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PRICE FIVE CENTS
PEN CONVENTION
QUESTS SETTLED
CONGRESS LAYS PLAN ICTRTC flFI FPBT
to hint catiidhavIu Inl L ULLLuf.1
WORLD UNREST LAID
TO LIFE'S TREADMILL
SEERESS PREDICTS
BLONDE PRESIDENT
CHEVROLET
500-INftlLE
SOVIET TRADE ENVOYS
RECEIVED BY BRITISH
REOPENING OF RELATIONS IS
DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE.
ON
DEBT TO SOLDIER
DEAD REAVOWED
Tribute Paid to Men Who
Fell in Conflict.
OFFICIALLY NAMED
REPCBMCAX LEADERS REACH
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
AIMLESSXESS OF LABOR ONLY
FOR FOOD REALIZED.
'MAN OF DESTINY" WILL BE
"SLIGHTLY BALD."
CLASSIC
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inmittee Has 130
ingles to Unravel.
ffilDA CASE TROUBLES
,f .publican Status in State
Poioorl in Prmrrworev
" uaiotu ill uunu uli oji
ICE TRUST CHARGED
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ii on Scats Is "Judicial
atlicr Than Political" and
Each Is Explained.
' J' i ICAGO, May 31. In open session
; the republican national com
' re began deciding: contests of
? delegations to the convention
:nade slow progress.
' what Chairman Hays charac
. :d as "judicial rather than polit
ri, decisions," the- committee seated
,;t . i arly reported delegates from
nsas and Alabama;-postponed the
. Irict of Columbia contest until
"orrow, and after giving an M-
ed hearing: to a three-cornered
est from Florida, adjourned
out a decision.
"airman Hays estimated that the
sts would net be cleared before
ay. Today's decisions -will not be
rs in the strength of any can
to and ranged principally about
Questions of regularity, although
ace issue frequently was injected.
Sfvrn Contests Decided,
all decisions the committee was
ed on questions of law and prece
by Charles B. Warren of Detroit,
.'..nal committeeman from Michl
. acting at the request of Chair
1 Hays as the committee attorney,
tc" each contest Mr. Warren issued
statement of the reasons upon
ich the committee was acting. Mr.
i said that was a part of his plan
committee work before
Many Members Indicate Desire
' for Recess for Conventions;
Little Work Remains.
WASHINGTON', May 31.' Republican
leaders of the house and senate today
agreed tentatively on a final ad
journment of congress Saturday.
Many members, however, have in
dicated they prefer a recess for the
political conventions to a sine die
adjournment and this may cause a
change in the plans as tentatively
agreed on.
The agreement contemplates the
calling up by Representative Mondell,
Wyoming, republican leader, in the
house tomorrow of his resolution pro
posing final adjournment at 4 P. M.,
Saturday.
Final decision as between a recess
or an adjournment, it was said, might
hang fire until the last moment.
In a conference with the senate
leaders today, however. Representa
tive Mondell is understood to have
been advised to go ahead with his
adjournment resolution.
Only the Armenian mandate reso
lution and conference reports include
important measures slated for passage
before congress quits and it is likely
that after the senate has voted on
Armenia tomorrow it will spend Its
time on various bills of a minor or
special character while the house con
siders Armenia.
To 6peed up its procedure, the sen
ate today agreed to begin its sessions
tomorrow at 10 o'clock, two hours
earlier than usual.
Slight Corrections Not to
Change Results.
Ambassador Geddes Warns XJ.
to Stay Clear ot Europe's
"Disentanglcments."
s.
CERTIFICATES ARE DUE TODAY
McCamant, Carey, Rand, Ol
son Chosen at Large.
Brooke and Cooper Selected
Second District; Johnstone and
Walker in Third.
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nly seven of
2 AMERICANS DECORATED
the 137 contests were
led today
; the Alabama contest the ttju
I reported deleg-ates were seated
the absence of the contestant.
't cn regularly reported delegates
Arkansas were seated, the
- .-io contestants being dismissed.
,e delegate instructed for Governor
, wden and two reported favorable
lim were among those seated.
Florida Tangle Difficult.
