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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
LIVE STOCK PRICES
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, June 18.-Hogs-
Receipts, 1000; higher. Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1900; weak. Calves-Keceipts
700; over. Sheep-Receipts. 200;
steady
Hoes-Good assorted. 100 lbs. up,
average S15S5; assorted, 100 to $50
lbs, average, S15.85015.95: selected,
$50 to 300 lbs. up, $1,000 1915;
extra big hogs, $15.000 1925; fat hogs,
weighing down to 140 lbs, $4,000
1850; fat black pigs, under 14O lbs.
$3.50; light pigs. $500 down; feed
ing pigs, $1,000 down; sows according
to quality, $11O0@13.O0; most good
sows, $1225@12.75; sales in truck
market. $15.50@15.75.
Best heavy hogs a year ago, $1,000;
best light hogs a year ago, $20.5O;
most Of sales a year ago, $20.50.
CattIe-Killing steers-EXtra good,
1900 lbs. up, $16,50@17.00; good to
choice. 1850 lbs. up, s15.50@ 1850;
common to medium, 1850 lbs. up.
$1450Q15.50; good to choice. 100 to
1900. S15.O0@15.50; common to me-
dunn, 100 to 1900 lbs, $14.00615,50;
good to choice. 1000 to 100 lbs,
$1350Q15.0O; common to medium,
lOUU 10 1lOU lDS., 9l-.oUQt 1fOV, SOOu
to best, under 1000 lbs. $12.00@14.50;
poor to fair, under 1000 lbs, $4,000
1900; good to choice yea Rings, $14,00
@16.O0
Hefers-Good to best, 500 lbs up,
S12 .00q1 4.00 common to medium,
500 lbs. up. S100O@12.O0; common to
medium, under 500 lbs, s9.0O@11.00;
good to best. under 500 lbs, $1,000
M14.50; poor to fair. under 1000 lbs.
0O@1200; good to choice, under
1000 lbs, $11.75013,75.
CoWs-Good to best, 1850 lbs. up,
$10.50@11.50; common to medium,
1850 lbs up, 5 S.50G9.50; good to
choice, under 1850 lbs. $9.00G11,00 co.;
common to medium, under 1850 lbs,
$750690 90; poor to good cutters. $3.50
700; poor to good Gamers, $4,000
500.
BuiIs-Good to best. 1900 lbs. up
sS.5O@9.50; good to choice. under 1900
lbs, s9.00610.00; fair to medium. un-
der 1900 lbs, $S.0009.00: common to
good bolognas. $150@S75.
Calves-Good to choice veals under
zoo lbs. $14@15.50; common to med
ium veals. under 200 lbs. s10G1
good to choice heavy calves, 10000
HOO; common to medium heavy
calves, 100000.
Stockers and Feeders Cattle-Good
to choice steers. 500 lbs up, $1,000
@11.00; common to fair steers, 500
lbs. up, s9.00G10.00.
Good to choice steers under 500
lbs, $9.50@I0.50; common to fair
steers, under 500 lbs. $500 q 800:
medium to good heifers, S7.00@9.00;
medium to good cows, s6.00Gs.00;
mixers, good to choice, $100@125;
fair to medium, $75G90; stock calves,
$50 to 400 lbs, s7,00Q1O50; springers,
SS.O0Q10.00.
Sheep and Lambs-Good to choice
sheep, $5.50G6.50; common to med
ium, $3.0005.O0; good to choice year
lings, $S.5O69.O0; common to med
ium yearlings, S7.006S00: bucks
per 100 lbs, s40oQ 500; best spring
lambs, $S.0O@15.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18

CHICAGO, June 1S.-(U. S. Bureau
of Markets Report)-Cattle- Receipts
1000; beef steers, slow with lower ten
dency;; bulk $13.5O016; COWS and
heifers, extremely dull except choice
corn fed Gamers. $4.50@5; good cut
tiers, $685.; bulk butcher cows. $775G
$40; fat bulls steady, others unevenly
lower: bulk, $13.75014.25; stockers
and feeders % cents lower.
Hogs Receipts $4,000; IS to 25
cents higher than yesterdays average,
top $3.50; bulk light butchers $15.40
015.65; bulk $50 lbs. and over, S14.6
G15.40; pigs so cents lower; bulk $12.-
500 1880.
Sheep Receipts 10000; bulk di-
rect to packers, market slow, with best
lambs, SIG; yearlings to killers, $14;
choice ewes, 81; and feeder yearlings,
S1125.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
BOSTON WOOL MARKET

