VOL. LIX NO. 18,337
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflce as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920
2G PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
CAILIM guilty
WORLD SHORTAGE OF
WHEAT IS FORECAST
STOCKS RECOVER
J QIC TURNOVER
Easy Call Loans and Big
Buying Credited.
WILSON'S NOMINATION
PREDICTED BY LEWIS
WIRELESS UNABLE TO
SPAN GAP TO MARS
PLEASES
MOB FORMS AT JAIL
WHERE NEGRO IS HELD
h a fi n i r j g
SAN REM0.COM
PERTURBS FRANCE
Plans Regarding Ger
many Held Dangerous.
LESSER COUNT
OLD GUARD
FANCY
CROP SURVEY. IX U. S. "SHOWS
THIRD TERM FORECAST MADE
BY EX-SEXATOR OF ILLIXOIS.
ATTEMPT OF U. S. ELECTRICAL
LYNCHING OF GIRL'S SLAVER
SUPPOSED PURPOSE.
ALARM IX G CONDITION.
EXPERTS IS FAILURE.
French ex-Premier Con
victed in Senate.
DEATH PENALTY IS AVERTED
Charge of High Treason Fi
nally Eliminated.
PRISON TERM POSSIBLE
Conviction Rests on Proof of "Com
merce "With Enemy" Carried
On In War Time.
PARIS, April 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Joseph Caillaux. for
mer premier of France and twice min
ister of finance, stands tonight con
victed of having placed his personal
political ambition .during the war
.higher than the interests ofthe coun
try that honored him and gave him
birth.
The vote for conviction was 150
to 91.
The charges of high treason and
intelligence with the enemy against
M. Caillaux were eliminated by a vote
of 213 to 28.
The court, by a vote of 128 to 110,
found that there were extenuating
circumstances in M. Caillaux' case.
Caillaux. while escaping conviction
for high treason, was found to have
been recklessly imprudent and very
close to treasonable ambitions, for
such is the interpretation of the ver
dict of "guilty of commerce and cor
respondence with the enemj'l' ren
dered today against him by the
French senate.
Verdict Flrat of Kind.
This is the first verdict of the sort
rendered in any of the allied coun
tries since the war began, "com
merce" as interpreted by the sena
tors who were the judges not mean
ing financial trading, but commerce
by means of common ideas, while
"correspondence" in- this particular
case is employed in the sense of asso
ciation. The senators entered Luxembourg
palace this afternoon determined to
finish the affair, which has" taken up
their time during the past three
months. After the court had dis
posed of 'the high treason charge and
that of "intelligence with the enemy"
and had declared its own sovereignty
in less than four hours, word was
passed that a decision was impending
and the Luxembourg gardens were
filled to overflowing in the neighbor
hood of the palace by dense crowds
and police reserves had to be called
out.
Treason Charge Eliminated.
The ballots followed one another
with great rapidity. The partisans
of the former premier were thrilled
with ipy and hope when the treason
charge was so promptly eliminated,
confidently predicted acquittal and
began to apportion among themselves
the portfolios in the cabinet which
Caillaux was expected to form within
six months after his release.
When they attempted to have the
senate refrain from establishing itself
as the highest constitutional author
ity, with power to find the accused
not guilty as charged, but guilty of
lesser offense, their enthusiasm
waned.
The doors of the deliberation cham
ber were closed, almost hermetically
ccalcd.
Neiae at Times Deafening.
At times the noise shouts and the
ringing of bells heard within the
chamber was simply deafening. It
seemed on several occasions as
though the deliberations might de
generate into a free-for-all fight. It
was a stormy scene, a jurors' room in
a criminal court building multiplied
by 20.
The verdict may mean a sentence
of five years' banishment for Cail
laux, which may, however, be dimin
ished to one year, according as ex
tenuating circumstances are found.
Incarceration in a fortress is another
sentence which may be pronounced
tomorrow when the high court re
convenes. It was the consensus of
opinion that the sentence would be
light and that the 28 months which
Caillaux has spent in ' jail and in a
sanitarium will be taken into consid
eration. Urf!i.e I Disconsolate.
