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DEMOCRAT RACE ' REAL BATTLE OF STATE PRIMARY JL_ President’s Victory Adds 33 ^ Delegates to 385 Already Pledged Universal Service Detroit, Mich., April 9.—(Tuesday.) —President Coolidge carried Michi gan in Monday’s presidential prefer ential primary, according to returns received up to an early hour Tues day morning. The president defeated Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, his opponent, by approximately a 2 to 1 vote. Henry Ford and Senator Wood bridge Ferris, contending for the democratic endorsement ran a close race. Latest figures showed Mr. Ford leading. Returns from 1,463 precincts out of 2,894 in the 83 counties in the state give: Coolidge, 101,453; Johnson, 48,485, a majority of 82,698 for the president. Run Close Race The returns from the same num ber of precincts give: Ford 16,151; Ferris, 16,098. Governor Grosbeck, President Cool ldge’s manager in Michigan, pre dicted the president would carry the state by approximately 85,000 when complete returns are available. Sen ator Johnson’s expected strength in Wayne county failed to materialize, Goolidge leading in this county by approximately 3 to 2. Gains 33 Delegates President CoolidgeSs victory in Michigan will add 33 delegates to the 885 already pledged him from other states, and brings him closer to the majority required for the nomina tion, a total slig htly less than 600. Johnson’s total of pledged delegates is 13, those from South Dakota. Senator Johnson’s Betback at the polls is a distinct reversal of the showing he made in Michigan four years ago, when he rolled up a to tal of 156,939 votes, compared with 112,568 for Gen. Leonard Wood, his nearest rival, and 62,418 for Frank O. Lowden, with Herbert Hoover fourth with 52,503. This year the state’s entire re publican vote probably will not ex ceed the total rolled up for John son two years ago. OPPOSE BUDGET AID TO FARMER » Coolidge Against Any Bill Which Would Provide Cash Appropriation Universal Service Washington, April 7.—President Coolidge will oppose any of the mea sures proposed to date for farm re lief that carry with it a large appro priation from the treasury, it was Intimated Monday. He is said to have taken this po sition because he believes existing provisions are adequate. Particu larly, he is said to oppose the Mc Nary-Haugen bill which would re quire $200,000,000 for the purpose of restoring farm products to the pre war level. The bill Is said to have strong sup port in congress but not sufficient to override the president’s wishes. The president is said to take the position that he has already given material aid to the farmer. He caused to be organized a private corpora tion with capital of $10,000,000 and has put at the disposal of this body the resources of the War Finance corporation, the funds to be loaned the farmer on easy terms so that he may diversify his crops. Any plans which provide for the government purchases and market ing of farm products such as is con templated in the McNary bill will not solve the problem, but merely af ford a temporary and costly relief, he believes. Late in the day he called in Charles Barrett, head of the Farmers' Union, to get his views and will resume con ferences with the farm groups Tues day before coming to a final decis ion. Two Heard in Probe of Charges Against Zihlman Universal Service Washington, April 7.—Two more witnesses from Baltimore were heard in secret by the special House committee investigating charges of improperly accepting money against Representative Frederick N. Zihl man, republican, of Maryland. They were former deputy collector of internal revenue, Charles L. Wie gand and George W. Rhein, a tax ex pert. Nothing further than that the testimony of the two witnesses dove tailed in with some of the previous evidence was disclosed ith regard to the examinations. High Court Decides On Shippers’ Claims Washington, April 7.—When higher tuilroad rates are charged on a short than on a long haul, the shipper from an Intermediate point is only en titled to colect such damages as he la able to show he sustained, it was announced today by the supreme oourt. The question reached the court in four cases involving rates in Min nesota, New Mexico, Montana, Ore gon and Washington. Woman Slayers Seek Fate In Cards I Htgg. 5BWA OA&15-T2JER. | Two laughing women in the Cook County Jail In Chicago—one sentenced to imprisonment for life for murder and the other awaiting trial for a murder to which she has confessed—toy with the cards and seek to read their fate. Neither seems worried. At the left is Mrs. Belva Gaertner, a divorcee, who admits she killed Walter R. Law, a married man, in a "mock duel" in his automobile, after a synthetic gin party in the . cabaret district. At the right is Mrs. Katherin Malm, "wolf woman," convicted of murdering a watchman when she and her husband were caught In a robbery. D. S. MOVES TO GUARD INTEREST IN WAR DEBTS Officials Show Keen Interest In Dawes Plan to Aid Germany Universal Service Washington, April 7.