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FOUND AFTER 2 YEARS
HENRY A. FRENCH VANISHES
AT MONTE CRISTO, WASH.,
OVED DOAD
ROUTE
FARE INCREASE TO MEET WAGE
AWARD EXPECTED.
REAL CAUSE OF DISCIPLINARY
ACTION KEPT SECRET.
SHAMROCK
IN
ACTONS
ONE BliCE WEEDED
Resolute Loses Again.
Upton Twice Victor.
CONTENDER'S TIME 5:38:06
Defender Is Outdistanced by
2 Minutes 26 Seconds.
AMERICAN SLOOP LEADS
Irish Crart Takes Advantage or
Soft Spot and Edges Half Mile
Ahead After Start.
SANDY HOOK, N. J.. July 20. Sir
Thomas Upton tonight was nearer
. achieving the confessed ambition of
his life lifting the America's cup.
Today his "Irish sweetheart."
Shamrock IV. ran up a tally of two
races to none against the American
defender Resolute, winning in a neck-to-neck
contest by two minutes and
26 seconds, corrected time, needing
but one more victory to bear the
bottomless pewter mug back to Ene
land.
There were cheers on Sir Thomas'
eteam yacht Victoria when Shamrock
BwcDt first across the line today, but
there was a hush when her crew
worked feverishly to free a jib top
sail that fouled within the first few
seconds of the contest.
This fouling permitted Resolute to
glide into the lead.
Resolute Leads at Start.
For part of the first leg, the
American sloop kept to the fore, but
when she hit a soft 6pot the Irish
craft slipped again into first place,
edging along until she was half i
mile ahead. To the surprise of yacht
inc experts, a fancy little staysail
rigged on the challenger served her
better than Resolute's big ballooner.
Spectator craft grouped at the first
turn greeted Shamrock with tooting
whistles as she rounded 600 yards In
the lead. Away on the second leg
they sped, with the challenger catch
ing every catspaw and Resolute
rolling in tiia doldrums. Captain
William P. Burton, who it was re
ported might be removed from com
mand of Shamrock because of his
showing in other races, was evlc'-ntly
making every effort to st-ige a come
back.
Resolute made a bra.e showing a
the beginning of the third leg and
picking up at the turn fought her
way home under the guidance, of Cap
tain Charles Francis Adams II, dis
puting every second. But it was no
uso and by the time Shamrock had
crossed the line it was certain that
the had . won by a safe though nar
row margin.
Wind Delays Gun.
The regatta committee at noon to
day hesitated 15 minutes end then de
cided that the westerly breeze would
hold and hoisted the signals for a
reach south-southeast, a beat about
west and another reach northeast-by-north.
The fight for position was rather
dull, as Skipper Adams allowed Sham
rock to cross 3S seconds ahead, which
extended Resolute's time with her
time allowance at the finish to seven
minutes and 39 seconds. It looked
like a very liberal margin for the
defender but it was found to be too
email to give her the race.
The first 15 minutes were featured
by bungling sail-handling on Sham
rock. The balloon jib refused to
break out and finally when yanked
it fouled around the stay. Then
spinnaker and two or three hcadsails
were set and tcken In. During these
experiences Resolute walked right
into the lead and it looked like a rep
etition of Saturday's contest.
Defender Pulls Ahead.
Finally Burton settled down on a
No. 1 jib topsail and a little trisall
which looked like a down-east fish
erman's main topsail, set on a stay
from the end of the bowsprit to ten
feet below the cross trees. There
was a big space between the two
sails and as Resolute was streaking
it along under ballooner only, the
defender drew out until she was more
than half a mile ahead.
Then the wind became fickle. Sham
rock had been worked out to wind
ward, found the edge of the breeze
Just as Resolute did when she sained
such a ead last Saturday.
Nursing the draft of air. Burton
ran by Resolute so fast that it looked
as if the defender had dropped her
anchor. In 15 minutes the challenger
was half a mile to the good.
-This practically settled the race.
Although Captain Adams handled
Resolute wonderfully well, the drafts
of air shunned her almost completely.