""skirK up the contests alphabeti
i yfhe committee struck a snag
'Yi'the Florida contest, where three
ils of delegates one each reported
' . .Kin tn H'Miora 1 "W ri i -t lnvirnnr
and Senator Johnson, respec-
-were contesting. I'or more
i three hours the committee
! .-ued complicated technical points
.. finally referred it over night to
i' ub-committee of three for recom
h idatlon tomorrow. The three com
' -.eemcn were Warren of Michi-
n. Dupont of Delaware, and Par
; of .New York.
!, iesides the Florida decision the
'imittce tomorrow will take up the
i d-f ought controversy between the
. od and Lowden forces in Georgia,
j' that between three sets of dele
Jiies from the District of Columbia.
'he Florida contest, vigorously ar
j d by the committee and the con
i i, 'ants, involves the question of
ither there is In law a republican
Mikado Honors Officials of West
inghouse Company.
VICTORIA, B. C. May 31. Edwin
M. Herr, president of the Westing-
house Electric Manufacturing com
panywho arrived here from the ori
ent on the steamship Suwa Maru, was
decorated by the Emperor of Japan
with the third order of the Rising Sun
in recognition of the contributions of
the Westinghouse company to the de
velopment of electrical industries in
Japan, it became known today. Mr.
Herr would make no statement.
L. A. Osborne, vice-president of the
Westinghouse company, received the
fourth order of the Rising Sun. The
decorations were conferred at Tokio,
May 12, by TJaro Noda, minister of
communications, on behalf of the
emperor.
BOY DROWNED IN CANAL
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Boise Lad Goes After Cows
Fails to Conic Home.
BOISE, Idaho., May 31. (Special.)
Frank W. Lowman, 8-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Lowman, who
reside near here, met a tragic death
last week, when he slipped and fell
into the New lork canal and was
drowned.
The lad went out to bring the cows
home from the pasture. The cows
came home but not the boy. Search
was immediately instituted and his
foot tracks traced to the canal. The
rrigation water passing through the
anal was shut down and the body
was located 3 miles from the poin
on the canal shore to which his foot
prints had been traced.
50 NURSES DECORATED
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m. I ty in 3S loriua.. v regular lacuon
- .ded by George W. Bean of Tampa,
I, ional committeeman, based its
" 1 ims on the Palatka convention of
i ne 29 under a call issued by D. T.
, row of Jacksonville, the republi-
i etate chairman, who wae elected
1916 for four years.
, Hegilars Hold Defunct.
' The delegation headed by H. L. An-
i -son of Jacksonville claimed title
, ' election in 1918, under a etate pri-
', . iry law of a state executive com
i '; 'ttee, while the third group, headed
' A. L. Church and W. I-.. Van Uuzor
; Jacksonville, claimed their seats
f -v virtue of a second convention.
' The regularly reported delegates
ere charged by Mr. Andcreon 'with
, laving forfeited their right to peats
r. neglecting to file primary nom-
nations for the state committee. He
. tscrted they became defunct as i
!Kfirty orjiTtnization under a state su
i -erne court decision rendered last
a'. which held that under the pri
f lary law the party had failed to poll
1 per cent of the votes cast at at
lection and ceased to be a party or
Vaniatlon under the law.
The Church-Van Duzor group con
:nded that both the Bean and the
.ndcrson crganizations were defunc
. vnd that, representing the "real re
.'ub'-iicans of Florida," they were call
- :'ig "Vor a re-deal all around." They
1 enorUid that with the larse increas
"Vf nortihern immigration into Florida,
i. ne sialic couia be consiaerea a aouot
ful one it the national committee
would ro.cogniie a republican organ
'v.ation. '.which they argued would
a the support of the elec
ffiee Trout Alleged.
The regulars were charged with
Maintaining- rule In Florida for pat
ronage purpose largely and Mr. Ai-
5eruon aemarci "in collusion" with
he democrats. The Bean-Gerow or
fcanizatlon.i he charged, was a "clos
.orporattore" an(j an "office-holders'
.rust. t hsirges of collusion were de
nied by Lake Jones of Jacksonville,
who arguei the case for the regular
delegation and declared both the op
rommanc
trate.
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lorcnce Nightingale Medal Given
Women of 15 Countries.
GENEVA. Switzerland, May 31.
