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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY
1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO
HAZARDOUS FLIGHT
TO ALASKA STARTED
GERMANS
BOYCOTT OF SUGAR
STARTS PRICES DOWN
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
CRUELTY TO 3 BABIES
MOTHER FAILS TO ItECOC.MZE
- 18-MOXTHS-OLP TOT.
S
RUSH TO BUY WHEAT
FUTURES SOON OVER
PETITIONED
AGFSEEIV1ENT TODAY
FIRST CUP TRIAL
BY
Y TO RUN
FOLR ARMY PLAXES HOP OFF
OX 9 0 00-MILE TRIP.
SEATTLE HOUSEWIVES REFUSE
TO BUY FOB CAXXIXG.
TURMOIL AT REOPEXIXG OF
PIT IS SHORT-LIVED.
SIGN
FIGHT USHERS OUT
CONVENTION OF 48
Adjournment Is Forced by
Darkening Hall.
BRITAIN
IN
MAYOR
MAN
V
Surrender to Allies' De
mands Assured.
TEUTONS PROTEST IN VAIN
Coal Deliveries Required
Be Forthcoming.
to
FORFEIT TERMS PROVIDED
on-ComplIaiicc Will Mean Occu
pation by Allied Powers of
Ruhr Mine Kcgion.
!PA. Belgium. July 15. (By the
Associated Press.) The German min
isters are disposed to accept the note
f the allies and to answer In the
affirmative tomorrow without Quali
fication. A formal decision will be
taken in the cabinet council in the
morning, but the attitude of the min
isters tonight is that the agreement
is as good as made.
This also is the view of Premier
Millcrand.
Dr. Simons, German foreign secre
tary, said he had an hour's conversa
tion with Premiers Mlllerand and
Lloyd George in which they discussed
the essentials of the allied reply. Dr.
Simons was measureably reconciled to
the allies' solution. Tension is greatly
relaxed ,at German headquarters.
British Premier Hopeful.
Premier Lloyd George seemed to
be in good spirits this evening, but
when asked by a correspondent if he
thought the Germans would accept,
said: "I cannot say. Dr. Simons is
a reasonable opponent, but he has in
satiable men with him."
The proctocol which the Germans
will be asked to sign tomorrow pro
vides that they must furnish 2,000,000
tons of coal monthly, and if by Octo-
Der i;, lsjo, they have not furnished
6,000.000 tons the allies will occupy
Ruhr. A treaty price will be paid for
the coal, plus 5 marks gold per ton
as a premium for screening into dif
ferent grades, which premium will be
applied to the purchase of foodstuffs.
German Fropoail Given.
Following is the text of the Ger
man note to the allies:
"(1) The German government en
gages itseir to place at the disposal
of the allied governments, beginning
August 1, 1920, according to present
arrangements, for the durat'on of six
months, 2,000.000 tons of coal monthly.
"(2) The allied governments will
pay for this coal up to the German
market price by placing the respect
ive sums to Germany's credit on her
reparations account and the differ
ence between the German market
price and the world market price in
i-a&u unless me manner or payment
Shall be determined in a different
way in a general agreement on finan
cial questions.
"(3) For the duration of the afore.
said coal deliveries the clauses of the
decision on the coal question com
municated to the German delegation
July 9 and amended July 11, will not
Sp.f.?
.
creased by the reparation commission
during this period.
Slleslan Coal Sought. I
(4) There shall be made as soon'
as possible an arrangement concern
ing the situation in upper Silesia by
which either the German government
will recover control over Silesian coal
or by which her monthly share of
Silesian coal is fixed at not less than
1,500,000 tons monthly.
"(5) .There shall be Instituted as
soon as possible a. mixed commission
at Essen for the purpose of investi
gating means for improving the con
dition of the millers with regard to
food, clothing and housing and im
proving thereby the coal output in the
Ruhr district.
"The allies thall declare them
selves ready to grant to Germany
necessary credits for the importation
of foodstuffs for her population, as
well as for the importation of raw
materials for German industry and
agriculture. The deliberations in this
regard will take place in connection
with the general deliberations con
cerning the financial question, with
the co-operation of the experts on
both sides."
