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PQIJTLAN'D OREGON, TUESDAY, ..APKir. 27, 1020
" TRICE FIVE CENTS
OLD POLITIM
BEWAILS CHANGE
U. S. AGENTS CONFER
WITH SUGAR DEALERS
POLITICS CHARGED
IW SHIPPING PHP
Palmer Declarer Be
Making Play f Votes.
SCIENTIST SUGGESTS
WORLDS ARE MILLION
PEOPLE SEEING RED,
. IS JUDGE'S OPINION
NEW JERSEY. HAS
LIMELIGHT TODAY
TRANS-OCEAN PHONE
TO DISPLACE CABLE
ALLIES THREATEN
TO ADVANCE LIES
Council Issues Note of
Warning to Germany.
"WHOLE SITUATION" IS DIS
CUSSED WITH BEFI'ERS. '
MYRIAD OTHER - UNIVERSES
, . THOUGHT TO EXIST.
ADVICE G1VEX ALIENS RE
LEASED OX BAIL.
OLD . SYSTEM SOON M AY BE
RENDERED OBSOLETE.
Prohibition, Women and
Primary Blamed.
WASHINGTON INTEREST KEEN
Convention Looks Like Rati
fication of Slate. '
DELEGATES OUT IN FORCE
Dissatisfaction Apparent, but Will
Kfquire CountcrOrganization
to Get Desired Results.
BVn. G. fALLVERT.
B E LL T NG II A Wash., April, 26.
(Staff Correspondence.) One of the
old warhorses here to, attend the re
publican state convention remarked
today that three things had taken all
the fiyi out of politics. The three
are: Direct primary, prohibition and
woman suffrage. ; Still there is no ap
parent lack of interest in tomorrow's
event if attendance is a true indica
tion. The delegations from all parts
of the state are here In force. Evi
dently they expect fun or excitement
t of some sort.
But there is a change from the old
days when candidates for state office
and for congress were nominated. The
position of delegate to the national
convention was then considered a
worthy honor, but any suggestion
tliat steering committees foregather
several days in advance aiid that cau
cuses and recaucuscs be held over the
mere selection of delegates as has
been done in the present instance
would have been heard with derision.
There would have been steering
committee conferences and delegation
caucuses and recc.ucuses. but they
would have concerned largely the
nomination of candidates for paid of
fices. Places as delegates would have
been dispensed in some Instances as
consolation prizes and in others as
secondary honors to be conferred on
those who could afford to gd and
woufu" creditably represent the state
and the wishes of the party.
Primary Klevatea Delegates.
The direct primary by taking state
and congressional nominations out of
the-convention's hand's has raised se
lection, of delegates to the nth impor
tance. And as the old-timer contem
plates the situation and compares it
with the past, it is small wonder that
' he remarks that the direct primary
has taken the fun out of politics.
Then there is the whirl of the hotel
lobby. Formerly the rank and file
who came formally to indorse the
work of the steering committees,
had the consolation when they had
nothing better to do, of indulging in
ardent spirits. Now they stand first
on one foot, then the other, and
await caucus calls or the reports from
some room upstairs where steering
committees are solemnly and some
times neateaiy at work deciding on
w hat shall be done about Mine mat
ter, which really does not amount
to a gi'eat deal after alL
Women Delegates Inquisitive.
How woman suffrage has taken
the fun out of politics I have not
learned definitely. Possibly it is the
necessity imposed by gallantry to the
sex of giving the inquiries and sug
gestions of the women delegates po
lite attention. Your true convention
leader can shut off the inquisitive-
ness of a male delegate in short
order and, on the whole, be admired
for it by the-same male delegates.
But, with the women delegates, it is
hat in hand and' smiles and bows
"from the accosted director of politi
cal destinies, and it is sweating and
fuming toy delayed conferences while
the important member is thus way
laid. This is probably what the
sapient warhorse quoted above had In
mind. But it is only the warhorses
who are restive under modern ' re
straints and reforms. The younger
fellows who never had experience In
a really turbid, convention are con
tent with the importance of their
duties.
Ratification Is Outlook.
