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Show Big business and little business alike find efficient promotion thrdugh Tribune Want Ads. 18 60 Copper (cathodes) r " THE WEATHER. Saturday and Sunday fair south) unaattled north portion; rising temperature, Local Settlement Prices. Silver ...T. S9Hc I1S.12S . SALT LAKE CITY, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1920, VOL. 101, NO. 66, 20 PAGES FIVE CENTS WILSON REGARDED AS THIRD TERM POSSIBILITY; HARDING ACCEPTS WHITE HOUSE BATTLE GAGE C'lEORGE W. PERKINS, noted Tork financier, whose death In Connecticut Is announced. Banker Places Premium Upon Big Families sanitarium SENATOR CARTER CLASS who the support of McAdoo a followers for the presidential nomination. DEEMED II REAL JOSEPH, Mo, June 18. P. Fulkerson, St. Joseph hanker, is building a row of houses for rent to famines In which there are children. Newly married couples also will be allowed to occupy the houses with the provision that If there are no children in their families at the end of one years residence, they will be asked to vacate. Whenever a child Is born In one of his houses, Mr. Fulkerson announced the rent for that month will be returned to the tenant. The houses are In one of Bt. Josephs most desirable residence districts. ST. Hefbert Hoover Summons All Elements of Party to Support Ohio Candidate. ; ' - Veteran Labor Executive Reelected With But One Dissenting Vote Cast 7 Receives an Ovation as He Accepts Honor Unparalleled in Union History. Calls on Leader and Issues Statement Indorsing Work of Chicago Convention. HEAOJFJIGKET Former Secretary McAdoo Refuse to Permit Name to Go Before Convention. White House Interview and Withdrawal of McAdoo Supporters Turn to Senator From Old Dominion aa Senator Glass Silent as to Attempt to Boost Him Into Race as a Candidate. an Acceptable Aspirant. MONTREAL, June 18. Samuel Oom- pers, veteran president of the American Federation of Labor, was reelected for the thirty-nint- h time by the convention here today. W. Gompers'a nomination by George Perkins of the cfgarm&kers' union was the signal for a prolonged ovation by the delegates, who stood and cheered for several minutes. James Duncan of Seattle was recorded aa casting the only negative vote. In accepting reelectlon, Mr. Gompers New denied a published report that he had attempted to get the executive council to ChaufIncorporate In labor's demands to the dominant political parties a request for modification of prohibition laws to permit the sale of light wines and beer. While admitting that the matter reNEW YORK, June 18. Solution of cently had been discussed by the council, he added that he had not taken any stand the mystery surrounding the murder of on the question and had not suffered any Joseph B. Elwell, turfman and whist defeat at the hands of the executive coun- expert, shot in hie home here June 11, is aa far off cil aa a week ago, Dis-triSwann announced toAttorney Call. Accepts the The investigation centered toI accept the call to duty, he said, night. day in the examination of Mrs. Mane "and will obey. The support of the organised railroad Larsen, housekeeper for Elwell, and workers in the federation was pledged to Edward Rhodes, hie chauffeur. Neither President Gompers by Charles J. MacGow-a- waa held, although earlier in the day who seconded his nomination. He said Assistant District Attorney- - Joyce anthe convention's action In Indorsing gov- nounced that both would be formally ernment ownership of railroads should not detained aa material witnesses. bs construed as a repudiation of the laJealousy was introduced as the probbor leaders administration. able motive for the shooting, by Include: elected James Rhodes Other officers during his examination. He Duncan of Quincy, Mass., first vice presi- told District Attorney bwgnn the perdent; Joseph E. Valentine of Cincinnati son 'who killed Elwell must have second vice president; Frank Duffy of been a jealous man or woman. Rhodes said it was a custom of Indianapolis, third vice president; Wilto accost girls and women upon liam Green of Coshocton, Ohio, fourth vice streets and invite them to ride in president; W. D. Mahon of Detroit, fifth the his automobile. The chauffeur told Disvice president, and T. A. Rlckert of Chitrict Attorney Swann he had driven cago, sixth vie president. Elwell and various women about freJacob Fischer of Indianapolis was requently and that one of the companelected seventh vice president In a contest ions ol the turfman on these trips, was with W. H. Johnston, international presiMiss Wilson, the who dent of the machinists union, who was Mrs. mysterious Larson had testified was the nominated by the railway workers' organthe feminine of owner vote was 19,82$ and wearing apparel isation. Fischers ound in Elwell s room. Johnston's 18,196. Matthew Woll of Chicago was unanimously chosen eighth vice :! jtlrs., Larsen, who was examined at presIdenL length, insisted she had told all she knew about the case and was conceal-i- i Other Elections. She admitted she had g nothing. 