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-i n r m - - . . mm.mmmmmmmmmammm 4 " " I - ' ., VOLi. IVIII. SO. 18.240. Entered at Portland (Otirmr " xo,tu. PoFtclf ma Fecond-ClaaB Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS. S WILL REFUSE WIFE IN JAIL, HUBBY TRIES TO WED; JAILED M R S. E. ZELLEKS PEERIXG FROM CELL NIPS ROJLiXCE. Hi DEVELOPMENT OF BIG TIMBER TRACT LOOMS ECCLES INTERESTS SEEK -TO BXT5T UNITED RAIL WAV. PRESS CLUB MANACLED BUILDERS MAY BE FREED SOON TEACHERS PREDICT VICTORY AT POLLS TO SIGN, THEY SH SOLDIER'S EMBARGO ON SHIP COXSTRCC- TION TO BE LIFTED. GARRISON VERDICT NOT GUILTY, IMSANE Girl Who Poisoned Lover's WANTS APOLOGY Peace Terms Raise Storm of Bitter Protest. STRIKES ARE ON INCREASE Red Revolt Makes Nation Im t mune to Renewed War. IEUTON ASSEMBLY CALLED Meeting Will Take Place In Berlin Ma j 12 German Press and Of ficials Express Deep Gloom. BERLIN, Slay 3. (By the Associated Press.) The people, though fairly stricken dumb by the peace terms, are now recovering' sufficiently to declare that Germany cannot and will not sign the compact, no matter what comes. Strikes are increasing and bolshevism and opartacan uprising of the past two months have, if anything, made Ger mans immune to the possible horrors which are to be anticipated if they are ' again plunged into war, according to the best opinion here. There exists a small group of Ger mans, chiefly conservatives, who pre fer to see the entente occupy the whole country than, to have it bolshevik, but they are in the dwindling minority. Bodies to Take Time. Reports from the Versailles corres pondent emphasize the feeling of amazement and excitement which pre vailed in. reading of the terms of the peace treaty. All the correspondents agree that no hasty decision will be reached. A fortnight is allowed the Germans for an answer and this time will be used for careful consideration of the demands and the preparation of counter suggestions, the correspondent says. There. Is much speculation In Berlin -as to whether the terms represent maximum demands which may be re duced or whether they are minimum and irreducible. According to the Berlin Zettung am Mi t tag the. delegation at Versailles will carefully avoid any bargaining, but will present definite, clearcut counter propositions which in part have al ready been prepared. Wilson Is Assailed. "These counter proposals," the news paper declares editorially, "will be based on the 14 points so disgracefully abandoned by President Wilson. If the German people had to vote on these terms, as a whole, there would not be Jn the whole empire a single 'yes.' Force without measure or limit that used to be a. Wilson phrase; and the Wilson peace offered us yesterday falls In this category, instead of on his 14 points." After a five-hour session of the Ger man cabinet Thursday Philip Scheide mann, the chancellor, delivered a speech to the committee appointed to consider the treaty. After comparin the most important conditions laid down by the allies In connection with President Wilson's 14 points, Sehefde- mann is reported to have raid: Ihese conditions are nothing else than death for Germany, but the gov ernment must discuss this document of hatred and madness with sobriety." Differences to Be Shown. The chancellor indicated that the German delegation at Versailles had been instructed to hand a note to the allies showing the difference between the treaty terms and President Wil son's 14 points, and submit counter proposals and endeavor to start an oral discussiion. He. expressed the hope mat tne peace conditions would be considered with good will by both parties and that a satisfactory result would be reached. BERNE. Switzerland, May 9. (Havas. The German national assembly has been called to meet in Berlin Monday, May 12. VERSAILLES, May 5. (Havas.) The German delegates to the peace con gross conferred among themselves last night until midnight. Delegates no to Berlin. Six members of the mission have left for Berlin, three of these being news paper men who are reported to hav ocen commissioned to begin a press campaign at home. PARIS, May 9. (Havas.) The Ger man delegates in their answer to the peace terms, newspapers say, will propose especially to assume the bur den of making reparation only for damage caused in northern France an .Belgium. une papers say it is unlikely the .allies will refuse the proposition. The German delegates, it is alleged, also intend to give battle over the question of the Saar valley, Danzig, the former German colonies and military occupation. LONDON, May 9. In a review of German opinion on the terms of peace, telegraphed here, Reuter's Berlin cor respondent says that a remark heard on all sides in Berlin is: "Rather an archy than such slavery, and that all the people are discussing the conse quences of a refusal by Germany to sign the treaty. "President Wilson, continues th correspondent, "is particularly the ob Jeet of criticism, although there are (.Concluded on luge 0, Column 3.). Mr. Zellcrs, Whose Alias Is Edward Clarke, Foiled at Vancouver and Charged With Bigamy. