Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 279, Hammond, Lake County, 13 May 1920 — Page 1

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RECOMMEND REVISION OF PRIMARY LAW

5 Absolute Opposition to League Covenant Is Voiced By Party.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! INDIANAPOLIS, IN P.. May U-Immediate correction of defects in the new tax law through "proper legislation" is pledged in the platform adopted by the Indiana republican convention here today. Revision of the primary law as "cumbersome," unsatisfactory and "expensive" is recommended in another plank of the platform adopted. The platform committee worked all night and did not complete its labors until dayiight today. The tax law plank: We recommend the last general assembly for its action in revising the tax law in Indiana. The virtues 'f this law commend themselves, the defects have been mado apparent through its enforcement. We pledge ourselves to immediately correct these defects through proper legislation. We believe that the control of tax levies and bond Issues should be restored to local units In order that the right of self-detf rmination and local selfgovernment by the various counties,! townships and municipalities cf the state may at all times be preserved. "Absolute opposition" to the covenant of the league of nations as submitted by the' president, and contVrmnation of the Mexican policy of the present administration, are voiced and the platform places the republicaG organization on record as favoring "blue eky" lgis!ation, "absolutely opposed" to government of railroads; re-aflirm-Jng its position in favor of immediate ratification of the federal suffrage amendment favoring- adequate salaries for teachers, favoring 'rapid and maitrial" reduction of federal txation; favoring the "traditional policy of a small standing army to compel proper maintenance and construction of roads and as recommending an American privately-owned, American-manned merchant marine. The tax law plank is understood to be the work cf Warren MeCray. republican candidate for governor. "The republican party in Indiana welcomes the women into fu'lest participation in party affairs and believes these new voters should be encouraged to affiliate completely with the party," reads a plank dealing with women and the republican party. A "law and order" affirms the right of society to protection against all attempts on the part of organizations cf labor or capital to interfere adversely in matters of their daily lives and protests against the "dangerous"' doctrine that a relatively small part cf the population shall be clothed with power to impose its will upon the nt majority." Other planks in the platform, place the party on record as: "Believing in "just and adequate" compensation for public officials. Favoring a budget system in state and national government. Deploring increase of tenantry and riedg-ing enactment cf legislation to encourage ownership of iirma and homes. Favoring erection of a state soldiers memorial building "commensurate with the sacrifices"' made by Indiana service men. Advocating appointment of women en state boards dealing with employment of women and children, public health, morals ajid education. Affirming the policy of selective immigration to protect the "character rf our citizenship and the wages of cur work ingnien ." Favoring establishment of a seed law for farmers; pure feed leg-isla-ti on and authorization of stock issue by interurban systems. Condemning the democratic national administration for "anton extravagance." Endorsing workmen's compensation law and pledging further amendment "as may be prove to be equitable and lust." Pledging the tarty to kep labr "forever free;" opposing class government and arp -ovine measures to improve employment conditions. Dissents From Cou-t .Opinion Jcdge Lairy of the Supreme court yesterday filled a dissenting opinion in the case of the Baldwin Locomotive Works against the Edward Hines Luni ber Company, in which the court recently affirmed the decision of the Lake Superior court. The case involved the question of a mechanic's lien and the majority of the court held that a stipulation in the building contract between the owner of real estate and a contraction, whereby It is acreed that no lien shall be enforced against the property by the contractor, is also binding on any one furnishing material for a building even though there has been no notice of the stipulation. Judge I.airy" atement said that the question was so important that be felt it necessary to file a dissenting opinion.

