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CHARGE BY BUTLER
JAIL STORED; 3
NEGROES LYNCHED
MEXICANS TIRED OF
BIG BLACK BRUISER
WILLAMETTE TO GET
ROCKEFELLER MONEY
GIFT OF. $350,000 TO CMVER
. S1TX, .1XXOUXCED.
EMBARGO ON COAL
BY U. S. CONSIDERED
YEAR'S TOLL IN U. S.
' FROM CANCER 100,000
500,000 PERSONS NOW AF
FLICTED, SAYS DOCTOR.
POLITICS TALKED
AS KIWAiMlS MEET
JOHXSOX MUST XEAVE COUX
TKY WITHIX 30 DAYS.
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MOB ROUTS POLICE IN FIGHT
AH Victims Protest Innocence
While Facing Death.
ONE HANGED THREE TIMES
(Priest Climbs Pole to Plead With
Mob of 5000 at Dulutn, but
Gets Only Hoots.
CULUTH. Minn.. June 15. Three
negroes were lynched here tonight by
a mob estimated at 5000 persons,
which overpowered the police, took
possession of police headquarters and
seized the negroes, who were held in
connection with an attack on a young
white girl.
Not a shot was fired in the attack
on the police station, the members of
the mob using bricks and other mis
files, and in the final stages of the
fight streams of water from fire hose
taken from the police themselves.
Mob Holds Mock Trial.
A mock trial was held by the mob
in tTie station and three negroes were
found guilty and three others also
held in connection with the assault
were acquitted and turned back to
the police.
CJuiet was restored at 1:40 A. M.
today around the Duluth police head
quarters, as the mob had dispersed
and the curious persons were not per
mitted to remain long in the vicinity.
No further disorder was expected by
the authorities.
Eight policemen and a newspaper
reporter suffered minor injuries in
the attack on the police station. They
were hit by bricks or other missiles
or were swept' off their feet and se
verely bumped In the water fight.
Mob Reported on Trip.
It was reported that three or four
, trucks and automobiles loaded with
members the mob had started at
midnight toward Virginia, where it
was said four other negroes had been
arrested in connection, with the same
case. . i
The negroes were roustabouts with
a circus that appeared here yester
day, and the alleged attack was made
on the 17-year-old white girl at the
circus grounds last night. The circus
was in Virginia today, and it was said
eight negroes were taken into cus
tody there but only four held..
One report was that the Virginia
authorities and John Murphy, Du-
luth s chief of police, had started
back to Duluth with these four sus
pects, before the mob trouble broke
out here, but it was understood that
the party had been diverted to an
other city.
Track Carry Armed Men.
The negroes held were Isaac Mc
Ghie, Elmer Jackson and Nate Green,
all about 22 years old. They were
lynched in the order named at 11:30
P. M., 11:38 P. M. and 11:45 P. M., re
spectively. All professed their inno
cence. FirBt Indications the downtown
district received of the trouble brew
ing came at 7 o'clock, when trucks
loaded with men dashed up and down
the principal streets, the men calling
for "volunteers to avenge the wrong
done the white girl."
There was ready response, and it
was estimated that the mob numbered
6000 shortly after 8 o'clock. Then the
storming of the Jail began. On both
streets the mob gathered, surging to
ward both front and rear entrances
simultaneously. Word of its coming
had reached the police, and prepara
tions had been made to put up a fight
with streams of water from fire hose
Front and Rear Attacked.
The Iirst concerted attack was
made on the rear entrance. Near the
building was a pile of bricks, used
on a construction Job, and of this the
mob took quick advantage. Bricks
were sent flying through windows
and against the rear door, which fin
ally gave in
This let the mob Into the basement
and as it slatted up the stairs to the
first floor, strong streams of water
washed its members back.
Bricks again were brought into
play, and as the battle waged at the
rear of the building, other members
of the mob obtained a section of fire
hose, made a connection at a hydrant
and started an assault on the front
entrance.
Here, too, the police were prepared
to fight back the mob with water,
and in the water duel that, ensued,
neither side had a marked advantage
until the mob managed to cut the
police hose. This caused a momentary
retreat by the police and the mob be
gan battering down the front door.
Police Cease Resistance.