The indications at this writing are
that" tomorrow's performance will be
but a ratification meeting. The dele
gate slate has been . prepared and
those who have prepared it pronounce
Jt unbreakable. Nevertheless, there is
some dissatisfaction. Many late
comers who had a part in naming
, steering committees now announce
that they opposed on principle to
being steered. But the only way to
break combination is to organize a
counter organization. That . has not
yet been done. So the outlook is for
the selection of the following aele
gates-at-large: C. Barnett of Ana-
cortes, George H. Walker of Seattle,
K. JV. Condon of Port Gamble and
Thaddeus Lane of fpbkjne. (
King county, in the first district,
has indorsed Captain F. L. Colvin and
W. T. Laube as delegates. The second
district, it is, believed, will send H.
Perry Miles of Everett and Frank I.
Sefrit of Bellingham. The third dis
trict is eaid to be behind Mark Reed
of Shelton and M. L. McFhatl of Ray
mond. The choice of the fourth dis
trict is reported to be F. S. Dement,
Walla Walla, and X. C. Richards, Yak
ima. The fifth district is backing
Charles Hebberd of Spokane and W.
I,on Johnson of Colville, It is said.
. About 60 delegates from King coun-
.Concluded on Pase 5, Column 1.) '
"Mncli Talking but no Action" Is
Comment of Business Delegates.
Officials Are SllenU
WASHINGTON ' April 16. Repre
sentatives of large sugar refineries
and department of justice officials
conferred here today, but progressed
no further than discussion of the
"whole sugar situation," they'said..
Meanwhile reports persisted that
another" rise" in sugar prices was in
prospect.
Howard Figg, assistant attorney
general and in charge of the price-reduction
campaign, would not discuss
proceedings of the .conference. Before
it met he said the question of prices
would be taken up only In Its rela
tion to the obtaining of sufficient
sugar stocks to meet the demand. It
developed tonight, however, that
much of the day's discussion bore on
prices.
Refiners in attendance said there
had been "much talking but no ac
tion." Government officials who at
tended refused to divulge the subjects
debated, nor would they indicate what
efforts were under consideration' to
ward halting a. further skyrocketing
in prices. Refiners declared they
could not guarantee adequate supplies
without further increases. The ab
normal demand for sugar has forced
them into hard competition with for
eign buyers, they said.
Mr. Figg's efforts "in connection
with the sugar situation have been
directed at developing sources of sup
ply which will prove sufficient to
meet requirements. He was said to
have asked refiners to make a survey
of the world's visible supply and for
a statement of the amount of their
stocks. None of the refiners were
said to have even "normal" supplies,
but the amounts held were not dis
closed. "
HARBORS BILL IS PASSED
Total Raised to $24,000,000 by
Senate Sent to Conference.
WASHINGTON. April 26. The riv
ers and harbors bill was passed today
by the senate after it had been
amended so as to make the total
$24,000,000 as against the $12,000,000
in the house- bill $20,000,000 rec
ommended by the senate commerce
committee.
The measure, approved .without a
record vote, goes to conference, where
a fight is expected.
Both houses agreed to the general
principle of a lump sum appropriation
rather than specific grants for various
projects. No new work was author
ized. -
. At the request of Senator Reed,
democrat of Missouri, Senator Harri
son sought to amend the lyll to make
tne total isi.uuv.uuu, but this lost,. 28
to 26. Senator Harrison then proposed
$24,000,000, which was accepted, 34 to
22, after long discussion.
DR. SHELTON AT VICTORIA
Missionary Long Captive of Chinese
Bandits on Way Home,
v VICTORIA. B. C. Aprii 26. Dr. A.
L. Shelton, ' American missionary in
southern China for 15 years, who
was held captive by Chinese bandits
in Yunnan from January 4 to March
12, during which time he had some
frightful experiences, arrived in Vic
toria today with his wife and two
daughters, Doris and Dorothy, on
board the liner, Empress of Asia. He
and his family disembarked here and
proceeded to Seattle and Cincinnati.
Dr. Shelton had planned a trip to
Llassa. and was on his way to Yun
nan Fi with his family from his sta
tion in Batang when captured by
Yang Tien-Fuh's bandits. He plans
to return to the far east vand re
sume his missionary work -among the
Thibetans.
SACRAMENTO SHOWS GAIN
Population Increase of 47.3 Per
. Cent Over 1910 Reported.
. WASHINGTON, April 26. Census
reports made public today were: Sac
ramento, Cal., 65,857; increase 21,161
or 47.3 per cent.