'MorFrank of and Boston D. J. Tobin removed the feminine clothing from rison of Washington, D. C., were reelected Elwell room while the police were treasurer and secretary. respectively, downstairs on the morning of the without opposition. shooting, but said she concealed the The federation authorised a nationbecause to telearticles simply wide campaign organise all the they were Organizers are to take womens things. phone operators the field at once. She declared she saw no weapon The convention declared Its action nec- and that she never knew of a gun the antiof because oppressive essary being kept in the house. labor policy of the Bell Telephone comMrs. Larsen said she had never seen companies. pany and Its associated The amendment to the constitution to Victor von Schlegell in the house. Von Increase the executive council from eleven Schlegell is the divorced husband of to fifteen members was rejected by a vote Viola Kraus, one of the members of of 23,097 to 13,811. This action prevents the party with whom Elwell dined at s. the election of four additional vice the Kit the night before he wa Bhot. There were but three keys to the The fourth Sunday In May of each year was designated as labors Memorial day, house so far as she knew, Mrs. Larsen upon which labor throughout the country told Mr. Swann, and these were kept will be called upon to pay a tribute to bv Elwell, Rhodes and herself the memory of Its dead. Tbe churches also will be celled upon to Suncooperate In the observance of Labor day, the day preceding Labor day In September. The national steel organizing campaign at Pittsburg, Pa., will not headquarters be abandoned. It was announced today. It will keep up propaganda work among the steel workers WASHINGTON, June 18. Senator Glaa of Virginia, In a statement to The Associated Preea tonight, declared he still favored the nomination of William O. McAdoo by tha Democratic party for president, notwithstanding Mr. Mcdecision not to permit hi Adoo name to bo presented at the national convention. party I ttlll favor Mr. McAdooa Even if ha said. nomination, I could measure up to tha stature of the kind of man whom the convention should really nominate, I live in a section that is relied upon to furnish the electoral vote, hut not to supply the candidate. -- 18. Senator June WASHINGTON, the Republican prealdential Harding, nominee, today answered President Wilson's challenge to make the peace treaty the dominant Issue In the coming campaign with a statement that the Republican party would gladly welcome a referendum on the question of the foreign relationship of this republic- The Republican candidate, In further replying to the presidents declarations as contained In an Interview published today, expressed confidence that "the Republican attitude of preserved nationality will be overwh4lmlngly Indorsed. Mr. Hardings assertions, made to newspaper men at his daily conference, statement by were closely followed by Herbert 'Hoover, one of the senators rivals for the nomination. Indorsing the choice of the Chicago convention and urging all Republicans to support the national ticket Mr. Hoover Issued his statement after a breakfast conference with Senator Harding, arranged by the latter. The conference, It was explained, was part of the Republican nominee's general plan of meeting party leaders to learn their views and bring together Into a harmonious or- sanitation the various party groups. V sit I., New Yorker Succumbs to Breakdown in Sanitarium. Connecticut Nervous NEW YORK, June 18. George W. Perkins, financier, died this morning In the Stamford Hall sanitarium, Stamford. Pleased With Platform. Conn. It became known June 11 that Mr. Per-klhad suffered a nervous breakdown, but members of his family did pot Intimate at that time that his life was in The former food administrator. In his statement, said the Republican platform, for the most part, was constructive and progressive and the compromise planks on the treaty and labor, as well as on k number of other subjects, were suscepti- Mr. Perkins was taken to Stamford about ten days ago, when hie son, George W. Perkins, Jr., announced the change was made to afford his father a complete rest and seclusion from his friends who sought his counsel during the political ble to a forward looking Interpretation. Some Issues. Including reorganisation of election expenditures and the primaries, he added, were' not adequately dealt but the development of several with, party organisations built upon several Individual viewpoints would be disastrous. Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania, whd was one of the candidates for the Republican nomination, in a letter received Harding and today, congratulated Senator In the camassured him of his support paign. It Is needless to tell you, Governor that 1 am pleased with Sproul wrote, the whole situation and that you will have In any way In which services devoted my they may be useful." was also received from A similar letter Franklin MaoVeagh, former secretary of the treasury, who asked the senator to accept the hearty and loyal good wishes of a beaten Wood man. . MacVeagh Satisfied. danger. preceding the Chicago conven- campaign tion. The affection to which Mr. Perkins succumbed is believed to have been the reeult of Influens and pneumonia contracted while serving with the T. M. C. A In France during the war. A statement by the dead financier ofphysicians given out at Mr. Perkins fice gave the time of hie death aa 2 16 Death resulted from an this morning of the attack of acute inflammation nervous of complete result the brain, exhaustion due to Intense end continuous the announcement said. overwork, The death of Mr. Perkins was particuIt wa said at hie oflarly unexpected. fices, on account of his having recently survived a very serious heart attack, after which his family and friends believed his constitution sufficiently robust to throw off the malady.would take It was said the funeral at the Riverdale place Sunday afternoon The In Bronx. the Presbyterian church be private. MacVeagh, services will Distress over the lose of an old friend Morgan was expressed by J. Plerpont when he was Informed of Mr. Perkins death. He said: I am deeply distressed at the news of Mr. Perkins death. He was a friend for more than twenty years and a very active partner for ten year. of his With Mr. Perkin at the time were his son, George W. Jr., hie Representative Smith of Idaho, who dis- death hie and Mrs. Freeman, Edward cussed reclamation with Mr. Harding to- daughter, Senator sister, Emily Perkins. day, said after his visit that enthusiastically of the deHarding spoke June 18. Senator WASHINGTON, velopment of land, and he la very much presidential nomiIt Harding, Republican In favor of telegram of condolence Senator Harding spent much of the day nee. today sent a W. Perkins upon the Mrs. to George In conferences with Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, his pre'convention campaign death of her husband. send you In this to me "Please permit manager, and other. In regard to plans moment of sorrow my deep sympathy. for the campaign. The country has lost The conference with Mr. Daugherty re- the telegram said lated almost entirely to a discussion of a useful elttsen and the Republican party an pcreonality. outstanding with the formal notlfica. plans connected Announcement was tlon ceremonies. made, however, that nothing final had been decided. My guess is, said Mr. that your attitude In the campaign from the beginning will show that progressives of the Wood stripe are easily included In your political sympathies, and that as as presicandidate and subsequently dent you will stand as a progressive conas near is be to need which a. servative, the resultant of the opposing tendencies of the party. s Conference Planned. Definite action on a number of subjects Is expected to be taken Monday at a conference which the nominee will have with a committee appointed at Chicago ana composed of Chairman Hays, National A. T. Herd, Kentucky; Committeeman Jacob L. Hamon, Oklahoma; C. D. Hilles, New Tork; Ralph SI Williams of Oregon and former Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts. Senator Harding had planned to leave Washington tomorrow for a vacation before going to his home In Marlon, Ohio, but his plans were unexpectedly changed today and It was said the vacation trip Certaid might be entirely abandoned. friends of the senator were understood to believe that. In view of the numerous conferences In prospect, it would be more advisable for him to remain In Washing' ton until he goes home. Danger in Minorities. 