PRICE FIVE CENTS
PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1921
VOL. LX XO. 18,799
Entered at Portland Oreon
Pontnfflfe r.B Senti! -Class Matter
SMITH SLAMS BAKER,
PRESS, 'N EVERYTHING
CEXTRALIAX OF ARMISTICE
DAY FAME SPEAKS TO 150.
NEWDIST
BILL IS
BETROTHAL TROUBLES
OF PRINCE SETTLED
"INTRIGUE" IX JAPANESE
COURT IS AT EXD.
SOLDIERS KILL 13
MOTHER, TWO BABES
HEAVY SNOW FALLS
EAST OF MOUNTAINS
DIE IN STOVE BLAST
SENSED BY LEGION
FOB HER SISTERS
COAL OIL POIRED OX FIRE IX
HOOD RIVER IS BLAXKETED
WITH 11 TO 30 INCHES.
PREPARING EVEXIXG MEAL,
GERMAN Glim ON
RICH
URUGUA
MODEL
PUNNED
IN IRISH FIGHTING
v
8 Civilians Captured
Fierce Encounter.
in
TWO OF MILITARY WOUNDED
Republicans Are Surprised
Preparing Ambuscade.
HOSPITAL PATIENT SHOT
Victim of Encounter Taken From
Bed While Unconscious and
Slain by Masked Men.
COTTK. Feb. 29. (By the Asso
ciated Tress.) Thirteen civilians
were killed and eight captured, of
whom three were Injured, In an en
gagement this afternoon between
Lisgoeld and Midleton, Cork county,
according to & general headquarters
report. This was believed to be the
largest number of casualties among
members of the Irish republican army
In any single encounter.
Two soldiers were wounded In the
desperate running fight between
detachment of a Hampshire regiment
and a large party of republicans.
Republican Are Surprised-
The troops came upon the repub
II can forces preparing an ambuscade.
and attacked them.
A detachment of the Hampshire
regiment surprised a party of civil
ians in a house In Midleton. The
civilian forces split up. some remain
ing in the house, while the others
took to position in the garden. In
brisk fighting, one soldier was
slightly wounded and the civilians
were dispersed and pursued. A search
of the house revealed concealed arms
and ammunition.
Nine members of the Cork corpora
tion and other leading men of South
Ireland were among 0 persons sent
to the Spike island internment camp
Saturday as political prisoners.
Hoapltal Patient Slain.
Ex-Sergeant Nohllly, who wan sh,ot
and wounded in Cork Saturday, was
taken from the hospital In Dublin to
day by four armed men and shot
dead. He was unconscious when re
moved to the street.
A laborer was shot dead near
Cashel. Another laborer waa shot
and seriously wounded at Mullagh
Heath last night.
Twenty armed men yesterday held
up a train at Clara, Kings county,
and took away the kits of the officers.
A freight train was held up in
Cavan and the contents of the car
scattered about.
TRAVEL EK IS FOCXD SLAIX
"Shadowed From Ireland," Reads
Paper Pinned on Body.
LONDON. Feb. 20. On the arrival
of the Fishguard train at Paddington
station today George Tilson of Black
Rock, County Cork, was found in the
lavatory compartment with his throat
out. A paper attached to his clothes
was inscribed:
"Shadowed from Ireland."
BELFAST. Feb. 20. George Tilson
was connected with a firm of whole
sale wine merchants. He recently
received a threatening letter, charg
ing him with spying in Ireland and
ordering him to leave. At first he
ignored the threat, but later relatives
persuaded him to Proceed on a visit
to Shis uncle In Hastings. Relatives
denied he had been engaged in politi
cal affairs.
BOMS IS THROWS AT ACTO
Officer and Three Auxiliary Po
licemen Are Attacked.
DUBLIN. Feb. 20. According to a
report issued tonight by Dublin Cas
tle, search yesterday in rooms here
disclosed evidence that they had been
used as headquarters for the Irish
republican army. Important docu
ments were seized.
