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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1920
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Pit ICE FIVE CENTS
DEMOCRATS' PLEA
IS RATIFY TREATY
u.s. oil depletion ' unvc C HFTKI Ffl
IS FEARED BY SENATE 11 H,J IJ "LURLLU
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
HONORS OREGON MAN
PATROL SERVICE MAY
BE STARTED JUNE 10
GAS KILLSTWO BOYS
GENERAL W00D1EADS
IN VERMONT PRIMARY
PRICES DECLINE
BY PEEVED WOMEN
SO-YEAR RESERVE SEEN WITH
CONTROL BEIXG LOST.
COL. GEORGE A. WHITE GETS
RARE DECORATION.'
STATE ASKED TO SIGN CON.
' TRACT BY COMMANDER.
PARTIAL RETURNS SHOW W IDE
MARGIN OVER WEBSTER.
AND GRANDMOTHER
THROUGHOUT U.S.
)
Is
SPOKANE CONVENTION ENDS
Prohibition and Woman Suf
frage Indorsed.
DELEGATES ARE ELECTED
A. 11. JiLlow oi Tacoma Again
Xanicd as National Com mi l tec
ma n; Electors Also Chosen.
SPOKANE, Wash., May IS. With
the state party organization victori
ous in every show of strength
throughout the two days' sessions.
the democratic state convention ad
journed late this afternoon after hav
ins re-elected A. n. Titlow of Tacoma
national committeeman, elected Mrs.
Elizabeth D. Christian of Spokane na
tional committee-woman, and chosen
eight delegates-at-large and four
from each of the five congressional
districts in the state to the national
convention at San Francisco.
Dclegates-at-Iarge to the democrat
ic national convention were chosen
at the afternoon session of the state
convention today as follows:
Mrs. Krnest Lister. Tacoma; Rich
ard Seeley Jones, Seattle; Martin Ma-
loney. Colfax; Edward M. Connor,
South Bend; Edward W. Robertson,
Spokane; Mrs. Emma Hausman, Se
attle; Mrs. J. M. Simpson, Spokane;
Maurice Lunghorne, Tacoma.
District Delfsntes Chosen.
District delegates were chosen ' by
the delegates from the various con
gresstonal districts and ratified by
the convention as follow-s:
First district Miss Edna Crangle
Seattle; George E. Ryan, Seattle
Robert L. Proctor, Seattle; P. S. Tut
ner, Bellingham.
Second district J. L. Keeier. Se
quim; Dr. C. C. llarbaugh, Sedro
Woolley;.L'd Harrison, Lake Stevens;
TC.'kL Davis. Mount Vernon.
Third district R. D. "VViswall, Van
couver; J. H. Roberts, Chehalis; J. M.
Tadlock, Olympia; D. W. Fleet, Mon
tesano. .
Fourth district Dr. W. A. Mosier,
Tekoa; N. W. Washington, Ephrata;
H. C. Davis, Yakima George M.
Lloyd, Waitsburg.
' Fifth district J. C. Harrigan, Col-
ville; J. D. McCallum, Davenport; C.
D. Martin, Cheney; C. C. Dill, Spokane.
Pmidratlal Electors Named.
Presidential electors were chosen as
follows:
G. N. Adams, Union City; Mrs. M. B.
Harker, Seattle; B. A. Reed, Kalama;
Charles McCarthy, Sprague; George
Roup, Asotin county; W. A. Lucy,
Newport; N. C. Davenport, Bellingham.
Each of the delegates to the na
tional convention will have half "a
vote, with no alternates chosen.
Seven presidential electors were se
lected by the convention and the ap
pointment of Mrs. Hugh Todd of Seat
tle as state chairwoman by State
Chairman Chrlstensen was ratified by
the convention.
The success of the first day of
the convention yesterday, when the
action of the state central commit
tee in seating the "regular" King
county delegation and giving both
contesting Pierce county delegations
a seat -with half a vote each was
upheld by the convention credentials
committee, were repeated in the final
session today.
Titlow Vote Real Test.
The majority report of the creden
tials committee was adopted by the
convention after it had voted down
two minority reports, one providing
for the seating of the Williams dele
gat!on from Pierce county and the
other providing for the unseating of
both. King county delegations.
