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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-21
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PARA Ia CAPITAL
DICESE QUE VA A HACER 81
CAhPANA ELECTORAL
POR OTRA PARTE SESABE QUE HA SIDO
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NOGALES.. RriZ., julio 19.-El gene
raj Alvaro Obregon, candidato a IA
presidencia, saldra esta noche para
Ia ciudad &c Mexico con ell objeto
de dirigirse a los Estados del Sur
a fin de continuar su .interrumpida
campana electoral que deber4 cerrarse
el del prcxlmo septiem bre.
El general Obregon, que vino al
norte con el objeto de estar presente
en- Nogales duEapte los tres dfas que
Gur6 Ia celebration del de julio, te
nIa Ia intencion de permanecer atm
una semana mas para cuidar perso-
nalmente mas del traslado de Ia in
mensa cosecha de garbanzo de Sonora
da Ia cual, una tercera parte, apro1i-
uadaDente. ser3 vendida por conducto
de su agente en- NogaIes, Sonora pero
sus consejeros polfticos le manifesta-
ron que juzgaban mejor que no retarde
mas "a reanudacion de 81 campaha y
decide scguir este consejo.
En- su viaje 10 aconpahara su Secre
krio particular L. Tore Blanco
Los recientes disturbios habidos en-
la region central de Mexico no han tie
nidc influncia de ninguna clase en- 81
hecho de que el general Obreg6n haya
canbiado su proyecto de permanecer
mas tempo eI Nogales.
En- lai ciudad dc Mexico acaban dc
publicarse unas informaciones Of
clales asegurando que ei Presidente
Substitute de Ia Republica, Sr. Adol
70 de Ia Huerta, envio un mensaje ur
gente al general Alvaro Obreg6n. que
Sc encuentra actualmente en- ell Esta-
do e. Sonora, pidiendole que Sc pre-
sente en- la capital, Ia mayor bre-
vedad possible.
Sc nos aseguro que ell llamado del
diviSionario sonorense obedece q. Que
el Gobierno estima necesaria SUI pre-
sencia en- Ia metropoli, para que pres
te su cooperation en- el estudio y So
luci6n de muy trascendentales asun-
tos pdblicos.
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taci6n del general Cpregon. nj 81 tie
ne pensado presentarse en- Mexico.
pues esta dedicado q su propaganda
polltica para las pr6ximas elecciones
presidenciales que deberan efectuar-
Sc ell mes de sepien2bre venidero.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-07-21
LIBROS EN- ESPANOL

Compre usted sus libros en- espa-
mol Ia Casa Editorial Lozano, 11S
n. Santa Rosa Ave, San Antonio,
Texas. Es Ia mas barata -
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Painter Crushed
l6 Stories in Air.
Man Is Trapped by Lift
on Ledge of Wi1,doto;
Rescuers Work az, Hour

