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Evening star., 1920-03-28
by n, O. MESSENGER.

The kaleidoscope Of republican
presidential politics is turning
again. For a while there has been
the picture of Gen. Wood, with
back to the wall, beset by the COM
bined forces of Lowden. Johnson.
Harding and Poindexter. fighting
to beat them all down before he
can make headway for the nomina-
tion.
Look again, and soon may be
seen Wood, Lowden. Johnson.
Harding, Poindexter, together with
the entire rank and file of repub-
1fcan managers. bosses and near
bosses, combined in the common ef-
fort to destroy Herbert Hoover
before they can sit down in COM
fort to parcel out the delegates
among themselves and compromise
on a candidate. To be sure, such
an idea is totally opposed to all
true racing form, as politics has
gone in the past. But every day it
looks more and more as though
the race is not running according
to form. 1t is getting out of hand
for the managers. Party lines
are being broken down. party man
agement defied.
Hoover "Reeeptive Candidate"
Within fortnight Herbert
Hoover has been tacitly accepted
as receptive candidate for the
presidential nomination.. on the re-
publican ticket, preferably. but not
necessarily. Headquarters have
been established in the Hotel Van
derbilt in New York city and
Hoover clubs organized in twenty
states. Within the next ten days
a meeting of representatives from
the Hoover clubs will be held in
Chicago. In California, his native
state. democrats and republicans
of prominence are joining to for
ward his candidacy. From other
states, as far east as New England.
come reports through unbiased
channels CT the progress of the
Hoover movement.
It is far too early to predict that
the movement will be successful.
It would be ostrich-like in the ex-
treme to ignore it at this time, and
a political writer would be un-
faithful to his clientele to whistle
1t down the wind because it does
f.o1 rIr af
ognized political managers and
leaders.
For It is fact that the Hoover
boom not only lacks the indorse-
ment Of republican politicians of
note and influence. but Is actually
deprecated. resisted and resented
by them. Therefore, it Is justifi-
able to picture Hoover ultimately
as the object of attack of the as
ISOLATED forces of other candidates.
allied for the common purpose of
disposing of him first and resum-
ing their warfare smong them
selves aftcrward.
Strife Likely to BE Vicious.
That this internecine strife is to
be vicious appears now to oe as
sured. A senator of the United
States has openly charged on the
fioor OF the Senate the supporters
of two Of the aspiranta for the
republican nomination with seek
ing to secure their nomination by
the expenditure of lsrge sums of
money. Senator Borah, a repubH-
can. speaking:
"I cay this without rny hesitancy,
that the men who ere managing
Gen. Woods campaign are propos-
Evening star., 1920-03-28
START TOMORROW
ION ZONE FARE TASK
Companies Will Prepare for
Hearing-Citizens Fight
Proposed System.

Ohicials Of the Capital Traction and
the Washington Railway and Electric
companies win be busy tomorrow and
Tuesday preparing a new plan for
some system Of fares. which the Public
Utilities Commission asked them to SUBJ
NIT when the street car hearing is re-
sumed at 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
Heads Of civic and other organiza-
tions also will be active during the
next two days preparing to fight a zone
system. William Nick. Clayton. chair
man Of the utilities committee Of the
Federation Of Citizens Associations. will
vigorously oppose zone system.
Prof. Albert s. Richey. teacher of
electric railway engineering at the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. worces-
ter. Mass.. will arrive here tomorrow to
assist the Washington Railway and
Electric Company in preparing it's zone
plan. Prof. Richey is an expert on
xone fare systems.
For tho Capital Traction Company
the task Of preparing zone system
ID simple. since It has only two lines
running into the suburbs. The Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
with eight lines running into the sub
urbs, finds the Job more complicated.
It Is probable that the washington
Railway and Electric Company will
submit the same zone boundaries
that were outlined to the commission
last September. In that plan the in
ner zone had a diameter OF approx
imately Ak miles. with 11th and r
streets as the center.
The end Of the first zone on the
various lines was as follows: Cabin
John. 36th and Prospect streets;
Georgetown and Tenleytown. entirely
in the outer zone: Georgia avenue
line, Park road; Brookland, North
Capitol street and Michigan avenue:
Maryland line. 4th street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast: Washington
|1nterurban. entirely in outer zone; Ben
ming -Kenilworth, 18th and H streets
northeast: Anacostia, north end of Ana
costa bridge.
At that time the company proposed
a scent fare in the outer zone, good
to the District line. That was before
the present rate of four tickets for
quarter had been fixed, <however,
and it is likely that a different rate
will be submitted with the new plan.
Mr.. Clayton will center his attack
on the ground that the commission is
without power of law to order more
than one fare for a continuous ride
within the District
Evening star., 1920-03-28
SHOTS AT LOFTY TAX
HERE FIRED IN HOUSE

