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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920
28 PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EXPLOSION LAID TO
IRATE WORKMEN
Building Graft by Union
Leader Held Cause.
TROPHY OF SEATTLE II C
PAMDIIQ IQ CTnjCM'UiUi
SHORTAGE OF WATER
IN ALASKA MYSTERY
CROWDS JAM STREETS,
HAPPY AND CAREFREE
WHITE HOUSE SOON
TO OPEN TO U. S.
U. S. TO TAKE OVER
PORTLAND HOSPITAL
UNIVERSITY OP WASHINGTON
REASOX FOB LOWERING OF
STREAMS PUZZLES ALL,
SOME NIGHT; COMMEMORATES
ARMISTICE SIGNING.
$140,000 TO BE EXPENDED OX
UNCOMPLETED PROJECT.
BLAMES OREGOX STUDEXTS.
UNMORTGAGED
IPORTLAND HONORS
HER WAR VETERANS
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BRINDELL DECLARED TARGET
Delay to Wagon Blamed for
Wall Street Disaster.
GREED, TYRANNY CITED
JTew fork Evening World Declares
Workers- Intended Reprisal for
Bijj Tolls .Imposed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. Responslbll
ity for the disastrous Wall-street ex
plosion last September, the echo of
r which was heard around the world
in denunciations of "reds" and "an
archists." today was chargred to in
dividual laboring- men or labor sympathizer-
by the New York Evening
World. The paper, however, admitted
It could not explain presence of
threats signed "anarchist fighters,"
found in a mailbox near the ex
rlosion. In a three-page story, the paper an
nounced that the mystery of the blast
that killed nearly 40 persons and In
jured 150 more had been solved. The
theory advanced was that the death
wagon in which the bomb had ex
ploded had not been sent into the
financial district to terrorize "the
capitalist class," but had been in
tended as a reprisal agalnfit Robert
P. Brindell, president of the building
trades council, and 85 "Brindell work
ers" employed in demolishing the
Stock Exchange building annex.
Death Wagon Thought Delayed.
Held up on the way, the bomb was
believed by the paper to have ex
ploded before it reached Us destina
tion. Seeking to link the explosion with
the "building trust graft," now being
investigated by a Joint 'legislative
committee, the paper, naming a house
wreckers union, said:
"The Evening World presents proof
that 1800 men, nearly all foreign
born, sober, industrious, efficient and
well disciplined, have within a space
of 18 months been subjected to an
amazing conspiracy of greed and In
justice and the explosion was the cul
mination of this tyranny.
"The building trades graft was re
sponsible for tho crime. The Evening
World does not charge the union, as
a union, with responsibility. It was
the work of individuals, possibly in
side the union, possibly the work of
sympathizers.
Brindell Declared Target.
"Further proofs are presented that
the wrath and resentment of these
working-men and their fellows who
knew of their tragic losing fight to
avert vagrancy and starvation In days
of overflowing labo.r opportunity was
centered not only on their arch-oppressor,
Robert P. Brindell, dictator
of the building trades council, but
upon housewrecking contractors.
The police and agents of the. de
partments of "justice, the paper as-
serted today, are "busy, looking
inrougn me memoersmp rolls or
Housewreckers' Union No. 95 to find
men who might have been so false
to modern labor union principles and
the teachings of Gompers and Frayne
and their own outspoken advocate of
law and order, William Zaranko, as
to blacken their organization's good
name by a crime of private vengeance
as horrible and wicked as the Wall
Street explosion."
District Attorney Takes Action.
District Attorney Swann announced
he had invited every person mentioned
In the newspaper story to be at his
office tomorrow. He added that If
they had any information likely to
result in indictment of guilty parties,
he would immediately place it before
the next regular grand jury.
Zaranko, who has appeared as a
witness in the building truet investi
gation, today denounced the news
paper story. y
-The story stressed a charge that
efforts had been made ty unnamed
persons to prevent evidence relating
to the catastrophe from coming to
light.