No announcement was made as to
the allied attitude with regard to the
German conditions, but it was under
stood that the chief question was
whether Germany should receive the
difference in cash between the price
of coal at the pit mouth in Germany
and the wcrld market price, which the
French delegates, it appeared, op
posed. GERJLiXV'S -NEEDS RECOUNTED
Supplies of Foodstuffs From Out
side Held Imperative.
BERLIN, July 15. Two million tons
of grain and an equal amount of fod
der are mentioned In a catalogue of
foodstuffs of which Germany is most
urgently in need for the coming year
from outside sources. The catalogue
has been presented to the representa
tives of the allies at Spa.
The memorial accompanying the
catalogue urges the formation of a
commission comprising representa
ICoaciuded pa Page -. Column 2.
Expedition Organized for Purpose
of Establishing Aerial Route
to Remote Country.
MIX KOLA. N. T.,' July 15. four
army airplanes, comprising the Alas
kan flying expedition, left Mitchell
field, Long l3land, at 12:33 o'clock
this afternoon on a 9000-mile round
trip flight to Nome. Alaska, one of
the longest and most difficult air
tripa ever attempted in the western
hemisphere.
The expedition, organized for the
purpose of establishing an aerial
route to the northwest corner of the
American continent ror possible mili
tary use and conducting an aerial
survey of the territory traversed, will
take, approximately 45 days.
Et-th plane will carry an army pilot
and a mechanician or observer. Six
teen stops have been provided, the
distance between stations ranging
from 200 to 350 miles. From Mitchell
field the planes will fly to Erie. Pa.,
and thence to Grand Rapids, Mich.
The remainder of the route lies along
the northern border of the United
States to Saskatoon, Canada, and
thence northward to Alaska.
The' expedition, headed by Captain
St. Clair Street, United States air
service, on reaching its Alaskan des
tination, will fly 100 miles to Cape
Prince of Wales, which will bring it
within 50 miles of the continent of
Asia.
SCRANTON, Pa., July 15. Having
lost his way in a fog bank into which
h; flew soon after ascending at Mine-
ola this afternoon. Captain St. Clair
Street, commander of the flight to
Nome, Alaska, made a landing this
afternoon at Elmhurst, eight miles
east of here.
In landing, the axle of the plane
was broken, but Captain Street and
his mechanician were not injured.
They expect to resume the flight at
noon tomorrow.
ERIE, Pa., July 15. Three of the
four airplanes on a flight from New
York to Nome, Alaska, which left
Mlneola, L. I., at 12:30 today, arrived
here this' afternoon at 5:35 o'clock.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 15.
Possibility of a delay at Grand Rap
ids to the army airplanes en route
from Mineola, L. I., to Alaska, loomed
up here this afternoon through non-
arrival of special grades of oil re
quired, for the machines.
HAWAII TERRITORY GROWS
Census Gives Islands Population
or 255,012, Gain. or 64,003.
WASHINGTON, July 15. The popu
lation of the territory of Hawaii is
255,912, an increase since 1910 of
64,003, or 33.4 per cent, the census
bureau announced today. Other cen
sus figures announced are as follows:
Honolulu, 83,327, increase 31,144, or
59.7 per cent.
Trinidad, Colo., 10906 increase 70
or 6.9 per cent.
Rocky Mount, N. C, 12,742, increase
4691, or 58.3 per cent.
Hilo. 10,431. increase 3686, or 54.6
per cent.
The population of Roseburg, Or.
will be announced tomorrow at 10:30
A. M.
An error, due to duplication, has
changed the population of Newark,
N. J., to 414,216, instead of 415,609 as
previously announced, the census bu
reau announced today.
WAVE STANDS OFF!
,
Variable Winds Promised for To-
day; Mercury Yesterday Hit 87.
v14.
began
i sure
growing soft again yesterday.
sign that another warm day wis ar
riving. By 4 o'clock, the maximum
temperature of the day, 87 degrees,
was reached, almost giving yesterday
the distinction of a "hot" day. A
blanket of clouds, present at times
throughout the day, helped some
what in saving Portlanders from
what might otherwise have been a
much warmer day, states the weather
bureau.
Today's forecast, continued fair and
variable winds, gives promise that
the record hot weather predicted for
last week is is not yet in sight.
The hourly temperatures were:
12 M 7714 P. M 87
1 P. M 801 5 P. M S3
3 P.
3 P.
M . .
