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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
" God Gets 4 Nebraska
Delegates: 4 Friendly
Bryan's Control Of Democrats
Complete; Dry Plank Sure;
Raj! Ownership Possible

Special Dispatch TO The Tribune
OMAHA, Neb., April Ex-senator
Hir m johnson to-day lost one fourth
OF the Nebraska delegation to the Re
publican National Convention to Cen
cral Wood. Returns from Tuesdays
primaries now show that two districts,
each with two votes, are instructed for
Wood. Two ether districts elected
Wood delegates. Although they are in
structed for Johnson. In the conven-
ton Wood will have four instructed
votes from Nebraska and four dele
gates who stand ready to come to him
whenever they can do so.
bryan is now IN complete control of
the N"..aska delegation. Ten of the
SKI sD embers or the Democratic
deles~. are Bryan men. Mr.. Bryan
will be elected the Nebraska member of
the resolutions committee, and he will
introduce bone-dry plank into the
convention. Furthermore, he is ex-
pected to introduce government own
ership Of railroads plank. W. II
Thompson, Bryan's nationa! commit
teeman, is expected to turn his proxy
over to Bryan whenever the latter
wishes to participate in the dclibera-
tions Of the national committee
Bryan will go to the San Francisco
convention with full opportunity to
devote his power and talents to either
guerilla or open warfare upon the lead
ership Of President Wilson and the
policies for which he stands" says
"The Omaha World-Herald," Senator
Hitchcock's newspaper.
at means, unless we entirely miss
our guess and misread his purpose.
that there will be hell a-popping at
San Francisco, with Mr.. Bryan the
chief fireman and trouble maker"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Butler Deplores Fuss
Made Over Candidates
''Hysterical shoutings" Have
No Place in Campaign, CO.
Ialmbia Head Saws

DR.. Nicholas Murray Buffers cam
paign committee, which is boosting him
for President, made public yesterday a
letter DR.. Butler had written to David
Holzner. of Trenton, N. j., deploring
the fuss that is being made over other
candidates in states where primaries
are being held.
No one is making a fuss over him,
DR.. Butler says, because he is against
the expenditure Of vast amounts Of
money to obtain the nomination and
disapproves of "hysterical shoutings
and hurrahings."
"The next President of the United
States" DR.. Butler continues optimis-
tically will not be chosen by shouting
crowds or by those paid enthusiasts
who are equally at home in any camp
which has we'll supplied treasury He
will be chosen by millions of thought
full, earnest and patriotic American
men and women who feel deeply in
their hearts the crisis to which our
republic has been brought"
After the millions have done their
choosing, DR.. Butler says, he will do his
best to serve the people, if they choose
right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Bay State Republicans
Pick Delegates Tuesday
Lodge, Crane, Culeu and
Thurston Expect To Be
Named as the CHG Four,

Spec7dt OaSpdtch 10 The Tribune
BOSTON, April 23.-Massachusett
will elect thirty-hve delegates to the
Republican National Convention next
Tuesday Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
W. Murray Crane, Repre- sentative Fred,
erick II. Gilett, Speaker Of the Housc,
and Edward A. Thurston, former chair
man Of the state committee, are candi-
dates for delegates large Their
election seems sure, though fight is
being made by former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Louis A. rockingham, and he
may displace Thurston. Alvan r. Full
Ter also seeks a place as delegate at
large.
The "big four" though unpledged is
favorable to Governor Coolidge as first
choice for the Presidential nomination,
it is understood. Senator Lodge is on
record as declaring he will place Cool
idge's name before the convention If
the Governor desires. Coolidge has not
yet declared himself, though he is
known to be receptive.
Wood men arc making fights in four
districts, and it seems probable that
the general will get two delegates in
one district and at least one or two
more in the others.
Ex-Governor Samuel W. Mccall. who
had supported General Wood for the
Presidential nomination., now is boost
Ing Hoover. Thomas w. Lawson wants
to 20 to the convention as district
delegate and is boosting Mccall with
advertisements and otherwise. To.
night ne challenged Senator Lodge and
others to an open debate. 1t is likely
that considerable number of I'M
pledged district delegates will be
named
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Wood Leads by 10000
In ''Literary Digest Poll
10000 Votes Received So Far
Are Divided Between Five
Leading Aspirants

