makes
a total of 100000 available for the
relief of these stricken thousands in
whose ranks are many women and
rhildraD
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
BIG PLANT CLOSES.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. THE Book
Bearing company, manufacturers of
automobile parts, announces that the
plant, employing LOO men in nor
NAL times has been closed down un-
I'll after the first of the year" The
sales force was retained, however,
and sent out on the road, the an
nouncement said, Unstable Condi-
tons was given as the cause Of the
suspension.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
Lowden Not Eager for Place.

Heretofore it has been supposed
that Gov. Lowden. who won national
attention by his business administra-
ton in Illinois, would become secre-
+ tary of the treasury II he wanted 1t.
Enthusiastically Mr.. Lowden can have
anything in the cabinet he wants.
1t is said that he himself is not eager
to go to Washington or anywhere
else in public office and that Mr..
Harding will have to do a great deal
of persuading to get Mr.. Lowden
away from his farm in Illinois.
AS for secretary of state, friends
of Elihu Root are insisting that he
will eventually be Mr.. Harding's
choice 1t u an open secret that
while some of the original Harding
men can't see how MIR. Roots views
would fit in the Harding administra-
ton, they admit that Mr. Root has
a prestige throughout the United
States which would give the Harding
cabinet a good start with public
opinion. In other words. they ad-
NIT that the secretary of state will
have to be the top-liner of the cab
met this time because of the prOmi-
hence of the league of nations and
foreign policy.
Senator Philander C. Knox of
Pennsylvania is, of course first
choice with most of the Harding
men, who believe that Knox reflects
better than anybody else the views
OF the president elect on foreign
policy. But Mr.. Knox's health is
the doubtful factor. Some say he
doesn't want cabinet responsible
ties and would prefer to stay in the
senate. Others say he could be
more useful as chairman of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee II
Senator Lodge were to be taken into
the cabinet Some of those who
want Mr. Lodge to go into the cab
met are thinking of the vexed ques-
ton of leadership in the Republican
senate.
Hope for New Leadership.
with Senator Penrose i'll, the du-
ties of leadership would fall largely
on Mr. Lodge. And there isn't an
altogether harmonious feeling in the
senate about Mr.. Lodge. Every
body's good humor was more or less
tested during the treaty fight of
the last session of congress and Mr..
Lodge was between two millstones-
the "reservationists" and the 'frrec-
oncilables." There has been some
discussion about new leadership. in
the hope that the sores of the treaty
fight would be healed by an entirely
new deal in the senate.
Such a plan contemplates the pro-
motion of Senator Lodge to the port
folio of secretary of state, though
ii Is insisted by friends of Mr.. Lodge
that he prefers to remain at the head
OF the foreign relations committee
and steer the new administrations
foreign policy through congress,
Copyright, 1920 by David
LawrenCe)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
new POSTAL PACT
SIGNED AT MADRID
Universal Convention to Re-
main in Effect Four Years.
10y the Associated Press.)

MADRID. Dec. 1.-The new uni
versal postal convention, which will
remain in force for four years until
revised at stockholm IN 1924. was
signed after two months discus,
sion of the details. The convention
itself does not contain much new be-
yond permission to raise the maxi
mum International letter rate TO so
centimes, of which only some of the
European nations will take advan-
tage, and equivalent increases in
postcard and sample and newspaper
parcels fees.
The outstanding feature of the
gathering Of postal experts was the
making of pact outside ithe uni
versal union between all countries
of the Western hemisphere and
Spain, whereby they become one pos
tai territory exchanging postal con-
sgnments at the same rates as OBJ
tanned in domestic mails. When the
agreement became public the Euro
pean nations took some time to real
ize its importance, after which there
were some hurried consultations, but
these had no effect on the accom-
plished fact.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
FANATICAL AGENTS
RAID ANOTHER ship

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. "A force OF
customs officers tore away the side
of a structure in the fireroom of the
fruit steamer Norma arriving here
from Tela, Honduras, and seized five
cases of whisky Nine members Of
the fireroom force were arrested ana
charged with violating the national
prohibition act. The liquor was not
on the ships manifest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
ANTIRED LEADER SAFE.

TOXIC, Dec. 2.--Gen. Semeneff,
leader of anti Bolshevik forces along
the frontier between Siberia and
Mongolia, has arrived at Nladivostok
under Japanese escort, Dispatches
from that city state he has gone on
board a Japanese transport. Gen.
Semeneffs troops, defeated by the
BolsheviA recently deserted in such
numbers that their leader gave up
the struggle against the soviet armies
in that region.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
COURT UPH0LDS BAR TO
LIQUOR TRANSPORTATION

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. THE pro-
vision of the Texas prohibition law
that the unlawful transportatio Of
Intoxicating liquors constitutes a
felony was upheld by the court Of
criminal appeals in refusing the
application of J. w. Gilmore, Of
Collins county. charged with this Of
Tense. for a writ of habeas corpds.
The court held that it is within the
power of the state to control the
traffic in intoxicants.
Presiding Judge w. L. Davidson
dissented the majority opinion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
To Use Ships As
Apartment Houses

MARTINEZ, Cal, Dec. 2.--Use
of seven vessels belonging to the
United States shipping board
now tied up near here has been
requested from the shipping
board by the Martinez chamber
OF commerce to alleviate housing
conditions in the city.
According to the chamber of
commerce, the vessels are not
being utilized and could be used
to advantage by the city as float.
ing temporary apartment struc-
lures.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02

Rich Milk, Matted Grain Extract In Powder
Ne Cooking 0urishing- Digestihle
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
TYPHUs HEAVY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Predic-
lions that at the present rate of
progress it will take 10 yeaUs TO wipe
out typhus in Poland, where there
are 2h0,000 known cases, was made
in a report to the American Red
Cross headquarters here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
ARMENIAN PEACE
, TERMS ANNOUNCED
(By the Associated Prsss.)