What was regarded as the real test
of strength of the Titlow forces came
later In the day when, by a vote of
S'iSVi to S19li. Mr. Titlow was re
elected over William Piggott of Seat
tie. Mr. Titlow s nomination, made
by State Chairman Christensen, was
seconded by the King county delega
lion, and the vote of King county.
enough to have given Mr. Piggott the
election, was cast in Mr. Titlow's
favor. Hugh C. Todd of Seattle pro
tested ; that the nomination . of Mr.
Piggott. a member of the "regular
King county delegation, in his ab
sence and presumably without his
knowledge, was improper, and asked
that his name be withdrawn. He de
clared lie believed Mr. Piggott would
not have permitted bis nomination had
he been In attendance at the conven
tion. Delegate Alleges Insult.
An opportunity extended to Lewis
Sthwellenbacb. of Seattle, who held a
Enomohislt county proxy in the con
vention, to present the ex-service
men's attitude toward the King
county situation was hotly rejected
late In the session by Mr. Schwellen
bach, who had been denied the floor
earlier In the convention.
A. E. Judd of Lewis county, who as
temporary chairman refused this fore
noon to recognize Mr. tjchwellenbach
when he sought to. present a resolu
tion setting forth claims of the for
mer soldiers, offored the motion, ex
plaining that Mr. Schwcllcnbach had
not presented his proxy and could not
havo hecn reootrnised. Attain this aft-
Party in Washington
Solidly for League.
lCoutt.uutu oa 1 o.o i. Column a.)
Mcxico Held "Balance of Power"
and French Demands More
Than 10 Times Supply.
WASHINGTON", May 18. Interest
of the United States in the race for
the oil supply of the world as embod
ied in the report of the state depart
ment submitted by President Wilson
to the senate yesterday has arisen
from the alarming depletion of oil re
serves in the United States. .
While this country contributed 69
per cent of the oil supply of the
world, 40 per cent of its producing
fields have been exhausted and, ac
cording to" official estimates, oil re
serves remaining in the United States
are not expected to last 20 years.
Of the reserve in this country for
eign interests control but 4 per eent,
despite the fact that the United States
is the only oil producing country In
which citizens and foreigners are per
mitted to participate in oil produc
tion on even terms.
N'otwithstanding this "open door"
policy, officials said American inter
ests are excluded in Australia, Barba
does, British East Africa, British
Guiana, Burmah, Dutch East Indies.
Egypt, France. Algeria, India. Japan,
Mesopotamia. Palestine. Persia, Trini
dad and the United Kingdom.
In Mexico, which ranks second in
oil production in the world, and
thereby controls the "balance of
power" according to official estif
mates, American concerns hold con
trolling Interests in 60 per cent of
the producing fields.
Potential interests of British, how
ever, have shown a steady increase
throughout the world since 1914. At
the beginning of the war British con
trol was estimated at only 2 per cent,
while today the British admiralty is
said to reckon it at 66 per cenc.
CONFEREES IN DEADLOCK
Reorganization Plan of National
Guard Causes Disagreement.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Inability
to agree on the reorganization plan
of the national guard today . caused
a deadlock between senate and house
conferees that led to an appeal to
the house for instructions. A wrangle
in the house, however, delayed' action
until tomorrow.
Chairman Kahn, reporting the dis
agreement te the house, moved that
the house approve a compromise plan
by which eafch state would decide
whether its guard would be federal
ized as proposed by the senate, or or
ganised on tile pre-war basis of state
control as proposed by the house bilL
Representative Mondell told the
house that passage of the army re
organization bill hinged on an agree
ment on the guard plan.
W. D. FENTON IS VERY ILL
Prominent Attorney Attacked by
, Pneumonia 1 Allowing Operation.
William D. Fenton, prominent Port
land lawyer, is seriously ill of pneu
monia, which he contracted Monday
His condition has been considered
grave, but last night it was reported
at his home, where he is confined,
that he was considerably improved.
Mr. Fenton, who formerly was chief
counsel for the Southern Pacific in
Oregon, was operated on three weeks
ago for appendicitis. Complications
were feared but his condition pro
gressed) favorably until pneumonia de
veloped Monday. His improvement
was announced last night, following
consultatioin of attending physi
cians.
PAY FOR MULES ORDERED
?
Railroad Company Is Held Liable
as Terminal Carrier.
