Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 266, Hammond, Lake County, 28 April 1920 — Page 1

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ATjRISCO Sentiment in U.S. Crystallizes Against Wilson Point Of View. nV M l 1,1.1 AM PHILLIP SIMMS r STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. H. SERVICE WASHINGTON. April 28. Two striking facts stand forth oat ef yesterday's ji;miries in New Jersey, Ohio and Massachusetts, according to -watchers In Washington: 1. The strength shown by Senator H;ram Johnson, the "unreconcilable," and by Senator Lodge, leader of the fght against the treaty in congress, are taken as a sure sign that unless the Democratic candidates soon take to the open, when they do come out they will find sentiment In the country fairly crystalized against the Wili-onlan point of ie w . TIGHT WORTH SEEIXCi 2. Returns from New Jersey removed all trace of doubt that the fight against prohibition at San Francisco will be something worth crc-ssing the continent to see, with William Jennings Bryan on one side, leading the "drys" and Gov, Edward I. Edwards, of New Jersey and hia cohorts on the ether, heading the "wets'." Yesterday's" return from the three states holding primaries were not surprising to experts here, nor was the result of the Washington state convention -where Senator Miles Poindexter, the favorite son" was Indorsed for the party's standard bearer. JOHNSON' STRONG IN RACE Senator Johnson lived up to his friends expectation In New Jersey, where he ran neck and neck with Gen. Leonard "Wood, despite his lack of organization In that state to come with the well oiled machine of his chief opponent. In Ohio, according tc the latest returns. Senator Johnson ran third on a ticket which did not bear his rame. Every man who voted for him there had to take time and trouble to write in his name. In Massachusetts Senator Lodge ran ahead of his ticket. This is . taken to mean that his battle gainst the treaty In the senate received this extra endorsement, and though minus great significance in ite'f. many believe it serves as a sample -f what Is to be expected at least In republican communities throughout the country. Latest Census Figures Out f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! WASHINGTON. April 2. Preliminary population figures were announced tday by the census bureau as follows: Uusse.llville, Ala, 1D20 population, t.-5!); Increase, 223 or 10.0 per cent. Kalamazoo. Mich. 1920 population. 4.58; Increase, 9,421 or23.9 per cent. Youngstown, O. 1920 population, 1C2.3S8; increase. 53,292 or 67.4 per cent. Portsmouth, O. 1920 population. 53.011: Increase. 9,630 or 40. S per cent. Springfield. Mass. 1920 population, KD.33S; Increase. 40.412 or 43.4 per cent. Elmira. N. Y. 1920 population. 45.305; Increase. 8.129 or 21.9 per cent. Town I y. Ala. 1920 population, 1,554; increase. 1.319 or 56.3 per cent. Stone county. Miss. 1920 population, 1,037; increase, 67 or 5.8 per cent. Gardner, Mass. 1920 population, 16.S0; increase, 2,261 or 15.6 per cent. Niagara Falls, N. Y. 1920 population, 60.760; increase. 20,315 or 66.7 per cent. Fitchburg, Mass- 1920 population, 41.013; Increase. 3.1S7 or 8.4 per cent. COLONEL ENDS HIS LIFE CHICAGO, April 28. Respondent as the result of continued brooding 'because he had been rejected overseas after marching away to France with New "York's famous Sixty-Ninth Infantry. Cel. George "W. Lyons, former commander of that regiment, ended his life hera lata Tuesday by shooting himelf . His rejection In France was due to 1U health. B. R. EMPLOYES STRIKE ATDEADLOCK The strike of railroad employes In the Chicago terminal district virtually mas at a deadlock last night, with the Insurgents denying that the walkout was broken and the railroads countering with n announcement that troffic conditions are improving. The railroad managers declared that 1.9S3 switchmen had returned to work or had been brought to Chicago from other points, an increase of 175 over Saturday, and that the movement of live stock and coal was normal. During the last 4S hours 2.422 cars of coal were brought into Chicago and tcday'a live stock receipts were 1,054 cars.