VOL. XIV, NO. 270. PLOT Ask Repeal Of Boxing Ordinance E. Chicago Chamber Commerce Opposes Fistic Exhibitions. The Last Chicago Chamber of Commerce yesterday went on record as opi.'!ing the holding of boxing contests in the city of Last Chicago and further decided to take action by requesting the repeal of the city ordinance which at present permits the staging of boxing contests under city supervision . The question of stepping the contests was raised when it became known that the promotes had let the contract for an open air arena at the site of the old Kast Chicago ball park. This arer.a was announced to hive a seating capacity of 7.000 and to be completed by May 22. Tho agitation was begua by residents of the north side of the c,iy jacent to the ball park who feared that the holding of boxing contests in that section would detract from the atract iveness of their homes and would decrease the real estate values. Others who feared for the rporai welfare of the city took up the movement until now it is reported that a strong movement is on foot to stop contests in any part of the city. Many favored "boxing contests" but feared that they might degenerate into "prize tights." Any movement to secure the ,!) of the city ordinance is sure to meet with strong opposition and it is doubtless if the necessary number of voters can be secured to carry a repealing ordinance. Alderman George Oswego has been managing the cotnests in Kast Chicago and his fcllow-coun-ci'.men are expected to stand back of him as long as ho conducts them according to the ordinance. Mayor MoCormack has stated upon several different occasions that he would stop the shows on a minute's notice if at any time they were not up to standdard, but he ha also expressed himself in favor of the contests as long as they are' conducted in an orderly manner. Kach show has been undr the supervision of a city commissioner and the chief of SoTc?" boTfi ' of whom assert that never hai there been any trr-uble and that the contests are as clean as any ever held. Failing to secure the repeal of the city ordinance, the citizens are prepared to ask for an in junction to pr--vnt the holding of contests any place in the city and will test the validity of the present ordinance. The legal distinction between "prize, flights" and 'boxing contests" is not clearly defined and there are attorneys who are ready to support each side. A resolution offered to the organization by Morse Dcllplain of the Northern Indiana Gas & Klectric Comrany which pledged the good will of the district and asked for a fair hearing in the petition for an increase of pas rate?, was referred to a committee for report at next meeting. President H. F.. Jackson announced that committees on amalgamation would bo announced next week. DEBS FROM . PRISON HEADS SDGiALISTS For First Time in History of XJ. S. Politics Convict Is a Presidential Candidate. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE) NEW Oit.K, May 13 'or the first time in the history of American politics a national political' party today nominated for president a man who is serving a rrison sentence for violation of a federal law. j Eugene V. Debs, of Indiana, known 'among his sympathizers as "Convict No. 2253." was unanimously chosen jto hiad the 1920 ticket. by t.he SocialI 1st National convention here today. His nomination was effected amid tremendous enthusiasm, j Dtl's' nomination will signal an imj mediate campaign for his liberation. Tho Socialist convention will adjourn ; here tomorrow night and re-convene as a committee of the whole in Washington on Saturday. A demonstration will be staged at the capital in favor of his liberation and a delegation will call on Atty. Gen. Palmer and at the White House to urge that he he freed. The Socialist speakers will press President Wilson for a I'ardon, pointing out that it is an impossible situation for a presidential candidate to be in prison for a "political" offense. They will urge that such a state of affairs would be more in keeping with a Mexican or Southern American reI public than in the V. S. It is the fifth time that Debs has headed the Socialist national ticket. He is nearly 65 years old and has been identified with the Socialist party since its foundation. As a presidential candidate in 1912 he pouca jji,000 votes. In July. 111S. Debs delivered a Socialist address in Canton, O., for which be was indicted, arrested, tried and convided for iolation of the espionage aet and settttneed to ten years in jail. He is now serving his time in Atlanta penitentiary. Advertise in The Times and ad vertise again. Results come with constat eIArt-

DID YOU HEAR THAT ARTHfR HUNT, one of the Hammond postal employes who has been very ill. i3 reported convalescent. PAUL. MORKHEAD, who is head of thi Country Club's dance committee, has announced a new series of summer detnees beginning Saturday night. REVIVAL meetings which started Tuesday evening at the Salvation Army hall on Kast State st., have been well attended and ir.terst is increasing. DR. T. W. O BERLIN says the worst j thing about Times ads is that they bob up again after being killed. He advertised for a janitor recntly. got one, but is still getting applications. TIIE bridgeway over Lake George, only built last year, wa? so badly pavel that it is a pril to all autoists. and roundly condemned by everyone who P;lsscs over it. TlfE Chicago Telephone company has at last received a consignment of telephono cable and crews are busy putting it underground. Some relief from the telephone shortage may be expected in 'a month or so 1IAX SCHMIDT has closed out his plumbing business in Hammond and tho family plans to leave June 11 for Los Angeles. Cal., to make thoir liomeTho property at 4:1 Elizabeth street, haa been purchased by Giles AVarner. OTTO MORE C AC K. who moved away from Hammond seventeen years ago is back in the hopes of locating here once more. Pntil recently he was floor manager for one of the Wieboldt stores in Chicago. THE Lyndora Welfare Associatin