M. .
83! 6 P. M.
. 83
Sttl
MISS HELEN TAFT, WEDS
Daughter of Former President
Bride of Vale Instructor.
MONTREAL. July 15. Miss Helen
Taft, daughter of former President
William Howard Taft, was married
today at Murray Bay to Frederick
j Johnson Manning, instructor in his-
tory at "Yale university.
Miss Taft i president of Bryn
Mawr college. Mr. Manning was
graduated from Tale in 1316 and
served as a first lieutenant in the
field artillery. U. S. A.
GIRL RIDES ON BUMPERS
Helena, Mont., Police Hold Young
Woman Dressed as Soldier."
HELENA, Mont., July 15. Miss Ha
zel Moore, a young girl from Portland,
Or., who Is said to have arrived here
on the bumpers, dressed as a soldier.
Is being held by the sheriff.
The girl said she had started out to
see the world. She had a ticket from
Portland to Missoula and says she
took the bumpers there. Authorities
are endeavoring to communicate with
relatives Jn Portland.
NATIONAL TICKET OMITTED
One Organized Faction Left
in Farmer-Lahor Party.
FUSION MOVE BOLTED
"Intolerance" of Labor Delegates
Is Declared Responsible for
Wrecking Plans.
CHICAGO, July 15. Members of the
committee of 48, who yesterday bolted
the fusion movement of the farmer
labor party, tonight, after a day of
futile wrangling, adjourned with no
arrangements made to put a separate
presidential ticket in the field.
Adjournment was accomplished
only when the committee leaders
turned out the lights and ordered
the hall cleared.
The leaders presented a report pro
viding for the continuation of the or
ganization in . each state. The re
port was adopted. It makes no pro
vision for a national ticket, but does
provide that another national co
vention may be called.
Convention Makea Uproar.
Parley P. Christensen of Salt Lake
City, presidential nominee of the
farmer-labor party, threw the dying
48 convention into an uproar by
sending to it a message characteriz
ing its action as "foolish."
Regardless of the action taken at
this meeting, however foolish, Chris
tensen's message said, "I am the
candidate of the farmer-labor party
and will continue in the race."
Three of the minority groups orig
inally subscribing to the fusion
ovement were represented In today a
meeting; besides, a part of the forty-
eighters, leaders of the world war
veterans and people s party joined
the bolt. '
Only One Real Faction Lrft.
Of all the groups which Joined the
new party convention Tuesday, only
one well-organized faction is left in
the farmer-labor ranks and that is
the farmer-labor party. ' The dom
lnant farmer group in the amalgama
tion, members of the non-partisan
league, stayed to the last, but their
organization has repudiated the
movement, refused to amalgamate
and has indorsed Senator Robert M.
La Follette for president.
The single-tax party, the first to
withdraw, nominated its own ticket
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J
.a
Excess of Estimates by Cuban Crop
and Foreign Influx Also
Declared Factors.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 15 (Spe
cial.) Sugar is coming down soon.
It came down 1 cent a pound in Se
attle today and a steady decline was
forecast. The housewives are refusing
to buy their usual canning supply; the
Cuban sugar crop is exceeding early
estimates and otHer countries are
rushing sugar to the United States to
get in on the high prices.
Fred H. Baxter, a sugar expert of
Seattle,' thus summed the reasons
why the price of sugar soon would be
"within public reach."
Mr. Baxter refused to set a figure
to which the commodity would be
likely to descend, but he pointed out
that the market is fast slipping from
control of the Cuban dealers who re
cently attempted to establish 24 cents
a pound for raw sugar as the perma
nent price.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 15. Pre
liminary hearing of Merrill Nibley,
as an official of the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company, charged with profiteering
in sugar, was continued today until
July 19 by agreement of counsel.
July 19 also Is the date of the pre
liminary hearing of cases against sev
eral officials of the company on .a
similar charge filed In Idaho.
KEELEY SUIT DISMISSED
Divorce Action at Astoria Is Thrown
Out of Court.
ASTORIA. Or., July 15. (Special.)
The divorce suit " of Lee Roy - E.
Keeley of Portland against Evelyn
Keeley was dismissed by Circuit
Judge Eakin today. An order from the
circuit court of Multnomah county
showing that a similar action had
been dismissed there was submitted
and Judge Eakin ruled that the order
would stand. Judge Eakin said the
plaintiff's only resort was to appeal
from the Multnomah county court de
cision.