The ex-premier's attorneys were
disconsolate over the verdict and
rushed in an automobile to the Neuii-
ly sanitarium to inform Caillaux of
the verdict. The defendant had re
mained in the sanitarium through the
day's sitting. Before tTiey started
away, however, M. Moutet said to the
Associated Press:
"M. Caillaux was convicted not for
what he has done, but for what he
might do were he allowed to go free."
Prior to this. M. Moutet had said,
In expressing his conviction, that the
senate would find extenuating circum
stances and that the sentence would
be light.
Liberty Held Defeated.
"The length of the sentence does
not matter. The fact that there is a
sentence at all means the defeat of
liberty of thought."
It seems probable that Caillaux will
be condemned to pay thi cost of the
trial, amounting to more than 800,000
'francs. Among these la a bill for In
vestigation in the United States, which
iConuiuaed on Page 4, Column 3.)
Department of Agriculture Urges
Necessity of Increased Plant
ing of Spring Grain.
OREGON7AX NEWS BCTtE AC Wash
ington. April 22. Alarming- condi
tions indicating a world shortage of
wheat and forecasting famine con
ditions unless a greater acreage of
spring wheat is planted in the United
States are pictured in a statement is
sued today by the department of ag
riculture Summarized, here are some of the
conditions presented by the depart
ment:.. There is a low production of winter
wheat, estimated at 483.617,000 bush
els, as against 731.636,000 last year,
with probable further reductions be
cause of winter killings.
The Hessian fly infestation will be
unusuatly severe over large are&s,
and the grasshopper menace is seri
ous in a large part of the great
plains.
The carry-over of 150.000,000 bush
els from last year's crop Is of low
milling quality, stocks on hand in
the three principal spring wheat
states are only balf as large as those
of last year.
Reports from spring wheat regions
indicate that farmers are reducing
their acreage.
The supply of hired farm labor is
72 per cent of the normal. The nor
mal wheat requirements of the
United States for consumption and ex
port are about 800.000.000 bushels; of
this only 483.617,000 bushels is indi
cated from the winter wheat crop.
World conditions do not indicate a
falling off in demand, though south
ern Russia is reported to have 50,
000,000 bushels for export: but there
is a question as to whether Russia
can export because of disorganized
conditions.
Australia has a short crop and is
prevented from exporting.
JAP EXCHANGES REOPEN
Market Closed on Account of Fi
nancial Stress Resume.
NEW YORK, April 22. The New
Tork branch of the Yokohama Specie
bank announced today that it had
received cable advices from Tokio to
the effect that the Toklo and Osaka
stock exchanges., as well as the silk
and rice exchanges, which had been
closed on account of financial con
ditions obtaining in Japan, were re
opened April 19. '
Further advices explain that the
"bank which closed its doors as the
result of financial conditions was
the Masuda bank of Osaka. Its
branches at Tokio and Nagoya were
also closed. The failure of the bank,
which has devoted Its activities to
financing brokers and to promotipg
new companies, was ascribed to the
overspeculatlon which has been go
ing on in Japan for some months.
$2,500,000 DAMAGE ASKED
Hyde Starts Another Suit Against
Kansas City Star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 22.
Suit for $2,500,000 was filed in the
circuit court here today against the
Kansas City Star by Dr. B. Clark
Hyde.
Dr. Hyde's suit is based on an
article printed in the newspaper July
23, 1919, telling of the dismissal of
another suit brought by Hyde against
the Star. Hyde asks ' damages of
8500,000 and punitive damages of
82,000,000,
Dr. B. Clarke Hyde was three times
tried on a charge of murder in con
nection with the death of Thomas" H.
Swope, a millionaire philanthropist of
Kansas City. The charge against him
was eventually dismissed.
REPEAL OF TEST URGED
Literacy Requirement for I rami
grants Meets Objection.
NEW YORK, April 22. Repeal of
the literacy test as applied to immi
grants will be recommended to the
house committee on immigration and
naturalization today, it was an
nounced last night by committee rep
resenting the national immigration
conference, recently held here under
auspices of the inter-racial council.