'Nothing could be more disastrous, Hoover said, than the development of several party organisations representing the complexion of every group In the country. If we should com to this position. w shall be entirely ruled by logrolling minorities or sterile political conditions Tb former food administrator declared (hat It was the duty of those Republicans to en who hold more definite jdews within deavor to bring them the party organisation Itself. If the Republican party Is not to be Irrevocably split," declared Mr. Hoover, I cannot ooncelve that Senator Harding will for one moment submit the administrative eld of the government to the domination of any group or coterie. Mr Hoover, In thle connection, said the (Continued on Page A Column L) York District Attorney Asks Detention of feur and Housekeeper. n. ll I ,, presl-dent- Caruso Robbery Probe Is Gotten Under Way More State Troops Are Rushed to Zenith City? June 18. Four N. Y., EASTHAMPTON, witnesses had been examined today In the Inquiry into the 8500,000 John Doe Jewel theft from the home ofwaEnrico an Caruso, noted tenor, when beIt adjourned nounced the hearing would until Wednesday. Those questioned during In the day by District Attorney Lerby M. Young were Mrs. Cameo, Mra Park Mis Benjamin. Jr., ber elster-tn-laUndlcottl Rlstori, Italian maid of the Caruso household, and Frank Ferrara, but ler. Testimony of Mrs. Benjamin and the maid developed a conflict. The former declared she had seen the looted Jew el box opened only once, and thentheby Miss Ris-tostatement, The maid denied Mrs. Caruso had once saying that whennecklace which has been sent her for the stolen the case was opened by Mrs. Benjamin, who handed her the jewels for delivery to the tenor's wife Miss Rlsori at first testified she had never opened the case, but later admitted done so when an electrician was having In tha house. The electrician, according to the district attorney, had given Information that tha maid and Ferrara were playing with the Jewel box while ha was at work In Mrs. Caruso's boudoir. Miss Bistort said the burglar alarm sounded when, she opened the case, but that Ferrsra was not in the room at tha She testified aha last saw tha time. jewels In the case tha Saturday night before the robbery. rt. Do Not Get Votes for Po right-thinki- ISSUE OF Office Mackintosh, 7 Jordan, another of the faThe in fiction of the part . 11 Torchy C.J rord Tale by 2eweli popular Torchy Sewell Ford, will be another feature of tomorrow Get one of tho a Hunch, and Shorty itorloa by Tribune. j resent'day DOORN, Holland, June 19. Report persist that an attempt was mad on the life of former Emperor William at I oclock last Wednesday afternoon. Details of the reported attempt are veiled In mystery, but it 1 asserted that William escaped without injury, A villager, at first thought to be a Belgian, but later identified aa a German, U said to have entered the castle by the use of a false permit and 'then tried The ninth Installment of "Mice and the unparalleled serial by Kathappear In The Tribune tomorrow. Men, Admiral William Bowden Sima of the Mine Laying m Ixavy United States navy, in an article which In The Tribune tomorrow, explains how tho mines laid by the will appear allied navies prevented the German submarines from reaching the waters where the commerce of the world Is carried on. Westerman, by means of his famous toons, will ahow In tomorrows Tribune Boardwalk of Atlantic City. to kill Count HOhensollern. Cl,6eka. rrom ILaic scenes on The ! , i Leader ' Asserts. Reported Attempt to Kill Former German Emperor Frank H. Simonda, tho American political I OIlllCS writer who is considered aa authority a throughout Europe, will continue hi dlacua&lons of national and world problems in The Sunday Tribune. the typical Club tht Sunday Tribune. erine Newlin Suit, will Cause, biennial convention. She advised the women to cut out the teas If they expect to enter and continue in politic successfully. The teas at Chicago were on reason, I believe, why the men did not rat u women higher politically. All ' you heard among the women wa teas Mrs. White said. You dont get vote that way and that counts In la tbe only thing political organisation. What does It mean to be a good politic lan 7 To be able to deliver the vote. How many women can deliver tbe votes In their precincts T Until you can, you are not ready for the rank and file of the political organisation. Mrs. White added she would rather be chairman of a precinct in preference to any other office In a party and after ah had mads good In that place she would ask for something higher. Mra Guy Blanchard, in charge of the motion picture department of the federation, today urged legislation generally for better exhibits and lilma Tb sex plays which are being shown for generally are directly responsible much or the juvenile delinquency of toeald. day, she You have found that you can expect no help from the newspapers because they are 'choked off by their financial Interests In tha movie advertising But you can agitate the matter strongly by ' word of mouth. There la no Industry which takes so much of the public e money and makes so small a return to the publie good at tha motion picture Industry. A telegram from the representatives of the motion picture companies was read which said the producers realised the desire of the public for higher types of pictures and were