PARISA Dec. 2,--The peace terms
offered the republic Of Armenia by
Mustapha Renal Pasha, the Turkish
nationalist leader, announced by the
French foreign office, are:
First, Armenia shall renounce its
benefits under the Sevres treaty.
SecoA, Armenia shall adopt e
friendly policy toward Turkey.
Third. Turks living within the re-
public Of Armenia shall receive full
nrOtectiOn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
CABINET RUMORS
BUzZAT CAPITAL
WITH MANY NAMES
David Lawrence Says Latest
Conformation" Sends Low
den to London and Weeks
to Navy Department.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,
Especial Correspondent of The News
Scimitar.)

Scinitar.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2,-Cahinet
rumors fly thick and fast as Presi-
dent Elect Harding approaches
Washington. Two sets of opinions
are to be encountered here. One Is
that MIR. Harding not only hasn't
committed himself to anybody, but
hasn't discussed cabinet with anyone
in such concrete terms as to warrant
any accurate speculation about per
sonnet. The other is that half
dozen of Mr.. Harding's friends have
been and are canvassing the situation
and conducting conferences in the
hope of lining up list of CABINET
eligibles.
From the latter group comes all
the information. And the last crop
OF ideas waited here conveys the i'm
preston that a plan is afoot to per
suade Gov Frank o. howden of llli-
nois to go abroad to become ambas-
sador to Great Britain instead of be-
coming secretary of the treasury
The suggestion Is interviewer with
another concerning former Senator
John w. Weeks Of Massachusetts,
who has always been mentioned as
the probable selection of Mr.. Harding
for secretary of the navy. Mr.,
Weeks is graduate of the United
States Naval academy and while
member of the senate committee on
naval affairs showed great interest
In the development of the navy. SEN
ator Weeks is banker and was one
of the group of Republicans who
voted for the present federal reserve
act. Although he is represented as
not anxious for any cabinet post
whatsoever, there is a sentiment
among his friends that he would be
happier in the secretaryship of the
treasury than the navy, particularly
because he Is a banker by experience
and likes finance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
PLAsTFRERS GET $12.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 2.-Be-
shining Wednesday plasterers in Fort
Worth began receiving $12 day and
cement workers and finishers 81 a
day wages This is an advance of
81 for each and was agreed upon
last August.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-02
DIPLOMAT QUITS.

THE HAGUE, Dec, 1.-The resig-
nation Of j. T. Cremer. minister from
Holland, has been accepted. The min
lister tended his resignation to Queen
Wilhelmina early in November on
account of Ill health.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-11-05
BRIEF GENERAL NEWS

Major A. V. Dalrymple. supervising
prohibition agent of the Chicago dis.
trict has resigned.
James A. Gary. 81 years old. post,
mastergeneral in the cabinet OF Presi.
dent Mckinley, died at Baltimore.
A state OF siege has been declared
In Moscow. according to dispatches
from Helsingfors to the British foreign
office.
Reduction of 100000 year in ex-
penses will be made by the United
States shipping board in the near
officials OF the board said.
Widespread counterfeiting of inter.
nal revenue stamps in connection with
violation OF prohibition laws is report.
ed by the bureau OF internal revenue.
Germany must deliver 275,OOO tons
of shipping to the allies as compensa-
tion for the sinking Of the German
asst In Scxps Flow. the rspsrations
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-11-05
Doubtful
HARDING PLURALITY
IN new YORK HUGE

New York.-With the possible ex-
ception OF the contest for the governor.
ship, which is In doubt. Republicans
apparently have made u clean sweep
In New York state.
Incomplete returns give Harding l..
4sS.934. Cox 648.445.
II this ratio is maintained In the
missing districts. Senator Harding will
carry the state by the unprecedented
plurality OF l.125.000.
Governor Smiths lead has been cut
down to 3031. The vote in 5565 up
state and New York City districts was
Smith 1893. 169, Miller 1.O36.13s.
The largest popular vote previously
received by a presidential candidate
In New York state was S70.070, which
Mr.. Taft polled In 1908. The previous
record plurality was made in 1895
when Mckinley led Bryan by 26s.375.
United States Senator James w.
Wadsworth Jr. was leading his Demo
cratic opponent. Lieutenant-G
Harry Walker. by S23.991 votes.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-11-05
HARDING HAS BEST BIRTHDAY
Surrounded by Family and Frierds,
Senator Receives Returns

Marion, O.-Warren G. Harding
Tuesday had the greatest birthday
party of his life.
Surrounded by members OF his fam
lily and circle OF neighbors and per
sonal friends. he received quietly At
his home here the tribute of the mil
lions who had voted to present him
on his 55th anniversary with the pres
idency OF the United States.
The smile of confidence he has worn
for weeks broadened as he received
the early returns and began to re-
ceive a flood of congratulations hail
ing him as the president-elect.
While the senator was at dinner a
committee OF employees OF the Marion
Star. his newspaper. called TO present
him with gold printers makeup rule,
and he came out on the front porch
and. with his voice choking with emo
ton. thanked them for their devotion.