VOL. LIX. NO. 18,485
Entered at Portland 'Oregon)
Po$toffice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RETAIL MEAT TRADE
RISING RIVERS FLOOD
ARIZONA LOWLANDS
8000 WILL ATTEND
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
SALARIES TO BE AMONG PROB
LEMS DISCUSSED.
Imam cc iii i o en r
MICHIGAN COUNTY
GOMPERS
MEMORIAL EULOGY
ROAD BILL FIGHT
SHIFTS TO SENATE
Speedy Passage by Upper
Chamber Expected.
IVIHI., JJ, rILLO OLLl
BY LEAP OFF BRIDGE
TOLD TO TRIM PRICE
DEFIES GRY LAW
FEDERAL PROBE WARNING
POWER HOUSE IS INUNDATED;
DAMS, BRIDGES IN DANGER.
VICTIM IS BELIEVED TO BE
SENT OUT BY PALMER.
CHARLES B. WHITTINGTON.
NEWLABOR PARTY
PAD
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HEROES
Armed Expedition -Wil
Suppress Open Revolt
OFFICIALS OUST If. S. AGENTS
Prohibition Rebellion Led by
Prosecuting Attorney.
WINE SEIZURE IS HALTED
Federal Director for Central States
to Lead Armed Party on
"Cleanup" Raid Today.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. A "rebellion
gainst prohibition" has broken out
in Iron county, Michigan, and the
county, led by its prosecuting: attor
ney, is in "open revolt" against fed
. eral authority. Major A. V. Dalrynv
pie, federal prohibition director for
tha central states, notified Washing;'
ton today.
Prohibition agents leading: a party
of Michigan state constables were
held up February 19 by Iron county
officials and wine they had conns
catcd was taken from them, accord.
Ing to word brought to Chicago by
Leo J. Grove of Marquette, Euper
vising prohibition agent for the up
per peninsula.
Issue of Warrants Asked.
Major Dalrymple appealed to At
torney.Gcnerai Palmer, through As
sistant Prohibition Director Gaylord,
to order warrants issued for the ar
rest of the prosecutor, two deputy
sheriffs, two police officers and three
other residents of Iron Kiver, a min
ing village.
While Washington was setting the
legal machinery in motion, Dal
rymple issued orders for a company
of picked prohibition agents to gather
here tonight preparatory to starting
tomorrow on an armed expedition.
--hlch. he declared, will "clean up'
Iron county.
The Michigan state constabulary
will be asked to co-operate in the
expedition. The attack on Grove- and
his party occurred within two miles
of the spot where Captain Marsh of
the constabulary was recently shot
by a bootlegger.
Barrels of Wine Seise.
Grove, accompanied by Lieutenant
It. G. Strops and Troopers Masters
and Kind of the state constabulary,
seized 11 barrels of wine at the Vir
gil location, a mine two miles from
Iron River, he reported to Major Dal
rymple today. The wine is said to
have been made by John, Peter and
Steven Scalcuccl, wealthy Italians,
who own the packing plant and gen
eral store at Iron River.
Grove loaded the liquor into a
sleigh and started to move it to
Caspian.
When the sleigh reached Iron
River it was met by P. A. McDon
ough, prosecuting attorney; Chard
and Jesse Allen, deputy sheriffs of
Iron county; C. H. Sensiba, chief of
police, and Claude Brown, police
captain, of Iron River.
Grove Is Overpowered.
McDonough, according to Grove's
report, told the prohibition super,
visor that he was "under arrest for
transporting liquor," and ordered his
men to seize the wine. Grove says
he put up a fight, but was overpow
ered. The wine, he said, was re
turned to the Scalcucci brothers by
McDonough, who, the report adds,
told the brothers to post an armed
guard over it with orders to shoot if
the federal agent tried to regain pos
session. After receiving the report Major
Dalrymple asked that Attorney-General
Palmer Instruct the United
States commissioner at Marquette,
Mich-, to issue the warrants. Grove
reported that Myron H. Walker, dis
trict attorney at Grand Rapids, bad
ordered the commissioner to issue no
warrants without first submitting
them to him. which takes from five
to IS days.
Manufacture la Admitted.
