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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WRANGEL FLEES;
SEBASTDPDL LOST
tmrrnnno. it.m nnrn Inrmrr urn I unr
OFFICIAL PLURALITY
OF HARDING 63,314
COMPLETE OREGON RETURNS
GIVE COX 8 0,212 VOTES.
VENIZELOS DEFEATED,
GOVERNMENT ADMITS
ADMINISTRATION IS READY TO
RELINQUISH POWER.
JOAN OF ARC STRIKES
ON ROGUE RIVER REEF
HARDING LEAVES
IGY POINT ISABEL
ULIVnlL UU ILL UUI
SEASON .IS OPENED
ACT ON TREATY
"EW YORK SOCIETY ATTEXDS
FIRST" NIGHT PERFORMANCE.
ALL OF CREW TAKES OFF
LUMBER SCHOOXER.
BAD SHIP RIVETS
SENT TO WILSON
"Fierce" Work Declared
Revealed to President.
V
Troops Cheer as Genera!
Is Last to Leave.
FRENCH RESCUE BARONESS
American Destroyers to Aid
in Evacuation Plans.
RED CROSS STORES BURN
Vanquished Leader Says I'ive Red
Armies Totaling More Than
100,000 Opposed Htm.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nor. 15. (By
the Associated Press.) Sebastopol
fell to the Russian soviet forces at
6 o'clock Sundav evenina- after the
evacuation Diana had been fullv car
ried out, according to word received
fcere today.- General Wrangel, It Is
stated, was the last to leave, going
aboard the cruiser Korniloff, cheered
ty his troops.
Baroness Wrangel and various
missions in Sebastopol were taken
aboard the French warship Waldeck
Rousseau. The American destroyers
Whipple, John Edwards and Hum
phreys, after bringing wounded non
combatants here, have started back
to Yalta and Theodosia to continue
the evacuation.
Red Cross Stores Bora.
A fire which originated through an
accident destroyed the highly valuable
stores of the American Red Cross at
Sebastopol. A portion of the goods of
the American foreign trade corpora
tion and other foreign firms was
saved. The American Red Crss at Con
stantinople Is .tiding the refugees,
caring for the sick and wounded and
furnishing clothing and supplies.
Rear-Admiral Maccully has sailed
for Talta on the American torpedoboat
destroyer Overton. Allied officers ar
riving from Sebastopol assert the be
lief that it will be possible to hold
back the flood of red forces from the
hills of Feodosia until the concom.
batants have been evacuated. ,Ten
tiiousands of "W ran gel's troops are
said to have been taken off the penin
sula. It is asserted that Wrangel followed
them.
300,000 Oppose General.
The five red armies concentrating
.gainst him. General "Wrangel in
formed the newspaper correspond
ents at Sebastapol, numbered more
than 100,000 as proved by captured
papers. Twenty thousand of these
were cavalry divided into three
groups. The cavalry under General
Jjudennv, who left the anti-bolshevik
forces and Joined the bolshevik!, suf
fered heavily, according to Wrangel,
particularly in officers.
General Wrangel concluded:
"During the five months' struggle
in the northern Tauride the five red
armies were occupied with our troops,
so that we played our part in the
Polls-h victory. The western world,
which is menaced no less .than we are
by the bolshovlki, ought to take into
consideration the role our army
played in. the' bolshevik dofeat before
Warsaw."
1 .1,000 at Constantinople.
Thirteen thousand refugees have
arrived here from Sebastopol, but be
cause of the lack of accommodations
in the city they are still aboard ships
moored in the Bosphorus. Several
thousand more are duo here, and it
la understood 30.000 have been per
mitted to take passage from the
Crimean city. It was found Impos
sible to provide ships for the entire
population of 80,000. Two thousand
wounded men also have arrived and
have been distributed among the
I'rench and Russian hospitals.
General Baron Wrangel is dclarcd
to be without hope, but he is remain
ing calm and directing the work of
removing civilians from Sebastopol.
Hope for V. S. Red Cross.
The United States destroyer I'ri
arrived here today with a party of
60 American Red Cross workers who
have been engaged behind General
Wrangel's lines. Hope is expressed
that all the Ked Cross personnel will
have been removed from danger by
tonight.