Siguard Nordlie, a painter, Of 50
Wordsworth Avenue, Yonkers, was at
work on the outside of the twenty
two-story Herald Square Building
yesterday and decided to enter the
structure by window rather than
lower his scaffold sixteen floors to
the street.
Accordingly, he pried open win
dow, not knowing it opened upon the
elevator shaft On the wall inside to
either side Of the frame ran the
metal grooves through which the
great counter weight Of the elevator
slid.
Nordlie thrust his head and shoul-
ders through the window just as this
weight was descending. It caught
him and held him like deadfall trap
across the window sill. His body
iamncd the weight and stopped the
elevator.
Patrolman Francis Fitzpatrick was
called. He sent in calls for a fire
truck and the rescue squad. For an
hour thereafter the fremen fought,
clinging to the walls Of the shaft. to
pry the weight loose from it's grooves.
They first lassoocd the body and
fastened the other end Of the rope
TO beam for fear their labor might
dislodgc IL. Then they attacked the
weight with crowbars. At length the
Weight swung frae and Nordlie's
crushed body WAS withdrawn. Tacrc
l. little hope Of his recovery.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Rank and File of Repub.
lican Delegates Demand
Recognition i'm Franz
ing National Platform
Ogden 2 Mills Urged
For Chairn1a11sI1ip
w. A. White Heads Group
to Oppose Senatorial
Control i'm Resolutions
From a Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, June 7.-Liberal members
fight ON the floor of the convention
for the establishment of new prin-
ciple in party politics-that the rank
and file of the party shall write the
platform, and not the Senate or some
other small group Of men.
And to insure the permanency of
this principle the liberals will attempt
to set the precedent in the present
convention. The fight. which will be
led by William Allen White. of Kan
sas, and other progressive delegates
from the West, will be waged round
the election of chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions.
There are two candidates for the
Craftsmanship, Ogden Mills, of New
York, and Senator James E. Watson,
of Indiana: The Senate group is said
to favor Watson and the liberals aye
behind Mills.
Mills was named chairman of the
committee on platform and policies by
Will II. Hays, national chairman. This
committee, numbering about $50, sent
questionnaires to Republicans through
out the country and received replies
from upward of one hundred thousand
members of the party. On the basis
of these replies the committee headed
by Mills drafted a tentative platform.
Old Guard Opposes Document
But the Old Guard in the party is
said to have looked with displeasure
on this document. They have init
mated they want a platform of their
own making and hope to achieve their
purpose through the election of Senator
Watson.
The liberals, while believing that
Watson will eventually accept the plat
form written by their organization,
have determined to oppose him and
urge the nomination of Mills. Many
of them, like William Allen White, hold
that if the platform of the rank and
file is adopted it will restore the Re-
publican members of the Senate to
their proper place in the party-the
servants of the party, not its masters.
And some of the leaders of the lib
erals regard the issue on which they
are prepared to fight to the bitter end
as transcending in Importance that
which is uppcrmost in the minds of
most of the delegates, the nomination
of the head of the ticket.
ne IlDeral members OF the party
will support Mills for chairman Of
the resolutions committee" said Will
liam Allen White. "We liberals would
set the precedent that when the ma
tional chairman names a man chairman
of the committee on platform and poll
cies, and when that man makes good,
be should, if a delegate, be appointed
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions.
Senate Servant or Master?
"This will precipitate clash be-
tween the old order and the new; it
will decide which shall be adopted
platform made by the rank and file Of
the party or platform made by the
Senate.
"It is fundamental issue whether
the Senate is the servant or the master
of the party. For if the party writes
platform for the Senate to enact.
naturally the party is the master. If
the Senate says what shall be the plat
form, and thereby control it's own ac-
Continued next page)
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
N. Y. Delegates
May Withdraw
Buffers Name
AT Meeting Tomorrow 1t
Will Be Decided Finally
Whether His Candidacy
Will Go to Convention
Wadsworth Is Chairman
Mrs: Florence E. S. Knapp
Elected Honorary Vice
President From State
By Charles T. White

CHICAGO, June 7.-There is q orow-
ing probability that on Wednesday at
an adjourned meeting of the New York
delegates to the Chicago convention
the friends and supporters of DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler will make Il
SO plain to him that his support has
disintegrated that he will sanction tho
suggestion that his name as an as
pirant for the Presidency be not pre-.
sented to the convention.
DR.. Butler himself, at present, would
scout such suggestion, but it is being
entertained by some of the leaders.
AT present l. am disposed to vote
Tor Dr. Butler on the first ballot but
1T may be that by the time the roll is
called for nominations his name will
not be presented at ALL" said Jacob A.
Livingston, Brooklyn leader, to The
Tribune correspondent this morning
after adjournment of conference of
delegates at the Congress Hotel.
Thirty Votes for Wood
After canvass Of the situation to-
day the Wood managers estimated that
they would have thirty votes from the
New York delegation for General Wood
on the first ballot and sixty on the
second.
The Butler interests are under the
direction Of James r. Sheffield, who is
working hard to keep the delegates in
line for DR.. Butler.
The Lowden men of the delegation
under the direction of former Senator
William ]. Tully, quietly served notice
to-day that unless DR.. Butler can get q
large majority of the New York dele.
gates on the first ballot they woulc
not vote for him at all, but would sup.
port Governor Lowden on the first and
subsequent ballots.
The situation in the New York dele.
cation is not clarifying very rapidly
but still it is clarifying. 1t is apparent
now that General Wood will get thirty
votes on the first ballot from the New
York delegation, whether DR.. Butle,
stays in the race or not, and the w Wood
managers count on at least seventy y
Butler withdraws.
The Lowden men claim at least
twenty votes, with Butler out of the
way They are confident that on the
more decisive ballots the Illinois Gov
ernor will drive deep into the New
York line.
Senator johnson is likely to receive
the support Of four New York men
George 2. Medalie, James L. Wells
Thomas w. Whittle (proxy for George
w. Perkins) and Richard w. Lawrence
CONTINUED on page thrss)
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
BY William c. Dreher
SnccinI CnbIe fo Tho T,Ihuns

