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VOL. LIX NO. 18,716 Entered m.t Portland (Ore iron I Pasrtofftce as 8fconl-Clas Matter PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1920 - PRICE FIVE CENTS BUTCHER FALLS HEIR TO $1,000,000 ESTATE LA GRAXDE WRESTLER RICH, ACCORD IX G TO LETTER. s. RESIGNS RAINFALL 1.40 INCHES AND IS STILL COMING HARDING CLOSES HIS ILABOR TO SMASH . 3 HAITIEN KILLINGS VENIZELOS QUITS AS GREEK PREMIER VACATION IN TEXAS LAID TO EX-MARINE ROAD BODY RADICALS' SWAY STORM TVARXTXGS ARE 6EXT PRESTDEXT-EIiECT OX WAY TO XATITE AT PROBE ACCTSES OUT BY WEATHER BUREAU. PANAMA CANAL ZOXE. DISCHARGED CORPORAL. POUCH SLAIN III BOBBER DUEL BENSON ROM 2 Soldier Desperadoes; One Wounded, Taken. BATTLE IS HEM BRIDGE Patrolman Palmer Killed and Thorpe Shot in Cap turing Pair. FIGHT TRAILS THREE HOLDUPS Haskell A. Walters of Camp Lewis Injured Tillman, Companion, Confesses. Patrolman Jerome Palmer, aged 45, was shot and instantly killed at 10:30 last night at Sixth and Glisan streets during a spectacular battle between police and two soldier des peradoes from Camp Lewis. The slayer, Haskell A. Walters, was cap tured several minutes later while crouching at the foot of one of the Southern Pacific steel bridge piers. His right arm was dangling as the result of a shot by Patrolman E. Thorpe, who was with Palmer. Thorpe was shot in the chest, but the bullet barely penetrated his heavy blouse and inflicted no injury. The battle followed the third of three holdups reported to the police, two men in soldiers' uniform being reported as the highwaymen in each case. O. Lindergard and a brother were "strong-armed" at First and Stark streets, almost in the shadow of police headquarters,' and relieved ui X ' One Victim Struck Doy: r E. T. F;.nntng, 316 Zus..'S.:r apart ments, was held up at Nineteenth and Everet streets. The' two sol diers took abojt $90 worth of per sonal jewelry from him. The third robbery reported was that of Bryon Rife of Kamiah, Idaho, near NintJi and Flanders streets. Rife, when he refused to deliver, was truck over the temple with a heavy pistol. The piece, a .4o Colts army automatic, was discharged from the shock of the blow. Rife was treated in the emergency hospital. Desperate efforts were being made to capture the highwaymen from the time the first holdup was reported at 7 P. M. The city was alive with plain clothes men, look ing for soldiers of any description. Every available man was on the job. The uniformed patrolmen stationed at headquarters left the station al most unmanned, at their own re quest and started an investigation of their own. Patrol Load Is Sent Out. It was known to them that a pair of soldiers were in the habit of hang ing out in the vicinity of Fourteenth and Pettigrove streets. The patrol wagon load of uniformed men in vestigated, found the places pad locked and deployed throughout the neighborhood. Palmer, who was as sistant jailer, and Patrolman E. Thorpe took a street car to Fifth and Glisan. There they began a search which quickly resulted in the questioning of two men in uniform. The soldiers halted, then one of them started off. When commanded to halt he pulled a .45 automatic pistol from his hip pocket and shot Patrolman Palmer through the heart, the ball entering through the star on his left breast and lodging in his right shoulder. Thorpe could not tell exactly when he was shot. As Palmer fell the other patrol men from headquarters arrived run ning. Patrolmen Riley, Reek, Reno and Thorpe took up a running fight which lasted until the soldiers were lost in the railroad yards. There was an extended search in the yards, when a Southern Pacific train, com ing across the bridge, outlined a man sitting with his back against one of the piers. Reek, Unarmed, Makes Capture. Reek, whose pistol had been emp tied in the fight, took a long chance by creeping up on the man. He seized his quarry by the right arm, thereby throwing to the ground the pistol which the soldier was holding in his lap. With the aid of Patrolman Bar- xaclud,eir-iAaxe-t gglumq 4i Jack O'Xeil Writes Friends That He Inherited Thousands of Acres in Michigan. LA GRANDE. Or.. Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) Jack O'Neil. a butcher in this city, and well-known throughout eastern Oregon as a professional wrestler, has inherited a big; estate in Michigan, and letters written to his friends here Indicated that his property was worth at least a million dollars and perhaps more. Mr. O'Neil received word about ten days ago that his uncle, "Tax-Title" O'Neil, of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., had died. He went to the funeral, and to his surprise, he learned after the services that his uncle had left all his property to him. Mr. O'Neil .has written to friends here saying that his uncle's estate in cluded thousands of acres of -valua ble land, and that the elder O'Neil had also