General Leonard Wood leads all his
competitors by 10000 in total vote
Of 100000, divided between five lead
ing aspirants for the Republican nom
ination for President, in the Literary
Digest's" nationwide Presidential
preference poll, the second installment
Of which is printed to-day. The figures
follow:
Wood 32,351; Hoover, 22,90s; John
son, 22,609; Harding, 1o,432; Low
The result of the Democratic Presi-
dental preference poll is as follows:
Edwards, 1869; McAdoo, 6,740; Will
son. 6,49l; Cox, 5,649; Bryan, 1885.
In the New England states the totals
were: Wood. $780, Hoover. 286; John
son, 1o5; Lowden, 16; Harding, ~.
In the middle Atlantic states the
vote was: Wood, 17,488; Johnson,
- 1ss $780, Har HG9yer l7g 10's40' A0wden'
result was: Wood, 1888; Harding,
$3.50; Johnson, 1881; Hoover, SITS;
Lowden, 1851.
In the west North Central states the
result was: Wood, 275; Hoover, 22S;
Johnson, 209; Lowden, 1855; Harding,
10.
In the south Atlantic states the re-
suit was: Hoover. 1853; Wood, 1916;
johnson. SO; Lowden, '27; Harding, 25.
In the west South Central states
the result was: Wood 1929; Hoover,
1918; Johnson, 932; Lowden, 3s9;
Harding, 233.
In tho Mountain states the result
was: Wood, 405; Hoover, 1896; Low
den. 1852; johnson, ESQ; Harding, 81,
In the Pacific states tho result was :
Hoover, A,255; Johnson, 1854; Wood,
1858; Lowden 6l3; Harding, n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Palmer Sees Price Drop
as Result of Campaign,
Reduction Slight, He Says, but
u. $. Program Operated as
Brake on Further Increase

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Attorney
General Palmer said day he was con-
WINGED from official reports chat def
mite results are now showing them
selves" in the campaign to force down
living costs. Mr.. Palmer said that
while the drop has been only slight in
the last month, the campaign had acted
rs brake against rising prices.
Reports from fair price commits
sioners." the Attorney General said,
indicate that the decreases are prin-
cipally due to the driving out of prof
iteering margins of trade. The fair
price commissions have been unusually
successful in the last sixty days in
getting the trades to enter into agree
ments definitely limiting their mar
gins Of profit.
''In some lines it has been found
that no reductions could be effected
with fairness to the dealers. Some
articles, particularly clothing, how
ever, have dropped as much as Is per
cent in cost to the consumer"
Mr.. Palmer said the overalls move
ment indicated "a purpose on the part
of the public to buy more carefully"
He said this would go long way to-
ward eliminating unfair prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Women Wood Boosters
To Meet Here Monday
Campaign Workers Will Confer
With the Leader in the
Western States

Women who are working for Major
General Leonard Wood will confer on
Monday with Miss Harriet Vittum. of
Chicago. chairman of the women's divi-
sion of the Wood committee in the
Central and Western states. The con-
ference will be followed by a mass
meeting of Wood boosters at the Wal
dorfAstoria, at which the following
speakers will be present: Mrs. Aurora
Hodgson, who lived in Cuba when Cen
eral Wood was Governor; DR.. Robert
McElroy. and Mrs. Austin R. Baldwin,
who worked with Mrs. Wood in the
Red Cross model workroom during the
war
Mrs, Joel Swift, state chairman of
the Wood women, yesterday announced
the appointment of Mrs. G. Vernon
Rogers, of Pelham, as chairman of
the women's division for Westchester
County Another widely known woman
who Joined the Wood organization re-
Gently was Mrs. Linden w. Bates, for
merly member of the Commission for
Relief in Belgium.
Mrs w. Y. Morgan. of Hutchinson
Kan, who was the first woman sent
to the Republican National Convention
from Kansas, visited the Wood head
quarters in the Hotel Imperial yester-
day to report that Kansas women
were "strong for Wood"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Johnson Is Questioned
On Prohibition Stand

