" , i i i VOL. LYIIl. 0. 18.329. Entr4 at Portland fOrr" PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. OREGON LEADS STATES I ITfliy uninCllinnF ITALY POURS HUGE WOMAN, GIVEN DIVORCE, - SHOOTS EX-HUSBAND EUROPE TO RESUME 1R BREAD BASIS MORE CONTRACTS FOR STEEL SHIPS REVOKED IN RESERVE DISTRICT ,,LI ,,ULUUnLum FROM PEACE TALKS BANKS REPORT S2,44S,00 FROM i7,I SUBSCRIBERS. CRIME FOLLOWS BRIEF TILT IX CHICAGO COURTROOM. AWARDS FOR TOTAL- OF 2,000, 000 TOXS CANCELED. WOMAN NAMES 0 MOT INTO F UME American Officer Says 14 Divisions Fill Port. INHABITANTS FLEE FROM CITY Italian Foreign Minister to Fol- low Premier to Rome. DELAY IN PEACE FORESEEN Americans In Paris, While Regret ful at Italian Wrath, Believe . Iailns Will Soon Julct Down. PARI. April ZZf-itor tkc Alad rrrs. ) A A MfHrii INcer mhm mr rled kerc taday from Baaae amys frrllas ( Aaereaa la Raaie la very bitter. He aaserta kat ke waa Baked la Raaie leave rafra aeeaaae tke araarletora aald Itallaa officer, ae rllaea ta rat la tkc aaaic alarea wlta Aaieiiraaa. PAHIS. Arrll 25. (By the Associated Tress.) Baron Sonnino, the Italian for eign minister, will leave here for Rome Fa I u May. Tremler Orlando left Parts for Rome li-t nfht. accompanied by alvatr BjriMal. General Dial and two oth ;r members of the Italian mission. He reciived an ovation at the station by a crowd. Tr-mirr flemenceau this morning re ceived a message from Premier Orlan do which the Italian statesman dis jatrhrd while cn his way to Rome. An American officer who left Flume three days alto and who has Just ar rived In Paris says it was reported th-re that a total of 14 divisions had ben moved to Flume by the Italians. He said the city was full of Italian soldiers, who were arriving; constantly, f'lasae Realdeata Leave City. Virtually all the inhabitants of Flume Vteept Italians had left, tha city be t r- the officer departed. ( While the American delegates ex-tjr-cs.?ed resret over the break with the f'aliiins. tiny apparently were conft rrnt today that tome settlement would fe effected when Premier Orlando con fers with the Italian parliament. The general opinion In American circles is that the making of peace ill be somewhat d-lacd by the Italian incident. 1 nere is no nini, uotrn. mi cl'nt Wilson will yield In the slightest concerning Flume, and in the opinion ft the Americans an acreement can n!r be reached by a change in the Italian attitude. After the merlin? of the council of four vesterd.ny. previous to the depar ture of Tremler Orlando, the following Official statement was Issued: C'oafereare 1 Held. "Before his departure for home S:gnor Orlando, accompanied by Baron Son rmo. had another meetinc with Presi dent Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and Premier Clerocnceau. Throughout the itl.russton all present dirplajed the strongest d'slre to reach a satisfactory solution of - the problems under con sideration. The heads of the Ameri can, British and French governments expressed to Signor Orlando the hope that the Italian parliament would also nvtnt In arriving at such a settle rnent." Peace conference circles were In clined to believe today that an amicable solution of the Italian controversy was In the making-. Fir one thine;, it was said. Italy has Hhown her desire to maintain Rood re lations with the -allies by the fact that the Italian delegates remaining In Paris will continue to collaborate In the work of the inter-allied commis sion not pertaining to the actual work of the peace conference. It is thought possible that Premier Orlando may call the Italian parlia ment together at an earlier date than May f. as irevlously fixed, and that he rnay be back In Tarls for the opening rf the negotiations at Versailles, which will not begin before the first or sec ond of May. Orlaada Attempts Jastifieatloa. In the statement given out yesterday fcy Premier Orlando in reply to Presi dent Wilson's appeal on tha Adriatic question, atress waa laid by the Ital ian prime minister upon the question of the propriety of any attempt from the outside to eel up opposition be tween the Italian people and their gov ernment. As reve5ed by the full te::t c-f the premier's statement now avail able, after arguing; that such an at tempt would virtually mean the Ignor ing and denying of the high