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J1j. IjI.V W. 10,0.)J PoMof rice as Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PISA LEANING TOWER
OSCILLATED BY QUAKE
POPULATION", TERROR-STRICKEN',
FLEES TO FIELDS. -
IS
WILSON WITHOUT AID
GOES FOR AUTO RIDE
7 PRISONERS MAKE
MOONSHINE IN JAIL
CAN'S RIGGED INTO ST1L.1i AND
BLANKETS PROVIDE FIRE.
FIRE DEATH LIST
INCREASED T0 12
GUNS TO ARM U. S.
WARSHIPS ORDERED
16-IXCHERS TO COST $257,500
AND $256,000 EACH.
U.S. INQUIRES ON-
TUMULTUOUS ONE
E
WHITE HOUSE FRONT ENTRY
USED BY PRESIDENT.
SESSION
MOSS
LEADING
IN NEV'J HA.MPSHIR
DISARMNIG WORLD
Slush Fund Inquiry De
velops Clashes.
COX REPRESENTATIVE HEARD
Moore Furnishes "Leads,"
but Little Evidence.
SENATOR REED RAMPANT
Tvccpi os Pence in Missouri Impos
sible, Says Chairman More
fiubpenas Demanded.
CHICAGO. Sept. 7. Edmund H.
Moore, as personal representative of
Governor Cox, today presented to the
senate committee investigating cam
paign expenditures part of the docu
ments and information upon which
the democratic candidate baaed his
charges of a republican plan to raise
a campaign fund of $15,000,000. The I
testimony was not r-.nishea, put us i
presentation caused a stormy session, j
Senatorial traditions as to courtesy
were strained to the breaking point
on several occasions as republican
and democratic members wrangled
over the value of the evidence and at
one stage, Just before adjournment,
Mr. Moore started to leave the stand,
exclaiming that Senator Spencer, re
publican, of Missouri, had intimated
forgery by questioning the authen
ticity of a circular letter he had of
fered as furnishing a "lead" to fur
ther Information.
"Bullyragging" Is Protested.
"No man, even though he be a
United States senator, can make such
a charge as that against me," said
Mr. Moore.
Senator Spencer's disclaimer of such
a charge brought his democratic col
league. Senator Reed, to his feet with
a protest against "bullyragging." He
said the entire Incident was "dis
graceful" and announced that he pro
posed to see that the witness was
treated like a gentleman.
The exchange was the climax to
several similar occurrences and not
even Chairman Kenyon's complaint
that be "could not keep peace in
Missouri' eerved to settle the atmo
sphere. ,
"I don't want peace. I am prepar
ing for war," declared Senator Keed.
Moore'a Testimony Ids.'
Considerable of .Mr. . Moore's late
testimony consisted of information
gleaned from telegrams received from
democratic state chairmen in western
states. He told Senator Kcnyon he
had sent for some of this lnforma
tion and that other parts of it had
been volunteered.
"Don't you expect to give ua other
leads besides telegrams from demo
eratic state chairmen?" aeked Sena
tor Kenyon.
Mr. Moore eaid the messages were
introduced merely to suggest avenues
of inquiry and he said the "paid em
ployes of the republican national
committee' ought to be able to fur
cish the committee with the facta
Promise Not Fulfilled.
"The object is to get those men on
the etand here and if they lie. prose
cute them, declared Mr. Moore.
"You must expect to keep the at
torney-general busy," suggested Sena
Ktor Kenyon.
"Of course If perjury is committed
before this committee the guilty
should be punished."
Senator Kenyon contended that in
tiewBpaper interviews Mr. Moore had
criticised the work of the committee
and added:
"Governor Cox telegraphed Senator
Reed that he would produce the evl
dence and leads to support his
charges. But through you he sends
none of this evidence and you start
a line of evidence which it would take
us a year to run down."
Charges Bring Disclaimers.