Samples or the wine seized in the
raid, taken some time ago, tested 14
per cent alcohol. Grove told Major
Dalrymple. The Scalcucci brothers
admitted, he said, that they had
made the stuff from a carload of
raisins.
Attorney-General Palmer, who
stopped in Chicago tonight en route
to Topeka. Kan., told newspaper men
that his office was ready to furnish
all co-operation possible to prohibi
tion agents.
An appeal addressed through Dan
iel Roper, internal revenue commis
sioner in the regular way. will bring
an investigation of the Michigan case,
he said. Jt may be possible, he added,
to perfect arrangements whereby the
Cnlted States commissioner at Mar
quette may issue m-arrants without
waiting to submit the facts to the
district attorney at Grand Rapids.
Mich-, said Mr. Palmer.
Cost to Consumer Must Follow De-
dine in Wholesale Quotations,
Says Attorney-General.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22. Retail meat
dealers throughout the country must
reduce their prices as the wholesale
price of meat declines or else sub
mit their books to federal agents
for investigation of their profits.
This definition of the government's
attitude was announced tonight by
Attorney - General Palmer. Instruc
tions to serve the notice on retail
meat dealers have been sent to every
United States attorney, he said.
"For three months the wholesale
price of meat has been falling.' said
Mr. Palmer. "The retail dealers have
claimed that their supplies were old
stock purchased at the higher prices.
The old stocks should be exhausted
by this time, and unless the price
to the consumer comes down we will
have to look into the question of
dealer:' profits."
The attorney-general also an
nounced that the terms of the agree
ment for the dissolution of the allied
interests of the five big Chicago
packers had been settled and would
be filed in federal court next Fri
day.
Mr. Palmer's pronouncement on the
meat price situation follows the pub
lication by the Institute of American
Meat Packers of a bulletin announc
ing the practical cessation of for
eign trade as a result of the adverse
exchange situation. Wholesale meat
prices at the Chicago stockyards
dropped to pre-war levels for some
grades, following the publication
Results Detrimental
Workers Forecast.
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Salt River Valley Is Threatened;
Stranded' Men Refuse to Leave
Homes With Rescue Parties.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Feb. 22. An apron
Question of $1200 to $2100 Scale
for Instructors Now Getting:
Only $630 Is Slated.
CLEVELAND. Feb. 22. More than
INDIANA LEADER IS WARNED
Political Scheme Branded as
Full of Danger.
BROAD POLICY DEFENDED
Welfare of Humanity Demands
Ban on "Experiments," De
clares Federation Chief.
PROSECUTOR DEFENDS STAND
Iron County Official Charges Per
secution by U. S. Agents.
IRON RIVER, Mich, Feb. 21. "The
people up in this country are entitled
to protection and they are going to
get it, so long as it is within my
power to give It to them."
Such was the reply made tonight
EDWARDS ATTACKS BRYAN
New Jersey Governor to Ask "Wet'
Plank at Convention. .
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Feb. 22.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey an
nounced here today his intention of
going to the national democratic con
vention at San Francisco prepared to
fight for an anti-prohibition plank in
the party platform. He criticised
William Jennings Bryan, whom he
designated "a man without a state,
and declared that he had no fear
that Mr. Bryan will seriously injure
the party should the convention take
an anti-prohibition stand. Governor
Edwards said he was convinced that
both parties must face the prohibition
issue as the livest that will come be
fore the national conventions.
-I don't care who is the party's
"candidate, said the Governor. " My
only concern is to see this question
of national prohibition threshed out.
It is not a matter of liquor; it's a
question of principle. Personal lib
erty and states' rights are involved."
WOMEN DRIVERS BLAMED
Accidents Attributed to Lack of
Judgment In Emergencies.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22. Captain
James McDowell, head of the police
traffic bureau, declared here today
that in his judgment, based on acci
dent statistics, women should be
barred by law from driving automo
biles. Women are equal to men as drivers,
he said, but when an emergency
arises, "Well, women are women," is
his conclusion.
Captain McDowell said that SO per
cent of the toll of 891 accidents and
20 deaths in the last six months here
involved women drivers, and that
only 20 per cent of the drivers were
of the female sex.