degree of civilisation which the Italian people Jiad attained under democratic govern ment, the premier added: "To oppose, so to speak. he Italian srovernment and people, would be to ad roit that this great free nation could submit to the yoke of a will other than Its own and. I shall be forced to protest vigorously against such Suppositions, Unjustly offensive to my country." In a subsequent part of his state ment, Premier Orlando, in referring to the conferences that have been held In an effort to solve the territorial j.roblema affecting Italy, during: which, tha premier said. President Wilson had had tha kindness to recognize lhat "troth and Justice are the monopoly of t o one person and that all men are sub-. tContlutied ua Coiuma 1.) Portland Leading All Pacific Coast Cities With 80 Per Cent of It Quota Already Subscribed. - sav Fr.AXClsCO. April :.--Sub' scrlptlons to tha vlcto.ry liberty loa reported by banks in the 12th federa reserve bank district in time for In elusion in Friday's summary total 3 443.400 from 7.1 subscribers, accord Ing to a statement Issued here tonight by George K. Weeks, campaign man ager for the district Tha district quota Is $114.000.000. ' Oregon -was reported to ba leading tha states In the district with mors than 27 per cent of Its quota covered by subscriptions actually banked. Utah was second with a subscription amount ing to a trifle more than :o per cen of that state I quota. Portland was leading Pacific coast cities with 30 per cent of Its quota subscribed, with Los Angeles and St attle following. San Francisco up to tonight was run nlng last of all the large coast cities. -Vith a quota of 179.318.150 this cit had reported subscriptions totallin BOLSHEVIK POWER WANING Capture of Kie-r by Ckralnlan Leader Counted Significant. VIENNA. April 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The capture of Kfev from the bolshevik! by partisans of General Petlura. the Ukrainian natron alist leader, is interpreted here as sig nifyinr the ebb of the bolshevik strength in southwestern Russia. I apparently had been the 'mention o Lenine and Trotsky to hold the Ukraine until the crops could be hirvested and transported to Moscow. The bolshevik! penetrated the coun try in four sections. First came agita tors and next marauding bands to strike terror. These were followed by large bodies of troops made up of foreign ele mcnts. Last came soviet troops headed by bolshevik commissioners. Iron dis cipline was maintained by Chinese as sassins, who executed all soldiers who revolted. CORN CROP IS THREATENED European Borer Appears; Hope of Eradication Deemed Slight. PHILADELPHIA. April 23. The corn crop of the United States is threateend. said Dr. U C. Howard, chief of tho bu reau of entomology, V. S. department of agriculture. Washington, who spoke before the American philosophical so ciety here. Dr. Howard said the European corn borer, a comparatively new parasite in troduced Into this country from foreign shipments, has obtained a strong foot hold in New England and New Tork, "If this borer reaches the corn fields of the west." he said, "I don't see what is soiiig to save them. And there seems to be but slight'hopc of our being able to eradicate the pest." VATICAN MUCH CONCERNED Withdrawal of Italian Peace Dele gates Worries Tope. ROME. April 34. (By the Associated Press.) The Vatican is deeply con cerned over tho withdrawal of the Italian delegation from the peace con ference. Pope Benedict today had long discussion of the situation with Cardinal Gasparrl. the papal secretary of state, and the latter had an inter view with Archbishop Cerettl, the un der secretary of state, who recently visited America and talked with Presi dent Wilson. Neither the cardinal nor the arch bishop would express any opinion on the subject. . INDIA'S PLAGUES OUTDONE Million of Population Have Fallen Victim to Influenza. LONDON, April 17. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Almost five million persons have died In British India from Spanish Influenza and fully a million others are believed to have died In the native states from the same cause, according to a report of the In dian government. The area affected contained a popu lation of 238.016. S40. In a few months, it is observed. Influenza claimed half as many victims as did the dreaded plague in 30 years. RUSSIA HONORS U. S. BOYS Portland Man Among Number Deco rated at Archangel. ARCHANGEL. April 14. (By the As sociated Press.) Decorations for gal lantry in action have been conferred by the Russian government at Archangel on a number of American officers, many of whom already had received British and French medals. Those decorated include Captain O. A. Objard of Portland, Or, and Lieuten ant E. L. Packer. Ogden. Utah. GUNS PROTECT FOOD SHIPS Yarhlps Sent to Harbor of Ham burg to Guard Relief Vessels. LONDON. April IS. New attempts have been made to plunder the food ships In the harbor of Hamburg, an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Berlin says: As a result a number of warships have arrived and guns have been placed in the streets leading to the docks. ax Latin Delegates to Refer Question to Parliament; r 5 OF INJURY IS Y'SA German Offiu'al Zov 'f s rive at Vers?V ' Ar- PEACE SESSION SCHEDULED Plenary Meeting of Conference to Be Held Monday to Consider Re vised League Covenant. PARIS. April 25. (By the Associated Press.) Not a rupture, but a suspen sion of Italy's collaboration in the peace conference that is how the situation wss defined in conference circles. The Italian delegation, feeling that its representative character has been called in question in certain quarters, considers It Its duty to refer to the Italian parliament, but it is believed probable that Premier Orlando will be back in time for opening of the nego tiations with the German plenipoten tiaries at Versailles, which will not oc cur before May 1 or May 2. ' Latlaa to Bold Aloof. ' Until the Italian prime minister's re turn the Italian delegates will not at tend the cessions of either the confer ence or its commissions, but in order to show that Italy desires tc maintain good relations with the allies the Ital ians will continue to collaborate on the inter-allied commissions not depending upon the conference, such as the eco nomic council, the armistice commis sion, and -the commissions cn supply, transportation and raw materials. The first of the Germans -who sre to participate in the Versailles congress arrived in Versailles today in two par ties. ' The first group, consisting ot three official coUriers, arrived early in he day arid the second, headed by Herr Lersner, came later. They were escort ed to the Hotel des Reservoirs. The Germane were met at tho station by Colonel Henry of the ministry of war commissary and M. Oudatlle of the ministry of the interior, who were del egated by the foreign office to take charge of the German representatives. The arrival of Lersner and his party was so quietly arranged that few per sons in ersauics were aware even In the afternoon of their presence. French Sleuth oa Guard, A French detective of the most ob ious "plain-clothes" type, lounging at he front entrance to that wing of the lotel des Reservoirs, and companions under the windows of the rooms look- ng over Versailles park, were the only tConrluded on Face 2. Column 2.1 LOOKS AS IF THE PROHIBITIONISTS WILL HAVE THE Another Woman, Asking Decree, Rushes to Husband and Cries, "Take Me Home, Daddy." CHICAGO, April 23. Mrs. Emma. G Simnxnn shot and nrobablv fatally A wounded her husband, Elmer R. Simp son. a telegrapher,' in Judge David M. Brothers' courtroom today. Mrs. Simpson, young and pretty, had Just been awarded a decree of separate maintenance and S9 a week and sat across the lawyers' table facing her husband. "When you get the goods on me TX lei you get a divorce." she said triumphantly. "Why." replied Simpson, "you are living now with ." These were his last" words. The woman fired -three shots. One entered the victim's mouth, another went through his cheeks and a third lodged in his right shoulder. Originally S'rrpson sued for-divorce, but his wife filed a cross bill, whl was sustained. Her suit for separate maintenance followed. Two other ' estranged couples were waiting in the courtroom for their cases to be called when the shots were fired. One of the women rushed to her husband and cried: "Take me home, daddy" Judge Brothers held Mrs. Simpson to the grand jury without I ll on a charge of attempted murder. Simpson was taken to a hospital, where it was saia he probably would die. RICHLAND HAS COSTLY FIRE Nearly Entire. Block in Business Dis trict Destroyed. BAKER, Or., April 25. (Special.) Fire discovered at 4 o'clock this morn ing in the poolroom owned by Frank Clark destroyed nearly an entire blocrc of the business district of Richland. Buildings on the opposite .side of the street were scorched and several plate class windows were broken by the heat. The -loss is partially . covered by insurance. CARLTON GIRL, 17, MARRIES Evelyn Geldard and Frank Brown Wed at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 25 (Spe cial,) Evelyn --ldard. . 