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 9. (Spe cial. Edward Clarke, 34, a cook, giv ing his residence as Cleveland, O., was I a happy man today; and why should he not be? Miss Margaret McGowan, a waitress of 27 years and a resident of Portland, had consented to becomehis wife. The two came to Vancouver and planned to be married at the most pop ular Gretna Green in the Pacific north west and return to Portland, where they would "live happily ever after" and a day. They reached the courthouse and were going in at ther front entrance wnen woman prisoner in the lower part of the jail saw them and recognized the ridegroom-to-be. At once she went to the sheriffs office and said she had an intimation that a man who had just ntered the courthouse was intending to be married and that she had serious bjections to his doing so. "Why 7' "Well, he is my husband, and is not ivorced from me," she said simply. By this time Clarke had secured a icense to marry, the witness Deing Fred Wainwright, and had gone across the street to the office - of W. S. T. Derr, Justice of the peace, who was to marry them. Clarke was taken over to the sher- ffs office, and the woman prisoner said that his name is not Clarke, but Edward Zellers,- so she swore out a warrant for his arrest on a charge of attempted bigamy. Mrs. Zellers is serving a sentence In the jail for using indecent and -abusive anguage, being sentenced to 30 days in Jail and fined $5 0, which she could not pay. And the Clarke-Edwards . romance was burst at the very altar. He would ave been married in Just a few mo ments and was stopped by his wife, who had recognized him by peering through the iron bars of a county jail. The Zellers were married in Portland in 1907. County Attorney Tates tomorow will file a charge of attempted bigamy against Clarke, who now is In jail, as the witness, Wainwright, charged with perjury. MEXICANS AFTER BANDITS Government Troops In Pursuit of Raiders of Cananea. DOUGLAS, Ariz., May 9. Mexican government troops have been ordered to Cananea, Sonora, where seven per sons were killed this morning and 21 injured during a raid by bandits. The dead include the chief of police, four policemen and two civilians. Quantities of stores were comman deered and a receipt signed Jose Suarez Villa" was given by the bandit leader for $22,000 American gold taken from the Banco Mercantile, owned by Frank Proctor of Los Angeles and J. M. Gibbs, American consular agent at Cananea. FARMER KILLED BY AUTO A. r. May of Pendleton Dies In stantly When Machine Overturns PENDLETON", Or., May 9. (Special.) A. F. May, well-known Pendleton farmer, was killed instantly this morn ing when his automobile overturned as he was on the way to town from his ranch. His neck was broken. Mr. May had been a resident of TJma tilla county for many years and was at one time owner of the iron works here, He was 5S years old and a past grand master of the Oddfellows' lodge. He is survived by a widow, a son, Marcus May, now surveying near Portland, and three brothers. CHICAGO RESTING EASIER City Passes Night Without Single Serious Crime Report. CHICAGO, May 9. Last night having passed, for the first time in, many months without a larcenous crime of major moment. Chief of Police Garrity today announced that, in his opinion. Chicago is practically free of bandits. safe-blowers and burglars. Three weeks ago the police started to arrest every known crook In sight and 500 of them now are locked up or have left town. Chief Garrity said. It is probably the greatest raid of its kind ever made in the country. PLANES TO GUARD FORESTS Patrol of National Holdings to Start Soon After June 1. WASHINGTON, May 9. Patrol of national forests by army airplanes to give early warning of forest fires will begin June 1 with the Inauguration of two patrol routes from March Field, near Riverside, Cal. On the same day