Fragments of General Wrangel's
army have been embarked on Russian
and French warships, and General
Wrangel probably will leave on the
French battleship Waldeck Rousseau.
BOLSHKVIJil OCCUPY CITY
Reds Reported Masters of Whole
Crimean Peninsula.
PARIS, Nov. 15. Sebastopol has
fallen, the Russian bolsheviki having
occupied the city last night, accord
ing to unofficial confirmation re
ceived by tho French foreign office.
The bolsheviki are reported to be
masters of the wholo Crimean penin
sula. General Wrangel, members of his
staff and M. Martel, French high com
missioner at Sebastopol, were taken
on board the French warship Wal
deck Rousseau and are expected to
arrive In Constantinople late tonight
or tomorrow.
Thu foreign office's Information re
garding Sebastopo' came through the
usual unofficial diplomatic channels.
It was conceded that the whole of the
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"ta Juive," With Caruso as Elea
zar, Selected Stage Deluged
With Flowers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Society, with
the capital "S" that attends every
function, mingled tonight with the
music-loving residents of New Tork's
many foreign colonies at the opening
of Metropolitan opera house season.
Halevy's "JUa Juive" was selected for
the first night. Caruso appeared as
Eleazar. the Jewish goldsm'ith, and
Mils. Ponsells as.Recha, his daughter.
Upon them, from the lifting to the
lowering of the curtain, were turned
eye and ear of New Tork's many
worlds.
The Cavatlna and chorus with "Hate
and Vengeance Forever,'.' brought the
first prolonged applause, but even
louder were the "bravos" shouted
when Caruso had finished his first
aria. .
Mile. Ponselle, however, shared the
plaudits when in the second act she
rendered her romantic "How My
Heart Beats," to be followed a few
mirutes .later by her duet with Leo
pold, her royal lover, for whom she
later turns a sentence of death into
one of banishment.
The next big moment came In the
fourth act when Eleazar, deliberating
whether he should sacrifice his
daughter for revenge, turns to heaven
for aid in the aria, "God Directs My
Acts." It was several seconds before
the perforomance could be resumed,
for the audience clapped itself weary
not only in tribute to the singers but
to M. Bodabski, who conducted.
At times the stage was deluged with
flowers flowers of all kinds for all
principals to be followed by time
honored curtain speeches and bowing
from the boards.
It was a typical first 'night at the
Metropolitan undimmed by the "act
that here and? there in the noted semi
circle of the first vbalcony familiar
figures were absent Mrs. Ogden
Mills, Mrs. Elbridge T. Gafry, William
K. Vanderbilt and Henry Clay Frlck.
For audiences come and, pass but the
opera continues.
SHOWS ROBBED OF $700
Bag With Day's Receipts Is Taken
Away From Employe.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe
cial.) A lone robber held up ;J. A.
Cole, carrying the day's receipts of
the Rex and Bijou theaters, late Sat
urday night in the hallway of the
Finch block, on the southwest corner
of H and East Heron streets, and
made off with $700 of the theaters'
money and $75 of Cole's personal
money. He has not been Captured.
Heron street is one of the principal
thoroughfares of the city and well
lighted. The usual Saturday night
crowds from the theaters were passing
along the sidewalk when Cole entered
the hallway. He noticed a man step
from' the darkness at one eide and
fall in behind him in the hall, but be
paid no attention to him. The next
moriVcnt " he felt something hard
pressed against his ribs and heard
the order, "Gimme that money."
FEE ANGERS BRIDEGROOM
Vancouver 31an Doesn't Even
Thank Minister for Tying Knot
VANCOUVER, - Wash., Nor. 15.
(Special.) Ray Benjamin Harvey, 27
years old, of Vancouver barracks, and
Mrs. Anna Coro Schlachter, 30, were
married here today by Rev. C. C.
Curtis of the First Christian church.
When the ceremony had been per
formed Mr. Harvey, without thank.
ing the minister, walked out of the
office with his bride. Mr. Curtis
called him back., after he had reached
the sidewalk and informed hii. he
had forgotten to pay the customary
marriage fee. Reaching In his pocket
Harvey drew forth a bill, shoved I
sulkily at the minister and strode
away, very angry.
