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V THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JULY ,30, 1922 1THIK0T1S SQUELCH LEaGU E Result Overwhelming Defeat of Non-Partisans. FARM PROJECTS SAFE the biggest questions ahead of North Dakota Just now The league was built up largely by the belief that the farmers had been "sklnrred" on the eradins of their wheat by the private millers, and the price they received at the Minneapolis mills did not reflect the price received for the flour. How the North Dakota experiment works out after elevator and mill have been completed undoubtedly will de termine to a large' extent the fate of agitation . for .state marketing and -milling elsewhere throughout the country, - Likewise, how the anti-league ad ministration in North Dakota han dles the situation may determine the political future of the Non partisan league. If the anti-leaguers carry out the programme to the satisfaction of the farmers, the Winners Promise to Continue En terprises Begun for Bene- , lit of Agriculture. 'J BT ROBERT B. SMITH. By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 28. .Control of the Non-Partisan league's economic programme in North Da kota has passed completely -out of the hands of the league supporters, State enterprises-, such as a cen tral state bank, the huge new etate central elevator and flour, mill at Grand Forks, state insurance and , other farm enterprises, will be man aged in the future by the oppo nents of the Non-Partisan league. In other words, all of the economic experiments to help the farmers of North Dakota out and to break the grasp which it was said the big private millers of Minneapolis' had on the wheat growers of North .Dakota will now . pass into the hands of the enemies of the league for administration. The economic programme for the agriculturist has been regarded as the foundation stone of the league. Final returns from the recent prl mary In North Dakota have served to demonstrate the truth of the foregoing. It was known within three days after the primary that tne Non-Partisan league had been 'successful in nominating its candi date for United States senator, Lynn J. Frazier, ex-governor, while It had failed to defeat Governor Nestos, anti-leaguer. In his race for.renom ' inatlon. Final Returns In. But not until within the last few days was it learned definitely that control of the state Industrial com mittee, charged with administration of the state enterprises, had passed out of the hands of the Non-Partisan . league. That was the vital question in the state economic experiment and the league .believed for several days after the primary that it had won. The final figures, however, show that out of a total vote of more than 225,000 In the state the anti league candidates won In both in stances by a margin of approxi mately 1000. This gives the Inde pendent Voters league complete con trol of the governing board of the , state. Transfer of administration from pro-league to anti-league hands does not mean an end of the farm ers' programme, according to North Dakotans who are in "Washington. On the contrary, It Is pointed out that Governor Nestos and his col leagues on the slate were pledged to completion of the 3,000,000- bushel elevator and the 3000-barrel. a-day flour mill. But .what likely will result. It is believed here, will be a toning down of the state pro gramme to a more conservatlv basis, with some of the more ex perimentai features eliminated. Recall First Setback. The first definite setback for the league in North Dakota came in the , recall election 18 months ago, which ; removed Governor Frazier and his officers by a comparatively narrow , margin of about 4000 votes in the state-wide fight and Installed slate headed by Governor Nestos. . Now Frazier has been nominated ; for the United States senate, while Nestos has been renominated , for the governorship. When Frazier and .his friends were turned out of the state, offices Nestos and his supporters pledged themselves to continue the farmers' programme. At the same time that - the North Dakotans voted on the . recall of the Frazier administration , ; nine laws were submitted to them under the Initiative. If approved, these acts would have very mate rially restricted the socialistic ex periments in the state. Strangely enough, the voters, defeated the ; laws, but elected the opponents of the league to office. Paradox Is Intensified. Now this paradoxical situation is Intensified, with the republican : nomination generally regarded as . equivalent to election, the league wiu nave a majority in the state v house of representatives, and senate I' control dependent upon one vote. A ; recount .will be necessary to deter mine the selection of the man who ; will hold the balance of power In the upper