Lyndora Hotel at 7:30 o'clock wltn j l-"r vero actually in Riffht. Cify Oviirthe plans for selling the U. S. Hous- J man H. J. Gc-heidler .said today, and

ing Corporation's houses in the Lyn dora addition will be explained. JAMES KELLY and Frank tVlnskl. West Hammond's new aldermen from the First and Third wards, respectively, will take their eats in the council at the regular meeting this evening. . ITiEP CTHAiNDLER. .prise fisherman of the Calumet, yerrterday piLC4 aiv'ordr at the Lion More furniture depurtli'.ent for a bie copper bound cedar chest which will hold some of his fishing tackl. AS stories begin to drift in from the lakes telling of the. first fish catches. Harirson Voorheis beomes more ' ! mom rrtt 1 c p rA kcI.' T ; eyes in the direction of Michigan and a certain lake which he xisits annually. HAMMOND folks were considerably peeved when the weather turned cold again this week because they had been led to believe that summer was here as Atty. Jesse Wilson had been wearing his flowing Windsor tic for several days. ED SIMON", ex-county auditor and president of the LaVendor Cigar company, his accepted the democratic chairmanship of the Ten District which tendered him at Rensselaer Tuesday, and promises to make it a regu1 campaign a far aj? it is in his . .r to do iL YV. B. CON KEY. just back from Florida, wilt attend the meeting of the Calumet Manufacturers' association tomorrow evening at the Auditorium hotel in Chicago. A number of important matters will be up for discussion, prominent arnonjr which will be relief from the present car shortage, due to the switchmen's strike. THE bunch of fish hounds which hangs out ' at the MJlIikan sporting j goods store was thrown into a frenzy of excitement when Al Rruso. 520 Wilcox avenue, returned from h;s trip to Cedar Isiko Sunday with a ba.s"? which weighed 4 pounds and 3 ounces. The lish was 13 inches long and had a girth of 11 inches. LOGAirSPORT IS SHY ON GASOLINE Piasure trips in autorn, Chiles in Igansport will be a thing of the past unless relief of the gascline situation in that cify comes in a few days. Already dealers are limiting the amount of gasoline sold to car owners each day, and farm tractr-rs and cornnj rcial -ars an receiving ?pi h ority. Dealer say that the situation is mow serious than ever 'before. The reasons given for the shortage are the poor railroad service during the last few m onths (because of the i i ff iCtil t iesf on tbe roads, and the great demands for ga sc-iine-. It i?rsaid that occasionally as many as 400 ne wautomobilcs in transit estop in Logansport for gasoline. DR. JONES' BROTHER NAMED FOR POST LOGANSPORT, Ind.. May 13. William IM.- Jones, of Fair-mount. was elected chairman of tho Democratic organization of the Eleventh congressional district at a meeting of the county chairmen of the district hero this afemoon. Fred tpauer, of Huntington, was elected vice-chairman and Albert I. Flynn. of this' city treasurer. The. newly elected chairman will name the secretary of the organization. Jno. lsen':a rger. of North Manchester, re fused to accept a trict chairman. rp-electiori as difWm. M. Jones is a brother cf Dr. E. fc. Jones of Hammond, who being on the other side of the political fence thinks his brother ought to know -hcttM

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1920.

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Gary Man Gets $2,800 Judgement Pronounced DeacFollowing ! Accident Pete? "7anko Comes to Life. After introcluing eflimony to, prove that lie was rt;; over by an automobile, pronounced dead and then! lay nil night on a slab n a Gary iiospital. Vet or Yanko received an award ' of $2,800 Carnages in t I'orter circuit court at Valparaiso. j Theodore Yansen, a foreman for the, American Eridge Company, was the ; defendent . j Yanko was riding a bicycle and j was struck by Yansen'. machine. Af- i ter he lay all night on the slab as ; one dead, he was discovered breath-' ing. The man suered t broken cla- j vicletthat left him disnbicl. j The jury discussed his - ase half the: night before returning h. verdict. HALF OF QUOTA IN SIGH Real , hard dol- ; lar3 r.ri . beginning ' to flow- in for the ScdvaUu A r in j Home service ftir.d. ; The campaign raise seven thous- , and of tSe nation-. al ten tciilion dol- ' lar quota in ILajrimond t!out nan : over. Half of the seven thousand J-1- i a third of the amount is .dually ol- J lecl'.i jilrcttdy. In wh instance the commi'te, which j lias filready reported, jcturr-rd the; quota assigned or wr-nt above the mark, j The reports to i , are follows:! Automobiles, parages and allied busi- i nesses. Ed J. Lohling. R. J. Heist and V. 1". SLartsman. rxnimit'e, iju'-ita $230, j