The delegation also will urge crea
tion of a federal board of assimilation
to co-operate with existing agencies
in work among the foreign born.
OFFICIALS TO DON DENIM
Pledge of "5 State Employes hi
Effect Monday.
SALEM, -Or.. April 22. (Special.)
j State officials and statehouse em
ployes have placed orders with R. B.
Goodin. state purchasing agent, for
more than 75 suits of khaki material
and it is expected that they will
arrive in Salem late in the week.
The pledge of officials and em
ployes to discard their regulation
business suits and don khaki, denim
or some other similar material be
comes effective next Monday.
LANDLORD PAYS PENALTY
Council Raises Valuation to Cor
respond With Rents.
DETROIT, April 22. A 100 per cent
increase in the assessed valuation, of
his property was the penalty imposed
by the city council today on Jacob
Shevitz, owner of a nine-family apart
ment house. "
He was accused by his tenants of
increasing their rents from 812.50 to
850 a month. " -
NEW YORK BEAR MOVE FAILS
Corn in Chicago Market
Fluctuates Wildly. .
EACH BREAK QUICKLY MET
Severe Declines in Hog Market
Keeps Provisions Mostly on
Downgrade; Lard Lowest Vet.
NEW YORK,, April 22. In marked
contrast to yesterday's heavy liquida
tion and continued selling pressure
in today's early dealings, the stock
market rallied sharply in this after
noon's trading with net gains of 2
to 20 points in the leading groups.
Transactions again approximated 2,
000,000 shares.
General Motors, Crucible Steel and
Baldwin Locomotive, with kindred
stocks in the automobile, equipment
and industrial tocks. all benefited
by the bound, the bulk of the day's
dealings being principally in those
issues. The turnover of about 160,000
shares of United States Steel eclipsed
all other stocks, resulting in a slight
gain after suffering an early loss of
2A points.
Rally Credited to Easy Loans.
The sudden upward swing was at
tributed to the easy rate for call
loans, which held at 7 per cent, and
also steady buying by substantial in
terests'. Holders of weakly margined
accounts were reported to be the chief
sufferers in the turbulent sessions of
the day before.
A decline in business from western
and southern points was reported by
commission houses. Further "correc
tive measures" imposed by the fed
eral reserve board was attributed to
liquidation at those centers.
Foreign exchange failed to respond
to the stock recovery. Rates on Lon
don and continental Europe showed
further reactions, sterling, according
to report, being again influenced by
renewed offerings for account of Jap
anese interests.
Japanese Eickutn Reopen.
The Tokio and Osaka stock ex.
changes and the silk and rice ex
changes, which had been closed on
account of financial conditions
throughout Japan, were reopened on
April 19, according to cable advices
received today by the New York
branch of the Yokohama Specie bank.
CHICAGO, April 22. Although corn
fluctuated wildly today, plenty of
buyers seemed to have regained poise
in regard to financial conditions. .The
effect was to bring abo'ut quick ral
lies from rvry serious new break in
corn values. ; Closing quotations, how
ever, were unsettled, ranging from
1 at the decline to 1 cent advance,
with May 81.66'., to 81.6? and July
$1.584 to 81.59.
Corn Selling; Orders Pile la.
At the outset the corn" trade was
confronted with a big accumulat'on
of bvernight selling orders and with
renewal of weakness In the New
York stock market. During the con
sequent tumult when business began
in the corn pit an extreme fall of 6
cents a bushel took place, with si-
(Concluded on Patye 4, Column X)
Political Issue of 192 0 Declared to
Be "Peace or War" Republic
ans Scored as Ungrateful.
WICHITA. Kan.. April 22. The
country must be prepared to see the
democratic convention at -San Fran
cisco nominate President Wilson for
a third term. J. Hamilton Lewis, for
mer senator from Illinois, told Kansas
democrats gathered here in state con
vention tonight.
"The country must be ready," he
said, "to see the convention at San
Francisco put Wilson as its candidate
before the nation as a protest against
the treaty of peace being tortured ina
a pact of revenge on nations, as
license of murder of men, and com
mand for raids and invasions upon
oppressed and suffering peoples."