"Senator," replied Mr. JMoore, "Gov
rnor Cox had the official bulletin;
r the republican committee showing
e
o
that certain quotas existed and that
widespread plans were being carried
out to collect them. Tet the repub
Jican witnesses get on the stand here
and tell us these bulletins were only
bull. Then he had a copy of what
be had every reason to believe was a
true quota list. The day before the
list was published the republicans
said there were only four copies of it
In existence.
now they testify that the list
never existed. It Is the same way
with 'form 101 and we believe we
have got to get this evidence if the
committee really wants it.
Besides Mr. Moore, there was testi
mony by Walter S. Dickey of Kansas
City and Charles McNider, Mason City,
Ia chairman of the republican ways
and means committees for their states,
and A. B. Paxton of "Wheeling, who
hold-s a similar position for Ohio
county. West Virginia.
Iowa's Goal S200.00O.
From Mr. Dickey and Mr. McNider
the committee learned of the plans to
raise money in those states. Mis
souri's share of the national repub-
can fund was given as 190.000 and
Iowa's share as $75,000. Mr. Mc
Nider said that on his own Initiative
he set the Iowa goal at J200.000. be.
lievlng that the figure asked by the
national committee was too low to
Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.1
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Boy, 16, Dies of Fright Numbers
of Persons Gravely Injnrcd
by Falling Masonry.
PISA, Italy. Sept. 7. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The earthquake shock
here was preceded by deep rumblings
and followed by vertical and hori
zontal earth tremors which lasted for
13 seconds.
The population, terror-stricken, fled
to the fields.
The hands of the clock in the tower
stopped at 7:55 o'clock this morning.
Steeple bells were set ringing- by the
disturbance. Persons who happened
to be in Cathedral square say they
saw the famous leaning tower percep
tibly oscillate.
Electric wires were short circuited.
St. Michael's church and St. Matthew's
church were considerably, damaged.
Other churches suffered less.
Numbers of persons were gravely
Injured by falling masonry. Others
were hurt by Jumping from windows.
At Pontedera a boy 16 years old died
from fright.
The meager news received here
from Fivizzano indicates a grave sit
uation there. A band of rescuers has
left Spezia for Fivizzano.
FLORENCE. Sept. 7. An earth
quake occurred at 7:65 A. M. It
caused some damage in Pisa and in
the surrounding neighborhood. Houses
collapsed with some loss of lif
At
nd
Collemandia there was one death
victims also were
reported In the
Ga.rfagm.ana valley.
LONDON, Sept. 7. The town of
Fivizzano, 34 miles northwest of
Lucca, has been demolished by an
earthquake, according to a Spezia
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph.
The dispatch adds that Solero and
Monte were badly wrecked.
NICE. France, Sept. 7. A heavy
earthquake shock was felt along the
Italian coast at 6:30 o'clock this morn
ing. It was felt in every town on this
part of the coast. Reports from Rome,
received here last night, stated a
shock waa felt In Milan and Genoa
yesterday afternoon. '
ROME, Sept. 7. The earthquake In
northern Italy was of a violent na
ture. Villa Collemandina is reported
to have been destroyed. Castiglione,
Pieve, Fosciano, Vanglia, Camporgi
ano, San Donnino. Piazza Alsherchio,
Poggio, Caategnola, Fosiendora and
Canlgia.no have been badly damaged.
The dead and Injured are numerous.
W. MURRAY CRANE IS ILL
Kx-Senator's Condition Is Kot Re
garded as Alarming.
D ALTON, Mass., Sept. 7. Announce-
ment was made tonight that W. Mur
ray Crane, ex-United States- senator.
waa seriously ill at his home here.
For several days he has been con
fined to his bed, though it was said
t his borne that his condition was
not considered alarming.
Senator Crane suffered a collapse
at Northampton when attending the
Cooltdge notification exercises, but
rallied quickly. He is 67 years old.
The ex-senator's condition, it has
been known for some time, has been
such as to cause some anxiety on the
part of his business and political
friends, but no immediate concern
was felt until he abandoned all activ
ities and took to his bed.
LAND' OFFICIALS WIN CASE
Withdrawals for Lack: of Water
Upheld by TJ. S. Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. The
action of Idaho land officials in with
drawing from the Salmon river Carey
act project in Idaho 25.000 acres of
land because there was not suffi
cient water to Irrigate the tract was
upheld by the United States circuit
court of appeals.
