VOL. L.YIII. NO. 18.208.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 2. 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
YANKS TO STAY OUT
OF NEW CONFLICTS
CHINA TOLD TO KEEP
QUIET ABOUT DEALS
GOVERNMENT IS WARNED BY
. JAPANESE MINISTER.
$3,000,000 ROAD WORK
LSDN PEACE OR
GOVERNOR OLCOTT
CHICAGO RE-ELECTS
AWARDS TO BE MADE
TO SUE' FOR SALARY
PETITION FILED TO ENFORCE
IWAH TOLL SADDEN
RETURNING TROOPS
NONE, SHY TEUTONS
Plunge Into Bolshevism Is
10 THOMPSON
CONTRACTS FOR 10 7:8 MILES OF
PAVING DUE APRIL 15.
PAYMENT BY TREASURER.
Wilson Bars Army's Use
t in Eastern Europe.
WARNING IS GIVEN ENTENTE
President Urges Need of Less
, Talk and More Action.
WORLD'S IMPATIENCE SEEN
Italy Now Insists That Its Frontier
Be Settled at Same Time French
Boundaries Are Set.
President "WHson Tins Informed other
members of the American delegation to
the peace conference that no American
soldiers should be used In any trouble
In eastern or southeastern Euiope, a
Cental Noun dispatch from Paris says.
PARIS. April 1. (By the Associated
Tress.) What Is construed as a warning-
that the world could not long: count-nance
further de!ay in the adjust
ment of peace was delivered to the al
lied premiers and military repreFenta
tives of the associated powers by Presi
dent Wilson yesterday.
Plea Made for Aetloa.
It is learned that at a late hour on
Monday he arose during; the conference
taking; place In Premier Clemenceau'a
room at the French war office and sol
emnly assured the conferees of Ms be
lief that they should do all In their
power to bring- together the loose ende
In the debate in an effort to unite on
peace terms upon which a treaty might
be presented to Germany.
It Is understood that the president
pointed out frankly the delays that
have occurred in the work of peace
making;. He declared that the world
was awaiting the conclusion of the task
sf the conferees and that it had a right
to expect early results.
The president's appeal for an expe
dited effort followed a long session in
which there had been more than the
usual oratory. It cam at the close of
a day when financial experts had been
called before the president and the
premiers. They had explained the dif
ferent points of view that had arisen
during the consideration of the qnes
tion of reparation. Military experts
likewise had been consulted at length
regarding; the disposition of the Saar
valley, the left bank of the Rhine, the
problem of Danzig and other questions
In which strategic Issues were Involved.
ee4 ef Resalta Seea.
President Wilson explained that he
was willing to accept his share of re
sponsibility for the pesce conference
delays, lie waa careful to point out
;thal the slowness of the negotiations
wa not due to any single country or
representatives. He declared em
phatically, however, that the time for
taik was virtually finished and that
1 :owwaa the time to show results.
Settlement of Italy's frontier ques
tion contemporaneously with that of
France waa insisted upon today by
Premier Orlando at a conference with
President Wilson Just before the coun
cil of four convened to discuss the Ital
ian frontier question.
The Italian premier asked the presi
dent whether he did not think it ad
visable to have an informal exchange
ef views on the Italian problem, espe
cially as regards the Adriatic, before it
is presented to the council. The presi
dent replied that he shared his views,
but owing to pressure of work had
been unable personally to study the
Italian question. However, he promised
to do so.
Johat Peaee Proposed.
Premier Orlando's suggestion for a
simultaneous settlement of the frontier
questions Involves a Joint peace with
Austria, a plan which Is favored by
the American delegation provided it
does not cause too much delay. In this
connection, the American boundaries
commission expects this week to con
clude all boundaries. Including thost
of Austria. Bulgaria and Turkey.
Commenting on the war amendments
to the covenant of the league of nations
suggested by Ellhu Root, it Is said to
day by one of the legal specialista as
sociated with the American peace con
ference delegation that he believes all
the amendments were acceptable to the
American delegation.
The suggestion that the American
representatives sign the covenant with
the reservation that the United States
does not relinquish its traditional at
titude toward purely American ques
tions, is apparently regarded with con
siderable favor In American official
circles. The delegates also are well
impressed by the proposed amendment
providing for revision of the convention
within not less than five years, nor
more than ten years.
Bw Procedure ot Involved.
