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DEMANDS PAPER
WAR STATUS END
Knox Pleads for Decla-
ration of Peace in
Senate Address.
WORLD COURT URGED
Opposes League Proposes
Supplemental Treaty Be
Made With Germany.
RESOLUTION IS DELAYED
Will Not Be Called Up Until
Next Week Hitchcock to
Make Reply Later.
WASHINGTON. May 5. Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania today opened
the republican fight In tint t.enntu
for pence. Urging adoption of his
i resolution ropenlng the ileclaratlniiN
" of war ugnlntt Germany and Aus-
tria tho former secretary of Mate
poko lor an hour and a half to a
crowded chamber.
Thn pence resolution which sen-
ate repubicans proposed to suhsll-
tute for tho house measures declar-
ing peaco with Germany alono wan
not formally brought before the sen-
ate. With n veto of the peaco resolu-
tion by President Wilson predicted
by both republican unci demo-
cratic leaders desultory procedure
The republicans do not plan to call
up tho resolutltn until late next
week and Senator Hllchcock of
Nebraska administration spokes-
man will defer his remarks until
that time. Senator McCumhcr of
North Dakota republican member
of the foreign relations committee
plans to speak soon however In
cppofltlbn.
Senator Knox charged President
Wilson with arbitrarily maintain-
ing that the nation was "till in war
and denying peace to America In
order to coerce the senate Into rat-
ifying without change the treaty
of Versailles. The senator declared
that peace legally as well as ac-
tually now existed nml that tho
proposed peace resolution was need-
ed to end a paper wur status" and
strip the president of war powers.
Reaffirming his opposition to the
league of nations even with the
senato reservations. Senator Knox
advocated an "undorFtnndlng" be-
tween the power to outlaw war and
establish a world court. Ho also
urged negotiation of a supple-
mental treaty with Germany to
provide separate "reciprocal rights
and obligations."
"There was no excuse whatsoever
for greatly prolonging the war be-
yond the aafciiature of the armis-l-ONTIM
KD ON r.VOK TKN
WATSON BACK IN JAILl
Contrived Slayer to 1'ncn Murder
Charge In California: Hopes to
Jcnpc Penally of Dentil.
LOS ANGKL.KS May 5. Walter
Andrew Watson alleged confessed
bigamist and murderer was re-
turned to his prison ward in the
county hospital today after his trip
to lit Ctntrn during which ho aided
officers to find tho body of Nina Lee
Deloney. He testified at an inquest
that he had ' killed her.
Watson was weak from the exer-
tion and excitement and had to be
almott carried from the train to
an amhulunce. It was nnnounred
that an Indictment charging murder
would bo returned nnd that he
would bo taken to court to plead no
fcoon ub poeelblfi. According to Wat-
non's previous htatement ho will
plead guilty In tho hope that ho may
eacapo capital punishment.
The body of Nina Leo Deloney
probably will bo shipped to her for-
mer homo in Kentucky.
ARRAIGN MINE CHIEF TODAY
O John L. Iwl.N Kurri'iideiY. and Will
Appear In Court Today.
INDIANAPOLIS Mny 5. John L.
Ltwls preeltlent of the United Mine
Workers of America surrendered to
the United States marshal hero late
today on a federal indictment charg-
ing conspiracy to violate) tho Lever
act and was released on Jio.000
bond. He will be arraigned boforo
United Slates District Judge A H
Anderson tomorrow morning along
with n number of other miners of-
ficials and coal operators who were
Indicted by a special grand Jury
which Investigated the coal strike.
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Farmer S: Duran
SPECIAL AOKNTS
203 ralace nidg. Pltono 151
World's News Told
in Condensed Form
for Hurried Readers
WASHINGTON. May 6 Krflf rl-k (1
cottrell of ralifornla was nominated to-
day In President VV ilson to l director
of the bureau of mines succeeding Van
II Manning ltnlrni-1
INDIANAPOLIS. InJ. May . In llsr
rlson county election day ki marred
vesterday by the ainltlen death of .1 I.
o ltannon a candidate for the. itemncrntle
ruuiitnatlon for coiikihi In thn Hi Ira dis-
trict. PANAMA. May 4. rienernl Pershing
after an all-rlsy hunt In which two alll-
fTHtoia were lassoed and raptured alive
today. tioitrdMl the transport Northern Pa-
cific ami will sail for New York by way
or Porto ltko tonight.
