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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. LIX. 0. 18.14.
BIG ORDER FOR FLOUR
PLACED IN PORTLAND
"
GOVERNMENT BUYS 340,000
BARRELS FOR EXPORT.
RQTARIAfJS OPEN
ROADS BOND BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
HUNS BEGIN TO FEEL
HEEL OF CONQUERORS
REALIZATION OF DEFEAT BY
ALLIES GRADUALLY DATXS.
SACRIFICE OE MEN
DENIED BY GENEP
20-YEAR TERM GIVEN
trtGER AND 4 OTHERS
MARTYRS' POSE ASSUMED BY
CONVICTED SOCIALISTS.
HALTED BY HISSES
PROPAGANDA PROBE
VICTORY
MEETING
Only Four Votes Mustered
by Opposition.
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HdHllH.ll LLAUAt A AbHtU
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Governor's Signature to Make
Vast Fund Available.
:SUIT CONTEST AUTHORIZED
.'Bill Proidrs for Open Competition
in Bidding and Improvement
Pltins Arc Far-Reacliing.
STATE CAPITOL. Pulem. Dr., leb. 20
i t-pecial. ) With four votes regis
tered against It. the biggest piece of
)-gislation this session, the $10,000,000
rad bond bill, passed the senate late
Ibis afternoon and will go to the gov
ernor for his signature. Immediately
Tipon the approval of Governor Withy
combe the vast fund for carrying on
Ore gon's road programme will be avail
able, as the ill has an emergency
rlnu.se.
One final effort was Put forth by
Ei-nator Thomas to eliminate the words,
having regard for strength, durability
nd resistance to wear." and the emer
pncy clause, but so overwhelming was
the determination by the majority of
the senators to enact the bill Just as
it was passed by the house that Mr.
! Thomas succumbed to the inevitable.
Opponltloa to Bill Dwindle").
Senator Moser. who had battled along
with Senator Thomas over these words
. for a day and a half in senate bill
T. threw up the sponge, explaining
that the points he had been contending
Xor were taken care of in the bond bill.
When The Oregonian arrived this
tnorning showing a poll of the senate
" with IS members determined to support
the bond bill as it stood, opposition
legan to crumble and disintegrate.
There started a scramble to stand by
the measure, which may also have been
. i.-icited by a hint sent to certain sena
tors that unless they fell In line cer
tain pet measures would be harshly
dealt with,
A solid, unbroken line-up for the
bond bill was effected and the leaders
f-r good roads were determined that
there would be no monkey business,
"r-fused to go into committee of the
'-whole and stood pat and gained their
'.objective.
Fvar Vote Ag-alniit Mfiisra.
Senators Iimick. 1-aroiiett. fierce
land Strayer were the quartet voting
(jtKainM the bill. Three of these sena
1 tors baed their opposition because of
the emergency clause, saying they
iould support it if the clause was
eliminated and the bill referred to the
I eople.
When they had completed their argu-
ru nts. Senator Wood said that these
men now offered to vote for the $10.
fuo.OCO bond bill if referred to the
people. He then delivered t$e most
unkind cut of all by reading from
the record of 1917 showing that the
men who voted against the 18,000.000
bond bill were.Pimlck. Lafollett, Pierce
and Strayer, notwithstanding that the
bond bill was referred to the people.
Early In the day house bill 453, by
the roads committee, was passed in the
I senate and cleared the way for the !
I bond bill.
Salt Caatrat Authorised.
This bill instructs the attorney-general
to investigate the validity of .the
bl'ulithlc patent and If he finds the
patent invalid, the commission is au
thorized to lay that pavement and If
suit for infringement Is brought the
.attorney-general will fight the case to
Tthe United States supreme court.
This was followed by the adoption
ef senate Joint resolution by Patterson
an.l Rimer, empowering the state high
way commission to lay bitulithic and to
come! any suit for infringement. Sen.
att-r Huston opposed house bill 453
frying the patent was valid "and the
f.i'cniee has been upheld in five United
stales circuit courts. These two meas
vs. however. erved to satisfy some
of the senators who have been strafing
ttie so-caii'vi paving trust and made
th.ni more friendly to the bond bill.
Following futile attenTpt of Mr.
