VOL. LX-XO. 18,841
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
PoMofflc Second-Class Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EX-KAISER'S WIFE
DIES IN HOLLAND
GOVERNOR FLIES HERE
ITH MAJOR ARNOLD
TRIP FROM SALEM IS MADE
CONGRESS TO GET
MURDER CONFESSION
FALSE, SAYS HARRIS
ELWELL DEATH BLAME TAKEX
TO TEST WIFE'S FAITH.
TURKS RENEW DRIVE
AGAINST GREEK ARMY
CAVALRY ATTE3IPTS TO BREAK
THROUGH BRUSSA LINE.
FEBRUARY RAIL LOSS
TOTALS $7,205,000
106 OUT OF 200 LIXES FAIL TO
PAX EXPENSE AXD TAX.
IX 25 MIXCTES.
CITY IS TO DECIDE
TERMINAL 11T ONCE
Special Session of,Coun
. cil to Be Called.
TENSION OF STRIKE
BRITAIN
WANES
UNDER WAYTQDAY
Ex-Empress Augusta Vic
toria Passes at Doom.
EXILE IS CAUSE OF COLLAPSE
Jragic Fate of Joachim Also
Hastens End.
W estern Air Commander to Hop Off
Today, Expecting to Reach
Sacramento in 5 Honrs.
Governor Ben W. Olcott and Major
H. H. Arnold arrived in Portland
yesterday afternoon, after making
the air flight from Salem to Portland
in 25 minutes in the d'Havlland air
plane driven bv the armv officer. A
mechanic accompanied them on the
flight.
Landing was made at the municipal
aviation field In Eastmoreland, and
the party drove to the police station
to obtain a police guard for the plane
i until Major Arnold hops off for San
T7 1 1
Special Session Will Be
, Convened at Noon.
HARDING MESSAGE TUESDAY
WEEDING HELD IN 1881
Slembcr of ex-Ruling German Fam
ily, Mother of Six Sons
and One Daughter.
DOORX. Holland. April 11. .Ex-Em-press
Augusta Victoria of Germany
died here this morning.
Collapse of the Central powers and
the vicissitudes of war that drove
ex-emperor William of Germanyand
This consort into practical exile In
Holland in November, 1918, was the
lowering of the curtain in the life of
the once beautiful empress and queen
of Prussia. Augusta Victoria, who for
nearly 40 years had been the most
beloved hausfrau of the German peo
ple. In the Netherlands, where she
and her husband resided first at
Amerongen and then at Doom, the
former Kaiserin's long continued ill
ness was made more grave by her
yearning to return to Berlin and Pots
dam. On several occasions since her
residence in Holland members of her
family had been summoned to her bed
side in anticipation of her death, but
she rallied and survived. ,
Sob's Death Is Clous'.
The ex-empress' gravest cloud, next
to the abdication of William II, was
the tragic death of her son. Prince
Joachim, who committed suicide by
shooting himself In Berlin In 1920. She
was never Informed, It is said, that
Jcachim had taken his own life. An
other depressing event which haunted
her was the Russian revolution and
the fate that befell Emperor Nicholas
and his family witfi all of whom, be
fore the war, she had been on the
kindliest terms.
Aogusta Victoria was notable chief
lv for her keen interest in charitable
work and In the betterment of the
living conditions of the German poor.
It has been said of her that she was
rot an especially gifted woman and
that she cared more for the simple
duties of home life than for royal
functions.
Ex-Kaiser Is Aided.
It is not known that she exercised
any considerable influence politically
cr that she desired to do so. Her
talents seemed, instead, to be directed
to the task of becoming a helpful
wife and a devoted mother to her six
sons and one daughter. That she
achieved this aim, the ex-emperor at
tested frequently. He once described
ber as "the ideal of the virtues of a
German princess." "She it is," he de
ciarea. "to wnom I owe that I am
able to bear the weighty responsi
bilities of my position in a joyful
spirit."
Concerning the attitude of the ex
Empress toward the war little is
known.
