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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
D. c. BILL STRIKES
l.. DEADLOCK TODAY
Conferees Are Tied Up on
Question of the Half
and-HaIf.

The Senate and House conferees on
the District appropriation bill today
deadlocked. at least temporarily. The
cause of the deadlock was the Senate
amendment restoring the half-and-half
plan of appropriating for the District
of Columbia
In past years it has been the custom
in conference over the District bill. to
pass over disputed items: to reach an
agreement on the remainder of the bill.
and to return later to those items stiii
at issue. Today, however, the House
conferces refused to pursue this course.
They insisted upon an immediate vote
on the half-aRd-half amendment.
4 vote was taken. 1t showed the
Senate conferees voting solidly for
the half-and-half amendment. and
the House conferees voting against
il. When it was found impossible to
reach an agreement on this matter
the House conferees refused to go
ahead with the conference. 1t was
suggested by the Senate conferees
that a report might be made to both
houses. saying that the present con-
ferees could not agree and suggest
ing that other conferees be appointed.
But this course did not please the
House conferees. either.
The Senate conferees notified the
House representatives on the confer
ence committee that they would be
ready to meet them whenever the
House conferees desired to have a
meeting.
Members of the Senate conference
committee said later that they knew
the sentiment of the Senate to be
strongly in favor of retaining the
half-and-half plan and that they
themselves were in favor of it. The
next move. they said. would have to
be made by the House conferees.
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would create buffer state between
Poland and the bolsheviki. Kiev is
the capital of the Ukraine, and the
outlet for it's vast stores of agricul-
tural products. General PiIsudski,
head of the Polish state. in a proc
lamation posted in all the cities and
villages through which the Polish
forces advanced. announced that after
the expulsion of the bolsheAkj the
Poles would remain only until an au-
thoriZed Ukrainian government took
control
The document expressed the hope
that the UkraInians would concen-
trate their forces to aid in obtaining
their freedom. and declared that Gen.
SIMON Petlura, the Ukrainian leader,
with his forces. was cooperating
with the Poles. Gen. Petlura, in con-
nection with the Polish drive. issued
i declaration Of the independence Of
the Ukraine. The Poles in their ad-
vance took many prisoners, besides
capturing huge quantities Of arms
and ammunition and much railroad
rolling stock.
Poles and Germans Collide.
BERLIN. May "a violent col
Ision occurred between Poles and
Germans at Ratibor. Silesia. yester-
Law. on the occasion of the Polish ma
tional festival. according to advices
published here. Many people were
injured on both sides, some seriously
Several thousand Poles carrying Pol
through the streets. The Germans
demanded removal of Polish emblems
of sovereignty on the ground that
such emblems were prohibited by the
allied commission. Thereupon the
Poles resisted.
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WOOD AND JOHNSON
FIGHT IN maryland
At CLIMAX TODAY
Voters at Primaries Select
Convention Delegates of
Both Parties.
Bv the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Md. May s3.-Senator
Hiram W. Johnson of California and
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood are fighting
it out at the presidential preferential
primary today for the sixteen votes
of Maryland at the republican ma
tional convention. The democrats have
no contest, and the delegation Will go
to San Francisco uninstructed.
Congressional primaries also are
being held. The democrats have con-
tests for the nominations in the hrst.
second and fifth districts. and the re-
publicans one in the fourth. United
States Senator John Walter Smith.
democratic incumbent. will be renom-
mated without opposition. and owing
ton +. Weller of Baltimore county
has clear field for the republican
senatorial nomination.
Delegates to the state conventions
of both parties will be selected at the
primary today, and they in turn will
choose the delegates s-atlarge and the
district delegates. These are bound
by the election law Of Maryland to
support the shoice of the primary for
President ''as long as in their con-
scientious judgment there is any pos
sibility of his being nominated.
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INDIANA HAS WHIRLW WIND
FINISH BY CANDIDATES