Telling shots by members or
the House during discussion yes
terday Of the District Of Colum-
bia appropriation bill:
BY Mr.. Mann Of Illinois:
1 doubt whether there II any
place I'm the United States where
there 10 n pretense OF honest
Administration OF government
where the tax rate amounts to
21z per cent Of the real value
Of property.
1 believe that when Congress
attempts to legislate in refer
ence to taxes 1t should do SO
with some degree OF knowledge
and intelligence. and I do not
believe that Is the method we
nre pursuing.
BY Mr.. Moore of Virginia:
Ii is unjust to the District to
take the action that is now pro-
posed.
The District should have a
spokesman here whose particle
patton in the debates would be
Of very decided advantage to
Congress.
1t II sudden and drastic
proposition to greatly increase
the tax rate.
By Mr.. Mclaughlin of
Michigan:
have NO sympathy with the
proposal to have the federal
government shirk its fair share
OF the cost Of maintaining the
National Capital.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
DISTRICT G. 0. P.
TO HOLD ELECTION

Plans for the election tomorrow
night of delegates to a republican
convention, under the call of Aaron
lican central committee of the Dis
trict, are going forward smoothly:
according to Mr.. Bradshaw.
The delegates are to be elected in
each of the twenty-five election dis
tricts in the District of Columbia
two delegates and two alternates.
ARRANGEMENTS for the elections are
in the hands of the republican club
in each OF the election districts. The
polls In each district win open at 8
o'clock.
Convention Called for Tuesday.
The convention which is to select
two delegates and two alternates to
attend the republican national con-
vention in Chicago, is called for Tues
dav at noon in Grand Army Hall.
candidates for election as delegates
~ the national convention include
Aaron Bradshaw and Daniel Murray.
colored.
The holding of this election and con-
vention apparently makes 1t certain
that a contest over the seating of
delegates representing the District OF
Columbia in the Chicago convention
will materialize again this year. Will
liam T. Galliher. chairman of the re-
nub,ican state committee of the Dis
trict. and Edward F. Colladay, repub-
,;can national committeeman for the
District, insist that the state commit
tee has been authorized by the ma
tional committee, under its call, to
make all arrangements for the cleo
tion Of delegates to the national con-
yention. An announcement OF their
mans for the selection of delegates
has not yet been made.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED
HONOR NASSAU'S HEROES

NEW YORK. March 27.-Seventeen
scholarships. ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000, In memory of Princeton men
who fell in the war. have been estab-
/, lished at the university, President
John Grier Hibben announced today.
He said the university hopes eventu-
ally to establish scholarship in the
name of each of the LAG men on the
Princeton honor roll.
The scholarships were established
by friends and relatives of the Prince
ton heroes.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
$500, 900 LUMBER FIRE
AT DUNN NORTH CAROLINA

DUNN, n. c.. March 27.-Fire OF un-
determined origin destroyed the main
building Of the Tilgham Lumber Com
pany here tonight. entailing a loss of
more than s5oo.ooo partially covered
by insurance. At midnight the blaze
was still raging. but II was thought
that it would be checked before it
reached several million feet OF lum-
ber stored on the grounds.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
England to Answer Miners.