Shamrock turned the first mark three
minutes and a half in the lead and
'at once picked up a nice breeze. Half
way on the second leg. which through
a canting of the wind proved a fetch
for more than half the way. Sham
rock at one time had a lead of a mile
and a half.
Four miles from the second mark
fortune again favored the- Irish boat
The wind dropped and then came in
from the southwest. This gave both
boats a close fetch on the port tack
for the mark. Shamrock naturally
picked It up at first and pulled still
further ahead, her lead at the turn
being over nine minutes.
Although it looked like Shamrock's
(Concluded oo Page 2, Column a.)
With Prohibition Established. Odell
"Farmer" Is Little Concerned
About Party Nomination.
HOOD RIVER. Or., July 20. ( Spe
cial.) Rev. William A. Sunday today
declared that he had heard nothing
new from Lincoln, Neb. where the
convention of the prohibition party
is due to open tomorrow. Indeed, he
scarcely deems it necessary that the
prohibitionists confer further with
him. After a day spent In pondering
over the political situation while at
work on his Odell farm, Mr. Sunday
said:
"All in all, the situation as it stands
suits me. The republican party is
explicit on the liquor question. We
already have the abolition of alco
holic beverages written Into the con
stitution. I agree with William Jen
nings Bryan that Cox is a dangerous
man. If Harding were like him on
the liquor question, why, then I would
be against Harding, but Harding is
not. The republican platform suits
me pretty well.
"My view of a league of nations
with strong reservations and the
league plank of the republican plat
form coincide. I don't believe In the
Armenia mandate. The republican
platform and the republican candi
date suit me pretty well."
Mr. Sunday indicated that what
ever energy he might expend on the
comfng political campaign would go
to the support of Harding.
Mount Hood Loop Course
Yet Undecided.
SEVERAL CONTRACTS LET
Road Construction In Number of
Sections Provided For Bonds
Sold at Good Prices.
. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 20.
(Special.) Rev. A. H. Thompson, pas
tor of the First Methodist church of
this city and a lifelong worker for
prohibition, is not in favor or putting
up a prohibition candidate. In a tele
gram to Wiliiam Jennings Bryan to
day Mr. Thompson said:
"The suggestion for a prohibition
candidate for president dismays. It
would hopelessly divide the dry
forces.. As a prohibitionist for years
I beg to reconsider your suggestion
To elect members of congress we can
trust points the only road to victory.
Any other course, would assure a wet
victory."
EUGENIE'S FUNERAL HELD
Once Brilliant Empress of France
Laid to Rest in England.
FARNBOROUGH. England. July 20,
(By the Associated Press.) Only a
vestige of that magnificence which
attended her eventful years as th
wife of one of the most powerful
monarchs In Europe marked the
funeral this morning of the once bril
liant Empress Eugenie from the littl
St. Michael's abbey church near th
quiet English village of Farnborough
King George and Queen Mary of
Great Britain. King Alfonso an
Queen Victoria of Spain, the Duke of
Conna,ught, the Prince of Monaco,
members of the British royal family
ex-King Manuel of Portugal and ex
Queen Amelia, as well as the Italian
Spanish and French ambassadors an
other members of the diplomatic
world, paid their final homage to th
last empress of the French. The chie
mourners were Prince Victor N
poleon and Princess Clementine.
COMMISSION DEFERS ACTION
nterest in Highway Strong in
Two Counties.
WHAT STATE HIGHWAY COM
MISSION DID.
Sold $1,500,000 worth of road
bonds at better price than pre
vailed a month ago.
Agreed to build a mile and a
half of the Mount Hood loop
road in Hood River county.
Took under advisement loop
road location between Gresham
and Zigzag.
Appropriated $26,250 to match
government money to grade and
gravel 17 miles of Mackenzie
pass road.
Ordered grading of four and
a half miles from Coles' bridge
to Ganby ranch, west of John
Day.
Bridge ordered built across
John Day river at Dayville.
Contract let for graveling Co
lumbia highway across Sherman
county.
Awarded contract for grading
and rocking 7.6 miles of Mc-Minnville-Tlllamook
highway.