preparing to cooperate. are talking continuously Delegates about the approaching election of offi-of cer for the federation. Supporters Mrs. T. G. Winter of Minneapolis, and Miss Georgia Bacon of Massachusetts for president are working tn efforts to get the votes of unpledged state delegations Both aides express confidence of the outcome. There la some talk of a dark horse" candidate, however, if the ballot deadlock between Mia ing should show a V, inter. The election Bacon and Mrs. takes place next Tuesday. Tonight's program wa given over te discussion of thrift. Among tbe speakers was B. U. Graff, superintendent of schools at Indianapolis Consideration of resolutions will continue tomorrow. To cause them dleeppontment distresses me deeply, but I am unable to reconsider the position I have consistently maintained. namely, that I wbuld not seek the nomination for the presidency. I cannot, therefore, permit my name to Thle decision go before the convention. Is irrevocable, aa pi path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable. The considerations .which compelled me to resign aa secretary of the treasury and director general of railroads after the armistice, tn 1918, In large measure still prevail I must hava a reasonable opafportunity to rehabilitate my private my faire and to mk that provisionla foronce at time of peace, family which. In and the cherished desire tha aacred duty man. Having been of every out of office lee than eighteen months (Continued on Page 7, Column 2.) mous $76,000 : IT Ll KlDDOn Fiction Blue n also Woman's litical DE3 MOINES, Iowa. June II. Teas don't get votes, Mrs. Edward Franklin White of Indianapolis, chairman of the civics committee of the general federation of womens club, eald today at the Position Unchanged. 1 F PINK TEAS 1 .1 Oagei 1 aie Elizabeth Jordan Elia(th series of abort atorlea, will be a day. t sms ftjc JSalt akf gribunt detachment to battery and machine once and they proceed to Duluth at will arrive early tomorrow. The troop comprise 101 men and four officers. 8heriff Magic, over the long distance telephone, told Adjutant General W. F. Khinow here that he had received reports that an organised attempt would be made Saturday night to storm the jail in an effort to lynch the fourteen negroes being held in conneca 17 tion with an alleged assault-up- on year old white girl at Duluth last Mon- COMMISSION FUNCTIONS DEFINED. BERLIN, June 4. Definition of the status ana powers of the commission for the socialisation of Germany's chief Industries appears tn a presidential decree printed In the official Reich An- selrer. The commissions functions In-- 1 dude competence to submit to the gov- POLISH OFFENSIVE COLLAPSES. emment economic measure devised to BERLIN. June 18 A Brea'au dispatch benefit the community at larrs and to to tha Tagellache Rundschau reports a possible scheme to Improve the public Polish communique, signed by General services. The commtss'on Is empowered Pllatidskl, as announcing the collapse of to demand Information on all economic the Polish offen,ve and the envelopment subjects from the administrative departof the Polish army by the BolahevlkL ments and private undertakings. Chics co o, NEW YORK, June 18. William G. who has been considered by party leaders a one of the principal candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, announced tonight he could not permit hi name to go before the San Francisco convention. IrrevocaThis decision, he said, ble, aa the path of duty seems to me clear and unmistakable." HI decision waa mad known tn a telegram to Jouett S house. Democratic from Kansas, who had telethat eentlment graphed Mr. McAdoo throughout the country waa rapidly crystallising In hi favor; that his friends would like to have him permit hi name to be presented to the convention, and that they were certain he could be nomteleinated and elected. Mr. McAdoo gram follows. Your meeeag of June 17 requires an 1 am explicit and Immediate answer. other and to my you profoundly grateful generous friends, who, with such spontaneity and unselfishness, have, without my solicitation, advocated my nomination. IN TOMORROWS ST. PAUL. June 18. Fearing a further outbreak Saturday night st Duluth where three negroes Were lynched Tuesday night, officials there appealed to Governor Bumquist tonight to send troops to patrol theCetreeta. Fourteen negroes are 'still in jail and threats have been made against them it is said. The governor immediately ordered Starts Gossip at Capital. ORDER YOUR COPY AT ONCE Phone Wasatch 530. t Lake Tribons Leased Wire. tact. Evades Positive Statement. Leaders of both parties read with great care tha part of the 8elbold Interview In which the president declared that he waa bringing no Influence to bear tn behalf