VOL. LIX JS'O. 18,543
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postoffic mn Second-Clas "Matter.
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OREGON, FRIDAY. APRIL 30, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NATION-WIDE PLOT
TO KILL REVEALED
Officials Marked for May
Day Assassinations.
AIR CHIEF INDORSES
FOREST PATROL PLAN
SHIPMAKERS FACE
Fl? PRICES ARE SET
. CANNERY PLANTS
V
JfYERS ARE OFFERING LESS
SUGAR SKY-HIGH RISE
BLAMED TO PLANTER
M'ADQO AT 'OUTS'
WITHMOVESTAHS
Pickford Scandal Said to
WILD ANIMALS RUN
AMUCK ON VOYAGE!
VANDERBILTWEDS;
THRONGS ATTEND
Rich and Poor Struggle to
See Ceremony.
GEXEJIAL ME.NOHEB SCPPOETS
MOVE IX LETTER.
JOBBER PUTS FIXGER OX MAX
PROFITEERING IX SWEETS.
ORAXGOCTAXG SHOT TRY IX G
TO "REVERSE FREIGHTER.
THAX FISHERMEN' DEMAXD.
COMMUNIST UPRISING NIPPED
Radicals Plan Demonstra
tion Throughout World.
FEDERAL OFFICERS BUSY
Strikes and Murder Intended as
Efrort In Behalf of Peace
With Soviet Russia.
WASHINGTON, April 29. Plots
against the lives of more than a
score of federal and state officials
have been discovered by the depart
ment of justice as a part of radical
Slay day demonstrations, Attorney
General Palmer announced tonight.
Radical demonstrations in every in
dustrial center in the country are be
ing urged for May day . by the com
munist and communist labor parties
and otfier exponents of "direct ac
tion," department of justice officials
said today.
Information in possession of the de
partment was said to reveal that
radical elements both in the United
States and in Europe were planning
to make Saturday the first "real" in
ternational labor day.
In the United States, department
agents asserted, workers in industrial
centers are being urged to "down
tools May 1," and participate in "in
ternational labor day exercises."
The assassinations and assaults,
Mr. Palmer said, were included in the
May day programme organized by the
communist labor party and other
radical elements and were in addition
to strikes and other disturbances in
tended by the radicals as an effort
in behalf of peace with soviet Russia.
State officials marked as "victims"
have been notified by the department.
the attorney-general added, on the in
formation in the hands of federal
government and their co-operation re
quested in repressing radical demon
strations. , . Radical Lenders Co-Operate.
The department has information
according to the attorney-general,
that the instigators of the May day-
demonstration here have been work
iiig "in direct connection and unison
with leaders of disturbances set for
Europe.
s in curope, attempts are being
made to incite strikes in' all basic
American industries, Mr. Palmer said
although he did not believe they would
be successful.
"I am not going to prophesy what
will happen," Mr. Palmer said.
am just making public some of the
things our agents have discovered.
But if a will to upset our nation's
whole scheme of living counts for
anything, the radicals may cause
some trouble." j
Mr. Palmer said that while he could
not disclose the nature of the com
munist labor party's plan in connec
tion with further strikes, leaders of
that organization had concentrated
on several important industries and
the demonstrations planned threaten
ed to cause trouble in the way of
walkouts.
"Peace With Russia" Wanted.
All of the propaganda advocating
May day disturbances referred to "in
human treatment" of the soviet gov-
ernment of Russia by the United
States and the allied powers, Mr.
Palmer continued.
in foreign sections of industrial
centers appeals for "peace with Rus
sia" have been employed as the main
method of stirring up dissatisfaction
with this government, Mr. Palmer
eaid. Strikes and disorders, he said,
simply are meant to emphasize to
American officials the threat of the
radicals that relations must be re
sumed with Russia.
Tons of inflammatory literature
have been circulated in the last month
by express and freight and secretly
distributed by local leaders, accord
ing to information obtained by de
partment agents. The communist
labor group also has sent numerous
"personal emissaries" in cities where
the field was deemed ripe, Mr. Palmer
reported. These men have been un
der constant surveillance by federal
agents and it was through their ac
tivities that the government was first
able to establish definitely the aims
of the group for May day .disturb
ances. Men and women have been
used particularly in the textile manu
facturing districts.