According to the Castle reports, an
automobile with an officer and three
auxiliary police was attacked today
while halting outside Phibsboro
church. A bomb was thrown and re
volver shots were fired at the ma
chine from all sides. The occupants
returned the fire and then gave
chase.
One of the attacking party was
seen to have been wounded but all
escaped.
14 FIRES ARE IXCEX DIARY
Damage to Machinery and Build
ings Estimated at 40,000.
rr.WCHESTER, England. Feb. 20.
Fourteen farm fires occurred near
here Saturday night. Damage to ma
chinery, buildings and haystacks
amounted to 40,000.
Places visited by the incendiaries
Included Altirincham, Dunham. Rums
ton, Charlton, Baguley. Wbitefield
amd the country around SouthPorL
!TWO FARMERS ARE SLAIX
Armed Men Kill Protestant in the
Presence of His Wife.
BELFAST, Feb. 20. Armed men
Iat night killed William OConnell,
With Clothing Burned Away and
Only Sbocs Left, Woman Braves
Flames to Save Offspring.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash., Feb. 20
(Special.) Mrs. Dorothy Toung, 20,
her daughter, 3, and son, 2, were
burned to death in their home here
Saturday when gasoline or coal oil
which the mother poured Into the
cook stove caused an explosion tha.
blew off the roof and enveloped the
dwelling in flames.
A man who was standing several
hundred feet away, the only witness,
said that Mrs. Toung stumbled from
the house carrying her dead son. All
her clothing had been burned away
I and she was clad only in her shoes.
The mother lived a few hours bat did
not regain consciousness.
It Is believed that Mrs. Toung
poured gasoline into the stove think
ing It was coal oil.
The husband, Loren W. Toung, is
foreman of the lnman-Poulson, lum
ber camp and was on his way homo
from the camp for the evening meal
at the time of the tragedy.
Clarence Dodge, brother of Mrs
Toung. lives at Forest Grove, Oregon.
CARUSO SEES SNOW FALL
Flakes Observed From Window
Cause Boyish Yearning.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Enrico
Caruso watched the falling snow to
day from a window near his sick bed
and with the yearninc of a schoolboy
with the measles declared "it looks
fine."
The tenor's physicl-hs In a bulletin
indicated his condition was im
proving. The bulletin indicated no great
anxiety was felt for the patient who
a few weeks ago was stricken with
pleurisy and hovered at death's door
for several days after suffering a
relapse Tuesday night. It said:
"Mr. Caruso bas lad a good night
and he Is quite refreshed this morn
ing. His condition is quite feverish
but quite satisfactory."
WILSON DECLARED GREAT
Premier of Cnlon or South Africa
Predicts Historic Honor.
JOHANNESBURG. Union of South
Africa, Feb. 20. President Wilson
was persuaded to the view, that the
British empire is in reality a small
league of nations, declared Jan Chris
tian Smuts, premier of the Union of
South Africa; yesterday In addressing
a league of nations demonstration
He expressed the hope that America
would soon Join the league.
"Hundreds of years hence Wilson's
name will be one of the greatest In
history. The league, which will be
one of the most potential things In
the future, came from the hearts of
peoples and embodied Inspirations
born out of the sufferings of the late
war," the premier said.
MAN KILLSWIFE, SELF
Victor Holm Is Wielder of Gun in
Double Tragedy at Ilwaco.
ILWACO, Wash., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) Victor Holms today shot and
instantly killed his wife and then
turned the revolver on himself, fir
ing seven shots into his own breast
and inflicting wounds from which he
died a short time, later. Jealousy is
assigned as the reason. The double
tragedy occurred about 2:30 o'clock.
A S-year-old daughter survives.
The Holms had returned from a trip
to California a few days ago. They
were recent arrivals from Aberdeen.
THOUSANDS FLEEING REDS
$20,000,000 In American Stocks
Stored at Tiflis.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. IS The
situation at Tiflis, capital of Georgia,
Is reported today as being more quiet.
Thousand! of persons are said to have
been fleeing before the advancing
bclshevik".