INDIANAPOLIS. May 3-Three can
didates for the republican presidential
nomination spoke in Indiana today.
The campaign for the preferential
vote of the state was brought to a
whirlwind finish preparatory to the
voting tomorrow.
Senator Johnson of California SEN
ator Harding of Ohio and Mai Cen
Wood wound UP their campaigns with
number Of speeches today. but Gov.
Frank o. Lowden, the fourth republi-
can candidate on the Indiana ballot
had no addresses scheduled for this
state
There are no candidates for the
democratic nomination for President.
The polls Will open at 6 am. and
'en.ain open until pm. According
/" legal opinion. women will not be
permitted 10 vote in the primary, but
may be granted that right at the No
Ncmber election. The weather bureaus
forecast of clear and continued cool
f"r tomorrow probably means a light
vote. as IL is believed that few farm
ers Will leave their much de elayed
work To 10 to the polls.
The Vot. VIII be by ballot in prac-
tIcally all counties. No delegates to
Ehe national democratic or renublicap
convention will be selected tomorrow.
hut delegates to the state conventions
OF the two parties will be elected and
these in turn will name the delegates
I" the national conventions. These Sc
The state convention. to b. held later
this month.
In only Two of the thirteen congress
sioHal districts will the present re-
publican members of Congress be on
POSED Tor denomination. In the
fourth Representative John = BEN
ham VIII be opposed by Franklin =
smith OF Madison. and in the seventh
Indianapolis, Representative Mer-
rIll Moores VIII be opposed bv Luke
w. Dnffey and Edward r. Ramsey
Ther, will be contests for the demo
cratic nominations in al! but three
districts In the eighth ,listrict
Charles \. Paddock of Portland is nm
opposed, " mile in the tenth Fred Bar
nett of Hammond stands alone on the
ticket. and in the sixth VIII! \. Yarlinp
al Shrlbyvilie is without oppusitiou
Wifh three republicans and fouI
democrats contesting for the nomina
il"t Tor governor. interest within IN.
state has been at white heat and tn,
candidates were busy TO the last min.
ute with their campaigns. Warren r.
Nc'sray Of kentland, James W F.s.
Ter OF indianapolis and Edgarc. Toner
't Anderson are the republican aspi
loitts and Dr. Cartoon NJ McCulloch n
Indianapolis. Mason Niblack Gin
'"nnes: John Isenbarg.r. North Man
chester, and j. X. Risk OF I.afayett,
seek the democratic nomination
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U.S. MARSH|PSGQ
|. TO MEXICAN PORTS
Will Take on Americans En-
dangered-TWo Men
Reported Slain.

American destroyers have been order
ed to Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect
Americans there. 1t was said that the
affairs and that their dispatch was a
precautionary measure. Only the cruiser
Sacramento is now on the east coast OF
Mexico She was last reported at
Tampico.
The Navy Department acted on the
request of the State Department. where
it was explained today that the war
those two ports in event that should
become necessary.
Vera Cruz and Tampic0 Quiet.
No reports Of any disturbances in
either Vera Cruz or Tampico have been
received by the State Department.. but
RI evolutionary outbreaks have occurred
near both ports.
Advices to the government today
said the line between Mexico City and
Vera Cruz had been cut. but they did
not indicate the extent Of damage
This line runs through the northern
part of the state of Tlaxcala. the gov
ernor and military commander of
Wnlcn were reported ldSL week 10 nave
joined the Sonora revolution.
Two Americans Slain.
Two American citizens. Eben Fran
els Greenlaw and his minor son. were
killed by Mexican bandits yesterday.
the State Department was Informed
today by the American embassy in
Mexico City. The killings occurred at
PalaZadas. about 125 miles from Mex
leo City Greenlaw was employed by a
British lumber firm.
! The State Department announced
that it has requested the Mexican gov
ernment through the American EN-
bassy to take effective measures
Immediately for the apprehension and
punishment Of the assassins.
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, behind it are we'll understood ana
recognized.
Fight for Original Treaty.
! The support of Texas to the Presi-
dents stand ON the league of nations
lends renewed assurance to the ac-
! certed belief that the administration
will make IT'S fight at San Francisco
for platform Endorsement of the
; original covenant of the league OF
| nations as presented in the treaty OF
neace submitted to the Senate by the
President. The administration is in
tent upon making the league of ma
tionS a cardinal issue in the presi-
dental campaign. everybody foresees.
In connection with the prospect of
the democratic party making the
/, league of nations its principal issue.
republicans are discussing the course
of Senator Hiram Johnson and his
symrathiZers and supporters. who are
working might and main to meet the
democratic issue with absolute re-
i@ction OF the lea cue of nations as an
, issue.
Senator Johnson will go to Chicago,
al republicans admit. with 4 con-
siderable following of delegates
'cading republicans do not believe
t1at he "an command Il sufficient
lumber al any time to secure the
.oininatiot. What. then. they ask.
does he expect to do with his fol-
. towing"
':hc answer. in the opinion of some
; or thc republicans ut the Capitol. is
:hat h" will use his force. failing in
|, securing the nomination. not only to
GiVe him :: word of say in the selec-
on of the compromise candidate. but
.t.>.p to bolster up i strong declara-
ton in the platform against the
league Of nations
support for johnson Efforts.
In this effort he will have the sup
port of such men as Senators Pen
rose. Knox ard Borah. He will have
the sympathy of delegates from New
England. New York and other states.
who feel as he does about the league
of nations. although committed to
other candidates for the nomination.
His own pledged delegates will form
the nucleus of the anti-league
strength he expects to gather from
FAR and wide and exert in behalf of
radical declaration on the league of
nations.
In that effort he will run counter
to the position taken by all the re-
battalion of death" of the Senate
and by such republicans as Taft.
Hughes and Root. They will op-
pose him in the platform committee
and the convention when the plat
form comes UP. They are not pre-
pared to commit the republican party
to downright rejection of the league
of nations, especially as the adminis-
tratior proposes to stand on absolute
acceptance of the original covenant
The majority republican opinion at
this time is for a league of nations
with strong Americanizing reserva-
tions.
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DIRECTS return
OF seized WHISKY
Justice Van 0rsdeI Forbids
Police to Hold Liquor
as Evidence.