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General Says That Primaries Have Eliminated Harding as Factor. (TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL MARION, IND.. April 2 "The primary vote in Ohio yesterday practically eliminates Senator Harding as a presidential possibility, as the Illinois ote eliminated Gov. Lowden." said Gen. Wood in a statement to the International News Service here this morning. Gen. Wood spoke at a total theater this noon. "The vote in Ohio shows that the race is now between Senator Johnson and Gen. Wood," said Harry G. Ho gan, manager for the Wood campaign Further developments will prove cor rect the surmising of the political dopesters, that the Harding and Lowden ,vote will switch to Gen. Wood before the Chicago convention. Gen. Wood's conservative progresslveness is winning the support of the Harding and Lowden organizations." Gen. Wood and his party left at noon for Logansport where he was scheduled to sneak at 1.30 this afternoon . WOOD AT UNITY HALL TOMORROW With the announcement that Major General Leonard Wood will speak tomorrow night at Unity Hall, the Hammond boom of "Wood for President" is rapidly developing Into a whirlwind and seems to be sweeping In new supporters jft every turn. One of the preliminary speakers torrmrrow night will" be Chief Justice Harry Olsem ef the Chicago Municipal Court. Arrangements are being made to handle a record crowd. TWO DIVORCE DISMISSED Two divorce suits were dismissed today by Judge Hardy in Room 3 of the Hammond superior court. The suit of Katie Ruttledge vs. William L. Xtuttledge was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff who will pay the costs. The suit of Clara Banghart vs. Raymond Banghart was called for trial and as neither party appeared it was dismissed for want of prosecution. Owing to the fact that the defendant, Walter E. Bailey, is still in the army, the divorce suit brought by his wife Clara, M. Bailey, was continued for the term after It had been called for trial this morning. ELKS TO HAVE CABARET DINNER "Jerry what does B. P. O. E. stand for?" Now Jerry remembering that brother Elks are going to entertain their w'ster Elks at a big cabaret-dinner and dance on the evening of May 6, answered like any Elk should, "why." he says, "that means Best Program On Earth." Nothing will be undone and no cost will he spared to make the entertainment one of the most noteworthy ever staged by Hammond Elks, and as Joe Austgen ya "that's going some." There will be Marie Jane and her company from the Winter Garden spectacle, music by the famous Chicago Elk's orchestra, an address on "Elkdom" by Hon. Reynolds Kline of Chicago and many other features. SPANISH VETS ENCAMPMENT Spanish-American War Veterans1 in this locality have received notice that the seventeenth annual reunion of the Indiana Encampment, Spanish-American War Veterans, will be held in South Bend. June 2S and 29. In an effort to make the, encampment the most important since the formation of the society, the local post has successfully conducted a. campaign for money -which will be used in "providing entertainment for the visitors. All fraternal organizations in the city as well as the business and civic societies have been asked to contribute 50 each toward" the entertainment fund. MORSE FUNERAL SERVICES Short funeral services for Franklin C. Morse, -who died at his home. 1257 Van Buren street, Hammond. Monday afternoon, will be hA from the house tonight at 8:00 o'clock. The Rev. Hensley will officiate. The body will then be shipped to Custer. 111., tomorrow morning to be burled in their family lot. DISASTROUS FIRE AT WINDSOR, ONT. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 DETROIT. Mich.. April 28. Five firemen were overcome by smoke, a number of guests were carried from the building end damage estimated at $100,000 was caused early today when fire destroyed the International Hotel In Windsor, across the river from this city.

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PRESENT AT At an. enthusiastic meeting held last night at the Chamber of Commerce, representativea of Hammond industries, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Woman's Club, accomplished the first step In an extensive campaign of Americanization which, will ultimately bring America to the home of every foreigner in Hammond. When Chairman Jesse E. Wilson called the meeting to order at 8 o'clock every chsir was occupied. Local manufacturers were asked to prepare a list of their non-English speaking employes and to forward this list to the Americanization committee of the Hammond Woman's Club. Efforts will be made to have the men In factories taught English under supervision of government instructors. Several speakers scored the teaching of foreign languages in the primary schools, public and parochial, and Mayor r.rown characterized the system now in voguo of devoting one-half day to the teaching of English and the other haJf to teaching a foreign language, and incidentally the customs and ideals of that land, as "neither fair to one side or the other." Ohe of the first moves of the new organization will be to eliminate the teaching of any language other than English in the grade schools. Judge Joseph G. I bach in a short talk ummed up the purpose of Americanization and the problem confronting its bdvocates. He sounded a note of warning when he said, "Now is the time for every American to interest himself In this work. We can't let it slide. A real danger has arisen and the irresponsible foreigner who has not been given an opportunity to acquaint himself with the ideals and institutions of his adopted government, or who has refused to avail himself of opportunities when presented, must b9 reached now." Other spcaiers attacked the problem from different angles and it was finally decided to accept the AmHcariraChn pie n as drawn up by th Hammond Woman's Club and whlcha ppeared to contain all the principles discussed. The principal features of the plan are: To card-index, e.11 non-English speaking parents; to form clubs of girls. 