W. E. Griffin of the American for
6gn trade corporation, has arrived
here. He said that Tiflis contains
170,000,000 worth of stocks shipped
fiere by American or allied firms, but
that the red rule possibly would im
prove business.
HORSESHOE MEET TODAY
Barnyard Golfers to Open National
Pitching Tournament.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla., Feb. 20.
The national annual horseshoe pitch-
Ins; tournament, expected to be the!
greatest "barnyard golf event held
in the country, will start tomorrow.
with experts entered from nearly I
every state. .
The play "s range from 83 years to
youths in knickerbockers.
Frank Jackson of Kellerton, la., is I
the 'national titleholder.
TRIO BATTLED BY GROCER
Two Men Snot, One Perhaps Fatal
ly, by Iowa Merchant.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la,. Feb. 20. In
a trun battle with three men here
late last night George Steinberg, a
grocer, shot two of the men, one of
them probably fatally. He crumpled
to the floor and was carried to a wait
ing automobile in which all three es
caped.
Steinberg was shot twice but not
Little Republic Example
of Progress for World.
SOCIALISM IN DEMOCRACY
State Is Solving Problems
That Perplex Others..
PEOPLE ARE THRIFTY
Financial Conditions Far Above
Many Latin Countries Public
Improvements Being Pushed.
BY LOUIS SIEBOLD.
(Copyright by the New York' World. Pub
lished oy A.-rcr.iiemenLl
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Feb. 1.
(Special.) The" oriental republic of
Uruguay (about which there is noth
ing oriental) Is furnishing the world
w'th an example of progress that a
good many of tht more important na
tions of the earth might confiscate
with advantage In tabloid form the
smallest of all the American repub
lics is showing what can be done in
the way of providing a government
and solving economic. Industrial, agri
cultural and social problems through
sheer force of patriotic Interest, civio
pride, thrift and common sense.
As a whole, the Uruguayan way
suggests the frugality of the Dutch,
the orderly housekeeping of an
American housewife and something
approaching the better aspect of a
socialism based on justice and equal
ity, free from the cant and hypocrisy
of some of the larger so-called de
mocracies, both in the eastern and
western hemispheres.
Its enthusiastic and far-seeing
president. Dr. Haltasar Brum, does
not claim that Uruguay is as yet
"the perfect state," but he does claim
for it, with justification, that the
little republic over which he Presides
Is solving with comparative ease
some of the economic and sociological
problems that- perplex oth.ir demo-1
cratio ventures.
I'mgnay la Pocket Size.
Fortunately the oriental republic
of Uruguay is small enough in area
to be handled with convenience and
to experiment intelligently without
irreparable Injury to Its Interests.
In dimensions it is little more than
than a pocket borough, a sort of buf
fer state between the gigantic but
uncoordinated Brazil on the north
and the aggressive and alert Argen
tina on the west and south. But so
meticulous have Its relations with
both been preserved that it has com
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The Dalles Has 8-Inch Fall During
Worst Weather of Winter; Eu
gene, Portland Have Rain.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.! Tha winter's heaviest snow
storm has raged here for the last 24
hours and tonight a blanket from 11
to 30 inches, the depth increasing
with the altitude of the valley sec
tions. covered the district. Following
a fall of four inches yestirday, a rise
in temperature melted tne snow on
the lower levels. A slight rain pre
vailed last night.
The snow storm was resumed at
daybreak today and tonight continued
unabated. If tonight's snow is as
heavy as that of today, the Columbia
liver highway will have its first win
ter blcckade tomorrow.
"It is the worst siege of winter we
have experienced throughout the sea
son." said Homer A. Roger at Mount
Hood lodge. "With old snow" remain
ing from early storms, we now have
a blanket almost three feet."
The weight of the wet snow cling
ing to power and telephone Hues has
caused slight trouble here today. Or
chardists welcome the fail, which they
declare will be beneficial in keeping
fruit trees dormant.