Goldson section of Florence
road, with contract, referred to
attorney-general for opinion.
Railway Labor Board's Grant of
Six Hundred Millions Has to Be ,
Provided For Some Way.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, July 20. (Special.)
Passengers on western railroads now
face the possibility of an Increase in
fares from 3 to 4 cents a mile to help
meet the 600,000,000 wage award
made by the railway labor board to
day. Something more than $200,000.-
000 of this amount. It is proposed.
shall be raised by an increase in pas
senger charges and the balance by
higher freight rates.
It is calculated that in order to
make up the balance of the amount
needed for the wage award and the
billion-dollar Increase required to
give the railroads a fair return on
their property, freight rates in the
west will have to be increased ap
proximately 32 per cent. A heavier
burden will be put on eastern ship
pers, who will be taxed an additional
40 per cent, becauee eastern railroads
are not showing as favorable returns
as the western lines.
There is some agitation inside the
interstate commerce commission to
make the passenger rate increase in
the west higher than in the east for
the reason that the west was not hit
by the McAdoo order issued early in
the war putting all passenger rates
on a 3-cent basis. The west already
had a 3-cent rate, while in most of
the states of the east the passenger
rate was only 2 cents.
While most of the members of the
Interstate commerce commission seem
to incline to a uniform passenger in
crease of one-half cent a mile for
all parts of the country, there is dan
ger that the- argument that a flat
advance would be inequitable, because
the difference in pre-war rates
east and west, will make a strong
appeal to some members who have
not yet thought It over. One sug
gestion Is that a higher rate be as
sessed against those who ride in
Pullman cars, and there Is a possibil
ity that the half-cent a mile extra
for Pullman passengers, which was
in effect during the war, will be
restored.
Camera Enthusiast, Last Seen by
Woman Near Glacier, Meets
Death in Mountains.
CAMPAIGN IN WEST
Leaders of Six States
Hold Conference.
HARTFORD. Wash., July 20. (Spe
cial.) .The body of Henry A. French,
who for 25 years was a resident of
Portland. Or., late Monday was found
near Monte Cristo. Wash., where he
was lost in the woods July 16. 1918.
Mr. French was 70 years old, and was
staying at Casscrest Inn, near Monte
Cristo, in the hope of recovering from
an attack of asthma.
On the morning of July 16. 1918,
he went into the hills to take some
pictures. He carried a camera, a tri
pod, a plate case and a dinner pail.
He was last seen by some women who
passed him on the trail and asked him
to take their pictures on the glacier
further up the mountain. He p-om-ised
to do so, but did not keep his ap
pointment, and searchers failed to
find his body.
Henry A. French was an employe of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company. He lived at Bellrose sta
tion, near Gresham, Or. It is a little
more than two years since he disappeared.
His son, L. H. French., went to
Monte Cristo and led the search for
his father. Friends had already taken
up the hunt for the body, which was
continued with the aid of blood
hounds.
Although Mr. French had gone to
Mone Cristo for his health, he was
strong and active for his age. He
had a hobby for making pictures
while wandering in the hills.
L. H. French received notice Mon
day that his father's body had been
found. Mr. French was delayed In
leaving for Monte Cristo until 1
night.
VICTORY FORESEEN BY ALL
University Authorities Withhold
Names of Women; Misconduct
Rumor Heard on Campus.
Brotherhood Expected to
Let Men Decide.
1
Possibility of Harding Visiting
- Coast Discussed.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Palo Alto,
Cal., July 20. (Special.) The quiet j
and calm of the summer quarter ati ,- , .
Stanford university was rudely dis-1 DISAPPOINTMENT NOT HIDDEN
turbed today when it was learned i
that .two prominent young women i
students, residents of Roble hall, !
have been asked to withdraw from.
the university as a result of improper!
SITUATION IS VIEWED
Headquarters of Fight to Be Main
tained in San Francisco; Drive
Formally Launched.
BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH
Although the state- highway com
mission yesterday took under advise
ment the location of the Mount Hood
loop section between Gresham and
Zigzag, the commission, in fancy,
swung clear around the hoary snow
cap and agreed to finance the grading-of
a mile and a half link of the
proposed loop in Hood River county,
near Mount Hood lodge, where the
loop emerges from the forest reserve.
The commission was informed by
Mr. Cecil of the forestry department
that the government wants to let a
contract for six miles of the loop
in the reserve on the Hood River
county side, but this job cannot start
unles the mile and a half outside
the reserve is built so that material
tconciuded on Page 3. Column 1.)
Frightened Horse Fatally Injures
Son of Hlllsboro Farmer. -HILLSBORO.
Or.. July 20. (Spe
cial.) With his clothing caught In
the harness of a frightened horse, the
6-year-old son cf Henry Stauss was
dragged over a rough field for
quarter of a mile this morning, re
ceiving injuries .from which he died
a few minutes after being brought to
a Hlllsboro hospital.
Mr. Stauss was starting to work
in his hay field and was accompanied
by the boy and a 10-year-old sister,
both of whom were seated on the
horse, which the father was. leading,
The boy slipped and frightened the
animal, which bolted, throwing the
girl, who escaped without injury,
The father clung to the bridle and
was dragged several rods before his
hnlri was loosened.
I The scene of the accident is nine
I miles north of -Hlllsboro.
2-POUND BABE PERFECT
Mrs. Mark Patton of Pendleton Is
Mother of Miniature Child.
PENDLETON, Or., July 20. (Spe
cial.) Kenneth Roy Patton, aged :
weeks, weight 2 pounds, physical con
dition perfect, is the phenomenon
torn to Pendleton parents at St. An
thony's hospital. Mrs. .Mark Patton
mother of the miniature infant, is in
perfect health and doctors pronounce
the baby normal in every respect ex
cept size and weight.
When born, Kenneth weighed 1
pound and 11 ounces. The little two
pounder has two brothers. Mark, 23,
and Robert, 26.
TROOPS FIGHT AT HANKOW
City Thrown Into Panic by Clash
With Machine Guns.
SHANGHAI, July 19. Hankpw wa
thrown into panic Saturday night by
a machine gun battle on the outskirts
of the city between Anfu troops of
Wu Kwang Hsin, recently appointed
military governor of Honan, and
forces of Wang Chan Tuan, military
governor of Hupeh. The clash oc
curred over the imprisonment by
Wang Chan Yuan of Wu Kwang Hsin
a relative of General Tuan Chi Ju
on the charge of attempted assassina
tion.
SOMEBODY'S GETTING THE BEST OF HIM, ANYHOW
2.5 TO 1 BET ON HARDING
$2500 Laid Against 1000 Nominee
Will Be Next President.
NEW YORK, July 20. (Special.)
James W. Ball & Co.. 67, Exchange
place, announced today that a wager
of $2500 against $1000 had been
placed through them that Senator
Harding will be the next president of
the United States.
This is the first time an- actual
wager has been made at such long
odds in favor of the republican can
didate. There appeared to be a little
more Cox money In sight' than here
tofore. But, as a rule, the followers of
Harding were not disposed to give 2.5
to 1, which adherents to the demo
cratic nominee were demanding. An
offer of $2500 at even money that
Senator Harding will carry Ohio went
without takers.
COAST OIL GAUGE PROBED
Dealers Force Autoists to Buy Lu
bricant With Gasoline, Charged.
WASHINGTON, July 20. Charges
of profiteering in oil on the Pacific
coast were being investigated by the
department of justice. Today's re
ports have reached the department
that dealers on the Pacific coast were
demanding purcnase of lubricating oil
or other automobile necessities when
selling gasoline. Dealers engaged in
such practices are liable to prosecu
tion under the Lever act, officials de
clared. Other reports reaching the depart
ment were that oil interests on the
Pacific coast were claiming that high
prices of materials and shortage in
production made high oil prices neces
sary. JOACHIM'S FUNERAL HELD
Services at Potsdam Attended
German ex-Royalty.