From The Trtbuues Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Hiram johnson is asked some pertinent
questions about his stand on prohibi-
ton, government ownership of rail
roads and other public issues in let
ter written by William Jeffers, former
postmaster of Hackensack, N j., made
public here to-day.
"Since you voted for national prohi-
bitiop, how can you logically appeal for
votes in New Jersey, where majority
voted for and elected Governor on an
anti prohibition tcket?" the letter asks
the private ownership of railroads, with
adequate regulation. You are on rec
ord (The Congressional Record of Feb
ruary 10, 1919 as unqualifiedly advo-
eating permanent government owner
ship Of the railroads of this country.
"The people of New Jersey believe in
the private ownership of municipal
street car lines and other public utili-
ties. In your speeches in Detroit you
unqualihedly advocated government
ownership of street car lines and other
public utilities.
"Thc people Of New Jersey have just
passed through the throes of an out
law railroad strike which put them to
great Inconvenience and hardship and
cost them many thousands of dollars.
From your speeches it is clear you are
trying to make political capital Of this
outlawry and line up the insurgent
labor unonists behind your candidacy.
"1n New Jersey voters are patriotic
and loyal to the core. They arc 100
per cent American Analysis of the
vote cast for you in Detroit and Chi
cago shows that you had the support of
ro-Germans who had been accused of
disloyalty to their country during the
war, |. w. WIS, radical Socialists and
even Bolshevists and Communists"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Mrs. South Finds
Dixie Women Take
Politics as Duty
Interested as Never Befors
i'll Campaigns, Says Re.
port to Will H. HAYS:
Talent for Organization

Mrs Christine Bradley South ch.;.
man of the Womens Division of ~.
Republican National Committee. s.;s
yesterday at the headquarters Of II.
committee that the women Of ~.
Southern states are interested as now,
before in politics. Mrs. South has Inc,
finished tour of half dozen South,
ern states, and made full report yes.
terday on the Southern prospect 70
Win H. Hays, chairman Of the na,ior.,
committee.
Everybody seemed to think that, o.
all women, the Southern women woula
be the last to be interested in polite.
Nobody WAS ever more mistaken. sa;5
Mrs. South. "They are ardentlv into,
ested. This is true even in those states
which have not yet granted to wome,
the right to vote for President. Con-.
trary to some expectations, they ar.
everywhere taking an active part. and
| found the women of the various Re-
publican units doing real work of valus
and evincing genuine talent for or.
ganization that justifies the full recor.
milton which the Republican party /,
giving them.
AT the state Republican convention
in Tennessee almost every county had
women delegates present There wer.
at least three hundred women in ths
hali-three of them on the platform
and they were all active in the pro.
ceedings. The women drew up stat.
platform of their own and submitted
it to the convention-and the conven.
tons platform committee included the
womens platform verbatim in thei,
own. One woman delegate at-larps
and two women alternates wers
elected there to the Chicago CONVEX.
ton
Women vote at the Presidential
election in Tennessee: they don't IN
Virginia. Yet at the Virginia Repub-
lican state convention the women wer.
scarcely less active. efficient and en.
thusiastic. They came there in larpe
numbers. In the afternoon the TEN.
porary chairman turned the entire ses
sion over to them. and four women
speakers addressed the delegates.
My own state, Kentucky. now has
given its women the right to vote fo,
President, but the Presidential suf
frage had not yet beer granted them
when the Republican State Convention
was held. Nevertheless, the women were
part of it; they were capable, busy
efficient, and they were recognized. |
was fortunate enough to be chosen dele
gate at large TO the Chicago CONVEX.
ton and my alternate is also woman
Mrs. John w. Langley, wife of Rep
resentative Langley. The women men,
bers of the Kentucky Republican State
Committee are about equal in number
to the men, and the men Republicans
of the state are playing iifty-fifty with
the Republican women in regard 10
places on all the other committees"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Woman, for First Time,
Presides in Assembly
Miss Smith, of New York, Keeps
Order During Turbulent
Half.Ho11r

ALBANY. April 23-Miss Marguerite
L. Smith. the Republican woman mem
Der Of Assembly from New York City,
acted as 'Speaker of the Assembly for
a brief but extremely turbulent half
hour tonight. The young woman &C
Quilted herself bravely, however, and
was roundly applauded when she
quilted the rostrum. 1t was the frsv
time woman had ever presided there
While Miss Smith was in the chair
she was obliged to rule on techncal-
ties Of parliamentary procedure in
VOWED in controversy between AS
semblymen Louis A. Cuvillier, Demo-
crat, and Martin Bourke, Republican,
both Of New York. Although both mem
bers insisted on talking, Miss Smith
finally succeeding in forcing them into
their seats.
When Miss Smith was relieved Of the
gavel By Speaker Sweet Assemblyrnan
Hourke was on his feet again, and re-
fused 70 obey the Speaker until forced
back into his chair by the sergeant-at
arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Knickerbockef
ICE
Company