The court held that the claim of
the construction company, the Twin
Falls Salmon River Land & Water
company, to the right of lien on the
land of the project should apply only
to the acreage for which It furnished
an ample supply of water. The com
pany stated it had .spent $3,500,000 in
construction work.
STUDENT FRO LICS 0 FFEN D
Expulsion of Fraternity Members I
at Berkeley Recommended.
BERKELEY, Cal.. Sept. 7. Expul
sion or two students and suspension
of two more, all of whom It charged;
with "gross misconduct,"' was rec
ommended to the authorities of the
University of California today by thel
student affairs committee of the stu
dent body. The names of the stu
dents involved were not given out
Today's action followed suspension
of two members of the Delta Kappa i
Epsilon fraternity from the univer-j
sity as a result of alleged activities '
at the house maintained by that fra
ternity here.
MONTREAL IS FIFTH CITY
Population Is 801,216, According
to Directory Estimate.
MONTREAL, Sept. 7. Statistics ?om-
piled for the new issue of the city i
directory give Montreal a population
of 801,216. showing it to be the fifth)
largest city in the North American
continent.
The Washington census bureau
shows Detroit to be the fourth larg
est United States city with 993,739.
anri Cleveland the neat in size with
7S6.S38. " .
Warner First in Race in
. Massachusetts.
WISCONSIN RACE IS CLOSE
Lenroot 14,883, Thompson
13,075 for Senate.
ODDIE FIRST IN NEVADA
No Returns Received From Pri
maries in Arizona Georgia
to Cast Vote Today.
"I
SUMMARY OFUETl'rt.NSKROM
PRIMARIES IV 5 STATES
YKSTERDAY.
New Hampshire George H.
Moses, United States senator,
candidate for renomination,
leading Huntley N. Spaulding, 2
to 1, in returns from 110 out of
294 precincts.
Massachusetts Renomination
of Speaker Gillett and Repre
sentatives Luce and Walsn is
indicated. Joseph E. Warner
leadi g for republican nomina
tion for lieutenant governor.
Nevada Ex-Governor Oddie
ahead in race for republican
nomination to senate. W. E.
McNeil and A. Rents running
close for nomination to con
gress. Wisconsin Lenroot has 14,883
to 13,075 for Thompson In early
returns on republican senatorial
nomination. Stafford ahead on
representative ticket.
Arizona Np returns received.
Georgia Primary today will
decide hard-fought battle cen
tering around Hoke Smith, dem
ocratic United States senator
who opposed the Wilson admin,
letration on the league of na-
tions issue.
XT a Kl-TTV.STER. N. H Sept. 7.
George H. Moses, United States sena
tor, candidate for renomination In to
day's republican primaries, had
lead of 2 to 1 over Huntley N. Spauld
ing, ex-state food administrator, ac
pordinr to unofficial returns from
more than one-third of the state to
nie-ht Returns from- 110 out of 29
precincts gave Moses 9306, Spaulding
4714.
Atbert O. Brown, chairman of th
(Concluded on Page 4, Column 2.)
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AFTER ALL. THE FRONT-PORCH- STYLE OF CAMPAIGNING ISNT SO BAD.
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Route Vsed for First Time Since
Illness Walk of Executive
to Car Is Brisk.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. President
Wilson, without assistance and lean-
ng lightly on his cane, walked
briskly through the front entrance
of the White House today and stepped
Into his automobile while a crowd in
Pennsylvania avenue looked on with
unusual . Interest. It was the first
time eince his Illness that he had
started on a motor trip by that route,
all trips heretofore having started
from the rear grounds-
After entering the car with Mrs.
Wilson, the president, wearing a cap,
waited several minutes until an at
tendant could bring his straw hat.
Meanwhile the crowd increased and
made a rush for the gate on the
avenue as the car approached. The
president lifted his hat and smiled.-
The president drove around town
for an hour and then went to the
Union station to meet his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frances
B. Sayre, and returned with them to
the White House. The car took Its
place in a procession of taxicabs and
despite the bustle and rush around
the station, the crowds recognized the
president and stopped to give him a
respectful greeting.