legislative body. The farm programme for the state '; bank, the state elevator and the state flour mill cannot be repealed, save by a vote of the legislature, l and in view of that fact the Non ' Partisan league still has a safe 1 margin In the control of one house. The general interpretation here of the situation in North Dakota is "i that the people of the Btate are for : the farmer programme, but it was being used too muchfor the advan tage of the Non-Partisan league or ganization instead of to benefit the tanners. , Wall Street Factor. The fact that the leaguers met only hostility in the financial world when they attempted to finance the ' $5,000,000 elevator project undoubt edly weighed in the state's verdict. , . For a time construction had to be ' stopped, as the state was unable to float its securities in Wall street. and the people of the state were not in a position to buy them. Many North Dakotans feel that with officials not connected with the league running the enterprises there was a better chance of the experiments being viewed by out- . Eiders on their merits, instead of being branded as "wild league - stuff." It is pretty well understood what the anti-league administrators will do with the state banl They will continue it for state deposits, but will not try to force all local and county money into it, as was done before. That was the league notion of getting sufficient capital to carry out the state enterprises. The failure of a number of banks In this system did more than any . liver on thing to bring about the recall of the former state adminis tration. The plan of the Independ .,' ent Voters' league is to convert the institution more nearly Into a state rural credits bank, a change that meets with favor on the part of many of the milder Non-Partisan leaguers. Projects Almost Complete. The enormous state elevator, one of the largest in the country, is to " be finished by fall; the flour mill ; during the winter. Whether the r"., anti-leaguers will attempt to oper ate them directly as a state institu . tion or will lease them to a co- . operative society to manage under state regulation has not been deter' mined. This is regarded as one of Iff George R. Wilbur of Hood River, elected commander Oregon de partment American Lesion. political need of the - league prob ably will dwindle. It may continue as a farmers' economic organization. but if they find they can get what they want through the regular par ties it is not believed the league will be forceful as a political factor. EUROPE S KE! TO CREDIT Franco-British Accord Es sential, Says Tardieiiy GENERAL POLICY NEEDED Once ' these two ' theses are con fronted the points of contact and divergence immediately, will appear. I regret exceedingly this prelim inary work has not been done. The day when Lloyd George realizes that the devastated countries cannot abandon the compensations promised them by treaty and Poincare under stands that after two years of mis takes we must at least find a means to get these compensations by solidarity, that day a clear Anglo French policy which will get results will be created. And when that day comes the. United Slates can say that order has returned to European affairs and it can venture, in with out risk. ; Vj " That, of course, is only ordinary common sense but it is not neglig ible because common sense has gained more victories than subtlety. IIIIIIHI!IIIIIIIItlllllllllllllllimiIIIIIIIIlllllllillll CR0KER WILL CONTESTED Children Join in Opposition to Probate of Instrument. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., July 29. A petition objecting to the probate of the will of the late Richard Croker, ex-Tammany leader, who died in Ireland several months ago, was filed Friday in county court at West Palm Beaoh on behalf of Richard Croker Jr., Ethel Croker White and Howard Croker, according to an an nouncement here by. J. T. Crawford, their attorney. Under the terms of the will filed recently for probate, Mr. Croker's estate,-with the exception of a. be quest of 10.000 to his daughter Florence, was left to his widow. The petition contends that the will was not drawn in conformity with the laws of Florida, that it was procured by fraud and that it is not the "true last will and testa ment of Mr. croker. Non-partisans Fill Vacancy. PIERRE. S. D., July 29. R. T. Eastman of Toronto, S. D., has been nominated by the Non-partisan league as its pandidate for lieutenant-governor to fill the vacancy caused by the withdrawal of P.. P. Kleinsasser, according to the min utes of the league's central nom mittee, filed with the secretary of state today. America" Afraid to Step in Until Two Great Nations Get To gether on" Programme. BT ANDRE TARDIEU, Former French High Commissloer to the . United States. (Copyright, 1922. by The