Tie suggestion for the signature of
the covenant by the United States with
reservations designed to Insure the
cafety of the Monroe doctrine and safe
guard American immigration laws, it
waa pointed out. involves no new pro
cedure, aa the reservations would be
omewbat aimilar to those with which
he Algeciraa treaty was signed.
Mr. Root's six proposed amendments
o the covenant were In the hands of
he American peace delegation for sev
eral Sa:a before they were published
the United states. They had been
carefully considered by the delegates.
ho expressed their appreciation of
his definite and constructive criticism.
several of the Root suggestion are
iCcaciuaa4 lass CuIuaa .
Intimidation Given That Disclosures
of Secret Documents at This
Time Would Be Costly.
FEKTN. March 17. (Fy the Asso
ciated Press.) The Japanese minister
here has warned the Chinese govern
ment that If the premature disclosure
of ecret documents by China causes
loss to Jspanese financial and commer-
cial Interests. Japan will hold China
responsible for such loss. As a result.
the Chinese government has further
postponed the contemplated publication
of secret agreements between China
and Janan.
American and British agreements with
China, which were not regarded as
secret, were published officially this
week.
Since their arrival in Paris the Chinese
delegates have been urging the publica
tion of all the secret agreements be
tween China and Japan. The .attitude
of Japan has been one of opposition, al
though It was reported in a Reuter dis
patch received In London February 13
from Toklo that Baron Makino. head of
the Japanese delegation in Paris, had
been Instructed to disclose all unpub
lished treaties.
Official diplomatic Information reach
ing Washington early in February indi
cated that Japan virtually had threat
ened war If China made public the
secret treaties snd failed to carry out
an arrangement to make Japan the
successor Jf Germany In rights, prop
erty and concessions In China.
On March 1 treaties between China
and Japan respecting railroad conces
sions In Manchuria and northeastern
China were published simultaneously
in Pekin and Toklo.
ARMY STRENGTH 2,131,503
Decrease of 42 Per tent Aiaae
Since November 11.
WASHINGTON, April 1. American
army strength on March 25 totaled
2.131,03. a net decrease of 43 per cent
since November 11, 1918.
A table compiled today by the gen
eral ataff gave the locations of the
forces as follows:
In Europe. 1,409.789 officers and men:
in Siberia, (893: at sea. 63.T60; in the
United States. 603.1T8; in insular pos
sessions, 45,883.
Not Included In the total are 23.700
marines remaining with the expedition
ary forces.
FARM LAB0RJS IN DEMAND
Returned Soldiers Offered Plenty of
Work In Washington.
SEATTLE. April I. Spokane. Ellens
burg and Walla Walla districts need
farmhands and are anxious to get re
turned soldiers to work, according to
an announcement of the veterans' wel
fare commission of the state of Wash
ington. Timber workers and power
plant men are needed In southwestern
Washington.
The liclllngham office of the com
mission advises the Seattle headquar
ters that there is a likelihood of a labor
shortage in the Bellingham district next
month.
L0GGED-0FF LAND TO OPEN
2000 Acres' Subdivided, to Be Sold
at 975 an Acre.
HOOD RIVER, Or, April 1. (Spe
cial.) Here from Portland today to
confer with the county court over
roads penetrating the proposed new
fruit district. Charles T. Early, man
ager of the Oresron Lumber company.
announced that 2000 acres oi loggea
off land southeast of Dee are ready to
be opened to purchasers.
The company has suBdlvidea tne tract
into ten-acre plots, which will be sold
for 873 an acre. The land is as fertile
as that of the Dee flat stretch, where
the banner pear orchards and straw
berry fields are located.
MOTOR CORPS REQUESTED
War Department Wants Cnit at
University.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
April 1. (Special.) The university has
been asked by the chief of the motor
transport corps, through the war de
partment, to establish a motor trans
port corps unit at the university In
connection with the R. O. T. C This
branch Is a new unit In the army, and
there Is a dearth of competent reserve
officers, states a letter received at the
president's office today.
The department offers to furnish in
structors and equipment for the course
outlined.
COAL OIL PRICE ADVANCED
Rate Fixed at 18 Cents a Gallon
by Standard Oil Company.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 1. (Spe
cial.) The price of coal oil, which for
a long period has been 15 cents a gal
lon, today rose to IS cents, the ad
vanced price made by the Standard
Oil company to the dealers making this
necessary. Five gallons cost 85 cents.