TOTS SEEK TRAIN TRIP
But "Kiddies," Not Even Knowing
Names, Are Rescued by Police
After riding to the North Bank
station on their "kiddie" cars and try
ing to buy tickets to "somewhere
two youthful adventurers about "
years of age admitted to Patrolman
Recdahl last night that they oian i
know the way home.
Consequently, they were taken to
the police station and placed in the
custody of Matron Patterson while
the police tried to locate the homes
of the two young fugitives.
One of the two little boys said his
name was Roy Thorenson and the
other said his was Junior. Neither
could give the names or addresses of
their parents.
PORTUGUESE PRINCE DEAD
Duke of Oporto, Brother of Late
King. Passes at Naples.
LONDON, Feb. 22. Prince Alfonso
of Braganza. Duke of Oporto, died
Saturday at Naples, acording to a dis
patch to the Central News from Rome.
The Duke of Oporto was a brother
of the late King Carlos of Portugal,
and after former King Manuel was
heir apparent to the Portuguese
throne. The duke "married Mrs. Philip
Van-Valkenburg of New York In Rome
in September, 1917.
PEACE BODY HEAD NAMED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Formation
of a political labor party would be
"detrimental to the Interests of labor
and exactly in line with that which
is most ardently desired by those who
seek to oppress labor," Samuel Gom-
pers declared in a letter to William
Mitch of Terre Haute, a leader of
the Indiana state labor party, made
public here today.
Mr. Gompers wrote in reply to a
telegram from Mitch and his as
sociates supporting the action of the
Indiana state labor party in opposing
the political declaration of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor calling on
organized workingmen to elect thei
friends and defeat their enemies.
Mitch's telegram declared in favor
of making the fight solely through
a labor party.
Gompers Issues Challenge.
"By what right," wrote Mr. Gom
pers, "do you assume to declare the
work and the policy of the American
Federation of Labor to be imprac
tical? Surely the results achieved in
the interests of the workers demon
strate the utter . fallacy of your as
sumption.
By your declaration you assert the
practicability of the course you de
clare you will pursue. What experi
ence have you had with your political
party upon which to base so absurd
a claim?
'Of this one thing you may rest
assured, that the day of reckoning is
at hand for an of those who are in
antagonism to the cause of labor, and
for those who are. subtle and equally
guilty even though they clothe their
actions in the robes of. pretended
friendship. '
Gross Injustice Charged.
When you shall have learned the
lesson of the real struggle of labor
and the cause for which our move
ment stands, you may become peni
tent for the gross injustice you have
done by your pretension and your
course.
The effect of a separate political
labor party can only be disastrous to
the wage-earners of our country and
to the Interests of all forward-loojc-
lng people. The votes that would go
to a labor party candidate would, in
the absence of such candidate, go to
the best man in the field. In no case
would they go to an enemy of labor;
"There can be no hope for success '
below Roosevelt dam, which protects S000 delegates had registered tonight
(Concluded on Page 2. Column 2.)
an electrical power house, went out
early tonight in the flood that is
sweeping Salt River valley, accord
ing to reports received here shortly
after 10 o'clock. Five additional
spans of Agua Fria bridge, 15 miles
west of Phoenix, also went out early
in the evening, observers report.
For the second time within the
past 24 hours, traffic over the South
Central-avenue bridge, just south of
Phoenix, was discontinued. It is con
sidered the longest concrete and ce
ment, bridge in the United States.
Water was running several, inches
deep over both approaches, it was an
nounced, and was rising at the rate
of seven inches an hour.
Heavy rains are reported in the
mountainous region which drains into
the Salt, Verde and Tonto rivers.
A Santa Fe train from the north,
the first in 36 hours, reached Phoenix
late tonight. ,
A local amusement park was inun
dated tonight and several structures
were bending under the pressure of
the high water.
Scores of reclamation employes and
county officials are working dili
gently to keep the flood waters free
of debris.
The epill over Granite Reef dam,
which regulates the flow through
Salt River valley, was reported at
eight feet,the highest in the history
of the dam, and to be rising rapidly.