It was brought out that a roan who
was alleged to have claimed owner
ship of the horse which drew the
death wagon immediately after the
blast and who spoke of the "boss"
who had directed him . to drive the
conveyance to Wall and Broad streets
had disappeared.
Assassination Is Attempted.
One of the men to whom he told
his story and who persisted in. re
peating It was the viotlra of an at
tempted assassination within a month,
according to the story, despite the
fact that he had "gone dumb."
This man, at whom three shots
were fired one night In October, the
story declared, was Raymond Clark,
chief foreman, of a gang of house
wreckers who were tearing down the
stock exchange annex. Clark, it
continues, is a "Brindell lieutenant,"
though employed by a firm of build
ing contractors.
"Within the present week." the
story continued, "the Evening World
has found two business men of high
standing to whom Clark told it the
afternoon of the explosion and to
whom he mentioned it again when
Big Stick, Seven Inches in Diame
ter and Seven Feet Long, Is
Insured lor $1000.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 11. (Spe
cial.) D 1 s a p p e a r e d Wednesday
night, the University of Washington's
big stick, a valued trophy for many
years. Suitable, reward or punish
ment, as the case may be for its re
covery. Tip to amateur sleuths. Confine in
vestigation to district around Uni
versity of Oregon at Eugene. It's
there.
Coincident with the theft of the
Washington big stick, or Washington
hook, as it is better known, the Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity here report
ed, the visiting intruders slipped one
over on etill another rival, Oregon
Agricultural college, by making off'
with an O. A. C. club fashioned in
the form of a beaver. This was clear
ly a case of receiving stolen property,
for the O. A. C. beaver, previously
had been swiped from Corvallis by
Washington students.
The theft of the Washington hook
is regarded as many as retributive
Justice In view of Washington pos
session of the celebrated Oregon
drum, but that view Is not enter
tained anywhere on or near the cam
pus. But so far as the grabbing of
the beaver is concerned, O. A. C may
be expected to regard that with mixed
feelings. It only transfers possession
of the precious relic from, one bitter
enemy to another.
The big stick, it is understood. Is
something more than a stick it is a
tradition. It is 7 feet high and 7 inches
In diameter and has celebrated Uni
versity of Washington victories since
long before "Wee" Coyle and "Polly"
Grimm performed on the gridiron.
Residents of the "Fiji" house reported
that the stick was taken by the simple
process of walking in the front door,
tbelatter being? unlatched.
Early today undergraduate detec
tive work had established clews
which pointed with grave suspicion
towajd students of the University of
Oregon, with which the Seattle Uni
versity of Washington contends with
the pigskin Saturday.
These suspicions proved to have
some foundation in fact when It was
learned that the purloined possession
had been shipped by - the American
Express company to one Miles Bar
tbolemew at Eugene, Or, the home of
the University of Oregon. - -
The stick is Insured for $1000 and
the express company was requested
to Intercept It If possible. An effort
would be mad-a. it was said, to seize
it at Vancouver, Wash.
Meanwhile, a search warrant for
the Btick was obtained from Justice
of the Peace Hoar, but . It had . left
town before the writ could be served.
The fraternity house reported
ton'ght that several of its members
had gone t Eugene with the football
team. It also was considered of some
consequence that at least five men on
the Washington's first eleven were
"Fijis."
The prediction was made that the I
stick would not stay lost.
SALEM ATTORNEY- WEDS
Ex -St a to Representative Martin
Marries Accomplished Woman.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 11. (Special.)
Ivan G. Martin, local attorney and for
two sessions a member of the '.ower I
I house of the state legislature, and
iannan ueaunorr were married in Se-
attle today, according to the . Salem
friends of the couple.
Mrs. Martin . Is an accomplished
musician, has traveled extensively
ana maae ner nome abroad lor a!
number of years. She had resided In
Salem only a short time.
Mr. Martin, besides being promi
nent in legal and fraternal circles.
always has taken an active Interest
in civic matters in this vicinity and
is well known throughout southern I
Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Martin will 'i
make their home in Salem.
EX -SOLDIERS ARRESTED
Demonstration at Police ' Station
Follows Street Fight.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Nov. 11.