THE DALLES, Or., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) The heaviest storm of the win
ter struck The Dalles today, covering
the entire city with an eight-inch
blanket of snow. Snow started fall
ing at 5 o'clock in the morning, con
tinuing during the entire day.
The Dalles was virtually isolated
from other sections of Wasco because
the roads were made impassable by
the storm. Eight automobiles were
reported stuck on Seven-Mile hill,
west of the city.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.)
Heavy rains last night ai-d this morn
ing caused the snow on 3encer butte
and the bills south of Eugene to melt
rapidly, with the result that the Ama
xon slougn overflowed and several
hundred dooryards in the southern
part of the city were flooded. The
Willamette river was rising steadily
tonight and the local weather ob
server looks for a height of over ten
feet. It was eight feet tonight
Rain for Portland and vicinity to
day was predicted by the weather
bureau yesterday. There will be west
erly winds. Rain fell all day yester
day with little intermission. The pre
cipitation ror the 24-hour period end
ing last night was 1.14 inches. .
Storm warnings were ordered out
at coast stations. The storm, how
ever, apparently did no' materialize,
as later reports were that the wind
was light and the sea comparatively
calm.
' MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.)
A small cloudburst in the Griffin
Creek section, five miles southwest
of Medford, sent a flood of water to
ward Medrord early this afternoon,
which washed out two culvert cross
ings of the Southern Pacific railroad
between this city and Ashland. The
flood caught a freight train and de-
Mayor Clears Hibernia Hall of
Chairs as Safety First and
Women Recline on Floor.
Elmer E. Smith of Centralis, Wash.,
spoke to standing room only In
Hibernia hall yesterday afternoon.
but the reason was that Mayor Baker
and the- police were enforcing a fire
ordinance which prohibits loose chairs
in any place where public addresses
arc made, and all seats had been re
moved so that none were' left to sit
on. Smith's subject was announced
as "The Feast of Belshazzar," but
neither that well-known character
noi any of his thousand lords got
any attention from the speaker.
Smith is chiefly known for his con
nection with the armistice-day mur
der case, growing out of the killing
of four American Legion men, and
was himself a defendant in the action
which followed, but was acquitted.
He was "tame" In his version of that
affair yesterday, for about a dozen
husky young men who looked like
members of the American Legion
Ktood on one side of the hall toward
the front, evidently much interested
in what he might say regarding the
Centralia affair, so when he came to
that part he put on the soft pedal. He
did, however, admit his own inno
cence of any crime.
Coming to Portland to hammer old
man Belshazzar, Smith found that
Portland's mayor had been making an
investigation of Columbia hall, Sec
ond and Oak streets, where the
wobbly" meeting was advertised to
be held. The mayor and Chief of I
Police Jenkins found that the meet
ing place was unsafe and they, fear
ing lest some, innocent persons might
by chance go there, notified the own
er of the defects. These consisted,
the authorities said, in loose chairs
and insufficient fire escapes. Hence
the meeting could not be held there.
"Wobbly" agents .got busy in an
effort to rent some place and, after
considerable skirmishing, hired the
Hibernia hall, across the river. About
150 men and women, not more than
a dozen of the latter, paid 25 cents to
hear Smith berate the American gov
ernment and extol his own bravery.
The bureau of police sent a repre
sentative In the person of Patrolman
Schulpius to "grace" the occasion.
Smith, apparently not fully under
standing Mayor Baker's action in en
forcing the fire ordinance In the Co
lumbia hall case, spoke unkindly of
hira. Chief Jenkins alsocame in for
slighting remarks and even The Ore
gon ian "got It." In fact, the "pluto
cratic press" came in for considerable
adverse comment, as did the schools.
Governor Hart of Washington, et aL i
It looked for a time as though Smith
would- have no place to speak, as
police headquarters sent Lieutenant
Robson over to the Hibernia hall
management with a message concern
ing the ordinance against loose
chairs, but it was finally decided.
Smith would talk while his audience
stood. Several women placed their
overcoats on the floor and reclined
on them.