Some Indication of her point of view
was given in her reply in July, 1918,
to a letter written by the wife of the
Dutch minister of war. In respond
ing, the then empress declared that
Germany repeatedly had manifested
her readiness or peace which, she de
clared, had not been entertained by
the opposing powers.
German Caaae Favored.
That she subscribed to the conten
t'.on of military leaders that Germany
was fighting a defensive war. was
shown by a statement she issued at
the beginning of the great conflict.
in which she said that Germany wag
arming itself for a fight "which it
did not cause or begin and which It
is carrying on only to defend itself."
In this appeal she asked German
women to aid in caring for the Ger
man wounded.
Numerous instances in which the
former empress visited German hos
pitals and expressed lively sympathy
for the wounded soldiers were re
ported during the war. On one occa
sion she was said to have broken
down at the sight of great numbers
of the German wounded sent borne
after one of the great battles in 1918.
For more than 13 years she was a
semi-invalid.
Her sympathy with underpaid
workers in Germany was disclosed
on a visit which she paid some years
ago to an exhibition of home Indus
tries In Berlin, where it was stated
that she was deeply moved by the
evidence she saw there of the fact
that many German workers earned
only starvation wages. "What can
be done to stop this misery?" she in
quired. Motherly Teadernesa Noted.
Her tenderness as a mother was re
vealed during the illness of her sec
ond son. former Prince EiteL whom
she attended day and night. Arriving
at the bouse where he was under
physicians' care at ( A. M. one day
she refused to rouse anyone for fear
of disturbing him and, with her maid,
walked up and down for an hour In
the wintry morning until the doors
were opened by the servants.
Governor Olcotfs primary purpose
in coming- to Portland was to release
the carrier pigeons 'which will race
Major Arnold's airplane southward In
the morning.
Major Arnold, who is In command
of the western department of the air
service with headquarters at San
Francisco, is a personal friend of the
governor's. He has been passing the
week-end visiting with the governor
at the executive mansion in Salem.
Major Arnold expects to make the
flight from Portland to Mather Field,
Sacramento, In five hours. He has
been In the northwest completing ar
rangements for the forest air patrol
this summer.
Major Arnold played a few rounds
of golf with Governor Olcottf and
other state officials at Salem Satur
day afternoon, later being a guest of
the hotel proprietors and greeters at
a banquet at the Marlon hotel. This
morning he visited a number of state
institutions.
Major Arnold said a'thlrd airplane
base should be established in eastern
Oregon.
Domestic Needs, Tariff and
Tax Expected to Be Key.
GERMAN STAND POSSIBLE
President Said to Be Considering
Discussion of International
Questions at This Time.
3 YOUTHS JNAUT0 ROB
Trio Steal Machine and Hold Up
Pedestrians on Street.
The police yesterday searched the
city for three young robbers who
stole on automobile Saturday night
and toured through various sections
of the city, flourishing revolvers as
they relieved unlucky pedestrians of
spare change and jewelry. The trio
stole an automobile parked on Sixth
street near Taylor belonging to it. L.
Anderson of 4820 Forty-third avenue
Southeast. An unidentified man tele
phoned to the .police "that ha, was
robbed of 11 cents near Thlrty-Mcond
and Clinton streets.
F. M. Mason of 970 Woodward ave
nue was also held up In the same
neighborhood and "robbed of a watcb
and 117. G. N. Cole of Fifty-third
avenue and Forty-first street South
east was accosted at Ninth and East
Market streets. Cole contributed
only 32.
WOMAN IS FOUND SHOT
Mrs. Mathilda Svenson, Deep River,
Wash., Snlctde, Says Husband.
ASTORIA, Or., April 10. (Special.)
Mrs. Mathilda Svenson, wife of Olof
Svensoi. a rancher at Deep River,
was found dead in her home last
night with a bullet wound in her head.
Her husband said that Mrs. Svenson
shot herself with a rifle just after
he fiad left the house to do the milk
ing. No reason for the act was
known. '
Mrs. Svenson was a native of SWe-
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resided at Deeo River for 28 vears. I
She is survived bj her widower,
three sons and three daughters: Sven
and Gustaf Svenxonu Deeo .River: Hen
ning and Evelyn Svenson, Astoria; 1
Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Skaraokawa,
Wash., and Mrs. Peter Larson, Rose
burg, Wash.