A street flght followed by a demon
stration at the police station resulted
tonight when two ex-service men
were arrested by the police on charges
of disorderly conduct. Other ex-serv-
tee men wno were taking part in a
street celebration gathered hurriedly
and the four officers had to fight their I
way to the police station.
Gun butts, night sticks and fists
were freely used. A crowd of more
than 200' gathered outside the jail and
began jeering and yelling. Finally
the two men were released and the i
crowd dispersed.
REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL
Party Has Enormous Majority in
South Dakota Legislature.
PIERRE, S. D., Nov, 11. Complete
unofficial election reports filed today
showed that South Dakota's next leg- I
islature will be made up as follows:
. Senate Forty-two republicans, twol
non-partisar. league members and one
democrat. ' '
House Ninety-three republicans.
seven non-partisan league members
and three democrats.
Two- constitutional amendments,
dealing with soldier bonus and state I
aid for homebullding, were passed.
IS HARDING IDEAL
Plea Made for Free;and
Strong America.
ARMISTICE DAY LANDMARK
Warning Served on Ambition
and Madness for Power.
WpRLD UNDERSTANDS NOW
American Spirit Appreciated Xow,
Says President-EIect, Address-
ing Texas Throng.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex- Nov. 11. (By
the Associated Press. President
elect Harding, facing a border crowd
In which were many citizens of
Mexico and several officials of- the
Mexican government. President-elect
Harding proposed here today a for
eign policy directed toward peace and
friendship, but demanding always full
protection of American nationality
and American citizens wherever they
may go.
The address, his first prepared ut
terance since his election to the presi
dency, was delivered from a stand on
the Fort Brown parade grounds,
within a few hundred yards of the
international boundary. , The cavalry
sabers of the Fort Brown garrison
rattled about him, but in a place of
honor on his right was also a part of
the -Mexican garrison of Matamoros,
paying a visit of compliment and
courtesy to the next American presi
dent. , i
Free America Demanded.
In his address, devoted jointly to
the significance of the Armistice day
anniversary and to the country's
foreign relations, he did not mention
Mexico by name or did he refer di
rectly to the league of nations.
"We crave fraternity," he said; "we
wish amicable relations everywhere;
we offer peace and choose to promote
It, but we demand our freedom and
our own America. I believe an Amer
ica eminent on the seas, respected in
every avenue of trade, will be safer
at home and have greater influence
throughout the world.
"I like to think of an America
whose citizens are ever seeking the
greater development and enlarged re
sources and widened influence of the
republic, and I like to think of a gov
ernment which protects its citizens
wherever they go on lawful missions,
anywhere under the shining sun."
Mr. Harding also, suggested that
the nation learn a lesson of prepared-
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Water . Simply Runs Out .and
Steamboats Are Stranded at
Irregular Intervals.
SEWARD, Alaska. Oct. 30. (By
mail.) There is an unprecedented
shortage of water in the Yukon
river and other ' big streams in
Alaska, aijd no one here can tell
why. Even Indian tradition hints of
no parallel case In the past. The
water has simply run "out of the
rivers.
On the Tukon steamboats are
stranded at Irregular Intervals from
the mouth of the Stewart river, 85
miles north of Dawson, to the Tolo
vana on the . Tanana. As a result
of this amazing failure of water hun
dreds of tons of badly needed freight,
much of it perishable,' will . likely be
lost. I -
Some passengers, fearful of the
hardships of the trail, are marooned.
Others have come out on foot In con
siderable numbers. A few of the
boats would have been caught in the
ice in any event, due to anunexpect-
edly early freeze, but the opening of
navigation next spring will witness
a badly disordered condition of river
transportation, although it is not an
ticipated that any of the boats will
suffer material damage by spending
a winter In the open. It has occurred
frequently in the past, when boats
have been unexpectedly caught by
early freezes, but never before on
account of absence - of sufficient
water to float them.
CAMPAIGN COST $3,416,000
Republicans Announce Deficit
Amounts to $1,350,000-. -
FRENCH LICK, Ind.. Nov. 11. The
republican national campaign cost
$3,416,000, according to figures given
out here tonight by Fred W. Upham,
treasurer of the republican national
committee, here for a brief rest.