Thymus to go Ir. a committee of the
I'tnluilfJ on pse 7. Oo'unin 1.
l'CTIRE OF THE OREGON
Lt'.lilM. ATI RE VKSTERDAV.
Senate.
Passes $10,000,000 road bill.
ra.-'S Eddy bill governing
health, elaminating Christian Sci
entists from its provisions.
Passes first salary increase bill
fT Warden Stevens of peniten
tiary. " e
lloaae.
i'asses bill appropriating money
to arcept Smith-Hughes voca
tional training avt.
Voles to appropriate money to
adopt federal plan for killing
predatory animals.
Kills bill to do away with
county Judges.
Kills bill of Afro-American
league to give equal rights to
nrgroea
Kills bill to give further equal
ity to negroes.
American Troops Occupy Berlin to
Guard Food Transport and Gloom
Replaces Boastrul Teuton Pride.
LONDON'. Feb. 20. American troops
have arrived In Berlin and are living In
various hotels, says a -dispatch to the
Lxchan
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen,
quoting the Extrabladefs Berlin corre-
spondent. The troops are from me
113th New Tork regiment, and their
duty will be the protection of expected
transports of food.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. War de
partment officials tonight were unable
to Identify the American troops re
ported to have arrived n Berlin. There
is no "113th New York regiment" in
the army. It was suggested that the
unit might be the 113th infantry.
BY CYKIL BROWN.
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
COBLENZ, Feb. 20. (Special.)
"Germans are for the first time realiz
ing what it Is to be conquered; for the
first time, Germans are beginning to
speak as those who have been con
quered." This is the interpretation of experts
of the American army of occupation
concerning the native attitude. Further
evidence that the German public now
begins to appreciate what the actual
peace terms will impose is furnished by
the People's Gaiette, the centrist organ,
which says, in an article headed, "End
less Sorrow":
The prolongation of the armistice
has laid unon us further heavy sacri
fices and humiliation. The nearer
get to peace the more grievously do
our negotiators feel that it means wo
to the conquered
"Let us anticipate the bitterness
peace will bring to us. The pessimists
were right about the future. Marshal
Foch's assurance that he had President
Wilson's approval of the sharpened con
ditions has put out the last faint ray
of hope which many had harbored.
It may be the feeling that we de
ceived ourselves concerning- President
Wilson may prove erroneous in the
end, but none the less this feeling has
given the death blow to intransigean
optimists; nor does the internal situa
tion rouse hope that we may escape the
worst form of anarchy. If it shall be
made to appear to the world that Ger
many is a state of robbers and mur
derers, toward which no consideration
need be shown.'
The lament closes with the apos
trophe: "German people, come, to your
senses: be worthy of yourselves. In
that way restoration lies." '
BERLIN TO CURB REVELRY
rrofligate Jfight Life Declared i
Have Bad Effect.
BERLIN. Feb. 19. (By the Assoc
ated Press.) The carnival of dancing,
wine-drinking- and expensive night rev
els into which certain classes of the
population Of Berlin and" other large
cities have plunged since the -signing
of the armistice, hereafter will be re
stricted by the police.
The frivolous and profligate night
life now prevailing has been criticised
generally as not only inconsistent with
Germany's political position, but also
unfavorably affecting public opinion
abroad.
SENATE IS LOOSENING UP
More Complaisant Attitude Toward
Salary Lifts Noted.
STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Feb. 20.
(Special.) Members of the oenate to
day showed signs of relenting in their
attitude against salary increases, when
a bill nroviding for at. increase In sal
try to 1250 a month for the warden of
the state penitentiary passed the upper
branch by a substantial margin.
It is now believed that other salary
bills affecting state officials will re
ceive a more kindly fate at the hands
of the senate.
V
TROOP SHIPS ARE DELAYED
Tiro Vessels Disabled by Storms and
Others Retarded.
NEW. TORK. Feb. 20. Eight thou
sand homeward-bound American troops
due here this week have been delayed
by Atlantic storms which have partly
disabled two vessels and retarded the
passage of three others, the naval com
munication office announced today.
The delayed ships are the President
Grant, the Polar Bear, the cruiser Kan
sas and the Woonsocket.
UTAH DEFIES BURLESON
Telephone Rates Declared Contrary
to State Laws.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20. The
public utilities commission of Utah to
day issued an order 'o all telephone
companies that the rates and charges
of service as stipulated by Postmaster
General Burleson should not be recog
nized here.