—On the eve of the publication of the Dawes plan for the economic restoration of Ger many, this government took steps to protect its interest in the vast sums owed by the nations involved. The World war debt funding com mission held an extensive session at the state department and Is watch ing with the keenest interest the re ports from Paris. r The situation was described as difficult in one way. The Dawes com mission is altogether unofficial, so far as the United States is concern ed. But any arrangements which private banking interests may make with Germany or with France will first have to come under the careful scrutiny of the state department to make sure that the private invest ment will no profit at the expense of the American treasury and the tax payers. Loans Mam Point The outstanding point Is the loans which it is planned to raise for Ger many. These loans to be successful, it is emphasized, would have to take precedence over the payments on reparations to France. The first con sideration is whether France would be willing to forego reparations pay ments until the sum is returned. Competent observers believe that France will do so if it appears that this course will actually put Germany in a position to return to economic soundness more rapidly than any ftther. In this connection it was pointed out that the Morgan loan of $100,000,000 to France has precedence over the payment of the war debt to the United States. Want Declaration Still another matter which will re quire some explanation, it was said, is where the German credit will be applied by France. British bankers who, with the American bankers, propose to raise the sum, are said to object to the money being turned over to France unless that govern ment will make some declaration about its war debt to Great Britain. Just what the American govern ment will have to say on this score was not clearly revealed. Treasury officials said, however, that the dis position probably would be to give Germany and France more time in the hope that the Dawes plan would put them in a position to begin pay ments. As for the actual success of the Dawes plan, the treasury experts be lieve the financial assistance required may be raised without serious diffi culty. Liquor Worth $30,000,000 Smuggled Into Country Washington, April 6. —(INS)— America’s billion dollar “invisible imports" of 1923 included liquor valued at $30,000,000, the department of commerce announced. Tills country consumed $10,000,000 more imported liquor in 1923 than during the year previous, ttie depart ment estimated. The liquor imports, which does not appear on the books of the custom house, were estimated from the amount of liquor officially reported as exported from countries suspected of furnishing United States with the bulk of its supply and amounts imported by neighboring nations. --- Pepper Makes Move for World Peace Conference Washington, April 7.—A joint reso lution, proposing a world peace con ference was introduced today by Senator Pepper republican, Pennsyl vania. The Senate would advise the presi dent under the resolution that the time is suitable for the assembling of a conference similar to the two held in the past at The Hague. Agitation (or Gas Tax Is Increasing .. Legislature Expected to Pass On Question at Special Session Des Moines, la., April 7.— (Special.) —Growing agitation for a gasoline tax In Iowa Indicates that at least one, if not both, of the state houses now in special session, will pass on such a law before adjournment. Requests from numerous senators have oaused the code commission to draw up a bill for a 2 cent tax on gas. It will probably be brought out as ars-amendment to the general taxa tion bill, which was reported out of committee Monday, as the bill Itself did not come up%before the ^ways and means committee at its session Monday. Revenue derived from a gas tax. according to the hill as it now stands, would he divided one-third to the primary road system in each county, in proportion to its mileage of primary roads, and two-thirds to the county roads of each county. The money would be expended egually between county and township sys tems. To escape the question of legal ity over assessing the tax while the gas stands In tank cars because of interference with interstate com merce, the bill provides that the tax shall become collectible as soon as the cars cease to be In interstate commerce. Mussolini Looms As Victor In Elections - 4 Rome, April 7.—Returns from Italy’s parliamentary elections today, indicated an overwhelming victory for the fascisti. It was estimated that the fascisti would poll fully one-third of the entire vote. KING ALBERT ILL Paris, April 7.—A dispatch to the lntransigeant from Brussels says King Albert is seriously ill. He has been forced to give up review of the garrison of the capital Tuesday, and will be forced to spend the day, which is his 49th birthday in bed. EXPLAIN LAND FRAUD CASES _ I Senator Makes Voluntary Statement At Daugherty Hearing—Millers Guilty Washington. April 7.—Dry details of the Miller brothers’ land fraud case in Oklahoma were reviewed to day by the Senate Daugherty com mittee. A bundle of letters passing be tween the justice and interior de partments and various Individuals were read into the record and Sev eral witnesses were questioned as to why original prosecution of the case resulted only In Imposition of fines, and why no civil suit to recover the land ever was filed. One of the letters showed that Al bert B. Fall tried, while he was sec retary of the interior, to secure post ponement of the trial blit the justice department replied that the criminal suits giust go forward. Senator, Harreld, of Oklahoma, raade an voluntary statement to the committee disclaiming any political interest In the prosecutions and say ing he only had urged action because he felt everything had been done to protect the interests of the govern ment. Social Science Club Split On Question of Pacifisn Universal Service Madison. Wis., April 7.