He stated that the deficit amounted
to $1,350,000.
Treasurer Upham said that he had
Just completed his report and that the
deficit was after all bills had been
paid.
Mr. Upham said he would leave
here Sunday for New York, where he
would submit his report on republican
finances to a meeting of the national
committee on Monday. After ap
proval by Chairman Will H. Hays
and the committee he said he would
L lie me report in w ueiniuu -.
HARDING 'BREAKS' STRIKE
Idle Ship Painters Renovate Craft
for Senator's Home-Coming. x
NEW YORK, Nov. ll.-When strik
ing ship painters learned that President-elect
Harding would return
from Panama to the United States on
the United Fruit company steamer
IJastores they volunteered to help
make the ship spick and span for hir.i.
They were busily engaged today in
renovating her white cc t
The painters had been on strike
for more than a month.
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Washington Street Without Traffic
Cops as Mirtli Runs Riot
in Celebration.
. Some night! Washington street a
motorist's heaven without a traffic
cop from Tenth -to the river and every
crossing jammed four ways with John
D.'s 28-cent gasoline backflring tike
an artillery barrage! For the old
town suddenly found itself "wide
open," with everybody in an awful
hurry, but with no place to go. . And
Armistice day In closing outranked
the Fourth of July for noise and
pranks.
Street cars, pedestrians, double lines
of automobiles all fought their way
to the . intersections, fought for the
right - of way with screaming horns
and the thundering backfire of en
gines, smoke clouds and shouts of the
thousands that lined streets from wall
to wall, jamming Washington street
worse than two years ago when the
Germans were Jamming the roads
from the erstwhile Hlndenburg line
to the Rhine.
. On ' the sidewalks, choked with
struggling humanity that moved In
waves from block to block, everybody
, jt i .it,nnI0jt'iJaoscu uui "y persons close to naro-
crowded, tramped toes and elbowedcl,. ,
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fighting fiercely as If in a football line
of scrimmage, yet everybody was
happy. Intoxicated with the "dry jag"
of noise and merrymaking. Not too
dry, either, for the occasional happy
one who rolled along Vjn the arms of
his companions or the careless one
who elbowed a square for himself on
the corner at Broadway and Washing
ton long enough to guide a pint bottle
of moonshine to his lips were far
from dry.
Alleged veterans of the battle of
Stable Fatigue, ex-kitchen police and
probably some conscientious objectors
broke loose last night during the
armistice celebbration. But there
was no armistice. Several of the
enemy were captured by the police.
A number of those arrested were
charged with' disorderly conduct,
their offense being that of willfully
"backfiring" their autos or . running
through the merrymaking throngs
with open cutout. Sergeant Oelsner
reported that about 60 fights were
baoken up among those who proba
bly did their fighting "over here." in
stead of "over there."
W. M. Parmely of the auto theft
department while celebrating learned
that the car of L, W. Hunter,-1485
East Glisan street, had been . stolen.
Remembering, the number, he recov
ered the' car two hour later. " ti. B.
Brooks, 18, and L. Eberhart, 19, were
found In the machine and . were
charged with larceny.
Mrs. E. .Winsor, 425 West Park
street, reported her auto stolen.-
Mrs. John Baron, 830 Colonial ave
nue, attracted the attention of two
young women at the corner of Broad
way and Washington street. She was
carrying the handle of a purse, the
snatcher having cut - the straps and
made away with about $3. '
Mrs. Ida. Wilkinson of Bridal Veil
lost her purse, containing about 18
and her wedding ring, in a similar
manner.
Gates Will Swing Wide on
March 4.
SPECIAL DAYS FOR VISITORS
Social Air of Former Adminis
trations to Return.
RECEPTIONS ARE PLANNED
President and Mrs. Harding
-Mingle With People; Atmos
phere One of Home.
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THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Nov. 11. Word has been
bar the public from the White House
grounds are to swing open March 4
and a different atmosphere is to ob
tain In the vicinity of the executive
mansion.