Oregonlan.) - PARIS. Julg 29. (Special Cable.) Premier Poincare seems waiting to be asked to visit Premier Lloyd George while the latter seems in no hurry to arrange for a conference. What I said last week, that the Franco-British relations lack con fidence and frankness, again must be repeated. Until there is com plete accord between France and England there can be no feeling of stability in Europe. I still believe that during the last two and one half years the two governments have failed to approach the subject from that viewpoint. Yet it is to their mutual interest to do so. Almost every day prominent Americans come to see me. They, tell me they are in Europe seeking information. . From what they tell me I draw two impressions; first, that sound American opinion slowly Is realizing that the war wounds from which the world is suffering won't be healed by simply saying: "Europe doesn't interest us," and secondly, that America never will consent to participating in European affairs so long, as there is any dis agreement between. French and English policy. Unity at Home First Need. This latter does not surprise me, for when I was high commissioner in Washington I noticed every time there was a divergence between French and British views American co-operation cooled; when, thanks to Lord Reading's and my own efforts, harmony prevailed, American co operation was complete. Undoubtedly today's circumstances are dissimilar, but I think the prob lem is the same at the bottom. Today, as yesterday, before turning to America it is necessary for France and England to show their capability of accomplishing some thing by ' themselves. Take, for example, the inter-allied debts. So .long as London and Paris say, "We can't do anything without America," Americans will think everybody's got together to get their money and naturally will resent it But suppose France and Great Britain, without consulting the United States, settled their debt problem by mutual sacrifices. In later conver sations with Washington they would have decidedly Increased their moral authority. General Policy Required. Official statements say the .Lon don conference, when it meets, will discuss the conclusions of - the reparations commission, the guar antee committee report, etc That Is good, but it's all detail. What Europe needs is a comprehensive general policy Instead of book keeping. If England has an insular view of European life and sees It from without, then France should set against this conception the i views of the continental states. M'NflRY JUSTIFIES -VOTE FORD'S 'OFFER FOR MUSCIiE SHOALS SCOXJTEDt Senator in tetter to Portland Labor Explains Refusal to Sanction Proposal. . .', THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, D. C, July 29. In re ply to a -letter from the Portland central labor council censuring hil vote against acceptance of Henry Ford's proposal for acquiring the Muscle Shoals project,' Senator Mc Nary today wrote: 1 "I feel confident that your dis approval will give way to approval when , members of . your council make a thorough analysis of Mr. Ford's offer, There . is no man, or group of men living, or corpor ation,-to whom I would give a lease for 100 years to a great water power site,, which belongs to all the, peo ple." ; . . ' The reply further declared -that the Ford proposal was entirely to the advantage of a large corpora tion, which might at any. time pass out of the hands of Mr. Ford into the control of others less benevo lently inclined. Senator McNary pointed out that there has been much false propa ganda about how Ford proposed to manufacture cheap fertilizers for the farmers, when the fact' was that his proposal only Obligated his cor poration to manufacture a negli gible quantity of nitrate of am monium, but . a small amount of which is used by the farmers of the country. . . . ; KODAK FINISHING DEVELOPING , ' PRINTING ENLARGING '.',. TINTING Quick Service Guaranteed Work. Received by 11 A.. M. -Finished at 5 P. M. CDCC An SxlO. enlargement with I llCC $3 worth of kodak finishing. IllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllHIIlllllilll DRUGGISTS Alder Street at West Park We Have a Large Stoelc and , Feature the Popular Sheafer's Lifetime Fountain Pen The most satisfactory Fountain Pen ever made. GUARANTEED FOREVER 1 WE GIVE GREEN STAMPS They Are Your Cash Discount 1 Rubber Goods LEGION MEETING SIDELIGHTS BX JERRY OWEN. THE DALLES, Or., July 29. (Spe cial.) Seaside works fast The other day it announced that it wanted the 1924 convention of the American Legion.' It then learned that the 1923 convention was in dan ger of going begging. McMinnville delegates had cold feet and had retrieved thehapeau from the ring into which it was thrown several months ago. Bend had announced that It would be glad to have