Copyright. 1920 New York Tribune Incl
BERLIN. June 7.-Although 7. returns
from Sundays national Reichsrat cleo
tions are only fragmentary, it is plain
even from early returns that the Ma
jority Socialists and the Democrats.
particularly the latter, suffered q
crushing defeat. The drift away from
those moderates may be large enough
to break up their coalition with the
Catholic party and bring about the
collapse Of the present ministry, al
though there is no certainty of this.
1t is expected that fairly definite re-
turns will be in hand by tomorrow
night.
The heavy check in the drift of the
country toward the Socialist groups is
noted by the "Tageblatt," which says
the hope Of the Majority Socialists lies
in forming bloc with the Independ-
ents.
From early returns it is apparent
that the Majority Socialists lost many
votes to the Independents, but more
to the parties of the Right. The Demo-
Gratis lost to the German Peoples party,
led by Stresemann, and to the Nation
alist party.
The changes in the total votes for the
different parties in Berlin in this cleo
tion and in the elections of January,
1919, are striking. The Majority So
cialists' total dropped from 4O4 500 to
1s5,600; the Democrats from l77.5O0
TO 71,500; the Independent Socialists
gained from 306,G00 to 100000; the
Strcscmann party $1,000 to l4o,9 300
the Nationalists from 103,70O to H.
700.
1t is estimated on present returns
that the Independent Socialists Will
have as many seats in the RsichslGt
a. the MAJORITY Socialists.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Has Small
Lead in Io,uu 8 Poll
Early Primary Returns In
dictate Senator May Be
Beaten for Re1l0n,ination

DES MONIES. Iowa. June 7.-Early
returns in the primary election to-day
are meager. but indicate that Senator
Albert B. Cummins may be ereated
for the Republican nomination. Re-
ports from three Congressional dis
tricts show the Senator holding only a
small lead, with the mining and rail-
road centcrs yet to report. Colonel
Smith W. Brookhart, who made the
fight on the Cummins railroad bill, is
his opponent and is polling q heavy
vote in the counties reported early to-
night.
In the northern section of the state,
where Republican organization candi-
Gates usually poll a big vote, Brook
hart had cut in on the Senator, and it
WAS reported that while the Senator
would carry the northern section it
would not be by large margin.
1t was reported that in several dis
tricts the Kendall Cummins forces had
united. If this holds true it may
react against Kendall in the convention
which will be called upon to nominate
Republican candidate for Governor.
The vote is reported to be close, with
Kendall and Deems alternating for
first place. Havner men reported that
their man would be better than third
in HIS own section, The fa.n vote
unsupported to be fairly good.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
u. Grand Jury
Indicts 48 in
Freight Thefts
Merchandise Stolen in
Transit Between States
and This and Foreign Ma
tiOns, Valued at Millions
so More To Be Arrested
Rail Workers, Detectives,
Merchants, Warehouse
men Declared Involved

Forty-eight men were indicted yes
terday by the Federal grand jury on a
blanket charge of conspiracy in con-
nection with the theft Of merchandise
in transit which is declared to ag-
gregate several million dollars in
value. 1t was said that at least fifty
more arrests would be made and that
specific charges involving several
counts would be brought against the
defendants already under indictment.
The theft Of s1,121 900 worth of goods
is charged in the indictment handed up
yesterday, and according to r. A. Site
fel, of the New York Credit Mems AS
sociation, which cooperated with the
Federal authorities in the theft hunt,
the depredations of the gang amount
to at least s4,00O,OOO more than the
sum named in the blanket indictment.
The goods stolen were in transit be-
tween states and between this and for
eign countries. Freight cars, steam
ships, barges and lighters have been
plundered systematically for months.
Silks, woolens, alcohol and whisky con-
stituted the favorite loot of the gang.
Liquor and Silk Among Loot
Mentioned in the indictment as hav-
ing been stolen since September Is,
1919, are 100 barrels Of alcohol, valued
at 100000; IL barrels of whisky
valued at $4,000; 3l3 bales of raw
silk, valued at $4,000, and s35S,0O
worth Of woolens and worsteds.
Professional truck thieves, it is al
legged, had the assistance of railroad
conductors, brakemen, clerks and de.
tectives in getting possession Of the
goods, and that of merchants, ware
housemen and truckmen in disposine
of them. The entire workings of the
ring from thief to "fence," are said to
be known to the authorities and work.
ers in every branch Of the conspiracy
to be under arrest or surveillance.
About 100000 worth of goods stoler
from the New York Central and Erie
railroads has been recovered. accord
ing to Mr.. Stiefel, the theft conspiracy
was the most efficiently organized one
with which the Federal authorities
ever had to deal and worked on 6
moro daring scale than any heretofore
discovered. The Indictment handed w
yesterday, he said, was the most i'm
portant step taken for q decade fol
the protection of merchants against
| theft.
Alleged Leaders of Gang
Judge Augustus N. Hand, Of the
United States District Court, received
the indictment, which was found OF
evidence presented to the grand jury
by Garrett w. Cotter, Assistant United
States Attorney
Among the leaders Of the gang, &C
cording to the Federal authorities, are
| Nathan Zimmerman and Abraham
Kompel, who own the Bronx Termina
| Warehouse and also the 2. & X. Truck
| (csstnusd On sass hvsj
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Hints
At Truce on
Treaty Issue
League in Present Form
Only Is Opposed in Mass
Meeting Speech; Makes
Plea for Party Harmony