MOTHER MURDERS THREE
Children Arc Stabbed to
With Butcher Knife.
Death
GORUV, Mo., Nov. 15. Mrs. Grover
Buford stabbed three of her four chil
dren to death with a butcher knife
at their home near here today and
then attompted to kill herself. Her
condition was considered critical
The other child, a boy of 9, who
witnessed the tragedy, ran to a neigh
bor for assistance.
The ages of the children ranged
from 2 to' 7 years.
COAL MINE IS ABLAZE
Loss Near Brownsville, P.,
Estimated at $1,000,000.
UNIONTOWN. Pa., Nov. 15. A fire
which company officials estimated
would cause a minimum loss
$1,000,000, was raging today in the
mine of the Uniontown-Connellsville
Coal company near Brownsville.
Officials said the mine would be
rendered useless for about two years
and 200 -mcn would be forced out of
work.
COMMANDER HAS NEW JOB
Brigadier-General Barnett Heads
Pacific Marine Corps.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nv. 15. Briga
dier General George Barnett today
assumed command of the marine
corps' newly formed department of
the Pacific.
General Barnett was commander of
the United States marine corps.
Wilson Will Fail if He Sub
mits League Again.
DRAMATIG SESSION LIKELY
President Said to Be in Mood
to Talk From Wheel Chair.
VIEWS LITTLE; CHANGED
President Not Expected to Give "Up
Article 1 0 Now, Aer So
Much Trouble 'WiUi It.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Kvenlng Post.
inc. rLID.lMOEU DJ Ananwueuw'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. (Special.)
Washington buzzes with, specula
tion as to whether or not President
Wilson again will submit the treaty
and the attached league covenant to
t.hs senate when it reassembles on
the first Monday in December. "
Gossip represents ,the president as
in a mood to dramatize tilings ana
intending to aaarees congress per
sonally from a wheel chair.
To resubmit the treaty would be
dramatic thing, but it Is difficult
to see how it could he other than a
futile thing.
Everybody knows, of course, tnat
President Wilson could have got the
treaty through the senate any time
during the 12 months of debate on it
if he had been willing to throw ar
ticls 10 overboard. But he said ar
ticle W was "the heart of the cove
nant" and defied the senate's efforts
to eliminate it.
Views Might Be Changed.
or course, it is conceivable that
Wilson might now take the ground
that he invited a great popular ref
erendum: that this referendum has
been held:, that, however the reason
for the referendum may be inter
prcted on some points, there ta no
raiaon that it was overwhelmingly
adverse to article 10; that he bows
to the decision of the majority, ana
that he. now resubmits the treaty to
the senate and pledges himself In
advance to accept the elimination of
article 10 and otherwise to agree to
all the so-called "Lodge reservations."
President Wilson could do that.
It would. In the terminology of po
litlcal strategy, 'put the senate in 1
hole." It would put Senator Lodge
under the necessity of making an
other tortuous reversal. But there
need be no doubt that the senate
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Stan field, for Senator, Defeats Op
ponent by 16,407, Bourbon
Defection Being Small.
Complete figures on the vote in
every county in Oregon at the recent
election give Warren G. Harding, re
publican nominee for president, a
plurality of 63,314 over James M. Cox,
democrat. The total number of votes
cast for republican electors was 143.-
526; for democratic electors 80,212.
The prohibition electors polled a
total of 3576; the socialist vote was
9988, and the industrial-labor vote
was 1505.
The totals herein given are made
up- from the official figures returned
by the county canvassing boards to
the secretary of state, and are sub
ject in the secretary of state's office
to final -canvass, which may change
them in slight particulars. .
The official canvass has been ob
tained from every county except one,
Wallowa, and for that county the fig
ures' are complete but unofficial.
Totals on United States senator.
similarly compiled, except that the of
ficial canvass has not been completed
on that office in Multnomah county.
give Robert N. Stanfield, republican,
plurality of 16,407 over George E.
Chamberlain.
The Multnomah county figures In
cluded in the following totals are
those compiled from the election
board returns by The Oregonian and
are for every precinct: Stanfield 116,-
290, Chamberlain 99,883.