12 to IS years of age. of different nationalities; to encourage children to teach their ninthrrn tJio essentials, cf the Enelish I language; and to have all this work car Tied on under the supervision of subcommittees composed ft women living In the neighborhood's of the women to be taught. Other meetings of the Americanization committee, are scheduled for next week. NOT MUCH'S BODY The body of the floater that came to shore at Holland, Mich., several days ago. Is not the body of Charles Much, as was at first believed and who lost his life with his father Richard iMuch, while gathering their fihlng nets during a storm on Lake Michigan last December. The relatives in Gary left yesterday for Holland and sent word back last night that It was not the missing young man's body. The authorities at Muskegon believe the floater Is the body of a seaman who went down with a steamer off the shore of Muskegon last November. CATHOLIC COLLEGES IN MERGER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. April 28. Merger of a score of Catholic colleges in Chicago Into what probably will be the largest secular institution of education In the T". S. by grouping them under a single directorship under the Oxford plan, will be accomplished in the near future, it was announced today. News of the contemplated merger was revealed through a donation of 1500.000 to the Institutions concerned by Edward nines, wealthy lumber man in memory of his son. Edward, Jr., who was killed in France. COMMISSION MEN TO BE INDICTED CHICAGO, April 28. Federal Indictments have been voted against a number of leading Chicago commission men and will be returned before Judge Landls Friday, according to a report current about the federal building here today. Action by the government was taken as a result of the 'boosting of produce prices, it was declared. A number of housewives of the city are contemplating organizing a boycott against potatoes as the result of unprecedented prices being obtained for "srpuds""Trere. EASTERN STARS GO TO MEETING Representatives from the various Eastern Star lodges in Lake county cities w-ent to Indianapolis yesterday, where the forty-sixth annual session of the Indiana chapter which will have its formal opening today at 10:00 a. m. in the auditorium of the Masonic temple. Mrs. Keyes, the grand secretary, will be one of the honor guests at the banquet of the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons' Association this evening. The credentials committee went into session yesterday afternoon in the library of the Masonic temple, and continued its work all evening. The committee en charters and dispensat ions met in the afternoon.

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Speedy Trial For Black Fiend Indianapolis Beast Sent To Electric Chair in Record Breaking Time.

I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INPIANAPOLIS, IND, April 28 William Ray. 19 year old negro slayer of Martha Huff. 14. whose nude body was found in Eagle Creek a week ago, bearing thirteen stab wounds in the neck, today 4a enroute to Michigan City prison where he -will anait death In the electric chair. He was convicted in criminal court late yesterday of first degree murder and sentenced to die August 5. The Jury, was out only twenty minutes. BOIL WATER WARNS HEALTH BOARD TODAY "Boil vour drinking water" Is the warning given to residents of Hammond by Dr. William A. Buchanan, secretary of the board of health. "The turbulent condition of Lake Michigan at this sson makes it imperative that all our lake water be boiled before using for drinking purposes." Hammond's second case of trachoma, a fatal eye malady common in Europe, was discovered yesterday. The victim is John retro, 1S1 Falti.nore St.. who hai already lost the sight of one eye through the disease. Ho says he has bcr-n lure fifteen years and Dr. Buchanan Is puzcld to know how Petro became infected. Symptoms oT the disease appear on one of Petro's four children. The father has been quarantined. Traclroma is a highly infectious disease and is marked by granulated eye lids, inflamed and sore eyes. IS BADLY HURT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I LOS ANGELES, Calif.. April 28. Douglas Fairbanks, moving picture star, is suffering from severe injures today as the result of an experience with a too realistic earth avalanche, which, descended on h'm and members of. his company. 1'airbank's head and face was badly lascerated and his body was painfully bruised. He will be "laid up" for two weeks, doctors said. ROTARY CLUB MEETS TONIGHT The Hammond Rotary Club In process of organization will hold Its second business meeting and dinner at the Lyndora Hotel at 6:30 tonight and the club win adopt a constitution and by-laws besides electing a board of directors. Other reports by committees will be made . The charter members will be addressed by Samuel Watkins of Muncle a Rotarlan of state-wide reputation. Rotary Club members from South Bend, Michigan City and Gary are expected to be present at the affair. WILL DISCUSS SANITATION In accordance with resolutions recently adopted by the Sanitary Ommtssion at a meeting In East Chicago advocating discussion by chambers of commerce throughout the county on the proposed sanitary district, the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, at Its noon-day luncheon tomorrow will take up the question of a sanitary district for the Calumet region. No more vital topic has confronted the chamber for many months and a special appeal has been mailed to all menrbers urging them to be present tomorrow. A report of the Ways and Means Committee of the chamber wi;l provide the facts for discussion. ARRANGE FOR JOHNSON MEETING Member of the "I'm for Hiram" club of Hammond will meet this evening at eight o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. At this session the final arrangements will be announced for the monster mass meeting Fridayevening when Senator Johnson will be the speaker. C. G. King-will, president of the. club has received word that Fred Landl of Logansport Is accompanying Mr. Johnson on his tour of Indiana and will also speak at the Hammond meeting. ERIE NORMAL AGAIN For the first time since the railroad strike began the Erie railroad today announced that its passenger service was 10C pe' cent, normal. Freight movements j!so were reported improved, with through freight 60 per cent, normal.