The police may not detain large
quantities Of whisky and other in
.toxicants as evidence of crime in
cases involving violations of the
Reed samendmerh. even when formal
charges have been made.
a pint bottle Of the whisky would
furnish as complete evidence of the
offense as ...Woublethe entire. ship
ment." said Justice Van Orsdel of the
District Court of Appeals today in
directing the return Of seized whisky
to Robert l.. Dorsey and to George J.
Young.
ID. {. Supreme Court Backed Police.
The District Supreme Court had up
held the contention of Edwin B..
HeSse. property clerk, that since the
whisky was to be used as evidence
of the crime the United States mar
shall, who had taken the liquor from
his possession in replevin proceedings,
should be required to restore it. The
appellate court reverse the precedin.;
of the lower tribunal.
The appellate court points out that
the police had held the liquor in the
Dorsey case for more than year
without an information being filed
against him in the Police Court No
attempt to justify the "unwarranted
delay" was made. the court suggests.
Favors Swift Action.
The statute contemplates speedy ac-
tion, the court declares, to determine
the right of the defendant to the prop
erty seized 1t therefore follows"
said Justice Van Orsdel. that prop
erty cannot thus be seized and indef-
initely detained 10 suit the conven-
icnce OF the prosecuting officers. There
must not only be formal charge. but
prompt trial to justify such deten-
ton"
The Young case was similar and q
like decision rendered.
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REHEAR|EG REFUSED
IN SUIT AGAINST STEEL

The Supreme Court Of the United
States today refused to grant the gov
ernment's request for a rehearing OF
the antitrust suit againt the United
States Steel Corporation.
The governments motion for a re-
hearing was based principally on the
contention that the courts decision in
the steel case on March 1 confiicted
with that of April 26. ordering the
dissolution Of the Reading Company
and certain of it's rail and ccal subsi-
diaries Both cases were decided by a
four-to-three decision. 4.
No formal announcement regarding
the courts action upon the govern
ment's motion or the courts vote on
the matter was made by the Supreme
Court, which made only a formal en-
try of it's action in its records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
BY \. O. MESSENGER.