The suit was filed In the local court
several weeks ago, but the hearing
was postponed until today because
the complaint had not been properly
served upon the defendant, who re
sides in California.
COAL PRICE CUT IN SIGHT
Railroad Committee Lays Plans for
Scientific Car Distribution. -
NEW YORK, July 15. A reduction
in the price of bituminous coal was
predicted today by members of the
sub-committee of railroad officials
and coal operators, meeting here to
complete details of a plan to relieve
the coal shortage In New York City,
New England and the northwest.
By a scientific distribution of cars
the committee hopes to provide
steady stream of coal to the affected
districts. Under this plan, the com
mlttee believed, the coal speculators
would find it Impossible to exact the
high prices that the acute shortage
has made possible.
The car shortage alone is the stum
bling block, it was said.
AND LET THE REST OF THE WORLD
Neighbors Report Children Were
Almost Reaten Into Insensibil
ity and Dragged by Hair.
Unmerciful mauling of three young
sters, aged from 1 to 3 years, until
their little bodies were covered, with
welts and bruises and the eyes of one
nearly were closed, resulted In the
arrest yesterday of Mrs. E. Mathews,
185 Montgomery street, on warrants
charging assault and battery, sworn
out by officials of the Oregon Humane
society. The children had been
farmed out" temporarily to the
woman by mothers who were unable
to care foe them.
The two, glrl and one baby boy
were taken Into the humane society
headquarters at the courthouse short
ly after noon by R. R. Churchill, state
humana officer, and Mrs. F. W. Swan-
ton of the Humane society, after an
investigation of conditions at the
Mathews home which resultec in the
arrrest of the woman. '
Mrs. Mathews was taken to the
county jail late in the afternoon to
be held for an examination into her
sanity today, on recommendation o"
Dr. Ivan M. Woolley. The assault
and battery charge lodged agclnst her
at the police ctation still stands.
Tot' K;m Almost Shut.
Tears spra'ng to the eyes of men
and women who saw the children.
Particularly pitiful was the case of
3-year-old Edna Ross, whose eyes
were swollen almost shut and ringed
In black, whose face and body were
cut and bruised until there Was
scarcely an unmarked spot. Great
wells were on her little back and
dark red finger marks about her sle.-i-
dei throat.
Though every movement appeared
to pain her, the child did not whim
per nor complain once. Evidences of
liood breeding were very noticeable.
Given a piece of candy, she smiled,
r.lteit painfully, and said quite dis
tinctly, "Thank you." When she
wanted a drink it was "water,
please." She won the hearts of all
ii bout her and a few unashamed tears
lolle-l down masculine cheek j when
slid confided that some of her marks
"ha: t."
The first grief-stricken relative to
see the children was Mrs. J. T. Frie
o Cherryville, grandmother of18.
months-old Ernest White.
Babe Not Recognised.
"Why, that isn't our baby!" she ex
claimed when confronted with the
youngster, unable . to .recognize the
bruised, cut and swollen face of the
baby before her as her own grandson,
Slowly she became convinced, and
clasped the mite to her breast, sob
bing.
"I'll never part with him again
never," she promised.
Later the mother, Mrs. Ruth D.
White of 712 East Market street, was
fcund. She was almost hysterical
with the first pangs of grief, but
gradually gained control of her emo
tions. "My poor little lamb! Mother won't
ever let you be taken away again,"
she crooned, cradling the boy in her
arms.
Mrs. White is attending a local
business college in an effort to gain
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I
Defender'S Rigging FallSl
When Race Is Won.
FOUR MORE TESTS TO COME
Ocean Thronged as Yachts
Go Over 30-Mile Course.
U. S. SEAMANSHIP EXCELS
Sir Thomas Linton 1'eels That
Sturdiness of Boats Should
Be Factor.
SANDY HOOK. N. J.. July 15. Great
Britain gained her first toe hold in 49
years on the America's cup today.
when Sir Thomas LIpton's challenger.
Shamrock IV won the first race of
the 1920 regatta after the defender.
Resolute, had been forced out of the
running by an accident to her rig
ging.