WASHINGTON. D. C April 10. The
new republican administration will
get under full headway tomorrow,
when the 67th congress convenes at
noon in extraordinary session.
The programme tomorrow is ex
pected to be limited to opening
formalities.' Committees of leaders
will be appointed to notify the presi
dent of the assembling' of congress.
Domestic needs, including tariff and
tax revision, are expected to be em
phasized by President Harding Tues
day, but he also was said to be plan
ning a discussion of international
questions. t
German Stand Expected.
Republicans received reports to
night that he would state his attitude
toward the proposal to establish peace
with Germany by congressional ac
tion. Tomorrow's programme calls for
reading of the president's proclama
tion calling the extra session and for
election of officers. Speaker Gillett
is to be re-elected in the house.
Committee slates also were to be
adopted, with Representative Mondell
of Wyoming to continue as majority
leader and Representative Kitchin of
North Carolina succeeding the late
Champ Clarkaa minority leader.
The usual opening flood of bills
and resolutions is expected.
The first legislation promises to be
the emergency tariff bill vetoed by
President Wilson." r
This Is to be introduced
house tomorrow and debated Wednes
day. Republican leaders will press
for a final vote this week. Senate
leaders also will press the measure to
get tt into the president's hands by
next week.
Work in the senate will begin on
the 125,000,000 Colombian treaty prob
ably Tuesday. The senate is under
agreement to reach a final vote on
April 19, with ratification generally
predicted. 1
Many Nominations Likely.
Hundreds of nominations are ex
pected to be received this week by
the senate. Including recess appoint-
in the
Intent to Go to Electric Chair if
Mate Had Xot Proved "True
Blue" Is Announced.
BUFFALO. Nv Y, April 10. Roy
Harris, held by the police on his con
fession that he was concerned in the
murder of Joseph B. Elwell In New
Tork. today confessed his story was
not true.
After Questioning for two hour's by
District Attorney Moore, b.e admitted
bis original declaration was all raise.
Mr. Moore sent word to Charles Si
Whitman and Captain Carey of the
New Tork police, who were on their
way to Buffalo.
Harris gave as his reasons for tne
hoax that he had teUn separated Irom
his wife, had met her again only last
week and desired to know whether
she would stand by him it no were
in serious trouble.
He said that if she had not proved
"loyal and true fclue" he would have
gone to the electric chair.
Harris confessed the hoax to De
tective Oswald of New York Saturday
night, but the officer withheld the
fact because he wished, he said, to
talk with Mr. Whitman and Captain
Carey. He placed a charge of first
degree murder against the prisoner
and ordered him held incommunicado.
After a few hours that charge was
withdrawn. Oswald said that it was
through the wife the prisoner's tale
was disproved. He let the woman
and the prisoner talk for an hour or
so, after which Harris admitted his
story was untrue.
Harris was returned to his cell and
ordered held without ball In solitary
confinement, The wife was returnea
to her cell also
ARTESIAN VEIN IS STRUCK
Prospectors Drill Foot In A ban
doned Hole to Find Water.
YAKIMA, Wash., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Several years ago searchers
ran out of funds and abandoned a
well 400 feet deep, located eight miles
north of Prosser on the Rattlesnake
hills. The hole had since Deen ary.
A few days ago prospectors for oil
and gas in that vicinity decided to use
the old well as a start After sinking
a hole just one foot they struck a vein
of water which filled the well and
overflowed in a steady artesian
stream.
The drillers, known as the Prosser
Grandvlew Oil & Gas company, are
continuing their .oper.ati.ons .with, the
hope of .striking gas.
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.)
MARE'S KICK KILLS BABY
Animal Enraged When Child or 3
Tries to Play With Colt.
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, April 10.
Because Cleo Hunsaker,. three years
old, tried to play with a colt yester
day the mother of the animal kicked
the child to death. The child saw
the animals in the street and ran out
to pet the colt. The mother became
enraged, whirled and kicked the child
with both hind feet.