acquired title to a narrow channel of water used as a shortcut by the Lake Michigan steamers. The uncle had installed a tollgate at the entrance to the channel, and collected toll from each boat. "Spending a million wouldn't worry me any now," Mr. O'Neil wrote. Mr. O'Neil was employed in Albert Krause's butcher shop here, and also worked for Fred Block, a butcher in Condon, Or., In which city Mr. O'Neil is well acquainted. He had wrestled in various parts of the state, and was well-known to the fans. GRANGE SITSAS COURT W. Bouck, Master or Washington, on Trial at Convention. BOSTON, Nov. 17. Business ses sions of the 64th National Grange as sembly, in convention here, were sus pended today while the committee on claims and grievances, sitting as a court, heard evidence in the trial of William Bouck, master of the "Wash ington State Grange, for alleged vio lations of his obligation as a member of the order. The committee sat until late tonight hearing evidence on both sides of the case and when t adjourned hope was expressed that its findings could be made known tomorrow to the voting members of the grange, who may ac cept, reject or amend the committee's verdict. If the charges are sustained the committee may recommend expul sion from the order. U: S. EXPENSES -.DECLINE October BUI for Government Falls 51,230,000,000. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, Govern mental expenditures for October fell off by nearly $1,230,000,000 as com pared with September, according: to the monthly statement issued tonight by the treasury department. Dis bursements for the month totaled $714,442,660, against $1,944,093,527 in September. . ,H (, ;k $426,497,372, compared with $496, 776,654 in September and payments on the public debt amounting: to $287,945,288 as against $1,447,316. 873 for September. GAS RAVAGES AMERICANS More Than- 70,500 Soldiers Victims of German Poison Waves. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. More than i 41 per 'cent of American soldiers ad- mitted to hospitals overseas during the world war were gassed, aocord- t . CatamAn nrttr V, . . . K 1. - ical warfare service. j Excluding marines and sailors, the total of American soldiers gassed was 70,562, of whom 1221 died and 2S53. or 4.4 per cent, were discharged as hav ing suffered some disability from gassing. Every effort to prepare this coun try with an efficient gas defense in the event of another war is being made by chemical experts, according to officials of the service. PACT ALIVE, SAYS CECIL League Cost to Date Set 500,000 Pounds. GENEVA. Nov. 17. (By the Associ ated r'ress.) "Very much alive" -is the condition of the league of nations, as shown by the report of the execu tive council, Lord Robert Cecil of England, sitting as a delegate from South Africa, declared at today's ses sion of the league. Speaking on the report made by the council to the as sembly. Lord Robert remarked: "While it has been said In some countries that the league is dead, the council's report shows it to be very much alive." I The cost of the league to date had been 600,000 pounds, he said. CHOP SUEYPRICE PROBED Bewildered Orientals Summoned in Chicago Investigation. CHICAGO. -Nov. 17. Twelve Chi nese restaurant proprietors were summoned to the city hall today to explain the high cost of chop suey to the council committee investigat ing living costs.' The bewildered orientals were greeted with a stream of half a hun dred pointed questions which reached to the innermost secrets of the Chi nese restaurant management. Alderman Max Adamowski. chair man of the committee, declared that 60 cents for plain chop suey and $1.25 Xoc thicken, chofi suey. ware, too high. Eric V. Hauser Is Named to Be Successor. OPINION VARIATION CITED Commission Chairman Opposes- Present Policies. TIME DECLARED LOST Delay Until Spring In Awards of Paving Contracts Held to Be Poor System. SALEM, Or., Nov. 17. (Special.) S. Benson, chairman of the state highway commission since it3 crea tion by an act of the 1917 legislature, -tndav tendered hi resignation to Governor Olcott to become effective immediately following the selection of his successor. Variance of opinion with Robert S. Booth and Edward Kiddle, other members of the com mission, with regard to the policy and administration of the highway department was given by Mr. Benson as his reason for resigning. Eric V. Hauser, proprietor of the Multnomah hotel, was appointed to succeed Mr. Benson. Mr. Hauser, who is now in the east, has bees notified by telegraph of his appointment. Governor Olcott would make no comment regarding Mr. Benson's res ienation today other than to state that his services had been very sat Isfactory and that his retirement from the commission would be a loss to the etate. Letter Sent to Governor. "Enclosed you will find my resig nation as a member of the state high way commission," said Mr. Benson in his letter to the