The commission declared that the
postmaster-general's order was con
trary to the laws of Utah.
GUN INVENTOR'S TAX BIG
John M. Browning Must Pay Gov
ernment Total of f 700,000.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20. Accord
ing to Information received today by
.Major Fred Jorgensen. adjutant-gen
eral- of Utah. John M. Browning of
Ogn, Inventor of machine guns
adopted by the United States govern
ment and which paid him more than
11.000.000 for the Inventions, must pay
more than 1700,000 as income tax to the
Commander of 35th Divi
sion Reviews Argon ne-
COURAGEOUS TROOPS PRAISED
Cigarettes Are' Substitute for
Food During 6-Day . Fight. ;
WITNESS TWICE GASSED
Major-General Peter E. Traub Gives
v Dramatic Recital-Before House
Rules " Committee.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. A dramatic
recital of the fighting of the 35th
(Kansas and Missouri 'national guard)
divisions In the great battle of the Ar-
gonne was given the house rules com
mittee today by Major-General Peter
E. Traub, the division commander, who
himself was twice gassed in the battle.
Apearing to deny charges of the
needless sacrifice of men made by Gov
ernor Allen of Kansas, General Traub
described with pride the work of his
troops frm the misty September morn
ing, whe t they went over the top, until
they ' had driven the Germans back
nearly six miles alter six days and
nights of almost incessant fighting,
over the most strongly fortified sec
tion of the western front.
Fresh from France, the general still
was sufferingfrom the effects of gas,
his two experiences in the Argonne
being his fifth In the war, and he fre
quently had to interrupt his recital to
drink water. At times his voice failed
him almost entirely, but suggestions of
members of the committee that he de
lay his testimony were met with in
stant refusal. When his voice refused
to give emphasis to his words he
pounded the table beside him to fur
ther drive home his praise of the sol
diers it was his "honor to command."
Boche Line Penetrated.
"For six days and nights," said the
general, "we fought. .the best the boche
had. We penetrated the lines for five
and a half miles, took 1000 prisoners
and captured 24 pieces of field artillery
and 45 machine guns. We fought in
the open and we lost, 500 killed and
4500 wounded, the great majority of
the latter being hurt but slightly.
Never was there a finer body of men
than those I had the, honor to com
mand. They were a wonderful lot, who
only asked to know what was wanted
and they did it, and did it well."
General Traub told the committee
that the first task of his men after
"jumping off" was the capture of a
hill, which had everything in the way
of defense which the Germans could
build, and one that "the French had
been up against for four years." The
35th, the general said, took this
strongly fortified position in three
hours, ' after vicious hand-to-hand
fighting.
Woanded Receive Care.
The wounded received the best ofj
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Representative-Elect From Milwau
kee Tearfully Predicts Revolu
tion to Come in United States.
i
- CHICAGO, Feb. 20. A . maximum
sentence of 20 years was imposed by
Federal Judge Landis today on Repre
sentative-elect Victor L. Berger of Mil
waukee and .four other socialist lead
ers, ,who In final pleas likened them
selves to ' history's greatest martyrs.
The five men, convicted of conspiracy
to obstruct the draft In violation of
the espionage act, obtained release on
$25,000 bail from Judge Alshuler And
declared they would carry, their legal
fight to the United States supreme
court if necessaryv
Besides Berger. publisher of the
Milwaukee Leader, the other convicted
men are:
Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, lecturer
and writer.
Adolph Germer, national secretary of
the socialist - party.
J. Louis Engdahl, editor of American
Socialist. -
William F. Kruse. head of the Young
People's Socialist league.
Judge- Landis' granted filing of a
petition for a writ of error. Counsel
for the - convicted men then went be
fore Judge Samuel P. Alshuler of the
United States circuit court of appeals
and asked for bail.
Judge Alshuler' said he hesitated to,
grant the motion for baij lest the de
fendants continue their socialistic agi
tation. He interviewed each .of the
five and thn granted them bail, in-,
creased from $10,000 to $25,000. with
the understanding that they refrain
from renewing their former sts and
utterances during the pendency - of
their case. William Broes Lloyd.
Chicago 'millionaire, appeared, and of
fered to provide surety for the five.