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returned $".C Eakef. 'iv, Prince, parlors, E. S. Hate, committeeman, quota ?25. returned $2';.23. Lawyers, John W. Mortiiland. Eiwin Frtedrich and Jos. Conroy. committee, juot;i, Jift'i; reported, t--J with more pledges coming. Lumber yards, John F. Eeckrnan, committee-man, $4". Printers, O. F. Mayhew, committeeman. $25. Clothiers, haberdashers and shoe merchants, Adolph Hirsch arid J. I!. Ortt, committee, quota returned $S2. Doctors, dentists and druggists, Drs. W. 1 Howat. Leonard Moran and Carl Nelson, committee, quota. $230. returned $330 with so-me pledges still to bo Tiled. Architects, furniture, hardware, athletic goods, photographers and plumbers. George. Dobbins an-1 J. J. Ruff, quota $50. returned $75. American Steel Foundries, Carl Bauer, committeeman. $100: American Maize Prrdu-ts Co., W. C. Daly, committeeman. $2'jn; y. S. I'.etz, Harry Morganau, committeeman, ?2e0: Realty Jlacliine and Forge Works. Wm. "Beatty, committeeman. $25: Central Lumber iMill Co.. T. D. Crawford. $10, Hammond Machine & Forge Work. G. A. Kuehl. $15: I'ajge-Joneg Chemical Co.. Fred Paige, Jr.. $20: Stratibo Piano Co.. E. R. Jacobson, $100; Warner Implement Co.. Kenneth Warner, $10; Novak Milling Co.. M. G. Reitz. $25: Chicago Feed A? Fertilizer Co., Mr. Williams, quota $10. returned $21.50; Sifo Products Co.. ! l. w Adams. 110: Ion Store, Leo Wolf. quota, $150, returned $1(52.50; Keith Raalway Eq iipmcnt Co.. $21; Northern Sta rs Ufe Ins. CV.. Dr. H. E. Sharrer. $25.00. CALLED BY DEATH ! The many friends of Mrs. Susan G. Wood, -nho for a number of yoors has made her home with her daughters, Mrs. Cynthia Sohl and Mrs. Helena Amoss, will be grieved to learn of her death at 8;4i c'clock last evening at their home, 51 Ruth street. Hammond. Mrs. Wood, who on her last birthday, January 21, was 02 years old was very well known and was Lake county's oldest sunragette, having been active up to a few months age, when she was taken ill. in suffrage work. She was a woman of remarkable mentality and widely respected over the county. She will be much mourned at Crown Point where she resided for so many years. She was cne of the very few remaining Lake county rloneers who have reached so advanced an age. The deoeased leave besides her daughters, three sons: O. J. Wood of Topeka. Kansas; Ronton Wood, cf Sroit City. Kansas, and George F. Wood of Wellington Kansas; eleven grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren to mourn her. The funeral arrangements will made later. be PREPARING FOR A LONG WAR r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I BELLI N, May 13. it is learned from a reliable pourre in Moscow that tho so-viet ONpeets the war asrainst I the Pules to last tor many years. said a Stockholm dispatch to tiie Frankfurter Zietung today. It added: "The Russians will conduct defensive tactics on the Western front, arid in the TneanUmsOen. Brusilorf js now Planning an offensive in the ea-t u if - Ji,citih. jaoaacsains".

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Walter Schrage, Whiting Mayor Is Named as National G. O. P. Delegate

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ed as one of the Ten District's two Judg . b. Rciter, or Hammond, repdelegates to the republican national regents the Tenth d strict on the com. convention. Thomas Eauer. . former mittec of resolutions. Kit Sells of mavor of Lafayette, was named as the j Moniccllo. on the committee on rules other delegate. F.cth Mayor Schrage j and John R Lyons, of Brook, was and Thomas Bauer were instructed to elected as presidential elector.