POTSDAM, July 20. Funeral serv
ices for Prince Joachim, youngest son
of ex-Emperor William, were held to
day in the Friedenskirche. They were
attended by his brothers. Princes
Eltel Frederick, Adelbert. August and
Oscar, numerous ex-officers and per-;
sonazes connected with the i.nr.ilmA
' imperial circle.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. The re
publican campaign on the Pacific
coast was opened formally today
with, a meeting of party leaders
of six states at the branch headquar
ters of the republican national com
mittee here. At the close of the con
ference it was announced by Ray
mond Benjamin, assistant to the na
tional chairman, who presided, that
all were enthusiastic concerning the
prospects for republican victories in
all Pacific states.
Among those at the meeting were
Guy Kelly, national committeeman of
Washington; ex-State Senator John
W. Hart. national commltt
from Idaho; Albert Lindley, re
gional ways and means chairman
Allen B. Jaynes, national committee.
man of Arizona;
Sames, Arizona state chairman: Mrs.
Katherine P. Edson, H. P. Niles.
Washington, and Joe Grail of Los
Angeles. Representatives Julius Kahn
and John L Nolan were visitors at
the session.
Arizona Outlook Ild Bright.
Mr. Jaynes said at the close of the
meeting:
"Prospects for republican victory
in Arizona look splendid. The demo
cratic registration led the republican
two to one two years ago, but the
division is about even now in most
counties."
"The great fight In Washington
this year is with the non-partisan
league, with Its 22,000 paid-up mem
bers and its huge campaign chest,"
said Guy Kelly of Tacoma. "The non
partisan league, composed of farmers,
is one unit of the triple alliance, an
organization which polled 35,000 votes
in Seattle in the recent mayoralty
fight.
Democratic Split Cited.
"Unlike the republicans, the demo
crats are split into two factions, head
ed by the federal office-holders and
state office-holders. There is much
uiaoaiiBiaciiuu in vvasnington over
national affairs with the result that
we will get many a democratic vote."
"Idaho is very well satisfied with
the Harding and Coolidge combina
tion and we are confident of an over
whelming republican victory," Mr.
Hart declared. "Senator Borah ia
already taking an active part In our
campaign as the determined foe to
the league of nations and the Wilson
foreign policy. There seems to be a
general feeling in the state that
change of administration is necessary
to solve the reconstruction problems
confronting the nation."
Trip to West Considered.
Discussion as to whether Senator
Harding should be prevailed upon to
extend his campaign trips to the Pa
cific coast states featured the in
formal meeting representing Califor
nia, Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Ne
vada and Arizona. Campaign head
quarters for these states were re
tained in a downtown hotel and will
be formally jpened on August 1.
According to Elmer Dover of Ta
coma, the regional campaign man
ager, the unofficial nature of the
meeting precluded any Idea of fram
ing a specific invitation to Senator
Harding to visit the west, but the
majority of those attending, he said,
were in favor of such a visit.
A tentative plan to have Senator
Harding, in the event he decides to
come to the coast, make speeches lu
Denver. Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Portland, Seattle. Spokane and Butte,
was discussed.
conduct.
While the specific charge against
the young women has not been stated.
it is known that they have been
reprimanded several times for smok
ing. This infraction of university
rules is said fo be only one incident
in the improper conduct for which
disciplinary action was awarded.
The campus was alive with specu
lation today as to the actual cause of
the withdrawal of the women, but
the university authorities refused to
state what the actual misconduct had
been or to name the young women
involved.
Both women have been living at
Roble hall, the co-eds.' dormitory,
where it is understood that a consid
erable number of the fair students
have been reprimanded for smoking,
a practice which is not countenanced
by the university.
It has not been many months since
the campus was startled by the an
nouncement of the president of the
university that for the good of the
ycung women themselves and to put
a stop to certain practices that were
not believed to be for the best in
terests of a democratic institution
like Stanford university it was rec
ommended that steps be taken to
abolish sorority houses, as they were
at present conducted. It was hinted
that women living in the small club-
Judge Albert M. j RpVPJ, as snnerlnr to nnrl entitle to
social and private privileges not ad
vanced to .. women who lived in the
big dormitories.
Railways Start Shifting Bur
den to Consumer.