Reed" declared Mrs. W. w. Martin,
of Cape Girardeau.
I'VE can't explain how we can in
dorse the league and then send to the
National Convention a man who is
opposed to it. The women do not
think it logical"
Making the principal address in de-
Tense of the Senator, Lee Merimether,
of St Louis, said:
eve ought to thank God we have a
man in Washington who can think for
himself and not 60 to the White House
every day to find out how he should
stand. There was no Reed in the
Roman Senate to urge Senator'S to
think, and so Rome lost its liberties"
He declared Senator Reed the great
Senator from Missouri" and denied
that he had condoned the sinking of
the Lusitania or that his course during
the war had been actuated by anything
but the highest motives of patriotism.
Defending Senator Reeds opposition
to the league covenant, he said that
when the American people know what
the league really was they would thank
him for his opposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24

districts on the preferential vote to
be cast at the Republican primary
Tuesday. 1t is conceded that in the
22d District, composed of the suburban
territory on all sides of Cleveland,
Woods chances for victory arc best.
In the other two districts within the
city proper the city administration
organization fighting for Senator Hard
ing expects to win both the preferential
vote and the delegates to be elected
1t is conceded Harding will have two
delegates from the 21st District, there
being no contest there.
Governor CoX's is the only name on
the Democratic ballot, but tie Gov
ernor's popularity in Cuyahoga County
and a campaign that the Democratic
organization has made during the last
week is expected to bring out from
10000 to 10000 Democratic votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
w elfare Bills
Die as Sweet
Uses Roller
CONTINUED from page one)

their meals served on their desks. At
considered at length have not yet been.
touched. In the upper house a fill
buster by Senator Kaplan, Democrat,
compels leaders to bring in measures
they want passed under a special rule.
The Lockwood bill, amending the
greater New York Charter in relation
to pensions to widows and orphans Of
members of the police force, passed
the Senate to-day. The measure pro-
vides for the mandatory payment Of
pensions to survivors of officers as
we'll as probationary members of the
force who were killed in the actual
sion is increased from maximum of
$500 to one-half of the salary of an
officer at the time of his death.
The Senate passed the Belts bill,
making it misdemeanor for any per-
son to wllfully furnish any newspaper
employee OF publisher witt, false
statements concerning any person or
corporation. The bill has passed the
Assembly and now goes to the Gov
ernor. in the event it is signed it will
become effective September l.
The Walton bill, creating Joint
legislative commission to review the
operation Of the child welfare law, also
was passed by the Senate. Five thou
sand dollars is appropriated. The com
mission will comprise three members Of
the Senate, three of the Assembly, five
to be named by the Governor and five
to represent the state departments Of
health, education, labor, charities and
probation commission.
The Senate also passed the Bur-
llngame bill, amending the election law
by changing the date of primary day
from the ninth to the seventh Tues
day before the general election
The continuation of the work of the
New Ycrk-New Jersey vehicular tun-
mel commission was made possible
through the passage bv the Senate of
the additional appropriation bill for
$l,0o0,0o0 for this work. Two million
dollars has been asked for.
Other New York city bills passed by
the Senate include:
The Cosgrove bill creating a depart
ment OF ferries in the Borough of Rich
mond, to be headed by q commissioner
who must be resident of that district.
to be appointed by the Mayor The
commissioner may name a deputy. The
salaries of the two officials, who will
take over the duties in relation to
ferrles now vested in the commission
Of plant and structures, shall be
fixed by the Board of Estimate.
The Kaplan bill, permitting city
magistrates and judges of special scs-
SONS courts to permit persons upon
whom fines have been imposed to al
low the payment of these fines in in
stallments.
Ihe Downing bill, appropriating
100000 as the states share toward
making certain improvements in the
Harlem River ship canal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Arn10ur Asserts Strikes
Made Meat Prices Soar
Lao Of Supply and Demand
Cannot Be Controlled, Says
Firm, in 4nsaner 10 ChnroeS