the convention if no other city wanted it, but it was warmer in The Dalles today and central Oregon was nofSlooked on favorably for a summer convention. . "Newport had barely indicated that it would be a contender. - Dr. Ross Hoskins, Dr. C. E. Vincil and Charles Murphy of - Astoria joined with. Glenn Corey and-C, G. Hardesty, Seaside delegates, - and telegraphed to find out whether Sea side would be able to take care of the convention next year instead of 1924. The response was the arrival last night of M. F. Hardesty, presi dent of the Seaside commercial club, with an invitation to the legion to go to Seaside in 1923. Cool sea breezes were particularly appealing today. The result: Sea side, 1923, September 6, 7 and 8. When Walter B. Gleason of Port land became suddenly indisposed and could not appear on the convention floor to fight against a motion to make all past department com manders delegates to future conven tions. Waiter L. Tooze of McMinn ville took up the cudgel In his be half. Just more proof of the non- political nature of the American Legion. Walter Gleason ia chairman of the Multnomah county democratic central committee and Walter Tooze of the state- republican central com mittee. Incidentally, the motion was lost. . Not 50 per cent of the convention delegates has been in the hall - at any one time prior to the election of officers this afternoon. Com mittee meetings and impromptu re unions were responsible. In order that a full representation might be had in the parade, which folk came to see from many miles around, a strict order was issued demanding the appearance of every delegate in line, as many as possible in uniforms. The M. P.'s (military police) were appointed to round up stragglers. . Portland's Rosa Festival might take a lew pointers from the Amer lean Legion parade in The Dalles today. Attractive floats, pretty girls and honest-to-goodness In' dians, squaws and papooses con' tributed to its interest. George R. Wilbur of Hood River, new department commander of the American Legion in Oregon, is a veteran in legion activities in this state. He was elected to the first executive committee and has been consistently re-elected in succeed ing administrations. A man of ma ture years, analytical mind, good presence and a personality which at tracts friends and confidence, Mr. Wilbur was a popular selection. The new commander is a veteran of two wars, serving in the Spanish- American as private in Company M, HlIIIIEllIllllIlllIlfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIlllIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIIIlllIIIIIlIlIIIlIIIk LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS (Continued Front First Page.) 2d Nebraska volunteers. He joined tne uregon national guard as cap tain of the 12th company, coast ar tillery, in 1916. His company was called into active service in the world war in July, 1917, mobilizing at a ort Stevens, Or. He served at Fort Stevens, Fort Canby, Wash., and Fort Caswell, N. C., until October, 1918, when he was transferred to battery B. 38th artillery, coast artillery corps, an ouuit wnicn had sailing orders but never reached France. He was dis charged at Fort Hamilton, N. Y., uecemoer is, 1918. - Fred E. Kiddle of La Grande, elected vice-commander, has a long record of service for th legion on the executive committee of the state and in post activities. He was elect ed over Joe Minton, of Salem, by a vote oi ea to 48, a majority of 40. The majority polled by Commander Wllbur over George A. Codding of Mddford was 39, the vote 89 to 60. Both losers moved to make the vote unanimous. Prescott W. Cooking-ham of Port land, unanimously chosen as finance officer of the organization for the fourth consecutive term, apologized to the convention for being away from its sessions so much this vear. but explained that he had been try ing to arum up a. candidate to op pose him. He was unsuccessful and everyone appeared quite satisfied with the manner In which he han dled tne financial matters during the me or tne state organization. George Codding of Medford made a graceful and sportsmanlike an nouncement when toe moved that the vote for George Wilbur of Hood River,-, for commander, be made unanimous. "I am not going to holler about being beaten I'm a democrat and used to it," he said.. "But I do ob ject to the actions, of those who picked my opponent." One might have heard a pin drop on the convention floor. Delegates breathlessly awaited what threat ened to be an injection of bitter per. sonalitles Into the light. Coddlng's face was set and grim. . "They picked too darned good a man," he concluded, and applause roared out. "I do not know a man to whom I would rather lose than George Wilbur." ,. Nomination speeches for the of fices of commander and vice-com