High Living; Coat a Protcated.
In these areas, reports showed,
radical leaders were appealing to the
workers to strike In behalf of soviet
Russia and as a protest against the
bigh cost of living.
Some of the literature showed that
many radical leaders felt that ra'ds
conducted aganst the communist and
communist labor elements last winter
had "broken our formation." The
agitators, however, continued to
spread reports among the workers
that the arrest of certain of their
members was a certain proof of the
American government's "hatred for
the proletariat."
Federal agents are taking every
(Ccasiiidcd ea Fase 2, Column 3.)
Message Taken to Indicate That
Army Department Is Fully Won
Over to Scheme. -
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April 29. Major-General
C. T. Menoher approves of the plan
for a complete air patrol of the for
ests of the northwest in a letter re
ceived today by Senator Nugent of
Idaho.
General Menoher's letter indicates
that the air service is ready to ar
range for the forest patrol just as
soon as the Nugent amendment to
the army reorganization bill is passed
by the house, making an Increased
personnel available for the purpose.
The letter praises the citizens of
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for having es
tablished a landing field near that
city, which, the air service chief says.
will be used in connection with the
patrol. This appears to mean that in
stead of the original plan of having
northeastern Washington and north
ern Idaho covered by two patrols
from a sub-base at Spokane, one of
the two patrols will operate from
Coeur d'Alene.
The plans for the main base at
Camp Lewis, with sub-bases at Eu
gene, Medford and La Grande, are
expected to stand as outlined in the
Arnold project. The Menoher letter is
the first open Indorsement given out
from the war department of the com
plete forest patrol project and is tak
en to mean that the department has
been fully won over to the scheme.
With reference to the Nugent
amendment. General Menoher says:
"While this legislation has not been
acted on by the house of representa
tives, it is hoped that when the mat
ter comes up for consideration there
the same keen interest in the neces
sity for and advantage to be derived
from an effective forest patrol will be
manifested. Fortunately, this matter
has passed entirely beyond the ex
perimental stage, and there can be no
question as to the tremendous benefit
to be derived by all sections of the
country from the utilization of this
effective means for th preservation
of our forests."
SPUDS PAY SHOE REpAIRS
Aberdeen Farmer Solves One Phase
or High Cost or Living.
ABERDEEN, Wash., April 29.
(Special.) A rancher living within a
few miles of Aberdeen yesterday
brought to a local .shoe repair shop
two grain sacks full- of old shoes,
which he directed to be repaired,
giving minute directions as to the
work to be done on each pair. There
were 35 pairs in the two sacks. Most
of the shoes had been scrapped in
the garret, but with the high prices
of footwear the farmer concluded he
and his family would be shod for
some time without contributing to
the shoe trust.
The rancher, along with the shoes,
brought a load of spuds with which
to meet the repair bill, which he was
able to do, with a respectable surplus
besides.
MINERS AGREE TO PARLEY
Meeting With Operators to Be Held
in Washington.
NEW YORK, April 29. The uub
committee of miners and 'operators
seeking to negotiate a1 working
agreement for the anthracite coal
field announced late today it had
accepted an invitation from Secretary
or Labor v ilson to hold Its next
meeting at his office in Washington
Saturday.
This invitation. it was reported
prevented bi'.slting off of negotia
tions as a result of the present dead
lock.
FIRE DAMAGES SAWMILL
Explosion at Xorth Bend Plant
Causes Loss of $125,000.
MARSH FIELD. Or.. April 29. (Spe
cial.) Fire resulting from an explo.
sion in the engine room of the mill
or tne tsuenner Lurncer company
plant at North Bend early today did
damage estimated at $125,000. The
loss to the plant is said to be fully
covered by insurance, but further loss
will be, entailed because of a forced
shutdown of the plant for approx
imately 30 days.
The damage was confined to the
engine and boiler rooms of the mill.
No one was injured.
UNION. WORKMEN SUED
Contractor Alleges Conspiracy
Which lias Ruined Business.
BLOOMINGTON, 111., April 29.
Charles E. Hall, a building contractor,
has filed a suit for $50,000 damages
against 58 union workmen in various
building crafts.
Hall, who operated on the "open
shop" system, asserts that the de
fendants by conspiracy to interrupt
various building contracts which ha
had undertaken had practically
ruined his business.