DEATH GRIPS MAN IN AUTO
H. II. Edmonds, Prominent Lum
berman, Victim of Heart Disease.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 7.
(Special.) H. H. Edmonds, 63, promt
nent lumberman, died suddenly of
heart disease last night sitting In his
automobile before a local pool room
He had witnessed a boxing exhibition
with his son and left the pavilion
laughing and chatting. The party
drove to the pool room and the son
went, inside and 5 minutes later he
returned to find his father dead.
Besides the son, H. H. Edmonds,
the deceased leaves a widow and
niece, Mrs. A. M. Miller, who lives at
Chico, CaL
Mr. Edmonds established a number
of sawmill plants in Siskiyou county,
Cal., and in Klamath county. He will
be buried at Yreka, CaL
RICH HUBBY WINS CASE
Young Wife's Suit to Get $600,000
Defeated..
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 7 Mrs.
Gertrude O. Hughes of Los Angeles.
who testified that she married Thorn
as Husjhes, who was 72 years of
age and possessed property worth ? 5 -000,000,
on his assertion that her re
fusal would- ruin his social stand
ing and his .opportunity to go to
the United States senate, lost an ap
peal in the district court of appeals
today to 'force him to carry out an
alleged verbal ante-nuptial finan
cial agreement.
Under the alleged agreement he
was to turn over to her' property
worth more than $600,000 and do other
things for her.
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Sour Corn Bread, Saved From
Meals, Used to Get More Than
Pint of Alcohol.
LEXINGTON, Ky Sept. 7. (Spe
cial.) Moonshine stills have been
found by the score in the mountains
and Blue Grass country alike, but to
day brought the first capture of an
illicit liquor manufacturer operating
n a Jail. Rodney David, county Jailer
at Henderson. Ky.. found a crude but
entirely complete distillery in his
prison and it was being operated by
seven white prisoners.
The still had been made from a
coal oil can, with a small can beneath
to hold fire. The men had distilled
more than rtlnt nf nura "wttltA
mule" from sour corn bread which
they had saved from their daily
meals For a syphon they had torn
up a new disinfectant spray and in
serted it in the top of the oil can to
allow the Juice to run into a tin can
that had once contained succulent to
matoes Fire was made for the still
from torn up blankets in the small
can under the oil can and it was the
rag smoke that attracted Jailer Da
vid's attention and led to the investi
gation For several days the seven men had
complained they were net Retting
enough corn bread for their meals
and the kind-hearted taller irnnt.H
them an extra supply They used it all
In making the moonshine. Corn bread
is not likely to be on the bill of fare
hereafter
BENSON SHAFT. PLANNED
Move Starts at Hood RJver to Honor
Highway Commissioner.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 7. (Spe-
c-ai.) A movement was begun to
night by the Automobile Dealers' as
souration to honor S. Benson, chair
man of the st'.ate highway commis
sion, with a testimonial arch or shaft
at some point along the Columbi:
river Highway. The movement, the
local motor dealers state, may be
taken up by the state organization
and a state-wide campaign for funds
inaugurated.
Mark A. Mayer, Mosier orchardist
and prominent merchant, today of
fered to Join any five other Hood
River and Wasco county citizens in
starting the fund with contributions
of $2500 each.
KEY WEST SUFFERS LOSS
Decrease In Population BOeBelolt,
Wisconsin, Has Big Gain.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 7. Census fig
ures announced are as follows:
Key West, Fla., 19,039; decrease
906, or 4.5 per cent.
Del Rio, Tex., 10.5S9; incorporated
since 1910.
Port Chester, N. Y., 16,573; increase!
3764, or 29.4 per cent.
Beloit, Wis., 21.2S4; Increase 6159,
or 40.7 per cent. v
Herrin, in., iu,st; increase 4125, or
60.1 per cent.
Two More Bodies Found
at Klamath Falls.
TRACES OF FIVE REPROTED
Identification of Only 4
tims Is Complete.
Vic-
PORTLAND
MAN IS LOST
Charles Chadrick Anions Dead, Ac
cording to Son, "Who Escaped
From Blaze.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 7.