The complete .figures reveal that
the Chamberlain defeat cannot be
ascribed to democratic defection to
Thomas A. Hayes, the democrat who
ran as an independent candidate. The
Hayes total in the state Is 4457, or
nearly 12,000 less than Stinficld'B
plurality.
Albert Slaughter, the socialist can
didate for United States senator, re
ceived 6901 votes, and C H. Svenson,
the Industrial-labor candidate, re
ceived 1860.
Complete official county figures are
not yet available on other effices and
on measures.
The Multnomah county commis
sioners completed yesterday the of-
fical count on presidential electors
only. ' On the republican ticket, M. C.
George led among the five republican
electors with 44,806 votes. On the
democratic ticket the highest elec
toral vote was given to Robert A. Mil
ler,- who received 27,607.
Th.e following are the Multnomah
couiif .official figures on the- presi
dential electoral, . . ,
Republican M. C. George, 44.806; Clar
enca R. Hotcbkiss, 44,634; Joseph Hums
44,646; Jobn T. Klchardson, 44,Uo8; Walter
U. Robb. 44,196.
Democratic Oscar Haytor, 27.517; E. T.
Hedlund, 7,522; Robert A. Miller, 27,
807; A. E. Rcames. 27,437; Elton Watklns,
27,208.
Prohlibtlon W. P. Amos, 887; Mary H
Jewett. S46; E. T. Johnson, 844; B. Lee
Paget. 0X5; Cyrus H. Walker. 818.
Socialist John E. Johnson, 3505: "W. W.
Myers, S48S; B. F. Ramp, 3487; W. S. Rich
ards. 84S8; R. R. Ryan. 3141.
Industrial laooi Charles H. Peatman
(Concluded on Pace 36. Column 2.)
DOOR AFTER THE DAMAGE
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Opponents of Premier Say They
Have 'Won by Landslide.
400 Districts Counted.
ATHENS. Nov. 15, (By the As
sociated Press.) The opposition
claims a sweeping victory, even the
personal defeat of Venizelos, in the
city of Biraetles.
The election is a great surprise to
the government, which announces It
will resign if It is defeated. The
Vcnizellstas are alarmed but consider
that nothing is certain aa yet because
the results of only 400 out of 3000
districts are known.
The cabinet met today and later
Issued the following communication.
'It is evident that the government
was mistaken in its explanations re
garding the elections, although def
inite results are not yet known. It
will await these results so as to turn
over the power to the party des
ignated by the popular suffrage in
conformity - -with the constitution
without awaiting convocation of the
chamber."
The Issue of the campaign was the
return, of former King Constantino to
his throne, from .which he was de
posed during the world war. Premier
Venizelos led the forces opposing the
return of Constantino.
Election day was calm throughout
Greece, no grave Incidents occurring
except a few minor clashes. They
were promptly dispersed by streams
from fire department hoses, which
sprinkled alike the Venlzelists and
adherents of Demetrios Gounaris, ex-
prermer and opposition leader. All
meetings had been forbidden since
Friday but 'newspapers carried on the
fight until yesterday.
Opposition journals printed a dis
patch they alleged had been sent by
King George of England to Queen
Sophia, wife of former King Constan
tine. This purported telegram read:
"Dearest Cousin: I am glad you
will soon return to Greece."
They also printed assertions that
public opinion in the United States
favored the return of Constantine
to the throne. Newspapers loyal to
Premier Venizelos countered with an
interview with Edward Capps, Ameri
can minister here, denying these
statements. He was quoted as say
ing that Americans, as well as the
allies, did not favor Constantine.
EORTLAND SAVINGS NINTH
Postal Deposits Total Is Reported
to Be $1,706,675.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Nov. 15. Portland is
th3 ninth city in the United States In
the amount of its postal savings de
posits, which ' aggregate $1,706,675.
New Tork Is first and next in rank
are Brooklyn, Chicago, Detroit, Bos
ton, Pittsburg, Philadelphia and New
ark.
Astoria, Or., has deposits of $264,
817 with many much , larger cities.
including New Orleans and Dallas,
trailing behind. Aberdeen, Wash
has $434,152, and Raymond $121,502.
HAS BEEN DONE.