LONDON, March 27.-Premier Lloyd
George has summoned a special caoi-
net meeting for Sunday evening to
consider the governments answer to
the demands Of the miners fedora
ton. The miners executive will re-
ceiye the reply at conference at
Downing street at II am. Monday.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Mississippi Absentees Threatened.

JACKSON. Miss, March 27.-Ab-
sentee members Of the Mississippi
legislature were notified today by
Lieut. Gov. Casteel and Speaker Con-
ner that unless they attended the re-
naming sessions Of the body they
would be placed under arrest and
BROUGHT to the state canitaI
Evening star., 1920-03-28
s5.00o,O00 Found on Train.

BUCHAREST. March 26.-Five mil
HON dollars in bills found in a sack in
the corridor Of the Simplon express
have been seized and confiscated at the
Temesvar station on the Rumanian-
Hungarian frontier.
Evening star., 1920-03-28
Sir Auckland Geddes Sails April 10

LONDON. March 27-Sir Auckland
Geddes will sail for New York on
April 10. to take up his post as am
bassador to the United States, ac-
cording to announcement made to-
night
Evening star., 1920-03-28
WEATHER.

Fair today and probably tomorrow:
moderate north winds. becoming
southeast and south tonight.
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ending at 10 pm. last night: High
est. 70; lowest, IS.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1920-03-28

might well comprise the curriculum of a
government service school at the be-
ginning:
The New York herald., 1920-12-14

To-morrow's article win reveal fur.
ther waste In tho settlement ef claims
by the war Department, and tell OF
plans under consideration 20 remedy the
Mutation.
The New York herald., 1920-12-14
ONE AIR SERVICE
IS PROPOSED FOR
ARMY AND NAVY
Congress to Be Asked to Es-
tablish an AerOnautical
Academy.
AIDS ECONOMY PLANS
Greater Efficiency in U. S.
Defence Plans One I'M
portant Result.
MILLIONS CAN BE SAVED
Preparedness Programme Also
Provides for Retention of
Principles of Draft Act.

This Is the ninth Of series Of
articles pa tiblished by THE NEW YORK.
HERALD detailing governmental con-
dstsons In Wa, hin0ton and outlining
prospective legislation TO remedy ut-
sd.rs. These articles t0iH be published
from day to dap until the series Is
finished.
The New York herald., 1920-12-14

for the city OF Paris when II was menaced
by German alrmen- But adding to this
the estimated cost OF similar protection
for New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Portland. Charleston. Savannah and other
places. the enormous cost of such sys-
tenn becomes evident.
Discussing this phase OF the Govern
ment's problem. Senator Harry S. New
(Ind.) said yesterday:
1T is surprising that In view OF the de-
velopment OF aviation during and since
the war people who enjoy false sense
OF. security cling TO the argument that IL
is impossible for a raiding air force to
discharge bombs with any degree or ac-
curacy at a height say, OF $4,000 feet.
few years ago il was regarded by the
same sort of people as beyond the bounds
of possibility that a naval gun could be
built that would with precision hurl a
projectile at target FIVE miles distant.
THE only adequate measure OF safety
for attack from the air lies In the inter-
position of a superior force. This Is what
the country must provide for
Senator New holds that the most ef-
5ective means of providing this protection
is through a combination OF the two air
services. effected in such a way as will
encourage development of the science
through research work and aircraft pro-
duction His views are shared by Sen
ator Wadsworth On. Y.) chairman of
the Military Affairs Committee of the
Senate. and by Representative Julius
Kahn (CaL). chairman Of the House
committee.
To accomplish this Senator New and
his colleagues will urge. when the mat
ter comes up for consideration. the es-
Enlistment OF an aeronautical acad-
emy as a Government institution. to be
conducted and administered In the in
terests OF military and naval aviation,
Just as the academies at Annapolis and
West Point are run.
The New York herald., 1920-12-14