After entrance .had been forced
from the front the police, offered no
further resistance, realising, they
Bald, that attempts to use firearms
would turn the disturbance Into a
riot of even more serious proportions,
and probably cause extensive loss of
life.
Within the police station the mob
faced two heavy steel doors, barring
the way to the prisoners cells. With
a large timber the steel doors were
battered down after an hour's attack.
tCoaciudeii en Fags .6, Column 4.)
Fedcral Officials at Boundary Are
AVaitlng Arrival or Pugilist '
Wanted for Years.
EL CENTRO, Cal., June IS The
newspaper El Monitor at Mezicali,
lower California, today printed the
statement that Judge Luis Cacho at
Tijuana had ordered Jack Johnson,
former world's heavyweight cham
pion, to leave the territory within 30
days from June 6.
Mistreatment of several Mexican
girls, including his wife's maid, was
said to be charged against Johnson.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. June 15 Depart
ment of justice agents waited today
at the international boundary line in
the expectation that Jack. Johnson,
former champion heavyweight pugil
ist, would cross the border before
night. Johnson, it is reported, has
been given 24 hours by Mexican of
ficials in which to leave Mexico.
The action of the Mexican officials
had been expected by United States
officials, as it has been known that
Governor Esteban Cantu has been op
posed to Johnson remaining in Lower
California.
BANKING GROUPS TO MEET
Consortium for China' to Gather in
Sew York in September.
NEW YORK, June 15. The first
organization meeting of the con
sortium for China, consisting of
British, French, Japanese and Amer
ican banking groups will be held in
New York the middle of September,
it was announced tonight by Thomae
W. Lamont, of J. P. Morgan & Co.
Mr. Lamont has just returned from
a four months' trip to. the orient as
representative of an American bank
ing group acting In conjunction with
British and French financiers.
"The consortium," Mr. Lamont said,
"has no plan of exploitation laid out
for China, nor will it undertake-' to
function except at the earnest de
sire and with the hearty co-operation
of the Chinese people."
tmtil the arrival here of the
British. French and Japanese banking
groups for their first conference with
the American financiers, Mr. Lamont
said he did not expect to see any
great activity in the way of loans to
China.
ARCHBISHOP IN TROUBLE
Protest Filed Against Admission
ol Prelate to United States.
WASHINGTON, June 19. Protest
against admission to the United
States of the Most Rev. Daniel J.
Mannix, Roman Catholic archbishop
of Melbourne, has been filed with the
state department by Marcellius Par;
sons of New York and several others
who with the archbishop were passen
gers on the American steamer Ven
tura which recently arrived in San
Francisco.
The protest, which was referred by
the state department today to the
bureau of immigration, was said by
officials to declare that Archbishop
Mannix refused to stand when the
Ventura's band played the British
and American national anthems in
Honolulu harbor. Immigration offi
cials declined to comment on the pro
test.
SCOTTY'S FAITH UNSHAKEN
Prodigal Who Spent Fortune Ex
pects to Find Another.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 15.
(Special.) Death Valley Scotty. whose
sensational extravagance brought him
briefly into the limelight about 15
years ago, quit his job in a pick and
shovel gang of street builders today
and left for California. Scotty claimed
the fortune he spent came from
mysterious mine in Death valley. For
a time he flung money right and left.
He spent 50,000 for a special train
run from Los Angeles to New York.
Scotty says another fortune awaits
him in Death valley and that by win
ter he .will have a stake to charter
an aeroplane for the trip across th
desert for the treasure.
$130,000 BONDS APPROVED
Vancouver Votes Funds for Dock
and Public Levee.
VANCOUVER, Wash., June 15.
(Special.) By the overwhelming vote
of 2353 to 110, Vancouver, in a spe
cial election today, passed 1130,000
bond Issue for the purpose of buildin
a municipal dock and public levee.
The election called out an unusuall
large vote, -3465 voters out of 361
registered casting their ballots.
There has been expended already on
this dock work by the G. M. Standifer
corporation, $200,000, which, with the
amount voted today, will mean an
improvement expenditure for the ben
efit of Vancouver of approximately
$330,000.
PRINCESS IS BETROTHED
Eldest Daughter of King Ferdinand
to Marry Spartan Prince.'