(Special.) The numbej of those who
lost their lives In the fire that de
stroyed the Hotel Houston and a
part of the business section of Kla
math Falls early Tuesday morning
was definitely increased to 12 today
with the possibility of the number
reaching 17.
In addition to the ten bodies that
were removed from the Hotel Hous
ton yesterday, two more were recov
ered today when searchers combed
the ruins of the Heidrick apartment
house, which is in the same block
as the Houston hotel. Before today
it was not Know- that any persons
lost their lives in the apartment
building. Identification of the bodies
was not possible.
Traces of Five Others Found.
The searchers reported that they
had found traces of the charred re
mains of five bodies in addition to
those recovered from the Houston,
but C. C. McCoppen. deputy cdVoner,
declared that only 12 bodies had been
turned over to him. .
A revised list of the dead, -missing
and Injured follows:
The Identified Dd.v
Mrs. Grant Vilderback of Ashland
Or.
Miss Leona Vilderback of Ashland,
Or.
C. D. Harmon, Klamath Falls pea
nut vendor.
Miss Margaret Hanley, Klamath
Falls chambermaid.
The Mtoaing.
Charles Chadrick of Portland.
Frank Wilson of Klamath Falls.
Clyde Pollock of Klamath Falls.
Bob Dawson, recently of Marshfleld.
Mrs. Dolly Parker (also known as
Polly Taylor, Grace Hall and Flor
ence Parker) of Portland or Medford.
The Injured.
D. Boyland of Klamath Falls.
Harry McCharles of Treka. Cal.
Mrs. Mary Capiluso.
Mary Brung.
William Morse.
James Pofder of Madero. Cal.
Thomas Higglns.
At the hospitals today it was re
ported that all of the injured would
recover, although some of them had
received serious cuts and burns.
One of the thrilling Incidents of the
fire was the rescue of the 4-day-old
baby of Mr. and Mrs. Capiluso. The in
fant was thrown out of a window ot
the hotel and was caught in the arms
of its father, who was on the ground
below, lira Capiluso was injured, but
will recover.
Searchers Comb Ralaa,
All day the searchers combed the
ruins. Masses of clotted debris, which
the parties declared to be remains of
some of the victims of the blaze, were
reported still in the ruins, but the
charred remains were beyond any
possible identification.
With the scattering of the 180 per
sons who were In the Houston, the
work of tracing the- missing was
made more complicated. Friends who
were certain that others than the
known dead were among the missing
were unable to give any satisfactory
Information as to the possible where
abouts of those reported as probably
among the victims.
Witli the hotel register destroyed in
the fire, the task of establishing a
complete and accurate death list to
day was difficult. A coroner's Jury
tomorrow will attempt to complete
identifications.
By trinkets and jewelry- the Iden
tification was considered positively
established In the cases of Mrs. Vil
derback and daughter Leona of Ash
land. Mr. Harmon and Miss Hanley.
Mr. Vilderback and his son slept in
chairs in the hotel office and thus
escaped.
Woman Mar Be Portlander.
One of the five persons missing is
Mrs. Dolly Parker, known also as
DpIIy Taylor, Grace Hall and Florence
Parker, probably of Portland or Med
ford. She registered under the last
name. Jewelry found in the debris
was practically identified as hers. She
told friends that she had quarreled
with her parents in Portland and had
come here to obtain work. She was
estranged from her husband, she said.
Charles Chadrlch, Portland, em
ployed on state highway contract, is
dead, according to his son Harry,
who escaped. They had engaged a
room together but became separated
wben the blaze was sweeping the
building.
Another son Lindley, is in Sacra
mento. A brother, L. B. Chadrich, lives
in Portland, and a sister at Redondo
Beach. Cal.
Hope for Frank Wilson, aged 35, of
Klamath Falls, wa given up by
friends, and Clyde Pollock, another
iCootludcd on Face 2, Column 3.)