The baby's chest was crushed and
it died within half an hour.
Athens Officially Estimates Own
Loss in Asia Minor Fighting at
600 Killed, 3400 Wounded.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10.
Fighting has been renewed by the
Turks and Greeks on the Brussa front.
Turkish cavalry began an attempt to
break through tho Greek line running
from Kestellek to Ak-Su to the east
of Brussa.
It was reported .that a Japanese
steamer with 1000 Turkish war pris
oners from Siberia had been held up
by Greek naval units and taken to a
Greek port.
The communication issued by the
Angora government said:
"There have been fresh attacks in
the region of Brussa. Three columns
advancing toward Afiun-Karahissar
April' 8 inflicted heavy losses on the
retreating Greeks."
Anatola continued to celebrate the
Turkish victory.
With the victory of the Turks, the
fes has become more popular. The
price has Increased from S3 to Jo
Stocks have become exhausted.
ATHENS, April 10. An official
statement today estimated the losses
of the Greeks in th$ fighting In Asia
Minor at 600 killed and 3400 wounded.
AUTO HURTS PEDESTRIAN
John Crawford Suffers Cuts and
Bruises' In Salem Accident.
SALEM, Or., April 10. (Special.)
John Crawford was In a local hospital
suffering from injuries of the back,
cutsof the face and hands and body
bruises as the result of being run
down by an automobile driven by
E. S. Osborne of Aurora. The acci
dent occurred In the business district
today while Mr. Crawford was at
tempting to cross a street.
He did not see the approaching
automobile?
VACATION OF STREETS ASKED
Mayor Promises Early Action
on Question.
MAPS ALREADY ON FILE
Effort May Be Made to Have Rail
roads Include Xewr Passen
ger Station in Plans.
AFGHANS ACCEPT SULTAN
Turk; Xatlonalists Show Disposition
to Drop Propaganda.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10. A
disposition by the Turkish national-
sts to discontinue propaganda against
the sultan was showa in a nee treaty
entered into with Afghanistan and
signed in Moscow, in which the
Atghans recognized the Turkish sul
tan as caliph..
The" new Treaty Is an offensive and
defensive alliance.
MAN, WITH SECRET, DIES
Location of Confederacy Seal May
Remain Unsolved Mystery.
WASHINGTON. Aijil 10. Where
abouts of the official seal of the con
federacy, an unsolved mystery for
more than half a century, probably
will remain unknown.
James Jones, aged negro emDlove
in the senate office' building, said to
be the only person knowing where
the seal was buried, died yesterday
' without disclosing the secret.
WE HOPE CONGRESS HASN'T NEGLECTED HIS TRAINING.
FIRE DESTROYS 2 HOMES
, S. Elleseen and E. Smith Houses
Are Burned Down.
MARSHFIELD. Or. April 10. (Spe
cial.) Two families lost their homes
In this vicinity Saturday by Are, and
all their contents. N. S. Ellessen, a
rancher with seven children, lost his
ranch residence, the family clothing
and all the furniture.
E. Smith, who conducted a cigar
factory in his large home at Bunker
Hill, lost all his stock, tools, house
hold goods and a large line of finished
cigars. The Smith loss amounted to
several thousand dollars. -
AUSTRIAN LOAN ADVISED VJ
League of Xations Committee on
Finance Makes Report.
GENEVA. April 10. Among find
ings of the finance committee of the j
league of nations is a proposal that
credits for at least 20 years should be
established for Austria. It recog
nizes that restoration of Austria's
economic life is largely dependent on
her ability to trade freely with other
countries.
It is recommended that an internal
loan be floated to cover the existing
budget deficit, making it possible to
issue further paper currency.
JUDGE PRITCHARO DIES
Federal Jurist Passes Away After
Long Illness.
ASHEVILLE, N, C, April 10. Jeter
C Pritchard. 64. judge of the United
States circuit court sines 1912, and
from 1S94 to 1903 a senator from
One of the stories told of her Is I North Carolina, died today.
iCuadudeU ua l'ag 2, Column l- He had been 111 several months..