LONDON June 15. Princess Eliza
beth,, eldest daughter of King Ferdf
nand and Queen Marie of Roumania,
is betrothed to Prince George of
Sparta, brother of King Alexander of
Greece, according to newspapers here.
When King Constantine of Greece
abdicated June 11, 917, he was ac
companied by his oldest son. Prince
George. Princess Elizabeth r Rou
mania has been reported to hare, been
betrothed to a number of European
princes in the last -two years.- ...
IS LIE. SAYS WOOD
Backing by "Stock Gam
blers" Is Denied.
MANAGERS HIGHLY PRAISED
'Cowardly Attack" Held Ruse
to Hide. Own Weakness.
STATEMENT
IS ISSUED
General Expresses Regret 'but In
sists on Defending Men Who
Backed His Campaign.
CHICAGO. June 15. Major-General
Leonard Wood in a signed statement
tonight characterized as "a vicious
and malicious falsehood" a declara-
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New York that a "motely group of
stock gamblers, oil and mining pro-
moters, munitions-makers and other
like persons" backed the general's
campaign for the republican presi
dential nomination.
General Wood said that be regretted
make the statement, but that it
was necessary to "brand a faker and
to denounce a lie." The general, de
claring that the' men who managed
campaign were of "extraordinar-
y high character,"' said that the at
tack upon them "is infamous" and
that" Mr. Butler's action was an "at
tempt to ingratiate himself with cer
tain, elements r?hich exercised a
determining influence at the conven
tion." "
The statement follows:
"I have Just read the statement
Issued In New York by Nicholas Mur
ray Butler to 'the effect that a motely
group of stock gamblers and others
tried to buy the presidential nomina
tion for me, ano that the forces who
were defeated in their insolent at
tempt to buy the nomination repre
sent all that Is worst in American
usiness and political life.
"The statement is a vicious and
malicious falsehood. I would ignore
it if it were directed at me alone,
but I-eannot remain silent when my
loyal friends and supporters are
vilified. . .
Proctor Is Highly Praised. -
"Colonel William Cooper Proctor,
who was chairman of my campaign
committee, is a man of extraordinar
ily high character, known through
out the length and breadth of the
land for hiB absolute integrity and
honesty. His assistants were men of
like character, most of whom respond
ed to their country's call during the
war. They typify a group of pro
gressive Americans. The attack upon
them is infamous.
The groups which brought me be
fore the convention with preponder
ant force were. hundreds of thousands
of patriotic men and women in every
walk of life who have indorsed me at
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Trustees -Vote Increase of Salaries
.- for Professors and Author
. ize Xew Instructors.
WILLAMETTE 'UNIVERSITY, Sa
lem,' Or., June 15. (Special.) A. gift
to Willamette university of $350,000
from the general education board
of the Rockefeller institute was
reported at the annual meeting of
the board of directors here to
day.', The money will go to the en
dowment fund," I.. r which a campaign
for a million dollars is on. In addi
tion to this sum, $17,600 will be re
ceived from the same source in the
next two years, provided the univer
sity matches it with a like amount,
the sum to be used for new. labora
tory equipment and increased sala
ries. An average increase of 40 per cent
in the salaries of professors - was
voted by the trustees and three ad
ditional instructors were authorized,
to car for increased enrollment In
the department of English, education
and history.
Good progress was reported on the
building campaign for 1100.000 and
the drive was ordered carried to com
pletion. Three new members were elected
to the board of trustees B. E. Car
rier,' Salem; M. L. Jones, Salem, and
Bishop William O. Shepard of the
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Portland area, Methodist Episcopal
church. The following officers were
re-elected: President, B. L. Steeves,
Salem; vice-president. C. B. Moores,
Portland; secretary. I. H. Van Win
kle, Salem; treasurer, A. N. Bush,
Salem.
. At the class day exercises this aft
ernoon, the senior gift, a beautiful
art window in the remodeled chapel
of Waller hall, was presented by Mer
rill Ohling, president 'of the class.
and accepted by Dr. Steeves, presi
dent of the board of trustees.
Commencement exercises are sched
uled for tomorrow morning, to be fol
lowed by the alumni meeting and
banquet. Many leaders of the class of
1915 have returned to the campus for
the class reunion, held every five
years.