10y -A9SVVIdVtu IIFHaJ
BOSTON. Mass, June 1S.-The
Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will
say:
The wool market is still awaiting
developments. Very little business
has been done here or in the west
and quota lions are largely nominal
still.
THE manufacturing situation also
is uncertain and mills are running
generally on three to four-day SEIZED
ules per week, sometimes less.
THE foreign markets have steadied
somewhat on the lower London ba-
sis -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
RUSSIAN ROLSHEVIkI ARE
MOVING OUT OF PERSl a

LONDON, june 1S.-AII RUSSIAN BOZ
shevik troops have left Enzeli, the
principal Persian port on the coast of
the Caspian Sea, according to dis
Patch to the Herald, from Copenhagen
quoting advices from Moscow. The
despatch declares the republic of Geor-
aia has issued protest to the powers
against the action of the British in
assuming control at BatOum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
(BY Associated Pressl

CINCINNATI, O., June 18.-Wheat
No. red, $2.89@$2.9O; No red, S2.S5
6s287; other grades as to quality
S2,756s2.S4. Corn. No. white, S2.O4
@s205; No white, $2.02@$204; No
white. S2.O0@s202. Corn, No. vel
low. s1.88@$1.89; No 3 yellow. $1.870
s1,SS; No. yellow, $1.s5 @$1.s7. Corn
No. 2 mixed, $1S7. Oats, $1.21B q
s1.24. Rye. $2.25@$2,26. Hay, $4,000
S4175
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Furnished by Whelan)
BUYING

Oats. 500: rye, $50; straw. per
ton, $500; corn. Sis per bushel.
SELLING
Cottonseed Meal, per TN, $50; per
cwt, s415; Oil Meal, per ton, $4,000;
cwt, s425; Tankage so per cent, sos
per ton; cwt., $685.; Tankage so per
cent, Sis per ton; cwt., $500; Quaker
Dairy Feed, per ton, $4,000; per cwt.
s3.15; salt, per Dbl, 1925; wheat bran,
per ton, $4,000; cwt., 1925; pure wheat
middlings, per ton, $1,000; per cwt.
$3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
CATHOLICS VIEW ZIONISM
MOVEMENT With ALARM

ROME. June 11.-AnXiety regarding
the question of Zionism is felt in
Vatican circles, according to reports
here. The Asservatore Romano, organ
of the Holy See, states the Vatican is
able to accept without too great ap-
prehension the re-establishment of a
Hebrew hearth and home" in Pales-
tine but would consider intolerable any
subjugation by the Jews of other races
and religions already established
there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
HEADLEsS BODY FOUND.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, June 1S-Author-
tiles today had no clue to the identity
of the young woman whose headlesS
body was found Thursday in a lake
here. The body was nude, bound with
wire, and weighted with iron. 1t is
the theory of the police that the muir
der was committed some distance
from the lake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
MAR K ETS

Shippers, S12.0O@13l00; good to
choice butchers. s11.O0@12OO; fair to
medium butchers, s1o0OQ1100; good
to choice heifers, s9.0O01O.O0; fair to
good heifers, s9.oO@1OOO: choice fat
cows, s9.o0010.O0; fair to good Tat
COWS. $6.00@7.50; bologna cows, $500
$500; butcher bulls. s9.00@11.00; bo-
logna bulls. SS.00Q9.00; calves, $500
@15.00.
Sheep-Market, steady; sheep, $500
@9.00; lambs, S1200015.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
(Bv Associated Press)

EAST BUFFALO, n. Y, June IS
Cattle-Receipts 500; dry feed steady
grassers lower; calves, receipts 1900,
steady, $6016.
Hogs-Receipts 400; steady; heavy
$15.50016; MIXED S1625; Workers,
$16,25 q 1875, few S16.40; light York
ers, $14.50G15.50; pigs S14 a 1850;
roughs, $3.50; stays, SS695O.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 500;
slow; lambs S12M19; yearlings SSG
$3.50; wethers S9@9.50; ewes $500
$3.50; mixed sheep, $S.50@9.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
DAYTON MARKET

Corrected Uy MCLeaH q Oo1aPdHJ'
Dayton, o. Bell Phone, East 2S;
Home 1925.
DAYTON. O., June 18.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, s cars; market 15c higher;
choice heavies, 10 lbs, up, s15.40;
butchers and packers, $3.50 :
heavy Workers, s14.00@$15.00; light
Workers. s13.OO@1400; choice fat sows
slO.OO@s11.50; common to fair sows,
s9.O06slO.OO; pigs, $12.000s13.00;
stays, s7.5O@S9.00. Calves-SS.OO0
S14.00.
Cattle-Market, steady; fair to good
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
PRODUCE MARKET
(By Associated PreSs)