A portion of the valley lowlands
already are inundated, but officials
declare! that all persons living in
the flooded territory had been warned
in ample time and were safe. The
sheriff's office answered a half dozen
calls for help. Two Japanese truck
gardeners, stranded on an island in
mid-stream of the Salt river, could
not be located after a party had
fought its way to the island.
Two other men, also marooned on
a flood-made island, refused to leave
their homes when the sheriff and his
deputies rowed their way to the
island.
The Verde river, one of the two
largest drain basins of the mountain
ous region east of Phoenix and the
valley, went up two feet between
and S o'clock, when the last reports
were received. The Salt river, fed by
the Roosevelt dam, also was reported
rising, but not to such a marked ex
tent. Alt bridges over the Salt river
are closed to traffic, the water being
several feet deep along the river
bottom.
At Roosevelt dam the water was
7.44 feet over the spillways and still
rising. The power house, nearly four
feet under water, baa been shut down.
State Engineer Thomas Maddock
dispatched a crew of men to the
Tempe bridge, 12 miles southeast of
this city, with a quantity of dynamite.
The men were instructed to dynamite
the bridge if the pressure became too
great.
A local stags line reported five
automobile stages stranded at iso
lated spots on the 'Apache trail be
tween Phoenix and Roosevelt dam.
wim no means of food and shelter.
The flood conditions of the many
creeks and streams to the Salt river
basin is due to almost continuous
rainfall during the past 60 hours, pre
ceded by heavy rains last week.
to attend the semi-centennial meet
ing of the department of superin
tendency of the National Education
association and 50 other policy-determining
bodies of the educational
field from all parts of the country.
Approximately 8000 delegates are ex
pected when the first meeting opens
Tuesday.
During the week many leading ed
ucators will discuss educational prob
lems and the convention will adopt
resolutions respecting solution.
The only meeting held today was a
conference of the committee on. na
tional emergency in education, repre
sentative of all groups of education,
which discussed the questions of
shortage and salaries of teachers and
the Smith-Towner bill to create a
secretary of education in the presi
dent's cabinet and a $100,000,000 an
nnal federal subsidy for public
schools.
Scores of educators and teachers oc
cupied Cleveland pulpits at services.
The problem of finding approxi
mately 50,000 well-trained teachers
to take positions either vacant or
filled with incompetents now, accord
ing to educators, and the question of
a minimum salary schedule of $1200
per annum for beginners and a max
imum of $2100 for the 600,000 ele
mentary school teachers receiving
$630 per annum, according to the re
port of the bureau of education, will
be the paramount topics before the
convention. Other important ques
tions will Include: Passage of the
Smith-Towner bill; universal military
training; health crusade throughout
the school systems including a con
crete programme for physical culture;
broadening of the Americanization
work as applied to schools and teach
ers; affiliation of teachers' organiza
tions with labor unions; necessity of
teaching patriotism In the public
schools, and whether a course in pa
triotism should be made a part of the
curriculum.
The Smith-Towner bill, creating an
additional federal cabinet position.
has caused much speculation among
delegates as to whether a man or
woman should be chosen if the bill
passes.
Among those mentioned as candi
dates for the position is Mrs. Mary C.
Bradford, superintendent of public In
structlon for Colored and-prst prcei
dent of the National Education asso
ciation.
Mrs. Bradford, when asked her opin
ion as to whether or not a demand. for
woman secretary of education
would be made, said
Whether a man or woman fills this
important position Is of small mo
ment.
It is my hope that the bill will
be enacted into law and that the first
secretary of education, whether man
or woman, may be Ideally fitted to
serve the nation."
Legion Services Rever
ence Dead Comrades.
HEART THROBS ARE EVOKED
Presentation of French Cer
tificates Brings Tears.
"OCCASION SOLEMN JOY'
Edgar B. Piper, In Address, Terms
Event One of Jubilation for
Heroie Sacrifices.
. Mother and Babe Die.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Feh. 22.
(Special.) Twenty-four hours after
Mrs. Rebecca Lakey succumbed to an
attack of influenza-pneumonia, ber
son, Benjamin, 18 months old, died of
the disease. The bodies were buried
together. The husband and father,
Levi Lakey, is recovering from pneumonia.
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ish Delegation.