CONSCIENCE ONLY LIMIT
Chicago to Place No Restrictions on
Bathing Suits.
CHICAGO, June 15. There will be
no restrictions on styles of. bathing
suits permitted on Chicago municipal
beaches this summer, the matter be
ing one of "individual ' conscience,'
William Burkhardt, deputy public
works commissioner, said today.
" "Let your conscience be your guide,"
he declared in announcing that the
beaches would .be opened on June 26,
MARCONI BACKER IS DEAD
Edward. V . . Backtts Financial
Friend of Wireless Development.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 15.
Edward W. Fackus, 80. former Amer
lean consul ro Brazil and one of the
financial backers of Marconi in the
development of the wireless tele
graph, died last night at his home
at Tarpon Springs.
In 1905 Mr. Backus was knighted
by the king of Portugal for his serv
ices to Brazil in connection with the
development of the Amazon river.
Situation 'In New England Is Re
ported So Serious Only Two
Days' Supply'ls'on Hand. (
WASHINGTON. June 15. tBy the
Associated Press.) An embargo on
coal exports as a means of relieving
serious fuel shortages in various sec
tions of the country, notably in New
England, was taken up for considera
tion today by several departments of
the government.
Reports from New England received
in the past. few days by the interstate
commerce commission have told of a
coal shortage so serious that in some
municipalities only two days' supply
s on hand. Governor Coolidge of
Massachusetts has made repeated re
quests for relief to the commission.
Other sections of the country are
said to be facing similar problems.
although relief has been effected in
some cases.
The railway congestion from which
the country has not fully recovered
and the strike of marine workers in
a number of Atlantic ports are held
to be the principal contributing fac
tors to the present situation.
Eradication of the harmful influ
ence of these two factors was the
subject of a conference today between
Attorney-General Palmer and mem
bers of the interstate commerce com
mission. Means of dealing with rail
congestion and marine labor troubles
were understood to have been agreed
upon, although no statement was
issued.
Restoration of normal transporta
tion conditions, by rail and by water.
however, officials conversant with
the situation said, would not bring
complete relief from the coal shortage
and for that reason the question of
an embargo similar to that in effect
during last fall's coal strike is con
sidered. During the war the fuel adminis
tration was possessed of power to
declare an export embargo on coal,
but some legal experts hold that no
official now has power to declare an
embargo and cite in support of their
contention the effort made in the
closing days of the last, session of
congress to pass a bill providing for
such an embargo.
Members of the interstate commerce
commission are said to hold that the
commission could not put an embargo
on export coal except Indirectly by
means of car assignment orders,
which would eliminate the supply of
cars for the transportation of such
coal to the ports.
Should the emergency become suf
ficlently great, some officials de
clare, the attorney-general might act
under the Lever food and fuel act to
place an embargo on coal.
SMUGGLERS INFEST TOWN
Canadian Mounted Police Establish
Patrol at Grand Forks.
GRAND FORKS, B. C. June 15.
As a sequel to the recent killing of
Constable George Stanfield, the Royal
Canadian mounted police have estab
lished patrols to assure safety to
several homes which became terror
stricken through shadowing and
threats.
The authorities report the town in
fested with liquor smugglers from
the southern side of the boundary
line.
LABOR DECLARES
SOVIET INIMICAL
Recognition of Russian
Dynasty Is Refused.
OVERWHELMING YOTE TAKEN
Move to Request Lifting
Blockade Is Blocked.
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LENINE SPEECH QUOTED
Extracts Read in Montreal Said
to Prove Rule of Reds Is
by "Dictatorship."
MONTREAL, June 15. A move
ment to call upon the United States
to recognize the soviet government
or lift blockades against soviet Rus
sia was blocked In the annual con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor today after a heated debate.
James A. -Duncan of the Seattle Cen
tral Labor council led the fight in
behalf of the soviet, with the aid of
the Ladies' Garment Workers, but
the convention adopted, by an over
whelming vote, the report of the res
olutions committee opposing any ac
tion.