CHICAGO, June 1S-Butter-Mar-
ket easy; creamery firsts, 43@ &c.
Eggs-Receipts, 1897 cases; market
lower; lowest, 33@34c; ftrsts, $40
3SHc. Live poultry-Market un
changed.
Potatos-Market weaker; receipts
81 cars; Southern Triumphs, sacked
S9@9.25 cwt.; Eastern Cobbler, bar,
rels, $140O015.00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH. June 18.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts 5000; market lower; heavies,
S15.00@15.50; heavy Workers $4,000
s16.55; light Workers $4,000 Is 25;
pigs, $14.00114.5O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 500;
market steady; top sheep $3.50; top
lambs, $500.
Calves - Receipts $50; market is
steady; top $1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
(By Associated Press)

TOLEDO, O., June 1S-Cloverseed:
Prime cash. $3.50; Oct. $500; Dec
$500. Alsike: Prime cash $26.75;
Oct. S27.7O; &c. S26.75.
Timothy: Prime cash, 1917, $3.50;
1918, $3.50; 1919, $50; Mar. $500;
Sept. $50; Oct. $5.S5; Dec. $685..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Beets, 10c bunch; leaf lettuce, 25c ID.
head lettuce, trimmed. 40c ID; dry
onions, 10c ID; parsley, 15c bunch;
green mangoes, sc and SC each; gar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
BUTTER QUOTATIONS.

The wholesale price for creamery
butter is so cents pound. Butter
fats delivered in Richmond bring So
cents a pound.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18

INDIANAPOLIS, June IS. - Hay
No. l timothy. S39G3950 No tim
othy, S3SQ $3.50; No. l clover, $3.50
@3S00.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
(BV Associated PrcSs)

CHICAGO. June IS Corn, No 2
mixed $1.S61a@190; No. 2 yellow
$1SS619012. Oats-No. white,
$119@120; No. 3 white $1140
1.16h. Pork-Nominal Ribs $3.50.
01S.62. Lard $2045.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
Circuit Court

Suit for divorce has been filed by
Cleatur Chapman against Jacob f.
Chapman. She charges abandonment
They were married in June, 1910.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18

CINCINNATI O., June IS Butter
fat, steady. Eggs, steady; prime
firsts, 80; firsts, 81. seconds, "a. Poul-
try. steady; springers, Coo; hens. CSC.
Turkeys, 35c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET

Richmond flour mills are paying
s275 for No. ,; $40 for No. 8; No. 4,
60 &c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
LOCAL HAY MARKET
(Rv Associated PresN

Steady; No. 1 timothy, s3S; clover,
$1,000,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18

The Cannon home at Danville, I'll. !;
Joseph G. Cannon as he locked
in 1885; the tombstone which
"Uncle Joe" picked out for him
self several years ago, and
"Uncle Joe" in characteristic
poses as he looks today.
Uncle Joe Cannon has his eye
upon a new record for long time
service as a congressman, and his
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE

orr1S1Ieu py = w VH0TVGn VT
212 Union National Bank Build
ing. Phone 1920.
CHICAGO, June IS. - Following is
the range of futures on Chicago Board
OF Trade TODAY:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
NEW YORK STOCKS

Markets by E. w. Wagner & Co., 212
Union Bank Building(
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-18
LIBERTY BONDS,
fBy Associated T

7
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Final prices
On Liberty bonds today were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
VALIANT FIGHT FOR LIFE
WAGED BY GEN. PORTER
to Grant and Former
Ambassador to France Seriously
Ill After Operation.

Gen. Horace Porter, aid-de-camp
to Gen. Grant in the civil war, former
ambassador to France and known
throughout the United States and Eu-
rope, is making gallant fight for life
at his home in New York after an op
Grafton On account of his advanced
age-he is eighty -three-his condi-
tion is considered serious. but doctors
in attendance state that he withstood
the operation exceptionally well.
Gen. Porter has had long and brill
liant career When but boy he en-
tered the Lawrence Scientific School
at Harvard, winning while there an
appointment to. West Point, where he
was graduated a lieutenant in ord
nance in 1860.
With the outbreak of the civil war
he moved into such active service that
he was five times promoted for gal
liant. faithful and meritorious service.
becoming a brigadier general at the
age of twenty-eight. He won the at
tention and later the close friendship
of Gen. Grant.
For two wears after the close of the
war Gen. Porter served as assistant
secretary of war and later became
executive secretary to President
Grant. with whom he remained until
1875.
In 1897 he was appointed ambassa-
dor to France and remained there un-
ill 1905. during that time achieving
probably the greatest public service,
that of recovering the body OF John
paul Jones, the father of the Ameri-
can Navy
In recognition of this service Gen.
Porter was given the privilege OF
both floors Of the Congress for life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
RENT LAW DECISION
HELD TO Be VALID,
YIELDS PREMISES
Justice Siddons of District
Court Decides Against
Morris Cohen.