SAN FRANCISCO. May ,18. The
United States district court for east
ern Washington was reversed by the
United States circuit court of appeals
today in the suit of J. B. McGinn
against the Oregon-Washington Rail
road & Navigation company in which
tho lower court had set aside a jury
verdict in McGinn's favor for J1S70
for the death of 11 mules in transit.
The district court's action was on ac
count of a stipulation by both sides
that the court might determine th
sufficiency of the evidence notwith
standing a possible verdict in Mo
Giun's favor.
FIVE MORE CITIES GROW
Framingbam, Mass., With 29.6 Per
Cent Has Largest Increase.
.Washington, May 18 Census re
ports made public today were:
Framingham, Mass, 16.785; increase
3837. or 29.6 per cent
Woburn, Mass.. 16.565; increase of
1257, or 8.2 per cent.
Newbury, Mass, 15,609; increase 660,
or 4.4 per cent.
Scranton, Pa,' 137,783; increase 7961,
or 6.1 per cent. ,
Norwich town. Conn, 29,685; increase
1466, or 6.2 per cent
Norwich City. Conn, 22,304; increase
1937, or 9.5 per cent.
TAFT REACHES HELENA
Sergeant Reports to ex-Prcsidcnt
for Duty as Orderly.
HELENA. Mont, May 18. Professor
William H. Taft is here in the course
of his tour of the northwest, in which
he is speaking on the league of na
tions. He arrived here this morning.
A sergeant from the local recruit
ing office immediately reported to
him as his orderly, so assigned by
the war department.
Suffragists Disgruntled
by Delaware Legislature.
CHAIRMAN ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Party Has Done All It Can Do
Honorably Is Retort.
HISSES DROWN QUESTIONS
Interrocators Greeted With Veils
ot "Sit Down" as Audience Dis
approves Interruption.
WASHINGTON, May 18. A bevy of
woman suffrage workers, fresh from
their unavailing labors to obtain rati
fication of the suffrage amendment
by the Delaware legislature, persist
ently heckled Will H. Hays, republi
can national chairman, when he made
a speech today at a meeting of re
nnhllran women of the District Of
Columbia.
The interruptions, designed to make
the chairman explain why the republi
can majority of the Delaware capital
could not force adoption of the amend
ment, kept the assemblage of several
undred women in an intermittent
proar until he had concluded.
As soon as you have had more
xperience in practical politics," Mr.
Hays told the first questioner, "you
will understand that party officials
do not carry 'legislatures in the
pockets.
Vote Bavins fiot Done.
"The republican organization has
one everything it honorably could
to Induce the Delaware legislature to
act. The only thing left would be for
us to go down and try to buy some
votes, and that isn't done any more
in the republican party."
A little later when he made a plea
for republican support because
publican officials could be counted
upon to. insure good government, an
other woman arose and asked "How
can you make such a 'promise when
ou can't count on the republican leg
lslature you now have In power in
Delaware." --
Mr. Hays recounted that of the 3
states which already had ratified.
were republican and asked his ques
loners why they did not call on some
of the democratic states. He pre
dieted that if Delaware did not ratify
some other state would in time to
make the amendment effective by the
November election.
Jnterrosrators Hissed Down.
Why do you say that?" interrupted
one of the women, "when you admit
you have no influence with even re
publican legislatures?"
"I say I feel certain' of it," replied
the speaker, "because I believe tha
some one of the remaining states I
going to be Intelligent enough to act
between now and election time."
Hisses and "catcalls" drowned ou
some of the interrogators and as th
heckling continued, women over the
hall greeted new interruptions with
yells of "sit down" and "throw them
out," but the suffrage workers per
sisted and after declaring that "thi
kind of conduct on the part of worn
en makes it hard to get republican
legislatures to ratify the amend
ment," Mr. Hays ended his speech
while two women were on their feet
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Cross of the Black Star Is Con-
ferred "for Distinguished Serv
ice In Allied Cause.".
The cross of the black star, one of
the highest decorations of the French
government, was received yesterday
by Colonel George A. White, adjutant-
eneral of Oregon. With the decora
tion came a communication from the
French government notifying him
that the cross had been conferred by
the president of the French republic
on recommendation of the grand
chancellor of the national order of the
Legion of Honor.