The committee report declared the
federation would not be "Justified in
taking any action that might be con
struea as an assistance to. or ap
proval of, the soviet government so
long as it is based upon authority
which has not been vested In It by
a popular national representative
assembly of the Russian people, or so
long as it endeavors to create revo
lutions in well established ( civilized
nations of the world, or so long as it
advocates and applies militarization
to labor and prevents the organlza
tion of and functioning of trades
unins and maintenance of free speech,
free press and free public assem
blies."
Labor Hld Opposed.
John Frey, cnairman of the resolu
tions committee, said It had ascer
tained on the "highest authority" that
the soviet government is an "auto
cratic, militaristic government that
does not believe in democracy" and is
ruling by the "iron hand of the die
tatorship." Extracts from Lenlne's
speeches which he read showed, Mr.
Frey declared, that Lenine believed
in making "trades unions subservien
to the soviet government and labor
compulsory." Opposition to the re
port, he said, "might indicate that the
bolshevlkl had infested the ranks
of organized labor in America with
its propaganda." Mr. Daniels said the
committee had made a "camouflage
report" to deceive the workers o
the country as to the true situation
in Russia, conditions there were
much better than reported In th
country, he said, and added tha
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George approved recognition of th
soviet government, "but had not th
courage of their convictions to stan
up and declare for it."
Committee Is Defended.
James Duncan of Washington, D.
C. first vice-president of the federa
tion, answered in defense of the com
mittee report. He read a telegram
from Secretary of State Colby which
said the existing government did not
"represent the will or consent of any
considerable proportion of the Rus
sian people."
David Grange, a New York dele
gate, said the greatest trouble in
America was the bolshevist plotters
who are trying to disrupt organized
labor.
"I don't care what President Wilson
or Lloyd George have approved," he
said, "but I do know we have a goo3
enough form of government here In
America for me and I am not going
to take any chances with Trotzky and
Lenine's bolshevlkl crowd. They are
not any more the friend of labor than
was the czar."
AneodiAit Is Defeated.
An amendment to the report, of
fered by Joseph D. Cannon of New
York, which urged the government
to "cease its activities in upholding
the blockade of Russia" and protest
ed against supplying munitions to
nations at war with Russia, was de
feated unanimously. No vote ' was
taken on a resolution offered by Luigi
Antonio of the International Ladles'
Garment Workers to declare the
United States, in continuing the block
ade, "was an abettor in this most
heinous crime against a iree sov
ereign with whom the American peo
pie have always been at peace."
Neither was a vote taken on a mo
tion that the convention use its in
fluence to bring about withdrawal
of armed forces of all foreign powers
now opposing tne Doisneviki.
The telegram from Secretary of
State Colby said:
"There Is no licensed or regular
trading between the United States
and Russia at present. There nave
been, as you may know. Several con
ferences on the subject of the removal
of restrictions against trading with
Russia. ' These conferences have been
held in Europe and their course has
been carefully observed by this gov
ernment. They have so far been void
of result. The soviet government Is
insistent upon political recognition as
a condition precedent to a renewal
of any commercial contract.
"While this government has no de-
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Disease Declared to Originate
From Blood Ailment Cure
9 Believed Possible.
NEW YORK, June 15. Medical ex
perts' estimate of the number of
deaths from cancer In the United
States in 1919, place the figure at
00.000 and the number of persons af
flicted at present at 500,000, Dr. Fred
rick Dugdale of Boston, a vice-pre's-
tdent of the allied medical association
of America, declared today at the or
ganization's ninth annual conven
tion.
Sufficient evidence has been gath
ered, he said, to support the theory
that the disease originates in a con
stitutional or blood ailment, that the
Individual has within his body the
predisposing causes of it and that it
requires only certain "exciting
causes" to develop. Cure Is possible.
he said, if the exciting causes are re
moved and the predisposing factors
properly treated.
The treatment of disease by color
waves was demonstrated by Dr. Din
shah B. Ghadiali of New York, who
said that scientists were mistaken
when they believe the three primary
colors of the spectrum were red. yel
low and blue.
Red, green and violet are the col
ors, he contended, asserting this is
proven by the fact that only a com
bination of these colors will produce
white.
Light is as much an element of life
as food, he declared. In his theory
red represents anger, yellow mental
ity, green humility, blue Intuition
violet spirituality. magenta love,
lemon pride, orange jealousy, tur
quoise dignity, indigo benevolence
purple veneration, scarlet lust.