Justice Siddons of the District Su-
preme Court today declared that he
considers that tribunal bound by the
majority opinion of the Court of APP
peals holding the Ball rent law uncon-
stitutionaL
Acting on this view he granted
Judgment for possession of premises.
and Nathaniel Lovcless against tenant,
Morris Cohen. Mr.. Cohen noted an ap-
peal to the Court of Appeals
Possession also was granted by Jus
tice Siddons to Rena and Blanche L.
Cooksey. who brought suit 10 oust their
tenant, Charles S. Davis. from premises
1117 Euclid street. The owners brought
SUIT some time ago in the Municipal
Court. where the case was held in abey-
ance until the rent commission had
heard the controversy. The owners won
out before the commission and the Mu-
nlcipal Court gave them Judgment for
possession
The tenant then appealed to the
District Supreme Court. and the
owners moved today for judgment.
Attorney Frank Nesbit for the tenant
argued that the justices Of the Court
OF Appeals had only certain phases of
the law before them and when they
decided these adversely they should
not have declared the whole law in
valid
Attorney Chaplin Bauman for the
owners pointed out how the appellate
tribunal had construed its intention
when in the McCathran case. decided
the same day. the court had used the
expression Having held the act to-
tally void. The tenant in this case
also noted ar appeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
$125 TO $50, RENT CUT,
MADE BY COMMISSION

In a determination announced to-
day the District rent commission made
one of the deepest slashes in rent of
a dwelling that has been announced
since the commission began function
ing.
Wade H. and Emma Reed. tenants
at 1906 Fairmont street, in COM
plant against Mrs. Nj. H. Burrell.
owner. and Thomas +. Petty agent
for the property. claimed that the rent
they have been paying. sl25 a month.
was unfair and unreasonable. and
asked the commission to fix a fair
rental for the property. On hearing
and consideration of the case the
commission determined that $50 a
month is the fair rent for the prop
erty.
Other determinations announced to-
day We're: Niepold & Sons against
Victor f. Desio and Sol Greenberg.
OCCUPANTS Of the second and third
increased from ss5 each to s42.5O and
s4o. respectively: Jesse G. Pratt
against Fred p Davis. fair rent of
1112 East Capitol street fixed at
$3.50. increase from $50 a month;
Mrs. Harry H. Lee against Mrs. Mar
Capitol street. granted: Irving w.
Luskey against William Neitzey, pos
session of 1122 Morse street north
east, granted: Peachey H. Early
against Irving LuSkey. possession -
905 Kent place northeast. granted;
William J. NeitZey against Edward
Miller. possession of 64s Morton place
northeast. granted; X. A. Craig
against the F. H. Smith Company.
agents. fair rent of apartment SOB.
the Plaza. Washington circle, SIS, in
creased from $3.50: NJ. A. Patterson
and S. c. D. Prentice against same.
fair rent of apartments in the Plaza.
sac. decreased from $35 a month: F.
NJ. Burst against same fair rent or
apartment 3O2 the Plaza. $50 month,
decreased from s55: Mai. James R. ).
Weaver against l.. Gibbon White. fair
rent of apartment %, 1918 kalorama
read, $3.50. reduced from s15 month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
PALMER'S RULING
AGAINST POCKET
vETOES" DISPUTED
Law Experts of Departments
and Congress Hold Bills
Die in Ten Days.

The opinion of Attorney General
Palmer. announced at the White
House yesterday by Secretary Tumul-
ty. that the President has ten days
following the close of Congress in
which to sign bills. was disputed to-
day by experts on constitutional law
In. the executive departments and in
Congress.
The water power BILL and the reso-
luton repeating time legislation
are the principal measures that would
be revived II the Attorney Generals
opinion stands and the President
measures that received pocket
Veto by the failure of the President
to affix his signature before Congress
adjourned.
Authorities on constitutional law at
the Capitol today fortified their own
opinions by studying Hickey on the
Constitution and in consultation with
Quote the Constitution.
They quote section of the Consti-
tuition as being explicit in contradic-
tion of the opinion of the Attorney
General as follows:
IF any bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten days (Sun-
days excepted) after it shall have been
presented to him, the same shall be
law. in like manner as If he had sign
ed it, unless the Congress by it's ad-
journment prevents its return, in
which case it shall not be law.
Those who differ with the opinion
Of the Attorney General quote de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court in the La Abra case. where the
same question was raised as to the
right of the President to sign meas
ures after Congress had adjourned.
This was a lengthy decision and the
point of the Presidents authority was
incidental. but the decision of the
court was that the President did not
have the power.
Find Only One Precedent.
Only one precedent is found where
a President did sign a bill after Con-
gress adjourned and it became a law.
This was signed by Lincoln on March
-. 1863 1t provided for the collection
of abandoned property and correction
of fraud in insurrectionary districts
within the United States. The fol-
lowing year the judiciary committee
brought In an elaborate report in
which it was stated that the Presi-
dent had no right to sign that meas
ure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
CAN TOTS Be MAILED
|SPOSTAL PROBLEM
Post Office Gets TWO Re:
quests to Send Children
by Parcel Post.