governor. "I am impelled to take this action by find Ing myself In total variance of opin ion with Robert S. Booth and Edward Kiddle regarding the policy and ad ministration of the highway denart- iLe tha"n one year v" the con crete pavement between Portland and Hillsbo'ro was threwn open for traffic and in this short time it has so de tericrated and worn that to save and preserve it, it is imperative that surface must be provided for. With this practical experience and illustra tion in mind I am opposed to laying this character of surface in western Oregon. ' Even if the initial cost is less, I am convinced the cost of main tenance will be prohibitive. At the I (Concluded on Page 4. Column 1.) I T. ...... .......... , j IT SEEMS ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. , 1 ! -x - Skidding Accidents on Highway Because of Heavy Rain Xumer ous but Xo One Is Hurt. More rain Is the forecast for Port land today, with southeasterly winds. Storm warnings have been ordered set at all stations In this vicinity. The storm, which struck Portland Tuesday night and yesterday mora ine and which was declared to have been one of the heaviest rains of the year, is consequently not yet over. For the 12-hour period ending yes terday morning, .76 of an inch of rain fell and for the three-hour period which followed .63 of an inch fell. This total. 1.29 Inches, according to the weather bureau, is near the rec ord. From 5 P. M. Tuesday to 6 P. M. yesterday the rainfall was 1.40 inches, After rising . slightly ' yesterday morning the river had begun to fall again yesterday afternoon. HOOD RIVER, or. Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) A slide of rocks and debris just west of the twin tunnels on the Hood River-Mosier link of the Colum bia river highway blocked traffic to day. - A crew began at once to clear the blockade and Angus McDonald, in charge of maintenance of the high way, believes that the road will be open again tomorrow. or a 12-hour period last night 1.10 inches of rain prevailed and the precipitation has continued unabated throughout today. The heavy rain, according to local folk motoring up from Portland over the highway, left the surface of the road like glass. Four automobiles were smashed in skidding accidents. Near Eagle creek a big car,' driven by a negro, had turned turtle, but four passengers escaped unhurt. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) Considerable damage was done about Marshfield and North Bend last night by the high wind, but nothing of a costly nature. It was estimated that nearly two inches of rain fell here today between .10 and 6 this evening. EUGENE, Or., Nov. 17. Heavy rains on the Willamette river water shed and high temperature caused the river at Eugene to rise four feet today and it is now at a stage of 8.2 feet above low water mark and still rising. Considerable snow has fallen in the mountains during the past week and it is believed the Chi nook wind that has been blowing; for about 24 . hour is m?lMng it raf''JrJ is mIMng It raf.'rv. MINISTERS AGAIN RESIGN Portuguese President Finally Ac cepts Cabinet Action. LISBON, Nov. 17. The Portuguese cabinet, headed by Antonio Granjo, which resigned November 15, its resig nation, however, not being accepted by President Almeida, has again sub mitted its resignation. The president this time accepted. Liner's Course May Be Changed to Permit of Stop in Mexico While in Neighborhood. ON BOARD PRESIDENT - ELECT HARDING' S SPECIAL TRAIN, Nov. 17 (By the Associated Press.) President-elect Harding's vacation In Texas came to an end today and he was well on his way to New Orleans tonight to board a steamer for a voyage in southern waters. His special 'train left Brownsville. Tex, at 10 A. on a scheduled run of exactly 24 hours along the gulf coast to the Louisiana port. He will stay there five hours, making an ad dress at noon before' the New Orleans Association of Commerce and board ing his steamer, the United Fruit liner Parlsmina, at 3 P. M. Whether Vera Cruz or some other Mexican port will be visited by the president-elect had not been an nounced tonight. The Parismlna's present sailing orders call for a di rect run to the Panama canal zone, but Mr. Harding has Indicated that he might request a change to permit him to accept the invitation to visit Mexican territory tendered him yes terday at Brownsville. Crowds came out to greet Senator Harding at several towns along the way but only a few stops were per mitted by his schedule and he made no rear platform speeches. DIVERSION DAM BREAKS Sigh Water Causes Loss of Few Thousands at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 17. (Spe cial.) The diversion dam acrass Rogue river at the Savage rapids dam site was washed out last night by high water, causing a loss of few thousand dollars to the Grants Pass Irrigation district. The dam had been thrown across the Rogue to permit the