Fifty nurses; representing IS coun
tries, have received the Florence
Nightingale medal for heroism on
the battlefield by the Geneva Red
Cross.
Six American, eight British and
eight French nurses received the dec
oration which was granted post
humously to Edith Cavell, the British
nurse executed' at Brussels by the
Germans in 1915.
OOZE AND - ADAMS WIN
In
ComDlete official returns from
ery county, compiled at Salem yes
terday by Secretary of State Kozer,
ccr.firm the election of the following
delegates to the republican national
convention at Chicago:
State at large Wallace McCamant
Charles H. Carey. John L. Rand and
Conrad P. Olson.
First congressional .district
Walter I Tooze, Jr., and E. J. Adams.
Second congressional district W.
K. Brooks and D. J. Cooper.
Third congressional district Ham
ilton Johnstone and Dow V. vv alker,
Returns Are Official.
The figures compiled by Mr. Kozer
are the official returnsfrom the 36
counties of the state. In several in
stances county clerks made slight
mistakes in computing the total vote
of some of the delegates but the
evision and correction of the re
turns will not affect the result as
announced.
By working all day Sunday and
yesterday. Mr. Kozer expects to be
able today to. complete the official
canvass of the vote on republican
convention delegates. In that event,
he will immediately mail to the sue
nosnfiil ran did ares certificates . of
election late this afternoon.
For delegate from the state
large, Sanfield Macdonald, Johnson's
Oregon campaign manager, lost out
by 302. Daniel " Boyd of Wallowa
county finished In sixth place 1010
votes behind Macdonald. The final
vote for the 15 candidates for dele
gate at large, the first four having
been elected, follows: McCamant 38,-
464. Carey 36,362, Rand 33,949, Olson
31,340. Macdonald 31,038, Boyd 30.028,
Harrison 29,300, Butler 28,527, Cam
rrnn '7.366. MacLean 25,114, Stewart
24.108. Maris 23,692, Hickey 20,540,
Kollock 17,402, Compton 13.961.
"Walter L.. Toome Jr. Elected.
In the first congressional district
Walter L. Tooze Jr. received 24,393
votes according to the final figure
and was elected. His colleague is E.
j Adams, ex-highway commissioner
of Lane county. By the completed
count Mr. Adams defeated Joel F.
Booth for the second delegateship by
a margin of 253. The vote on th
fi contenders was: Tooze 24,393
Adams 18,332, Booth 18,079, Wright
man 17,608, Kendall 13,769.
The final figures also definitely
decided the contest between, D.
Cooper and M. Z. Donnell, both of
The Dalles, for election as the second
delegate from the second congres
sional district. Mr. Cooper won with
a lead of 568 over his fellow towns
man. The other delegate from this
district, W. H. Brooke, led the ticket
(Conclude yn Page 4, Column 2.)
WASHINGTON, May 31. Sir Auck
land Geddes, British ambassador,
speaking tonight at the 99th annual
commencement of George Washing
ton university, warned America
gainst enmeshment In the social
disentanglements" of Europe.
'So far the swell of the storm cen
tered In Europe laps your coast," he
eclared. "Yet your daily press is al
ready filled with news of strikes
what is vaguely called industrial un
rest. We all know it was your tra-
ition to keep clear bf European en
tanglements.
Here is a European disentangle
ment that Is already roiling the wat
rs on your social beaches, a disen
tanglement of the complicated inter
weaving of man and man in the
social fabric.
Sir Auckland declared he doubted if
ever before was the future for so
many nations, so many individuals, so
closely shrouded In dark clouds, preg
nant with storm,"
'In Europe we know an age Is
dying," he continued. "Here it would
be easy to miss the signs of the
coming change, but I have little
doubt but that it will come. A reali
zation of the aimlessness of life lived
to labor and to die, having achieved
nothing but avoidance of starva
tion and the birth of children also
doomed to the weary treadmill of life
has seized the minds of millions."
Ambassador Geddes asserted that
the next 50 or 60 years "are going to
be the most glorious or the most dis
astrous in history." The present gen
eration "cannot hope to see a success
ful end to the world revolution now
in progress," he said and turning to
the recipients of degrees, added
yours may."