Shawnee, Okla., 15,348; - increase
2874, or 23 per cent. ' .
Hibbing, Minn., 15.089;
6237, or 70c8 per cent.
Virginia, Minn., 14,022;
increase
increase
3349. 33.9 per cent.
Niles, Ohio. 13,080; increase 4719, or
564 per cent.
East Youngstown, Ohio, 11,237; in
crease 6265, or 126 per cent:
LAND REGISTERS NAMED
William R. Canon Is to Take
Charge of Roseburg; Office.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Nomina
tions of registers, of land offices sent
to the senate today by President Wil
son included: ,
William H. Canon at Roseburg, Or.;
George A. C. Rochester at Seattle,
Wash.; John L. Wiley at Spokane,
Wash., and Richard Strobach at
Yakima, Wash.' !
The president also nominated Sydney
S. Beggs to be receiver of public
moneys at Waterville, Wash.
BRITONSFIGHT ARABIANS
y . -
Clashes Reported to Have Taken
Place in Palestine.
CAIRO. April 26. Fighting Is re
ported as taking place between Arabs
and British, troops In Palestine.
No details have been received.
GOVERNMENT ASKS RECORD
Demand Is Made for Right to
See Books of Companies.
U. S. AGENTS ARE ACCUSED
Companies Deny Tbcy Put Ob
stacles in Way of Investigators,
But Assert Task Is Huge.
Direct charges that the present de
partment of justice investigation of
local shipyards Is Inspired by certain
politicians in Washington. D. C. who
are seeking to further, the presiden
tial ambitions of Attorney General
Palmer were made in open court yes-'
terday before Federal Judge Bean by
Dan J. Malarkey, of counsel for the
Northwest Steel company and the Co
lumbia River Shipbuilding corpora
tion. 1
This accusation was made by the
corporation counsel in the course of
an argument resisting the govern
ment's demand for the production of
all books and records of these two
corporations before the federal grand
Jury which is now in session.
Political Motive Charged.
."This is one gigantic fishing expe
dition; nothing more and nothing
less," he challenged. . "They ar try
ing to create an atmosphere of sus
picion against these Portland institu
tions which did more than their part
in helping to win. the war, and they
are attempting to get possession of
all our records to see if, perchance.
they can't get something on which
to hang -ft criminal indictment in or
der to help somebody's presidential
campaign."
As soon as court opened yesterday
morning, united States Attorney
Humphreys filed a motion asking that
the court issue a subpoena duces te.-
cum, requiring the Northwest Steel
company and the Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation to produce
all their records before the grand
jury. .. Arguments by opposing coun
sel were continued throughout the
day, and when court' adjourned at 4
o'clock in the afternoon Judge Bean
took the motion under advisement.
He did not indicate when a' decision
might be expected. '
Government Chargea Fraud.
The motion of the United State at
torney demanding the production of
these corporate records was support
ed by, affidavits signed by George G.
Wheeler, a special agent in the bu
reau of. 'nvestigation of the depart
ment of justice, of which Attorney-
General Palmer, democratic presiden
tial candidate, is the head..
The affidavit of Agent Wheeler al
leged, on information and belief, that
he had cause to believe that much of
the $596,000 paid to the Columbia
River Shipbuilding corporation and
the $260,000 paid to the Northwest
Steel company in bonuses were fraud
ulently obtained. The affidavits fur
ther alleged, on Information and be
lief, that nearly $1,000,000 paid to
the Northwest Steel company in con
struction extras likewise was fraud
ulently obtained. No specific charge
of ,rhy alleged commission of any
-eflme was contained in either affi
davit or written motion.
Two lengthy affidavits resistlng'the
Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
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Astronomers Differ as to Extent of
Universes, Glimpses of WhicU
Sometimes Are Seen.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Whether
there is one great universe, perhaps l
ten times as large as commonly be
lieved, or a million "island" universes
similar to that of which the earth
is a part, was discussed at tonight's
session of the annual meeting of the
National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Heber D. Curtis of Lick ob
servatory, California, defended the old
idea that the milky way connected
practically all the stars, all the plan
etary and diffused! nebulae and the
star clusters. He said such a uni
verse was "relatively small." being
less than 39,000 light-years in diam
eter and not more than 3000 light
years in thickness. He reminded his
hearers, however, that light travels
186.000 miles a' second.