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INSPECTOR IS FIRED TWICE
Loss of Job Laid to Evidence
Showing Defects.
'HULL THIRTEEN' IS CITED
Instances of Work Condemned Not
Being Done Over Are Re
lated to Committee.
NEW TORK, Nov. 15. Alleged de
fective riveting on ships constructed
for the emergency fleet corporation
was not only called to the attention
of President Wilson, but "evidence1
in the form of a package of the rivets
was sent to him, a witness before the
Walsh committee inquiring Into ship
ping board affairs testified today.
The witness was Thomas H. Pur
ten, wno described himself as an
expert riveter of the old school." In
1918 he was engaged as an Inspector
of hulls at the plant of the Submarine
Boat corporation.
Some' of th riveting work In this
yard he described as "fierce." He said
his superiors would not support him
in his contentions of poor work, there
fore he sent President Wilson some
"samples" in the form of defective
rivets.
Job Lost Over "Evidence."
He could not say if the president
ever saw the "evidence," hut he did
know he was "fired" for sending it.
"They gave me only just about
enough time to get my clothes and get
out of the yard." he said.
Later on, he said, the president
answered bis complaints through his
secretary. as a result he was re
instated as t . inspector and received
his back pa:. . He was . sent to the
Standard Shipt-illding plan.. '
"ft . was evident," the wrtness tes
tlf led, "that my record had preceded
me I found I was in bad favor there."
He also testified that the riveting
situation at the latter plant was also
"something 'fierce." He complained
to his superiors, he added, without
satisfaction. - He then threatened to
go direct to the emergency fleet cor
poratlon headquartersfat Philadelphia
and was warned not to do it.
Job Is Lost Again.
T went to Philadelphia and again
was fired," he said. He supplement
ed his testimony by exhibits of draw
ings by him showing rivets under
varied conditions and by samples
rivets used in ship construction. The
committee was enlightened as to the
meaning of the various terms used
describing faulty riveting and as to
now alleged poor work was covered
up by "doping with red load ' and
other materials." .. .. r;-
He named "hull 13," among others.
as an example of alleged poor rivet
ing worK Asked if this ship was
still afloat, he said he did not know, i
Chairman Walsh asked how it was
that ships on which he alleged poor
riveting was done were still afloat,
and the witness said he could not
tell. He afterward said that poor
work might not cause a ship to break
down for four or five years.
Committee Is Challenged.
He challenged the committee to go
with him to any ship they might
name that was built during the war
in some of the yards and he would
point out to them evidence of poor
work.' '
He asserted that it would take at
least one or two years to train a
riveter properly, but admitted that
during the war emergency ships were
needed quickly and that skilled men
could not be had. In his work as
inspector, he said, he had charge of
two hulls at a time, with supervision
over the work of 150 to 180 men.
Work Held Not Done Over.
. He testified there were instances of
work which he bad condemned not
being done over. It was a. "spirit of
patriotism," he said, which prompted
him to persevere in his attempt to
correct "slack work" in riveting. He
explained he did not want it to be
his fault if a ship went, down with
men on board.
Eventually, Purtell asserted, he
did talk with Chairman Hurley in
New York and was told to put his
complaints in writing.
"I told the chairman that - had
cramp in the arm from writing," he
said. He presented a letter signed
by R. H. 'Sailey Jr.," assistant to
Chairman Hurley, in which he was
informed that his complaints had
been Investigated and found to be un
warranted. He was also told that his
charges were without foundation and
that for various named reasons the
shipyards would be Just as well off
without his services.
Competition Is Condemned.
The witness condemned the com
petition in riveting that took place
during the construction period. He
said it led to poor work and he added
that he hoped to see a law passed
that would make the passing of
poorly driven rivet a crime. He also
testified that he knew of inspectors
who had resigned because they felt
that some day a "blow would come
and they might be sent over the line.
Replying to a question, he said that
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City of Tope Ice. Has Line on Dis
abled Vessel, but Makes Little
Headway in High Sea.
EUREKA, Cal., Nov. 16. The steam
schooner Joan of Arc early this morn
ing was within a mile of Rogue
River reef, which she struck last
night, and then was cleared from.