The honorary degree of doctor of
laws was conferred on Sir Auckland
Geddes, British ambassador, General
Pershing, Senator Harding, Attorney
General Palmer and Senator Lenroot
of Wisconsin.
The way out of world turmoil, Sir
Auckland said, must be led by those
who keep in view three essentials,
which he named as beauty, service
and truth.
"Keeping: these three in view," he
added, "civilization will sail safely.
Let one be occulted and civilization
Is in danger. Let two be occulted and
peril' is nigh. Let three be ocriulted
and civilization falls. Thus Babylon
fell, thus Egypt, thus Home ': '.
and I doubt not, fell all civilizations.
So today civilization totters."
Hungarian Fortune Teller Tries
Talent In Forecasting Result '
'of American Elections.
BUDAPEST. May 31. Is there in
America a man whoMs blonde, slight
ly bald, wears glasses, is "surrounded
by fine children" and who is an
aspirant to the presidency?
If there is he is the "man of
destiny," according to the revelations
of Mme. Sybilline Bellangh, the Hun
garian national prophetess, who was
asked recently to apply her gifts to
the task of determining- whs the next
American president would be.
In addition to the foregoing dis
tinguished peculiarities Mme. Sybil
line declared he waa "the most popular
man in America, and one whose elec
tion 13 demanded by the masses of
the people." She added that an at
tempt was made to assassinate him
within the last two years. The next
president will be a "good man, suc
cessful and popular," she declared.
America will yield to popular senti
ment and turn anti-prohibition, the
prophetess asserted.
American-Designed Auto
Tames Foreign Cars.
$25,500 FIRST PRIZE PURSE
De Palma, in Lead, Loses as
Auto Catches Afire.
SUGAR PRICES ADVANCED
San Francisco Consumers to Pay
2 9.3 Cents Pound.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31. A price
of $26.30 a hundredweight was de
clared by the California-Hawaiian
Sugar Refining company here today
for its latest allotment, the new price
being an advance of J3.05 over the
previous figure.
Jobbers' and retailers' profit rules
Imposed by the United States attorney-general
would mean a price to
the consumer of 29.3 cents a pound in
the San Francisco Bay region. Else
where the freight from the San Fran
Cisco seaboard will be added to the
charge.
Recently H. Clay Miller, chairman
of the federal fair trade commission
here, announced that this raise would
be the last one and that future allot
ments of sugar were due to be sold
at a decreased price.
AIR FUND COMPROMISED
Bill Conferees Tentatively Agree on
$33,000,000 for Army Branch.
WASHINGTON, May 31. House and
senate conferees on the army appro
priation bill today tentatively agreed
to fix the appropriation for the army
air service at J33.000.000, of, which
$6,000,000 would be used for new
equipment and $5,250,000 for research
work.
The house bill fixed the appropri
ation at $27,255,000 and the senate
increased it to $40,000,000.
PLANTS MAY BE BOUGHT
Favorable Report to Be Made on
Nitrate Equipment.
WASHINGTON, May 31. By unani
mous vote the senate agriculture
confVnittee today ordered a favorable
report on me vvadswortn bill author
izing the acquisition and operation by
the war department of the nitrate fix
ation plants at Sheffield and Muscle
Shoals, Ala.
A corporation will be organized un
der the direction of the secretary of
war.
25,000 VIEW FAST RACE
n Thrilling Finale Leader Is Sheet
of Fire and Boyer Goes
Into Wall.
27 BODIES RECOVERED
Damage in River Lud Overflow
Estimated at $250,000.
LOUTH, England, May 37. Twenty
seven bodies of those who lost their
lives Saturday night in the sudden
overflow of the River Lud have been
recovered and many persons are miss
ing. '
The ' damage is estimated up to
$250,000. -
ANTI-RED BILL FAVORED
Senate Committee to Report on
Deportation Measure.
. WASHINGTON, May 31. Slight
modifications were made today in th
house bill broadening the powers
the government to deport alien anar
chists and to prevent their admission
into the country.
The senate immigration committee
then ordered the measure favorably
reported.
R0ME-T0K10 FLIGHT MADE
Two Italian Aviators Land at
Japanese Capital.
TOKIO, May 31. Lieutenants Ma
siero and Ferrari, the Italian aviators,
completed their flight from Rome to
Tokio today.