ST I.OI'IH. May ft A Jury wss seleete
and taking nf teatlrnony mm beun today
111 the trial of I'reula Ilroderlck 14 yenla
old. rharucd with first decree murder for
kllllnc her stepfather Joeepli P. Wood-
lock. In Arrll 191.
RAN SAtlA Texan. May S. ike T. Ken-
dries uncle and adopted fallier of U. 3.
Senator John II. Kendrlck of Wyoming
died 'at hi home here today. Ill reared
the present senator fiorn ciilMif.ioil and
was a pioneer Texas cattleman.
ST. PAUL May 6. Manr I.. C. Hods-
eon was re-elected by more than 3. 1000
votes over his opponent William Ma-
honey labor candidate. In yesterday's
election here accnidlnK to almost com-
plete unoffklut returns early today.
WASHINGTON May ft. Dr. I.. 8. nowe.
chief of 4h latln-.VmerH-an division of
the slate department was elected direc-
tor general of tho Pan-American union to-
day to succeed John Ilarrett who will
retire September 1
WASHINGTON. Msy 6 The Mexican
government according to advices to the
department of commerce has Increased
the export duly on petroleum from ."to
cents to lit cents a ton. The inrWce did
not say when the new tariff would become
effective.
WASHINGTON. May t. 'Outlaw-
strikes in the railroad termlnala nf the
southwest may be expetted this week ac-
cording; to a alajement made today by
James Kuhanla of the Ht liuls Yard-
men's association who la here to nrrancQ
for a convention of tho "outlaw strikers."
ST. I.OIJIH May fi. Th Brown Kho
company ha drefarert n common Mock
clMtlentl of 33 1-3 nor crnt Increuflnff Its
common Mock from S6.S00.00O to 11490-
000 it WHA Announced today This. It wa
Hid Is the firm u h dividend declared
by th com ran y nine a It vraa reorRnnltcd
In 1313.
NKW YORK. May ft. -Th defeat of
Senator Illram Johnson by MaJ. Opr..
Leonard Wood In th New Jerney repub-
lic.! preferential preMdenttitt prlmurteti
whb concedctl by Allen Trimble New
Jersey manacer of the Johmon cnmpalrn.
In a telegram made public at the Wood
headquarters hern tonight.
WAaillNOTON May 5 An attack In
force nn Ocrm-in submarine baiMw- b thn
combined American urnl IlrliUh n.ivnl
forces had been mjreed upon before the
war ended. Admiral William 8. Henson.
former chief nf naval operations disclosed
todty In testimony before the senate com-
mittee Investigation of tho Mima-Da nlcla
row.
NKWAUK. N J. May Andrew
Walker a ("hrlMlan Hrlentlat tonight was
found guilty of mansUuphter by a Jury
in the court of common pleas for fall-
ing to provide medlr.il treatment for his
5-year-old daughter Dorothy who died a
year niro with what physicians diagnosed
as nnsal diphtherU. The jrirl had heen J
provided with Christian Hclence treatment.
NKWrOUT. Ky. May B When the en-
tire teaching force of tho public grade
and hlKrt eihoola of Newport went on
'Indefinite vacation" this morning because
their demand for a salary Increase of ioo
was refused by the board nf education
the 1.963 pupils rushed from the buildings
paraded the streets and shouted '"more
pay for the teachers.
NBW TOnK. May 6. Officials of the
Postal Telegraph company stated tnnlnht
the company would welcome a suit by
the rovernment to recover t:.13339; which
Postmaster General Durleson yesterday
told cona-ress represented the amount
' earned by the postal system during fed
eral control over uie compensation award-
ed by him.
NKW TOnif. May 5 -Joseph P Huth-
erford head of the "nueseiiite" faith and
elk-ht of his church officers were freed
today In the federal court In llrooklyn. In-
dlrtmenta against elcht of them ihurclne
violstlon of the espinnaee act and 'ne
charsinir perjury against the ninth "-ere
dismissed on motion of Keder-il I'litrlrt
Attorney floss.
BOSTON. May 5 Profiteering In meat
was charged today against Armour A Co.
and Ita New Cnaiand managre John K
Wilson. The latter was arrested on a
warrant Issued b 1'nlted Stales ('nmnils-
sloner Have on cvideme transmitted bv
the Untied States district attorney a office
that lamb bought for less than 0c a
pound plus freight charges of about tc
a pound had been sold here for SSHo.