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Continued stability of business in the Oalumet legion makes t!ie taisk of Referee Harry C. Sheridan a light one when he comes to Hammond on Thursday to attend hanKruptcy matters in the fcdral court. The only case to come before him when lie opens hi"? hearing at 1 o'clock will be that of John Nikolich, the Gary grocer, who failed recently. First meeting of the Nikolich creditors will be held tomorrow . The Nikolich ca.se la the only one to be filed with Deputy Clerk Charles Surprise in nearly three months. In .January there were three failures Put since then business in the bankruptcy court has beep slack. It is a forcible indication of the unprecedented procperity cf the Calumet region at this time. Predictions were freely made a year ago that business was due for a big slump and that with that slump many of the business houses would be f creed to the wall. In spite of the feredom with which money Is being spent around them it is evident that the mfcehants and especially the smaller ones ar playing safe and conducting their business with discretion. HESSVILLE WINS THE FIRST BOOT! Hessville won the first fail in the suitj which has been filed In the Hammond' superior court to enjoin the county! treasurer and Auditor from collecting: taxes on the property embraced wit j tho limits of the purported tow n of j Hessville. The sv.lt was brought in behalf of the city of Hammond and argument on the demurrer filed by tho de- j fendant was heard yesterday by Judge : Hardy In Room 2. The argument took up the e renter fart of the day and did not end until nearly 5 o'clock yesterday evening when Judge HardV ruied to sustain the demurrer and held the complaint bad in tho respects set out in the demurrer. Attorney W. J. Whlnery, representing; the city of Hammond, asked permission i to file an amended complaint and w as I granted ten days in which to file over. I A number of prominent Hessville ciii. ' zens were present during the 'argument I and followed the proceeding closely. ' Attorneys for both sides fairly decimated I the law library to bring in boe'ks from' which to cite authorities. ARE UNLIMITED Federal Prohibition Commissioner Says No Limitation Has Been Placed. f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON, April 2S. No limit has Tccn placed upon the number of whiskey prescriptions a physician may issue to supply legitimate- needs. Ktnphactic denial whs made today by John i'. Kramer, federal prohibit ion commissioner, that any limitation had been put upon doctors. Contrary reports, which gave the impression that tho commissioner sought to re-strict permit holders among doctors probably were based upon instructions sent to supervisors to check illegal use of prescription blanks, the commissioner stated. "No limitation whatsoever has been put upon the number of prescriptions a physician may issuo to meet the normal demands of his practice.-' Com missioner Kramer said "no order of any kind has been issued that could bo construed as a limitation of this privilege gien to doctors by tho national prohibition law." "Erroneous reports stating that doctors could not use more than a certain number of blanks over a given period may have been based upon a letter of instructions sent out by me, designed to check exceptional cases of violation. For instance, one doctor issued 475 prescriptions in one day. "That is tho type of doctor .bo docs liot deserve a permit. "Ki putabla- pnj sicians are as keenly interested as vc tould be in protecting ihe profession against the abuse of a cer'i'in class of practitioneers. Tins class is small hu' plainly they dj lot rcilett credit i.ln others of .h; profession." SUIT ON NOTE Nettie Herskovitz of East Chicago, has filed suit in the Hammond superior court against J. Hamilton Fpelman, et. al. to collect a note f.T $3.00" that she sas is part due. Sh is represented by Attorney J. AV . Brissey.