observations cover ing a large part of the Angeles nar tlonal forest will be , started from a captive balloon stationed over the army balloon school near Arcadia, Cal. LOSSES IN EGYPT TOTALED British Casualties Light as Com pared With Rioters'. LONDON. Thursday, May 8, via Mon treal. Total military casualties in the disorders in Egypt for the last two months were: Five British officers killed and six wounded; other ranks, 18 killed and 50 wounded: Indian troops, six killed and 25 wounded. The casualties among the rioters are estimated at under 1000. Wife Held in Custody. r DEFENDANT URiS AT FATE 'rosecution,vjores Man Who Urged Jtim to Deed. URY OUT NEAR TWO HOURS Spectators Weep as Decision Is An nounced; Mother Bows Head in. Angulbh.. SEATTLE. May 9. (Special.) Ruth Garrison, 18-year-old girl, who con fessed to the poisoning of Mrs. Grace G. Storrs, her rival for the love of D. M. Storrs, on March 18 last, late today was found not guilty because of men tal irresponsibility at the time of the crime. The Jury was given the case at 8:12 M. and returned with a verdcit at 5 o'clock. Under instructions given by the court, the Jury returned affirma tive answers to three of four points as follows: Whether the defendant committed the crime charged; whether the jury acquits her because of her insanity or mental irresponsibility at the time of the commission of the crime; whether her insanity or mental irresponsibility continues and exists at the time of the trial. Girl Blast Be Held. Under the state law the court is com pelled, as a result of the verdict, to sentence Miss Garrison to the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for treat ment for the criminally Insane. But as there are no accommodations at the penitentiary for women of this type she will be transferred to the state hospital for feeble-minded at Medical Lake. For the present she will re main In custody of the King county sheriff. Smiling, Miss Garrison received the verdict, then with a laugh she kissed her mother. Of the two women Jurors, one- sobbed as the verdict was read and several of the male jurors cried. Many spectators were moved to tears. Miss Garrison, as she was led from the court room, was laughing gaily. Freedom Not Asked. Ending of the Garrison case followed four hours of closing arguments for the state and defense, in which attorneys for Miss Garrison told the jury they did not ask the girl's entire freedom rather they thought she should ba con fined in some state Institution for treatment for the criminally insane. Her relatives also desired this, they said. For the state. Prosecutor J. T. Car- xnody asked the Jury: "Are we to de dare an open season on human beings Concluded on Page 5. Column 1.) t ' THE TAXPAYERS' DILEMMA. j II - r y . j Spanning of 10-Mile Gap hy New Construction Necessary; Saw mill Is Considered. Early development of the great tim ber tract In Washington county, held by the Eccles interests, is heralded in an announcement made yesterday that D. C. Eccles of Salt Lake is negotiating for the purchase of the United Rail ways, the electric railroad owned by the Great Northern and Northern Pa cific and running from Linnton 19 miles west of Wilkesboro. The nego tiations, are in progress at St. Paul, with indications that they will be con cluded soon. The first Intimation that such a transaction was under way was re ceived in Portland last night In an Associated Press dispatch from St. Paul, where D. C. Eccles is dealing directly with 'the head officer of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific Mr. Eccles went there purposely to buy the United Railways at a figure said to be in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. Reports that the Mormon church is interested in the purchase are denied by Mr. Eccles, who said that he was personally negotiating for ownership of the property. Improvement of Holdings Aim. "We have some timber interests," said Mr. Eccles, "and we think our holdings could be improved if the line can be bought. Negotiations have not progressed far enough to say when the deal will be closed." The timber interests referred to by Mr. Eccles are the acreage formerly known as the DuBois tract and bought by Mr. Eccles and his accoslates a year ago. They are operating under the name of the Oregon Timber company, of "which Mr. Eccles Is president, and Charles T. Early, of Portland, vice- president, treasurer and general man ager. The timber tract is about ten miles northwest of Wilkesboro. the