Dr. Harlow Shapley of the Mount
Wilson solar observatory, advanced
the theory of a tgalaxy of stars'ten
or more times larger than the milky
way. -Beyond this galaxy, he de
clared, there undoubtedly, are other
universes, the only traces of which
appear as dim star clusters through
the telescope.
Another discussion concerned twins
in the human family. Dr. C. B. Dav
enport of Ihe Carnegie institute pre
sented a study showing that about 1.1
per cent of human births were plural
and that twins are especially apt to
occur in families of which the mother
or father, or both, have close blood
relatives who were twins.
RISE FIXED FOR OFFICERS
Conferees Agree On Increased Pay
for Army and Navy Men.
WASHINGTON, April 26. A com
plete agreement on the army and
navy pay bill, was reached by house
and senate conferees today, who de
cided on increases for officers.
First lieutenants, lieutenant-colo
nels and colonels in the army, and
lieutenants, junior grade; command
ers and captains in the navy will re
eeive an increase of $600 annually;
majors and lieutenant-commanders
$840, army captains and lieutenants,
senior grade. In the navy $720 and
second lieutenants and ensigns $420
The increase will be retroactive from
January 1 last, and will remain in
effect until June 30, 1922. -
CHILE GETS 5 WARSHIPS
One Drcadnaught in Contingent
Obtained From Britain.
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 26. Five
warships will be added to the Chilean
navy as a result of negotiations be
tween the Chilean and British gov
ernments. Chile has decided to ac
cept the offer by Great Britain of
one dreadnought, four torpedo-boat
destroyers of 1800 tons each and a
transport.
Previous dispatches have indicated
that the dreadnought in question is
the Canada, one of the two battle
ships originally built for Chile In
England, both of which the British
requisitioned for the war. The other
vessels are taken by' Chile to replace
the second dreadnought.
MRS. GOULD LISTS RIVALS
Summonses for Two Co-respon
dents in Divorce Suit l'iled.
NEW YORK, April 26. Edith Kel-
ley Gould, who last wcek brought suit
for separation agaiDst Frank Jay
Gould, today filed summonses in a
suit for divorce, naming two co-re-sDondents.
- The plaintiff, from whom Mr. Gould
last year obtained a divorce in Paris,
set forth that acts of which she com
plained "'did not occur more than five
years ago."
. .... i -i- . ;
Court Thinks . Violent Socialist
Propaganda - Would Never Be
More Foolish Than Now.
BOSTON. Aprll'2. The American
- people arc seeing red these days.
udge G. W. Anderson said in thef
United States district court today- He
was advising Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Col-
yer. alien radicals, seeking to stay an
order for deportation issued by the
immigration authorities, on their con
duct while at liberty under bonds.
"It seems to me," he .added, "that
violent socialistic propaganda would
never be more foolish than now. To
speak colloquially. I wo-uld'nt run my
head against a stone wall if I were
you. t ,
"A good share of the American peo
ple seem lacking in historical per
spective and a sense of humor. I be
lieve in free speech, free printing and
free assemblage, but, as St. Paul said.
be moderate in all things." If 1 were
an ardent socialist I would keep still
for a few months."
Judge Anderson suggested that the
radicals might well take a leaf from
the book of the prohibition advocates.
The 18th amendment." he said, "is in
some ways the most astounding thing
ever done in'American politics. It was
revolutionary, and you socialists might
well take example from the Anil-
Saloon league."
Judge Anderson directed that the
couple "must not take any active part
in the communist party." "Give it a
vacation for a few months." he said.
The Colyers accepted release on bail
under the conditions stipulated by the
court.
SMELT RUN DRAWS MANY
Crest Not Passed Say Wardens.
Homes Welcome Fish.
Throngs of Portland citizens again
flocked to the Sandy river- yesterday
to fish "for smelt, which are now
going upstream to spawn. Game
wardens predict that the run will
last four or five days more. The
crest of the wave had not passed
yesterday.
One use for the surplus quantity of
the fish in town was found yester
day when some were taken to the
Mann home and proved a welcome
delicacy. St. Joseph's Home for the
Aged, the institutions under the di
rection of the Pacific Coast Rescue
and Protective society and numerous
other charitable establishments, it was
learned from the super'ntendents.
could use some of the smelt.