building of the big irrigation dam, the construc tion of which was well under way. The hard rains of the past few days raised the river to such an extent that it was impossible to hold back the waters and the dam. burst this morning. The new work is submerged, but It Is thought that the work will not be endangered. DEATHS DUE TO. LIQUOR Chicago Actresses,.. Iiii.oxJcated, JUi ' .' In Park From Exposure. . CHICAGO. Nov. 17. Two actresses, whose bodies were found in Grant park Sunday, died of alcoholism and exposure. Coroner Peter Hoffman de cided today. Three men held in connection with the case confessed to the police that they had taken the women for an au tomobile ride and that when they reached the park the girls, who were intoxicated. Insisted on leaving the automobile and remaining there. i American Federation Acts to Kill Control. PLANS PROVIDE FOR JOBLESS Executive Council Holding Session in Washington. TOILERS, CAPITAL CLOSER Conservatism, Leaders Believe, Must Rule Workers' Actions in Meeting Unemployment. "WASHINGTON. Nov. 17. (By the Associated Press.) Direct steps to eliminate radicalism from any con trol in organized labor and to meet the menace of Increasing unemploy ment are being taken by the Amerl can Federation of Labor through its executive council in session here. Already decisive victory over rad leal elements within the organisation has been achieved at one point, and the far-reaching nature of the con ferences of the council for a week past, - dealing with economic prob lems, appeared tonight to foreshadow some action looking to closer co operation between labor and capital to meet unemployment. Conservative leaders in the federa' tion have pounded away on the rad ical question for several months, in sisting on a more determined stand by the controlling body, but reports of increasing unemployment have brought that subject into a position of equal importance. Conservatism Is Keynote. Although leaders were reticent to day, it developed that there was feeling among certain members of the council that it should deal em phatically with the attempts of rad icals to bore from within. They were said to feel that conservatism must charapterlze. labor's leadership. ? Thisr sentiment was based ufl two prerniees first, that organized labor cannot- hope to exert great power in ensuing years if Its foundations are weakened by the permeation of cer tain radical doctrines; and, second, that the next administration will be conservative. As to the latter, it was said in some quarters," labor could gain little from the new congress unless it established policies of conservative nature. In the reorganization of the com mittee to unionize the steel workers the conservative element showed Its strength. Sfeel Leaders Ousted. It eliminated from the committee John J. Fitzpatrick, chairman, and William Z. Foster secretary, both of whom participated in the direction of the steel strike last winter, around which clustered intimated and out spoken radicalism. Fitzpatrick was replaced by M. F. Tighe, a recognized conservative in labor policies, and Foster gave place to J. G. Brown, also a known conservative. President Gompers of the federa tion has declared against the unre strictedt admission of radicals from Europe on several occasions, and the federation itself is having no inter course with foreign labor groups of a radical turn. Alien Cnrb la Urced. Federation leaders expect to go be fore the congressional committees at every opportunity to check the rush of immigrants from radical sections of Europe and Asia. Increased re strictions will be urged, it was said. Immigration has a bearing on the question of unemployment, recognized by the labor men to be increasing at a rapid rate. The situation was char acterized by several labor officials today as somewhat alarming, and they felt that the council should take steps to deal with it. Continued admission of immigrants, thousands of whom are without skill or trade, was regarded as only add ing, fuel to the fires in the face of an already menacing condition. Ten Plants Lay Off. The department of labor made pub lic statistics ' showing that during October there were decreases in the number of employes in ten Industrial plants as compared with October a year ago, while only four plants had enlarged payrolls. Although the num ber of reporting concerns was small, officials accepted the figures as in dicating the trend. It was declared that the real re ductions In employes, particularly in the textile industry,' had. become of Importance only this fall and reports obtained by the various branches of the government were said to indicate further decreases in scores of plants. There was no indication as to means which may be adopted by labor to reach a common ground with cap ital on the subject of the radicals. Strikes Not te Be Sanctioned. It may he, however, that pressure against the radicals will be exerted by refusing sanction to their strikes unless grounds for the walkout are uncompromising, according to labor heads. It was regarded as certain, however, that employes and employ ers would be able to get together on Concluded on Paso 2, Column X.X Judge-Advocate Says Investigation of President's Complaint Shows It Exaggerated. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 17. (By the Associated Press.) The di rect charge that Freeman Lang, form erly a corporal in the marine corps and a lieutenant in the gendarmerie, killed three Haitlen prisoners at Hinche In 1917 was made today be fore the court of inquiry, which i Investigating the activities of the American marines in Haiti, by Adolph Bourgot, a native. Lang was for merly a resident of Los Angeles, Cal. Bourgot, who at the time was act ing as corporal In the gendarmerie, testified he witnessed the execution of the prisoners, which took place im mediately after a night attack. He testified that during the attack, which lasted half an hour, the three Haltiena were in prison. When the attack ended Lang ordered them out. shooting the first one In the back. The others were brought out singly. meeting the same fate fri the same way. I was in tne prison yard with other natives seeking safety, said Bourgot. Bourgot testified clearly and delib erately. Answering a request by Judge Advocate Major Jecse F. Dyer to identify Lang, if present, the wit ness rose and pointed across the table at Lang. At this juncture the court retired, subsequently announcing it would give Lang the right to question Bourgot, obtain witnesses and employ counsel. Lang, who is now engaged in busi ness in Hinche, started to question Bourgjt, but quickly objected tc the translator, declaring he wanted white man. The court granted the request, adjourning Lang's testimony until tomorrow. Lieutenant-Colonel Hooker de scribed the January attack on Port Au Prince, saying 66 had been killed. He declared the attack was made In order to bolster the bandit cause. Colonel Louis Little, commanding the field forces, testified that the only complaint from President D'Artigue- nave of Haiti had been investigated and found to be incorrect. The president charged that a drunken marine doctor had assaulted a judge. Colonel Little declared an investigation revealed that a hospi tal apprentice while on liberty be came drunk, assaulted and' slightly injureda judge's clerk. j,r-, , ' INDIA DANGER REPORTED England to Leave Xatlve Govern ment Free to Act. LONDON, Nov. 17, A dangerous situation exists in India, according to Edward Samuel Montagu, secretary for India, who made this admission in the house of commons today. He added that- the Indian govern ment would be left perfectly free to take whatever steps it deemed neces sary in dealing with this situation. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 61 degrees; minimum. i5 degrees. TODAY'S Bain; southeasterly winds. Foreign. Haitlen accuses ex-marlne corporal of. three killings. ras J.. v.nilMi resigns as Greek premier and restoration of ex-King Constantine la rumored. Page 1. League assembly begins to speed up Its . work. Page o. National. Labor to smash radicals' sway. Page 1. Irish investigation will begin today. Page o, Recognition by U. S. awaits explanation of article J in mvuviiu wuuouiuuuu Page 7. Immediate revival of war finance corpora tions declared Imperative. Page 8. Most of troubles of shipping board are laid to bad accounting, .fage lt. U. S. Considers revocation of "Western Union cable landing permits. Page 2. Domestic Harding closes his vacation in .Texas and starts xor canai. r-agu x. Third confession made in 93,500,000 mail robbery, rage z. Robert P. Brindell, president of New York building trades council, arrested on In. dictment charging extortion from con. tractors. Page 5. New England textile Industries reach low level production. Page 4. Pacific Northwest. Benson resigns and Eric V. Hauser is ap pointed cnairman oi nignway commls- sion. rage . La Grande butcher inherits million. Page 1. Former publisher or Seattle newspaper sues for 10,000 judgment affecting sale of property to Frederick Karl struve. Page o. Sports. Hill and James John battle to 0-0 tie. Page 14. Same old Fat Willie Meehan to box Mc cormick Wednesday night. Page 14. Rain depresses Oregon rooters. Page T4. Sounder wins first honors in heavy hunt ers' class. Page 15. Commercial and Marine. Trading in hides is resumed on extensive scale. Page 23. Chicago wheat breaks, owing to imports from Canada. Page 23. Stock list again unsettled by selling. Page 23. Ship course from Portland to sea will be clear of all shoals before end of year. Page 22. Great Britain underbids shipping board rate. Page 22. Portland and Vicinity. Portland port act revision is planned. Page 22. Rainfall Is 1.89 inch and Is still coming. Page 1. Growing of walnuts In west is advocated at convention as