The' package containing the medal
came to The Oregonian with the re-
uest that it be delivered to Colonel
White, who did not give his home ad-
dresE on his return to the United
States. It apparently had seen hard
travel, having been sent from French
general headquarters to Cfcaumont,
thence to Brest, thence to Camp Dlx.
N. J., and finally to Portland. Tho
citation reached Colonel White . in
New YorK three months ago. In ad
ition to the award of the decoration
nd citation he receives the grade of
chevalier in the Order of the Black
Star, a branch of the Legion of Honor.
For distinguished service in the ai
led cause," the parchment reads-
Colonel Whits went overseas with
the first American contingent. He
was held in the state until the fall
1917 by his duties as a state offi
cial, when he built Oregon's war ma
chine, organized the draft and put
Oregon first in every military and
naval demand made. Upon resigning
as adjutant-general he entered the
army as a major and was assigned to
the 41st infantry division, which sailed
for France In December, 1917. On its
arrival overseas the 41st division
made up mainly of Oregon and Wash
ington men, was, broken up 4,or re
placements. . Major White later was
assiKned to General Pershing's staff
and promoted to be a lieutenant
colonel. After his teturn to the United
States he recelvid a colonelcy in the
reserve corps. He participated In the
Marne-Aisne and Argonne campaigns.
MORE GASOLINE DUE SOON
Allowance for Pleasure Cars, How
ever, Is Restricted.
SALEM, Or, May 18. (Special.)
In a letter received at the executive
offices, today, J. E. Balsley, district
sales manager for the Standard Oil
companjv with headqvarters in Port
land inl'orcnuu Governor Olcott that,
based on the present supply and de
mand, his company would soon be
able to furnish gasoline for the in
dustrial trade, but that owners of
pleasure automobiles would have to
be content with approximately 80 per
cent of their former consumption.
Mr. Balsley said a cargo of gasoline
was due to arrive in Portland May 25,
and that soon thereafter the product
would be distributed' among dealers
in all sections of the state.
MAN FLIES TO SICK WIFE
Thomas- Fargher Jr. Charters
Plane to Reach Dnfur.
THE DALLES. Or.. May 18. (Spe
cial.) Upon receipt of news of his
wife's illness, Thomas Fargher Jr. of
Dufur section hurriedly boarded
airplane this morning in Portland,
and with Walter Lees as pilot made
the fastest time ever flown from
Portland to The Dalles, covering the
distance in 70 minutes. The plane
then flew on to Mr. Fargher's farm
at Dufur.
The birdmen left the Guilds' lake
aviation field this morning at 10:15
o'clock and reached) this city at 11;25
o'clock.
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT, HERB!
Letter Indicates Bases Would Be
Established at Eugene, Mcd
ford and Portland.
SALEM, Or, May IS. (Special.)
That airplane forest fire patrol serv
ice will be resumed In western Oregon
as early as June 10 of this year is in
dicated in a letter received today by
F. A. Elliott,' state forester, from H.
H. Arnold, commander of the western
Department of army air service with
headquarters at San Francisco. Pre
vious information received in Salem
was to the effect that this year s
airplane patrot would be confined to
California.
Included in the letter received by
Mr. Elliott was a blank contract pre
pared by the government, which, if
signed by the Oregon forestry offi
cials,, will bind the state to furnish
proper landing fields, guards to care
for the planes when they are not in
use, radio operators to accompany the
pilots on their flights, auto Service at
the bases and free telephone and tele
graph privileges.
If the contract Is signed, it was
indicated In Mr. Arnold's letter that
bases would be established at Eugene,
Medford and-Portland and that the
service would be conducted along the
same lines as last year.
Mr. Elliott stated today that the
forestry department of Oregon some
time -ago requested a congressional
appropriation of $60,000 with which
to conduct an airplane patrol during
the summer of 1920, but that this
amount later was reduced to $50,000.
The latter appropriation has now been
approved, according to Mr. Elliott,
but has not. yet come up for vote in
either branch of congress.
Should the appropriation be defeat
ed, Mr. Elliott believes he will be
able to raise sufficient money from
the timber owners of the rtate. It
is believed the contract will be signed.
WILSON APPOINTS PAYNE
Secretary of Interior Is Named Di
rector for Railroads.