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5mNEWS FLASHES (BULLETIN) F INTER NATIONAL NEWS SERVi'-E! SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. April 2S. The city of Mexico today is completely isclalc-d by rail from tho out--iide world, accord:ng to r- fugees. fiom the Mexican capital, who reached here late last right on what they declare waj the la ft pat-seng. r (rffin 'o get through. (BULLETIN) (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ' '""HATT ANOOCA. Te.r.M., Ami! :-S. The federal grand jury Tuesday a: . -ernoon returned addf' ior.nl ir.d...---monts charging prr.nte.Ting and iolation of the Lever control act against George K. Brown. rroprie:r e.f the Talace, for selling milk that "st 16 cents a quart at prices (.-,;: to Go cents a quart. Ot.is Clark, v. ho own.s a credit, store, is vharged vwl!r reding an oeroat last December Mi :n alleg-d profit of $.M. Clark, ir il slated in the indictment, mM 'ho coat for ?42.5fi when it was not worth over fiS.30. (BULLETIN) 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE BOSTON. April ik.-Tlic outstanding results today of Mafsachus-otls primary, as viewed in political curies here, was the o crw hedm ir g ictory scored by opponents of the league? of nations. Thirty-one of the thirty-six delegates to the Dem- . ocratic national convention at San Francisco were elected on a platform of exposition to the leapu.. (BULLETIN) 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 EVERETT, Mass., April 28. On man was killed, four are reported missing and several were injured when a series of explosions wrecked the buildmg of tho General Motors plant in West Everett this afternoon. Fire followe.d in the wake of tho explosions which occurred in ox.Ngen tanks uted in the manufacture of acetylene gas. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! r.OSTON. April 2S Despite a ruling ef prohibition officers. Federal Commissioner Hayncs maintained iodny that a man with a handbag containing liquor cannot be seized and searched by officers of the law without a warrant. In discharging Albert C. Roberts, a Gloucester fisherman, who was carrying seven quarts of whiskey in a bag, the federal commissioner reprimanded- the fllccr who made the arrest and discharged the defendant. (BULLETIN) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 WASHINGTON. April 2S. The government today riled with the Vnited States court a petition for a rehearing In its suit to compel dis solution of the V. S. Ste. 1 Corpora tion on the ground that it is n mo no poly in restraint -of trade. STAY IN JAIL BEAT H. C. OF L. (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! JOIJKT. 111., Apr:l 2S 'With the high cost of living what it is today, the only place for an ht-nest, respectable burclar to be. is in prison, according to Robert Ncedham. who lato Tuesday night, scaled a wail at the penitentiary her and returned to his cell. "Th" only way to beat the 11. C. oT L. Is to stay In pris'-n." he explained to the guards. "Believe me. a man hasn't got a chance running around free nowaday.". " Needham originally whs sent to the penitentiary on conviction on a charge of burglary. He later brc-ker a parole, returning to the prison in the midst of a search being made for him." PHONE GIRL'S SLAYER FOUND r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 1 PONTIAC. Mich.. April 2S. Authorities announced this morning that Anson Best. 24-year-old youth of Fit it. had confessed that he killed Miss Vera Hchnolder, 19, telephone operator, who was found choked to death on the porch of a vacant house in this city at midnight Saturday. The young man, according to the authorities, declared that he had strangled the girl wdth two handkerchiefs knotted together at her request. Prosecutor G. G. Gillei'pie secured the confession during the night. APPROVES WHITING BOND ISSUE The state board cf tax commissionera In session at Indianapolis yesterday approved a bond issue of $t"0. 000 for the construction of a filtration plant in Whiting. This will obllvlate the necessity for Whiting to worry about pure water and with Kast Chicago having a fine plant leaves Hammond the only city in the township with no means of gelling pure water. SHE WAS ON VISIT Hazel Andre, 73S Claude street, a?ed six years, failed to return home from .-chool yesterday and her mother notified the police of Hammond Central statie-n. The distracted parents were calmed this morning when Hazel walked Into the house. ghe had jrpent the night at a neighbor's home. Took for Brown's great sensational sal on another page of this paper adv .