The price of gasoline. 23 cents, was
not advanced and no reason for the
rise in the price of oil was gives.
PROMPT BUYING PREDICTED
9200,000.000 Government Bonds
Are on Sale Today.
WASHINGTON. April 1. Prompt sub
scription of the J200.00O.000 one-year 5
per cent bonds to be offered tomorrow
by the war finance corporation waa
predicted today at the treasury.
The new issue probably will be out
of the way before the victory liberty!
bond issue is put on ibt market.
April :L
I?
Members of Oregon's "Old
Crowd" Express Regret.
CASUALTY REPP', VERIFIED
Siboney BrV Number Port
land So' oVs From France.
REPLACEMENTS ARE MADE
Lieutenant Owen Summers Tells of
Losses Among; Men From North
western Contingent.
NEW TORK. N. T April 1. (Spe
cial.) There are old men missing and
new replacements in reglmenta return
ing to America and among these are
some of the "old crowd" who have tales
of the war to tell and express regrets
for those who will not come back. Owen
Summers, well known in Portland, re
turned in the headquarters company of
the 384th Infantry, which arrived aboard
the Siboney at Hoboken. Lieutenant
Summers said that many of his friends.
Oregon men and officers, had been lost
In battle, but that he was quite certain
that the facts had been reported in all
cases.
"There is," he said, "great anxiety
among the soldiers about their own
people. Many of us have not had mail
In many months and we do not conse
quently Jidow how things are at home."
Captain Harold C. Palmer of Spring
field, member of the medical corps of
the 364th, was transferred to debarka
tion replacement .'amp in France and
did not sail on the Siboney. Silas B.
Morgan, son of O. T. Morgan of Med
ford, was transferred to camp hospital
62, A. E. F., on March 18 on account of
indisposition.
California Mea Arrive.
The Oregon men who arrived yester
day were chiefly in the 363d and the
364th Infantry regiments, which, how
ever, were made up of California men
f the most part. The regiments Have
many replacements to show that the
have lost heavily in action and there
are veterans of notable battles in the
ranks. The 365th went to Camp Mills
and the 363d Is at Merritt, pending dis
patch for western camps.
Among the sick and wounded, of
whom there were many aboard the Si
boney. is Frank Piatt, brother of G. S.
Melvln. of Portland, member of Com
pany F. 308th Infantry. Piatt Is recov
ering from gunshot wounds received in
action, and is rapidly improving, he
said. His record substantiated this.
Another Oregon man is Sergeant Earl
R. Truman, 3-2d motor transport com
pany, whose mother resides at 1120
Clinton street. Sergeant Truman is a
convalescent and doing nicely.
Tho following are Siboney arrivals:
Company E, 363d Infantry, Corporal
Floyd Weaterfield, Grass Valley; Com
pany H, James Lockhart. Lakeview; Ed
ward J. Tninsaara. Hinsaaie; inn a.
Raymond. Waldo: Luther r oster. Port
land; department of field and staff,
363d Infantry, Gordon Voorhies, Port-
Conrluded on Fage 3. Column 1.)
I FRANCE BELIEVES IN SAFETY FIRST.
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All Parts of State Represented In
Programme; Highway Engineer
Completes Plans.
SALEM, Or., April 1. (Special.)
Contracts for road work costing ap
proximately $3,000,000 will be awarded
by the state highway commission at
its forthcoming meeting In Portland on
April 15. Plans and specifications for
the work have Just been completed by
State Highway Engineer Nunn. The
contracts will represent more mileage
of paving than ever before represented
In awards by the highway commission
at one time.
Contracts for 107.8 miles of paving
will be awarded, if the commission ac
cepts proposals on all contemplated
work to be considered at the April 15
meeting, while 31.6 miles of grading
also will be undertaken. Every part
of the state ' is represented in the
paving; programme."
The paving projects include the fol
lowing:
Columbia county Paving- Deer
Island to Rainier, 20 miles.
Coos county Paving Marshfield to
Coqullle. 14 miles.
Douglas county Oakland to Ton-
calla, 10.4 miles.
Douglas county Myrtle Creek to
Dillard. 13 miles.
Jackson county Central Point to
Gold Hill, 8.9 miles.
Josephine county Wolf Creek to
Grave Creek, 4.9 miles.