CARLOADS OF SUGAR IN R. R. YARDS CHICAGO, May 1.1 Sagrar dealers in Chicago t ho have been holding; up the price of that necessity to 32 cents a pound, were guests at a little picture entertainment Riven them here late Wednesday by U. . IJist. Atty. Charles F. dyne. The moot novel feature of the entertainment consisted in the exhibiting by Mr. C lynr of the photograph showing many carloads of susrar standing Idle In the Chicago railroad yards sold and then sold some more to pile tip thousands of dollars in profits for the dealers. This is a violation of fhe Lever act. As the result of Mr. dyne's "party" It nin announced today that the price of sucar. retail, soon will drop to -'Oij rents a pound and vrlll slay there. SUGAR PROFIT MARGIN FIXED BTJXtXiETCT INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. May 12. The department of justice lias notified all V. S. district attorney3 that a fair margin of prcfit on sugar is held by the department Co be ono cent a pound to jobbers and two cents a pound to retailers. Assistant Attorney General Oarvan today officially denied that there have been any increased prices allowed. Vndcr the instructions issuerl to district attorneys prosecution for profiteering is excepted when the margins named are exceeded, except where local circumstances may demand a wider margin of profit. UNDERWOOD IS VICTORIOUS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE EIRM1NGTON. Ala., May 13. Senator Oscar U. Underwood, on the face of scattering returns from parts of fiftynine counties out of sixty-seven in Alabama, today has a lead of 9.110 over L. 15. Musarrovc, union labor candidate, for tho full term United States sentorship. Judge W. Weakley, the third candidate, has conceded his defeat. For the short term in the senate to fill the unexpired term of Senator Bank-head, deceased. Representative Heflin has a lead of nearly 2,000 over White, who is leading former Governor O'Neal by 1.800. Rushton is about the same number of votes behind O'Neal. DEATH OF BABY. Ill since Monday with gastritis Robert, the five-weeks-old son of Mr. ami Mrs. Vern Pearson died1 ysterday morning at seven o'clock at the home, 41 S Summer rtrect, Hammond. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Take The Times and keep la touch vith tbe whole world.

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HAMMOND, INDIANA ? i Vj:; t vote for Sena'.or Hiram Johnson by the Lake, county delegates. The alternates "arfMlrs Adab Bush of Kehtlana, and Addison Wrstill. of Valparaiso. 5EKNEWS FLASHES B0LLETXN. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 5 NDIANAFOLIS, Ind,, May 13. Indiana's bl? four to the republican convention -will, go tnstrncoed to vote for Maj. Gen, Zteonard. Wood. The republican state convention, after a hot fight this afternoon, adopted a resolution to instruct the delegation to vote for Gen. Wood "as long as he has a reasonable chance to obtain the nomination." The resolution carried by seven . votes utargain. Soil call on the resolution held np the program and it became apparent nominations would not bo reached until a late hour. First Wife To Contest For Estate Spfciai. To Tre Tme 1 CinCAGO. ILL., May 13 The first wife and children of Henry C. Friedericks. formerly of Hammond, began their flght yesterday for his estate of $15,000, which was probated at Geneva, III. Fredericks, secretary of the Elgin Granite Works, was shot and killed by his second wife. Pauline, last. Saturday in his home in Elgin. His first wife. Mrs. Matilda Friedericks. questions the legality of the second marriage .which occurred within a year of the divorce. "I got a divorce under duress," she said. "The woman threatened to kill me and my three children if I didn't." The children are Mrs. Lulu Thoma and Mrs. Esther Linton of Indiana Harbor and Mrs. Tillie Dimmock. of Whiting. MASONS 10 HAVE UNIQUE INITIATION Garfield Lodge F. & A. M., of Hammond, is to put on an unusual initiation stunt tomorrow evening which has been designated as "Father and .Son Night." The Master Mason degree will be conferred upon six candidates and the strange part of the procedure lies in the fact that the degree team will .be made up of he fathers of these six men. In the lineup of the team will be H. A. Lamprell, Tom Jordan. John K. Wolf, J. A. Shaver, Herman lloltz and Jacob Wiker. Neither of those men is an cffieer or ever has been but they all eagerly grasped the opportunity )tf once more assrting authority over their sons. They promise to- make the youngsters step lively. The work is scheduled to start at 6:30 Friday evening.