48 TONS SUGAR SEIZED
Hoarding Charged to Seven Gro
eery Firms of Omaha.
OMAHA, , Neb., April 29. Federal
agents today seized 96.500 pounds of
sugar, -stored in two warehouses, be
longing to seven grocery firms, and
alleged to be hoarded.
Assistant District Attorney Peter
son said Lever act prosecutions will
follow and if the suits are successful
the sugar will be placed on the
market.
contempt mm
Presidents Bowles and
Smith Are Cited.
DEFI .IN PROBE IS CAUSE
Jail
Sentences- Possible
Court Convicts Pair.
if
CASE TAKES NEW ANGLE
Yard Attorneys Indicate Attempt
Will Be 3Iade ot Reach V. S.
Supreme Bench.
J. R. Bowles, president of the North
west Steel company, and Alfred F.
Smith, president of the Columbia
River Shipbuilding corporation, must
appear before United States District
Judge Bean at 10 o'clock next Monday
morning to show cause why they
should not be adjudged in contempt
of court.
On motion of United States Attor
neys Humphreys, the order requiring
the two shipyard executives to ap
pear Monday in federal court con
tempt proceedings was signed yester
day by Judge Bean.
The orders and summons were served
on both Mr. Bowles and Mr. Smith
by United States Marshal Alexander
in person. The summons werg served
on the two executives first as individ
uals and then as presidents of the
corporations. Supporting affidavits
covering the phase of the controversy
from its inception accompanied the
summons served by Marshal Alex
ander.
Appeal Rcata en Decision.
This now brings the shipyard In
vestigation directly into court for the
third time during the present week
and the decision to be given in the
contempt proceedings will determine
definitely whether or not an appeal
will serve to give the shipbuilding
corporations the time extension they
have been seeking.
This action was anticipated by the
shipbuilding officials in view of their
refusal. Wednesday, to obey an order
of Judge Bean demanding that they
produce all their books and records
before the federal grand jury for use
in connection with the shipbuilding
nvestigation now being conducted.
When Presidents Bowles and Smith
refused to obey this "order they were
advised by their attorneys they prob
ably would be subjected to contempt
of court proceedings, but the step was
taken only as a legal move in order
that an appeal might be taken from
Judge Bean's decision to a higher
tribunal.
New Ancle Met Cue.
Dan J. Malarkey, associated with
W. Lair Thompson as counsel for the
shipbuilding corporations, said yes
terday that definite decision had not
been reached whether an appeal
would be taken to the United States
supreme court or the United States
circuit court of appeals. If it is legally
possible to do eo, the appeal probably
will go direct' to the highest Court
of the land the United States su
preme court.
A new angle, which may possibly
lead to complications, cropped out yes
terday when examination of United
States Attorney Humphreys' contempt
of court petition and the order of
Judge Bean were directed against
Presidents Bowles and Smith as in
dividuals as well a against the two
(Concluded on Pace 3, Column 2.)
Union Officials Say Gear Will Be
Put Into Water and Xo Strike
Will Take Place.-
ASTORIA, April 29. (Special.) At
a meeting this afternoon of repre
sentatives of all the canneries and
cold storage plants on the Columbia
river, with two exceptions, the prices
per pound to be paid for- raw fish
during the season which opens at noon
Saturday were set as follows: Chl
nooks weighing over eight pounds,
12 cents; those under eight pounds to
be refused; steelheads, 9 cents; blue
backs, 9 cents; sllversldes, 3 cents;
shad, 1 cent; white sturgeon. 10 cents,
green sturgeon, S cents.
Compared with the figures which
prevailed last season' the new prices
are: For chinooks, three-quarter-cent
higher; steelheads, 1 cent higher;
bluebacks, quarter-cent higher; sil-
versides and shad, 2 cents lower;
white sturgeon, three-quarter-cent
higher; green sturgeon, no change.
The prices set by the packers to
day for chinook salmon are consid
erably lower than those which the
fishermens' union has asked. At Its re
cent meeting the union set the figures
at 14 cents a pound for small or. can
nery fish and 16 cents for large or
cold storage fish, the dividing line
between the two classes being 23
pounds.