17. ears,. old, daughter of J. E. pcldard' of Carlton, Or., and Frank A. Brown, 21. of Carlton, were married here today. The father gave his consent to the marriage. Though this was Friday, four couples were married here. WOMEN'S RIGHTS EXTENDED Important Concession Is Voted by Methodist Church, South. NASHVILLE. Tenn., April 25. Laity rights for women have been voted by the conference of the Methodist Episco pal church, south. The vote announced today was 4229 to 449, a substantial majority over the required three-fourths vote. "sOiizBsk. otMvfA "j Retrenchment Proposed by Food Council. , N AMERICA IS LITTLE AFFECTED People of U. S. Will Continue Using White Bread. MR. BARNES IS CONFIDEN Wheat Supplies in This Country Be lieved to Be Sufficient but Economy Is Necessary. PARIS. April 25. An Increase in th milling percentage which will virtually put the wurld back" to a war-bread basis for th next three months is part of the programme adopted by the su preme food council under the chair manship of Herbert C. Hoover. NEW TORK, April 25-. Americans will continue .o eat "white bread," re stored late Jist year, after months of milling on a victory flour basis, despite the 'return of European countries to a war-bread basis, announced by the su preme food council, Julius H. Barnes, president of the food administration grain corporation and federal wheat director, said today. American .Supply Adequate. A survey of wheat stocks, Mr. Barnes said, had convinced his department that the American supply was sufficient not, only to warrant continued produc tion of all wheat flour, but'to meet the export demand until the next harvest. Reversion in Europe to the war bread basis, Mr. Barnes asserted, might help to impress upon Americans the alarm ing food shortage in the war-torn and neighboring lands. The 75 per cent basis to. which Eu ropean mills must, confine themseLves, tne wneat bureau stated, was approxi mately that of the American "victory flour," milled during the greater part of the var, . , , . . Distribution Naw Problem. The programme also includes a com plete plan for securing and distributing food to allied, liberated, neutral and enemy countries until the next har vest. One object of the programme -is to determine the available food supply and so to distribute shipping as not to put unaue pressure on any one market. . ' The council has r -ranged to supply northern and central European coun tries largely with ryo insted of wheat and for neutrals to look for their cup ply mainly in Argentina and Australia. The effect of these arrangements- is to take the pressure off the wheat mar ket in the United States. Lard substitutes will be used in (Condided on Pas! 3. Column 1). LAST LAUGH, AFTER ALL. t Action by Shipping Board Means Re duction of Government Work in Yards Throughout Country. WASHINGTON, April 23. Cancella tion of contracts rr.ade during the war for construction of 2,000.000 tons of steel ships was announced today by the shipping board, which is preparing to close government work in many yards "throughout the country. This brings total cancellations since the signing . of ' tho armistice to 4,000,000 tons. In the brief announcement issued from the office of Chairman Hurley no reference was made to the actual num ber of contracts involved or to the yards affected by the cancellation order. It was explained, however, that action at this time would not come as a surprise to builders, as notice was served on them months ago of the board's new policy, the chief feature of which was the elimination of building plans for all ships under 12,000 tons. At the end of March about 300 ships for the board had been launched but not delivered. These ships represented a tonnage of about 