CONSTANTINOPLE, "F eb. 33. The
newspapers today announced that
Tewfik Pasha, former grand vizier,
had been appointed to head the Turk
ish peace delegation, which will In
clude Naby Bey, former ambassador
to Rome: Mustapha Rechad. also a
former ambassador to Italy, and Hlk
met Bey, president of the chamber
of deputies. The delegation will
"If ye break faith with ui who die
We shall not sleep, tho' poppies blow
In Flanders field."
It was after the last strains of
'Star-Spangled Banner" had died with
the echo. The audience had filed out
of the auditorium, leaving only the
fathers and mothers and sons and
daughters of those who sleep be
neath the soil of France alone with
their thoughts and their memories.
A name was called. Cassius R.
Peck, commander of Portland post,
American Legion, held aloft a parch
ment a certificate of appreciation
from the French high commission
to an American youth who had
made the supreme sacrifice in the
forests of the Argonne. Down in
the second row a little old lady
stood to her feet. Her eyes glistened
with tears which came with her
memories. A boy scout paced down
the aisle and placed the parchment
in her hands. She clasped it to her
breast. Then her face lighted with a
bright, proud smile, for the parch
ment was to her a personal message
from the people of France telling her
that her boy had not died in vain.
Kim Are Remembered.
Then for nearly an hour the fath
era and mothers of Portland youths
who went to France never to return
sat in the almost empty auditorium
awaiting the call of their names in
order that they might receive these
certificates of . appreciation from a
grateful sister republic. And not until
the last certificate had been presented
did the memorial service to Portland's
hero dead come to a fitting close.
With prayer and eulogy and martial
music befitting the occasion, Portland
post, American Legion, conducted the
memorial service in reverence to its
comrades who died In France and In
order that certificates of appreciation
from the republic of France might be
presented to the surviving relatives.
Ashen Are Consecrated.
"No poor word of mine can en
hance or diminish the glory of those
boys whose sacred ashes have been
committed to the consecrated soil of
France," said Edgar B. Piper, who de
livered the eulogy.
"I would not strike the golden
chord of memory, of affection and of
gratitude which ties you to those
graves in France. France has sum
moned you here to pay its homage
and to acknowledge the service of
your sons. It is an occasion for joy.
not for tears; for proud and solemn
jubilation, not vain regret. I would
not say that we should rejoice be
cause your boys have served and died,
but I do say that we should be filled
with solemn pride in knowing they
were able to serve and that they died
in honor and sleep in peace.
"The message of France to you is
one of congratulation for the heroic
service given by your sons and broth
ers, and of thankfulness that you
gave them to France to do the things
which they did."
Efforts at Resuscitation Are of No
Avail; Witnesses Get Boat
and- Rescue Body,
A man about 55 years old, believed
to be Charles B. Whlttington, who
had worked intermltently for the
last 15 years as a salesman for
the Singer Sewing Machine company,
committed suicide last night shortly
after 7:30 o'clock by Jumping Into the
Willamette river from the Morrison
street bridge.
Rescue of the man was effected as
he came to the surface for the sec
ond or third time, but efforts to re
suscitate him were unavailing. Mem
bers of the police force worked for
some little time over the body, but
when unsuccessful in restoring life,
turned the body over to the coroner.
There were many pedestrians on
the bridge at the time Whlttington
made the junta. Eyewitnesses said
that he suddenly put his hands on
the railing and made the leap with
out warning. He was near the west
side of the river and on the north
side of the bridge at the time.
U Wheatley, 127 Union avenue,
and A. Whitaker, 404 East Thirty
r venth street, hastened to a nearby
boathouse and helped M. McMillan,
night manager of the place, put out
in a boat. They reached Whlttington
as he came up for the second time.
they thought. The impact of the
leap was believed to have contributed
to the man's death.
The Identification as Whlttington
was made by the police from papers
in the man's pockets. None of Mr.
Whittlngton's acquaintances has
identified the body. They said, how
ever, that he had been despondent
over poor health, and expressed no
surprise over his supposed suicide.
Mr. Whlttington worked for the
company's office at 110 Grand avenue.
He had one son.
MANIA PROMPTS ATTACK
Erzberger Thought to Be After
English Money.