mander were made by Harold War ner of Pendleton, Robin Dav of Sa lem, Stanley Myers of Portland and W. K. Wright of Albany. . Though. keenly appreciative of their reception and entertainment in The Dalles, delegates are not 'loath to leave today, for the 'temperature is mounting, just where it is is un certain. The weather man took the day off to celebrate with the rest of the town the close of the legion convention. Natives, however, con peded that the mercury may be in the vicinity of 100. To the accompaniment of salvos of applause, Lane Goodell, retiring commander of the state department, pinned his commander's badge on the bosom of George Wllbur di rectly after the result of the. elec tion became known, and kissed the new' commander fervently on both Cheeksma la JToch et aL state who served in the.all'ed forces.. This brought discussion, with the statement from Pat Allen, Portland, who served with the Canadians, that the Canadian government, in partic ular, had already legislated for the benefit of its soldiers far more ef fectively than had been done by this state. Legislation la Asked. The Canadians, he said, were well provided f on and he opposed legis lation in this state giving these men more benefits. Objection to this pro posal was later annulled, however, and the proposed legislation was approved. The legislative report was turned back because it .contained no appeal to Oregon's congressional delegation demanding that they get behind the compensation measures now pend ing for ex-service men in Washing. ton. Later an addition ' was made. suggesting that the department ad jutant communicate with these representatives and senators' along the lines presented. The parade held today was the longest in the city's history and was alluded to by Governor Olcott as eaual to that held in Portland dur ing the Rose Festival. Thousands of dollars were spent on floats by private firms - and community organizations. Resolutions praising The Dalles for its hospitality and city offi cials for -their leniency; the boy scouts for their help; and the local post of the legion for its work In staging the convention and the aux iliary for Its part, were passed to day. Resolution Is Opposed. In the morning session the resolu tion, to bar all appointive public of ficlals from office-holding in the state department, met with consid erable opposition. Wllbur Hender son of the Portland delegation held that a great many eligible men in the legion who are in the employ of the state, county and city would thus be barred. Most of the delegates took Hen derson's view of the matter, and the resolution was turned down. A resolution was passed indorsing the Columbia basin and Umatilla waterpower and irrigation projects. A resolution asking the state legis lature to print the, official proceed ings of the American Legion, as it does of the Spanjsn War veterans ana urana Army oi me nepuDiic, was turned down. 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Di lute with six parts of water for mouth wash for offensive breath, otherwise known as halitosis. -6 oz. 25416 oz. 50432 oz. 854 to savor of "petty graft" as Stanley Myers, head of the Portland dele gation, put It. ' Delegates Start Home. The trek homeward was started by conventionera early this after noon, with the result that when It came time to vote many of the posts were not represented. By 6 P. M. most of the delegates and their families had started for home, and The Dalles had again resumed its normal life. Delegates to the national conven tion at. New. Orleans, elected this afternoon, were: , First district William Follett. Em- STene; Robert K-reason, Dallas; 8. s. George, Eugene; J. E. Flurry,- Boeeburg. Second district Glen Dudley ot Atnena, and Pat Foley of The Dalles tied for first place; Fred Westenfelt, Klamatu Falls; J. H. KOBenorg, nnevjiie. Third district Lane Goodell, Eart Goodwill, Dr. Eugene Rockey and James W. Morris, all ot wniina Dfeleeates at large w. m. wnmnson. Condon; E&rl Bl&ckaby, Ontario; .Lynn Ooovert, Bend. Harry N. Nelson was reappointed state aa-utant by George R. Wil-bur. the new commander. Auxiliary Electa Officers. 