Much consideration is being given by
the Military Affairs Committee Of tho
Senate to the recent report Of Major
Gen. Coe. chief OF artillery. on the sub
sect Of protection OF harbors and coast
cities from attack from the air. Cen.
Coe took the city OF Boston as an ex-
ample and estimated that II would cost
$40, 900 20 give II even an inadequat e.
system OF protection composed OF anti
aircraft guns, lights. camounage. &c.
This is considerably less than was ex-
bonded for the Same sort Of protection
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
Senator Since 1914

Warren G. Harding has always been
a resident of Ohio which state he
has represented as United States Sen
ator since 1914 In private business
life he is editor of the Marion, Ohio
Star
He was born on d farm near the
village of Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1865. the eldest
of eight children. His father, George
Harding, was a country doctor whose
forebears came from Scotland Be
fors going to Ohio, the HardinSs
were residents of Pennsylvania,
where some of them were massacrcd
by Indians Others fought in the
Revolutionary War. The mother of
Warren, Mrs. Phoebe Dickerson, was
descended from an old-time Holland
Dutch family, the Van Kinks.
In his youth, Warren Harding LIVED
the life OF farmer boy attending the
village school until Il years of age,
when he entered Ohio Central Col
lege of Iberia, from which he was
graduated. AS editor of the college
paper he first displayed a talent for
journalism. He was obliged to stop
school now and then and earn the
money with which to pursue his col
lege course. At one time he cut
corn. At another he painted barns
and still another drove a team and
helped to grade the roadbed of a
new railway. At II he taught a
district school and played horn in
the village band
Expert Typesetter
At odd times he worked in the vii
lage printing office and in time be-
came an expert typesetter and later
a linotype operator. He is a practical
pressman and a job printer, and as
a make up man. is said to have
few equals. The luck piece he car
ried as a Senator is the old printers
rule he used when he was setting
type.
In 1884, DIR. Harding moved his
family to Marion. A short time after,
ward the father purchased for War.
rem Harding The Star, then a small
paper.
On the papt Walrsa arding per,
formed every JUNCTION ioin devil to
managing editor In az the years
the Senator hi oTled it there has
never been a slube or threatened
one.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
BOAT CAPSIzES,
five DROWN IN
Delaware river
Eagle Boat Overturned By
Sudden Squall OF
Wind
SAILORS SWIM TO SHORE
One Man, Imprisoned Below
Decks, Chisels Way
To Safety
SAILORS SWIM TO SHORE

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-Fivt
of the crew of the Eagle Boat NO
25 were drowned last night when the
boat was struck by a sudden squal
while cruising on the Delaware RIVER
and capsized.
The other forty six men compos
ing the remainder OF the vessefs per
sonnel escaped, some swimming to
shore and others beng picked VI
by small boats which were put t6
the rescue.
One man, imprisoned below the
deck chiseled a hole in the boats
hull as she floated bottom up and
was saved.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
URGES RETALIATION
AGAINST METHODISTS

NEW YORK, June Liberalization
against the Methodist Episcopal
Church through refusing to give ben
eft performances under it's auspices
until the church repealed the "blue
laws" forbidding theatre attendance
to it's members, was urged here today
by Francis Wilson, retiring presi
dent of the Actors Equity Associa
tion.
"For their services in the war, il
for no other reason" Mr. Wilson
said, members of the theatrical pro
fession have earned the respect OF
every people, every sect, every creed
And they have gotten this respect
and honor from all creeds save the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
Latest Bulletins
BySpecial Gable

CHICAGO, June 11.-Four deaths
and five prostrations resulting from
Yesterdays heat wave here, were re-
ported today. Three of the pros
trations occurred in the Coliseum,
where the Republican National con-
vention is being held.
COLVILLE, Wash, June IL. -
Three miners were killed IN the
Old Dominion silver mine near here
when they entered a tunnel toe
soon after a blast had been set.
LONDON, June IA report un-
favorable to the Bolsnevik regime
was made today by labor delegates
who have Just returned from an in
vestigation of conditions In Soviet
Russia.
CAIRO, Egypt, June IL. The
second attempt within SIX months
to assassinate Yusef Washa Pasha,
Egyptian Premier, failed today.
CHICAGO, June IA call for
National convention of the Amer
lean Labor Party here July ii to
13 was prepared today by Secretary
Frank J. Esper He stated that he
expected $500 delegates to attend.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12