WASHINGTON. May 18. President
Wilson today appointed John Barton
Payne, secretary of the interior, as
director-general of the railroad ad
ministration to succeed Walker D.
nines, whose resignation became ef
fective May 15.
Secretary Payne's appointment was
made in a proclamation stating that
the president by virtue of the powers
vested in him under the transports
tion act and the provisions of the
federal control act transferred to
Secretary Payne the duties of direc
tor-general of the railroad admlnls
tration.
Mr. Hines will sail for Europe early
next month, having been selected by
President Wilson as arbitrator of
questions of navigation on central
European rivers. The selection wa
made by the president at the request
of the allied governments.
HOLD CATTLE BACK, PLEA
Stockmen Are Advised to Go Slow
in Marketing. .
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18. As th
result of a reported depression in the
price paid the producer for beef cat
tie, members of the California Cattle
men's association were advised by
their officers in a special meeting
here today to keep their cattle out o
the state markets as long as possible,
and to ship them to Montana in the
event of a feed shortage here.
It was pointed out that while th
producer had been compelled to ac-
cept a reduction, the price of -meat re
mained the same to the consumer.
There had been little change in th
e
demand, which remained at about 36.
000 head a month, It was announced,
Mrs. S.J. Posner, 61, De
spondent, Dies.
BOYS' FATHER FINDS BODIES
Death of Daughter Stated as
Cause in Note.
SEPARATION IS FEARED
Edward B. Kramer Returns Home
to Discover Doors Locked.
Grief Causes Prostration.
Mrs. Sarah J. Posner,-61, ended her
own life and the lives of her two
grandchildren, Sam and' Fred Kramer,
by asphyxiation with gas yesterday
at the family home, 49? East Sev
enteenth street North. She left a note
saying that she loved the children.
whose mother was dead, so much that
she could not allow them to be
brought up by servants.
The deaths are supposed to have
taken place early yesterday, but the
bodies were not found until the chil
dren's father, Edward B. Kramer,
went home last night. He found the
doors locked and noticed a smell of
F,as around the house, so he climbed
second-story window and discov
ered the bodies. Doctors from the
emergency hospital, after reading the
note left by Mrs. Hosner, said there
was no doubt ' that the woman was
insane. It was said that she had been
despondent since the death of the
children's mother. Mrs. Ruth Kramer,
last February, and had several times
expressed a belief that the children
would be better off with their mother.
Mr. Kramer was preparing to move
to another house, and friends and rel
atives of the family had been trying
to persuade her to go on a trip east.
The effort to separate her from the
children is believed to have precipi
tated her act.
ote Addressed to Daughter.
The note was addressed tr .Mrs
Sara Gellert, "another daughter of Mrs,
Posner, and was as follows: "I loved
the precious boys too much to leavo
them to servants to bring up. Ruth's
babies were too dear to me. . I eould
not leave my angel babies, and
could not stand it any longer. Grief
stricken heart and other troubles with
my pnysicai nerves were too mucn
All I want is my ' engagement ring
alone. God bless you and your, chil
dren. You were very good! to Jne when
I needed you." '. V
The note was found in Mrs. Pos
tier's handbag in the room where th
deaths took place... The windows o
the room had been carefully closed,
a skirt had been folded along th
floor by the door into the hallway
and the gas heater, nnlighted, wa
turned on full blast when the father
found the bodies.
Mr. Kramer left home yesterday at
7:10 A. M. and went to his store
fish market at 354 Morrison street
which he ran in partnership with hi
mother-in-law. He did not go hom
until about 7:30 P. M.
Doers Found Locked.
He found all the doors locked. No
ticing a smell of gas. he gr.ew suspi
cious and tried to climb in the win
dows. . All the windows on the firs
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Regular Republican Candidates for
Delegates - at - Large Running.
Ahead in Pennsylvania.
MONTPELIER, Vt, May 18. Re
turns from approximately one-third of
the state in today's presidential pref
erence primary tonight showed that
Major-General Leonard Wood ' had
polled about 70 per cent of an ex-
j tremely light republican vote, which
m aa aunLkctca HIIIUII a IlttlL QUZCU nidi
who have been mentioned as presi-
ential possibilities.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor
a and Herbert Hoover were running
close race for second- place, and 1
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts
nd William Grant Webster of New
York were in a close race for third.