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Mayor Baker announced yesterday
that he would call a special meet
ing of the city council at once to
consider the application of the rail
roads interested in the great ter
minal project at Guild's lake, upon
which 8500,000 w.111 be expended im
mediately in tho first unit and which
will eventually cost approximately
82,000,000. Maps, containing plans.
and a letter asking for the vacation
of parcels of certain streets neces
sary to their execution were filed at
the city hall Saturday afternoon.
Owing to the great importance at
taching to the terminal project," said
Mayor Baker, "I shall take up the
subject immediately and will call a
special meeting of the council at
once to consider the plans as filed
by the railroads. It will be neces
sary for the members of the council
to delve Into the subject right away.
for there is.no time to lose if we
are to submit the question of street
vacations to the people at the elec'
tion to be held June 7.
Careful Consideration Slated.
"I am sure that the council will
give this matter prompt and very
careful consideration, but until such
time as we have gone thoroughly
over the maps and' have all data be
fore us it will be impossible to say
what will be done."
In the plans submitted to the city
on behalf of the-Union Pacific, -Nertb
ern Paciflo and Southern Pacfiic sys
terns, tenant owners of the Northern
Pacific Terminal company, and of the
Great Northern and the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle railways, there is
no mention of a Lew passenger sta
tion. It is understood that some of
the members of the city 'council will
make an effort to bring about a
promise of such a building.
Passenger Station to Walt.
The contracts which are the basis
of the arrangement between the
railroads on the terminal project do
not contemplate the construction of
a passenser station now, as it is the
contention of the officials of all com
panies concerned that the present
passenger station In Portland is a
good one, ample not only for present
needs, but for an indefinite number
of years to come. It 'is. they declare,
unnecessary, from the standpoint of
the public that a big financial out
lay should be made for a new sta
t'on, hence they have not included
one in their plans.
The plans of the railroads, as filed.
call for immediate construction of the
first unit of a freight terminal, to be
layed out on their property at Guild's
lake. This comprises about 100 acres
The first objective Is sufficient track
age, roundhouse and machine shop
equipment to permit release of all
freight traffic in the present passen
ger terminal yards, to afford more
room , there for passenger trains.
Consideration of the terminal proj
ect plans will become the chief fea
ture of activity at the city hall. In all
probability, as It will be necessary
for the council to determine its course
of action within a comparatively short
period of time, if the question is to go
to the voters June 7.
Forty-Four Roads That Did Xot Get
Even Break Reported to Be
in Western Districts.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Rail
roads suffered a deficit in February
of $7,205,000, while 106 out of 200
reporting to the Interstate commerce
commission failed to earn expenses
and taxes, according to tabulations
made public tonight by the Associa
tion of Railway Executives.
Out of 106 roads represented as
failing to make expenses, 44 were in
western districts. The 200 roads rep
resent 235,562 miles.
The carriers, according to the tab
ulations, fell short $63,504,000 of
earning the amount estimated under
the Increased rates fixed by the com
mission.
iotal operating revenues were
given as J406.658.000. a decrease o
ihi per cent -as compared with Feb
ruary, 1920, while operating cxponses
were $385,878,000, a decreaso of 7H
per cent compared with February
year ago. The net railway operating
deficit, however. It was announced
was reduced 564 per cent, compared
with February, 1920, when it totaled
$16,561,000.
"With only the report from the
Southern Pacific steamship lines lack'
Ing," the statement said, "operating
revenues for western district car
riers were $155,548,000, or a decrease
of 10 per cent, compared with those
for February a year ago. The total
operating expenses were $140,967,000,
or a decrease of 8.6 per cent."
Relaxation Is Caused by
Coming Conference.
RIVAL LEADERS TAKE REST
TAX IS OFF; HOMES RISE
Exemption Causes 76 Per Cent
Gain in Xew York Building.
NEW TORK, April 10. In the first
five weeks since the tax exemption
ordinance became effective home
building here increased 76 per cent
compared with a year ago, H. H. Cur.
ran, president of the borough of
Manhattan, announced today. Fig
ures compiled by building bureaus
showed plans for 3584 dwellings had
been filed this year, against 2020 in
1920.