SMALL CITIES SHOW GAIN
Population Increases Range From
6 to 107 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, June 15. Census
nnouncements today were:
Aberdeen. S. D., 14,537, Increase
3784 or 35.2 per cent.
Johnstown, Pa.. 67,327, increase 11,-
845 cr 21.3 per cent.
York, Pa., 47,499, increase 2749 or
6.1 per cent.'
Haverhill, Mass., 53.SS4, increase
9769 or 22.1 per cent.
Mishawaka, Ind., 15,195, increase
3309 or Z7.8 per cent.
Fremont, O., 12,468. increase 2029
25.4 per cent.
West Allis, Wis., . 13,765, increase
7120 or 107.1 per cent.
Columbus, Mjss., 10,501, increase
1512 or 16.8 per cent.
MRS. S. J. FOSTER DIES
Mother of ex-President of Reed
College Succumbs',.,
Mrs. Sarah Jennie Foster, mother
of William T. Foster who, until re
cently was president of Reed college,
died late yesterday at her home In
Eastmoreland. She was- 86 years old.
Mrs. Foster came to Portland 10
months ago from her home near Bos
ton, Mass., but she had lived in Port
land before and had many friends in
this city. .
Funeral services will be held at 4
P. M. today at the Portland cremato
rium. The body was taken to Breeze
& Snook's chapel, where it will remain
until 3 P. M. today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
TESTER DAY'S Maximum temperature.
66 degrees; minimum, o3 degrees.
TODAV'S Fair and warmer; westerly
winds.
Vorelsn.
Soviet recognition refused by labor. Face 1.
National. .
Women to have full share in republican
campaign. Fsge 2.
N'o barnstorming campaign for presidency.
says Senator Harding. Page 3.
Coat embargo by United States to relieve
shortage la considered. Page 1.
Doroeittlr.
Senator Lenroot declares intention to heart
ily support republican ticket. Page 2.
Jack Johnson, ex-heavy weight champion.
ordered out of Mexico. Page 1.
Tear's toll in 'United States from cancer
100.000., Page 1.
Charge by Butler Is lie, declares Wood.
Page 1.
Jack Dempaey acquitted on draft charge
by Federal Jury, rase 3.
Events at conference that resulted !n
Harding's nomination reviewed. Page 6.
Duluth Jail stormed and three negroes
lynched. Pago 1.
Pacific North went.
Willamette university gets 5350.000 from
Rockefeller Institute. Page 1.
Oregon bankers open convention at Eu
gene. Page 4.
Huge northwest co-operative fruit ageecy
proposed. Pag4 15.
Idaho .democrats evade prohibition row
at state convention. Page 5.
Pponn.
Coast league results: Vernon ,2. Portland
3; Sacramento 4. San Francisco 1: Oak-
land 4, Seattle 6: Salt Lake 4, Loa An-
a-eles 14. Page 14.
Wednesda'y night horse-show card is can.
celled. Page 14.
Tropp 49 wins honors in boy scout field
rally. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Sealed-bid ' wool sales may be held at
Shaniko. Bend and Condon. Page "1.
Chicago corn trade Ignores larger receipts.
Page 21.
Easier money rates promote bull opera
tions In stocks. Page 21.
Dock commission calls meeting to con
sider rules for operation of new grain
elevator. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Six men and one woman seeking election
next Saturday as school director. Page 4.
New clew I ou nu in u udidbkj case, rage a.
Petitions in circulation urging Johnson to
bolt republican party. Page 7.
Police get orders Tor conventions. Page 12.
Charles H. Moores discusses harbor fa-
cilities. Page 13.
Victoria and Vancouver. B. C to havt
entries in floral parade. Page 13.
Politics talked as Kiwanis meet. Page 1.
Travelers fight over unit rule. Page 9.
Xuto parking downtown to be prohibited
next week. Page S.
Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric raise
rates in city limits. Tagc-6.
Uakevlew woman elected worthy grand
matron of Oregon Kastcrn btar. Paga 7.
International Conclave
Opens Here Today.
PORTLAND MAN ON TICKET
George A. Lovejoy Supported
for Office in Organization.