of any candidate for th Democratic nomination. The opinion waa that the president could, scarcely have tailed to have added that he would not accept th nomihad that connation himself, If he bad At no time ha the president viction. out of It, although opdeclared himself for him to do ao was offered portunity to the at the time of his message dinner and on other occasions Is far as President Wilsons health the deconcerned, th interview and lend color of Its circumstances scriptionbelief that he believes himself on to th th That recovery. the road to rapid his campaign withpresident could make Is entirely out leaving the White House to withdraw possible. The unwillingness from an active and dominant participapresition In public affair shown by th whatdent 1 regarded as meaning that ever he may have thought during lb paet months, he would not refuse another term. Jack-eon-d- ay Sees Help for Ohioan. In some quarter the withdrawal of Mcwaa regarded aa meaning a boost for th candidacy of Governor Cox of Ohio. Other thought they saw a possibility of th nomination of Vice President Marshall. Among those who commented on th McAdoo withdrawal was Senator Waleh of Massachusetts, Democrat whose views on th league are at variance with those Adoo the president I cannot help but feel that Mr. Mo-of-. believes, as every other leader Is America, that tha party Democracy inover the league of nattons so divided the president Is so insistent Issue, and that tho that his position be maintained, effort to lead the party to success will be very doubtful and difficult, said Senator Walsh.- - The party Is suffering from a widespread feeling of unwillingness to embarrass th president upon the league of nations. of Adoo Virginian Is Silent. Senator Glass tonight declined to aay he would be anything indicating thethat shifted mantle of willing to take up Senator Glass th McAdoo candidacy. was In New York City yesterday, and while there he had s talk with Mr. Mo-Ad- In fact, Mr. Glass knew when he returned to Washington today, before the McAdoo letter to Shous was received, that Mr McAdoo had decided to take himself definitely out of tb convention race. I am very much distressed, said Senator Glass tonight, vver the withdrawal I saw him in New York of Mr. McAdoo. ha has never enyesterday. Apparently joyed better health. When Informed that Assistant SecreIt known that he tary Shous usehathismade Influence to the utmost intends to tn favor of the nomination of Senator Glass, the latter said; "It waa very kind of Mr. Shous to make th suggestion In my behalf that I should succeed to th MnAdoo strength, I dont take that seriously, however, aa I am not really the candidate for the nomination. INTERPRETED AS NOMINATION BID Universal Service. President June WASHINGTON. card, data Wilson la a third-tern bv placed the wss kiterpretat This lean pollt'cal both Democratic and RepuT on The three days observer here tonight highly important and significant developments with ths DemocraneVnoml nation.. Thee developments were se interview with the president published )hl morn- By1 COMMODORE PORTER DIES. ANNAPOLIS. June 18. Commodore Theodor lo Porter. U. 8. N., retired, died at the navel hospital here after an illness of four months of pernicious anaemia H was th eon of th late Admiral David D. Porter, wa graduated from th naval academy In the clan of 1870. and was transferred to the retired list in 19c. He was 74 years old. , I Tribass-Ssl- WASHINGTON. June 18. Withdrawal of William G. McAdoo from the presidential race, following Immediately, after the publication of President Wilson's Interview with Louie Seibold of the New York World, In which he refrained from declaring himself out of the running, caused a flurry of excitement tonight over the possible renomlnatlon of the president While none of the administration spokesmen came forward with a plea tor tho president's selection, there was an undercurrent of talk among both Democrats and Republicans that todays developments point to tho possibility of such action. Whether any other person considered s Democratic presidential possibility would bs wining to go to the lengths that tha president would in support of bis foreign policies is frankly doubted by many of the Influential members of the party. Tbat there will be sharp differences of opinion on th subject of the platform at the San Francisco convention Is recognised. With McAdoo, who by many has been considered In the lead for the nomination. out of (he race, and with Attorney General Palmer possessing only a doubtful degree of strength, administration Democrats admit that they might find It necessary to rally their forces around the president as a candidate la order to put through his platform In- li m (Continued on Page 4 Coltfpia 3.) v |