—The so cial science club of the university, made up of radically inclined stu dents, has split into two groups over the question of 5*cifism. The more conservative element In tile club remain in the old organiza tion. Those who believe in pacifist doctrines, opposing all wars, have split from the original group. The split came as a result of a meeting in music hall Sunday. An attempt was made to pass a pacifist resolution. It was defeated. The pacifists then r.nnouced that they resigned from the club to af filiate among themselves. _ I __ Slave Bracelet Milady’s Latest Fad Catherine Chapman of Chicago, is shown wearing the newest jewelry fad of Milady—the slave bracelet, c onsisting of a number of forged gold chains. Martial Law Follows Murder of Two Yanks Rome, April 7.—Martial law has been proclaimed in Albania, follow ing the murder of two American merchants, waylaid on the Tlrana Soutari highway, according to ad vices from Albanian quarters today. The names of the murdered Amer icans were given out by the Ameri can embassy as Robert Louis Col man, of San Francisco and George 8. DeLong of Mew York city New Clashes Reported Between Turks and French Constantinople, April 6.—Renewed encounters between the Turks and French along the Syrian frontier were reported in dispatches from Adana. The Turks attacked the French post at Abdurahman, killing two sol diers, while a Turkish bank was at tacked by French detachments In the neighborhood of Antioch. MANY FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM HOMES BY HIGH WATERS Belle Fourche, S. D., April 7.—(Spe cial.)—The Belle Fourche river left its hanks In this city Sunday night and has risen 2 feet and 6 incher since morning and was still rising at 6 o'clock Monday’ evening. Ten to 16 families of the lowlands In the vest part of town were taken to dry lands in boats and wagons during the night and Monday morning. More water and ice is expected soon, as i the bridge at Ripl**y crossing near the Devils' Tower, was washed out Monday morning and the steel bridge at Hulett, Wyo., has been condemned. ELECTION COST HAMON $400,000 Also Helped Pay Expenses Of Harding Committee, Witness Says Universal Service Washington, April 7.—J. B. French, oil operator of Oklahoma City, testi fied before the oil investigating com mittee Monday that the late Jake Hamon told him he spent about $400,000 in the general election In 1920. Hamon also told the witness he paid "Bill" Miller, who had charge of the Harding campaign in Okla homa $25,000 to help pay the hotel bill of the Harding campaign com mittee In Chicago. French identified Miller as William M. Miller, former attorney general of Ohio, now a practicing attorney at Columb\is, Ohio, and known through out Ohio as “Roaring Bill” Miller. He said Hamon told him the money was paid to Miller at the ur gent request of Mrs. Hamon, who was n staunch supporter of Mr. Harding at the conversion. Called to Testify At the request of Senator Stan field of Oregon, subpoenaes were is sued for Miller and Mrs. Hamon in an effort to check up on statements made by French. While he never discussed the subject with Hamon, French gave it as his “opinion that Hamon spent about $100,000“ In his fight to become a member of the republican national committee so as to attend the re publican convention. He said that sum was in addition to the $400,000 which Hamon said he spent in the general election. Senator Walsh, chief prosecutor for the committee, failecUln repeated efforts to get trench give any plausible reason why Hamon should have spent such a large sum in the general election. French said Hamon told him the election “had cost him too much” and that he “was sorry he had gotten so deep into politics.” Borrowed Money French said that while Hamon had considerable property he never pos sessed much cash, and to raise the $400,000 spent in the 1920 election, Hamon told him he borrowed money from banks In New York, Kansas City, Dallas, "Denver, Fort Worth and other places. He expressed the opinion that it would be possible, through the ad ministration of the Hamon estate, to check up on the alleged expenditures of $400,000. French was followed on the stand by Robert F. Wolfe, publisher and manufacturer of Columbus, Ohio, who denied any knowledge of a deal made at Chicago whereby Harding received the nomination. Roads Earn Return Of 6.28 Per Cent Railway Freight Traffic During January Reported Heaviest on Record Universal Service. Washington, April 7.—Class 1 railroads earned an annual rate of return of 6.28 per cent, on their ten tative valuation in February, the bu reau of railway economics an nounced. Freight traffic during the month was the heaviest on record. Thft net operating income of the lines was $71,191,600, compared with $39,274,900 in February, 1923, when the annual rate of return was only 3.76 per cent. Earnings of the subdistrlcts dur ing the first two months of the present year have been as follows: New England region, 4.36 per cent.; eastern, 4.89; Pocahontas. 