Another Negro Found
Guilt u in Arkansas
HT'LKNA. Ark May 5 Will
Wordlow negro was found guilty of
first degree murder for the second
time in Phillips county circuit court
hero late today as a result of his ae.
tivities In connection wjt.ii the racl.il
uprising near Klalnn last fall. He
Is the second of the six negroes
whose cases were remanded by the
stato supreme court reconvicted on
n charge of murder.
Ford-Ncwlicrrjj Ballots
Arc Taken to Capital
WASHINGTON. Mav ft Forty-
nine mall sacks containing ballots
o-ist in itie Fori Newberry fena-
toiial election in Michigan reached
here today and were. locked up
pending a recount by direction of
the senate. Other shipments aro
duo later. No timi linn been fixed
for the beginning of the count
THE WEATHER
TUI-SA. Okis May ft Mailmum fi.
I minimum so. north lnds. clear
I OKLAHOMA Thursday anil Friday
psrtly rloudy
LOUISIANA. AIIKAN'SAS LAST ANO
' WEST TKXA8 Thursday and Friday
partly cloudy
KASHAS .Mostly cloudy Thursday and
1 Friday probably with show era In west
' portion Thursday snd in east portion
I Thursrts nlglit or Friday not much
chants Ui temporaiujs.
MEMBERS OF RED
PARTYMAYSTAY
Communist L a b o r i t e s
Cannot Be Deported
Wilson Rules.
OFFICIALS DISPLEASED
Garvan Palmer's Aide Takes
Exception to Kind nigs
in Hot Statement.
MAY EXPEL COMMUNISTS
One Branch of Radicals Loft
for Department to Use
Efforts Against.'
WASHINGTON. May 5. Secretary
of Libor Wilson ruled today that
membership in thu commuiiiht labor
parly does not of lielf tonstltuti'
mifflclent ground for deporl.'itluu of
aliens. '
In ordering cancellation of a war-
rant under which Carl Mlll.-r a (Jtr-
man wua held because nf such mem-
bership the stvielary said that while
extracts from tho orgunlr.attim's
platform Indicated an extremely
rudlcsU objective there was no evi-
dence of Intention ttl llM flrfi fir
vlo:enco toward organiW Kovern-
menr
Tho department of ;uMl;a frankly
deplored the labor secrcttiry's decis-
ion. A54Nlxt.ni? Alliim...' t!nhn-ul
Oarvan in chnrgo of raids on radi
cal picmcni. listened mat because
of It all undcsiriiblo nllons could
enter the communist labor p.uty and
be freo from government Interfer-
ence. CiimmtinNts I.labli
Since ilr. Wilron had already held
that an alien could not bo deponed
becuuse of membership In tho I. W.
W.. only momhcrxliip In tho com-
munist party now brings an alien
within the purview of the law pro-
viding deportation for lhoi affil-
iated with existing organizations that
believe in or advocate the overthrow
by fcrco or violence of the govern-
ment. Although Mr. Wilson declared that
fxanilnaunn of their platforms
showed "some very substantial dif-
ferences" between thn communist
and tho communis labor parlies Mr.
tiarvan atoerted tonight that in
principle they wero absolutely the
same."
In a general review of thn case.
Secretary Wilson ejinl It hud been
argued by counsel t hat .hn tactics of
inn communist party in Itusslu "ate
tho methods Intended to be pursued
by the communist labor parly of
America and thnt rortam Hatements
of prominent communists rol.itive to
the ohJi;iH of the communist labor
party should bi taken as showing tho
intent of the party Itself.'
No Fom Plan Soon
"Uxcerpts from tho communist
labor party platform and program
Indicate an extremely radical objec-
tive hut there la nothing In them
lhat dl.cloies nn Intention to use
force or vlolencn. or that Is Incom-
patible with the use nf parllamontnry
machinery to attain tho radical view
that l.i expressed. The hollof in.
leaching and advocacy of the class
struggle niatw action the conquest
of political power the. dictitorshlp
of the proletariat socialism eom-
irtinism the one big union shop eoin-
mitleeo t.hop stewards nnd other so-
cial. Industrial economic and politi-
cal chunges montloned In tho com.
munlst labor party platform nnd pro-
gram however repulsive they may he
to the minds of any or all of our peo.
pie. do not bring th organization
vv.thln tho purview nf tho art as long
as 't docs not propose to uso force or
violence to accomplish tho purpose.