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Oil STRUGGLE FOR G. 0. PJFFICES Wood Men Will Insist On Instructions to the Very Last Ditch BILIETIV (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE I IDIA.APOLIS. lad. May 13.-I-lana's "Blc Knr" in the rpublle iiatloDal romriitioR will maltt of V. S. Senators Jamrn K. Wataon and Harry Xfn, Hot. James P. Goodrich and Albert J. Hererld;e. Alternates will be Mrs. Anne Stndrbakcr Carlislr lot Mcsith Bend; Mrs. Joseph Kenlina. of Indianapolis; E . M. Wiimlli, stal-t-hsirmaa, and W. A. Ciaines, neajra politician of Kvansvllle. All were elected by acelamatlenl at the republican state convention here today. An j effort to bare the delegation lasti-nete to vote for MnJ. Gei. Wood in the j t hieoaro convention as Ions; as ther feel he has a possible chance of omi- ! nation" -was made vrhen Mayor Charles . W. Jevrett, of Indianapolis, made a motion to have the rnJrs suspended Ions enough to presnt an instrnetion resolu tion. The motion was sent through parliamentary channels, with a vote on the floor in prospect this afternoon. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. May 13--Failure of Maj. Gen. Leonard Woods' supporters to receive unqualified instructions in more than three of -th-district meetings of the republican state convention led today to the -belief that the convention will send the Indiana delegation to the Chicago convention uninstructed . Two of the thirteen districts instructed for Hiram Johnson. BEVKRIDGE ON BIG KOIB - Belief was general tc-day that Albert .1. Beveridge will be one of the state's big four in the national meeting in June. Withdrawal of Edmund Wasmuth, state chairman, as a candidate for a scat with the "big four" If ft U. S. Senators Watson, New, and Gov. Goodrich and Mr. Beveridge on the tentative slate. Two women. Mrs. Anne Studebaker Carlisle, of South Bend, and Mrs. Joseph B. Ke&ling of Indianapolis, a negro, W. A. Gaines,, of Evansille, and Mr. Wasmuth are mentioned as alternates. Lively contests over nominations for state officers on the floor of the convention were in prospect today, but little factional Sghting was anticipated. TWO HTSTRVCT FOR WOOD Two districts, the Seventh and tha Twelfth, gave instructions for Gen. Wood t thf relational convention del-" egates Isst night, and one other, the Second, instructed Its delegates to vote for Gen. W'ood as long as he is a factor in the presidential race. Tne Fourth did not issue instructions but the delegates announced that they would vote for Gen. Wood as long as he remains in the race. The First. Fifth, .Sixth and Ninth districts did not vote instructions. The Tenth and Eleventh .districts voted instructions for .Senator Johnson. In the Seventh district meeting Judge Million L. Bash of Marion county probate court defeated Charles O. Koemler, district chairman, for a delegate's place. The other c legate is . Mavor Jewett of Indianapolis. WOOD MEN'S FIRM STA'D ,:: The personnel of Indiana's "big four" to the republican national convention at Chicago took precedence last night in discussions among- political leaders attending the republican state convention. . There is uncertainty about th state convention's choice of delegates at large today because the determined stand of the admirers of Mai Gen. Leonard Wood for instructions to support the genral as long as his name remains before the national conven tion as a candidate for the presidential nomination. Their threat to place in nomination a slate of their own selection added to the uncertainty. It is practically assured that th' convention will be asked to name Senators Watson snd New and Governor Goodrich as delegates at large, and friends or former Senator Albert . . Beveridge believed last night that he would be selected as the fourth member of the delegation. Senators New and Watson are opposed to instructions, maintaining that because ef Gen. Wood's failure to obtain a majority vote in the primary, the delegates a? large can not be legally bound to support him and should be free to vote for another candidate if it seems that. Gen. Wood can not obtain a majority in the national convention. W A SMITH MAY SIHREDER CLAIM It is reported that Mr. -Wasutath has signified his willingness to surrender whatever claim he may have had for a seat on the "big four" in favor of Mr. Beveridge. Senator Watson also is said to approve the selection of Mr. Beveridge. Mr. Wasmuth yesterday refused to discuss the new phase of the situation that has arisen nor would either of the senators or Gov. Goodrich make any comment. Mr. Beveridge bears the Indorsement also of the Wood forces and cecupies a place on the delegate slate they propose to submit to the convention. OUTRAGEOUS SUGAR PROFITS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON, Xlay IS. Swollen profits of twelve sugar companies, producing more thac.hwif of the sugar consumed in the United States, have inflated tthe prices of (sugar o -20 and 23 cents per pounr when, the same product could be sold with . fair profit at 11 1-2 cents, said W. Jett Lauck. consulting economist of the railroad brotherhoods and unions, in a. supplemental profiteering report which hs presented to the federal railroad board today. He pointed out that sugar is scarce, even at the present prices. According to the present trend the amount exacted from the consumers by the sugar profiteers will reach, on a conservaive estimate, at least $600.000. 000 this year or a contribuiton for the year of $30 by every American family to these "gsugers." said Mr. Latlck. ... .

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