RATE INCREASE ASKED
SUIT OVER PEACE OPENS
Colby to Show Cause Why Resolu
tion Should Not Be Promulgated.
WASHINGTON. July 20. Chief Jus
tice McCoy of the district supreme
court, issued a rule today requiring
Bainbridge Colby, secretary of state.
and Henry J. Bryan, editor of laws in
the state department, to show cause
next Monday why they should not be
compelled to promulgate as law the
peace resolution with Germany, passed
at the last session of congress and
vetoed by President Wilson.
The "order of the court is based on
a petition for mandamus filed last
Saturday by Henry S. Mecartney, a
Chicago lawyer.
MONTANA TOWN GROWING
Census Bureau Reports 21.1 Per
Cent Increase for Boieman.
WASHINGTON, July 20. Census
announcements today were: Bozeman,
Mont.. 6183, Increase 1076, or 21.1 per
cent.
Lincoln, 111., 11,882, increase 990. or
9-1 per cent.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The YVeathrr.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 74
degrees; minimum. OS degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
National.
Western passenger rite may ba raised to
meet labor 'joard award. Page 1.
Domestic.
Railway wage rise leaves strike uncertain.
Page 1.
Republicans formally open campaign on
Pacific coaal. Page 1-
Jack Johnson surrenders at border to
United Slates officers. Page a.
Shamrock wins second race from Resolute
and needs another victory to lift cup.
Page 1.
Kir Thomns l.lDton is convinced Shamrock
will lift cup today. Page I
Platform pledgees of democratic party j
will be kept, says Mr. cox. Page '2. 1
Two Stanfard co-eds asked to withdraw.
Page 1. I
Bill to limit aliens by passport being pre-
pared. Page 3. . . ,
Dry leaders eager to nominate Bryan. ! there
ELKS RECEIVED BY HARDING
Unannounced Delegation Opens
Front Porch Campaign.
MARION, O., July 20. A delegation
of Elks, from Findlay, O.. appeared
unannounced on Senator Harding's
lawn today and with the help of the
republican presidential nominee and
a brass band staged a curtain-raiser
to the front porch campaign.
The senator's role consisted of
great deal of handshaking and short
talk in which he harked back to his
boyhood when the Marion band, of
which he was a member, went over
to Findlay for a prize competition.
"We copped off the prize," he said,
"and we came home almost as proud
as we were when we heard the result
of the Chicago convention."
"I'm very proud to be an Elk," Sen
ator Harding said, "and I feel that the
Elks of the United States have made
a. record for patriotism, and service
that will remain imperishable as long
as the memory of the great war en
dures."
Politics was not touched on in the
talk, nor did the candidate make any
further statement today in his league
LaIor Leaders Expcctcdm to Sub
mit Award to Workers Without
Any Recommendation.
CHICAGO, July 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Whether the specter
of a nation-wide railway strike has
been laid by the $600,000,000 wage
increase granted today to more than
1.800,000 railroad employes tonight
remained undecided.
Brotherhood officials made no at
tempt to conceal their disappointment
that they did not get all of the
billion-dollar increase they asked.
The belief grew, however, that they
would submit the award, probably
without recommendation, to a refer
endum of the men. A decision on
this point was promised tomorrow by
W. G. Lee f Cleveland, grand pres
ident of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
Kreljtht Advinee Planned.
Railroad representatives accepted
the award philosophically and im
mediately set about plans for pass
ing the $600,000,000 addition to their
wage budget along to the ultimate
consumer in this case the man who
pays the freight. Armed with re
liable advance knowledge as to what
the award would provide, the rail
roads had their figures ready.
Judge R. M. Barton, chairman of
the United railway labor board, had
hardly handed down his decision
when E. T. Whiter, representing the
more than 400 railroads involved, an
nounced that the roads would need
an increase of IS per cent on freight
rates to meet the boost.
Increase Is ! Per Cent.
The interstate commerce commis
sion will be asked to spread the in
crease over both freight and passen
ger rates.