If tho American people nro left fro
to discuss nnd decide tho questions
presenting themselves for considera-
tion from day to dy uninfluenced
by tho thrent of force or violence
they cin be relied upon to protect
themselves against nnv false philos-
ophies wild-eyed revolutions or die.
t.ilorsblps of nnv kind
HUNGARIANS GET 10 DAYS
Mint Accept or Ttejert Treaty Within
That Limit Allien Say.
PARIS May 5 The allied reply
to the objections nf the Hungarian
peace delegation to the treaty hand-
ed Hungary's representatives in Jan-
uary wns delivered to the Hun-
garian mission at Versailles this
afternoon Tho Hungarians nro given
10 days dating from tomorrow In
which to accept or reject tho treaty
A covering letter accompanying
the reply given out this afternoon
said that tho allied and associated
powers while hoping lht Hungary
will become an element of stability
nnd peaco in Rurope cannot forgot
Hungary's share of responsibility In
provoking tho world war.
Tho letter points out that ethno-
graphic conditions In central Kurnpe
aro such that it would be Impossible
to inako tho political frontiers of
Hungary coincide with her ethnical
limits and that plebiscites In the
detiched territories could not differ
from the result arrived at hy tho
supreme council after mmuto study
of the peoples and 'heir aipiraMon.
George f'tudlo Tulsa's Popular Photo
Gtudlo. A4vt
Beveridge Talked
of As Permanent
Chicago Chairman
Mlh-rl 1. Ilovcrlilgc.
WASHINGTON May .. -Division
of honoiH of presiding over tho re-
publican national convention at Chi-
cago between tho regulars and tho
progressives appeared probable at a
result of negotiations going on today
between prominent members of both
rings. Information from party
sources was that nn agreement vir-
tually had been reachod to havo
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as a
ropiescntatW of thn regulars
chosen temporary chairman and u
progressiva permanent chairman
Senator Ixnlgo would make the
"keynote speech."
Senator Ilorah of Idaho promin-
ent In tho progressive councils and
ono of Senator Johnson's principal
supporters announced that ho fa-
vored Albert .1 nevcrldge former
senator from Indiana for pormuncnt
chairman.
Senator Pornh said he was not nn
aspirant for chairmanship honors
nnd would not regard himself as
available. That there would bo no
contest over tho chairmanship
honors was predicted totlay by re-
publicans of both groups. Lcadci
of the progressive wing said there
was no disposition to oppose Senator
Ixidge as mporary chairman and
they oxpecu'd to elect ono of their
group us the permanent chairman
without opopsition.
DEATH LIST 60 """
IN PEGGS STORM
Five Victims Are Not
Expected to Live
Doctors Say.
By Associated I'resa State Wire.
MISKOOEK. May 5. Tho death
loll of tho Peggs storm rcmalnod nt
SO today. There aro flvo of tho In-
jured however whom physicians ic.
cliiro may not live. The remainder
of tho In lured nhovved improvement
during tho day.
Two morn were added lo tho list of
Injured tndny when two boys name
Williams u; found ;n the woods In
a t.erlous condition near Spring
i.rrok. riit-v wero tiiUen to th'
emergency luspltal at Locust rjrove
"A Iarg3 hluie of tho credit for
handling tho situation after the
ctorm should go to tho town of Tah-
I'Mltiah" Hil.1 Dr. J. I. Holllngswortb
Muskogeo cly physician v'io re-
tti'ned today from tint Ktorni dis-
trict. "Ituslnras men and dnctois deeeit-
"1 Ihelr town aril wont to Iho res-
cue. Thty were tin- firiit on tho
ground nnd to ihem fell the the most
unpleasant part of the relief work.
Two Tnhleoimh men Doctors Alli-
son and Peterson worked night und
day hefore ro'lef was sent."
D. K. Robinson merchant whose
home and store uero destroyed an-
nounced today he would rebuild his
slorc The town will probably never
ho rebuilt and will hereafter be only
a trading point.
Approximately $5000 has been
ralfed as a relief fund from towns In
this part of th state Muskogee's
fund tntnled 53.500 tonight.