present terminus of the United Railways. If the purchase of this line, which is elec trically operated, is concluded, it will be necessary for this ten-mile gap to be spanned by new construction. It is expected to begin this immediately, ac cording to Raymond Early, who is as sociated with his father and Mr. Eccles in the Oregon Lumber company. Details Not Determined. Further than the construction of the railroad into the tract the detailed plans of development are not decided upon. Mr. Early said last night that a large mill might be built upon the property, or that the timber might be logged off and hauled to Linnton. If the latter course is followed, it is likely that a large mill will be constructed convenient to the Linnton terminus. The land owned by the Oregon Lum ber company includes 27,000 acrese cov ered with a heavy stand of timber, chiefly Douglar fir. It is probable that other timber tracts in the same vicinity would be served and that the entire project will lead to one of the most im portant of recent developments in Ore gon lumbering. The additional rail road to be built will require some heavy construction. If work can be begun soon, it is expected that it will be completed by next spring and that logging operations can be started that time. Railway Lease Once Sought. It is understood that the Eccles in- (.Concluded on Page 4, Coiumn CI. THE TAXPAYERS' DILEMMA- Destruction of Hearst's Photo Is Censured. HOSPITALITY HELD VIOLATED Captain Nease Shows No Sign of Repenting His Act. LAD'S FATHER WITH SON District Attorney Told to Go on and Prosecute Case If He Feels That It Is His Duty. Recent contemplation of the art gal lery of the Portland Press club, second floor of the Elks building turn to your right reveals the continued ab sence of William Randolph Hearst's facial photo map from the corridor wall. The curious discern a framed void, a brass name-plate, "Wm. Randolph Hearst, the San Francisco Examiner," flanked by the portraits of other news papermen whose records spared their portraits the knife slashing that bereft the companion frame of its tenant. It is obvious to all beholders that Captain Duncan E. Nease, late of the American overseas artillery, late of Chateau-Thierry and Soissons, and more recently of the victory loan drive speakers" staff, has not felt the stir of contrition, nor yet been impelled to restore the picture of William Ran dolph, which he cut from its gilt frame on Monday afternoon, in celebration of Oregon's climax to the victory loan quota. And this despite the fact that Marshall N. Dana, director of the vic tory loan publicity bureau, has de manded reparation. Damage Not Repaired. For the matter of that, both Captain Nease and his father, M. G. Nease, well known Portland lumberman, have not receded the breadth of a bumblebee's whisker from their position. And their position is based upon the abiding be lief that the destruction of Hearst's portrait was in a sense a public serv ice, calling for no apology or restitu tion. Wholly aside from the abolition of the picture Itself and declaring that neither officials nor members of the Portland Press club hold briefs for Hearst and his notorious wartime poli cies,' the executive board of the press club, in session assembled, has sup ported Mr. Dana and asked for an apology from Captain Nease. " The at titude of the club officials is that the act was a breach of hospitality on the part of the ex-artillery officer, com mitted while the precincts of the club sheltered the publicity bureau of the victory loan. As for the proffer of Nease Sr. to restore to the Hearstlan frame the 1 Concluded on rage 2. Column 2 ) Cablegram From President Author izing Contracts for Foreign Ac count Expected Hourly. OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 9. A cablegram from President Wilson lifting the embargo on the construction of steel ships for foreign account is expected hourly, ac cording to a statement of Representa tive Fred A. Britten of Illinois. An effort has been made to induce the president to remove this embargo in the Interest of labor, it -was learned today. Representative Britten, who has Just returned to Washington after an ex tended tour of Inspection of the various naval stations on the Pacific coast, said today: "Since my return to Washington. I have had repeated conferences at the White House and at the shipping board. In the interest of the shipbuilders of the Pacific coast and I am quite cer tain that the embargo which