porarily to backfire the draft tC
: Harding
: Efforts were made to induce John.
son to accept the nomination for the
y Vice-Presidency Ill the interest OF
: harmony
Senators Reed 5moot of Utah and
: Harry New of Indiana. got together
: with William Barnes, Jr., of New
4 York with the announced purpose
sof launching drive for the unani-
fmous nomination OF Harding.
Pennsylvania Stands Pat
Pennsylvania leaders said they
would continue firm for Gov. Will
liam G. Sproule although Penrose
had come out strong for Harding.
1t was reported that the Kansas
delegates would go to Harding and
present the name of Cow Henry J.
Allen for Nice-President.
Negro delegates, representing all
but three of the negro votes, called
on Harding and were given a salts
factory statement, they said, in re-
turn for which they agreed to-
throw 55 votes to his support.
Candidates Are Deadlocked
The convention late yesterday ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock today after
four ballots had made it apparent
that the leading candidates were
deadlocked and that hours probably
would be required to choose the
party's standard bearer.
1t was the first time since 1885,
that more than three ballots had
found the party without a choice
and only the seventh time since
Abraham Lincoln was nominated
sixty years ago that more than oneI
ballot was required.
With eleven names placed in nom
ination but fifteen contestants in
all receiving votes, Wood, Lowden
and Johnson led on all four ballots,
the other twelve candidates only
having 240 votes scattered among
them and the "favorite sons" losing
steadily as the balloting progressed.
Johnson Forces Adjournment
The Johnson forces, aided by Low
den's. forced the adjournment, the
Wood men bitterly disapproving be-
cause they looked for a landslide
soon.
After adjournment had been ta-
ken, Senator William E. Borah OF
Idaho, who himself had received two
votes in each of the first two ballots
and one vote in the third and fourth |
announced that he would not sup
port Wood or Lowden If either OF
them were nominated.
IF either of them becomes the Re-
publican nominee" he said, the is
sue before the people will not bel
the platform of the party, 1t will
be the issues of corruption of the
American people"
Illinois Delegates Resign
Major Thompson and Samuel A.
Ettelson, of Chicago. resigned as
delegates-at-large from Illinois, Civ
ing as their reason the fact that
the state convention had instructed
them for Lowden but that they be-
lieved the convention would not
have done so il its members had
known at the time of the heavy
campaign expenditures made by Gov.
Lowden and his organization. as dis
closed in the Senate investigation.
Following is the complete votel
for the Presidential nomination,
from the first to the eighth ballot
inclusive. with 984 delegates voting
on one or more ballots, and 493,
a majority, being necessary for nom
ination.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
NOW AUTUMN In MARS;
FIRST SNOW REPORTED

CAMBRIDGE, June 12.-It is now
autumn on Mars, and the first snow
fall of the season on the planet was
announced in a telegram received at
Harvard College observatory by Will,
lam II. Pickering who is stationed
at Vaudeville, Jamaica.
The telegram said the snowfall oc'
CURED at Isidis, which is the neigh
borhood of the part of the planet
known to observers as Syrtis major.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1920-06-12
HARDING NOM[N TED FOR PRESIDENT
GOV. COOLIDGE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT


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FOREIGN WHEAT CROP
IS NORMAL OR BETTER

WASHINGTON, June ia des-
patch to the Department OF Agri'
culture today from the international
Institute of Agriculture. Rome, Italy
said the 1920 production of wheat In
British India. would be 364,9Oo,0oO
bushels or 1901 per cent of the 1919
production and 1884 percent OF five
year average, 1914191S.
The condition of cereals May 1st
was average in Great Britain, Ireland
France. Hungary. Portugal, Egypt
and Morocco. There was drought
n South Italy and Algeria.