5.44; southern, 5.77; northwestern, 2.66; central western, 4.23; southwestern, 3.71. The average net annual return for all the lines Curing the two months was 5.32 per cent., compared with 4.70 per cent, for the same period last year. T OHONOR U. 8. FLYERS Tokio, April 7.—-Medals of merit are being prepared by the imperial avlatlo nassociatlon, for presentation to the American army round-the world aviators on their arrival in To kio. - > Mayor Who Refused Help For Flood Victims Ousted Kltzmiller, Md., April 7.— (INS)— Because he told out of town news papers that this town of 3,900 people, wiped out by the floods of last week, needed no assistance, Mayor Bert Pew has been deposed by the towns people and a new mayor—M. J. Pritt. Installed. The new mayor Issued an appeal for money, food and clothing to re lieve suffering among the riood victims. OVERCHARGES BY OPERATORS ARE REPORTED Four Hundred Steel Boats Are Slated for the Scrap Heap Universal Service Washington, April 7.— Direct gov ernment operation of the shipping board fleet undoubtedly could ba made a success, if congress would authorize that course as a permanent policy, chairman T. V. O’Connor of the shipping board told the special House committee investigating the board. Other high points in a five hour morning and afternoon examination of Chairman O'Connor were: Disclosures of wholesale over charges and graft by operaators of shipping board vessels under the famous "MO-4” contracts. O'Connor asserted many of these practices had been eliminated and operators guilty of flagrant abuses discharged. Attack by Representative Ewln L. Davis, democrat, of Tennesrt?** the "prosecutor'' on the seloction of Capt. Herbert Hartley to command the Leviathan, because he had been suspended for running another big liner aground and for permitting Hartley to continue in command after “running the Leviathan Into a mud bank.” In New York harbor. Use Chinese Crews The Dollar line, which recently purchased seven of the "president” type of passenger vessels from the government is largely replacing the American crews with Chinese. Four hundred of the 1,200 steel shps In the shipping board fleet are marked for the scrap heap, 175 of the lake type to go at an early date. This matter was taken up and will be acted upon at the next meeting of the board. Assertion by Representative Davis that Matthew C. Brush head of the. American International corporation and a boyhood friend of President Coolidge, recommended Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, retired, for presi dent of the fleet corporation, and that Brushe’s organization Is afiliated with the International Merchantlle Marine, which In turn, la DO per cent; British. May Consolidate Lines Palmer was recommenede and tho shipping board has under consider ation, conselidation of the five freight lines operated from New York, P*os ton, Portland, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Hampton Roads to United King dom and Ireland ports into two Mnes, taking off eleven out of 31 vessels now operated in those services. The shipping board now Is engaged In working out modifications of th» "MO-4" contract under which oper ators of government vessels get 5 per cent, of gross receipts of out going voyages and 2 per cent, on in coming trips, regardless of whether they show a profit or loss. PEPPER’S PEACE PLAN TANNED’ I ___ Proposal to Call World Con* ference Given Little Consideration Washington, April 7. — henator George Wharton Pepper, of Pennsyl vania. failed to get action on. or sym pathy for, a resolution introduced for a conference on world peace. Under the resolution President Coolldge would be requested by the Senate to take the Initiative in call ing a conclave of world powers. It would take into account three fac tors: 1— Consideration of the further re duction of naval armaments and of the limitation of land and aerial arm aments. 2— Consideration of ways in which international law may be made at once certain and more responsive to present and future needs. 3— Consideration of plans for a World Court either through a fur ther development of the present per manent court of arbitration at Tha Hague or through the dlsassociatlon of the present permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague from the League of Nations. Irreconcilable senators were quick to indicate their opposition. Sena tor Borah, of Idaho, Brandegee of Connecticut, and others in that group feel there is no llkllehood of the pro posal receiving serious attention by the foreign relations committee to which it was automatically referred. Senator Pepper said his resolution intended to take into account the ••growing sentiment in favor of lim iting armaments.'’ EXEMPT INDIAN LANDS Washington, April 7.—States can not tax lands held by the United States in trust for Indians, it was announced by the supreme court. LABOR REGIME BEATEN TODAY London, April 7.—Premier Ramsajr MacDonald’s laborite government was defeated by 221 to 212 votes tn ths House of Commons this afternoon, when the rent bill designed to aid unemployed, was rejected on the sec ond reading. There is more than 4.000,000 horse power available from the water power resource? of New Zealand^