prevents shipbuilders from accepting foreign contracts will be lifted without further delay. "Members of the committee on naval affairs were impressed with the Im portance of the Immediate removal of a ridiculous embargo which prevented American labor and material from going into ships for foreign govern ments and corporations, while at the same time raw material was going to Japan to be fabricated and erected Into ships, the very contracts for which had first been offered to American ship builders. "A serious injustice Is being done to capital and labor invested in a num ber of shipbuilding plants on the Pa cific coast which are now idle-and which are in a position to obtain con tracts on a lucratve basis." HUSBAND ASKS FOR TANK Kentnckian Would Traverse Roads Quickly to Keep Peace With Wife. WASHINGTON. May 9. Tanks helped end the war in Europe: a Kentucky mountaineer thinks one might help end domestic warfare for him. Up in the mountains where he lives. this man writes the war department. the roads get very bad: almost impass able. After a. hard rain his horse makes slow going and he often does not reach home until very late at night. His wife rather doubts that bad roads are the reason. "I have heard that these tanks travel over impassable ground at good speed," he writes, "so when the government disposes of its surplus war material please send me one so I can get home on time, ana live in peace witn my wife." AMBASSADOR PAGE TO QUIT Resignation Not Caused by View on Italian Crisis, It Is Said. PARIS. May 9. (By the Associated Press.) Thomas Nelson Page, the American ambassador to tlaly. has made known his Intention to resign after the conclusion of peace, it was stated in high quarters in Paris today. Ambassador Page has contemplated this step for the past two years, and it has no relation to the recent tension over the withdrawal of the Italian del egation from the peace conference. The ambassador's efforts to restore rela tions have led to the circulation of re ports that he differed with President Wilson, but it is stated in authorita tive circles that these reports are un warranted. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTETtDATS Maximum temperature, SO degrees: minimum. 4'J degrees. TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds. Torelgn. Wilson sticks to position on Fiuma question, rage . Peace terms aronne no interest among Ger man people. Ps.se. 4. British rritl'-lse United S'ates' possession of German liners. Fane. 4. Western boys lie for days unburied. Pane T. Germans say they will not sign treaty. Page L. National. More than hillion In victory bonds to b soid today. Page 3. Government effort to stabilize steel prices abandoned. Page 12. republicans asked to voica expression on pea:a treaty. Pace 8. Filers expected to make dash from Halifax today. Page -. Shipbuilders may soon be able to take for eign rontracts. Page 1. Republicans plan no sweeping partisan In vestigations. Pago T. Domes! ie. American lesion spurns invitation from Chi cago. Page. 2. Pacific) Northwest. Huth Garrison held Inssne.Vbut acquitted on murder charge. rage 1. Max Lewis, bandit, seen near Washougal river. Page 6. Cook goes to Vancouver to wed waitress, but romance is nipped as cook's wife spies on him from Jail cell. Page 1. Pports. Pacific Coast league results: Portland s, Seattle 1; Loa Angeles 4. San Francisco 3: Oregon Agricultural college track team de feats Oregon !t-til. Page 15. Oakland 3. Vernon 2: Sacramento 3, Salt Lake 2. Paga 14. Scholastic teams enter Eugene meet. Page 15. Commercial and Marine. Oregon winter wheat condition 102 per cent. Page 23. Chicago corn bearlshly affected by crop re port. Page 23. Oils and marines strong feature of wall street speculation, page 23. Camera to record fitting out on City of Kureka. Pago 22. Portland and Vicinity. Teachers predict victory at polls. Page X. Eccles Interests seek to buy lnlted Rail ways. Pago 1. Press club officials say Captain Nease vio lated club's hospitality. Pace 1. Missionaries wanted for work in foreign lands. Page 36. Police and robbers stags pistol duel. Page 17. Couple married 2V years separated. Page 24. WcalUcr report, data and forecast. Page 2o. Opposition Doubtful as to Result of Election. LABOR TO SUPPORT MEASURE Educators Receiving High Wage Bone of Contention. LARGE VOTE IS FORECAST Polls Open at Noon and Remain at Disposal of Voters Until 8 o'clock In the Uvcnin-. Complete confidence on the part of Portland school teachers and