The political issue of 1920 is to be
'peace or war," he said "the league
for world peace, or open license for
world war." The candidates must be
those who stand on the issue. If the
democrats are to oppose the league,
he suggested as suitable candidates
William Randolph Hearst, from the
east, or Senator James A. Reed from
the west.
The faults of the present admin
istration, he said, have been against
itself. President Wilson has refused
to create a party administration, he
declared, and has kept republicans in
office. Now, he said, these "captains
of political Job industry reward Wil
son's generosity by ingratitude of
conduct and insults and slander."
15 BILLS DISAPPROVED
Newspaper Association Condemns
Attacks on Lawful I Justness.
NEW YORK, April 22. The Amer
can Newspaper Publishers' associa
tion today adopted a resolution con
demning "efforts of labor to apply to
Industries of the country any system
or methods whereby labor shall dic
tate prices at which its employers'
goods shall be shown or whereby
competition shall be stifled." State
legislation to prevent such endeavors
was recommended. Various resolu
tions designed to save print paper
were adopted.
Fifteen bills pending in congress
were condemned as attempts to
abridge the lawful conduct of the
newspaper business.
JOHN DOE- PAPERS SERVED
Two Portland Prisoners to Be. Re
turned to Tacoma. ,.
SALEM. Or., April 22. (Special.)
Requisition papers issued by Governor
Hart of Washington asking for the
return to that state of John Doe
Brown and John Doe Young were
honored by Governor Olcott here to
day. The men are in Jail at Portland
and will be returned to Tacoma, where
they will face trial on a. charge of
grand larceny.
L. L. Berquist and E. J. Nix, state
agents from Tacoma, expect to leave
Portland tomorrow with their pris
oners. ROBBER WORKS 0PENL.Y
Eugene Dental Office Ransacked
While Woman Held at Bay.
EUGENE, Or., April 22. (Special.)
The local police are looking for a
short man about 40 years old who
was detected robbing the dental office
of Dr. R. M. Graves in broad day
light yesterday. As Dr. Graves' as
sistant came to work at 8 o'clock she
found the man ransacking the draw
ers in the office. He told her not
to move or say a word or he would
shoot and then slipped past ber and
out the door.
Tr. Graves says his loss in material
carried away is about 850.
AND AFTER TELLING HIM DISTINCTLY TO STAY AT HOME!
TUT, TUT'. ,vs e -NOR
VV.-rVSUK-.
ALONG!
Sounds From Hawaii, Berlin, South
America and England Carry to
Michigan Station.
GAMER RANCH. Cedar Creek. Neb.,
April 22. Dr. Frederick L. Millener
and Harvey Gamer, electrical experts,
failed in their efforts early-today to
catch a signal from Mars. The at
tempt will tre renewed tonight.
Waiting tensely beside what is prob
ably the largest wireless apparatus
ever constructed. Gamer listened
throughout the iright and far Into the
early hours of this morning for -a
sound never yet heard by man and
which. If received, would carry man's
domain across inter-stellar space to
the fields of Mars.
Time and again Dr. Millener re
duced the wave lengths of the great
machine so that stations of the short
er distance, such as the Hawaiian
islands. - Berlin, South America and
England, could be ut-ed to test the
wires. The code came flowing In
clear and metallic. Then as the long
wage inductance, the 20,000-meter
coupler and the aerial were swung
into the current and the wave grad
ually lengthened all the notes of the
scale sounded higher until the high
est tone passed beyond hearing and
rabove the range of earthly wireless.
At this point the message anticipated
by Marconi might be heard. Yet no
sound came except the broken clatter
of static disturbances, which crashed
along the line during the earlier
hours of the night. Toward morn
ing these sounds ceased and no mes
sage came through the nickel-plated
receivers.
As dawn broke, the seance ended
and Dr. Millener and Gamer gave
over their first effort to pierce the
infinite.
90TH BIRTHDAY REACHED
Isaac Froinan Still Resides on
Original DonatlomLand Claim.
ALBANY, Or.. April 22. (Special.)