Building of apartment houses, he
said, which virtually had stopped in
1920, has begun again.
"The most encouraging result of
the tax exemption," he said, "is this
spring's growth of the little houses.
Most of these houses will be owned by
the amllies who 11 ve in them." - -
OPEN SHOP DRIVE IS MET
Move to Combat Xatlon-Wide
Propaganda Is Begun.
DENVER, April 10. A move to
combat the nation-wide open-shop
propaganda with counter propaganda
is being formulated by leaders of the
American Federation of Labor, ac
cording to an announcement today by
John W. Hayes, secretary-treasurer
of the International Typographical
Union.
Publicity, not strikes, may become
cur future slogan," Hayes said.
Engineering Problems Faced.
It is a requirement of the law that.
should the council take such action,
a special city election must be called
and then the measure or measures to
be voted upon would necessarily have
to be gotten into form and filed within
the time limit of 20 days before elec
tion. '
There are engineering problems of
much importance connected with the
terminal project and to a considerable
extent, also, the commission of public
docks and the Port of Portland com
mission are deeply concerned in the
improvement. It is therefore probable
that the council, among Its first acts,
will be to refer engineering questions
to the city engineer's bureau and it is
considered likely that the members of
the two commissions will be Invited
to meet with the members of the
council to go over the plans. Meet
ings at which representatives of the
railroads will be present will also be
held, no doubt, on various occasions
before the situation is fully worked
out. The railroad oniciais nave ten
dered the services of their engineers
and any other services which they
may be able to render the city.
3fail Reported Opened.
KANSAS CITT, Mo., April 9. That
several pieces of registered mall
were in a pouch ripped open last
r.tght on a Missouri Pacific train
bound for Atchison, Kan., was the
statement made today by postal In
spectors. No estimate of the value
of the packages was given by the of
CITIZENS' ARMY FORMS
Reserve Corps Basis to Be Volun
tary Instead of Compulsory.
NEW YORK. April 10. A citizens'
reserve corps of the army on the basis
of voluntary service instead of com
pulsory training, which it is hoped
will be trained under the direction ot
i Genoral Pershing is under formation.
army officials announced today.
Age limits for enrollment were
placed at 16 to 35.
Many Pumpers -Expected to
Return to Work.
SETTLEMENT HELD LIKELY
Volunteer Recruiting and All Pre
cautionary Measures Continued
by Government, However,
LONDON, April 10. (Ry the A.seo
elated Press.) Relaxation from the
tension created by the coal strike and
the possibility of a general Industrial
tie-up today gavo the cabinet minis
ters and labor leaders opportunity
for a rest.
Opinion continued favorable, but
meanwhile all precautionary measures
and recruiting of volunteers were
continued, not to be relaxed until the
miners return. These preparations
formed a great attraction for Lon
doners today.
Two Important views were apparent
today. The first was the confident
belief among labor leaders that, now
that an unfettered conference has
been assured, many pumpers will re
turn to work, although under tha
agreement they only are required to
abstain from molesting volunteers.
Government Willing to Aid.
The second was that the govern
ment, while opposed to a subsidy, la
willing for a limited period to afford
some temporary assistance. It also
was believed that the wage basis re
cently proposed by the mine owners
would be discarded and a new basis
formulated for the miners' considera
tion.
Herbert Smith, president, and Frank
nodgei, secretary of the miners' fed
eration, addressed a letter today to
the crganiSJitlon, urging all oonuerned
to accept the recommendation, which
was described as "not Instructions
that our members should return to
work, but that those 'locked out
should refrain from obstructing so-
tion to secure the safety of the
mines."
Settlement Is Ezpeetrd.
In a speerh J. ZJ. Thomas, secretary
of the national union of railway men,
said the agreement was "a triumph
for tne common cause."
There was a belief prevalent among
union men that something In the form
of a national settlement would result
from tho conference tomorrow, or at
least a standard minimum wage with
soma system of bonuses for districts
whore exceptional conditions prevail.