coming big industry. Page 12. Ice cream ideal food for anemic children, says convention speaker. Page 9. City council defers action on application for permit to rebuild Portland sani tarium In Mount Tabor district. Page 12. Best bull calf at sale brings 91830. Page 16. Senator Ritner of Umatilla assured presi dency of state senate. Page 17. Mayor Baker to ak city council to name charter revision commission. Page 6. La France confesses to bnying body in $15,000 insurance swindle. Page 11. Fight to finish against proposed Umpqua p.nitarium is promised. Page a. Allies May Oppose Return of Constantine. NEW CABINET IS FORMED Leader of Party Winning King. Election Favors PLEBISCITE IS WAITED Vote to Be Asked Soon After Gov ernment Is Assumed in Day or Two, Is Declaration. 1 ATHENS, Nov. 17. The resignation of Premier Venizelos has been made public. The majority leaders speak of the restoration of ex-King Con stantine as an accomplished fact. It i9 believed here that the allies will make known to Greece their in tention not to recognize Constantine should the ex-king be restored to the throne. George Rhallis. ex-premier, has succeeded in forming a cabinet to succeed the Venizelos government, defeated in Sunday's, elections, and the new ministry wis sworn in today. M. Rhallis is 80 years old. Q,smb Mother May Be Regrent. Queen Mother Olga. of Greece will probably assume the regency today. It -was learned here this forenoon. (The queen mother is the widow of the late King George, who was as sassinated at Saloniki In 1915. Ad miral Coundouriotis is the present regent,) "Constantine is our rightful king." ex-Premier Gounaris, leader of the successful party In the Greek elec tions, told the correspondent today. and we expect him back as soon as a plebiscite is held showing that the - people want hlra." "We expect to assume the govern ment in a day or two," centinued M. Gounaris. "Then we shall quickly call the chamber and have a plebiscite. Civil War Declared Opposed. "If the plebiscite shows the people want Constantine, I do not see why France or Great Britain should in terfere. We won the elections be cause the people regarded the Veni- zelistas as usurpers by force. "We wish to avoid civil war and further troubles. We shall pursue a policy of conciliation, not venge ance, toward the Venizelists. We do not anticipate a revolt In the army, which is really CJonstantinist. "We shall continue the foreign pol icy of Venizelos. We hope to keep Smyrna through an amicable arrange ment with the Turks." Conp Declared Planned. One of the election aftermaths here was the circulation of a report that supporters of Venizelos planned a coup d'etat to prevent their defeat. The Italian minister was said to have called upon Venizelos and, informing him of the plot, told the premier he would be responsible If there was any bloodshed. It was declared Premier Venizelos, before resigning, issued the strictest orders for the enforcement of order. The newspapers opposed to Veni zelos announced that most of the Ven- . izelist functionaries will be retained in the government. It was the uni versal opinion of political observers here that Lloyd George favors the return of Prince George to the throne and that the , British prime minister indicated abandonment of Venizelos three weeks ago by his notification that Great Britain would refuse to surrender Cyprus to the Greeks. Politics WtarlaeM Charged. Reasons for his defeat were said by ex-Premier Venizelos to be the weari ness of the people with politics, their desire for a rest and for the return of Eoldiers from the front and em phasis places by opponents on the charge that he was putting Greece into the hands of foreign nations. M. Venizelos declared this charge aroused fears of protracted wars in connec tion with his greater Greece policy and he said popular jealousy played a part in his reverse at the polls last Sunday. "I am tired and want a rest. Now I will have time to enjoy reading polit ical history," he said. There were rumors that it was probable the Greek army, which is supposed to be loyal to ex-Premier Venizelos, may create the republic of Smyrna, in Asia Minor. V. S. Dollar Valne Doubled. There was a panic on the bourse when it became certain that the Veni zelos government had been defeated, the United States dollar doubling in value. The city was quiet and the parliament house was occupied by troops. There was much in the vote cast by the army which has not yet been re lumed and which It has been thought might affect the Venizelist cause fa vorably. The opposition's press bu reau, however, was quoted today as declaring that the voting at the front would be annulled. Fruit Industry Considered. The fruit industry of Washington, the nature of the country in which the fruit is grown and the relation of fruit to the ice cream industry were discussed by Dr. W. S. Beekman of ' ! X Concluded on Pase 6, Column, 1.) 0