Mayor Baker said last night that he
I
Ritner, Kay Call Confab
to Draft Measure.,
AIM IS TO SATISFY ALL
Many of Alleged Inequalities
Already Eliminated.
SECOND PARLEY TODAY
Compromise Will Be Sought When
Multnomah Delegation and Oth
ers Retnrn to Salem.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 20.
(Special.) When it became ap
parent yesterday that there was lit
tle or no hope of passing the bill now
before the senate providing, for a
reapportionment of the legislative
districts of Oregon, President Ritner
of the senate. Representative Kay and
other legislators hit upon the Idea
that a compromise might be effected
which would Insure the approval of
a measure satisfactory to the electors
of practically every section of the
state.
Following out this Idea, President
Ritner and Representative Kay, to
gether with a few other lawmakers,
went into conference here today In
an effort to work out a bill that
would give the entire state fair rep
resentation and meet the approval of
the legislature.
It was made plain by Senator Rit
ner and Representative Kay that this
conference was called without the
authority of either branch of the leg
islature and was merely a move to
unravel the present reapportionment
tangle and whip into shape some con
crete offering acceptable to the voters
of the state.
Plan Partly Worked Out.
At the conclusion of the confer
ence tonight neither President Ritner
nor Representative Kay would di
vulge any information other, than
that they had given the bill now be
fore the senate careful consideration
and had partly devised a plan where
by many of the alleged Inequalities
could be eliminated.
Immediately upon return here to
morrow morning of the members of
the Multnomah delegation and other
legislators who are passing the week
end in Portland, a second conference
will be called for the purpose of glv
Ing the proposed compromise meas
ure further consideration. Should
the senators and representatives In
attendance at this conference be able
to reach a compromise many hours
of debate probably will be eliminated.
Under the proposed compromise it
Is not believed that Marion county
will lose any of its senatorial repre
sentation although one house mem
ber will be eliminated.
Jackson Rot To Lose.
It also was reported that no change
would be made' In the representation
of Jacksoi. county, which now has
one senator. Under tne bill now be
fore the senate. It was proposed to
link Jackson and Josephine counties
in a senatorial district, but this met
with strenuous opposition on the part
ot Senator Thomas of Medford.
Similar objection also was voiced
t the plan by Senator Smith of Jose
phine county, who charged that the
adoption of such a programme would
rob his county of all Its senatorial
representation.
While not In a position to speak
officially for either house of the leg
islature, President Ritner and Rep
resentative Kay said that they be
lieved progress had been made to
ward a solution of the reapportion
meht problem. The extent to which
the proposed amendment will satisfy
the state at large will not be known
until tomorrow's conference.
All Interested in Bill.
The reapportionment measure oc
cupies a unique position in the legis
lature and probably is the only pro
posed law In which every member of
either house has a personal interest.
Because of this, several lawmakers
here today said they did not believe
It would be possible to introduce a
measure that would not develop s.omn
opposition.
With the constitutional 40 days'
period of the legislature at an end
last night the legislators will recon
vene here tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock with a view of cleaning the
slate as quickly as possibfe. There
yet remains considerable legislation
to be disposed of and few of the law
makers believe that adjournment can
be taken before Tuesday night.
The motor vehicle code, moving pic
ture bill, road bond issue measure and
terminal development proposed are
among the most important matters
yet to receive consideration of the
senate. In addition to these there are
more than 100 bills of less importance,
any of which may develop a debate
and carry the session far into the
week.
Tenure to Governor Today.
It was said here tonight that op
ponents of the teachers' tenure of of
fice bill which passed the senate Fri
day, passed most of yesterday in con
ference with relation to recalling the
measure and offering amendments.
Nothing official occurred in either
house with regard to this law, bow
ever, and It is expected that the bill
XCooctudcd on faga 2 flolimiii S,i,
Engagement of Hirohito to Prin
cess Xagako Confirmed; Baron
Makino Household Minister.