The packers today agreed to donate
one-half cent a case on their pack
to a fund to be created for the ex
termination of seals and sea lions.
They will request the fishermen to
pay one-half cent bounty for each
scalp of a seal or sea lion killed by
the hunters.
Notwithstanding, the difference in
the prices asked by the fishermen and
those offered by the packers, the
union officials say there will be no
strike and all the men will put their
gear in the water, depending upon
the independent buyers to force the
prices up.
With the opening of the spring fish
ing season only two days away, great
numbers of fine Chinook are known
to be in the river, while during the
past few days an immense school of
this class of fish has been playing
about just outside the Columbia. Hun
dreds of sea lions were also in the
offing enjoying a banquet. Owing to
the unfavorable weather no trollers
have besn fishing thus far, but hun
dreds of boats are ready to go outside
as soon as weather conditions will
permit.
GOLD SHIPPED TO CEYLON
Large Sura Likely to Be Taken Soon
From America to China.
NEW YORK, April 29. Gold coin
approximating 31,500,000 was taken
from the sub-treasury today for ex
port to Ceylon. The shipment is said
to result from exchange conditions
which favor that market at the pres
ent time.
From 33,000,000 to 34,000,000 of gold
is likely to be taken soon from this
market for shipment to China. The
prospective engagement is said to be
for account of American interests
identified with the recent organiza
tion of an American-Chinese bank at
Shanghai.
PRISON FOR BRIDEGROOM
Sentence Imposed for Killing Mem
ber of Charivari Party.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho. April 29.
Henry C. v oss, a bridegroom of
about three weeks, was sentenced In
district ' court here today to a term
of one to ten years in the state pen
Herniary loiiowing nis conviction on
a charge of involuntary manslaughter
for fatally shooting Glenn Miles.
member of a charivari party, which
called at his home April 13.
The sentence Is the minimum under
the law.
WHILE THE COUNTRY EDITOR IS WORRYING
Wartime Price of $9 Leaps to
$22.75 Four Months After Disso
lution of Equalization Board.
' The plethoric sugar planter, with
his cheroot tilted jauntily skyward,
is the one chap who could tell you
why It costs more to sweeten the
breakfast cup alm'ost thrice as much
as it did last January, say Port
land wholesalers, apropos of the re
cent announcement of a San Francis
co refinery that its price had ad
vanced 35.75, attaining a total of
$22.75 per 100 pounds.
"The public is blaming the whole
saler, the retailer and the refiner-
and particularly the latter," said one
jobber, "when none of these Is reap
ing the exorbitant profits that are
apparent in the sugar deals of today.
"Why doesn't someone accuse the
planter of profiteering? He is the
gentleman whose bank account shows
the Impetus of present prices. Like
all farmers, and quite naturally, when
he is offered 15 cents, asks for 16,
and when he gets that amount he
wants another copper or two. With
the release of federal contr.ol, and
pressed forward by heavy demand.
the sugar market reacted to this very
natural opportunism on the part of
the planter."
The latest advance announced by
the San Francisco refineries does not
affect the stocks now on hand In the
warerooms of local wholesalers and
retailers, who are required to sell
their stock on a margin based upon
the actual purchase price. Not until
the present stocks are exhausted, and
the new sugar reaches the Portland
market, will the public be mulcted
of five cents more per pound for
sugar.
Profit Margin 2 Centa.
The margin or profit permitted to
Portland retailers by government
regulation is 2 cents per pound, but
of late the United States district at
torney's office has been besieged by
requests from local grocers for per
mission to enlarge the .margin, as
sugar sales at such percentages are
said to represent an actual loss to
the retailer. If the growers are per
mitted to increase the margin, the
consumer must pay out another penny
or so.
The demand of the retailers already
has been forwarded to the attorney-
general at Washinrton, D. C. by
United States District Attorney Hum
phreys, with the request that allevi
ation be granted the sugar dealers.
The federal attorney a office says
that it seems apparent that retailers
are handling sugar at too closf.
margin, and that some relief should
be afforded them.
Recent messages from the attor
ney-general to the local office are to
the effect that speculating in sugar
has been prevalent in the east and
that prosecutions are to follow. Local
officials are charged to be vigilant
against similar offenses here, but as
sert that sugar speculation is a vari
ety of profiteering that has not made
its appearance in Portland.