1,800,000. On the same date keels had been laid for some 600 ships aggregating 3,000,000 tons. Shipping board officials said they were unable to give the actual number of contracts outstanding or later figures than of March 31. It was indicated. however, that yards like Hog island. along with smaller plants on the At lantic. Pacific and Gulf coasts, would lose some government business. Mr. Hurley's statement added: in some or the old yarns we are paying from ,193 to $225 per ton for cargo steamships and oil tankers. In some of the new yards we are paying as high as SJ300 per ton for carr.o ships As these are war prices ard as we feel that we should now be building only on peace prices, we are now con sidering cancelling all contracts where keels have not actually been laid." LANE COUPLE ARE DROWNED Mr. and Mrs. A. V. West Lose Lives In Mill Creek. EUGENE, Or., April 25. A. V. West, and his wife were drowned in Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile above Wendling, a sawmill town 20 miles northeast of Eugene, this afternoon The body of Mr. West has been re- coveted, but that of his wife has not been found. TJie-xouple -had- started out to fish in the creek, but it is not kmwn how the drowning occurred. Therr son, aged 4 years, who was with them, gave the alarm. West was night fireman for the Booth-Kelly Lumber company at Wendling. ALLEGED TRAITOR FREED Federal Grand Jury Finds Albert Paul Fricke Xot Guilty. NEW YORK, April 25. After delib erating. approximately five hours, the federal jury, which has been hearing the case of Albert Paul Fricke, today found him not guilty of treason. Before the case was given the Jury one of the two counts in the original indictment had been ruled out by Judge Mayer. The count dismissed charged Fricke with giving aid and comfort to the imperial German gov ernment. The other charged hiin with aiding- Karl Rodiger. . Baby Fonnd on Porch. A baby only a few hours old was dis covered at 7 A. M. yesterday on the back porch of Charles Gorza's home. 27 East Porty-ninth street. Police took the infant to the Waverly home. Although It was chilled badly, attend- nts at the home said It probably would lve. The child had no clothing when lound. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Heather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 57 degrees: minimum, 4o degrees. TODAY'S Fair: light to heavy frost In early morning; moderate westerly winds. Foreign. Italy holds aloof from peace talks. Page 1. Italy pours huge army into Flume. Page 3. Allies decree that Germany must pay. Page 2. Italian press vents wrath on Wilson. Page 2. Roumanians break up Hungarian communist rmy. Page 3. Europe to return to war bread basis. Page 1. Regenerated Russia declared to be Admiral Kolcftak g aim. Fags o. Captain Albertson's death related By Colin . Dyment. .Page i. National. Contracts for two million tons of steel ships canceled. Iage 1. , Domestic. Oregon leads all states in 12th district In victory loan. Page i. Hurley flouts fear of foreign trade compe tition." Page IB. Giant troopship Leviathan -with 12,000 sol diers just misses mine. Page 8. . Sports. Coast league results: Veinon 4, Portland 0: San Francisco 6, Sacramento 5; Los An geles 10, Salt Lake 5; Seattle 3, Oak land 2. Page 14. "Fatty" Arbuckie buys controlling Interest in Vernon club. Page 14. y Aggies and clubmen vie on track today. Page 15. Pacific Northwest. Editors talk shop at Eugene meeting. Page 4. Escaped Oregon convict wins decorations for bravery. Page 11. Spokane is host to overseas veterans. Page 9. Commercial and Marine. Oregon mohair clip shorn but growers re fuse to sell. Page 21. Big bulge in Chicago corn on announcement of war bread programme for Europe. Page 21. Stock market less active, but closing Is firm. Page 21. Elliott & Scoggins lowest bidder for termi nal wharves. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Crazed suitor kills boy, shoots himself. Page 22. School children receive object lesson in hu manity. Page 8. Gigantic water and rail terminal planned. Page 1.. Court wearied by endless chain of divorces. Page 1. Woman buyer shames loan laggards. Page 1. Weather report, data and, ojttast. Tag. 21. Victory Bonds Are Worthy, Declares Buyer. DEFICIT STILL . $9,665,425 Outerstate Counties Working Hard to Complete Task. 1 24 COMPLETE THEIR QUOTA Oregon, Outside of Portland, Sub scribes More Than Twice as Much as Big Wealthy City. SUMMARY OF VICTORY LOAKT PROGRESS. Oregon's entire quota Subscribed to date.. 526.747,650 15,840,395 Deficit to be raised.. Portland's quota share, Subscribed to date.... J10.907.155 14.786.32S 5,120,900 'Deficit to be raised.. $ 9,665,425 Outer-state quota share 11,961,225 Subscribed to date.... 10,719,495 Deficit to be raised.. S 1,241,730 "These bonds are worth tho money, madame," said the salesman at victory hut. "Add a single letter to that worth, sir," came the reply. "They are worthy. You need not tell me about them." With this comment a middle-aged woman, plainly dressed, bought $1000 worth of victory loan notes at victory hut yesterday afternoon. It is such Instances, say the crusaders, that shame those citizens who hang back from the investment. Small Advance Made. At the close of tho day's campaigning late last night tho victory loan drive "in rortlarrd had progressed but slightly nearer the quota of 114,786,325. Total sales to date stand now at $5,120,900, showing a deficit-of $9,665,425 yet to be mastered. Outer-state counties, which shot daz- zlingly forward at the outset .of the drive, are nibbling away at the hard nubbin of their quota remainder. Offi cially 24 counties have completed their tasks, while the outer-state total stands at $10,719,495, according to the compu tations of John I Etheridge, state di rector of organization. With a quota of $11,961,225, the outer-state counties yet lack $1,241,730. Portland Not L,IvIbb- l'p to Record. "Portland, by her attitude, will brand" herself with discredit, or gain new honor among the cities of America." said City Chairman Olmstead. "The fig ures thus far are not at all satisfac tory, not at all worthy of Portland. her patriotism and her resources. How long are we going to put this duty aside, turn the solicitors away and selfishly enjoy the safety and happi ness that our boys and the liberty loans made possible? "It is up to the Individual business and professional man, up to every cit izen. Again the story Is going arouno that we have large amounts hidden and in reserve. There iaono truth In this, not a jot. We. are giving the actual figures, all of them, of actual subscrip tions. As yet they are not creditable to Portland. I appeal to every man and woman In Portland to give sub stantial proof that they have heard this call, and we will repay the debt of honor." Said John L. Etheridge, state director of organization: "Slowly but surely the organization tank of the outer-state counties is rolling over the quota. Its progress is not quite so speedy as we anticipated, perhaps, but it is irresisti ble." Strong Appeal Made, Brimming with patriotic cayenne is A. H. Devers, victory hut sales man ager, -who issues manifestos and ulti matums with the abandon of a South American president. But they are all to the point, and the point is driven straight to the heart of selfishness. Here is his latest: "Are we American patriots, or are we braggarts and blowhards? Just for a moment! The debt of the despised Huns is over $40,000,000,000. Our gross deht, including the victory loan, is $25, 000.000,000, and our allies owe us $10.- . C0.0000.ao0 of that. Stop! Think! Do your duty! Buy bends!" Fifteen hundred volunteer salesmen. with the hosts of the women s commit tee in the residential districts, are hammering- away at Portland's somno lence of self-satisfaction. Trudging miles each day they are striving to per. suade the individual that this is his . loan and his duty, and that it does not belong entirely to the banks and the financial interests. They are wrestling with procrastination- and delay, ana the slothful, indecisive tendency to put the Issue aside until tomorrow. Individual Answer Counts. Though there are numerous large subscriptions yet to come, such as those , of foreign corporations and industrial plants, these alone will not swing the balance to victory in the victory loan, assert officials of ttfi drive. It is the Individual who must answer, just as the individual answered the call which saved the nation and the world. Organization of the industrial dlvl- .'ions, 18 practically completed, with .Concluded oa Pag i, Cvltuuu l.t