Marlon county Jefferson, north
seven miles.
Polk county Rlckreall, Monmouth to
Independence, 8.3 miles.
Tillamook county Hemlock, Beaver,
five miles.
Yamhill county" McMinnville to
Sheridan, S miles.
Yamhill and Polk counties Amity,
Holmes Gap crossing, 8.3 miles.
The grading and graveling of the
Baker middle bridge postroad in Baker
county is the largest of the grading
projects for which contracts are to be
awarded at the meeting. The road is
18.7 miles in length.
OIL FOR STREETS SOUGHT
City Purchasing Agent Negotiates
for 8000-BarreI .Purchase.
City Purchasing Agent Mcintosh is
negotiating to purchase 8000 barrels of
oil to be used in oiling Portland streets
this summer.
Should the present weather continue.
Alex Donaldson, superintendent of the
street cleaning department, says that
the oiling of the streets will begin soon.
Usually this work Is not started until
the middle of May.
Oiling of the macadam streets was
adopted several years ago as a substi
tute for sprinkling. Excellent results
have been obtained, as the sprinkling of
macadam streets gave relief from dust
during the summer for only a few-
hours, while the relief given by the
oiling of the streets Is permanent.
HOOD HAS APPLE FAMINE
Orchardists Enable to Obtain Fruit
for Family Use.
HOOD RIVER, Or, April 1. (Spe
cial.) Hood River has an apple famine.
Grocers report that daily they have
urgent calls for apples. Many or
chardists are endeavoring vainly to
buy -boxes of fruit for family use.
On March 31, 1918, the Apple Growers'
association had in storage 62,048 boxes
of fruit. Yesterday their storage stocks
were only 12.113 boxes, all sold.
Now Imminent.
HOPE HANGS ON 14 POINTS
Germans Insist on Their Own
Interpretation.
PROPAGANDISTS ARE BUSY
Situation In Nation So Full of Ex
plosive Possibilities That Any
thing Might Happen.
BY CYRIL BROWN.
(Copyright by tha New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
BERLIN, March 31. (Special Cable,
via London, April 1.) Germany's final
peace strategy will be to oppose an
emphatic "no" to every peace condition
inconsistent with President Wilson's 14
points, as interpreted by the Germans
themselves. I have gathered enough
circumstantial evidence to warrant this
assertion.
Further, the present government will
not authorize the German delegates to
sign any kind of a "dictated peace,'
particularly one embodying as is ex
pected such features as the satisfac
tion of Polish territorial aspirations,
indemnities other than reparation, or
economic slavery."
. Bolshevism Sole Alternative.
This view is confirmed by the Ger
man propaganda, which is functioning
at the highest pressure as the peace
climax approaches. It now lays its
main emphasis on the Wilson 14 points
with the corrollary that. If Germany
cannot obtain a Wilson peace, which is
the only kind she will accept, Germany
is certain to go over to the bolshevik!.
Added confirmation of this view was
obtained from Count von Bernstorff,
now chief of Germany's general peace
staff, who, when asked whether Ger
many's delegates would sign a peace
treaty embodying clauses considered by
Germ n-- aa contrary tothe Wilson 14
points, answered emphatically:
'I would not sign such a treaty if
I were a member of the delegation."
Germany Is On Defensive.
Von Bernstorff added that Germany
naturally would no go to Versailles
with any positive peace programme,
for she would be on the defensive. But
the impression was given that this de
fensive would be a stubborn one, along
the lines of the Danzig question, and
would ebploy tactics regardless of con
sequence. Von Bernstorff strongly intimated
that Germany would stand pat on the
proposition that the acceptance of Pres
ident Wilson's 14 points by the allies
and Germany has already constituted
a virtual peace treaty and that any
thing at variance with these points
would be treated as a scrap of paper.
Official Germany has become imbued
with hopes of scoring the initial victory
on the Danzig question. An official
l Concluded on Page 3. Column 2. )
Outcome of Friendly Action to De
termine Mr. Olcotfs Right to
Resign as Secretary.
SALEM. Or.. April 1. (Special.)
Governor Olcott tomorrow morning will
file in the supreme court a petition for
an alternative writ of mandamus to
compel State Treasurer Hoff to show
cause why his" salary warrant for gov
ernor for the month of March should
not be honored. The petition was pre
pared this evening by Attorney-General
Brown.