President Wilson and his admins
tration have been sustained over
whelmingly by the democrats of
Texas in bitter anti-adminiStration
fight led by former Senator Joseph
w. Bailey. The reports received to-
day on the results of last Saturdays S
primaries indicate that the deleSa- :
tion to the democratic national con-
vention will be 90 per cent pro-ad-
ministration.
Former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Thomas r. Love sent an
earlier telegram to the White House.
saying:
Returns from primaries assure
overwhelming administration victory.
Bailey beaten everywhere heard from.
losing his home county. town and
voting precinct. anG failing to be Sc
lected delegate to county convention.
IT is even a greater victory than 1872.
The fight waged by MIR. Bailey was
against the league of nations. The
President and the administration gen
orally. 1t was for control of the del
egation to the San Francisco conven-
tion and there is no doubt that tbs
forty votes of Texas will be cast Tor
the President in every move the 40
ministration makes in the convention.
Sentiment for McAdoo.
Politicians at the Capitol. comment
ing upon the outcome ir The Texas
primaries. said today tina. wii..e no
preference for presidentt:,! candidates
was stated in the primaries vote. il is
we'll understood that the choice of the
Texas delegation is Mc.idop. F.Es, ~
influential state leader has minated
or announced his preference TOR AIR.
McAdoo.
Postmaster General Burleson is for
McAdoo. it is generally believed by
democratic politicians here. although
he has not seen fit thus far to an
nounce it. The moral effect of the
ed sympathetically in other democratic
southern states.
At any rate. politicians figure that
the spectacle of the Texas forty"
standing first, last and all the time
for McAdoo is bound to have tremen-
dous influence among uninstructed
delegates. besides the actual numeri-
cal value on roll calls.
All events. reports and democratic
deliberations Of the past fortnight
serve to bear out the statements made
in The Star heretofore that the Nc
Adoo presidential boom was making
rapid and persistent headway in in
huential democratic circles. under
meath the surface as well as in open
demonstrations. and that he is in fact
the leading candidate for the nomina-
tion.
This. too. IN the face of the fact that
to assent to his name being placed ON
the ballots as an avowed candidate
for the nomination. The growth of the
in his behalf has appeared
to be psychological. rather than open
ly promoted. although the influences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY
MEETINGS HELD TODAY

GREENNlLLE. S. c.. May 3.-Ap-
proNimately 5000 delegates. represent
ing the democratic clubs of the forty
six counties of South Carolina. assem-
bled today in their respective counties
in regular biennial session and elected
delegates to the state convention to be
held in Columbia. May 10, when four
delegates at large and fourteen con-
eressional district delegates to the
national convention will be chosen.
William G. McAdoo and A. Mitchell
Palmer were indorsed as presidential
timber at some of the county conven-
tions, but. according to early returns.
it is generally regarded as certain that
the South Carolina delegation to the
San Francisco convention will go unin-
structed. The administration of Wood
row Wilson was praised at many of
the conventions today.
The question Of amending the
eighteenth amendment of. the federal
Constitution in order that the manu-
facture and sale of light wines and
beers may be permitted by state laws
also will come up for discussion at
the state convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
BEES BY PARCEL POST
IS LIVELIEST PACKAGE
RECEIVED HERE MAY DAY

The nearest thing to a bomb
which the Washington city post
Office received May day was a
crate Of lively bees shipped
from a southern point to local.
suburb.
Officials had their attention
called to the crate by the lively
buzzing. of the honey makers.
as they assailed the fine wire
netting which covered the box.
That's a hot package" said
one employe working on the
parcel post.
1t would be worse than a
bomb il they got loose" said
another.
a swarm Of bees by parcel
post proved a novelty even to
the post office officials.
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NEW YORK STORE. DROPS
20 PER CENT IN PRICES

NEW YORK. May 3.-One of
New Yorks largest department
stores inserted advertisements in
today's newspapers announcing
that it would attempt ito break
the backbone of high prices" by
Offering it's stock valued at $4,000
900 at a reduction o: 20 per cent.
The only goods excluded will be
about $4,000 worth of merchan-
disc purchased under price restric-
tions which cannot be 'honorably
changed"
The only motive in making this
general reduction, said the adver-
tisement. is "a conscientious sense
of duty" made necessary by the re
ports Of government investigators
that prices are. still on the upward
trend.
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LINER IS DELAYED
BY FRENCH STRIKE