THOUGHTS TO
THINK ABOUT
VOPTH AND ItUAINS
Here are tho two greatest ass'eta In
tho world - youth and brains.
If you have these and know how
to use them tho world Is yours and
everything that's In it. Th" trouble
with many young people who hnvo
plonty of ability it that they don't
know how to make tlielr ability
COUNT. They don't know how to
bring their business valuo to tho
knowledge of thot.o men who have
need nf IL
Tho way to do thlH It) really sim-
ple advertise yourself and what
you have to offer through tho Want
Ad agency .
Kvcry day the Want Ads aro help-
ing people of youth and brains to
their right start In llfo. Call Otage
C000 for Want taker.
WOODINCREASES
LEAD IN INDIANA
Army Man Heads John-
son by More Than
8000 Votes.
HOOVER IS FAR BEHIND
Lohos California by Majority
of More Than 155000; He-
turns Incomplete.
MICHIGAN IS FOR JOHNSON
Convention Instructs Dele-
Kates in Accordance With
Verdict Given at Primary.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May B.
With only 216 precincts out of 3387
In tho stain missing tonight unof-
ficial returns fiom Tuesday's state-
wnlo primary show thnt MaJ. Oon
Leonard Wood with &0.478 voles In
tho republican presidential prefer-
ence race wns leading Senator
Illrnm W. Johnson of California his
nearest opponent by s.llfl. (lv.
Frank O Lowdcn of Illinois and
Senator Warren O. Harding of Ohio
were sevcrnl thousand voles behind.
Tho vote for 3172 precincts was:
Wood 80478; Johnson 72.0B2
Ijwdon 3034.1; Harding 1877".
Thero wero no candidates for tho
democrutlo presidential preference
vote In Indlann.
SAN FRANCISCO Mny B. With
1 ou .-..ttetu mluHlnir and oni
Mono .county u sparsely. HOttlcd
mountain community iniiiciu i..
returns from yesterday's presidential
preference primary continued to
add to thn majority of tho delegation
that will support Senator lllrum W.
Johnson at tho republican national
convention rather than Herbert t.
Hoover his only opponent
Tho Johnson ticket led tho Hoover
ticket early tonight on tabulations
compiled from 4.3 1 complete pre-
cincts out of a total of 5725 In tno
state by inr.33S votes. The votn
stood: Johnson group 333310;
Hoover group 178.578.
Tho fate of tho independent enn-
dlilacy of Henry H. Chllders of Los
Angeles on thn democratic ballot
still was In doubt tonight nnd it
probably will require an official
canvass before tho result Is defi-
nitely known.
Chllders announced himself n
being opposed to u dtnsllc enforce-
inent of the national prohibition
laws. Incomplete returns showed.
thnt Oavln MrNnob or nan brancisco
was polling the heaviest voto of tho
democratic group.
From ticatlnrod returns IQ wan
apparent thnt the prohibition group
nledged to tho candidacy of Henry
Clay Needham of Los AngelcH ro-
ccivod a very ugnt vote.
Mr. Hoover cnrrloil threo of the
Ct counties represented In tho in-
t:ONTINU15l ON I'AUK TJ-iN
PRICE REDUCTI0NIS SEEN
Clilrngo llenlcr Announces Cut In
Cotton Woolen nnd Sill. (iiimlM.
ClllC.UiO May 0. A general re-
dm. Hon In the prlco of cotton wool-
en and Milt goods within a few
weeks was predicted today following
announcement of a local dtnlir that
ho had sold 3000.000 yards of bolt
silk at f)0c to 12 a yatd Uss'than
pievalllng prices.
Ono Stnln street merchant said
that the buckward spring and tight-
ening of mnnoy would forre stores
and manufacturers In many ruses
overhtocked to slush prices. Ho pre-
dicted that a drop in textile lines
would be followid by reductions In
fond prices as all markets run some-
what together In the raising and
lowering of prices.
ASKS HIGHER POSTAL PAY
Congressman Davcy nf Ohio Seen
Icnioinllatl'n Without Incrcav
WASHINGTON May R. .Urging
Increased pay for postal employs
HeprcsenUtivo Davcy. democrat t
Ohio today told the house that tho
postal ecrvlro wot.td rnllapm soon
after July 1 unless congress pro-
vided financial relief before that
time.