There was delajv- in arranging for the
bonds and the men were technically
placed in the. custody of the federal
marshal and the convicted men gave
evidences of some dismay as late in the
night tHeir bonds had not been . per
fected.
Berger and his four associates took
full advantage of the customary in
qulry of the judge whether they had
anything to say before sentences were
passed, and the Milwaukee representative-elect-
finished reading his '2000-
word typewritten statement with tears
streaming down his face. He professed
no surprise at the verdict, though, de
claring his conviction was in violation
of the constitution, and asserted he
would retract nothing he had said or
written.
The war was an imperialistic and'
commercial one, Berger declared,- and
"over half the .white race is in a
chaotic state of revolution out of which
must develop . an orderly socialist
reign within five years."
He declared that if the present "sys
tem" continued "tne capitalists" would
"surely create anarchism" and would
prepare this "country for a revolution
such as the world has never seen be
fore." EX-HUN COLONIES OPENED
U. S. to Allow Resumption of Trade
With Former German Possessions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Immediate
resumption of trade between the United
States and the colonial possessions held
bv Germany on August 1. 1914. is ner-
mitted under an order issued todaf- by
the war trade board.
. HOLDING IT UP.
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Senate Committee Forced
to Clear Room.
MISS BRYANT "RED" WITNESS
Wife of John Reed, ex-Port
lander, Tells of Work.
IMPERTINENT, SAYS NELSON
Avowed Bolshevik Is Admonished by
Senator Ambassador to 'Russia
Held Not Popular.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Spectators
wre cleared from the hearing room of
the senate propaganda investigation
committee today because hisses, at
tempts at applause and general com
motion interrupted the testimony of
Louise Bryant, wife of John Reed, an
American writer recently returned from
Russia, who, the witness said, was em
ployed in the propaganda department
of the bolshevik governmnt.
Trouble started from the moment Miss
Bryant, as she is known, took the stand
and began answering questions about
her "religious beliefs and understand
ing of the nature of an oath. Mani
festations of interest among the spec
tators grew as she was examined about
her participation in women's party
demonstrations, including the attempt
to burn President Wilson in effigy be
fore the White House and about
speech she made at a recent Washing-
ton meeting that was largely responsi
bie for the committee's new investiga
tion.
Witness la Reprimanded.
As t.-ie spectators were being put out,
Chairman Overman began to ask the
witness about her husband's employ
ment. Her answers brought from Sen
ator Nelson the admonition "Don't be
so impertinent."
A section of the audience applauded
again and the clearing . out proceeded
more rapidly. , . . - ...
When the room was cleared Senator
King picked up a book written by Miss
Bryant and asked: .
"Were you a member of the interna
tional revolutionary propaganda with
which Boris Reinste'.n oft Buffalo was
associated!"
"Yes,"' replied thV witness.
JMiss Brynat a "Comrade."
Xlis Bryant aid she had a bolshevik
passport when she went to Stockholm
fromRusia and admitted she was "a
comrade of the bolshevik." She ex
plained that "everybody is called com
rade." "Would the bolshevikl call a repre
sentative of the American government
comrade7" asked Senator Nelson.
"Oh, no," replied the i witness, "be
cause - Mr. Francis was not popular.
Tl .. nnII.ri Dnllhina tar Xmaiia1
" :" , " v ' ...w.w-
Red Cross official) comrade, thougn.
He was regarded as a real American in '
sympatny wnn me revomnon ana me
real representative ol America.'
The witness at that point stated she
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Tribune. Published by Arrangement.
Purchase Totaling Approximately
$3,500,000 In Value to Be
Shipped to European Ports.
Purchase In Portland of 540,000 bar
rels of flour for EuroDean export was
authorized yesterday by the food ad
ministration grain corooration. Nearly
$3,500,000 is Involved n the purchase
and approximately 1.630.000 bushels of
wheat will be required to manufacture
the flour, and Ave 8800-ton steel steam
ers will be needed io transport it.
The order is the largest single trans
action of the kind in the history of the
milling trade of Portland. During last
year there were times when 500,000 bar
rels of flour were delivered a month in
the PaciSc northwest and that busi
ness was parceled out to mills all over
the district, but the latest purchase is
confined to local mills and . delivery is
to be made In 30 days. As millers are
already well stocked with the manu
factured product, no difficulty is ex
pected In filling the order.