Cannot Be Controlled, Says
Firm in Answer to Charges
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Concerning the
indictments returned to-day by the
Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn against
representatives of Chicago packers,
Armour e. Co. made the following
statement:
"Bucking the law Of supply and de-
nand with indictments is like flying at
the moon, so far as it affects the price
fluctuations which occur in the market
ing of meat. Fresh meat is perish
able product, and as such is most re-
sponsive to supply and demand.
Recent developments. such as the
livestock handlers strike and the out
law railroad strike. created situation
in Eastern markets which made meat
v-...'th more than it was worth a week
re. In fact, it made profit pos
~ after many weeks of losses. If it
consistent the grand jury probably
will return indictments against the
consuming public when the situation
changes. as it usually does, and meat
has to be sold at loss.
prewar level than is the price of other
essential commodities. There is a wide
spread propaganda designed to make
people think that meat is too high, and
this propaganda threatens ruin to the
producers of livestock and a probable
meat shortage in the future"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24

and Edwin J. O'Malley, Commissioner
OF Public Markets, said yesterday that
he had received numerous complaints
from persons who found it almost i'm
possible to get sugar even at % or 80
cents pound, although great trucks
carrying loads for candy and syrup
manufacturers passed them daily in
the streets.
1T is true" said Commissioner
O'Malley, that the candy manufac-
turers have millions Of pounds of
sugar and can get all that they want
IN unlimited quantities. But what are
we to do? The sugar equalization board
is no more. There is no authority,
Federal. state or city, that has any
power to regulate distribution.
There is only one remedy and that
is for the government to establish a
new sugar equalization board, with
power to regulate the price and dis
tribution of sugar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Movies Used in Rail Suit
Woman Alleges Sagging Tracks
Caused Husbands Death

Motion pictures were introduced as
evidence yesterday in the trial of a
suit in the United States District Court,
Newark TO show that rails Of the Lack
wanna Railroad sagged at a certain
point near Orange, N. j.. every time a
train passed.
The suit was brought by Mrs. Sarah
A. Houston, of Orange, to recover $780,
600 from the Lackawanna for the death
of her husband, who fell from a car
platform. She alleged that he fell be-
cause of the roughness Of the roadbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
City of Anhai Changes Hands
) Times in Chinese Rcbellinl

Annoy, April 49, (by the Associated
Prcss) (Delayed-Therc has been fierce
fighting between factions of the South
ern troops in the Anhai district and the
city Of Anhai has changed hands three
times in tho last week. The soldiers
are looting the country. 1t is reported
that more than thousand persons
have been killed.
Hundreds Of inhabitants of the
Anhai region are fleeing to Annoy. All
Of the interior districts are unsettled
II is probable that the Anhai faeties
VIII march against General Chen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Police Reserve Bill Passes
Absent Members Were Voted. Il
Charge by Donohue
From a .Staf Co,respord,nt

ALBANY, April 24~-The Hylan.En-
right bill making permanent the New
YORK City police reserve was steam
ro!lered through the Assembly early
this morning.
Minority Leader Donohuc, when thc
clerk announced that the bill had
passed BY vote Of re to so. called at
tention 70 the fact that many men who
we're not In their seats were recorded
AZ yotinx for the bill.
"This il the same exhibition as you
gave as last year when the same bill
vas up here" declared Donohue. I'm
going TO insist that unless a member
~ In his scat his vote cannot be
recorded. There IL too much Of this
voting empty xexts."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Brest Fights Examinations

PARIS, April 23.~~Objectons. of the
people of Brest to the exhumation and
shipment to the United States of the
bodies of American scamen and ma
rines who died there during the war
have led members of the Chamber Of
Deputies to make Investigations as to
the conditions under which the work
is being done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Canadian Rail Bill Passes

OTTAWA. April 23-The House Of
Commons, 90 to SO, to-day approved
the bill ratifying purchase of the
Grand Trunk Railway by the govern
ment, and the measure was sent to the
Senate for concurrence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24

SpeetM Dfspatch to Tho Tribune
CLEVELAND, April 23.~-Both Wood
and Harding campaign managers here
claim Ysybnrr IL ali three Cleveland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24

">FIE influx of strangers
L to the city is unpre-
misunderstanding 81 per
day.: IN. Y. daily news
paper, 1888. "The number
of daily visitors averages
35O,OOO." N. Y. daily
newspaper, 1919.
The first taste" of New
York that thousands ofthese
visitors have is a refreshing
glass of ice-Water at the
Pennsylvania or Grand
Central Station.
In keeping With their regulations for the best Of
everything, these roads use Kniekerbocker Ice
made from toay-times filtered aater.