"In nil Industrial renters the mall
hervb-e is rapidly going to pieces"
said Mr. Davey adding that "gross-
ly Inadequate salaries" were caus-
ing employed lo quit so frequently
tll.it the labor turnover alone would
bankrupt a private biislnes.
SANTA Hiri'lJKNS CHOW
Incronso Is Shown In Itccpi for
Current Vfnr by Officials.
NTAV YORK. May 6.--Hrvn cor-
porate Income of the Atchison To-
peka & Sanla Fn railway for 1019
aggregated 10971 f. SOS against $47..
IDG 203 In the previous year accord-
ing In the annual report issued to-
il a v
Net income of $ 13 098 ling com-
pared with onlv $28 318 433 In 1918
and surplus to credit and profit and
lorn at Iho end of 1919 totalled $65-3CC.U30.
Suffrage Wins Approval
of Senate in Delaware
Amendment Ir Revived When Upper Branch
Passes Ratification Bill Movement for
Ratification Is Revived by Adherents
DOVlHt. Del. Mny 8.--Suffrage
u.ih levlvcd in Delaware today when
tho senate phscmI a ratification bill
11 to tt.
After rejecting n mibslltule of
fered by Senator (lormle. demn-
i riit. of Wilmington providing for n
lefcrondtiin nt the next election the
senato adopted the resolution of Sen-
ator Walker republican ratifying
tho Susan It. Anthony suffrage
a mendment.
"Two republicans voled ngiilnst rat-
ification and only one democrat sup.
ported It. There was a big 'demon-
stration by suffragists on announce-
ment of the vole.
It U proposed to send the resolu-
tion to the houso tomorrow where
.needy at lion Is expected Although
the lower brunch of the legislature
defeated' a similar resolution on
vprll 1. by a vole of '.'2 to ! suf
frnglst leaders claim lo havo In-
ROW ON SEATING
G. 0. P. DELEGATES
Missouri Republicans Un-
able to Get Down to
Business.
ADJOURN UNTIL TODAY
.Sessions Held Up by Delay of
r Credentials Committee
' ' 'in Reporting.
KANSAS CITY May 6. Tho ro-
pilbllcnp Mate convention In session
hero adjourned tonight until tomor-
row morning lifter It had waited
mnro than night hours for Us com-
mitten on credentials to Hottlo con-
tests between dual delegations from
Jackson und Huchanan counties. tSa
business may be transacted by tho
convention tinUI tho question of
which of tho rival delegations Is lo
be seated In pormnnent organization
Iiiim been determined.
When tho convention ndjournnd
contests In only ono Kansas City ward
had been disposed of and the com-
mittee had not i cached thn Huchan-
an county cno In thn pcrumnont
convention organization.
Thn credentials comirUttco win
still In sorbin lain tonight nnd
members said tho deliberations
might contlnuii until early tomor-
row '
Tomorrow thn convention will
facn thn task of electing delegates at
largo to thn national convention In
Chicago selection of presidential
nleotori nnd thn adoption of resolu-
tions embodying tho stato party's
Ideas on tho political Issues.
Leaders of the local antl-nrganlza-Hon
forces mild thn convention
might also be called upon to decide
the Jackson nnd Huchanan county
contest in the evont the credential
nomtnitleo voted to seat organization
forres In all the wards They nald
they were taking steps lo Introduce
a minority report nhould the com-
mittee h union bo unfavorable lo
them.
HARRIS TO ENTER RACE
Will Itun for U. S. Senator Ilk
I'rlcniN Saj Con-enlrt After Slate.
Committee M'eelon.
OK'IAHOMA CITY. May .1 -James
A Harris of Wagoner ehnlr
man nf the republican state central
committee will be a candidate for
the nomination for United Slates
senator on Hie republican ticket at
the August primary friends of his
declared positively hern today. They
Mild they had been urging Mr. Har-
ris for some limn to become a candl-
daln but that he consented lo do so
only after consultation with par'y
leaders during thn stato repuhllcin
commllten meeting hero Monday.
Mr. Harris could not bo reached to-
night for a slalemont.
Mr. Harris who wan born In
Henry Marshall county Illinois
camn to tho old Indian territory
more than 35 yourH ago locating at
Atoka lie later moved to Wagonnr
where In 1893 he engaged In the
real rstale and banking business
He Is now connected with a firm of
nil operalors
Since coming to the Indian terri-
tory Mr. Harris has been actively
connected with tho republican party.