Bids were opened at Washington at
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
about the same time yesterday a tele
gram was received to proceed with the
purchase of the product here. It is not
thought any of the shipment will go
forward in wood steamers.
One reason accepted as. explaining
why Portland was selected to provide
the flour, instead of Puget sound mills
being called on, is the strike of ship-
workers, which has halted the comple
tion of steel steamers there.
Besides feeling satisfaction with hav
ing drawn the business to Portland,
inlllmen say that it is a big lift to
ward getting rid of wheat that is
stacked at tidewater and until that
moves not much more can be brought
in from the country.
DAYLIGHT SAVING OPPOSED
Senate Committee Goes on Record
for Repeal of Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. After adding
an amendment for the repeal of the
daylight saving act, the senate agri
cultural committee today ordered fa
vorably reported the $31,000,000 annual
agricultural appropriation bill, with
committee amendments approximating
$5,000,000.
The daylight saving amendment was
proposed by Chairman Gore and was
adopted by unanimous vote. Chairman
Lever of the house agricultural com
mittee today introduced a similar bill.
Steps to reapeal the act, which ad
vances the nation's clocks an hour from
the last of March to October, was said
to have resulted from protests made by
farmers' orgainza,tions. "
The senate committee increased by
$3,000,000 the house appropriation for
agricultural extension work," which, if
finally adopted, would make available
for this work about $16,000,000.
POLICE CHARGE FORGERY
Seattle Woman Arrested for Opera
tions in Spokane.
SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 20. (Special.)
-Mrs. Marie Strong, 21, of Seattle, ar
rived in Spokane today and attempted
' "
to ?o00 according. to the pollce
The woman , , custod charsed
.... forer.. she . ,lctMj . . f
unde. th naIT,e nvr,. t.
visited the Exchange National bank,
where she obtained a check book. Go
ing io jvemp at nebert's store, she
wrote one check for $300 and four for
$o0 each, the police r-ty. Here sus
picion was aroused when the woman
tried to cas? a check, and Mrs. Strong
was orougnc to detective headouarters
where, according to Detective Burns,
sne coniesseq to the attempted forgery.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 45
degrees: minimum. 3S degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
Foreign.
Huns begin to feel they are whipped. Page 1.
uemenceau attactt nails peace. Page S.
Clemenceati's condition reported satisfactory
Page o.
Britain hastens to seize world trade
Page 16.
French skeptical of nations' league. Page 2.
National.
President's ship in heavy weather without
naval convoy. Page 1.
Commander of 3oth division denies needless
sacrifice of troops. Page 1.
Senate propaganda nrobe interrimtert hv
hisses. Page 1.
. Domestic.
Berger and four socialists sentenced to serve
20 years in prison. Page 1.
Boilermakers' union officers warn recalci
trant men. Page 20.
Cardinal Gibbons celebrates golden Episco
pal jubilee. Page 3.
Sports.
Benny Leonard and Willie Ritchie will meet
tonight in four-round bout. Page 14.
Detroit outfielder Walker to play in Port
land uniform. Page 14.
Legislature. '
Road .bonds bill passed by senate. Page 1,
Bill giving negroes rights beaten. Page 7.
Farmers' road tax bill passed by senate.
Page 6. r
Saving of millions moved at Olympla.
Page !).
Idaho refuses longer terms for representa
tives. Page 9.
Pacific Northwest.
Portland men view Industries in Coos
county. Page 16.
Commercial ana. Marine.
Corn higher at Chicago, owing to storms in
middle west- Page 21.
Elevator probe set. Page 20.
Speculative pools- in control of Wall-street
market. Page 21. .
Deadlock tightened in trades council con
ference. Page 12.
Rotary Convention. .
Rotarians open Victory conference. Page 1.
Women of Rotary see fashion show. Page 8.
President Suzzallo attacks government's
handling of returned soldiers. Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
Government buys fur la Portland. Page 1.
D. A. Grout elected school superintendent
for three-year term. Page 16.
Weather report, data and 'forecast. Page 21.
"Service, Not Self," Sk?
gan of Jolly Visitors.
EIGHT CITIES REPRESENTED
Clayton Williams Selected as
District Governor.
VANCOUVER CLUB PRAISED
Addresses, Reports, Luncheon, and
Grand Ball and Stunts Feature
the Opening Sessions.