.While opposed to fuss and feathers
the Hardings plan to be much more
democratic In their habits and make
the people of the country feel more
welcome to the White House. The
atmosphere to be created is that
which has always existed at Marion,
Ohio, which pleased the -neighbors so
much that Senator Harding received
almost all the votes In the precinct
in which his home is situated.
Old Social Uays to Return.
The social air of the Cleveland,
McKInley'and Roosevelt and Taft ad
ministrations is to return and, on four
days a week, the casual visitor to the
national capital is to have the oppor
tunity to he presented to the new
president by his senator or member
of congress as In the old days. v
The public will have more use of
the spacious -lawn and egg-rolling
day is to be but one of many such
occasions in the year when youth and
old age are to be permitted to romp
on the green in the shadow of the
great white building ,- housing the
chief executive of the United States
kn4 tne'rirst lady of the land.
Receptions, large and small, and
parties, big and little, are to relieve
the humdrum of the new chief ex
ecutive's official duties, and the pres
ident and his affable wife purpose to
mingle with the people, instead of
setting themselves up as persons
quite apart and superior to the rest
of humanity.
Hardings Are Human Folk.
President-elect Harding i3 very
much the human type and Mrs. Hard
ing is strongly inclined the same way.
In social i matters they never have
asked any questions about the pol
icies of their friends. - For example,
one of their most intimate friends
since they came to Washington has
been Senator Chamberlain, democrat,
of Oregon, of whom Mrs. Harding is
quoted as saying many beautiful
thing, which astonished some of her
friends right in the last days of the
campaign when the contest between
democrats and republicans was reach
ing a white heat.
And It is a big social contract that
the Hardlngs have on their hands. No
one will dispute that they have more
close personal friends than any for
mer occupants of the White House at
the time of entering the presidential
domicile. They have been here six
years and have been fond of enter
taining and being entertained. Their
social obligations are large.
" . Very Few Are Strangers.
It is said of tkam that when one of
the usual groups of 4000 or more per
sons file by at ' a public reception
given by the Hardings, the new presi
dent and his wife will be Introduced
as strangers to a very much smaller
number than has ever been true of
any other host and hostess at White
House functions.
And White House publicity chan
nels which have been closed ever
since early in 1916, or more than a
year before America .entered,, the
European war, are to be reopened,
and President Harding will see the
newspaper correspondents at least
twice a week as in the days before
President Wilson decided to deny
himself to all interviewers seeking
public information.
ENGINE THEFT CONFESSED
Strikers Tell of Xiertlng Locomo
tive Go Wild Through Yards.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1L Three members
of the Chicago Yardmen's association,
which called the railroad strike last
April, pleaded guilty today to ob
structing interstate traffic by steal-,
ing an engine on the Chicago Junc
tion railway, opening the throttle and
letting the locomotive run wild
through the yards.
Sentence was deferred until the
cases of six others indicated in the
same case are disposed of.
T0KI0 SILK SHOPS CLOSE
Production in Japan Suspended
..' for Three Months. -
TOKIO, "Nov. 11. Production of silk
has been suspended for three months
by the silk manufacturers' union.
1 The Yokohama silk exchange closed
October 20, when prices fell below the
minimum fixed by the buying sn-
Members of Homeopathic Associa
tion Gratified at Decision on '
Hahnemann Building.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington, Nov. 11. The treasury
department announced today that the
United States public health service
had decided to take over the Hahne
mann hospital at Portland, Or., and
complete it at a cost of $140,000. The
hospital, which has 200 beds, wlV be
operated as a government Institution.
Members of the Homeopathic asso
ciation, owners of the uncompleted
Hahnemann hospital property, at East
Second and Multnomah , streets, ex
pressed gratification last 'night at the
report that the United States public
health service is to complete the proj
ect and operate.it as a government
hospital. Details of the arrangement,
they said, will not be known until
A. B. Wastell, secretary of the associ
ation, returns from Washington some
time within the coming week.