1500 DELEGATES ARE DUE
Opening Session to Be Addressed
by Governor Olcott and Pos
sibly Mayor Baker.
DAY'S PROGRAMME FOR KI
VAIS CONVENTION.
, 8 A. M. Auto tour easl side
parks, from ' Portland hotel.
10:30 A. M. Opening session.
Elks temple.
2:30 P. M. First business ses
sion. Elks temple7.
2:30 P. M. Matinee party for
visiting ladies, Orpheum thea
ter. 8 P. M. Concert. Royal Rosa
rian band, Multnomah hotel;
dancing in east ballroom; musi
cals and entertainment In gold
room; exhibition Oregon scen
ery, refreshments.
With the arrival of Kiwanis club
members from every section of the
United States and Canada, officer con
ferences lasting all day, and hotel
lobby meetings, delegates to the
fourth annual convention of the Inter
national Kiwanis clubs yesterday be
gan to talk politics. But it was not
the sort of politics that bubbled so
recently at Chicago, nor the kind that
is about to break loose in San Fran
cisco, but organization politics. ' The
convention will open here today.
From out the wealth of "tips" and
rumors, appeared a few "sure things."
One was that the I'acifiu coast would
be represented among the interna
tional officers Of the Kiwanis during
the ensuing year and that the repre
sentative would be George A. Love
joy "of Portland, general chairman of
the 1920 convention. Support of coast
and Canadian, as well as many east
ern clubs has been pledged to. place
Mr. Lovejoy in the position of inter
national vice-president or trustee.
Mr. Harnett Presidency Choice,
J. Mercer Barnett of Birmingham,
Ala., first vice-president of the inter
national body, is slated for the presi
dency to succeed H. J. Elliott of Mont
real. Canada. He is said to have al
most universal support. The Fort
Worth delegation arrived in Portland
pledged to make a heavy campaign
for Jack Mumbower of Fort Worth.
Tex., as international trustee.
The next international convention
of the Kiwanis will be held either
in Cleveland, Ohio, or Milwaukee.
Wis., unless all signs fail. ' The con
vention certainly is destined for a
centrally located city for the 1919
convention was held in the south, in
Birmingham, Ala., and the 1918 in
Providence, R. I., extreme east. Final
decision as to the next meeting place
may be left to the board of trustees
by the convention, but the two
highest bidders for the honor are
Cleveland and Milwaukee.
750 Delegates Arrive.
Approximately 750 delegates ar
rived during the day yesterday,
registering at headquarters in the
Oregon building and be'ng assigned'
to hotels. Most' of the arrivals were
local club officers, hastening ahead
of the main body to attend confer
ences which filled the programme
yesterday. Delegates coming in to
day are expected to swell the total
to almost 1500.
Though at home -under a physi
cian's. c?re because of a sprained
ankle and wrenched knee. Mayor
Baker's presence to welcome the
delegates at the opening of the con
vention in Elks hall this morning
was demanded Imperatively by the
Kiwanis yesterday. Chairman Love
joy, of the convention committee,
placated the mayor's physician with
the promise to provide an ambulance
to bring the city official to the meet-
i ing. As the mayor gave his word to
it n,rmltl,d hv tho rioxtnr It
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is probable that the delegates will
I be welcomed to the city by a man in
a wheeled chair.
Olcott to tiive Greeting.
Governor Olcott will extend the
greeting of the state of Oregon to tbe ,
visitors at the ope'ning of the conven
tion sessions at 10:30 o'clock this
morning. Invocation will be by Rev.
E. H. Pence. The response to the
welcoming speeches will be made by
President Elliott of the Kiwanlans.
"The Kiwanis Spirit, a World Need,"
wijl be the subject of the main ad
dress of the afternoon session, deliv
ered by'M. A. 'McDonald. Vancouver.
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An automobile trip of the cast side
parks and residential, districts will be
taken in the morning. The trip is
being arranged by Will J. Lester and
G. G. Gerber. . Women among the
visitors will be ticated to a party at
the Orpheum during the afternoon. A
concert at the Multnomah hotel with
dancing and entertainment will b a
feature of the evening.
The largest delegation of Kiwan
ians arrived yesterday mornin at
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