He was formerly chairman nf the
Creek nation commission of iho In-
dian territory nnd a member of tho
Oklahoma constitutional convention
In 1907 He watt n delegate at largo
to the national repuhllenn conven-
tion n 1908 In 1910 12 Mr Harris
was chairman of the ntnte central
enmmctee and republi' nn natnnal
I committeeman tor Oklahoma In
1 1312-16.
creased their strength sufficiently to
iiMiurn the concurrence of thn houso
i the senato measure.
Tho resolution III tho senitlo had
been In comiulllen since Maich 21.
Hut one morn ntntn Is needed to
ratify thn amendment and Insure Us
adoption. Suffrage loaders aro hopa-
fill that favorable action In Dela-
ware can be secured. If It In It
meaiiH thn long flnht hn been won.
Although efforts will ho nuido by thn
niill-Niiffriiglsts It has been an-
nounced io contest action by sev-
eral Icglslnturrc. It has heen tholr
contention thnt thn nmendment must
ho submitted to tho people for their
approval rather than leave It to tho
state legislatures to act upon.
Suffrage lenders havo been nnxlous
to securo adoption In order that
women msy vole this fall at thn
presidential election.
Family of Uncle Sam
(wrows Despite Losses
of Hat lie and Disease
WASHINGTON May 5. Undo
Sam's family Is growing. Despite
war losses the stoppage of Im-
migration during thu war emi-
gration of Ihoso who returned to
their native Innds tor military
sorvlco and tho Influenza epidemic
complete returns for tho 1920
census will show tin Incrcaan In tho
population of thn United State
of from 1 to 20 per cent ac-
cording to expert estimates ob-
tained Inday and based on pub-
lished figures of tho census
bilieau.
Director Rogers nf tho bureau
nnd otlfor official. woro unwilling
today to slate thnt the unofficial
estimate of 100000000 for the
population of thn United States
niacin In July 1019 would bo
broken down hy tho completion
of tho 1920 census. To dato com-
plelo returns havo born announced
for 769 townn and cities showing
n total population of approximate-
ly 15000000 people Thn percent-
age of Increnso Mnco 1910 for
thesn towns tins been approximate-
ly 2 1 per cent about 4 per cent
less than for thn period betwoon
1900 and 1910.
Tho Incroaso between 1900 nnd
1910 was 21 per cent but It In tho
opinion of experts that tho In-
crenso shown during tho present
deendn will be slightly lower duo
to tho war nnd conditions arising
PAPER TO JUMP AGAIN
Further Atlvnnccs In Prlrci of News-
print Product Will Un .Mnda by
International Company
WASHINGTON May 5. Further
ndviinceH In print paper prlcen aro
lo bo mudo by tho International
Paper company on July 1 said a
telegrntn from Chestor W. Lyrnnn
vlcn nrenldent of tho company which
wns presented today to tho senato
commiiteo investigating tno paper
shortage .
The ineHsago addressed to Joseph
Pulitzer Jr. publisher of tho St.
Lotlln Post Dispatch said:
"Almmltig tlsa In prices for pulp
wood other raw materials and mill
Htippllcs together with Inevitable In-
crenso In transportation chnrgeH will
necessitate higher selling prlco for
Inst two quarters. Increnso in cost
likely to go to turning point reached
In general Industrial social and 11-
miiirlnl conditions.
"Onlv remedy for present trouble
is rigid economy ny pumishorn in
their use nf newsprint. It would be
height of folly for government to at-
tempt to ' rt giiliito or lovvor spot
market onerous as It mny appear
an it would result in diversion of
many specialty mills nnw making
newsprint to their normal pioduct."
In presenting tho telegram
CliuiicH (i. Ilosw. Washington enrre-
spoudent of I he Post Dispatch said
that paper was "Mrongly opposed to
government control of the paper In-
dustry In any form whnlsoevirr on
the ground that It would In effect
bo government i ontrnl of tho press"
"Din" Mexico Causes
Americans lo Shudder
NOOALUS Ariz. May 5. Tho an.
nouncement of Governor do la I In-
orta that he Intends to make Mexico
bone dry threw consternation Into
tho Americans who havo fitted up
nodcni rafoH In Nogalos Sonora In
anticipation of any llftine of thn lid.