The republican vote for 90 cities and
towns out of 246 was: Wood. 1789;
Hoover, 301; Johnson, 260; Webster,
50; Coolidge. 129; Lowden, "76.
PHILADELPHIA, May 18. Re
turns from 119 districts out of the
118 in the state tonight show that
the regular republican slated candi
dates for delegates-at-large in today's
primary election throughout Pennsyl
vania were leading by from 400 to 600
votes. These figures did not include
any. from Philadelphia. Charles L.
Biddle, who is not on the slate, was
running close to the regular slate.
Returns from 195 scattered dis
tricts for democratic national com
mittee gave Joseph F. Guffey of
Pittsburg,, a lead of more than 1300
over Eugene C. Bonniweil of Phila
delphia. Guffey was supported by
Attorney-General Palmer.
LIEUTENANT NOBLE CITED
Dead Portland Officer Is Awarded
i
Distinguished Service Cross.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, May 18 (Spccia.) First
Lieutenant Elmer J. Noble of Port
land. Or, who was killed in action
near Bois de Cheppy, France, Septem
ber 26, 1918. has been cited for extra
ordinary heroism and awarded a dis
tinguished service cross. The citation
ys:
"Lieutenant Noble gallantly led his
men under heavy fire in an attack
through barbed wire entanglements
on the enemy positions before Bois
de Cheppy. His conduct had a marked
moral effect upon his men and he
continued leading the attack unti
killed by enemy fire."
His nearest of kin is Mrs. Doris
Smith Noble." ' widow, . 727 Thompson
street, Portland.
PLAN FOR COUNT IS MADE
Republican Ballots First Except in
. Precincts 10, 20, 30, Etc.,
County Clerk Beveridge yesterday
announced a plan by which the public
will be able at the earliest possible
moment to get an Indication of the
results in next Friday's election. The
Republican nominating ballots will be
counted first in all precincts except
tng those ending in naught, in pre
cincts 10, 20, 30 and so forth the statfe
measures and the democratic ballots
will be counted before the republican
ballots..
Mr. Beveridge is explaining this
system to members of the election
boards and requesting all of them to
comply with it as an accommodation
to the public.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
67 degrees; minimum, 48 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; westerly
winds.
National.
Danfets declares Penrose is behind Sims'
attack on navy department. Page 6.
Nitrate programme is attacked in house.
Page o.
Senator' Gronna to fight Non-Partisan
league. Page 4.
Oil depletion in United States alarms sen
ate. Page 1.
Hays is heckled by suffragists. Page 1.
Cars being moved by priority list. Page
Vancouver harbor project hearing to be
set. Page 10.
Domerttic.
Prices' on staples decline throughout . the
United States. Page 1.
Nine new bishops elected by MctboUist
conference and three more to be chosen.
Page 15. -Georgia
democrats "unalterably opposed"
.to Wilson's league. Page
General Wood Icas in Vermont primary.
Page' 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Patrol service may be started June 10.
Page 1. ,
Washington democrats demand treaty rat
ification with league covenant. Page 1.
Supreme court upholds Lee Roy Kocleya
disbarment. Page 7.
Friday's election will be eighth primary
conducted -under present law. Page 19.
Ad club caravan receives warm welcome at
Eugene on way to Stockton. Page 3.
- Sports. .
Young Brown's manarer 9aya Gorman is
due for defeat. Page lti.
Coast League results: San Francisco 2.
Portland 1: Sacramento 2. Oakland :t;
Salt Lake 7: Vernon 2; Los Angeica 0,
Seattle 2. .Page 16.
Seals fool coast seers on standing. Page 16.
Veteran Portland tennis player wins de
spite handicap. Page 17.
Commercial and Marinr.
Grain dealers look for general declino In
cereal prices. Page 20.
Corn slumps at Chicago with heavy aull
. ing. Page 25.
Stocks ctose steady, but war bonds de
cline. Page 25".
Steamer Kayseeka chartered to load flour
here for export. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Oregon Voter lists preferential "ticket."
Page 10.
Trolley company stops street work.
Page 2. -
General clean-up captures Irvington.
Page 8.
"Stand by Wilson" is slogan of new Demo
cratic club. Page 14.
Colonel George A. White gets rare decora
tion from French government. Page 1.
Rate hearing will . not ' -be postponed.