Old Law Ib Koree.
"The old wartime refutation, re
quiring that all wholesalers or re
tailers who do an annual business of
more than $100,000 take out federal
licenses is still In effect." commented
Deputy Federal Attorney Lusk. "It
was designed to curb speculation and
is still a strong weapon to that end.
It will be well for speculators to re
member this before they embark upon
sugar deals. We are soon to tegin
a local inquiry, to ascertain whether
speculation or hoarding is going on
in Portland, but are confident that the
local field is free from this variety of
abuse."
According to wholesalers the recent
California refinery advance is con
fined to one refinery. There are two
such refineries from whence the Pa
cific coast derives its sugar. The basic
price at one refinery is now $22.75
per 10 pounds, while the other asks
(Concluaea on Puge i!. Column
ABOUT THE PRICE AND SCARCITY OF PAPER.
Injure Candidacy.
WORK AS COUNSEL RESIGNED
Democratic Aspirant Seeks
to End Political Issue.
HUMILIATION IS FELT
Friends Conscious of Discredit At
tached Because of Association
With Film Muddle.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. April 29. Mary Pick
ford's divorce scandal, rapidly assum
ing the proportions of a political issue
in the democratic presidential contest,
is reported In Washington today to
have been eliminated partially from
campaign consideration.
Washington had a report today that
William Gibbs McAdoo, former secre
tary of the treasury and potential
candidate tor the democratic nomina
tion, had resigned three weeks ago as
counsel for the rilm corporation which
inpluded Mary Pickford, Douglas
Fairbanks. Charlie Chaplin and one of
the leading producers.
The report caused much speculation
and there was a ready disposition to
assume that the former secretary of
the treasury had quit because so much
scandal among his movie aggregation
recently was interfering with his
chances to win the presidential nomi
nation. If this be true, there are many
who will agree that his judgment was
accurate because there is no question
that some of the supporters of other
candidates have been using the Pick-ford-Falrbanks
mess to discredit him.
Krienda Keel Hamlliatloa.
On the other hand, some of his
friends are known to have felt some
humiliation that their candidate did
not attach his name to something
more dignified than this Charlie
Chaplin corporation. To add to the
PIckford-Fairbanks scandal, the news
papers almost simultaneously carried
stories of trouble between Charlie
Chaplin and his wife, who was for
merly Mildred " Harris. and then
Charlie got into a rough and tumble
scrap with Miiureas tneairicai man
ager which increased the sum ot
shame.
The report of the McAdoo resigna
tion was confirmed tonight by one ot
his friends, who was reticent, how
ever, with regard t-x-the statements
that the PIckford-Fairbanks scandal
had driven him off. the artist's pay
roll. The McAdoo boom, which just now is
the most Interesting of democratic
candidacies, has suffered numerous
embarrassments of late. One of them
is a decision of the special house com
mittee investigating the shipping
board to call Mr. McAdoo to explain
his alleged connection with certain
contracts awarded to the C. W. Morse
company, for building steel ships.
Dmtairraiimr.ta Pile Up.
McAdoo was brought Into the in
vestigation by Tilden Adams, special
deputy controller for the shipping
board, who told the comimttee that
some representative of the firm it
McAdoo, Cotton & Franklin had In
terceded with the board in behalf of
the Morse company. Robert A. Dean,
general counsel for the shipping
board, testified he was not satisfied
with the ability of the Morse com-
(Concluded on I'age 2. Column 1.)
Four of Crew in Hospital From Ti
ger Bites When Vessel From
Calcutta Docks.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. The
Pacific Mail freighter Halcskala. ar
riving here today from Calcutta, had
a lively voyage, according to Captain
Fleming and members of the crew.
An orangoutang worked the re
verse gear of the engines while the
engirt room crew took pot shots and
finally killed him, a monkey scurried
aloft and nearly deafened all bauds
by swinging from the whistle cord,
a 100-year-old elephant, which died
aboard ship, became a derelict in mid
Pac,iftc when the carcass failed to
sink after it had been weighted with
iron and heaved over the side, and
caged tigers took bites out of all
who approached too near.
Four men were in the sick bay
when the ship made port, three suf
fering from tiger bites and one with
his arm torn from wrist to shoulder
by an enraged monkey. The animals
are consigned to American zoos.