Masiero arrived at 1:21 P. M. and
Ferrari arived at 2:05 P. M.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 31. In
the most spectacular finish witnessed
on the speedway here, Gaston Chev
rolet, driving an American-designed
car. rode to victory In the eighth
renewal of the 500-mile automobile
race today before a record-breaking
crowd of 125,000. His time was
5:40:16.14, an average of 88.16 miles
an hour, the second best in the his
tory of the event. i
In addition to winning $20,000 first
prize, Chevrolet also won approxi
mately $550 more In lap-prize compe
tition and cash prizes offered by
accessory firms. , Rene Thomas got
second place, covering the distance in
5:43:02.29. His average was 87.45
miles an hour. Tommy Milton made
third, and Jimmy Murphy, winner of
the Los Angeles speedway champion
ship race, fourth.
De Falma Loses by Ftre.
All thrills came in the last 30 miles.
when Ralph De Palma, the favorite.
with a lead of 10 miles, seemed cer
tain of winning. But with victory
within grasp his car burst into flames
on the north turn of the
mile course and shortly ' after the
car driven by Joe Boyer, who led the
first 250 miles, ekidded, overturning
and crashing into a brick retaining
wall a few feet away. Neither Boyer
nor his mechanician was seriously in
jured. -
The accident which snatched victory
from De Palma was tragic. The noted
Italian was racing at breakneck speed
when a sheet of flame licked its way
to his gasoline tank. While his mech
anician heroically fought the flames,
De Palma, broken-hearted, ran to the
pits a mile away for a fresh supply
of gasoline.
Undaunted, De Palma resumed the
grind, but after going another mile
his car caught fire again. Aided by
his mechanician, De Palma pluckily
extinguished the flames and managed
to finish the race fifth. He was given
a tremendous ovation.
Starting: Jump la Lost.
Misfortune trailed De Palma from
the start. He had the favored posi
tion at the pole, but the bomb of the
starter caught him unawares and he
was among the last to get away.
Then on the first lap he was driven
Into the pits with a flat tire.
Joe Boyer held the lead 250 miles,
closely pursued by Jean Chassane,
Gaston Chevrolet and Rene Thomas.
With the race half over, Boyer made
his first stop at the pits and De Palma
shot into the lead, which he main
taincd until the fire.
There were half a dozen accidents,
but the drivers and their aids escaped
death. While speeding around the
Russian Party to Go to France to
Talk Over Commercial Prob
abilities With Experts.
LONDON, May 31. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The official meeting
between trade representatives' of
soviet Russia' and members of the
British cabinet occupied Downing
street today, but beyond the an
nouncement issued after an hour's
conference that a preliminary discus
sion waa held with regard to the re
opening of trading between Russia
and western Europe there was noth
ing forthcoming as to the conversa
tions. Tomorrow when the members of
the house of commons reassemble
they are expected to quiz the govern
ment on the ultimate purpose and
progress of the negotiations of Greg
ory Krassin, Russian soviet minister
of trade and commerce.
Officially not a word was given
out justifying the suggestion that
there was an intention to utilize the
discussion of trade affairs to intro
duce peace feelers and in a well-in
formed Russian quarters the belief
persists that it was not likely thaw
the subject will be broadened.
Minister Krassin and his colleagues
maintain silence.
Immediately after the conference
Premier Lloyd George left for his
country home.
MEMORIAL DAY SIGNIFICANT
Occasion Now Means More
Than When Instituted.
OTHER CARES LAID ASIDE
PARIS. May 31. French experts on
finances and economics in London will
meet Gregory Krassin to discuss ten
tatlvely the possibility of commercial
exchanges with soviet Russia.
LEWIST0N BECOMES PORT
Packet Opens Navigation IJctwcen
There and Portland.
LEWISTON. Idaho, May 31. The
steamer Northwestern docked here at
noon today direct from Portland, Or.,
having made the run through the
government Celiio canal and inaugu
rating a regular Portland-Le wiston
navigation service.
The packet of 100 tons burden
brought a capacity cargo and departed
at i o'clock on the return run with
wool, flour and passengers.
Lewiston is 500 miles inland and
the boat run is the longest in the
United State3 proper, with the excep
tion of the Mississippi service
(Concluded on Page 6. Column 1.)