BERLIN, Feb. 22.--"I was con
vinced that Erzberger was working
for English money for private gain
only" Ensign von Hirschfield yester
day told the court at his trial, when
asked the motive which actuated his
alleged attempt to murder the min
ister of finance.
The young officer admitted that
Dr. Karl Helfferich's pamphlet "Away
with Ene'nerger," served as one sourae
of his information, while other acts,
such as Herr Erzberger's change of
front on the question of annexation,
heightened his antlnscav.
He described the method of his at
tack, repeatedly asserting that he
had intended only to Injure Erzberger
so as to confine him to his bed for
several weeks.
Alienists who examined Ensign von
Hirschfield pronounced his act "the
deed of a fanatic suffering from
hallucinations."
Ensign von Hirschfield was sen
tenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
RIGHT OF mi IS CONCEDED
Peace Treaty and Other
Measures Sidetracked.
END STILL IS UNCERTAIN
Only Adverse Chances Are for Fili
buster or Presidec'lal Veto;
Leaders Are Hopeful.
TRANSP0RTJ3N WAY EAST
President Grant to Carry Czecho
slovak Troops to Homes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. The
army transport President Grant, for
merly a German liner and second only
in size to the Mount Vernon, now In
port, arrived here today from New
WASHINGTON, Feb. Final fight
on tha railroad BUI, ten month in
the making, will shift tomorrow to
the senate, with leaders predicting Its
speedy enactment by an overwhelm-
ng vote.
The conference report, a compro
mise whipped together from the fun
damentals of the Cummins and Kara
bills, fresh from the house with a
clean margin of (I votes, will be laid
before the senate Immediately after
the reading of Washington's farewell
address. It will have the right of
way over 'tha peace treaty and all
other measurer and, while the sentte
works according to Its own fancy. It
could concur with the lower branch
In half an hour or hold up tha bill by
filibustering methods until March I,
the date fixed by President Wilson
for return of the roads to private con
trol. Uaaarrr Thnaa-ht Panned.
But. having come through the hours,
admittedly the danger point. In the
view of advocates of the measure, the
general opinion among senators to
night was that no serious opposition
would develop and that the law under
which the roads will attempt to work
out their own salvation after the lonn
period of federal control, would be In
the hands of the president by tha
middle of the week.
There was wide discussion today
over the possibility of the wrecking
of the bill by a presidential veto.
There was considerable Interest In
the meeting her tomorrow of the
general committeemen of all the rail
way labor organizations to discuss
the president's proposal for settle
ment of wage grievances.
Organized labor mad its fight In
the house with varying success, ac
cording to the Individual views ot
members, While there still was much
talk about further efforts, designed
to reach the senate, there were -.
indications that organised labur
hoped to sway the senate to the
point of dofcatlng all railroad legl--'
lation. t
Veto, However, Passible.
Few members of the senate it
house were willing to go so far in
to predict that the bill might be
vetoed.
There was no doubt that the big
democratic vote cast against the bill
in the housfe was a surprise to re
publican leader and even to many
democrats, who had declared that
In framing railway reorganisation
American History Traced.
Mr. Piper traced the history of
America from the time that the strug
gling colonies, under the leadership
of George Washington, appealed to
France for succor in her darkest
hour of need; and of how Lafayette,
his heart touched by America's ap
peal for libefiy and freedom, crossed
the seas and made it possible for this
country to be freed from the yoke of
British domination and oppression.
He expressed his gratification that
the memorial services should be of
fered on the day which all America
sets aside to commemorate the natal
anniversary of George Washington,
because the bond which unites Amer
ica to France became one of ever
lasting friendship d gratitude when
France, through Lafayette, assisted
the American colonies to gain their
Independence.
"And Oius it is doubly fitting that
this day should be selected in order
that France might pay homage to
her sister republic and give due
recognition to the dead who sleep
beneath the soil of Flanders," he
said.
Peek Pays Tribute.
" Cassius R. Peck, post commander,
offered a feeling tribute to his dead
comrades as he outlined the purposes
for which the memorial service was
being held.