CHICAGO, June 7.-Senator Hiram
W. johnson made final appeal for
popular support of his candidacy for
the Republican Presidential nomination
at an enthusiastic mass meeting of his
followers In the Auditorium Theater TO-
night.
The theater was thronged with John
son followers and men from all the po-
litical camps, who went to hear the Cali
fornian explode bombshell on the eve
of the convention. They were disap-
pointed. Instead of declaring war on
the Republican national leadership
Senator Johnson called upon the Re-
publican party not to "hesitate or
falter"; attacked the POISONOUS press"
for calling him radical. and declared
his opposition to "the present" COW
enant of the league Of nations.
Senator Johnson's speech surprised
the Old Guard leaders with its con-
ciliatory spirit. Senator Borah, Of
Idaho, Johnson's most active supporter,
did attack the Old Guard leadership,
but the candidate himself completely
reversed his fighting attitude of few
days ago and delivered a speech that
was regarded as a plea for harmony
and as an expression Of the candidates
willingness to "go along" with the con-
servative elements Of the party in the
compromise platform program that has
been agreed upon tentatively.
Old Guard Let OF Easily
The only attack Senator johnson
made upon the Old Guard leadership
occurred early in his speech, when he
declared that "there are those who
would make it (the Republican party
a party of the few, and would impose
upon it their arbitrary will" He de-
clared that the convention should not
permit "these few men" to "dehuman-
ize" the party, and then launched into
an attack upon the press.
Thousands of men and women we're
unable to get into the theater to hear
Johnson. When the candidate appeared
upon the stage he received an ovation
that lasted for twenty-five minutes.
References to self-determination OF
Charles Stewart Parnell, were wildly
cheered by the Irish, who formed 3
considerable part of the audience.
johnson received his greatest ap.
plause when he denounced the league
of nations. He digressed from his pre-.
pared address to declare that he favors
"an amplifcation Of the Hague tribu.
nal" which was received by the plat.
form builders as an announcement OF
Johnson's agreement to accept treaty
plank with the formation of an inter.
national tribunal to codify interna.
tional law and adjudicate justiciabl;
questions as one of the provisions.
Reference to Lowden Kissed
Mention by Senator Borah of cam
| paign expenditures threatened for {
few minutes to break up the mas.
meeting. He started to refer to Low
den, but the audience stopped him will
Misses and cries of "Dont you say any
tcsntlnusf sa psss NE,
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Delegates Refusal to Obey Primary
May Bring Fight on First Ballot

CHICAGO, one Of Oreeons ten delegates
Wallace McCamant of Portland
with the result of the Oregon
developed unprecedented problem convention involving
adherence to freedom from
gates for all candidates. spirited fight
OF the first ballot on candidates is expected
McCamant
ohnso although the Californian primary
General Wood The Oregon delegate contends that he
ognized Wood primary
state preference for Johnson is not obligatory him.
The question presented entirely up to
the itself
While the Immediate dispute affects only
principle be established affecting primary
elected delegates of candidate sustaining
Delegates ad give instructions
all such Delegates
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08