Contracts Complete Programme for
150 Weapons Required for
Great Fighting Ships.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Award of
additional contracts to complete the
16-inch gun programme required for
arming the six 43.000-ton dread
noughts and six battle cruisers now
under construction was announced
today by the navy department. Con
tracts for six 16-inch guns each were
awarded the Mldvale Steel company
at $256,000 a gun and the Bethlehem
Steel company at $257,006 a gun. The
latter company also will furnish four
sets of 16-inch gun forgings, while
a contract for 18 sets of six-inch gun
forgings was awarded the Erie FOrge
company.
With the Midvale and Bethlehem
companies each having previously
contracted to .furnish 24 16-inch guns,
in addition to 90 to be turned over
to the naval gun factory at Wash
ington, the contracts awarded today
complete the programme of 150 16-
inch guns required for the great
fighting ships now building.
While yieir armament actually calls
for only ter. of the big guns, 30 are
being .puilt as spares.
Twelve warships will not be com
pleted before the latter part of 1923.
according to the present programme.
but it Is necessary, it was said, that
the guns be finished and ready for
installation a year before the ships
are completed.
KYNE'S WARD IN COURT
French Boy Is Declared to Be In
corrigible; Deportation Likely.
OAKLAND, Sept. 7. Peter B. Kyne's
French war orphan. Marcel Duprey,
16, whom the author, as captain in
the- California Grizzlies" artillery
regiment, brought from France, in
tending to adopt, has become a ward
of the Oakland detention home and. is
to be arraigned in Juvenile court to
morrow in proceedings looking to his
deportation.
That Jhe lad is incorrigible is the
assertion of Kyne. who in a telegram
to Chief , of Tolice Vollmer of Berk
eley requested that his ward be turned
over to the Juvenile delinquency au
thorities. HAPSBURGS GO TO WORK
Archdukes Serve as . Clerks and
Archduchesses as Maids.
GENEVA. Sept. 7. Eighty members
of the Haptiburg family are in great
financial distress, former Empress
Zita of Austria said to a visitor today
in Prangins, where she i.nd former
Emperor Karl are living. Their in
comes have stopped, and they have
suffered great loss through tho rate
of exchange.
The exiles have been forced to seek
employment in order to live, several
archduchesses becoming governesses
and others becoming maids. The
archdukes are entering business as
clerks.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
71.1 degrees: minimum. 49.1 degrees.
TOUAT'S Fair and cooler; moderate west
erly wlnda.
Foreign.
Rome denies spread of aoviettsm in Italy.
Pag" 2.
Leaning tower of Pisa oscillated by earth
quake. Page 1.
National. '
Guns to arm United States warships are
ordered. Page 1.
United States wool growers want to Bell to
Germany. Page 4.
Wilson, without aid. roes for auio ride.
Page 1.
United States Inquires as io progress In
disarming world. Page 1.
United States wool growers to turn to
Germany for market. Page 4.
Ilnmeeitir.
Health experts of America to confer In
San Francisco this month. Page 7.
Seven prisoners make moonshine In jail.
Page 1.
roliUcn.
Senate slush fund probers have tumultuous
session. Page I.
Hoke Smith's ehances for renomination In
bourbon primaries In Georgia today
characterized as slim. Page 2.
Mr. MeAeloe and Secretary Colby to take
part in Oregon campaign. Page 10.
Governor Harding of Iowa to speak at
republican rally here September IS.
Page 14.
Harding shakes hands with war's wounded.
Page 3.
Cox hopes to find west in favor of league.
Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Marshal, arrested when trying to make
arrest, near death. Page 7.
Death list in Klamath Kails fire increased
to 12. Page 1.
Sports.
Four former and present United States am
ateur golf champions win. Page 12.
Johnny Tillman to meet Alex Tr&mbitas
next Wednesday. Page 12.
Coast league results: Oakland 5, Seattle
2. No other games; teams traveling.
Page 12.
Beavers will try out three or four new L
players tor ras J-.
Commercial and Marine.
Hop picking begins In large yards In Ore
gon. Page 21.
Wheat higher at Chicago with exporters
buying futures. Page 21.
Stock market opens on broad and active
scale. Page 21.
Baker telegraphs district protest to ship
board. Page 20.