$1728 , STUCK TO LEG
Robbers Get Wad From Sailer but
Go to Prison for 8 to 2 0 Years.
NEW YORK. April 26. The story
of how two Milwaukee robbers stole
$1728 attached with court plaster to
a sailorman's leg, was told today in
court when the robbers, Frand Frator
and John Defranza. were senfenced to
Sing Sing for from eight to 20 years-
Frank zic, the sailor, it seems was
afraid of banks. He plastered his
money to his person. The robbers
learned of his secret and went to
work, one covering him with a revol
ver, while the other cut off the legs
of his trousers.
$3000 EACH CHILD COSTS
Court Asked to Raise Allowance
to $5000..
NEW YORK. April 26. The liigh
cost of children caused Mrs. C. P.
Siems to appeal to the surrogate's
court today to allow her $5000 a year
from the estate of her late husband
for each of her three young children,
in addition to the $23,000 which she
receives as her own share.
Notwithstanding rigid economy,
each child last year cost $3000, the
petition said.
Interest Centers in Once
Pivotal State.
CLOSE RACE IS-PREDICTED
Wood Apparently "Has Edge
On Senator Johnson.
NEW FACTOR INTRODUCED
Latest of Soldier Organizations
Promises to Cause Leaders In
Both Parties to Take Notice.
OP.EGOMAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April 26. With 146 dele
gates to be chosen to the republican
national convention this week, in
terest is mainly in the contest in
New Jersey tomorrow.
Hearing the discussion of tomor
row's event in New Jersey one might
conclude that New Jersey Is actually
to' decide the outcome of the Chicago
convention, such statements as this
being characteristic:
"Leonard Wood etands or falls by
the result in Jersey tomorrow."
"Hiram Johnson is facing the test
of his campaign tomorrow. If he
loses New Jersey it is good-bye
Hiram."
Indiana AUo Pivotal.'
After the contest in New Jersey
Is finished and the result is an
nounced one may expect to hear it
stated very positively that "Indiana
will tell the story." The fact is that
nothing will tell what is going to
happen except the ballots cast by the
delegates assembled at Chicago and
they may take several or many votes
before, the Btory Is told. -
There is no tiueslioning the import
ance of tomorrow's vote In New Jersey
and it was admitted tonight that it
looks like a tight race between Leon
ard Wood and Hiram Johnson. The
Johnson supporters did not appear so
confident of the result today as they
were in Michigan and newspaper cor
respondents returning to Washington
from New' Jersey were unanimous in
asserting that "Wood has the edge."
Little Betting oted.
There is practically no betting,
showing either that sporting blood in
New Jersey has grown anemic or else
no one on either side of the fight is
ready to wager anything on his
choice. Both Wood and Johnson man
agers are claiming the support of Sen
ators' Edge and Frellnghuysen In the
event they arc elected on the state's
big four delegation. Edge has an-
nounced that he will cast his vote in
the primaries tomorrow for Wood,
and Frelinghuysen is said to be more
favorable to Governor Lowden. but
will support the primary preference In
the Chicago convention. ,
Ohio and Massachusetts, both vot
ing tomorrow, are not attracting so
much attention. The most of the
Massachusetts delegation will be un
instructed and no one In politics finds
deep interest In a colorless delegation.
Three , or four Massachusetts candi
dates for delegates have declared
themselves for Wood and the balance
are "for Coolldge," which means that
they prefer neutrality behind a favor
ite son.
Managers for Senator Warren G.
Harding declared today that he will
win a solid delegation in his home
state, Ohio, tomorrow, but impartial
Observers say that Wood has a chance
of winning seven of 48 delegates in
the Buckeye state, and possibly more.
(Conriudod on Page 2. Column 4.)
New Invention, It Is Said, Will
Revolutionize Present World
Wire Communication.
OP.EGONIAN NEWS Bl" REA L". Wa sh -
Ington. April 26. World cable com
munication, it is asserted, will be
revolutionized, through an invention
made by Major General George S.
Squler. chief signal officer of the
army. By this invention it i'l be
possible to talk by telephone to Eu
rope, it is announced.