D'ANNUNZIO HAS FEVER
Mad Poet 111 in Fiume, Says Inns
bruck Dispatch.
GENEVA, May 31. An Innsbruck
dispatch says Gabriele D'Annunzio is
ill at Fiume with fever.
It is believed the malady is the
name as that which recently appeared
among sailors at Fiume.
POLAR EXPLORERS FROZEN
Two Members of Amundsen's Party
Arc Reported Dead.
COPENHAGEN. May 31. Two mem
bers of Captain Roald Amundsen's
North Polar expedition, Knudsen and
Tessen, are reported in advices re
ceived today to have frozen to death
during the winter of 1919-20.
RELIEF BILL IN SENATE
Measure Xot Likely to Be Taken
Cp Before Recess.
WASHINGTON, May 31. The sol
dier relief bill, was before the senate
today, probably for reference to a
committee, which opponents of the
measure said would be virtually "in
terment In the legislative graveyard."
Senate leaders said today that the
bill had no chance for consideration
before the recess, which is expected to
continue until September 1.
PLANTER'S SLAYER DIES
Corporal Kxecuted In Cuba for
Murder of Sugar Grower.
MATANZAS, Cuba, May 31. Cor
poral Vasquez was executed by a fir
ing squad today for the murder of a
Cuban sugar cane planter.
The execution was the first time
capital punishment had been ad minis
tered in Cuba since the day of Presi
dent Estrada Palma.
ESTRADA CABRERA JAILED
tConuluced on Page 4. Column I.
Former Guatemalan President In
Power of Rebel Leader.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, May 31. Estrada Cabrera,
formerly president of Guatemala, has
been imprisoned upon orders from
Carlos Herrera.
Herrera. was, according to advices
received here, leader of the revolu
tion whjch overturned . the Guate
malan government early in April.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
O'J degree.; minimum. 4o degrees.
TODAY'S Kair, warmer; westerly winds.
Koreirn.
Fracce fears union cf Bolshevism and pan
Islam ism In near east. Page 4.
Premier L.loyd George receives soviet trade
envoys.. Page 1.
Hungarian seeress declares thai ncjtt
American president wiii be blonde and
bald. Page 1.
Kussian official says land not . aim of
soviet. Page 2.
National.
Lawmakers leave capital this week for
home and national conventions. Pae 4.
Congress makes plans to quit Saturday.
Page 1.
Seven convention contests are. settled but
committee nas 1 oJ more. l'ase I.
President takes hand In convention plans
by calling Cummlngs into conference.
Page 17.
ntervention in Mexico as last resort rec
ommended. Page 17.
tieddes declares world is realizing aim
lessness of life 8 treadmill. Page 1.
Higher pay for postal employes recom
mended in joint congressional commit
tee reprt. Page 2.
lomestie.
Non-partisan league basis proven to be so-
cilaistlc. Page 4.
San Francisco motorists got gasoline de
spite supposed restrictions. Page 1U.
Sports.
Gaston Chevrolet wins 30O-milo race at
Indianapolis. Page 1.
Joe Benjamin arrives and gets busy for
Friday fight. Page. lj.
Coast league result: Portland J-2. Sacra
mento u-a; fM-auift j-l. .-ait laKe -i-;
San Francisco --0. Oakland 0-T,; LiJ
Angeles O- U Vernon 6-0. Page 14.
Motorboat regatta .races spectacular.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Picnic and barbecue held at Boardman to
arouse interest in irrigation. Page 5.
Big cut in retail lumber prires announced
by company at Astoria. Pager o.
I. W. W. plan "to Incite walkout of labor
at -height of harvest. Page 6.
Seattle builders may call general strike.
Page 16.
Commercial and Marine.
Exports from Porttand alone in May total
t4.Hll.SS4. Page 22.
Marine bill is center of port discussion.
Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Veterans honored by comrades "who visit
all cemeteries ol city. Page 7.
Chamber captains to choose aides today.
Page 12.
Reverent throngs review procession.
Page 8.
La Grande man elected state deputy of
Knights of Columbus. PaKe o.
Oulja board explained Ty dootor befor.
Medical Alumni association, iago 41.