Isaac R. Froman celebrated his 90th
birthday this week at his home five
miles east of Albany. He resides on
the original donation land claim on
which lie filed when he crossed the
plains to Oregon, in 1852, and on
which he has lived continuously for
the past 68 years.
Mr. Froman was born in Danville,
111., April 19, 1830, and crossed the
plains to this state when 22 years of
age. He has taken an active part in
the .upbuilding of Linn county. He
ha-lIchnffrenTTvTng.--.-
MONOLITH TO BE ERECTED
Sfoncy for Memorial Presented to
Secretary Daniels.
WASHINGTON. April 22. On be
half of the Dover patrol War memo
rial fund and the English-Speaking
union. Major John Wrench, secretary
of the union, has presented to Sec
retary Daniels a check for 6000, al
lotted to this country out of the gen
eral fund for the erection of a memo
rial to the association of the British
and American navies in the mainte
nance of the Dover patrol.
The fund will be used in the erec
tion of a monolith at the entrance of
New York harbor.
AUTO TIPS; RANCHER DIES
Body of C. L. Howell or Klamath
Falls Found Under Machine.
"KLAMATH FALLS. Or., April 22.
(Special.) C. L. Howell, a rancher,
was killed instantly when his auto
overturned last night on the road
south of here.
School children today found the
body beneath the wrecked car. He
leaves a widow and five children.
Lowden Second Choice
of Stalwarts.
CAPITOL RECORDS APPEAL
Removal of White House Con
trol Sought.
SECOND M'KINLEY HOPE
Ohio Senator Has Handicap in
Anti-Roosevelt Speeches
of Old Days.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
WASHINGTON", April 22. Senator
Harding will not appear in another
iprimary until April
In Ohio, and
Governor Lowden not until May 4 in
Indiana. It is, therefore, an appro
priate time to consider the relative
positions of these t woPandidates. who
represent in -ilfferent degrees the
stalwart wing of the republican party.
Of the two men, Senator Harding is
a little more truly the favorite of the
old stalwart eliment than Governor
Lowden. The old guard would accept
Lowden and would even be fairly
happy with him as the candidate; but
Harding would give them that sense
of affectionate comfort that goes with
a well-worn shoe.
Harding and Lowdon'both have one
qualification which the old guard in
sists upon; both have served in con
gress. But Hai-dinar has this qualifi
cation to a graater degree than Low
den. Harding's service is of the pres
ent. He Is in the senate' now and in
daily association with many of the
oid guard leaders. Lowden's service,
on the other hand, was in the lower
house, and took place more than ten
years ago.
Sound Reason In Prrrrrrare.
From the point of view of this
group, who may be called the elder
statesmen of the republican party,
there is not only sound sentiment but
also snun.f ra.son in their preference
for a mun who has served In the leg
islative branch of the government. It
is the aim of the republican party
perhaps the first among their aims
that the center of power In the gov
ernment shall measurably be brought
back from the Whlre House to the
capitol. They war.t the center of
power back where it was In the days
of McKinley.
Since McKlnley's day two powerful
personalities even wilful personali
ties from the. point of view of the re
publican old guard namely. Roose
velt and Wilson, have taken more and
more power ani prestige away from
congress and lodged it in the White
House. The republican leaders be
lieve with sincere conviction that this
has been a harmful process, and that
the evil of it was never more appar
ent than during the last year or two
of the Wilson udmir istr Hon.
It, Is because they have assured con
fidence that with Harding in the
White House there would be complete
and happy harmony between the
White House and Harding's old asso
ciates in the senate It is because of
this that the more Important of the
old republican leaders would like to
see Harding president. They are sure
that Harding would be another Mc
Kinley. equable in temperament, in
clined to put power and responsibility
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s s
Indiana poll Police Reserves Are
Called for Guard; Aged .Man
Attacks Patrolmen.
INDIA.VAPOLIS. April 22. A mob.
estimated at approximately 300 men.
gathered eurlv touiaht at the Marion
county jail, supposedly planning
attempt to' lynch William Ray, col- j
ored, who confessed early this morn- !
ing to the murder of 14-year-old Mar
tha Huff on Monday evening. All the I
polices reserves nave been called for
guard duty.