The $600,000,000 award represents a
21 per cent increase in the pay of
the railway men. For the first time
in history the roads' payroll this year
will pass the $3,000,000,000 mark. Mr.
Whiter estimated the 1920 payrolls
at $3,344,000,000, more than double the
$1,468,576,394 paid in 1916.
The board's award was made retro
active to May 1, with provision that
back pay for three months falls due
August 1, when $130,000,000 is to be
distributed in addition to the regular
pay.
II road Poller Followed.
In its decision the board followed
the broad general policy laid down
by the Lane commission, appointed
in 191S, that the man who received
the least should get the most.
On a percentage basis, the biggest
increases went to the unskilled and
semi-skilled labor.
The one notable exception to this
general rule was the yard service
men. whose 18 cents an hour increase
topped all others. Here the board
explained the deciding factors were
the extreme hazard to life and limb
and the degree of skill required.
Knd to Wage Cycle Expected.
Today's award, if it is accepted by
i the men, will bring to a close, at
least for the present, the board be
lieves, the seemingly endless cycle
of wage demands from t. e railway
workers. Starting with the demands
of J916, which were met for a time
by passage of the Adamson law.
has been an almost continu-
Page 6. . miii nrocession of rail unions before
Adams' error gives Shamrock second vie-, o-nvernment boards and com-
11 demanding changes In
tory. .
Pago 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Bodv of Henry A. French. Portland mar
missing two years, found near
Cristo. Wash. Page 1.
University of Oregon Increases faculty's
salaries and. arranges for $1..".00,000
construction programme. Page 0.
Supreme court upholds right of highway
commission to choose own routes.
Page 4.
Bepublicnn candidate and platform suit
Hilly Sunday pretty well. Page 1
Four killed in auto wreck near Albany. abOVe $249 a month
ae .tmnl9 followed.
Itequeat Made In January.
missions,
j pay-
Monte i When the government took control
of the roads in December, 1917, it
found pending . requests from many
unions for more money. The Lane
commission responded with a grad
uated scale ranging from a 42 per
cent increase for the poorest paid
men to nothing for those getting
A series of ad-
Salmon industry of coast is being ruined,
warns deputy fish warden. Page 13.
1919, Director-General
n. t I In January.
Chautauqua epeaker declares profiteering ! McAdoo received a request from the
conscienceless and outrageous. Page 5. shop crafts asking that he add an
Sport. j other $800,000,000 to the wage budget
Coast league results cacranirnto o-,
d..1oww1 rt-A. Aneelea 1. Vernon 11 to
Salt Lake I, Seattle 10; San Francisco -
OaklnU 6. Page l-
Portland oarsmen return with $3000 tro
phy. Page 12.
Sprightly American golf delights Harry
Vardon. Page 12.
Commercial nnd Marine.
Portland Chamber of Commerce createt
new department on foreign trade.
Page lo.
Sugar production slowly increasing hen
and abroad Page 19.
Wheat weaker at Chicago with lack of
eiport demand. Page 19.
Bailwav stacks litt e aftected by labor
board rward. Page 19.
Portland and Virinity.
Japan denies Chinese neutrality is broken
in message to Portland consul. Pase 1 1.
meet the rising cost of living.
The request hung fire for many
months. In August of last year Pres
ident Wilson appealed to the men to
wait and give the government a
chance to reduce the cost of living.
They waited until this year, then
pressed their requests again.
Again the matter was deferred, as
federal control of the roads was about
to end. In February congress passed
the transportation bill providing new
machinery in the labor board to deal
with the case, but it was not until
the board was appointed on April
15 that work was begun.
"The board assumes as the basis
(Concluded on Page 2, Coluirn 1.)
vote to accept new pay scale. Page
Legion members In camp decide not to
vote on delegates by mail. Page 10.
Selection of 'route for Mount Hood loop
road precipitates hot fight. Page l.
Long-Bell lumber officials here for con
ference. Page 11.
unions w ill j - thi3 decision." the award said,
le. Page 4. I " , .
the continuance in full force and ef
fect of the rules, working conditions
and agreements in force under the
authority of trie United States railroad
(Concluded on Tage 4, Column 1.)
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