The steamer City of Topeka had a
line aboard the craft, but was pre
vented from towing her out of danger
because of high winds and heavy seas.
It was hoped to have another line
aboard the disabled craft from the
steamer Atlas, which was steaming
toward the vessel, by daybreak.
First news of the grounding of the
schooner was received by the naval
radio station here, which sent out
S. O. S. signals.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. The
steam schooner Joan of Arc from As
toria, Or., to San Pedro, Cal., with
lumber, struck West Rock on the
Rogue river reef at 9:10 o'clock to
night. Within less than two hours
all members of its crew had been
transferred to the passenger steamer
City of Topeka, which was nearby
when the accident occurred.
Shortly before midnight the follow
ing message from the Joan of Arc
captain was received by the United
States naval radio station at Terba
Buena in San Francisco bay:
"The Joan of Arc struck on Rogue
river reef at 9:10 P. M. We got ship
off and it is now about two miles off
reef and drifting toward shore. All
hands transferred safely to City of
Topeka. Strong south wind and heavy
sea running.
(Signed) "MICHAELSON."
The steamer' Atlas :was reported
about 40 miles away from the Rogue
river and hurrying toward the scene
to attempt to( save the ship from
beaching.
The Joan of Arc is a wooden steam
schooner of 2375 tons. She was built
in 1918 by the Rolph Shipbuilding
company at Rolph, Cal. She was be
ing operated by the Rolph Navigation
& Coal company of San Francisco.
MOVIE MEN UNDER BOND
Managers Concerned In Tragedy to
Have Hearing Friday.
NEW TORK. Nov. 15. The two
proprietors and the' doorman of the
east side motion picture house where
six children were killed and 12 others
injured in a panic last night, were
held In $10,000 bail today for a hear
ing Friday.
They were arraigned on charges
that they had failed to take proper
precautions for safety.
Twelve children injured in the
panic were reported in a serious con
dition tonight.
LIPS OF LABOR CLOSED
Tongues of Department Building
Workers in Washington Bridled.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Hereafter
any laborer employed in the state, war
and navy department building, who
talks to any one during his working
hours, except regarding official busi
ness, will be penalized.
The penalty for the first Infraction
was fixed as the loss of one day's pay
and for subsequent offenses such pun
ishment as the circumstances war
rant. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTE RT ATS Maximum temperature, 45
de&rrees; minimum, 4a degrees.
TODAY'S Rain: southeast shifting to
southwest winds.
Karri urn.
nent president oi idsuo ui j a Lions,
Paso
Vanizelos defeated,
government admits.
Paso 1.
Wranxel flees; Sebastopol falls. Page 1.
National.
President would fail if bo attempted to
submit treaty to senate asam, says
Mark Sullivan. Paso 1.
Tomefitir.
Gold output falls off two-thirds, miners'
coneress nears. rs
Wholesale prices of men's clothing drop 40
per cent, i-ase a.
Defective ship rivets sent President "Wilson
as evidence OT launy worn, says in
spector. Paso 1.
Postal employ confesses paix in great
railway mail roDDery. ran .
Harming escape from iry vacation cottage
at Point iBauei. c.
St John's eoll'lte at Annapolis closed by
' strike of students. Page 4. .m
Schooner Joan of Arc goes ashore on Rogue
river reel, rago .
Pseifle Northwest.
Purchase of drus; by Miss Edith 'Bartow,
found dead at Pacific university. Is
traced. Page 5.
Olympic highway route approved. Page 4.
Sports.
us-onL-ltn defeats Commerce
at
football.
8 to O.
Pago 14.
Five bouts
Pago 1R.
listed on
Mllwaukle card.
Three seea
presldenry In athletic union
election today. Pago 14.
Commerce and Marine.
rrimsm eve:
nts strengthen wheat values at
Decline In stock market la checked.
Page 23.
British ship cornea for -wheat car so. Page
Steamer John "vVorthlngton launched at
Vancouver. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Comptetw Oregon returns give Warren G.
Harding plurality of 63,314 for presi
dency. Page 1.
Portland woman elector decries selections
to Hall of Fame.' Page 1'2.
City without funds for planning commis
sion. Page 12.
Rain has no effect on displays or patrons
of big livestock show. Page 16.