their friends and dubious presentiments from the opposition mark the reeling pre vailing In Portland on the eve of the special school election today, at which the electorate will be asked to au thorize 531.000 for the purpose of In creased salaries of the 1262 persons now in the employ of district No. 1. The polls will be open from 12 o'clock noon today until S o'clock this evening and only taxpayers and those interest ed in taxpaying companies may vote. "We expect to win by a substantial majority." said Clarence M. Eubank, secretary of the Citizens' Educational league, who has been active in the teachers' campaign. "The Issue has been presented quite generally, be tween 50 and 100 meetings having been held daily during the last week. "While we expect some opposition, we have confidence that the measure will carry. The question is clear cut. It is simply whether the citizens of Portland will give their teachers a rea sonable Increase in order that they may meet living conditions." Result Declared la Doubt. James B. Kerr, member of the execu tive board of the committee of one hundred, which adopted a resolution suggesting a smaller cum to be voted upon and an Increase for only those teachers receiving the lowest salaries, expressed himself as in doubt concern ing the outcsof the election. "The outcome of the election, as I view the developments, will be much like the flip of a coin." he said. "If the election is lost, as I hope it will be. and I believe I voice the sentiment of the committee of one hundred, every thing possible will be done to call an other election and give a living wag to all Portland school teachers. "We realize something must be done for teachers receiving as low as $800 a year, but we do not believe the elec tion has been presented in the right way nor do we believe the large sum of $531,000 is necessary. Authorizing such a large sum at this time would do no particular harm, except that it might injure the chances of the teachers in 1921 when they ask for another bonus. The total expense of holding an elec tion is only $1000 and another election, could be called under right conditions. Smaller Sum Held Adequate. Tre-election gossip says the school board would not be displeased if the voters failed to approve the measure. The board has been quoted as saying that the election was brought at the request of the teachers who refused to accept a smaller sum and that the board would prefer to call another elec tion for a sum which it could dis tribute at its own discretion. "Since the school board has deter mined how the $531,000 is to be divided the situation has been cleared up to some extent, but the fact remains that teachers receiving more than $2000 art not necessarily entitled to an addi tional $400." While the teachers believe the spe cial tax will carry there has been con siderable talk among them as to the feasibility of forming a union, should it fail, and forcing the taxpayers to increase salaries. Teachers 1 aloa Discussed. "There has been no official discus sipn of tho matter." t,aid Mrs. Jennie Richardfon, president of the Portland Grade Teachers' association, "but ru mors "concerning the advisability of or ganization arc in the air. We must take into consideration that there are many conservative instructors who would be slow to take such action. The strength of the conservative ele ment is difficult to determine as Its members have little to say. Person ally. I am Inclined to belong to this group. However, in some form or an other, Portland teachers will keep at the public until salaries are increased." "Nothing has come to me from Port land school teachers in definite form, but there is no doubt that the country is drifting toward unionism." said Mr. Grout. "1 believe In unions, but as to the teachers forming locals I am un informed. There are 47 teachers' unions In the middle west. They were organ ized because economic conditions com pelled their existence. "I believe the election will carry. I have talked with many business men of the city and it seems to be the opinion of the public that the teacher are entitled to just compensation." TCuton Reports Are Desled. Denial that unions may be formed to force higher salaries -was made yester day by William Parker, principal of the Vernon school and member of the Prin cipals' association. "There has been some talk of forming unions among the teachers," he said. "Portland school teachers already are organized into l-ontludcd on 1 ago Column 3.)