1 The women's auxiliary to the le gion, which has also been in con vention here, although considerably more quietly than the men, also held its election today. The following were elected offi cers of the American Legion aux iliary this morning: Mrs. E. B. Stew art, Roseburg, president; Mrs. F. W. Bayley, The Dalles, vice-president; Mrs. B. S. Tuttle, Eugene, secretary; Mrs. Effle Mae Newton, McMinnville, treasurer; Miss Olive Marks, Sheri dan, historian; Mrs. R. H. Fields, Eugene, national -committeeman. The election was carried on by a roll call vote. A lively discussion was caused in the auxiliary today when a reso lution which would have all Jap anese immigrants barred from the United States, was submitted. The resolution was finally amended to read that no aliens ehould be ad mitted to the United States and passed. A standing vote of thanks was taken, thanking the local aux iliary for its kindness and hospital ity during the convention. WILBUR VETERAN OF 2 WARS 15 years. He came to Hood River from Nebraska, where as a young man he filled a number of prominent positions as a democratic party leader. Mr. Wilbur is a member of the Beta Theta Pi Greek letter fra ternity. He is a Mason and member of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias. In 1916 Mr. Wilbur was a leader in the organization of 12th company, Oregon coast artillery, and was named its captain. He and his unit were called to the colors in July, 1917. Mr. Wilbur has two sons, Rob ert and Russell, both members of company C, 186th regiment, Oregon national guard, 'recently organized here. His wife, president of the Hood River chapter, women's auxiliary, is active in that organization. Mr. Wilbur was Joint senator from Hood River and Wasoo counties in the legslature of 1917. Mr. Wilbur -has served, as city at torney here. He is now secretary of . a number of irrigation districts. EUROPE M QUAKES PROPHECY BV AMERICAN IS CAUSE OP PANICS. Greatest Savants of Old World Politely Explain Yankee Is Talking Through Hat. New Legion Commander Former ly Member of State Senate. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 29. (Special.) George R. Wilbur, elected commander of the American Legion, department of Oregon, Is a veteran of the Spanish-American as well as the great war. An attorney, having received his legal education at the University of Michigan, Mr. Wilbur has been en HUGHES OPPOSES BILL Germany Held to Have Right to Be Represented In Claims. WASHINGTON, D. C. July 29. Opposition to the Underwood bill for creation of an all-American com mission for settlement of American claims against Germany and Aus tria was said to have been expressed by Secretary Hughes in a communi cation to the senate judiciary com mittee. ' ,Mr. Hughes, according to eenators claiming today to have information concerning his views, was said to have declared that in the adjudica tion of German claims, the German government at least was entitled to be represented on the commission. Secretary Hughes was said to favor a mixed commission, being ne gotiated for under a new treaty with Germany, which was reported to be nearlng- completion. Senator Underwood gave notice yesterday at hearings on his bill that ' such a treaty would cause great delay and even might never be ratified. , . ' BY FLOYD GIBBONS. (Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service. Copyright, 11)22, by the Chicago Tribune.) PARIS, July 29. The biggest news from America in the Paris news papers for three days was the prophecy of Dr. Milton Nobles, an American savant, that an earth quake, would shortly swallow up southern Europe and northern Africa. ' - It Is reported that slight shocks in the state of Granada, Spain, have caused a panic among thousands Inches. who are fleeing from their homes. The same .situation is said to exist near Budapest, where a large dis trict Is panic-stricken. Likewise there is terror throughout Rou mania. All the scares are due to a beMef that Dr. Nobles' earthquake is approaching. The greatest savants of -Europe are ponderously and politely ex plaining that Dr. Nobles is talking , through his hat and that everybody should sit tight. "I have studied under M. Foque la Croix, the greatest of the French volcanic experts," said M. GentiL a professor of physical geography at the Sorbonne. "I can swear that there is no scientific method of foretelling volcanic activity in an inactive district." Hawaii Rain Short. HONLU'LU, T. H.. July 21 (Spe cial). The islands are dry, Vol-stead-ily speaking, but the month of June, reports the weather bu reau, was the dryest June on record. The mean precipitation was 1.58 Pine Creek Road Contract Let. PENDLETON, Or., July 29. (Spe cial.) A contract has been let to the Johnson Construction company to build four miles of road in the east end of Umatilla county, called the Pine creek road, at approxi mately 149,000. The road is a dif ficult piece of construction work and will take the remainder of this year. Location of the road is near Weston, ruiuiing up the Blue moun tains to what is known as the Reed and Hawley mountain. Phone your want ads to The Ore- gaged in practice here for the past gonian. Main 7070. Our Store Is Closed All Day Monday On Tuesday begins the greatest sale of Good Clothing, Hats and : Furnishing Goods ever held in Portland, Our building has been sold and we are forced to move. Watch the Papers Winthfop Hammond Co. 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