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Two grandchildren and "self kilU-d by
woman. Page 1.
Simon Benton resents newspaper attacks
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Food, Clothing and Shoes
. Quoted Lower.
AUTOS AND DIAMONDS DROP
Decrease on Staples Ranges
Up to One-Third.
ACIFIC COAST AFFECTED
Cities From Washington, D. C, to
Fresno, Cal., Publish Reduc
tions to Consumers. r
CHICAGO. May 18. A wave of priee-
utting in retail clothing costs reacti
ng from the Mississippi valley to the
Pacific coast was reported today. Dis
patches from 24 cities told of prom-
Ked reductions in certain necessities
ranging from 15 per cent to minus
profit.
Financial authorities here said that
the indications were that the price de-
line would be limited to ready-to-
wear clothing, principally women's
garments and silks. Shoes were in the
ist affected.
Tight money and inadequate trans
portation facilities were cited among
the prime reasons. Delays in delivery
of goods in vhich much money had
been tied up. together with inability
of farmers to' get grain and livestock
to market were said in many instances
to have worked a hardship on mer
chants. Reduction May Be Temporary.
An officer of one of the leading
department stores of Chicago declared
that the price reduction now being
reported meant also that merchants
were trying to satisfy what he called
a hysterical demand from the public
for lower prices." These current re-,
ductions, he said, might be only tem-
porary.
A financial authority here 6aid that
if reports of price cutting were de
pendable, they indicated a tendency
toward--a. -reduction inventories.
Though this mignt be temporary,
said, it was undoubtedly good, in that
it suggested that merchants were go-
ahead more cautiously. Sales are
being held under various names.
Coast Cities Affected.
In Topeka, Kan., a men's clothing
firm announced a "no profit" sale.
Department stores in St. Louis ad
vertised "under-selling campaigns."
Twenty per cent cuts were the most
popular. On the Pacific coast, Tacoma '
dealers announced cuts from 20 per
cent flat to "profitless sales." Three
Seattle retailers cut clothing 20 per
cent. In San Francisco one retailer
announced a 20 per cent cut in all .
lines, another 20 to 50 per cent in
certain commodities.
, Several Omaha stores said their
silk cuts were 50 per cent. In
Wichita, Kan, silk shirts had been
reduced. Coffeyville, Kan, reported
many cut-price sales.
Whole Country Joins.
In Minneapolis a large department
store has announced a cut of 20 per
cent. At Knoxville, Tenn, one of the
city's largest department stores to
day made a discount of 20 per cent on
its entire stock, except a few contract
priced articles. Shoe reductions also
were announced.
At Oklahoma City sales Offers of 20
to 30 per cent reductions were re
ported. ' -
At San Antonio, Tex, two depart
ment stores and one at Waco an
nounced sales with reductions of 20
per cent; another a 25 per cent re--'
ductiojn sale. - " ..'
At ?ort Smith, Ark,- special salea
said reduction was 20 per cent.. At
Pine Bluff one men's store and one
women's store arc making the- same
out. Slight reductions in shoes and
wearing apparel were noted at Texar-
kana, Springfield, and at Little Rock '
retailers last week made cuts from
a fifth to a quarter. Atchison, Kan.,
announced 20 per cent reductions. .
AUTOMOBILE PRICES DOWN
Omaha Stores Cut Everything
Front Ice Cream to Diamonds.
OMAHA, May 18. Eight smaller
stores today i joined the five large
establishments which have announced
reduction of from r) to 30 per cent.
A large automobile dealer made
reductions of 1250 on open and 1400
on closed car models.
A store which made a 30 per cent
reduction announced the cut would
extend to its restaurants also. One
of the concerns which started with a
20 per cent cut, anoounced an addi
tional reduction of 10 per cent. Stores
which are excepting from reduction
articles like men's collars and others
upon which the manufacturer fixes
the price have protested to the
factories that two largo concerns are
cutting these 30 per cent along with
the others.
Chocolate sundaes at 12 cents in
cluding war tax, peanuts at 4 cents
a bag. golf balls at 70 cents, diamonds
at $120 a carat and candy at 81 a
pound were among th items offered
at one store today.
t stores renorted record-breaking;
business.. People stood in line, at
some places, two hours before the
doors opened.
'Prices on various, essentials after
a 30 per cent reduction were as fol
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