The Post Office apartment was
asked today by Postmaster Merritt o.
Chance of the Washington city post
Office to give an official decision as
to whether or not children are mail
agile as parcel post matter.
This was the question put UP to
John c. Koons, first assistant post
master general. owing to the fact
that the city post office has been
asked twice within the past twenty
four hours if children may be trans
ported as parcel post packages.
When a nine-year-old girl applied
at window at the city post office
last night for permission to go to
kentucky via the postage stamp
route. clerks on duty there told her
she was "unmailable."
Calls in Council.
Today Postmaster Chance received
letter from a resident of this city
asking II it would be possible 10
have five-year-old child mailed him
from Shreveport, La, and the situa-
tion began to look up"
Il don't believe there is anything
specifically in the postal regulations
that would prevent such a thing"
mused the city postmaster, as he call
ed into council William H. Haycock,
assistant city postmaster. and Fred
erick Sillers, assistant superintendent
of mails.
Now if the child were only a day
old chick it would be easy enough to
send it by parcel post" it was sug-
gested.
And the child can hardly be ex-
cluded from the mails as being in
Hov hi
At last 1t was agreed to put the mat
ter up to Mr.. Koons for an official
decision.
Would Cut High Cost.
Supposing that a five-year-old child
would weigh about ffty pounds. the
weight limit for a parcel between
here and Shreveport. the postage on
the child sent as parcel post would
amount to $4.01. plus 16 cents inter-
nal revenue tax, total of SALT.
This would cut the high cost Of
considerably between
the southern city and the National
Capital. A similarly low rate would
be effective on the nine-year-old girl
who wanted to go to Kentucky last
night by parcel post.
To come within the postal regula-
tions, it was pointed out at the city
post Office today, children would have
to not exceed eighty-four inches of
combined length and girth. if 1t were
possible for them to be transported
as parcel post packages.
Feeding and caring for children
parcel post packages en- route would
present a most difficult problem to
the already hard working postal en-
ployes. it was suggested.
Perhaps situations might arise
similar to one here one night re-
Gently" smiled a post Office official.
"A man called with box of day-old
chicks. L want this old hen to go
along with them declared the man.
When he was told that the day-old
chicks could go by themselves. but
hind, the man went away with the
whole family"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-11
SEESL0WDENF FIRST,
HARDING OR SPROUL
AS SECOND CHOICES
Pulse of Chicago Opinion
on "Safe Candidate" Felt
by Stars Writer.
BY n. O. MESSENGER.

CHICAGO, June 11.-Before Elihu
compromise plapk for the platform on
the league of nations. which was to
be held in reserve for foreseen oc-
casion such as yesterday, to prevent
slip in the republican party. Other
planks were to be tried out first and
preferentially, but in case of their
absolute unacceptability, and as last
this one was to be put forth.
And 1t has served the purpose in
mind and one more than was in mind
1t has not only assured team work
with Hiram johnson. but has averted
son might have seized the opportunity
to attempt to stampede the conven-
ton for his nomination.
With the opening of the convention
this morning all speculation as to
candidates Is suspended. People are
Early today the best judgment OBJ
tafnable by The Stars correspondent
was that Lowden appears to be lead
ing, and in event Of his failure to go
across, Harding is preferred for sec
ond choice. 1t should be needless to
add that this prospect might change
before nightfall. but it is the best
that is in the shop at the hour of
writing.
Republicans of prominence with
whom The Stars correspondent talked
this morning. were of opinion that the
danger Of nominating an unsafe can
didate has been averted and that in
point of fact it makes but little diff
ference who shall be chosen among
the several admittedly desirable can
didates for the nomination. Either
Lowden, Harding or Sproul, it was
said, would be acceptable.
The big thing, in their estimation.
10 that harmony is promised in the
party The gloom of yesterday has
given way to cheerfulness The per-
sonaIity Of the candidate is regarded
as of secondary importance at-this
moment.