This is unduly elliptical. We can't
see that it binds the case for the
Senator. After all, President Wilson
has three grandchildren and a flock
of sheep, and he's a Democrat. Nor
are we willing to admit that grand
child is in any sense an achievement
A grandfather is lucky if the official
scorers give him so much as an assist
Johnson Too Ambidextrous
To be sure, Senator Johnson is pic
tured as hugging the child and patting
the dog, and to some voters this may
carry the conviction that he is a we'll
intentioned man with SOUND views on
the tariff. And, again, there may be
certain vote-getting power in the
fact that the Senator is presented
using his left hand for the dog and his
right for his grandson. This display
Of 0ambi idexterity, perhaps, will help to
line up left-handers for him as we'll as
organization men.
Personally, we find Johnson just a
little too ambidextrous. We had not
been in his headquarters more than
minute when a worker seized us by
one lapel and said: Before you've been
in Chicago a day you'll have people
telling you that Hiram Johnson is q
radical" We frightened Immediately
and were just about to tell him about
our share of preferred stock in "The
Liberator," but there was no pause.
"If anybody tells you that Jonnson's
a radical" continued the worker, don't
pay any attention. Why, we've had
Johnson in office out in California for
twelve years, and do you suppose if
there was anything wrong with him
we wouldn't have found it out? No,
sir. Out in my state big business is
for Hiram Johnson"
And as the worker spoke bang went
two of our illusions. 1t distressed US
to find that our favorite candidate
wasn't radical after ALL but, much
more than that, we were disturbed and
puzzled at being taken so readily for
representative of big business. 1t
never happened before. Evidently the
spats were a mistake.
"I'm for Hiram" Falls Flat
Humpty Dumpty was down, as far
as we were concerned, and there was
(Condnued on neot page)
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Wood Gains Strength as Lowden and johnson Lose;
y. S. Supreme Court Declares Prohibition Vail
IS or 20 Candidates
To Share First Ballot

CHICAGO, June ALI indi-
cations here to-day were that, un-
less a dramatic and unexpected
change comes about beforehand,
the nrst ballot in the Republican
National Convention on Wednes-
day, will record votes for between
fifteen and twenty Presidential
aspirants, with scarcely more
than half enough to nominate
any Of the "Big Three"-Wood.
Lowden or Johnson.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08

BERLIN, June 7 (By The Associated
Press ).-Returns available up to 10
o'clock this morning on the vote
throughout Germany were:
New-York tribune., 1920-06-08
Tells Secretary Baker
There Is Little Left in
Army for Him to Do;
Wants More Active Life
Ready at Any Time
To Serve His Flag
Refuses to Give Plans;
Reaches Decision After
Trip to New England

From The Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June General
John ). Pershing wrote Secretary
Baker in 8 letter made public tonight
that he desired to retire to civil life
"within the next few months"
The letter was pursuant to CONVEX
sation the General had with the Sec
retary Of War some days ago, when the
subject Of his retirement was first
broached,
General Pershing's Letter
In his letter to Secretary Baker Cen
eral Pershing said:
Dear Mr.. Secretary: Referring to
our conversation of few days ago,
wish to say that it has long been my
desire to return to civil life. Through
out my military career l have been
very much occupied, and the assign
ments that have fallen to my lot during
recent years have been more or less
important.
ut now appears that my duties are
not likely to be Of character that will
require more than a portion Of my
time. Under the circumstances / feel
that after the completion Of the work
contemplated by the army reorganiza-
tion act / could relinouisn military
duty without detriment to the service,
and thus be free to engage In some
thing more active.
Wherefore, unless situation should
develop to Justify my remaining, con-
template taking the step indicated with
in the next few months.
of crisis or otherwise, l assure YOU,
Mr.. Secretary, that / shall stand ready
to serve my country in the future as
have in the past.
with great respect and high esteem
remain very sincerely.
Baker Refuses Comment
Copies Of the letter were sent to the
press from headquarters of the COM
mander of the American Expeditionary
Forces. 1t was written shortly after
he returned from trip to New Eng
land and delivered to Secretary Baker
late this afternoon by messenger.
The Secretary of War declined to
comment on the contents of the letter,
although he acknowledged receiving it.
He likewise refused to indicate when
the War Department would consent to
the retirement of General Pershing
General Pershing declined to amplify
the letter with any information re-
garding his plans for the future. To
all inquiries, he begged to be excused.
Early in the afternoon General
Pe1shing visited his father-in-law, SEN
ator Warren, at the latter's office, and
remained in conference for some time.
It is believed that the conversation
concerned the decision Of the General
to leave the military establishment.
General Pershing denied fatty a
rumor circulated early tonight that
he would leave at midnight for Chi
cago.
Not Going to Chicago
Captain Snyder, an aid, speaking for
the General, said that his chief had
no plans for leaving Washington and
that he would not go to Chicago dur
ing the Republican National Conven-
ton.
While friends of General Pershing
admitted that the Generals name had
fcnntinuad nm mana theaAi