With nearly 1000 enthusiastic Ro
tarians from eight northwest cities in
attendance, the "yictorv conference" of
the Twenty-second Rotary district
opened in Portland with a keynote of
hopeful optimism that the Rotary slo
gan of "Service Not Self," would rule
the world in the readjustment period
that follows military victory.
As showing that the Rotarian accepts
the world at its face value, a mixture
of fun and laughter pervaded the at
mosphere of the gathering, lightening.
the touch of serious discussion that
occupied morning and afternoon busi
ness sessions.
Germany's Downfall Told.
How Germany's worship of self led to
her Vtllitary downfall and Impending
industrial oblivion was told by Clay
ton Williams, whose talk on "Why a
Victory Conference,' followed his elec
tion as district governor.
Education in Rotary is education in
community service, said Oscar Olson
of Vancouver, who delivered the sec
ond main talk of the day's sessions.
Others who sounded the spirit of Ro
tary in dealing with reconstruction
problems were the Rev. John H. Boyd,
District Governor A. R. McFarlane of
Vancouver, President Waters of the
Portland club, and Mayor Baker.
Visiting Delegate Happy' Lot.
Delegates and visitors, ' who wore
every kind of cap and decoration, who
had every kind of smile, who showed
you every kind of, hearty handshake
and who were full of "pep" for every
thing were on hand for all the firft
day's events, which began at 7 A. M.
with the arrival of the special train
from the north and ended somewhat
after midnight with the last dance at
the grand ball.
From Seattle came 200 men with
cornered neckbands, from Victoria came
a hundred with Highlanders' caps, from
Vancouver came another hundred with
tri-cornered hats of turyism, from Spo
kane came 125 with Indian headpieces,
while those from Tacoma, Bellingham
and Everett were appropriately marked
out- by distinctive ribbons and deco
rations. .
Welcome la Given VlMttom.
Met at the union station by a band
and most of the Portland club's 300 ro
tarians, the 700 men rushed from their
20 Pullmans and were given a royal
welcome that landed them In the va
rious hotels, where registration was
effected. Headquarters were estab
lished as follows: Multnomah hotel
Vancouver, Seattle and Spokane. Ore
gon Bellingham. Imperial Everett
and Tacoma. Portland Victoria. Per
kins Seattle overflow.
Called to order at 10 A. M. by District
Governor McFarlane, the conference
listened to an invocation by Rev. John
H. Boyd, Portland Rotarian, the ad
dress of welcome by President Waters
and a welcoming talk by Mayor Baker.
Mr. McFarlane responded. Following
was the introduction of International
Vice-President Edward R. Kelsey, who
briefly addressed tli assembly.
i
Committers Are Named.
Committees were announced as fol
lows: Resolutions, Ernest Skeel, Seattle:
John Miller, Bellingham; Joe O'Connell.
Victoria.
Registration Fred Spoeri, Portland;
W. B. Conner, Everett; Millard John
son, Spokane.
Credentials Walter Leuenberger, Ta
coma; J. M. Watson, Vancouver; Rex
King, Seattle.
The luncheon gave the Rotarians a
chance to "let off steam." With Presi
dent Waters presiding, more than 1200
were present.
The destiny of the world is In the
hands of the English-speaking peoples,"
declared Dr. Boyd, in presenting, on be
half of the New York Rotary club, an
American flag to the Vancouver club.
Songs, yells and quips hurled acrosj
the rows of tables on the auditorium
floor enlivened the lunch period. Sev
eral hundred business college girls In.
the galleries, led by Mayor Baker,
joined in proceedings by an enthusi
astic rendering of "K-K-Katy."
District Governor Klected.
Followed stunts by Victoria, Spo
kane and Seattle clubs. "A Touch of
Nature" was the title for Seattle's
sketch, which, with the background of
a Portland second-hand clothes shop,
brought in repartee that hit all alike.
Victoria's stunt was a take-off on a
committee's session, where, after
"knocking" all Rotary clubs, it was
proposed to prepare a sketch showing
the United States that her work in
helping win the war was appreciated.
Most elaborate and pertinent was the
Indian village scene presented by the
Spokane club, which had appropriate i
costumes and stage setting. The skit
was the work -of Lawrence Frank, H.
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vernment.