The first arrest, was made at 8:30 I
o'clock, when a man giving his name
as John Gilson, 63 years old. is said
to have attacked one of the patrol
man guarding the Jail. The police
attempted to disperse the mob. but
their numbers steadily increased.
CARS CARRY WOMEN ONLY
Tacoma Puis on Special Service
Following Complaint.
TACOMA. Wash., April 22. (Spe
cial.) The city will operate a Wo
men's Special on the municipal car
line. It will make two trips daily
between the city and the industrial
plants on the tideflats where the
women are employed, carrying women
only.
The girls complained of the cars,
which were dirty after thousands of
workmen were carried to their shifts
on them. Likewise the cars savored
of strong tobacco fumes. Because of
theSe requests for better accommoda
tions. Commissioner Harrison had
added the Women's Special.
SIMS' CHARGES DENIED
Requests Declared Never Held Up
by Navy Department.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Recom
mendations and requests from Rear
Admiral Sims were never "held up"
in the navy department, but were
acted upon as soon as the general sit
uation permitted. Captain Fratt, for
mer assistant chief of operations, to
day told the senate investigating
committee.
In further denial of Sims' charge
that action on his recommendations
and requests was delayed. Pratt said
a special system was used by the de
partment to facilitate the handling
of Sims' messages. '
WOMAN, SHOCKED, SUES
$10,000 Damages to Nerves Al
leged While Using Washer.
. YAKIMA. Wash., April 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Edna Close of Grandview
has filed suit In the superior court
here against the Pacific Power &
Light company, asking damages of
810,000 for injury to her nerves from
the effects of an electric shock whicn
she declares she suffered while oper
ating an electric washing machine.
She alleges that the shock was due
to a sudden increase in the intensity
of the electric current furnished by
the defendant company.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wmlhrr.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature
ol Uegreeii; minimum, US decrees.
TODAY'S Fair: warmer during after
noon; westerly winai.
Foreign.
Aggresslve intent in Siberia denied br
Japanese. Page 7.
Allies respect President Wilson's objection
lo riving Smyrna lo ureece. Pace
Former French premier convicted for com
merce with enemy in war time. Page 1.
National.
Choice of republican old guard lies between
Lowden and Harding tor president.
Page 4.
World shortage of wheat forecast in de
partment of agriculture etatement.
Page 1.
Overalls paraders. merely seeking notorie
ty, denounced by Texas representative.
Page 19.
Domestic.
New York stock market rallies with big
turnover. Page 1.
Wood holds strong place in two states.
Page 1.
Wilson's nomination for third term pre
dicted. Page 1.
Effort to signal Mars Is failure. Page 1.
Plan urged to end trouble with Japan.
Page 1.
Mob form': .iail where negro slaver is
held. Page 1. .
Pacific Northwest.
Sixty workers obtain state physco-therapv
aid. Page 7.
Troops on way to guard mines at Butte.
Page 4.
Poindexter gains powerful quintet of party
leaders. Pag 19.
Only two contests develop in Linn county
primaries. Page 5.
Sports-.
Coast league results: Los Angeles 4. Port-
land o: Sacramento 4. Vernon 3: Salt
T.ake 7, Oakland 4; San Francisco 5,
Seattle 2. Page 14.
Thompson coaxes jaw back Into place,
f-ge 14.
Oregon nine leaves on northern Invasion.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon hop market advances to dollar
point. Page 16.
Wall-street stocks recover from Wednes
day's slump. Page 17.
Sharp rally in grain markets at Chicago.
Page 17.
Three vessels chartered to load wheat or
flour here for Europe. Page 16.
Portia d and Vicinity.
H. H. Herdman to bead local safety coun
cil. Pago 8.
Tax la now proposed as streetcar relief
measure. Pag 13.
City Improvement " to reach high mark.
Pago -.
Wilson enthusisst out with leaflet urging
third term. Page 9.
Trial wlts while Judge Belt enjoys base
ball game. Page 19.
Women busily scan political horizon.
Page 19.