It will do away with the old-time
expensive cables which are now laid
on the bottom of the ocean and over
the new Invention telegraph and tele
phone messages may be sent by use
of a plain copper wire which will be
stretched along the bottom of the
sea, without regard to the delicate
mechanism now necessary in submar
ine cabling.
The principles of the new invention
will be announced tomorrow after
noon before the national academy of
sciences by General Squier.
Not nlv can telephone messages
be sent over this new invention to
Europe, but friends may call up their
acquaintances in China, if they have
any, the inventor claims.
The principle is that of the " wired
wireless."' by which a radio current is
transmitted between two or more
points with the wire as a guide. The
message is not sent through the wire
but along the side of it. a principle
developed In a commercial way by
General Squier and which has proved
a success on land.
CZECH0-SL0VAKS LANDED
More Than 1000 Repatriated Sol
diers Reach Trieste.
WASHINGTON. April 26. More
than 4000 of the Czecho-Slovak sol
diers repatriated from Siberia have
been debarked at Trieste. 9743 are en
route and 6612 remain in Vladivostok,
awaiting transportation. Secretary
Baker announced today.
The army transport Mount Vernon,
which transported some of the troops,
has brought to the United States 6!!
prisoners of war Germans, Austrian:
and Hungarians.
ALBANIAN REGIME UPSET
Government Overthrow n by For
mer Provisional President.
NEW YORK. April 2. Supporters
of Essad Pasha, former provisional
president of Albania, have occupied
Tirana, Alba'n'a. and overthrown the
Albanian government, says a dispatch
from Fiorina transmitted by the Ex
change Telegraph correspondent at
Athens.
The members of the overthrown
government have been dispersed, the
message adds.
VENICE SCENE0F MELEE
One Pcr.Mn Killed. 15 Injured, in
Strike lixrdors.
PA HIS, April 21. Havas. i Seri
u disorders occurred in Venice be
fore the lubor council there issued
an ordr Sunday calling- off the cen
tral strike. In procress several days.
One person- wis killed and About 13
wounded, durirp a meiee that followed
an attack on the police comm :saimer
durintr which tbe officer fired on the
crowd.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wrathrr.
yF.STEP.rAT'S Maximum tmprratura,
7S drgrem: minimum. 44 degree.
TODAY'S Fair; wrtrly winds.
Foreian.
Allied note threatens occupation of Ger
many if treaty obllgatlonii are ex a Jed,
. Taief 1:
Lord Robert Cecil scores Irish administra
tion. I'age 4.
National.
New invention In expected to revolutionize
world rattle communication. Pane 1.
Political Interest centers In vote at New
Jersey primaries today. Pave 1.
United States apents confer with sugar re
finers on price. Page 1.
Amunripen abandons dash to north pole.
Page 2.
United States wins anti-trust suit against
coal .companies. I'age 2.
IomeMtlf.
fillions Of other universes thought to extat
by Hclentlst who presents theory at
conference. Page 1.
tx-8peaker Clark reported receptive for
presidential nomination. Page -.
District Judge advises radicals not to run
their heads against a stone wall. Page 1.
Public ownership forces plan new party
and will hold convention in Chicago in
July. Page '4.
CQtnca in aiemoaist episcopal ban on
amusements is predicted. Page 3.
''"tVae"?.1"" homage.!8 Fr"clsco
- Pacific Northwest.
HI .1 nolitlelan will Iom nf fim I' .
Adjutant general's expense cut half. Page s!
Ipaho republican convention opens tomor-
Washington awards highway contracts.
Page 7.
Snort.
Coast league results. Prt:and 12. Los
Angeles 3? Seattle 3. San Francisco i.
Other teams traveling. Page H.
Fast rounds listed for Friday night. Page
' 15.
Oregon Aggies start on tour without serv
ices of star pitcher. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Scarcity of feed oats sends local prices ! loia, Lloyd George. Lord Curzon, Mil
higher. Page 23 , 'nd Gencrai Berthelot. Ambassa-
Chlcago grain soaring with strong export ' . . . .
buying. Page dor Johnson. Baron Matsui and M.
Stocks strong and higher m-ith improve- i Hymans and Jasper.
ment in bany position. Page 23. "The council. In the presence of
eVprniHnrcomiion1.'1 p"! "Hilary, naval and aerial experts. aP-
Portland and Vicinity.