Wholesale liquor dealers across Iho
no declare their belief that tho dan
ger of prohibition ha been grossly
exaggerated.
Heal Records Broken
for May in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 6. From
May 1 to 3 temperatures over tho
entire Btute ranged from 90 to 100
iiigreen and hroke records for May
di many eociions according to tho
. weekly report Issued today by J 1'
' uuugnicr iuctcroiot;u
Washington Thinks Ho
Cannot Hold Power
Much Longer
MARCHING0N CAPITAL
Army of 10000 to Start
Soon for Capital City
Commander States.
MAY PREVENT ESCAPE
Porta Are Closed to Presi-
dent; Flight to U. S.
Only Possibility.
MORE VESSELS LEAVE
Destroyers Ordered to Go
to Southern Waters; Re-
port Foreigners Safe.
.TAtmrcZ. Mexico May K-WtiA
thousand rmrolutlonary noldlert
shortly will begin n march upo
Mexico Oily from tho stale ot Ohi
Illinium nooordlng lo an an
nouncement mnda hero tonight toj
lesim M. Ctien former federal
Jiidgo of thn .TnurcA district re-
cently appointed to ntd In tho
transfer nf federal fnnd.4 hern in
cldrntnl to tho chnngo of govern-
ment. WASniNOTON May B Tleoirnl.
Hon of Carranzti'u rapidly diminish-
ing powor In Mexico wbji admitted
by government officials today hut
the dispatch of flotilla of destroy-
ers to south waters wns not taken to
Indicate that foreigners' are In Imme-
diate danger. Thn six destroyers)
which sailed from New Tork will
arrive at Key West tomorrow and
will bo used only In the event that
necessity arisen. Before his de-
parture Captain Byron Long com-
manding thn flotilla conferred with
tho secretary of tho navy who gave
him Instructions as to policy.
Must Tall Soon.
Development of the revolution as
reported to th government has been
nn rapid an to convince many officials
nnd especially army officers that
Cnrranza cannot maintain his au-
thority much longer not so much
because he In opposed by a for-
midable military forco sji because his
army In dally dissolving before the
rebels' advance Instead of offering
battle.
Information obtained through nffl-
cla channels has been the basin of
nn estimate that places the strength
of tho rebels at almost double that
of the government. The co-ordination
of the rebel forces has been hin-
dered rather Ihnn aided by the
rapidity with which new groups
form In' tho different Mates and the
promptness with which the federal
garrisons havo Joined In the move-
ment even boforo being directly
threatened.
Ilobel claims that Carranza would
have difficulty in leaving the coun-
try nro supported by reports from
official sources.
May Como Here.
Kast nnd west coast porta aro
closed to him hy the operations of
rebel units nt various places along
tho connecting lines. His entry Into
Iho I'nlled States might yet be ef-
fected over the long line nf railroad
from the capital to Luredo and tho
possibility of escape through tho
Tehunntopeo Isthmus Into Guatemala
remains nitnntigh such a route Is
regarded n Impracticable on account
of rebel operations In zones he would
have to cross. In liny event tho
revolutionists nssert his departure
would havo to be made after the
manner nf nn ordinary fugitive and
not llko that of so many deposed
I.ttln-Amerlcan rulers.
Still Woodless.
Such Information nn was available
here continued to Indicate the blood-
less character of the revolution. The
southward movement of tho rebels
along the west coast wns continued
hut no reports nf any engagements
were received. The request for naval
protection at ports on thn east coast
was construed by the government
as precautionary.
Although nn overt act has been
recorded In the vicinity ot any nf
tho ports. It Is understood British
consular officers concurred with
American representatives that ships
should bo avallnblo near Tamnlco
Tuxpam Vera Crua and Fronteras
to afford a refugo for foreigners If
conflict mado temporary retirement
advisable.
At the stato department today It
was said that reports thtiB far had
not lndlcnted that tho lives of any
Americans had been endangered any-
where in Mexico on a result ot the
revolution.
AUOUA PltlKTA. May 5 Mexi-
can revolutionists would tvolcnm thn
uwlgntnent ot nn officer of the
i niiou Mtatcs nrmy as military ob-
server to accompany General P. Ellas
Callcs minister of war under tho
revolutionary provisional govern-
ment according to a message re-
ceived liere today from Governor
Adolfo de la 'Hucrta temporary head
of thn liberal constitutionalist mov-
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