The triple alliance held that ths
strike notices for Tuesday midnight,
would not be withdrawn until the
conference meets In session.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TEPTERrATS Mixlmum temperature,
66 degrees; minimum. (11 degrees,
TODAY'S Cloudy; southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
Turks renew attack on Greeks on Brnsaa
front Page 1.
Reprisals are staged by troops In Ireland.
Page 2.
Tension of eoal strike In Great Britain
wanes. Pase 1.
Friendship Is first. Canadian premier tells
Rotarlans. Page 6.
Wilson okehed award nf Tap mandate to
Japan, Is charge. Page 1.
Bx-Klerlr dies at Doom, Holland, after
long Illness. Page 1.
New select army forming In Russia. Page 4.
. National.
Teamwork Is key to railroad solution,
says Each. . Page 3.
Harding t turn back on league of is.
tlons. Page 5.
Reclamation bill geta final touches. Page 2.
Sixty-seventh congress to convene In spe.
clal session today, fage 1.
Antl-Brltish pact sought by Turks
Page 4.
Domestic.
Confeselon of Klwell murder false, Harris
admits, page i.
Story ot Wlllhllo firemen's strike related.
Page 4.
Pacific Northwest,
Apple shippers cheered by steamship prep
arations lo move vrop. rapco 11.
Jacksonville banker enters cell In state
penitentiary, fage it-Sport.
Shade-Schuman go set for Friday. Page 8.
Pacific Coast lesgue results: At San Fran
cisco rurtiana z-e; at bait Lak
1.4. Oakland tt-S; at Sacramento 0-1.
Vernon 6-0; at Los Aneeles 8, beattle
12 (22 Innings). Page 8.
Murphy wins title in speedway races.
Page u.
Portland and Vicinity.
Governor fllea here from Balem with Ma
jor Arnold. Page 1.
Leaders to rush chest campaign windup
this week. Page 1.
Council to take up terminal question at
once. Page 1.
Pastor traces allied war-victory in Bible.
Page Id
Employes taken as partners In Portland
store. Page 15.
Business assumes tone of strength. Pag
15. i
Building activity blow at unemployment
Page 10.
Columbia river wheat shipments beat
Puiiel sound la March, I'aso 9.
SCAPPOOSEJHOME BURNS
West Mansion, Landmark for SO
Years, Takes lire From Flue.
SCAFPOOSE, Or., April 10 (Spe
cial.) The West mansion, owned and
occupied by Bert West and which has
been a landmark for the past 30 years,
was destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing. The house took fire from a de
fective flue, and was completely de
stroyed In 30 minutes.
The blaze was first discovered when
Mrs. West saw flames leaping from
the roof. Mr. West used about SO feet
of hose which he had readily avail
able, but water pressure was Inade
quate. A high wind fanned the flames.
Much of the furniture was saved and
moved Into the West pavilion, which
formerly was used for dancing.
133-FOOT DIVE IS MADE
Man Leaps Off Brooklyn Bridge
and Is Picked Up Unharmed.
NEW TORK, April 10. While mo
tion picture cameras elicited on tha
deck of a tug In tho East river today,
Daniel Caronc, 27, puffing a cigarette,
leaped from the center of llrooklyn
bridge and was picked up In tha
water 133 feet below unharmed. It
was his second jump, tho first being
made In 1315.
A policeman saw Carons erring
from an automobile on tho south
roadway and climb a steel girder. Ha
shouted and ran toward him, but be
fore he could reach him Carons
Jumped.
Carone said he also had jumped off
London bridge and High bridge in
Glasgow, Scotland.
HEIRS ARE OUT OF LUCK
Payments on War Policies Stop at
Beneficiary's Death.
SCRANTON. Pa.. April 10. Federal
Judge Wbltmer yesterday handed
down an opinion in which he held that
a beneficiary named in a war risk In
surance policy was entitled to all In
stallments due up to the time of his
death, but that unpaid Installments
could not be handed on to his heirs as
part of his estate.
It was said to be the first opinion
of Itj nature rendered in lbs country.