This action follows a prearranged
programme between the governor and
state treasurer to procure, if possible, a
supreme court decision relative to the
right of Mr. Olcott resigning as secre
tary of state and naming a successor to
that office without Jeopardizing his
right to remain as governor. In a recent
opinion by the attorney-general the
governor was assured that the supreme
court undoubtedly Would settle this
legal question.
In addition to demanding that his
salary warrant be honored, the govern
or's mandamus petition eays:
"Your petitioner particularly prays
that this court will define his duties
and powers in relation to the office of
governor." '
Under this request it is believed that
the court will settle the question as to
whether or not Mr. Olcott remains as
governor for the full four years of the
unexpired term of the late Governor
Withycombe and whether or not he can
name his successor- as secretary of
state.
If the court sustains the recent opln
ion of the attorney-general, the gov
ernor will resign the secretaryship and
name a successor in order that there
might be three members on the st-te
board of control and other important
state boards.
SEOUL CAR LINES TIED1 UP
British Missionary Beaten and
Kicked by Police.
SEOUL, Corea, Friday. March 28.
(By the Associated Press.) Half tha
employes of the street railway system
in Seoul have gone on strike. There
have been a number of incendiary fires
In the city.
The British superintendent of the
Oriental mission, the headquarters of
which is Chicago, in a statement issued
today, said that he had been arrested
and maltreated, being beaten and
kicked. Later he was released and tne
police apologized.
USERS LOSE, SAYS MACKAY
Patrons Mulcted of Millions, De
clares Telegraph Executive. '
NEW YORK. April 1. Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Postal Tele
graph Cable company, in a statement
said that the 20 per cent increase in
telegraph rates ordered by Postmaster-
General Burleson means a loss of $16,-
000,000 a year to telegraph users.
He declared his company would re
store the old rates at once If Mr. Burle
son would relinquish control of the
Postal lines.
BOLSHEVIKI TAKE FUNDS
Petrograd Banker Compelled to Turn
Over' Securities.
PARIS, April 1. The manager of the
Petrograd -branch of the Credit Lyon
naise has been compelled to hand over
to the bolshevik government all se-
Icurities on deposit, according to a dis
patch received here.
The branch also has been taxed
4,025.000 rubles by the bolshevik!.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 69
degrees: minimum, 47 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair: moderate .northerly winds.
Foreign.
United States to stay out of new conflicts.
Page 1.
Japan warns China against disclosing secret
treaties. Page 1.
Reds level attack on allied railway. Page 3.
Hindenburg masses big army in East Prus
sia. Page 3.
National.
Secretary Glass confident of success in vic
tory loan. Page4.
Returning Oregon men express regret for
losses in "old crowd." Page 1.
National guard reorganization waits on con
gress. Page 2.
Meat-packing Industry no longer under fed
eral control. Page 4.
Fifteen hundred members of 363d Infantry
reach New York. Page 2.
Domestic
Chicago re-elects Mayor Thompson. Page 1.
Theodore Roosevelt will enter politics.
Page 5.
Pacifie Northwest.
Three-million-dollar road contracts to be
.awarded April Jo. Page 1.
Governor moves to determine legal status.
Page 1.
Bishop McGrath installed as head of diocese
. of Baker City. Page 7.
Lane county people view war trophies.
Page 6.
Sports.
Batting order of Beavers announced by Man
ager McCredie. Pago 14.
Portland may establish clear claim to Pitch
er Guy E. Cooper. Page 14.
Field trial clubs expect active year. Page 15.
Cemmercial and Marine.
Offices formally opened by Columbia Pacific
Shipptng company. Pago 20.
Government places large order for export
flour with northwestern mills. Page -1.
Better news from abroad aids advance in
Wall-street market. Page 21.
Portland and Vicinity.
Seventeen women, members of auxllaries,
launch attack on Colonel May. Pago 22.
Livestock drive for balance of $75,000 has
auspicious start. Page 20.
Veteran flyers welcomed. . Page 8.
Renumbering of city In general or.
Page 20.
Women deplore social condition. Page 12.
37th engineers welcomed to city. Page 0.
Schools lay plans for oversea relief. Page 6.
Eighteen divorce decrees Issued by Judge
. Stapleton. Page 12.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 21.