IX W. Burchard. head of new shipping
board district, charged with showing
favoritism to Seattle. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Thirty-three thousand eight hundred and
fifty-four register in public schools,
largest In history of city. Page 6.
Author of highway bond bill is Portland
visitor. Page It.
Fourteen eligible to be captain of police.
Page 10.
Petition for pardon of convict serving long
sentence is likely. Page 4.
Oregon undertakers convene. Page 5.
Grocers brand milk commission's decision
an cowardly. Page 4.
Southern Pacific llnea in Oregon declared
in fine shape. Page l-'.
Several city Jobs made available by recent
civil service examinations. t'a0c ti.
Status of League Clause
Draws Attention.
GOVERNMENT ACT FORMAL
Preliminary Studies of Va
rious Phases Begun.
ADVISERS ARE READY
Coninii tt-e on Military, Naval and
Air Questions Is Report
ed Organized.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. (By the
Associated Press.) Formal inquiry
has been started by the United States
government of the rrogyess being
made by the nations of the world in
the movement for universal disarma
ment. Inasmuch as control of armaments
was made one ot the objects of the
league of nations, the inquiry into
the movement for universal disarma
ment had developed, officials said to
day, into an investigation of the
present status of tho present arma
ment control clauses of the league
ot nations covenant.
Machinery Bring Orgaaiifd.
Without having taken up the main
problem of radical and general dis
armament of nations, the league of
nations, according to reports received
today in official circlets, has begun
the organization of machinery for
solving the problem. Preliminary In
vestigations and studies of the league
have commenced, and some subsidiary
phases of tho main problem, such as
control ot the ''manufacture of muni
tions and of the use of gas in war
fare, have already been discussed
with a view to reaching a universal
agreement.
Advisory Committee Formed.
Organization" of tho "advisory com
mittee on military, naval and air
questions." as provided in the league
covenant for advlsing the council on
the means for execution of the arma
ment control clauses of the covenant
was made by the league council, ac
cording to official advices in Rome
May 17. At that time the question
disarmament in its broadest phase
was not considered, and it was under
stood that it would not be considered
by the league immeuiaieij
Some of the smaller nauuna m w.
league pressed very eagerly but vain
ly at that time, according to the ad
vices, for the taking of steps looking
to the application of the control
clauses of the covenant.
I.rteat Sierretary Met.
In August the advisory committee
on military, naval and air matters
with the league secretary at
.t - r . U
Sebastian, where its first agenda
was. according to official advices, a
follows:
"Elaboration of the regulations or
the league as regards military, naval
and aerial forces and armaments of
states requesting to the league con
trol of the traffic In armament and
munitions; use of poison gas In war
fare." As a result of the necessity of seek
ing American co-operation, within the
league or without. In any effectual
programme for the limitation ot
armaments, the official advices re
ported that early action on any
scheme for universal disarmament
waj not to be expected.
Obatructtona Are Cited.
At the same time the classing of
the nationalistic interests of many
nations also was recognized as tem
porarily obstructing any plans for
the immediate reduction of arma
ments. Advices from Japan have indicated
that strong opposition exists there
against any limitation of armaments,
as it is claimed that Japan, on ac
count of her peculiar position, is en
titled to exception by other nations
from any programme for disarma
ments. Inquiries from other sources
have Indicated an unwillingness on
the part of other nations to consent
to reduce in any way their arma
ments short of the most universal
co-operation of all other govern
ments. COURT UPHOLDS RECEIVER
Retroactive Wage Lift on Spokane
Line Not Required.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. Spokane
& Inland Empire Railroad company
was not bound to make a retroactive
Increase in the wages of its platform
employes in 1919. as recommended by
the national war labor Doaro, accora
ing to a decision of the United States
circuit court of appeals today, uphold
ing the action of the receiver of the
concern.
The previous refusal of the com
pany to submit the question of wages
to the board relieved the receiver of
that obligation, the court stated.
After receiving a horizontal Increase
of 6 cents an hour in April. 1919. the
men, in the name of the Spokane local
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Em
ployes, sued for back pay lo tUe i'e
Vious AutrusU