It is known, however, that one of
the original proposals to the health
service, when the property was first
sought by the government, was that
it be federally operated for a period
of years and then returned to the
Homeopathic association. The par
tially completed wing is 50x100 feet,
though plans were drawn for the ex
tension of the hospital to cover the
entire block owned by the association.
Construction work was begun ten
years ago and abandoned for lack of
funds.
The association launched a drive
last year to raise funds to complete
the first unit of the hospital and place
It in operation. Midway in the drive,
which was but partially successful,
the government made overtures for
the property which led to continued
negotiations. Secretary Wastell has
been In Washington for some weeks,
engaged in closing the deal.
DEMOCRAT TWICE BEATEN
Forest Grove Man Loses In Election
for Mayor and Legislator.
RKAVERTON. Or.. Nov. 11. (Sd-
cial.) Washington county went re
publican almost 3 to 1 In the recent
election, according to the official
count completed today.
All democrats were beaten and one
democrat, W. J. McCready of Forest
nrnve. candidate for mayor of Forest
Grove and running also for state
representative, was beaten twice.
$10,000,000 BID REJECTED
Offer for Hog Island Shipyard Too
Small, Says Benson.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. A bid of
$10,000,000 for the Hog Island ship
yard, made by J. N. Barde of the
Barde Steel Products corporation of
New York, has been rejected by the
shipping board. Chairman Benson an
nounced today.
Admiral Benson said the sum of
fered was entirely too small, adding
that the Hog Island plant was not
for sale at a bargain.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 48
degrees; minimum, 4a degrees.
TODAY'S Bain;' easterly winds.
Foreign.
All France joins In tribute to unidentified
pollu. Page 4.
Italy's Industrial plight not so bad as pic
tured, declares Lincoln Byre. Page 22.
German indemnity still big problem unset-
Pnirn 23.
Enemy powers may be admitted to league
. i . ahnHlv. Y'n a- 2.
National.
White House to open to United States again
marui . " n
United States to take over uncompleted
Hahnemann hospital in Portland. Page 1
Sale of malt and hops restricted by dry
law enforcement officials. Page 27.
2500 In navy and marines get medals and
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Domeat ic.
Hardlnir. addressing Texas crowd, pleads
for free and strong America, Page 1.
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Gouged labor In building graft blamed for
Wall-street bomb explosion. Page 1.
nvi.hnm woman In congress bars silk
stockings. Page 18.
Toune bank teller surrenders and con
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Shipping board executive declares tribute
aue oouy. " .
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Reoubllcans should stick to $1000 limit on
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COIlLrlDULlUIia. .n&.n. umii. 11. -6
raclfio Northwest.
u..i.n surrounds lowering of Alaskan
County assessors urge abolishment of state
tax com in isaiL.it. . .ew
TTniversltr -of Washington trophy stolen.
Page 1.
Albany celebrants pass day rejoicing
Page S.
finorts.
Oregon Aggies given big ovation upon de
.. parture for Pullman game. Page 18.
i on nf TTnlversltv of Orexon defeat
Orecon Agricultural college Juniors,
13 to 0. Page 17.
Warring baseball clubowners meet today
-Page 16.
Washington beats Jefferson 21 to 0
Boy McCormick displeased at treatment
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Commercial and Marine.
Revival In wool markets expected after
holidays. Page 27.
Standard stocks steady, but specialties de
cllne under pressure. Page 27.
Steamer Henderson adopts new gear.
Pag 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Naval affairs committee to reach Port
land today and proceed to Astoria
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Pacific International Livestock exposition
nnrns In Portland tomorrow. Page 10.
Make Armistice day great constructive
holiday, says Colonel George A. Whit
Page 28. -Portland
honors her war veterans. Page 1.
Introduction of new legislation foreseen at
January session. Page 21. '
Polar regions to become world's greatest
meat-producing country, says Slefans-
son. Page 6.
Happy crowds jam streets in celebration.
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Polixh laborers rewponslble for Wall street
explosion, In flglit against building con-
Thousands Line Streets
to Review Marchers.