TWO DROWN NEAR LAMPA
Boat Workman Loses Lire in At
tempt to Rescue Comrade.
BANDON. Or., April 29. (Special.)
Lee Hollenbeck. 20, and Frank Lew
Is, 22, employed on the steamer Re
lief, were drowned In the Coquille
river today while loading milk on the
boat at the I'anter landing near
Lampa.
Hollenbeck stumbled and fell Into
the river. Lewis plunged into the
water to rescue his companion and
had succeeded in swimming with him
for about 50 feet, when both youths
sank. Dragging of the river for the
bodies was started. Lewis was for
merly a member of the Bandon coast
guard. On April 25, his companion,
D. A. Davis, was drowned In a sim
ilar manner here. Davis and Lewis
were then employed on the steamer
Dispatch.
86 REFUGEES BROUGHT
Teople Leaving Ma.atlan, Mexico,
Because of Expected Attack.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 29. The
steamer Senator, bringing s-5 refugees
from Mazatlan, Mexico, docked at San
Pedro today at 2:30 P. M., til of the
passengers comlnj ashore.
About half of the refugees were
Americans. They said there had been
no fighting at Mazatlan up to the
time they left, but Sonora troops were
reported to be within 30 miles of the
city. The Carranza garrjaon. they
said, was preparing to resist an at
tack. The Senator Is scheduled to sail to
morrow for San Francisco, where the
remainder of her passengers are
bound. She brought a heavy cargo
of sugar.
SULLIVAN'S FORTUNE BIG
Dead Democratic Leader Leaves
$1,500,000 in Trust Fund.
CHICAGO. April 29. Roger Sulli
van, Chicago democratic leader, left
a fortune of $1,500,000, according to
the will.
The bulk ot the fortune Is incor
porated in a trust fund for the bene
fit of the widow and children.
Greasy Merinos Wool Is Firm.
LONDON. April 29. At the wool
auction sales today 9600 bales were
offered. Greasy merinos were firm.
Sidney's realized 7 shillings 3 pence.
Inferior grades were weak.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Voreign.
Europe recovering. Lioyd-tjeorse tells com
mons. Fase Jo
National. Re'si of sugar to be prohibited. Page 2.
McAdoo resigns aa counsel for movie .tars.
Page 1.
Air chief Indorses complete air patrol.
Paso I.
Bonus bill attack renewed by Senator
Thomas. Page 3.
Domestic.
May day plots to kill U. S. officials re
vealed. Fase 1.
Resident of negro district claims relation
ship with wealthy oil operator. Puss 4.
Wild animals run amuck on voyage from
Calcutta. rage 1.
Cornelius Vandcrbllt weds. Pase 1.
Wood adds to lead In New Jersey. Page 2.
Democratic senators warned by Bryan.
Fase o.
XJpward movement of prices resumed.
Page 4.
rarifle Northwest.
Cannery plants offer less for ifalmon than
fishermen's union demands. face X.
hporta.
Coast league results: Portland 6. San Fran
cisco. 9; Vernon 0, Salt Lake Seattle
5, I.os Anse.es 2; Oakland 3, Sacra
mento 1. Page 14.
3S rounds of boxing carded for tonight's
show. Page 13.
World talent entered in Fenn relay carni
val. Page 10.
Cammerrial and Marine.
First wool sales are reported in Umatilla
county. Page 3.
Chicago corn weakened by closing of ele
vators and financial situation. Page .
Bears are again in control of Wall-street
stock market. Page 23.
Determination to build St. Johns car-Una
extension is Indicated. Page vl.
Portland and Vicinity.
Police take steps to forestall Intended I. W.
W. demonstration on Hay day. Page 8.
Farmers warned of Spokane wheat concern.
Pa ire 13.
Man. 71. held aa counterfeiter. Page 12.
Hot fight promised fos democratic cen
tral committee meeting, i'age 7.
Shipyard . presidents race contempt-ot-
court hearing. Page 1.
6kv-hlgh rise in sugar blamed to planter.
'Page 1.
Hoover favorite in Informal telephone poll.
Pago 7.
Streetcar wage agreement to he signed to
day for next year. Page 11
POLICE RESERVES OVERCOME
Doughboy Pals Mingle With
New York Society Folk.