Child wife admits passing bad checks and
holds husband responsible. Page 7.
Idaho st-tllion wins tock show honor.
Page 16.
Three hundred delegates attend tee cream
convention. Page 6.
Shattuck teacher accused of humiliating
pupil defended by principal. Page 6.
M&vor Baker charges municipal civil
service board with obstructing efforts
to "clean up" police bureau. Page 8.
Flying Fox wins tirafton long Jump at
opening of night horao show. Page 8.
Muddy, Desolate Prairie
Crossed in Autos.
RESCUE PARTY PICKS TRAIL
President-Elect Finds Refuge
in Brownsville.
CLOUDS PART FOR SUN
Stinging Gale, However, Shows No
Signs of Abatement Trip
Is Uneventful.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. 15. (By
the Associated Press.) President
elect Harding permanently abandoned
h:s storm-besieged vacation cottage at
Point Isabel today and found refuge In
Brownsville from the icy north wind
that broke up his outing on the gulf
coast. He made the trip by automo
bile, traveling In luck and covering
the 20 muddy miles across the deso
late prairie in a little less than two
hours.
The dirt trail over which he came,
pronounced impassible yesterday, had
improved overnight and except for a
few detours and much harmless skid
ding the journey was without inci
dent. The motor road was chosen by the
president-elect despite the fact that
the narrow gauge special train on
which he made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape last night from the
marooned point, had been held in
readiness for a renewed attemp. to
day. Offer Accepted Quickly.
The rescue party of automobiles
spent most of the forenoon picking a
practicable way to Point Isabel and
Mr. Harding quickly accepted their
offer to bring him in.
Just before the departure the sun
broke through the clouds and smiled
on Point Isabel for the first time In
nearly a. week, but the stinging garle
showed no signs of abatement and the
president-elect's last look to sea re
vealed his cherished fishing grounds
in La gun a Madre as a bounding field
of whitecaps.
From first to last, Mr. Harding's
vacation at Point Isabel, which be
gan last Monday, has amounted to
two fishing trips, one game of golf
and many hours of hovering about
the little wood fire with which he
sought to keep his cottage comforta
ble. Texans said the storm was the
worst that locality had experienced
in 20 years, but the look of relief on
the faces of the Harding party to
night seemed to belie any prediction
that the Point ever would become the
country's "winter capital."
Party to Go to' Panama.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Harding will spend
the remaining two days of their visit
to Texas at the Brownsville home of
R. B. Crcager, whose guests they
were at Point Isabel and on whose
advice the trip to the gulf coast was
undertaken. They will leave by spe
cial train Wednesday for New Or
leans to take the ship for Panama.
During his stay in Brownsville Sen
ator Harding will devote himself
largely to golf. As soon as he reached
here he organized a foursome at the
Brownsville Country club, links and
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Informal Calls to Be Made.
He will receive a number of In
formal calls of courtesy, however, be
fore he departs. Governor Hobby of
Texas and Senator Fall of New Mex
ico being among those on his engage
ment list. Governor Hobby will come
tomorrow on a special train to ex
tend the hospitality and good wishes
of Texas.
In some quarters here Interest was
aroused by the fact that Ellas Torres,
who negotiated the surrender of
14rancisco Villa and who is now con
nected with the Mexican embassy in
Washington, also arrived here today.
He would not discuss his mission and
said he bad no appointment to see
Mr. Harding.
DINER RATE CUT ORDERED
Xevada Commission Notifies South
ern Pacific Railroad.
CARSON CITT. Nev., Nov. 15. The
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mediately.
Thirty-five cents for a baked apple,
20 cents for a cup of coffee or a glass
of milk and 30 cents for four or five
prunes were given by the commission
as examples of the alleged exorbitant
prices.
10-CENT BREAD DEMANDED
Chicago Council Tells Bakers to
Cot Pound Xoaf Price.
CHICAGO, Not. 1 5, Local bakers
were summoned to the city hall today
by the council committee on higrh cost
of living and invited to reduce tho
price of bread from 15 to 10 cents for
a pound loaf.
The committee said It would advise
housewives to boycott the bakers ana
make their own bread unless the price
was reduced.
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