TOKIO, Feb. 20. (By the Associat
ed Press.) A statement Issued today
declared that the "intrigue" in the
court had ended with an official :on
firmation of the engagement of Crown
Prince Hirohito and the Frincess Na-
pako. The statement Jid that the
question merely concerned blood and
inheritance. It added:
"Politicians Rnd mls.-hlef-makers
tried to make It appear that the ques
tions involved intrigue connected with
Jealousy of the C'ho-Shu .nd Satsumn
factions to obtain Influence. Court
and government circles wish to say
that such a contention is groundless.
"Agitation for the postponement of
the trip of the crown p"-nce (to Eu
rope) arises from, apnifhension of
danger to him abroad by Corean mal
contents." In view of the Incident and the re
ports of a clash between the Cho-Shu
and the Satsuma, there was interest
in the appointment of Hron Maklnc
as minister of the imper'al household.
He is a Satsuma man. He is highly
lespected and credited with conserva
tism. Because of his knowle-lge of inter
national affairs it is expected he will
be indirectly an adviser ro the throne
and will wield considerable influence
in the empire.
Marquis S. Okuma, ex-iremler, had
an audience with the ernperor with
regard to the court situation result
ing from the "intrigue. '
HARDING ATTENDS CHURCH
Presldent-EIcct Passes Quiet Day,
With Ban on State Affairs.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla.. Feb. 20.
President-elect Harding passed Sun
day quietly at his headquarters, see
ing no callers. With Mrs. Harding,
the president-elect attended church
this morning and later went for a
walk. He had a long talk with Harry
M. Daugherty of Ohio, understood to
be his choice for attorney-general
but it was said no question of policy
was discussed.
Selectiont for the three unallotted
cabinet places apparently were no
nearer consummation tonight than
they had been several days ago.
Appointments of exceptional im
portance are understood to be on his
programme for tomorrow, and Tues
day.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
J. E. Gilman, Past Commander-in
Chief of .Grand Army of Republic
' BOSTON, Feb. 20. J. E. Gilmi
past commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, died to
day.
He was born here in 1841. He par
ticipated in many important civil war
battles, losing his right arm at Gettys
burg. He was elected commander-ln
chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public in 1910.
MAIL FLIGHTS AT NIGHT
Trial Trip Between Xew York and
Coast to Start Tuesday.
OMAHA, Feb. 20. Trial night
flights In the transcontinental mall
service between New York and San
Francisco are to be Btarted next Tues
day morning. Air mall officers an
nounced the plan tonight.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 49
degrees; minimum, !7 degreea.
TODAY'S Rain; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Let's not quibble longer, but get to work,
says Harden. Page 2.
Rum flood pouring in from Canada.
Page S.
Soldiers kill 13 In Irish fighting. Fag 1.
Betrothal troubles of Japanese crown
prince fettled. Page 1.
Uruguay model for ffister republic. Page 1.
Kear east conference to open tomorrow.
Page 4.
' Katlonal.
Revlr.l of German propaganda sensed by
Legion. Page 1.
Transfer of Syrian mandate by Franc to
England to be scrutinized closely.
Pago 2.
Domestic.
Labor attscka John D.'s gift of 170,000,000
to educational board. Page 5.
Legislature.
Direct primary law and secession are big
issues ia idano Deiore legislature.
Page 3.
New redisricting bill planned. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Heavy snow storm hits Oregon towna
Pag 1.
Mother and two bsbles burned to death
when coal oil poured on fire causes
blast. Pag 1-
Shipper must til claims for damages.
Pas 5.
Sport.
Kline bowlers win with lead of 239.
Page 8.
Gorman and Harper to fight In New York.
Page 8.
Turf tennis court believed doomed. Pag 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Dealer says motor license law-Ms unfair.
Page 7.
Tw big carriers get into harbor in day.
Pag 10.
Smith of Centralis slams Baker and press
in address to 150. Pag L
Tenure bill beld fair by members of
school board. Page 9.
Praise given slat highway commission by
federal expert. Pag 8.
Loan cancellation opposed by banker.
Pag 15.
State land surveys speed reclamation.
Page 14.