GIFTS EXCEED $1,000,000
Miss Rachel Littleton lii-idc or Mil
lionairc Scion Wlio Served ad
Trivatc in World War.
NEW YORK, April 29. (Special.)
Thousands of persons, mostly women,
packed fifth avenue for two blocks
this afternoon when Miss Rachel Lit
tleton and Cornelius Vanderbilt were
married in St. Thomas' church.
When the bridesmaids arrived at
3:45 o'clock, 15 minutes before the
ceremony began, the rush was so
great that the lines of police reserves
were completely broken and the
crowd poured into the passageway
that had been kept open, leading to
the church.
The bridesmaids were obliged to
enter the church by a side door. Hun
dreds of invited guests, arriving with
in the la5t few minutes, were unable
to force their way throuch the crowds
and missed the ceremony.
Inside the church every seat was
taken long before the ceremony be
gan, places being reserved only for
members of the Vanderbilt and Little
ton families. Only the chancel of the
church was decorated and that in the
most simple manner, wlh potted
palms, field daisies and rambler rotes.
There were no hothouse flowers. m
Street Scene Rearmblea Battle.
The scene in the street, as the time
for the ceremony drew near, bote
closer resemblance to a battle than a
wedding. Almost 99 per cent of the
crowd waa composed of women, old
and young, rich iTd poor, struggled
alike for a place near the front.
Wedding gifts to the bride were
said to be valued at more than $1.000,.
000. One of them was a diamond
tiara, the gift of Uricadicr-General
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. parents
of the bridegroom. The tiara was
said to have been valued at $30.000.
The bridegroom's gift was a plati
num pin, shaped like a laurel leaf,
containing four diamonds grouped
around a diamond of large size.
Among the other donors and their
presents were:
William K. Vanderbilt Jr., a dia
mond wrist watch on a pearl bracelet;
Mrs. Paul Kitx Simon, four George I
silver vegetable dishes: Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. diamond necklace with a
pearl drop; Mrs. Frederick W. Van
derbilt. diamond and sapphire brace
let; the duke and duchess of Rox
burghe. two silver George 1 flower
stands: Lady Herbert, four George I
silver candlesticks; Mrs. Ogden Goe
let. George I silver tea service; Am
bassador and Mrs. Hugh C. Wallace, a
Belgian lace tablecloth; Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane, four Queene Anne si!
ver candlesticks: Mrs. R. T. Wilson.
Winchester glass table service; the
Misses Wilson. ' Queen Anne silver
service: Godfrey Rockefeller. 24 Wor
cester china plates: M .-. and Mrs.
Henry Bull, an original copy of the
first edition of the late Cornelius
VanderbiK's book "Arou -d the World,"
an account of a voyage in his yacht,
the North Star: Miss Grace Vander
bilt. sister of the bridegroom, a trav
eling bag with a gold toilet set.
Gift Hlcbly Value!.
Among the presents to the bride
groom which he valued most hijrhly
was a poem from the members of the
headquarters troop of the 27th divi
sion, with which "-.e served in France:
an Irish lace pillow cover from Cap
tain and Mrs. Joseph Houk. whose son
was killed in France while he was
near Mr. Vanderbilt. and a leather
pocketbook from a coachman who has
been in the Vanderbilt service for
more than 20 years.
More than 700 doughboys, friends of
the bridegroom, attended the recep
tion whleh followed the wedding. Five
thousand invitations ha.d been sent
out for the church ceremony to war
friends of Mr. Vanderbilt. .Mr. and
Mrs. Vanderbilt will spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va.. and
are planning to -so abroad next fall.
Miss Littleton, who is the dausMer
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Littleton,
of Chattanooga. Tenn.. has lived for
several years witn ber half-brother at
113 East Fifty-seventh street, where
the reception after the ceremony was
held.
OREGON PROJECTS AIDED
Large Amounts for State Included
in Appropriation Hill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, April 29. The sundry
civil bill as reported to the house by
the appropriations committee today,
carries 170,000 for continuing con
struction and maintenance on the
Umatilla irrigation project and t2o9,
000 for the Klamath project.
Crater lake national park receives
$23,300, Rainier national park in
Washington $40,000. and the fish
cultural station at Clackamas, (jr,
J6360. ,