The challenger must win two more
races out of a possible maximum of
four if she is to achieve Sir Thomas
Lipton's dream of taking the bottom
less pewter trophy back to Britain.
Resolute must win three out of four
to retain the cup. which has been in
possession of the New York Yacht
club since 1851. The second race will
start at noon Saturday.
Defeat Turns to Victory.
Shamrock IV's victory today was
won In the face of what seemed cer
tain defeat. Resolute had taken the
lead at the start and hald until, as she
swooped within half a mile of the
turning mark, 15 miles from the start,
her great area of canvas shivered and
fluttered down her mast. A sudden
gust had snapped her throat halyard
and a second later the Jaws of her
gaff were shattered beyond repair.
When the Resolute was seen to be
in trouble1 a tug bearing Sir Thomas
Lipton's colors drew swiftly up to the
steam yacht Victoria, from which Sir
Thomas was following the progress
of his challenger. Many believed Sir
Thomas was ordering Shamrock IV
to fail to cross the finish line, making
It no race.
A statement issued later said thi
was his Initial impulse, but that he
had been persuaded by his companions
to permit Shamrock IV to finish, as
It "was felt that construction and
sturdiness of the contender should be
taken into account.
Water Gallery Throngs Ocean.
More than 100 craft, ranging in size
from ah ocean liner to powerboats,
followed the contenders over the 30
miie course.
Shamrock IV was given a mighty
ovation of screaming whistles as she
flashed across the line at 26 minutes.
26 seconds after 4 o'clock, having com
pleted the course In four hours. 24
minutes. 4S seconds.
When the preliminary signal was
blown at 11:45 there was Just wind
enough to give the two yachts steer
age way. For the first few minutes
Shamrock was nicely berthed over
Resolute. Then the defender slipped
out and by a quick twist gained the
favorite berth on the western end of
the line near the lightship.
British Seamanship at Fault.
Captain Burton on the Shamrock
seemed to ignore this and started
for the line nearly a minute ahead
of the gun. Finding that his calcu
lations were wrong, he endeavored to
run along the line to piece out the
time, but reached the committee boat
ahead of the signal and was forced
over. He tacked immediately under
Resolute's stern and recrossed 5S sec
onds after the defender, thereby giv-.
ing the latter a commanding lead
right at the start. It was undoubt
edly the poorest start ever made by
a Royal Ulster yacht.
Both yachts crossed the line on the
starboard tack, and Shamrock was the
first to try the inshore hitch. Reso
lute followed Immediately. Then a
rain squall drenched the two yachts,
killing the breeze for a time and
adding several hundred pounds weight
to the sails.
Wind Favors Defender.
When the squall cleared both yachts
worked inshore with Resolute gaining
constantly. An hour 'after the start
the wind hauled to the westward,
giving Resolute a further advantage.
Then the wind headed them off
again, but still Resolute was able to
hold her advantage.
Half a mile from the turning buoy
everything seemed to be going fine
for the defender. She was gaining
and all preparations had-been com
pleted for the turn. The wind, which
was wafting Resolute along, was
blowing less than six miles an hour
when suddenly the mainsails of Reso
lute shivered and down came the Jaws
of the gaff. The club topsails sheet
waa parted and the yacht, with only
part of her mainsail hoisted, but
peaked far up, was nearly helpless.
Still Captain' Adams kept her on
and stje limped around the mark at
2:52:54. For a time it looked as if
the damage might be repaired, but
soon two of the head sails were taken
in and it was seen that the race was
over so far as the defender was con
cerned. Shamrock Sminga V lde.
In the meantime Shamrock had
come up and made a wide sweeping
turn, entirely unnecessary, and then
IConciudcd m Page 2. Column 3.
I Heavy Marirlns for Possible Vio-
lcnt Fluctuations Apparently
Check. Heavy Trading.
CHICAGO, July 15. Reopening of
future delivery wheat business today
attracted numerous visitors to the
Chicago board of trade, but as a spec
tacle it was all over In a couple of
minutes.
The big trading hall on 'change
was exceptionally crowded .o witness
the fresh start of the business after
a stoppage of nearly three years on
account of war conditions. Every
body of consequence in the grain
trade of Chicago appeared to be pres
ent, most of them on tiptoe to see the
initial scramble of brokers competing
to buy and sell wheat in the method
that for years had largely governed
the value of pll breadstuffs, foreign
as well as domestic. The scramble
came in a twinkling and the familiar
old-time uproar of the wheat pit
Joined with vigor the din from the
other pits.