Divers attitudes of Portland voters re
vealed in poll. Page 18.
Shipping probe Is declared to be political
move by Palmer to boost his candidacy.
Page 1.
Ex-convicts alrer stamps Is charge. Page
11 '
Measures proposing re-let" of streetcar com-
pany put up to voters. Page 13
Final hearing on Swan Island deveiopment
project set for tomorrow afternoon.
Page 22.
lary increases of $10,000.
rage 12.
TREATY ADHESION DEMANDED
Army Increase Denied While
Obligations Are Evaded.
CONFERENCE IS INVITED
leuton Officials Ask-d to Meet
Representatives at Spa to
Discuss Difficulties.
SAN RE.MO. April 2b. tBy the As
sociated Press.) The text of the com
mon declaration adopted by the alliea
at the close of the work of the San
Ketno conference said:
""The allied powers have taken cog
nizance of the letter of Lr. Oocppert
(head of the German delegation in
Paris)'of April 20, transmitting a re
quest from the German minister of
war. asking that the German govern
ment be authorized to retain an army
of 200.000 instead of 100.000 men. as
provided for in the Versailles treaty,
and affirming that this ' a neces
sity in order to maintain order.
"The allies must declare immedi
ately' that a proposition of this nature
casjfiot even be examined as long as
Germany is failing to meet the most
important obligations imposed by the
peace treaty and does not proceed
with disarmament, on which depends
the peace of the world.
Clause Held I avfulfillrd.
"'Germany has not fulfilled its en
gagements, neither concerning the de
struction of war material nor the de
crease of its effectives, nor for the
supplying of coal, nor for reparations
or the costs of the armies of occupa
tion. It has given neither satisfac
tion nor made excuses for criminal
attacks which several times members
of the allied missions in Germany
have been the victims of.
- "It has taken no steps to determine,
as was provided for in the protocol of
the treaty, its obligations concerning
reparations in order to make proposi
tions with the view of fixing the total
amount which it jnust pay. despite
the urgent character that a settle
ment of this sort presents in the in
terests of all the parties concerned,
it seems to Tiave not even considered
how it can meet its obligations when
they become due.
Difficulties Are Brrngnlfi.
"The allies realize the difficulties
met by the German government and
do not seek to Impose loo narrow an
interpretation of the treaty, but they
are unanimous in declaring that they
cannot tolerate a continuation of
these infractions of the treaty of Ver
sailles, that the treaty must be exe
cuted and remain as the basis of re-,
lations between Germany and the .'al
lies, and tlat they are resolved to ake
all measures, even, if necessary, the
occupation of an additional part of
German territory, in order to insure
execution of the treaty. They affirm,
however, that they have no intention
of annexing any part of the Germajn
territory.
"At the same time, the allies deem
that questions arising from violations
of th peace treaty, as well as from
the measures necessary to insure its
execution, would be more easily
solved by exchanges of views between
the chiefs of the governments than
by note.
Uernal Kavoya luvlted.
"Thus, they decide to invite the
chiefs of the German government to
direct conference with the chiefs of
the allied governments and request
that at the'proposed meeting the Ger
man government present, to them ex
planations and'precise positions on all
subjects mentioned in the foregoing.
'If a satisfactory agreement is ar
rived at on these points the allied
governments will be willing to dis
cuss with the German representatives
any questions wjich affect the in
ternal order and economic well-being
of Germany.. But Germany must un
dertake that the unity of the allies
for execution of the treaty is as solid
I as U was for war, and that the only;
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i mpinoa OX Or ' v- ... ' -
I world ' is loyally to execute the tnw
I gagements to which she has sub;
scribed."
Commua.iq.ue la laaued.
After the session, the supreme
council issued the following com
munique: The supreme council met this
morning at 11 o'clock at the Villa
De vac hail.
'Those present were M. Nitti. Scia.-
prUVCU lilt; . 1 1A1 V. I I 1 1 7 A UI IV
Ish treaty. Afterward a resolution
was approved relieving Turkey of cer
tain financial responsibilities, and
problems were entrusted to commis
sions of control.
"The council also discussed the exe-
; cution of the treaty of Versailles on
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lhe Part f erma""
The reports that representatives of
tne allied countries and Germanv
j .
.Concluded on Pag 4, Column I
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