Highway commission decides on caution Jn
future roads policy. rase jl
Orecron republican delegation decided by
complete onit lai count 01 state, rage X.
S0OO Masons and friends attend picnic at
Forest Otovt. Page 5.
1 AH Portland shares in memorial services to
soldi r dead. Pas 1-
H Portland Shares in Services in.
Honor of Men TYho Gave Cp
Lives for Country.
A smile, a tear, a memory these
three yesterday were offered upon
the altar of reverence to the nation's
soldier dead, while tender hands
placed with care the wondrous bloom
of field and forests above countless
mounds where soldiers sleep.
As if In tribute to these dead, the
sun shook loose from heavy clouds,
and throughout -the day smiled down
on those who laid aside their usual
cares to participate in the memorial
services held in various parts of the
city from early morn until late at
nisht.
It was a day when the memories
of the "boys" who wore the blue were
quickened into action. Not only did
they recall their comrades who fell
to save the Union, but the thrilling
episodes of th four years of civil
strife, with their countless days of
trial and tragedy. All was brought
back to these men who long ago dis
carded the gun and sword and whose
backs are bent with years.
Day'ss Slsnif leasee lirov..
Memorial da$' as observed yester
day was even more significant than
away back in 1S6S, when General
John A. Logan, In official orders, se
lected May 30 as a fitting time to re
vive memory of the heroic dead "who
made their brea&ta a barricade be
tween our country and its foes."
It was a day when reverence ana
homage were paid to all soldier dead
those who fell fightins Indians on .
the plains, the nation's civil war sac
rifice, the brave who never returned
from the Philippines when the Spanish-American
war was concluded, the
men who fell in skirmishes on the
Mexican border and the thousands
who now lie on Flanders field.
More, it was a day of rededicatlon,
a day when the living made vows
that the unfinished work of these men
should be completed, so that the death
of thousands under the flag might
not be in vain.
I nflniahrd Taak I'lcttired.
This incompleted task as pictured
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at every garnering )taiciuj tuwiuucu
the ridding of the United States of
un-Amcricanism. economic readjust
ment to stimulate production and re
lieve industrial unrest, the develop
ment of true patriotism and the per
petuation of American principles.
Uarly in the "day hundreds or per
sons were at the cemeteries redeco
rating the resting places of the
fallen. At every cemetery appro
priate services were conducted by
the Grand Army of the Republic, as
sisted by veterans of later wars,
daughters of the veterans, members
of the Women's Relief Corps and Boy
Scouts and school children.
At the foot of Stark street cere
monies were conducted in honor of
the sailors and marines who no longer
answer to the rollcall and In the
plaza opposite the courthouse a
fitting service was conducted by
Scout Young camp. Spanish War
Veterans, in honor of their dead com
rades and the men who. fell in the
late world war.
Aired Soldiers Maylt.
With overseas veterans of the worhj
war and Spanish-American war vet
erans as escorts, me "iuc-l,.u
ans of the Union army passed In re
view yesterday afternoon. Many of
these men were carried in automo
biles, while others, though somewhat
bent, walked with a sprightly step as
they passed Colonel George A. White,
grand marshal of the parade, and his
staff.
Three thousand persons gathered at
the auditorium in tne aiternoon to
join the veterans In the principal Me
morial-day service. The assemblage
included veterans of the American
wars from the civil conflict to the
world war, with many mothers,,
daughters and friends of these veter
ans also in attendance.
Commander T. H. Stevens preside
at this meeting, with C. A. Williams
eerving as adjutant, W. T. Kerr as
chaplain and J. W. Jones as. officer
of the day.
The invocation was pronounced -..by
Rev. Kather William Cronin and thl
benediction by Chaplain Kerr. The
Memorial day orders issued by Gen
eral Logan were read by Adjutant
Williams, while E. R. Lundberg, vet
eran of the Spanish war, read Lin
coln's Gettysburg address.
McKlveen
Dr.
- Speaks.
As long as America lasts, so Ions
will its people extend their thanks
to the men who fought for the pres
ervation of the union, said Dr. W. T.
McElveen, pastor ot the First Con
gregational church, who was the
principal speaker at the meeting.
Dr. McElveen paid tribute not alone
to the men who fell during the civil
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