Anglo-Israel unity declared to be world
hop. Pag 1.
Stat shippers gun tor livestock bllL
Page .
Oregon product get boost today. Page 15.
Better fruit and more of It object of ex
perts now assisting growers. Page 14.
Grand opera promised Portland next soa
aon, Pafi M, .
Discord Among Allies Is
Declared Big Aim.
DISLOYAL BEIN8 RECRUITED
Creation of Political Machine
Is Held Intent.
WARNING IS SENT OUT
Local TotUs Are Requested to Keep
Eye on Mass Meetings, Wliicli
Arc Thought First Step.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 20
American Legion posts were asked
tonight by tho legion's national head
quarters to watch for a revival of
uerman propaganda.
A bulletin sent to all state head-T
quarters by the national hcadquv
ters said that mass meetings in sfc"
eral cities. Including Omaha, have
been planned ns "one of the first na
tional manifestations" of the propa
ganda campaign, the object of wlilcrv, '
the bulletin outlined as follows:
"Disruption between tho United
States and our allies, particularly
France and Great Britain, by the
turning of American popular senti
ment against those governments, and
Powerful Machine Sought.
"Methodical creation of a powerful
national political machine by the
amalgamation of the disloyal ele
ments of our nation, and Its elevation
to a place of poorer In American poli
tics." "One of the first national manifes
tations of this activity will prubably
take the form of mass meetlngK," the
bulletin continued,, "ostensibly In
protest against the occupation of the
Rhine by French negro troops. Tho
alleged presence of French colonials
Ii tp be used as a motive to turn
American sentiment against France.
Ntgro troops were withdrawn from
the French army of occupation
months ago. Their conduct was ex
cellent, according to official reports
from the American ambassador at
Paris.
Disloyal Support Charged.
"Identified with this movement are
individuals whose disloyalty and
whose efforts in the interest of Ger
many have been notorious In the past
and who now again are in direct co
deration with Berlin.
"National headquarters had re
ceived reports of pro-German activi
ties from many suctions which appear
to connect directly with the national
propaganda outlined.
"Posts of the h-gion are requested
to mako note of any dramatic activ
ities in their communities and to for
ward report to national headquar
ters." Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of
the legion. In a statement, said:
"The greatest check to a movement
of this kind will come from those
citizens of Teutonic extraction of
whose loyalty and sincerity there can
be no doubt."
JAPAN'S FALL PREDICTED
X'ewspaper Attack on Government
Causes Sensation.
TOKIO, Feb. 20. A sensation hag
been caused by the publication In tho
Japan Times of a letter signed by
Slilba and addressed to the minister
of the Interior. Shiba recently re
turned from Hawaii to take ever the
management of the Times and make
it, as he said, "the mouthpiece of the
Japanese people."
Alluding to the suppression of the
publication of assassinations, he at
tacked the "absolutism" of tlo gov
ernment and demanded freedom of
the press and abandonment of feudal
policies.
'Japan Is cursed the world over for
Its bureaucratic policy." be said.
'A government which treats Its
own people as an ignorant mass will
never stand; no nation that lies to
the world will ever rise."
GOOD TIMES FORECAST
V. S. Chamber of Commerce Issues
Prediction of Improvement.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 20
Confidence that business conditions
will show a gradual improvement
was expressed in a review issued to
day by the United States Chamber ot
Commerce.
The review stated that "the most
convincing evidence that we are on
the high road to recovery Is found la
the universal report of steadily grow,
ing sentiment that 'business will be
better in the spring.'"
SMOKING MOUNT DANGER
Column of Gascn Held to Indicate)
Violent Eruption In-Mexico.
MEXICO CITT, Feb. 20. Popocata
petl, Mexico's smoking mountain. Is la
dange- ot violent eruption, according
to a report of a commission to the
national geological institute after aa
Investigation.
Columni of gases, sometimes mors
thv- 2100 feet high, are arising from
the crater which no longer Is cuverod
Siih uow, .
seriously injured,
iOac wqed ea fas 2. Column, 4J,
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