HUB tm M ' . i Wood Makes Strong Showing In Ohio Which is Carried By Harding. PRIMARY RESULTS 'NTtRNATIONL NLV.S SERVICE; m; .huciK), iiy - i.m. I.runnril oo.l iipiyrenllv hn- )r:tt en Spnntor llirnni .Tolniscn h J Kcanl iu:irln, allliouli the r:ict j. lory i'liiM" lid in siill in Home douhl . MS III nF.TIN Hisiilar .'.- Ii 1 on tic.ih democratic and rrpulilicnn ttcketi wrni er M:iMah. UM'tl Y I..' ulilc(lv.ctl. t:ut f.iwtriiiK t.c . 4 'oolidut . Opponent ( LriiKUC. of Nations OHIO c-iia1or llnrding. "favorite on'1 rnndidatr, elected. 44 lclrcntes to (fn. XVuod four. umrN of Herbert Hooker and Senator John, on were nritteu in. WASII1X;T0.N H nshlngton's del. annate will no instructed for "Jenator Mile I'c(nde.trr? Ill I. LET I (TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL! lULlJIBl'S, O . April Authoueit lrndrm at Hnrrflnc headquarters i noon toil ay claimed that 4- of thr ii Ohio dclcgaten to the republican nailonnl contention are llartlinic men, he. lief m riprmsrl at Wood lalr Iieaiitiuarter that at least rlf;ht Wood drlrCnlcn. and probably nine, havr hern chosen in Ohio. X . H. Senator Harding' majority lor the prrhidrntiaf preferential vote over MaJ. t.tn. Woml continue tw te eatimntrd at between IS.non and ".O.OOO. I nofTlrlal returns from 2.657 out of Ohio' 5.S.S2 precincts le H.irdlnc OS, OSS i Mood :.-.. .'I2; Johnson N.OTV; Moer ,7fi8. HI LI. K I I TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL) TRE.NTON, IN J., April l.rn W ood lf d John.on by 740 in l-NO." pre. einots out of 2,003 . The count : Wood 4S.:5PO; Juhnaon 47,0.".O . Ill "I.I.ETI : INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE NEW AUK, J , April 2S Headquarters for Senator Hiram Johnson here had not goen up hope at noon tdy that fliuit returns from the Jersey prl- ! mary would ncain put the California candidate in the lead. j "It is n big Johnson victory anjn'," I said Johnson's campaign manager 'The fact that vc tint as many toto as e did neninst such an orsniii,ti. Hon makes It a victory. At worst, we believe we ill net eicht district 1 delegates . ' I ITIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL! I TRENTON. N. J., April 28 Ma; Gen. Leonard Wood, apparent. y ' .' j won t,he republican presidential pr ferential primary over Senator Hira: j Johnson by a very small ina jor"t. i j Unofficial and nearly crnp:e! ret hit. -.from all over the st.ite indicate I t"i!r: j that the Wood majority in small. i" j steadily increasing. lOl fRV SECTION'S KOII OOt j The returns from the more p-pu : j centers of the state whtch w re ti first to come in. piied up a pood U.i for Senator Johnson, ion the inter v j turns from outlyiiiij sections and 1'roi I the more thinly populated section.- on down this lead ar.d pi.ed up a o,i jerity for Wood. 1 he i,pslato itiof Jersey City and Hay. mi went t Johnson . Johnson support, rs in the staiwould not com-i.de that the C .informsenator had lo.-t the -tate. altliouc thev admitted that C'n. Wo. J patently has jumped ii.t. Woods Manager Makes Claims 'INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE, NEW YOHK, .April 28 Norman I Gould, eastern campaign manager for Gen. Leonard Wood, claimed at 10. ,",.- a. m. today that Gen. Wood has ear rleel the state of New Jersey by l.ooo majority over Senator Jliram Johnson in the republican preferential primary. The slower' returns froii down state Jersey counties rapidly cur down Johnson's early lead ar.d return the general a. small but stantial winner, it was said. JOHNSON WON'T V. I P Johnson's eastern headquarter v. i . 1 s uri ne would not concede the state, although there was little optimism expressed that Gen. Wood'Fi small i.iaj"-. ity could be overcome. Johnson's ftficth "wa; centered chiefly in the larger c' -les of the state and returns fp-m t hesc are practically complete. Wood Runs Well in Ohio I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEj CLEVELAND. .. April !'8 That Ohio gave I". S. Senator Harding at least Ij.000 majority over Maj. Gen. Wood on the presidential preferential vote; cast at Tuesday's state wide primaries: that 1-1 of Ohio's 4S delegate to the republican national eonen'ion are pledged to Harding and that t:i" Harding delegates at large hav- a ! CCoutluucd cu age two.)

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