DAY BRINGS TEARS TO MANY
Survivors of 3 Conflicts Re
ceive Big Ovation.
CELEBRANTS FORGET RANK
Governor Olcott and Mayor Baker
Iteview Lines; Ball Closes
Second Anniversary.
Portland's celebration of the second
anniversary of the signing of the
armistice was a day of jubilation, not
so tumultuous, as the original cele
bration, but one filled with martial
spirit and enthusiasm.
Veterans of every rank, represent
ing every branch of service in the
world war. marching under escort of
men who fought in two earlier Ameri
can wars, passed in review while
thousands who lined downtown streets
cheered.
It was a day that brought memories
of the joyful news of victory, when
the rushing Yanks drove from the
mind of Kaiser Wilhelm all thought
of military dominion of the world
and when the final curtain was rung
down on Prussian militarism.
All thought of rank among ex-service
men was lost, for privates could
be seen leading platoons filled with
men whose uniforms bore inslgnlas
of high rank.
Thousand! View Parade.
The outstanding feature of thfc day
was the parade, viewed by thousands.
In the afternoon the scene of activity
shifted to the Lewis & Clark flying
field, where a military air meet was
conducted under the auspices of Port
lanll post. No. 1, American Legion.
At night the ex-service men and
their friends crowded the. ballrooms
of the Multnomah hotel, where the
second annual ball given by Veterans
of Foreign Wars was held.
For hours after the parade had dis
banded a spirit of revelry ruled the
downtown section, a spirit which was
manifested mainly through the out
burst of ex-doughboys and gobs,
shouting their satisfaction at unfet
tered freedom, a freedom brought to
mind when they removed their worn
O. D.'s or navy blues from the closets
and remembered the irksome days of
military restraint and discipline which
ended shortly after the armistice was
signed.
Day Brings Tears to Mai;.
While the masses celebrated there
were many to whom the day brought
only bitter thoughts and tears, memo
ries of loved ones who failed to return
but to whom white crosses In France
bear testimony of the supreme sacri
fice made in the name of freedom.
Colonel George A. White, veteran of
three wars, who has earned a repu
tation of accomplishing results on
schedule, ran true to form yesterday
as grand marshal. For exactly at 11
o'clock zero hour the parade Una
began on its move through the city.
In marshaling the various units which
comprised the parade. Colonel White
had the aid of Captain G. L. Goodell.
secretary of the armistice parade com
mittee. Heading the line was a platoon of
motorcycle officers commanded by
Police Lieutenant Erwin, followed by
Chief of Police Jenkins. Twenty-six
members of the police department, all
overseas veterans, led by Police Cap
tain Leo' H. Harms, a veteran of ths
Spanish war, was nxt in line, fol
lowed by several platoons of firemen,
all ex-service men.
Rank Is Vorgotten.
The fraternity of ex-service men,
in which rank and title has been for
gotten and wherein the veterans of
the late war feel a kinship for those
who fought under the starry banner
in other wars, was best demonstrated
In the staff selected by Colonel White.
This staff included men whose ranks
ranged from privates to lieutenant
colonels; included a grizzly veteran
of the "Wil war, a representative of
the Canadian army and a Spanish
American war veteran.
Evidence that Oregon's new Bth in
fantry has a nucleus of former serv
ice men was given by the military
bearing of the five artillery units,
marchlng.under command of Major J.
F. Drake. The national guard show
ing also included a company of en
gineers and several auxiliary organ
izations. The 5th infantry band, un
der the leadership- of P. M. Hicks,
marched in advance of this division.
The army, navy and marine corps
were represented In the line with
men and floats, the latter designed
to attract recruits needed in bringing
these organizations to the reorgan
ization strength.
Ovation. Given G. A. R.
Cheer after cheer greeted the vet
erans of '61, who greeted the plaudits
by smiles or the waving of hats. The
Grand Army of the Kepublic delega
tion was led by Department Com
mander Henry E. Dosch and Adjutant-General
C. A. Williams.
The majority of the "boys" who
represented the civil war veterans in
the parade yesterday marched, while
a few, a bit infirm, accepted seats in
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