Election Is Most Exciting
Ever Witnessed. -
SWEITZER IS BEATEN AGAIN
Democrat Defeated Probably
by 15,000 Plurality.
CITY VOTES 'WET' HEAVILY
Executive's Political Triumph Sub
ject for Noisy Celebration,
700,000 Votes Cast.
CHICAGO. April 1. Complete (
flclal vote for mayor grave Thompson,
republican, 237,JS8St Sweltxer, democrat.
240,2SS Hoyne independent democrat,
110 S3H. Thompson's plurality, 17,0.
CHICAGO, April I. Mayor Thomp
son stained on later police returns for
1SOO oat of "215 preeincta which save
Thompson 17I.DS8J gweltirr, 16,64)
Hoyne, 71,337) Fltspatiick, S7.8I3S; Col
lins, 1IS,701 Carros. 1313. The "wet"
question went on the ballot by order
of the state supreme court after It had
been thrown oat by the election com
missioners at the last rlty election.
Early police returns from 135 precincts
showed a "wet" vote of 21,686) "dry"
vote, B374.
CHICAGO. April 1. Mayor William
Hale Thompson, republican, was re
elected today in one of the most ex
citing political struggles the city ever
witnessed, the Incomplete unofficial re
turns late tonight indicating that his
plurality would be in the neighborhood
of 15,000. His nearest opponent was
Robert M. Sweltzer, democrat, county
clerk, whom the mayor defeated four
years ago by a plurality of more than
147,000.
Much of the big vote which the may
or received four years ago bat lost to
day went to State's Attorney Maclay
Hoyne, a democrat, who ran as an in
dependent by petition.
The mayor's triumph was the subject
of a noisy celebration tonight by his
followers.
Votes Cast Total 700100.
There were six candidates for mayor.
The vote was about 700,000 out of a
registered vote of nearly 800,000.
The city voted "wet" by a sweeping
majority, the first time the question
had been voted on in Chicago. The
liquor adherents made a campaign
based on the slogan, "Let congress
hear your protest." The vote was 3 to 1
or better In favor of saloons. The dry
Chicago federation made no concerted
campaign, relying on national legisla
tion. The "wet and dry" question went
on the ballot by order of the state su
preme court, which found that the
'dry" petition had been kept off the
ballot Illegally at the preceding city
election.
One alderman from each of the 35
wards was elected.
Mayor Ridi on Record.
The mayor made his campaign on
his record in office and on pleas for
republican party support on the basis
of national party lines. His principal
opponent, Sweitser, and Hoyne, the In
dependent, severely criticised the mayor
and referred to "Thompsonism" and his
war record.
The mayor's reference to Chicago as
the sixth German city"; his refusal to
issue an invitation as mayor to Mar
shal Joffre of France and his promise
of police protection to a gathering of
members of the people's council for
democracy and terms of peace, all were
urged against the mayor by his op
ponents.
Mayor Thompson late this afternoon
issued an order through the police de
partment directing patrolmen at poll
ing places not to permit the returns to
be made public until the sheets had
first been taken to his office in the
city hall.
The candidates for mayor were:
"William Hale Thompson (republican).
ncumbent; Robert M. Sweitser (demo
crat), county clerk; Maclay Hoyne (In
dependent democrat), state's attorney;
John Fitzpatrick (labor), president Chi
cago Federation of Labor; John M.
Collins (socialist); Ado'lph S. Carm
(socialist leader).
Labor Polls Heavy Vole.
A labor party was In the field for
the first time with John Fitspattck.
president of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, as mayoralty candidate, who
finished in fourth place, trailing Hoyhc.
the Independent. Hoyne polled more
than 100,000 votes. Fitzpatrick polled
more than 50.000 out of a labor union
membership of 240,000 and Issued a -statement
that "the labor party had
established itself."
The other mayoralty candidates werw
John M. Collins, socialist, who polled
nearly as many votes as the socialist
candidate received four years ago. Last
in the list was Adolph Carms, socialist
leader, with fewer than 2000 votes.
Late tonight after no concession o?
victory from the Sweitzer headquarters
had been Issued, it was caid Sweitzr
adherents were investigating the action
of the mayor in ordering policemen
to take the police returns to his office
in the city hall before the result should
be made known.
The action, it was said by the T.avor's
advisers, was taken to prevent any
manipulation of the figures. The mayor
attributed his success to the confid
ence of the voters in the republlcji'i
party.