PARIS. May 3 (by the Associated
Press) ).-Announcement is made of the
indefinite postponement of>the sailing
of the liner La France for New York.
which was fixed for today. Officials
Of the French line today We're unable
to set any p1obable date for the de
parture of the vessel. although they
were optimistic she would get away
before the end Of the week.
The postponement caused great IN
convenience to many Americans who
had booked passage and who eX-
pected to depart this morning by a
special boat train from the st. I.aZa~, q,
station. They found to their surn~~
the train had been Cancelled
morning.
Many Of the Americans had
uD their rooms. which Were Inv
ately snatched W, and today are =,
ing the rounds of hotels trying to Fl
accommodations. Others were swarm
ing about the French line offices this
Many decided to leave for Havre this
evening by a special train which the
French line is trying to arrange for
with the st. LaZara officials. The Tat
ter however could hold out no def
mite promise that they would be sue
cessful in dispatchng the train.
Editor Is Arrested.
n. MONTE. nanasing editor of the
weekly publication. Labor Life. which
has been conducting "A campaisn on the
continuation of the railroad workers
strike, was arrested today. This is the
first arrest made by the police in con-
nection with the railroad walkout. but
other warrants have been drawn up at
the ministry of the interior. and ii is
expected others will be detained.
Police with warrants 70" fhe arrest OF
General Secretaries Midol Monmous-
r of hn a1a .>f
Railroadmen and of NJ. Sirolle, head
quarters delegate to the General FEEDER
alton of Labor, surrounded the offices
Of the railroad federation.
(HavaS)-- Workers throughout France
will be protected by the government
against aggression By strikers. accord
ing to an interview with Yves Le>
Trocquer, minister of public works.
printed in the Matin. The minister de-
clares all measures to furnish necessi-
ties of life to the people have been
taken, and is optimistic that pending
disputes will be settled by arbitration.
Ministers Give Thanks.
At a meeting of the cabinet under
the presidency of Premier Millerand
today, at which all the ministers and
undersecretarjes of state were present,
Yves LIE Trocquer. minister of public
works. told the ministers that all the
essential public services had easily
been kept functioning.
This was possible. he said. because
a large majority of employees had re-
manned at their posts. The faithful
employees have been greatly assisted
by volunteers on the railroads and in
the mines and ports. Nj. lie Trocquer
added.
Marseille HarbOr Tied Up.
MARSEILLE, May 3.-This harbor
is almost completely paralyZed by the
strike. No ships have left since the
walkout was declared and the docks
are deserted.
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KILLS TWO; TAKES OWN LIFE.
Kentucky Farmer Driven to Des-
peration by Marital Troubles.

DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. May g.
Sherman Hammons. wealthy farmer.
shot and instantly killed his wife,
her sisterinlaw. Mrs. John Ham,
mons and then blew out his own
brains here yesterday, after he had
been foiled in an attempt to kill his
four ycar-old son.
Mrs Sherman Hammons had insti-
tuied divorce proceedings and the
trouble In said to have arisen over a
disput" Az TO the possession OF the
child. He waa ffty-fve and his wife
twenty three.
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AIRMEN THREE MILES>UP
OBSERVE MOONS ECLIPSE

NEW YORK. May 3.-The eclipse
of the moon was observed here
by Lieut.. J. II. Tilton and w. IL
Gushing of the Rockaway Beach
naval air station at height OF
nearly three and one-half miles.
The two lieutenants ascended In
the naval hydroairplane N-9, re-.
naming in the air one and one
half hours.
The observations were made at
the direction of the Navy Depart
ment Prof. David Todd of Am
hers College assisted in the OBJ
servations from the shore. Lieu; s.
Tilton and Cushing reported their
observations We're very satisfac-
tory" They will be embodied in Q
report to be made by Prof. Todd
10 the Navy Department.
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REDS SHOOT MAN WHO
HELPED SLAY NICHOLAS

WARSAW. May 2.-It is semi-of-
ficially announced that a man named
Posrednicke. who is declared to have
been one of the group which as
sassinated former Emperor Nicholas,
was taken from jail and handed over
TO the bolsheviki. who took him to
the red front There he was shot for
high treason.
\ dispatch from Copenhagen last
December said the soviet authorities
in Russia had punished by death the
individual held Immediately RESPONSE
BILE for the execution of Nicholas and
his family at Yekaterinburg in June.
1918. The name of the man put to
death was given as Jachontoff, who
was said to he 4 member of the Yc-
katcrinburg soviet.
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REPUBLICANS OF UTAH
NAME DELEGATES TODAY

PRICE. Utah. May 3-The repub-
licaa state- convention met here today
20 select eight delegates TO the ma
tional cenyention at Chf1 s Four
Sdelseat64 at large and f00f dfstEict
delegates. two from each of the con-
nEressional districts will be chosen.
0Henry:~a alsh of Salt Lake City. re-
, publican state chairman, presided
4enator Hiram w. Johnson. Gov.
Frank O. Lowden Of Illinois and Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood, campaigned in
the state.