Turmoil In the wheat crowd proved
brief, however, for most of the brok
ers soon trooped Into the corn, oats
and prevision pits. Heavy margins
necessar- to cover possible violent
fluctuations had apparently checked
any big volume of trading. Price
changes duri:ig the day were within
ordinary limits, with December wheat
the principal option bpening at J2.72
to $2.75. somewhat lower than had
been generally expected, and closin
weak at J2.701. Influenced more or
less by weather conditions likely to
avert crop damage from black rust.
BOLIVIAN MINISTER QUITS
Dean of Southern Diplomats Kc-
t signs United States Post.
WASHINGTON. July- 15. Ignacio
Calderon. Bolivian minister to the
United States for 16 years and dean of
the Latin-American diplomatic corps
here, tonight announced that he hao
cabled his resignation to the new gov
ernment established at La Paz and
had turned over the legation archived
to Alberto Cortadellas, the legation
secretary. Dr. Calderon tendered his
resignation after receipt of a cable
gram from La Paz announcing that
the new regime had complete control
and. requesting him to assure the
United States government that the
new authorities desired continuance
of the existing friendly relations be
tween the United States and Bolivia.
LUSITANIA JACKET FOUND
Lifesaver Afloat 5 Years Picked Up
in Delaware Kiver.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15. A life
Jacket, silent remembrance of the
tragic sinking of the Lusitania five
years ago, and bearing a strand
faded blonde hair, was picked up yes'
terday in the Delaware river.
The name of the ship the German
torpedoed still remained clear and
distinct on the wave-beaten canvas
which has been adrift five years. Th
Jacket was found by two railroad
detectives.
NOVELIST GETS DIVORCE
Harold Bell Wright Given Decree
on Desertion Grounds.
TUCSON Ariz., July 15. Harold
Bell Wright, writer, received a di
vorce here today from Mrs. Frances
L. Wright on grounds of desertion.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
87 degrees; minimum. 0 decrees.
TODAY'S Unsettled weather; variable
winds.
Foreign.
Germans expected to sisn protocol provid
ing for coal deliveric-v today. Page 1.
National.
Kool-killer wanted by manager of Cox
campaign. Page 14.
lometic.
Britain gets hold on America's yacht
trophy. Page 1.
Hazardous flight to Alaska is started.
Page 1.
Fight ushers out convention of 4S. Page 1.
Rush to buy wheat futures at reopening
of pit is short. Page 1.
Hardins belittles power of third party to
make inroads on republicans. Page 3.
House Investibatinff committee visits Jap
anese cente.. Page 14.
Shamrock's victory Is hollow as trial falls
of object. Page -.
1'arifta Northwest.
Diary of dead woman is found. Page 5.
Slate funds earn 9356.759 in six months.
Page o.
Seattle housewives' boycott of sugar starts
prices down. Page 1.
Sports.
Eiks arrange big boxing card for stats
convention at Salem. Page 12.
Coast league results: Salt Lake 7. Port
land 6: L.os Angeles 1, Oakland 4; Sac
ramento 7, Seattle 6; San Francisco 2,
Vernon 4 il innniu-s). Page 1-.
National Olympic tryouts are today.
Page 13.
American swimmers, divers and wrestlers
selected for Olympic games. Page 13.
Neer and Wolfard meet today in Oregon
tennis seml-rinals. page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Steamer Apus. 0500 tons, launched at G.
M. Standifer Construction corporation's
yards. Page u.
First wheat bids since war began posted
on local board. - Page .1.
Buik of wheat deal at Chicago are hedg
ing sales, rase ju.
Blocks decline as call money rates ad
vance. Page 21.
rortuusd and Ylrinity.
Wife avers she was forced to marry by
her husband. Page II.
Citizens ask Mayor Baker to reconsider de
cision to retire from public life. Page 1.
Portland school board declares marriage is
no bar against teaching in schools.
Page 7.
McCamant bitterly scored by Senator
Johnson fur stand at convention.
Page 10.
City charged with faiiurc to make audi
torium payments as agreed, rase 6.