"The record of those deceased com
rades has been written into our na
tional history." he said. "The per
petuation of our American institu
tions is the perpetuation of their
records. Their willing sacrifice in the
promulgation of a principle is a ful
filled guarantee of freedom and lib
erty to the peoples of the world. The
old stars and stripes which they car
ried on foreign soil represents the in-
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S MaJlmum trm pert lure.
62 degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northeasterly winds.
Foreign.
Peaee conference today to dlscuvs trad
resumption with Russia. Page 2.
London papers arouaed over decision to
leave Constantinople to Turks, fag 2.
'atlonnl.
Gompers declares labor party would prove
to be detriment. Psgo 1.
Final fight on railroad bill shift to senate
today. Pace I.
Retail meat denlers warned to rcduc
prices. Page 1.
Domestic.
County in Michigan openly revolts against
dry law. Paga 1.
Chicago completely won over by lecturas of
Frank Branch Riley. Pago 4.
Floods threaten big dams in Arizona.
Page 1.
Eight thousand expected to attend edu
cational session In Cleveland. Page 1.
Hoax Is perpetrated by soviet Russia
Pago 4.
Pacific North west.
Fare A. Stelnmets. Portland, electer prea
t Ident ot Christian Endeavorera. Pago 3.
Dancer to fishing Industry revealed by
Washington commissioner. Page 3.
Wallace Is choice of Beattle Bourbons to
succeed Lansing. Page .
Sport.
Shannon's claims to coast title roll Eddls
Marino, rage o.
"Death Valley" Jim finds blr league
talent on coast. Page S.
1919 proves year of "big wind" in baseball
trading, rage .
Portland and Vicinity.
Memorial eulogy paid war heroes. Page 1.
Eleventh annual auto show opens tonight.
Pago 16.
Research may give Columbia baaln cheap
coal. Pago 11.
Retail merchants of Oregon go on record
as boosters tor oome inuuaines.
Pago 10.
February la called the month of great
men. Page IS.
Public asks more Interest on bonds.
Pa as 11.
Captain Hogan la back from war service.
Page 1.
Charles B. wnimngton commits sniciao
b" leaping irgra juvruwn hiuic
Palfl 1.
City pays tribute to nation' father.
Page 4.
Delay to bonus for veterans expected by
York, en route to the far east.
The vessel will coal here before legislation partisanship should not
proceeding to Kobe and Yokohama to 1 figure.
discharge 5000 tons of freight. From I
Yokohama she will go to Vladivostok . U. S. OWNERSHIP HELD DHL' AM
to aid in the repatriation of Czecho-
Slovak troop. iPomerene Raps Men "Whose Heads
Are Always Above Clouds."
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 Government
ownership as a solution of th na
tion' railroad problem Is being ad
vocated in this country by a class of
men "whose head are alway bov
the clouds and whove feet are never
on the ground," United Plates Sen
ator Pomeren of Ohio, declared in
an address her last night. He added
that it "would tak a mlrroacop of
greater magnifying power than any
heretofore made to discover on man
entertaining sorb, views who would
be entrusted with the management of
the roads."
"Let us remember," said Pomererm,
"that with an increa of passenger
rate approximating SO per cent and
n Increase of freight rates in ex
cess of 2S per cent in two years of
government operation, there I a net
los conceded of over $700,000,000 and
unliquidated claim held by th rail
roads for depreciation aggregating
1375.000.000. And, if the amount ulti
mately found to be du In thl behalf
ahould be only 2II-I per cent of
the total, it would add another f 1 1 .,
000.000 to th t700.000.000 of los al
ready admitted, making the total los
.825,000,000, or more than ft.OvO.000
per day during th period of govern
ment control."
New equipment for the roads I
required at once, Senator Pomeren
declared, adding that one of th
ablest railroad men in th country
estimated that 100.000 refrigerator,
coal, box and miscellaneous car ar
needed.
"Very few passenger coaches wr
bought In the last year," he said, "and
at present 4000 new car ar required
and 2000 new locomotive. Th se
gregate cost of this quipmnt, based
on present prices. Is about $723,000.
000. From $(00,000,000 to $1,000,000,
000 will b needed per annum for
several years to come."
The impression that th railroad
stocks ot the country ar owned by
men of great wealth la only partially
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