I District-Attorney Evans scores leniency to
: . r-- "n
Election conflict rages In chamber of com
merce. Page 10.
PREMIER'S STAND SUPPORTED
Peril Seen in Lloyd George
Nitti Combination.
TURK PROBLEM HUGE ONE
Paris Paper Wants (o Know Where.
Troops to .Make Treaty Effect
ive Are Coming From. ,
(Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub.
llhed by Arrangement.)
PARIS. April 22. tSpccial Cable.)
Premier Millerand's continued firm
stand at the San Remo conference is
finding wholehearted support in the,
French press through the correspond
ent of the Paris newspapers, among
them Pertlnax of the Echo de Paris.
Telegraphing to their journal, they
poin out that the Lloyd George
Nitti combination is still dangerous.
Pertinax remarks that Premier
Nitti "carries in his pouch an econom
ic manifest to prove the solidarity of
the European nations, including Rus
sia and Germany."
Furthermore, says the French writ
er, Fremier Nitti lias sent an ambas
sador to Berlin, while, in the attempt
to force thfslcomplete disarmament of
all countries despite the threatening
attitude of .Germany, he has an
nounced a reduction of the Italian
army of 200,000 badly trained sol
diers. I.lttlr Cordiality otcd.
In depicting the UTe of delegates to
the conference, rer Una- shows tha.t
little cordiality ex.it.ts between them.
He Fays:
"They live coniined in their re
spective hotels and meet only during
an official sitting. To cite but one
example, the French ambassador at
Ropie. Camllle Brreie. who knows
Lloyd George very well, has met the
British' premier only one. 'Cncordta.1
conversations' would be a more ex
act description of the San Remo
meetings.' .
As for the Turkish treaty, he says:
"The work of the conference on the
Turkish problem runs the risk of be
ing fruitless."
To put theTurkish treaty in effect
Marshal Foch demanded 27 divisions.
So far the only reply the conference
has received came from Greece, which
orfered 100.000 men. "Where are the
rest coming from now?" asks Per
tinax. News Far From Satisfactory.
The Temps tonight declares that
the news from San Remo is far from
satisfactory to the French public, and
says: "France, which has made such
great sacrifices in favor of inter
allied solidarity, regrets there is such
a contrast between the collective)
steps being taken in Berlin and the
discussions on the Riviera. Why these
discussions if we came to accord to
take this step in Brlin. and what is
the use of this step if it Is followed
by these discussions?
"The French public wants to know
this, and, without having any preten
sions to penetrate the secrets of the
supreme council, it asks itself two
other questions:
"Why is the deliberation over the
Turkish treaty mixed up with discus
sions relating to the execution of the
treaty of Versailles?
Dnnster Sera 1st Urrmasr,
"The French public also wants to
' know something else. It is heard
that at San Remo, while there is talk
of the disarmament of Germany, there
is also much talk of making -things
easy for Germany and of uplifting
Germany. The French public wants
to know what ' is this Germany of
which the allied governments are
; speaking. We. for our part, think
there are in Germany forces which
menace peace."
SUGAR MEETING CALLED
Refiners Asked to ConTer on Sit
uation Affecting Prices."
WASHINGTON. April 22. Sugar re
ft fincrs were asked today by the de
i partment of Justice .to come here Mon-
day for a conference to discuss "the
general situation affecting sugar sup
plies and prices."
Howard Figg. assistant to the attorney-general,
in charge of the price
reduction campaign, said he proposed
to go thoroughly into every phase of
the sugar situation. He would not
discuss details. It is understood ttrat
the foreign market will be studied
with a view to determining methods
for Increasing Imports.
13 PLANES ARE ASSIGNED
Forest Patrol Machines ArriTe at
March Field, Cal.
RIVERSIDE. Cal., April 22. De
tailed to forest patrol duty in the
northern part of California. 13 army
airplanes, commanded by Colonel H
L. Watson, commander of the Ninth
I ICIU 34.mvi, ..... .i - ni Ll! iieiu
j here today from Rockwell field. San
1 Die?ro.
Each was manned by a crew of
j two. the total of 2S men consisting
of 18 pilots and eight enlisted men.