Picketing of film theaters stopped by
temporary injuction. Page 4.
Woman charged with cruelly to three
babies. Page 1.
Mr. Baker's Proposal to
Retire Protested.
RECONSIDERATION IS URGED
Citizen Delegation Presents
Petition to Executive.
TRIBUTE TOUCHES CHIEF
Representative Portlanders Plead
City's Continuing Need of Fair
Minded, Efficient Leader.
Portland must continue to have an
aggressive and progressive leader.
d 20 representative men who yes
terday presented a petition to Mayor
Baker signed by about 300 leaders
In all lines of business and represent
ing the industrial, labor, fraternal
nd patriotic life of the city, ask
ing the mayor to reconsider his de
cision to retire from public office and
seek re-election.
The presentation of the petition
was made to the mayor at his office
and came as a complete surprise, the
petitions having been curculated dur
ing his absence from the city.
So overcome was the mayor, follow
ing the presentation talk made by
F. C. Knapp. president of the Penin
sula Lumber company, that for two
minutes he was unable to talk. When
he had recovered he expressed appre
ciation for the confidence of the
signers of the petition and told the
delegation he would take the re
quest under consideration.
City Held Fortunate. '
"We have passed through trying
times," said Mr. Knapp, In present
ing the petition. "We have been ex
tremely fortunate in having a man
like you in the mayor's chair. We
are now in the reconstruction period.
The pendulum must be kept from
swinging too far to the right or too
far to the left. Favoritism must not
be shown to the radical element nor
must capital have an unfair advan
tage. "During times such as these, safety,
honesty, integrity and hard work on
the part of every official, federal,
county and city, are essential. We
know that if we have a man like you
in the mayor's office during the next
four years the city will go forward
and prosper.
"In business avenues you can make
more money, no doubt, but your
friends who are gathered here today
know that the Interest of this city Is
deep in your heart. We ask you. as
docs thi3 petition, to favor Portland
by seeking re-election to the office
you now hold."
Tribute Touches Mayor.
Mayor Baker endeavored to control
himself but failed. The tribute, spoken
in quiet but convincing words, was too
much. Twenty men stood about his
office and waited until he could re
cover himself sufficiently to speak.
'It's pretty hard to meet a tribute
like this." said the mayor. "In my
wildest fancies I never expected an
experience such as this. Whatever
else happens this Incident will remain
as one of the happiest moments of my
life.
"I have done ihe best I could. I
have tried to meet my duties honestly
and fearlessly. I have made enemies.
I have made mistakes, and I will
make more mistakes.
"Whatever success I have attained
is due to the unfailing co-operation
of the residents of this city. When
ever I have called for help they have
responded.
Job Admittedly Big.
"For the past three years I have
tried to measure up to a big Job. and
it is a big job. To say that I don't
like the work would be to utter an
untruth, for I do like the work. But I
have my future to consider. I have
discussed the matter with Mrs. Baker
on numerous occasions. 1 will again
discuss it with her and will have an
answer as soon as possible."
Among those who appeared at the
mayor's office with the petition were
C. C. Hindman, Charles Berg, Harvey
Wells, L. Shank, R. W. Price. Dr. A. E.
Rockey, Jerry Owen. L. J. Wentworth,
Clarence Hotchkiss, J. O. Wilson,
Barge G. Leonard. H. V. Reed. C. A.
Williams. Phil Metschan. James B.
Kerr. Fred C. Knapp. Ira F. Powers,
B. C. Ball. E. A. Robinson. H. F. Ran
som, John B. Yeon, Harry G. Allen
and William J. Hofmann.
"This community, under your lead
ership, has made forward strides in
its civic life," reads the petition hand
ed to the mayor signed by more than
300 men and women. "It has enjoyed
material prosperity, clean government
and social tranquility. In its war
work this city performed its full duty
with a spirit of loyalty unsurpassed
throughout the entire nation.
Real Service Rendered.
"By reason of your active repre
sentation of Portland in various na
tional conferences, you have directed
the attention of the nation to this
city as a live and progressive commu
nity; and not alone at these confer
ences,, but also here at home, when
notable gatherings have been held or
eminent personages have been our
guests, as well as on all other public
occasions, you have represented the
city in a manner which has upheld its
dignity, enhanced its prestige and
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